Don't Repeal the 14th Amendment

When you have Lindsay Graham and John Boehner entertaining the idea, it's time to squash it. GOP, if you go down this path, you will lose more votes than you gain.

Top 100 Stimulus Wastes

Courtesy o' the distinguished Senators Coburn & McCain.

Worst Job-Loss Recession Ever?

It looks like ever since the Democrats took control of the House and Senate, the US has entered the worst job-loss recession ever, at least in the worst post-WWII. And if the trend plays out, we're several years away from unemployment ever getting back up to 5%.

InTrade Watch on GOP Presidential Hopefuls

I love this site. Here's the latest numbers on who traders think will take the GOP nomination.

1. Mitt Romney - 29%
2. Sarah Palin - 19.4%
3. John Thune - 12.7%
4. Tim Pawlenty - 11.1%
5. Newt Gingrich - 10.1%
6. Mitch Daniels - 7.5%
7. Jeb Bush - 6%
8. Mike Huckabee - 5.2%
9. Ron Paul - 3.5%
10. Bobby Jindal - 1.7%

I'm not really sure why Thune ranks so high. I don't see or hear from him much on the news, but I'll keep a closer eye on him. There are other names I can see, like Mike Pence or Eric Cantor, who might want to test the waters. Bobby Jindal fell after people compared his accent to "Kenneth the Page" from 30 Rock, but his hands-on approach to the BP oil spill could help him later, should he aspire.

Mitt Romney will be the front-runner, and if unemployment stays high, his momentum will increase. He has plenty of soundbites from the 2008 campaign that are going to come back to hurt him, and personally I think if Jeb Bush runs, Romney won't prevail.

I have a hard time believing Palin will actually run in 2012. I have a hard time taking her seriously. Plus she'd make a lot more money not running.

Will Jeb Bush run in 2012?

I think he will. I think a lot of Republicans of the smoke-filled-room ilk will want him to run, and the media speculation is growing.

Arizona could get "anchor babies" next

I understand the need for illegal immigration reform, but to go after babies just seems wrong.

Sen. Bob Bennett ousted by GOP delegates

"Throw the bums out!" should mean something. Usually it means "Throw your bums out, but we'll keep our incumbents."

Utah delegates released Bennett from the Senate after 18 years of service. For me, it always came back to his pledge he made in 1992, when he said he'd only serve two terms. He served three. Eighteen years. Plenty of time to get done what you want to get done.

And at this point, I'd recommend to Sen. Orrin Hatch to consider retiring in 2012. Jason Chaffetz, freshman Congressman from Utah's 3rd, will probably run for that seat then, and I'd wager the anti-incumbent sentiment will still be high.

Talk radio doesn't help

If I want to explain to my son why I'm conservative, talk radio does me no favors. What I consider conservative and what, say, Michael Savage or Mark Levin might call conservative might be two different things, depending on the topic, but even their approach just doesn't help.

The other day Mancow was on, and he referred to Obama as "our Muslim president." Doesn't exactly win over the youth of America. I'm disappointed to learn that 860AM has dropped Joe Scarborough and expanded Mancow to three hours. (Unless Joe's dropping his radio show...?)

Rush Limbaugh's gone overboard since Obama took over. Sean Hannity's always been a predictable talking-points partisan. Michael Savage is who he is. I can't stand two minutes of Neil Boortz. Bob Lonsberry's voice is like chewing tinfoil. Glenn Beck's radio show is more playful than his TV show, but you never know when you're going to wade into "conspiracy theory" waters. Jerry Doyle... meh. Michael Medved's probably the most thoughtful one on around here. The last couple times I tried Mark Levin he literally yelled his monologue. Dennis Miller never takes himself too seriously. Laura Ingraham can be okay sometimes. I liked Joe Scarborough, but he's gone. I like the Washington Times opinionated newscast.