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Friday, August 31, 2007
posted by Anonymous | 11:43 PM | permalink
So, the Dems have gotten into some trouble for lining their pockets with money from a guy who is a fugitive and wanted in a fraud case. So, they have decided to give the money to charity instead of using it in their campaigns. Sorry, but did anyone ever think that maybe some of this money was from his Ponzi scheme? What about the poor victims who he defrauded? Why don't they give the money back to the victims of his crimes for goodness sake?
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I hate to sound like the Devil's advocate on this one, but a lot of times victims of Ponzi Schemes deserve their pain for their own stupidity. People who think that they can make something for nothing get what they deserve when they find out that it doesn't quite work that way. Giving to charity isn't such a bad idea.



Unfortunately, these fraud cases don't always look like you are trying to get something for nothing. That is the nature of the misrepresentation. They often involve eler abuse as well. I don't know the facts of his case, but I would bet money (something for doing nothing) on some of the people being in a vulnerable position. The law should protect those people from those who would scam them. Victim's of crime deserve restitution. We would take this money away from Mr. Hsu's lawyers, why not take it away from the Clintons?




posted by Justin Hart | 6:24 PM | permalink
Over at the Five Brothers Blog Tagg (Romney's eldest son) closes out August with a look back at the journey that Romney and crew have taken over the last 8 months (I've addd in links for some of the events if you want the details):
... I was recently chatting with a blogger from the Politico and we talked about each of the milestones that my Dad the candidate has hit since entering the race in January. It's remarkable really, and we have met or exceeded each goal we have set along the way. When he entered, few thought he had a good chance at winning. Then he raised $6.5M in one day in January. He won the CPAC straw poll in DC in February. In March, we won the first quarter "money primary" by raising $21M. In April, we won 10 and came in 2nd in 6 of the 17 total county straw polls in South Carolina. In May, the Gov clearly won the first GOP debate at the Reagan Library as well as the second debate in South Carolina. He also appeared in 60 Minutes, Jay Leno, and the cover of Time Magazine. And the campaign team signed up 30,000 new supporters in only 24 hours during Sign Up America!. In June, we scored another victory in the NH debate, Rudy and McCain both surrender by stating they won't attend the Ames Straw Poll, and my Dad jumps to first place in the polls in both Iowa and New Hampshire. Oh and we raised another $14M, keeping us in first place in total primary dollars raised on the GOP side. In July we launched the Mitt Mobile (and had Gretta do a segment on 3 of the 5 brothers), and hosted a huge 600 person fundraiser at Fenway Park and the Boston Garden (America's Calling). In August, Dad had another fantastic debate performance in Iowa (one of his strongest, I think), Josh visited his 99th county in Iowa, and then Dad went on to win the Ames Iowa Straw Poll, as well as many other straw polls around the country (e.g. state fairs in Iowa, Illinois, and other states).

Whether it's the new -- creative fundraising methods and Internet contests -- or the old -- phone banks and bus captains -- my Dad and his campaign have shown how the innovation, hard work, and problem solving skills he is famous for apply in a presidential campaign. He has hosted over 70 Ask Mitt Anything Town Halls totally open to the press and the public, made hundreds and hundreds of campaign stops all across the country, and put hundreds of speech clips up for viewing on Mitt TV. He's added to an impressive list of endorsers. He's unveiled detailed policy plans on dozens of topics including stopping a nuclear Iran, health care, immigration reform, protecting our children from pornography, tax reform, and other policies designed to keep America's families, military, and economy strong. As a result, I think he has become an even stronger campaigner and speaker than he was already. Who knows what the future holds, but I'm confident that the next month will be just as good and probably better than the last one.

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It has been great to have the Five Brothers Blog to share the journey with them.




posted by Anonymous | 6:18 PM | permalink
Somehow I missed this Kentucky straw poll victory for Romney.

Serves me right for not reading Evangelicals for Mitt every day like I should.
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The e-mail link on MMM isn't working, so I'll ask my question here. On August 24-26, twelve midwestern states convened in Indianapolis, Indiana for the Midwest Republican Leadership Conference. Mitt, Fred, and Huck were the three presidential candidates that spoke. However, I have not been able to find their speeches or how the event went. Do you have any information on it?



The conference was covered by many local outlets: http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?ei=UTF-8&toggle=1&fr=yfp-t-501&cop=mss&p=mitt%20romney%20midwest%20republican%20leadership%20conference and NPR did a bit: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13961290&ft=1&f=1001

I will tell the man behind the curtain to fix the email link.



Lets try that again:

Find several stories covering the event here.
NPR covered it here.




posted by Anonymous | 6:03 PM | permalink
I don't claim to understand the inner working of the FEC, but it seems that the complaint that Thompson was breaking fund raising rules by claiming to be testing the waters when he was really running a campaign has legitimacy. Otherwise, why was he accepting contributions for the general election? I am not in favor of all of the rules, but I am in favor of disclosure, and that is what Thompson was apparently skirting. If the FEC should slap down Thompson over this issue, I think it would be a big blow to their campaign's struggling efforts.
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Fred Thompson of McCain/Feingold/Thompson breaking campaign finance laws?
Wow, the press should have a field day with that if it comes to pass.




posted by Anonymous | 5:07 PM | permalink
If Michigan moves up their primary, as is almost certain at this point, Romney stands to be in a very good position. New numbers from Michigan today:

Romney 25%
Giuliani 23%
Thompson 16%
McCain 15%

While the numbers coming out of Michigan have seemed a bit volatile (check out some polling history at UltiMitt), Romney has consistently polled well. With family history and the obvious propsect of having a Presidential Library for Romney in Michigan one day, I think they may very well pull the trigger for him on primary day, or caucus day, whatever it will be.

With states bouncing all over the place with their schedules, the compressed calendar is starting to look more like the extended calendar of years past leading up to Super Tuesday. Suddenly, the Super Tuesday strategy of Giuliani, and potentially of Thompson, is looking like a bad idea (I say potentially of Thompson because his delay seemed to indicate he just wanted to ride whatever national name recognition he has for as long as possible, but he seems to be turning his attention on early states now since he doesn't really have the ability to run a national campaign).

Romney effectively took McCain and Giuliani's decision not to compete in the Iowa straw poll and shoved it down their throats, maximizing his exposure there and solidifying his support. He now stands in a great position to win states like Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Wyoming, and Michigan, and is in a good position to win Florida, South Carolina and others along the way.
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How could anybody get into the race now and compete in all the early state races?
Don't you at least need a campaign office in each state?



I think he may have no choice. If you can only make a couple of appearances a day and with limited time, what state would you show up to?




Thursday, August 30, 2007
posted by Anonymous | 10:49 PM | permalink
Michigan stepped one step closer today to a January 15, 2008 primary (or caucus) date. All of this even though the DNC sanctioned Florida for moving their primary up. It looks like the DNC is going to have a hard time controlling state democrats on this issue (I love the lack of discipline).
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Why do you love the lack of discipline?

I think it is out of control.

I think the best plan would be to have dates which the primaries must be held between.

Have a sliding date scale starting with the states with the fewest electoral college members and work your way up.

This would have to be set up by the Federal Republicans and Democrats. Are there constitutional issues here? My guess is no if the Democrates can ignore Florida's delegates.



I think your sliding date scale idea is sort of interesting. It would obviously benefit the smaller states. It may tend to produce candidates who would be slightly tilted toward small state interests but a lot of people think the current system pretty much does the same thing.

If it created more of a bent, that would mean candidates who are outside of the mainstream may be favored. It would be the reverse of a system that was a "national primary" and that resulted in candidates more aligned with a big city perspective and at odds with the folks in the rural parts.

I like the lack of discipline simply because it is amusing to me that the national party told the state no and they rebelled.

I also like the lack of discipline because it seems to me that perhaps the efforts of the national party to control the nomination process should be rebuffed, otherwise, they may be too influential on the process.

Past experience has shown that states don't necessarily get much bang for their buck by moving up early. States have moved up and then back. There seems to be limits to the value of moving up earlier.




posted by Kyle Hampton | 9:36 PM | permalink
First, new numbers from IA (via Jonathan Martin)
Mitt Romney: 35
Rudy Giuliani: 12
Fred Thompson: 11
Mike Huckabee: 11
Tom Tancredo: 9
John McCain: 7
Undecided: 10
Beyond Romney's lead, it's interesting to note McCain has been passed by even Tancredo.


Second, apparently Fred is in (or will be on Sept. 6), but waiting just long enough to avoid debating (Sept. 5). I’m sure we’ll have more about this in the near future.


Third, an Iowa judge has decided that marriage cannot be denied to same-sex couples. Mitt’s response:


The ruling in Iowa today is another example of an activist court and unelected judges trying to redefine marriage and disregard the will of the people as expressed through Iowa's Defense of Marriage Act. This once again highlights the need for a Federal Marriage Amendment to protect the traditional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Interesting that Mitt has higher numbers than the next 3 guys, AND his lead itself is bigger then the next 2 guys.



And another reason for Mitt over Rudy and Fred. I have never been a single issue voter, but each day that passes I am more and more persuaded that we need a moral leader in the White House standing boldly against the wave of corruption, immorality, and the redefining of traditions.

The American Republic is at a crossroads. We can turn to bold, new leadership who will work to revitalize, reform, and even re-found the greatness of the country, or we can sit back and watch as the res publica corrodes around us.




posted by Anonymous | 12:21 PM | permalink
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I like it more everytime I see it.



That is a great ad.



Sure makes a contrast between Romney and other people jumping in.



Timotheus -- "Jumping" might be too strong a word.



Okay, well it is a bit more like my kid and the pool when it is a little too cold and it takes about 15 minutes to slowly coax them into the water.

The "jumping" relates to an act of reasonableness suicide wherein one is convinced by a few fervent people that despite political liabilities, a lackluster career, and serious issues of electability, the inevitable direction has been charted even if it is over the cliff.



Very impressive. It makes him look more like a real person, not just some politician who let's his advertising committee come up with something. He's sweating! and he even looks good in shorts.




posted by Kyle Hampton | 11:10 AM | permalink
I think Rich Lowry has the right idea:
Once he's over the momentary embarrassment of his association with Craig, Romney is probably helped by this scandal at the margins. When a party is reeling from scandal after scandal—some of them involving gross sexual misconduct and adultery—the wholesome guy who is loyal to his wife and family is going to look more appealing.
The problem with nominating someone like Giuliani (and to a lesser extent McCain and Thompson) is that it looks like more of the same Washington scandal class (rightly or wrongly). Giuliani’s past just begs for people to draw the easy association to Congressional deviants who are unable to keep their personal conduct under control. McCain and Thompson’s multiple marriages also invite such comparisons, although to a lesser extent than Giuliani. Giuliani’s cries to the press to leave his personal life alone invite more scrutiny from a press who loves to unearth a cover-up, not to mention how precisely they echo a former president’s similar pleas.

Let me make clear that I don’t have any knowledge of personal misdeeds of these men. However, as some candidates have made the “electability” argument against Romney for “flip-flopping”, they miss the beam in their own “electability” eye. If Romney is easily attacked in the general election for insincerity, these men are ripe for attack for scandal. And scandal will be fresher in voters’ minds given its continued permeation in Washington culture.
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McCain and Fred may not be squeaky clean like Romney, but they are a far far cry from the moral depravity that surrounded Giuliani's personal conduct in office. This guy's skeleton closets have closets. It's a major liability going into a general election where "those corrupt Republicans" is likely to be a prevalent theme.



Great point Devon. I had been thinking only of Romney's shining example. People should also consider how another scandal will increase our dislike for the scandalous Rudy. As this is a two man race, Rudy going down = Romney going up.



Too bad. I still think Romney is the man and Craig well he is either a sick person or just a little stupid for not fighting back on the issue. MR08!



Am I the only one who thought it was slightly suspect that McCain was one of the first people to say that Senator Craig should have resigned?

McCain, by many accounts, has been known as a vengeful and vindictive person. It just seems a bit odd that McCain is running for President, and Larry Craig was the Senate Co-Chair of a different candidate's Presidential campaign. Since Craig wasn't supporting McCain, don't you think that it's a bit of a strange coincidence that McCain would go after the person who was helping lead the charge for one of his Presidential rivals?




Wednesday, August 29, 2007
posted by jason | 8:52 PM | permalink
Whoops! Wrong candidate...


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Har! Good one.




posted by Anonymous | 6:59 PM | permalink
Romney is looking good in the Rasmussen numbers the past few days.

Giuliani 24%
Thompson 21%
Romney 17%
McCain 10%

For some unknown reason, Rasmussen doesn't seem to realize that Romney had an uptick after the Iowa straw poll. I watched their numbers every day afterward and he consistently polled ahead of McCain following the straw poll and consistently polled 2-3 points ahead of where he was. Now, 17% may or may not be an anomoly, but I have never seen Romney that high in any national poll, and the fact that it was 16% yesterday shows it wasn't a complete fluke. This is clearly good news for Romney.

Those skeptics that point to national numbers are quickly losing their footing.
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Where do I get my "Rudy favors Abortion" bumper stickers?
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If the Republican voting base knew his stances his numbers would be below McCain's.
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Poll after poll shows people who respond to these queries have no idea about Rudy's stances.



Does Rasmussen LOOK at Rasmussen's poll numbers. I ain't no rocket surgeon [:`)] and even I can see the uptick in Romney's numbers.



Just wait! The next 2 months will be absolutely crucial in terms of the conservative wing of the GOP getting to know RG social stances. They are just starting to pay attention, and the way RG is campaigning, he is not doing enough to pre-empt the effects of the upcoming exposure.




posted by Kyle Hampton | 6:06 PM | permalink
OK, this time I really am talking about this surge of support. One part of showing our support for the troops is recognizing the good things they are doing and the good that is happening because of their efforts.

The dominant theme being bandied about, even as the military situation continues to improve, is that there haven't been sufficient political improvements in Iraq. Then come these two remarkable developments. First, an accord between the different factions of the Iraqi government was reached. Second, Moqtada al- Sadr's Mahdi Army has suspended activity.

Now I realize that these are not conclusive or determinative steps in realizing a sucessful outcome in Iraq, but it's hard to argue that an accord like this and the suspension of activity by the main culprit in sectarian violence are not significantly positive steps. As I said before, part of showing a surge of support for our troops, as Mitt Romney alone has called for, is to give credit where credit is due. The continued efforts of our military have made these improvements in the Iraqi political situation possible. Thank you, soldiers.

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posted by Justin Hart | 9:44 AM | permalink
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posted by Justin Hart | 8:48 AM | permalink
Today I'm attending the Heritage foundation's New Media Strategies forum. There are a gambit of new media folk here including Robert Bluey, Soren Dayton, Patrick Ruffini, David All and more.

Essentially, this is a workshop to discuss how new media efforts can help the conservative movement. Google is co-sponsoring the event from their local Public Policy blog.

I'll be blogging throughout the day on the event.

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posted by jason | 8:34 AM | permalink
I wrote piece about companies who pay for sleazy programs with their advertising at www.illinoisreview.com. I'll pat myself on the back and say I made a good point here:

Many would argue that behavior is not influenced by the media we inhale. Yet for some reason, we still have advertising agencies raking in millions and billions for using media to influence our purchasing behavior. Don’t be fooled, if we can be sold a product with a bad actor on the floor who can’t get up, surely we can be sold more by handsome actors with an hour long story line.


Read the whole thing here.

This post of mine was written in regards to a watch group study that measured the amount of advertising companies did on wholesome shows vs. racy shows. Here are the results:

Best
1. Procter & Gamble
2. Walt Disney Co.
3. Ford Motor Company
4. Unilever United States
5. Viacom, Inc.
6. McDonald's Corporation
7. Johnson & Johnson
8. Schering-Plough Corporation
[Products include: Afrin, Claritin, Nasonex, Dr. Scholls, Lotrimin]
9. Coca-Cola Company
10. General Mills, Inc.

Worst

1. Toyota Motor Sales Inc.
2. General Motors Corp.
3. Limited Brands, Inc.
4. Payless Shoe Source
5. Vonage Marketing, Inc.
6. Volkswagen of America
7. Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants
[Parent company of: Dunkin' Donuts]
8. Reckitt Benckiser PLC
[Products include: Clearasil, Lysol, Spray and Wash, Air Wick, Woolite, Jet Dry, Glass Plus, Electrasol, Easy Off]
9. GEICO, Inc.
10. Bayer Corp.



Concerning Mitt, this is why we need him. The filth of today is astounding. He is not going to force companies where to spend their money, nor will he enact laws that will censor unwanted items. But he will use his bully-pulpit to bring America to a greater consensus on the damage we are doing ourselves as a culture by allowing media to infest our minds, and even worse- our children's minds.

While we all recognize the need for the war on terror and strong economy, it's not so cool in some circles even in our own party, to ask for public support of decency. We can win the war, and have lots of money, but what will be the point if we have degraded ourselves with an obsession of sex and violence?
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posted by Devon Murphy | 1:13 AM | permalink
Do you find yourself surfing the day's Mitt-news at 1:00am every morning? Are you back at the computer when you wake up just in case Mitt did anything news-worthy while you were asleep? Do you spend your lunch breaks constantly refreshing the best blogs for updates such as this one? Do you yearn for a way to contribute to Team Mitt that will tap your creative juices?

Look no farther, dear readers. Ever on the cutting edge of the field, Team Mitt has rolled out its Create Your Own Ad contest!

Governor Mitt Romney wants you to make his campaign’s new official TV advertisement. Yes, we’re serious.

Your ad can feature Mitt’s biography, his family, his record as Governor, or his agenda for a stronger America. In fact, your ad can have practically any theme you choose as long you support the campaign creatively and responsibly. Your ad must be either 27 or 57 seconds in length to make room for those much-loved legal disclaimers, in case your entry wins.

How does it work? We’ve provided photos, videos and audio clips to get you started. You can add your own multimedia if you’d like, as long as your use does not infringe on someone else’s copyright or trademark. Then just cut, splice and edit to your heart’s content using Jumpcut’s easy (and free) online tools.

The deadline for ad submissions is September 17th. Get started now by joining the group, reading the contest rules, and then creating the campaign’s next official TV ad!


Well? What are y'all waiting for?
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
posted by Anonymous | 10:25 PM | permalink
Giuliani had this to say about media inquiries into his family and religious life:

“See how much do newspapers really have to probe into these things, or how much of it is being done really for reasons that have nothing to do with measuring public performance."

Do we all agree? I think not. The time is now to demand some personal accountability in people.

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Some people are sympathetic to the argument that as morally deprave a person's personal life is, it is not something to be considered in a political campaign. I'm not one of them.

However, even if one DOES consider personal moral failings to be off limits, perhaps we can all agree that it becomes open season once that personal life negatively affects job performance. For an example of this, we need turn no farther than Rudy's decision as Mayor to extend his security staff to his multiple mistresses during their travel around NYC.



Devon,

That's a nice little nugget, I say.



NYC taxpayer dollars at work, that is. :-\



If I were a reporter I would stick to Rudy's involvment with his family. Just askng about the guy asking for our vote.
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posted by Justin Hart | 4:20 PM | permalink
(note: I'm back from a crazy summer of very light posting. Thought I would comment on the Craig incident since it's right up my alley now)

By 1984 millions of copies of a special Marvel funded Spiderman comic book (excerpt above) were published by the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse, endorsed by the blue ribbon panel of scientists and by the National Education Association and distributed free to children nationwide. The story described the strategy of “grooming” boys (like the young Spiderman) by an adult pederast who showed the boy a “GIRLIE” magazine in order to molest him.
I want to believe Senator Craig but I can't attribute any prescient powers to leftist bloggers who accused Craig of this behavior last October. I alone possess this power. And now I give it to you.

Let me be clear. I did not predict the Senator Craig incident nor did I out him last year (the leftist blogs that did now appear to be pretty accurate).

But I can write for you the story on how he got there.

This is a recent super power that I've acquired since I joined the Lighted Candle Society. It goes something like this:
  1. I'm at some party or event discussing what LCS does
  2. A woman that's been listening in to my conversation takes me aside to tell me her story.
  3. Before she begins I predict what her story is. I recite the following suppositions:
  • Her husband was a porn addict since the age of 11
  • He hid it from her and her family all his life
  • An unfortunate incident exposed the children to his horrible addiction
  • His affections towards his spouse changed and his demands because untoward
  • His addiction led to serious financial repercussions
  • She discovers some evidence that confirms her suspicions
  • The addiction led to prostitution and worse over the course of the marriage.
  • They divorced and he continues his struggle.
The woman will stand there stunned admitting that I have accurately retold her terribly tragic marriage and divorce. The details vary of course but the milestones and the results are usually the same.

If I had to guess, I would say that Senator Craig is on the same course with a homosexual twist. To wit: there was probably some sexual abuse that took place in his childhood. Of course this is a gross generalization but I've found it to be true in almost everything I've investigated and read.

Bottom line: I think Senator Craig should come clean. The evidence points to serious sexual addiction coupled with denial and lies.

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I did an internship for Senator Craig in undergrad. The guy seemed like a good man and he was an outstanding speaker. He certainly worked hard to pass good legislation. His bad behavior is truly unfortunate.

I honestly don't think Craig is a hypocrite. I think he is just weak and does not have the strength to do what he believes. Too bad. He should come clean, fix his personal/family problems and step down.



I have to say that this particular post is one of the most obnoxious and self-righteous posts that I have ever seen from someone on the the Right. The possible consequences that Senator Craig is facing have nothing to do with your work in any group unless you are a law enforcement officer, a prosecuter, or a judge. The Senator's problems are his own. There is no need to advertise for your group's work on this website. I'd suggest putting up a link and keeping the rest of your posts focused on Mitt Romney and his campaign.

Senator Craig, of course, is an important topic since he was the Senate Co-Chair of the Romney campaign until all of this came out.

My biggest problem with this whole thing is that this is just one more example showing how Republicans just don't get the game of politics. And Democrats do! This is one of my biggest problems with the Republican Party in general. There is no coordination of crisis management. Instead of letting the media and the Democrats attempt to overplay their hands in a frenzy on whoever their current target is, Republicans always act like rabid wolves in this kind of situation & decide it's time to join in on the fun & eat their own as well. Now, let's step back. Yes, Senator Craig should have alerted the leadership to this IMMEDIATELY when he was arrested. But there's nothing that can be done about that now. Now, this will just become one more expample of how Republicans do not know how to respond to internal crisis situations compared to the way that Democrats respond to similar crisis situations.

Once again, many commentators on the Right are already jumping on Senator Craig's political grave. This is way premature - or at least it may have been if there was at least the slightest bit of hesitation in beating Senator Craig while he is down and @ least for the time being taking him at his word. Why should we at least give him the benefit of the doubt? First, well, none of us are God. So, none of us were there. And as such, we can't judge what happened and what his intentions really were. Second, his denial is absolutely plausible. It may not be likely, but it is possible. Stop for a second and really think about what he plead guilty to. It had nothing to do with sex whatsoever. Disorderly conduct. Harassment. You could get charged with that for Trick-or-Treating at the home of a Jehovah's Witness. I mean what is disorderly conduct? It is not a sex charge. It is what the police charge a person with if they want to file a charge for the sake of filing a charge but have nothing at all that proves any law was broken. If the officer had any sex charges to bring against Senator Craig than that's what he should have been charged with. Even in the police report, Senator Craig claimed that the whole thing was a huge misunderstanding. Next, harassment, well, I can state this from personal experience, not often do I speak do I speak of my own usage of public restrooms, but I can tell you that I have seen times when people are taking longer to use the restroom than others. And there have been times when people waiting outside the stall have peeped in to see what was taking so long, either as a signal to the person using the toilet to hurry up or as a gesture of annoyance. I'm sure that everyone has experienced something similar. Now, I don't know if Senator Craig was soliciting sex, but even though his "wide stance" defense has been ridiculed on the Right with what seems to be a talking point of his defense being "laughable" - I've heard that phrase used at least 7 times by so-called conservatives - it is still possible that he does indeed have a wide stance.

Now, I also must admit that I have used the bathroom in an airport before. I know... Everybody should gasp now! And I usually put my carry-on in front of me blocking the door. ...another gasp... I mean seriously. That was one of the reasons that the police officer said made him suspicious that Craig was soliciting sex? You've got to be kidding me, right? At this point, I am completely afraid of putting my carry-on anywhere in the airport. If it's too far away it can be stolen or people will think that it's unattended and it will be destroyed as a possible explosive device. If it's in front of me in the stall, that will mean that I'm obviously trying to have sex with someone in the restroom. I mean, give me a break! That's when I talk about laughable! In an airport bathroom stall, I almost always position my carry-on exactly as it was described in the police report. And to the best of my knowledge no body has ever thought his was a signal to try and get-it-on with me in the restroom. This is more of a defense mechanism to reinforce the stall door and make sure that some random person does not barge in on me while I use the facilities. I also like to have as much space as possible for at least a few moments before a cramped flight. I think that it is ridiculous to associate placing a carry-on bag in front of the door with soliciting sex, as the officer in the Craig report did. Now, I cannot account for the foot tapping but when I travel in the airport, I often have my IPod, and I've caught myself grooving to the beat of whatever song I'm listening to a few times. Regardless, there is no strong evidence that Senator Craig was soliciting anything. And his guilty plea wasn't for soliciting anything. Should he have pled guilty? Well, what he was convicted of is as much of a misdemenor as a speeding ticket. Should every member of Congress with a speeding ticket be forced to resign?

The worst thing about this whole thing to me is that I cannot believe the number of people on the Right who have flattly accused Senator Craig of outright lying when he denied that he did anything the other day. This blog is included in that. I did not know that so many people had the gift of descerning the truth. What the Democrats would have done in a similar situation is circled the wagons - neither defending nor attacking their own. They would have waited out the storm. Not so with Republicans. Remember the whole Trent Lott affair with trying to wish Strom Thurmond a Happy 100th Birthday? Remember how well the Bush Administration defended Lott? The situation with Senator Craig is the same exact thing - on a political level of course. The Democrats would have stonewalled. They would have consistantly ignored the $100,000 found in the freezer. They would have defended their filandering President. I'm not saying what the Dems do is right. But it is politics. It's a brutal game. Sometimes to belong in the big leagues of politics, one needs to play like he or she belongs in the big leagues. It's pathetic being on the team that gives up whenever the water looks choppy. I don't know what is going to happen to Senator Craig, but I'll tell you that the Republicans aren't helping the situation, they are only feeding the fire and eating their own. And they don't have to. They can wait it out, and let the events unfold and the dice fall as they may. That would be a Party with a brain though. So, I can't expect that from the Republicans.



At the moment, I am moderating the comments. That will probably be decried and ridiculed by many. Think whatever you want. Some people might think that the aforementioned comment should have been left off. You mentioned that the Senator Craig debacle is related to a prosecutor's work only and not to an organization committed to fighting pornography.

As a prosecutor, I felt obliged to respond. I humbly disagree. First and foremost, the evidence is overwhelming that men do not get themselves into these situations who have steered their life clear of pornography. Since I think that Romney shares our disdain for the objectifying of individuals into objects for consumption, I think it is an appropriate topic.

Second, you seem to have not located any of the alleged facts or understand a great deal about the criminal justice system and the pressures on a criminal defendant in that system and how that might relate to the Senator's plea deal.

You left out much of the key narrative and isolated your analysis on one aspect of the Senator's behavior that could be explained away as potentially innocent.

History is replete with examples where looking at things in isolation has disastrous consequences. For a recent example, take the failure of different agencies of government pre-9/11 to put together seemingly innocent isolated pieces of information.

Your analysis further ignores the very damaging facts that I think few if any people who are not engaging in something disgusting would ever find themselves innocently caught doing. Since this is a family friendly blog, I will not elaborate further.

Finally, you seem to assume that the Senator was charged with simply disturbing the peace and not some more serious crime. Actually, my understanding is that he was charged with soliciting a lewd act and was allowed to plead to a lesser charge.

Disturbing the peace is a charge that is often used by defendants to avoid the stigma associated with the more explicit charge (Not a prosecutor's tool where there is no other crime. I have never seen it filed as a charge ever. It is a substitute charge.). In other words, they are willing to plead to doing something wrong, but they don't want to be tagged with the lewd language. The prosecutor gets their plea, the defendant avoids the label and the very embarrassing trial.

Finally, you seem to suggest that Republicans could and should just ignore this behavior. You are wrong, I believe, both morally and in your political calculation.

I am proud to be part of a party and to be associated with a candidate who will not stand for this type of behavior amidst their ranks. This behavior goes beyond private matters when a public bathroom becomes a place of solicitation. Lawmakers should stand up and decry it.

Further, as Senator Craig avoided a public and embarrassing trial that would have featured a star witness police officer doing his job who witnessed some highly disgusting behavior, ethics hearings in the Senate will likely feature the same information. Hopefully, the Senator will resign before such hearings are necessary and avoid the public embarrassment. Such hearings will not be good for the party, the Senate, or the country.



Anonymous-


You say Craig's story is "plausible," but maybe not "likely." These words are pretty much synonymous. Anything is "possible."


You tear apart a few pieces of evidence the officer used, but omit the more damning facts. Specifically, you left out the claim that Craig's stance was SO wide it caused his foot to move into the other stall and touch the officer's foot. Upon touching the officer's foot, Craig did not pull back. Also, that Craig reached under the stall several times (to pick up a paper, Craig claims). These two actions are not "plausible" at all. In fact, this is exactly the kind of thing most people avoid in restrooms. For example, I go out of my way to make sure I'm at least one urinal away from anyone else. I'm a man. I like my space and I'm just as aware that everyone else likes theirs. If it's a crowded bathroom I may not get my space, but even w/a wide stance, I won't be playing footsies or reaching under the stall. Ever.


The biggest difference between the Republicans and Democrats (in this regard) is that the Dems circle the wagons and raise the status of sexual deviants. Republicans stand by their beliefs and rid themselves of sexual deviants. We believe in good and bad moral/ethical conduct. Political expediency is not our only objective.




posted by Anonymous | 3:08 PM | permalink
There is some discussion of the fee hikes in MA while Romney was Governor and whether they are taxes or not. Fees, of course, are generally applied to activities that require some sort of citizen-state interaction. Whether one wants to call them fees or taxes is semantics to an extent because it depends on how one defines the terms.

I can think of two types of fees that don't seem that objectionable to me though. Some fees are associated with a service provided by the state. To charge a fee rather than simply give something away free is good policy in my book. In fact, I would prefer that the state charge as much as possible so that everyone else doesn't have to subsidize the service with higher taxes. So, if the state provides health services in a state run clinic, I would hope the fees charged would come as close to covering the costs of business as possible.

A second type of fee deals with licensing and other regulations. If the state is going to regulate something, it seems to me that the cost associated with the regulation should usually be passed along to the people who are subject to the regulation. So, if the state wants to have a requirement that fisherman get licenses, than it would be best for the fisherman to pay for the cost of issuing licenses. To the extent that a fee does not cover that cost and higher taxes are needed to issue licenses, I would support a higher fee.

I am not saying whether or not any particular industry should be regulated, but if voters and lawmakers are going to regulate, than they should apply the cost to the given activity. If they were to apply the cost to society at large and offer free licenses, for example, it would tend to warp the costs associated with doing business and I fear we would not value the regulation properly. I want regulations to be painful and the costs of them very clear so that people hopefully want less regulation.
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posted by Anonymous | 2:30 PM | permalink
I only speak for myself when I say the following, so please don't attribute it to anyone else.

You know every campaign has someone associated with it, sometimes direct, sometimes tertiary, who is not who they seem to be. Apparently Senator Larry Craig is one of those people. The Romney camp is now distancing themselves from him, for obvious reasons.

This is a disgusting situation. The Senator does not have a leg to stand on here. I have read lots of police reports detailing similar offenses. He can try and claim he should have handled his plea deal differently, but frankly, I think he was more concerned about having a trial where he would have been humiliated even more publicly than he now is.

Senator Craig should resign his position in the United States Senate. Americans deserve better than hypocrisy. Of course, his actions have nothing to do with the why Mitt Romney is the best candidate to be President, but I wanted to express my opinion about the Senator's future. If he doesn't resign, than the voters of Idaho should vote him out, but that is their decision.

Romney had this to say:
"Once again, we've found people in Washington have not lived up to the level of respect and dignity that we would expect for somebody that gets elected to a position of high influence. Very disappointing. He's no longer associated with my campaign, as you can imagine... I'm sorry to see that he has fallen short."

"I think it reminds us of Mark Foley and Bill Clinton. I think it reminds us of the fact that people who are elected to public office continue to disappoint, and they somehow think that if they vote the right way on issues of significance or they can speak a good game, that we'll just forgive and forget. And the truth of the matter is, the most important thing we expect from elected--an elected official is a level of dignity and character that we can point to for our kids and our grandkids, and say, `Hey, someday I hope you grow up and you're someone like that person.' And we've seen disappointment in the White House, we've seen it in the Senate, we've seen it in Congress. And frankly, it's disgusting."

Thank you future President Romney. Difference between Republicans and Democrats. We don't uphold this type of behavior.
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Look at all the idiot comentators on the linked site saying Bill Clinton is not "as bad" as Foley and Craig.
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Romney was speaking of AMORALITY, and they are all amoral acts.



As for the Bill-Craig comparisons... Let's not forget what Craig did--tried to have a homosexual encounter. We know Bill is an adulterer. If you brand Craig w/all unproven claims against him (sex w/pages, oral sex in 2004) you should also tag Bill w/multiple counts of rape, sexual harassment, adultery and possibly murder. Which is worse? Who cares. They are both deeply troubling and are some of the most obvious examples of immoral behavior in American political history. Mentioning them together is appropriate.


Romney is the man we need. How great will it be to have competent leadership and a good example at the same time!?




posted by Kyle Hampton | 10:40 AM | permalink

It’s funny, when the rumors started floating that Thompson was thinking about entering (and it’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly 6 months and he still hasn’t made up his mind), I thought that he would take the country by storm with a series of speeches. I thought that his acting career would be the perfect primer for a television president who had his lines scripted by speech writers. I thought that his eloquence would obscure the much better qualified Romney. Lucky me, this isn’t the case.

The fact is that Thompson, for all his acting prowess is not a great speaker. He tends toward the monotone which only emphasizes his lack of energy and enthusiasm. It makes it easy to believe the rumors that he is lazy because his speech is so slow and rolling that he lulls the audience to near sleep. It’s hard to imagine someone speaking so drawn-out being a hard worker (rightly or wrongly). All this is underscored by the mediocrity of his ideas. Reports keep surfacing about disappointed hearers faulting Thompson for advancing nothing of substance. Indeed it becomes more and more apparent that despite the fame that has preceded him, Thompson is not the rock star he has been made out to be.

These were his supposed strong suits coming into the game. And I haven’t even gotten executive experience.

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Isn't it funny that the Thompson supporters adopted "FRED!" as their calling card? This man does not sound or act like a preson deserving of an exclamation point.



I call Fred Thompson "Pa Kettle" whose favorite line was "I'm gonna do that ... someday."



Soon-to-be President of the United States Fred Thompson has a defined plan for success. Fred is keeping his powder dry while candidates like Mitt Romney are trying to buy every election in sight. Fred will let Romney burn himself out like a Roman candle while he works his magic slowly and delibertly. Fred is building the haystack one pitchfork at a time. Rome was not built in a day. The Romney campaign is now in complete chaos with the news about Sen. Larry Craig. There is blood in the water, the sharks are circling and the Romney boat keeps throwing fresh chum into the waters. You are now just seeing the beginning of this blood bath. I have some inside information that the Romney insiders are in full panic mode and they should be. This is really going to get ugly. Unfortunately the owner of this blog will not allow me to share more details. I want to warn you to hold on to your hat. There is a freight train coming down the pike and Mitt is walking straight at it with a blindfold on and earplugs in. You heard it here first.



If you support Fred, you do him a great disservice with your ramblings, conspiracy theories, and meaningless claims.



fanhitter-


You switched from proclaiming Rudy the GOP nominee to Fred w/in a week. You're constantly making laughable claims that run contrary to all data. Your ignorance is baffling. Now, you claim to have "inside information" that's going to send Mitt's campaign into a tail spin? But you claim Mitt's downfall will be caused by some future burnout at the same time?


Ever read "The Boy Who Cried Wolf?" It might be above your reading level, but you need to start somewhere.




Monday, August 27, 2007
posted by Kyle Hampton | 6:23 PM | permalink
...against this blatant rip-off of the MMM name?

Maybe we'll let it pass for fellow republican, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels .
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Sorry guys, myself being a Republican Hoosier, I can personaly testify that Governor Daniels has had his site, My Man Mitch, going since his 2004 campaign...long before Mitt Romney was even thought of as a presidential contender.



Actually, I think we may have ripped the name off from them. I seem to recall that coming up in an interview with one of our founders. Lets see how often they check their blog these days to see if they respond. My prediction is it takes them a while.



Timotheus,

Yeah I got the idea for the site driving a couple times a week from Chicago to Fort Wayne during the 06 campaign season.

I think Governor McDaniels got the name from Bush when he came to campaign for him in 06 and Bush offered some praise to "my man Mitch."

BTW, what do you mean it will take a while....? :)



9 1/2 Hours is an eternity in the blogosphere.




posted by Kyle Hampton | 12:19 PM | permalink
- Patrick Ruffini (formerly with Giuliani’s campaign) says the time is now to attack Romney:
Why? Look at the RCP chart. Romney’s growth nationally has been steady-as-she-goes, without the ups and downs that characterize a mature base of support. (It kind of reminds me of Dean’s growth in 2003.) His rise in IA and NH has been dizzying and remarkable...
- Bruce Bartlett explains the FairTax and shows why it is both deceiving and impractical:
In reality, the FairTax rate is not 23%...If a product costs $1 at retail, the FairTax adds 30%, for a total of $1.30. Since the 30-cent tax is 23% of $1.30, FairTax supporters say the rate is 23% rather than 30%.
- More staff turnover at the Thompson not-quite-campaign. Dean Barnett says the wheels are coming off:
Here’s my big concern about Fred: I’m very worried about entrusting the most complex CEO job in the world to someone or anyone who’s never run anything bigger than a six person law firm. Thompson has no executive experience, and it shows in the way he’s run his campaign. The indecision, the lack of direction, the organizational incoherence – these are hallmarks of a rookie CEO.
- Much has been made of the different assessments given by the Club for Growth to Mitt and Rudy. The NY Times has a story out questioning Rudy’s fiscal discipline:
In fact, Mr. Giuliani left his successor, Michael R. Bloomberg, with a bigger deficit than the one Mr. Giuliani had to deal with when he arrived in 1994. And that deficit would have been large even if the city had not been attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Bruce Bartlett is 100% wrong about the Fairtax. I'm surprised and saddened that you linked to his lies and demagoguery about it.



JC-


Please back up your claim w/data and analysis refuting Bartlett's specific claims. If you don't, I must assume you are wrong. If he is 100% wrong (as you claim), refutation should be easy.


Bartlett's article seemed very professional and informed. The trickery of the fair tax people (calling 30% 23%) is despicable.


I am not an expert on fair tax. In fact, I've read only half a dozen articles about it. However, it seems to me that the fair tax people have an unreasonably sunny approach about their proposed system. While sales tax may be easier to monitor than income tax, a federal agency would be necessary. Also, there are very real problems w/the fair tax plan that fair tax people seem to avoid: what about the new/used home markets? What about the proportionally negative impact sales tax has on the poor?


It seems silly to think you could start up a new taxing system w/o having any major kinks. We've been playing w/income tax for over 100 years and we discover new problems every year. Sales tax will surely have similar issues. The way it is presented just seems naive. Then again, maybe I'm naive. If I am, please give me a substantive critique.




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