Rudy Is Toast  —  How's that for a bold prediction?  Seriously, I think Mark Steyn had it exactly wrong this afternoon, when he wrote: … If Romney hadn't won Michigan, I could almost imagine something like this happening.  (Indeed, I did imagine it, back when it looked like Romney might flame out early.)

allow me to interject  —  I will not, will not, vote for John McCain.  —  I will not, will not, vote for Mike Huckabee.  —  I will not, will not, vote for Ron Paul — unless he runs for Fuhrer.  In which case, he's got my full support.  —  I might hold my nose and vote for Mitt Romney …

SOME CLARITY ON THOSE NV DELEGATES  —  From NBC's Mark Murray  —  After the Obama campaign pointed out it had won more pledged delegates than Clinton did — which the AP and NBC News later backed up — the Nevada Democratic Party issued this statement: “Just like in Iowa what was awarded today were delegates to the County Convention.

Did Obama Lose Nevada Because of his Reagan Remarks?  —  I've discussed the ‘swing liberal’ block before, noting that this group moved from Obama to Clinton between Iowa and New Hampshire.  Unfortunately, we can't really fully understand this trend in Nevada because the entrance polls aren't great.

The “public editor” of the New York Times really is nothing but a flack for the lefties  —  The “public editor” of the New York Times, Clark Hoyt, remains as ever unwilling to challenge the paper's editorial leadership on questions that matter.  Today's column is devoted …

Yes, Obama Won Nevada  —  Imagine if, the day after the 2000 election, the national media simply didn't care about what happened in Florida, and instead acted as though Al Gore had won the election because he won the popular vote.  Imagine if all cries from the Bush campaign about something called …

The Four Horsemen Claim the Monoline Insurers.  Who's Next?  —  This week on our way to Financial Armageddon it was the turn of the monoline insurers to face the scythe.  For over two months AMBAC Financial and MBIA, the two biggest insurers of municipal and structured debt …

Right on McCain's Chances ...  For months, I have been writing that John McCain is a viable candidate and that he has a “chance” to win this nomination.  —  Some people have taken this matter of political prognosis as an endorsement of McCain; It is not.  What I have, instead …

How My Party Lost Its Way  —  What caused the unraveling of the Republican Party?  The president's former speechwriter explains.  —  Khue Bui for Newsweek  —  Dwindling Support?  The Republican Party has had a rough couple of years  —  The evening of the 2004 presidential vote had been late and frustrating.

Not with a bang, but a whimper  —  So long, Fred; we hardly even knew ye.  —  Well, that's not entirely accurate — we knew you far better than we've known many a politician who's thrown his hat in the Presidential ring in years past (or even this year; see “Hunter, Duncan” or “Gravel, Mike” for examples).