CPAC Day Two: Romney, Ryan Return to Spotlight; Jindal Jokes; Somber Santorum Preaches Traditional Values

2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney was greeted warmly by the CPAC crowd Friday morning. This was the former Massachusetts governor’s first major speech since his November defeat. Despite the setback, Romney offered optimism for the GOP’s chances in the future. “We’ve lost races before, and in the past, those setbacks prepared us for larger [...]

Kevin’s Korner: A Christmas Tale (Or a Few)

‘Twas two nights before Christmas, and all through the land, Iowa Republicans were worrying, about their name brand, The party was taken over, by the Paulistinian crew, They seized all the power with a bloodthirsty coup. Taking all the delegates, the central committee and the chair, How the rest of us felt, they hadn’t a [...]

Kevin’s Korner: Branstad’s Sixth, Romney’s Gifts and Union Lunacy

Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Breakdowns can create breakthroughs. Things fall apart so things can fall together. It is becoming obvious that Terry Branstad is planning to run for an unprecedented sixth term as Iowa’s governor. If he succeeds, Branstad will become the longest serving governor in U.S. history … Doug Gross, one of [...]

Kevin’s Korner: Branstad’s Sixth, Romney’s Gifts and Union Lunacy

Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Breakdowns can create breakthroughs. Things fall apart so things can fall together. It is becoming obvious that Terry Branstad is planning to run for an unprecedented sixth term as Iowa’s governor. If he succeeds, Branstad will become the longest serving governor in U.S. history … Doug Gross, one of [...]

Kevin’s Korner: Register Rejection, Dvorsky’s Conniption and the 4.2%

Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. I love the smell of demoralized Democrats in the morning. Holy backfire, Batman. The Des Moines Register turned away from the dark side for the first time in 40 years and threw their support behind a Republican presidential candidate. Not only does this provide a boost to Mitt Romney [...]

Kevin’s Korner: Debate Excuses, Braley Supporters AWOL and Supreme Court Shenanigans

Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner, where we rock and roll all night and part of every day. I usually have errands. I can rock and roll from like 1-3. David Letterman has a pretty good top ten list of excuses for why President Obama got trounced in the first debate … However, the actual [...]

Jindal Joins Judge Ouster Effort, Lays Groundwork for Future

When politicians from outside Iowa make frequent visits to our First-in-the-Nation caucus state, it is a natural assumption that they have aspirations to someday run for president. Such is the case with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. A rising star in the GOP who was considered among the top candidates to become Mitt Romney’s running mate, [...]