In one of those periodic, inexplicable outbreaks of a U.S. Representative deciding that he needs to run for President, former Texas Congressman Will Hurd has announced he’s running for President. Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd announced Thursday that he’s throwing his hat in the ring for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Hurd, who was first… Continue reading Why Does Will Hurd Think He’s Running For President?
Tag: Chris Christie
No. And No.
Former Vice President Mike Pence is evidently getting into the 2024 Presidential race next week. So evidently is former New Jersey Chris Christie. No. And no. Both men had their time in the sun, and neither’s time extends to 2024. Pence’s was 2016, when he provided a dull, predictable counterweight to Trump’s wild ride. Christie’s… Continue reading No. And No.
More Post-Super Tuesday Election Updates
More post-Super Tuesday results and election tidbits. “Cruz is the only one who can beat Trump and everyone else should unite behind him.” Looking at delegates, Super Tuesday’s race between Cruz and Trump was closer than it appeared. (Hat tip: Director Blue.) “The GOP must stop Trump to stop Hillary. There is no other option.… Continue reading More Post-Super Tuesday Election Updates
New Hampshire Fallout
Coming out of Iowa, it looked we had a firm consensus on the shape of the Republican race: Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio as the top three contenders going forward, with everyone else as also-rans. And then a week later New Hampshire comes along to declare “Psych!” “It’s hard to imagine the New… Continue reading New Hampshire Fallout
LinkSwarm for February 8, 2016
I emptied the link bucket on Friday, but lo and behold, a whole new torrent of news has come rushing down the pipes: You know all that “Ted Cruz is too unpopular to win” talk? Cruz is killing it with blue collar voters: According to entrance polling, among the roughly half of all Republican voters… Continue reading LinkSwarm for February 8, 2016
Winners, Losers, and Observations from Iowa
Now that was an interesting Iowa caucus! On the Republican side, Ted Cruz came in first (8 delegates), Donald Trump second (7 delegates), with Marco Rubio nipping at his heels for third (7 delegates). On the Democratic side, it appears that Hillary Clinton eked out a historically narrow victory over Bernie Sanders. I say “appears”… Continue reading Winners, Losers, and Observations from Iowa
LinkSwarm for January 17, 2014
Welcome to your complimentary Friday LinkSwarm. I steal collect these from all over, including Ace of Spades HQ, Instapundit, Twitter, Facebook, and a dozen other places Really, is there any book that screams “love story” like George Orwell’s 1984? Reminder: North Korea is still an unmitigated communist hellhole. Not that anyone whose name isn’t Dennis… Continue reading LinkSwarm for January 17, 2014
This Week in Jihad for January 20, 2011
Another roundup of jihad-related news from jihadWatch and elsewhere. Suicide Bomber kills 60 in Tikrit. Meanwhile, in Pakistani, Jihadists are
“I want you to welcome a true rock star.”
There have been a lot of great videos of Gov. Chris Christie on the Internet. Here’s one that’s funny and pretty non-political. Should Gov. Christie ever leave politics, he has a bright future in stand-up comedy. (Hat Tip: Chicks on the Right.)