Despite millions in PAC attacks against him, Newt is back

Screen snip from video/Newt Gingrich campaign siteThe bumper car experience is nothing new to anyone who has been part of American politics, but still, former Speaker Newt Gingrich had to feel the impact of all those attack ads launched by a PAC supporting former Governor Mitt Romney (Mass.) over the last few weeks.

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Newt wins Myrtle Beach debate

In my opinion, there's no question former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich won the GOP Presidential Debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Gingrich received a standing ovation that ran into the commercial break when he debated the idea of high school students working, even as janitors, with Juan Williams.

More commentary on Tuesday. Oh, a hat tip to Fox. That was an excellent debate with well-framed questions.

GOP debate in Myrtle Beach—game changer?

All eyes are on South Carolina as GOP candidates prepare to debate in Myrtle Beach. Fox News and The Wall Street Journal are sponsoring the debate to be broadcast at 9 p.m. ET. Will this debate be a game changer?

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Reagan White House staffer says Romney 'least electable'

Liberal pundit Chris Matthews discussed the ad the Kennedy campaign prepared for Teddy's Senate race in 1994. Romney failed in his effort to unseat the longtime Democrat party boss. (Screen snip from Political Articles video at YouTube)There’s a deep concern among conservatives of different persuasions that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, should he win the GOP nomination, will not be able to win the White House in November.

Despite victories in the 2010 Midterm Elections—victories directly enabled by conservatives and tea partiers—Republican power brokers virtually anointed a single candidate in 2011. The Republican National Committee Finance co-chair saw to that in October.

Remember if power brokers had prevailed, Ronald Reagan would’ve never been president.

Reagan White House staffer Peter Ferrara wrote an article in the American Spectator expressing concerns I’ve also written about.

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Comparing life path numbers for Gingrich, Romney and Obama

In January, 2009, the blogosphere was so intoxicated with the Obama victory that a numerologist became a topic of interest. Glynis McCants appeared on a radio show and the celebrity 'Numbers Lady' said Obama’s life path number was a 2.

A website featuring women writers disagreed. It became apparent they hadn’t followed instructions on how to compute a life path number. I wrote a column about President Barack Obama’s Life Path Number in 2009.

Since everyone got all jazzed about Obama’s number, I figured it might be fun to calculate the life path numbers for GOP presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.

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Will South Carolina thin the GOP field?

South Carolina's natural beauty is indisputable. The Palmetto State, however, will be do-or-die for some candidates in the GOP Primary field. (View of Lake Murray by Kay B. Day)Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney now has wins in two states. Candidates are setting up shop in South Carolina, and that state’s GOP Primary will more than likely be a major factor in who stays in the race. Carolina will be the state where the field gets thinned I think.

Many media have pointed out that no other non-incumbent Republican candidate has won in both Iowa and New Hampshire since 1976.

Every time I hear 1976 mentioned in the context of Republican politics, I wonder why we’d want to remember that year.

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