Newt, bless him, pretended that ethanol subsidies get a bad rap, and pandered like a little bitch to the Iowa crony class. Which is one of the reasons why Newt, for all his smarts and good ideas, is such a disappointment to me sometimes. Perry, on the other hand, told it straight. And he needs to be clapped on the back for doing so. Fox: Texas Governor Rick Perry thrashed

Keep this defense in mind if Mr Bennett, the story-shopping lawyer of one of the women who filed a complaint against Cain, manages to convince the NRA board that he should be allowed to release a statement on her behalf. What he wants to do, reportedly, is “give her side of the story” — while keeping her anonymous, and not allowing for any follow-up questions. We learned today from the

Beginning…about now. PILE ON! **** update: Cain notes that severance agreement differs from settlement for sexual harassment. Maintains his innocence. Believes that the leak came from another campaign. He also laughed at a litany of racial criticisms leveled at him by liberals, put together in a montage. Says they just don’t like a black man who thinks for himself. **** update 2: I liked this bit, which Cain uttered unselfconsciously:

And there’s a reason: he was cool in the seventies — but in a libertarian kinda way. And being cool in the seventies wasn’t easy. What with ponchos and platform disco boots and such.

Is Cain’s real failing that he’s not a polished liar with a seasoned hit crew ready to tamp down on claims from accusers? That is, is his failing that he not a professional politician? Some of us clearly took different lessons away from the TEA Party and the GOP establishment parade of compromises than I did. (Oh, and by the way? Pajamas Media — who broke the alleged details of

Among “conservative” opinion-shapers — at least those on my Twitter feed — the charges against Cain themselves are tantamount to a conviction. Later, of course, these same stalwart conservatives will write very very conservative pieces in which they’ll rail passionately against the left’s grievance industry. They’ll bravely champion the need for tort reform. They’ll make references to Clarence Thomas and Robert Bork, and bark at the “leftwing media’s” attempts to

Henry Waxman’s nostrils reportedly indignant, reach new heights of unbecoming and improbable flairing. Fox News: A Republican-led House panel voted Thursday to subpoena the White House for records related to Solyndra, the solar company that collapsed after receiving a $528 million loan. The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the resolution 14-9 after Democrats tried to delay the vote during a contentious debate. Democrats argued the resolution was too broad

Luckily for him, though, Prime Minister George Papandreou doesn’t stand accused of complimenting a woman or using non-overtly sexual gestures around her. So he’ll likely survive. (h/t Drudge) **** More, courtesy TerryH, who writes: The Grecian populace have clearly signaled: 1- They do not wish to scale back the welfare state. 2- They do not wish to repay the debt presently owed by the welfare state. It therefore becomes clear

protein wisdom has confirmed that several sources close to at least one woman who filed a harassment complaint against Herman Cain in the 1990s will testify that the woman in question actually did file the claim — and in so doing, provided a rationale for doing so, and details of the events she believes rose to the level of harassment. protein wisdom has contacted experts in sexual harassment claims, all

Michele Bachmann, leading early in the primaries, was attacked as a flake, a wild-eyed zealot, crazy. She crashed in the polls. Rick Perry, entering the race as a putative front runner, was attacked for a rock on leased property, for being a slow-witted Texan with racist tendencies who liked to fry him up some humans on death row. He crashed in the polls. Herman Cain, enjoying a sudden rise thanks