It’s either Romney or Paul for you, Virginia. Jon Moseley: UNCONSTITUTIONAL” but TOO LATE to do anything about it, was the ruling of United States District Court Judge John A. Gibney on January 10, 2012, in the Federal lawsuit filed by Governor Rick Perry. Perry sued in late December to appear on Virginia’s ballot, after only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul qualified for the Republican primary. Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum,

I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me.

Well, he used different words — he wishes to “streamline” the government to rid it of the messiness and redundancy that prevents him from ruling as a dictator from his perch as Chief Executive — but in the end, let’s just go ahead and call a spade a spade. RACISTS! (h/t GeoffB)

A useful question. A better one? Will it even matter to those on our own side intent on selling us the pretty polished Romney package? From health care to environmental concerns to, perhaps, auto bailouts, Romney seems more in line with progressive thinking than with conservative thinking — down to and including his latest suggestions that Bain Capital was out to save and create jobs, not make a profit, profit

Jim Geraghty, joining the ranks of a whole host of GOP opinion leaders put off by all this “Establishment” GOP talk, looks to set the record straight — even if that means you conspiratorial Hobbits are going to have to take it on your unnuanced chins. Drawing on the early primary and caucus numbers, Geraghty writes: Either the conservative base does not hold such a numerical advantage over the “Establishment,”

And why wouldn’t he? But don’t worry: Boehner and McConnell were quick to tell the President he won’t get a dime over $1.185T — though if Obama threatens to shut down the government, the two privately admit in public that they’re likely to just go ahead and fold again. For freedom. Because after all, this is not the hill the GOP wants to die on — not before the 2012

In light of our very heated (but very useful, I feel) recent discussion on the role of the voter — does he owe allegiance to himself of to a Party? should his vote be affirmative or act as a corrective by canceling out the impact of a negative? — I’d like to put into perspective what it is we’re debating over. And the best way to do that is to

From Robert M: Regarding your post “A note to the GOP leadership and all the establishment conservatives who will now begin telling us it’s our duty to rally around Mitt Romney.” I agree with you a more conservative/classic liberal would be the best way to go, but none of those running are and Mitt Romney seems to be heading towards the nomination. Let’s think about just two things: 1. The

Jim Pethokoukis: […] Romney was a starter and fixer of companies, not a wrecker and pillager like Gekko. Nor did he do anything illegal like Gekko. Indeed, the private equity industry overall has been a powerful force for good in American economic life for the past 30 years. Corporate America entered the 1980s fat and uncompetitive. Private equity firms like Bain helped get it back in shape. As one analysis

Because the most important thing now is to get Obama out of office, even if that means we only move the needle slightly back toward the center. Besides, don’t you remember what Reagan said? Or was it Buckley…? Discuss.