November 18, 2012

SMALL STAKES/BIG EMOTIONS:

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November 11, 2012

BILL CLINTON'S PARTY:

Posted by orrinj at 11:59 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 10, 2012

AN ECONOMY THAT WAS JUST GOOD ENOUGH:

Posted by orrinj at 5:40 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE TALLEST DWARF:

Posted by orrinj at 8:49 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 9, 2012

REPUBLICAN AMERICA:

Posted by orrinj at 5:18 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 8, 2012

FAILURE TO CONNECT:

Posted by orrinj at 7:51 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 7, 2012

THE JEB-SHAPED HOLE:

Posted by orrinj at 5:20 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 6, 2012

IT'S ALL ABOUT JOHN BOEHNER NOW:

Posted by orrinj at 10:31 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

TIME TO PUT NO MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTHS ARE:

Posted by orrinj at 9:46 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

ONE FOR THE THUMB:

Posted by orrinj at 5:16 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

SO THE THOUGHT OCCURS...:

Posted by orrinj at 6:32 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

BAKED IN THE CAKE:

Posted by orrinj at 4:39 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 5, 2012

ALSO KNOWN AS THE FIFTH TERM OF CLINTON/GINGRICH:

Posted by orrinj at 6:44 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE ELECTION MATTERS ONLY BECAUSE THE GOP COULD GET ALL THE CREDIT:

Posted by orrinj at 5:26 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

AS INTERESTING AS THE UR TURNING SO SURLY...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:06 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 4, 2012

THE FINAL HOPEY-CHANGEY IRONY...:

Posted by orrinj at 10:31 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THEIR INCREASING STRIDENCY ON THE STUMP:

Posted by orrinj at 10:21 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

IT'S ALL JUST A MATTER OF HOW YOU SLICE PARTY AFFILIATION:

Posted by orrinj at 9:21 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

ROMNEY TERRITORY:

Posted by orrinj at 9:14 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 3, 2012

THE UR LED BY 6% IN EARLY OCT AND 15% THE POLL BEFORE THAT:

Posted by orrinj at 10:07 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE UNICORN RIDER OF MONTE CRISTO:

Posted by orrinj at 3:28 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WE AM THE CHANGE:

Posted by orrinj at 3:21 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

NOT MUCH OF A BATTLEGROUND

Posted by orrinj at 12:08 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

AND OBAMA OVERPOLLS BECAUSE OF THE BRADLEY EFFECT?:

Posted by orrinj at 7:58 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE MANDINGO STRATEGY:

Posted by orrinj at 6:38 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 2, 2012

EARLY DAYS:

Posted by orrinj at 7:29 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 31, 2012

WIDENING THE BATTLEFIELD:

Posted by orrinj at 8:51 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 30, 2012

TURNOUT, TURNOUT, TURNOUT:

Posted by orrinj at 9:09 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

AND REPORTEDLY...:

Posted by orrinj at 6:36 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHICH ONE WILL PUSH THE TRANSITION FROM DEFINED BENEFIT TO DEFINED CONTRIBUTION THE FURTHEST THESE NEXT FOUR YEARS?:

Posted by orrinj at 4:30 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

YOU COULDN'T EXPLAIN BAIN OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR..."

Posted by orrinj at 4:26 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

MARGIN CALLS:

Posted by orrinj at 3:33 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 29, 2012

NOT IN PLAY:

Posted by orrinj at 6:18 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

AT WHICH POINT HE NEEDS ONE HECK OF A LOT OF DEMOCRATS TO TURN OUT:

Posted by orrinj at 6:14 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

ON TO OHIO:

Posted by orrinj at 5:34 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

NECK AND NECK:

Posted by orrinj at 5:30 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

AND THE HILARIOUS THING...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:01 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 28, 2012

WE'LL POST OUR CONTEST SOON, BUT IN THE MEANTIME...:

Posted by orrinj at 8:32 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

CHICKS V. DUDES:

Posted by orrinj at 8:25 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THEN SHAVE OFF THE THREE POINTS FOR THE BRADLEY EFFECT:

Posted by orrinj at 7:02 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

AND THEN THERE'S THE SCENARIO WHERE MITT RUNS THE TABLE IN THE SWING STATES:

Posted by orrinj at 6:33 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 27, 2012

VALUES, NOT THEOLOGY:

Posted by orrinj at 11:04 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

KEEPING HOPE ALIVE:

Posted by orrinj at 10:56 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE DANGER OF ARGUING THAT YOU ARE THE CHANGE...:

Posted by orrinj at 9:25 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE JUNGLE FEVER STRATEGY:

Posted by orrinj at 8:01 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

HISTORY ALWAYS REPEATS ITSELF:

Posted by orrinj at 7:55 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 25, 2012

THE MODEL:

Posted by orrinj at 7:12 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

A UNICORN IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR:

Posted by orrinj at 7:02 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE SUFFICES:

Posted by orrinj at 5:32 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE IRONY IS THAT THE UR'S CENTRISM PREVENTED RUNNING FROM THE CENTER:

Posted by orrinj at 5:21 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 24, 2012

NOPE AND NO CHANGE:

Posted by orrinj at 4:12 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE MOST CONFORMIST COUNTRY:

Posted by orrinj at 5:30 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 23, 2012

THERE ARE NO DIFFERENCES:

Posted by orrinj at 5:23 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 22, 2012

IT'S 1920/1948/1992 AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME COULD BE FOR KEEPS:

Posted by orrinj at 6:28 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

BIG MO:

Posted by orrinj at 3:11 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 21, 2012

INCUMBENTS DON'T GET UNDECIDEDS:

Posted by orrinj at 8:18 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE BIG ENCHILADA:

Posted by orrinj at 8:31 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

IF THE UR KEEPS THAT UP...:

Posted by orrinj at 8:29 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 20, 2012

THEY'RE ALL IN PLAY:

Posted by orrinj at 9:38 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

BEGGING ISN'T ACTUALLY A PLATFORM:

Posted by orrinj at 3:58 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE ROUT IS ON:

Posted by orrinj at 3:45 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

BURNING FIREWALL:

Posted by orrinj at 3:37 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

IF HE'S FAILING THAT FAST IN FL....:

Posted by orrinj at 2:52 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 19, 2012

MITT ROMNEY IS MY K CAR:

Posted by orrinj at 6:55 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THEY AREN'T VERY GOOD AT THIS POLITICS STUFF:

Posted by orrinj at 2:50 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

TIME TO LEAD:

Posted by orrinj at 11:30 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

AND WHILE MITT GETS TO CLOSE BY PORTRAYING HIMSELF AS A BIPARTISAN FIGURE...:

Posted by orrinj at 11:14 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

JUST KEEP BEATING THAT DRUM:

Posted by orrinj at 5:40 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE SHIP BE SINKIN':

Posted by orrinj at 5:36 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD WORK AT LEAST ONE CAMPAIGN:

Posted by orrinj at 5:17 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 18, 2012

THERE'S YOUR CLOSING AD:

Posted by orrinj at 4:03 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

YOU CAN'T INTRODUCE AN INCUMBENT, NEVERMIND DO IT IN OCTOBER:

Posted by orrinj at 3:59 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

IT'S A LOW BAR, BUT HE CLEARED IT:

Posted by orrinj at 5:21 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 17, 2012

ALL OVER BUT THE CRYIN':

Posted by orrinj at 6:21 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

ALL THE GOP EVER NEEDED WAS A PLAUSIBLE ALTERNATIVE:

Posted by orrinj at 5:38 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 16, 2012

THE RIGHT HAS NOWHERE TO GO:

Posted by orrinj at 3:49 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 15, 2012

EVEN LOSING THE CHICK PARTY:

Posted by orrinj at 3:44 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

BOTH JUST FOLLOWING W:

Posted by orrinj at 5:33 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 14, 2012

POLITICIZE STARTS WITH "P":

Posted by orrinj at 6:58 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 13, 2012

CHOOSE UP:

Posted by orrinj at 7:47 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

Posted by orrinj at 5:12 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHEN A TICKET IS STILL PLAYING TO ITS BASE IN THE GENERAL...:

Posted by orrinj at 2:05 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 12, 2012

MOMMY, WHY DOES JOE BIDEN HATE PUPPIES?:

Posted by orrinj at 8:26 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 11, 2012

THEY CAN'T ARGUE BOTH THAT HE'S AN EXTREMIST AND THAT HE'S RETURNING TO HIS NORMAL MODERATION:

Posted by orrinj at 4:52 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 10, 2012

WHERE WOULD HIGH DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT COME FROM?:

Posted by orrinj at 3:54 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 9, 2012

MR. BAI SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WRITING RIGHT THERE:

Posted by orrinj at 8:08 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

IT'S WORSE THAN IT LOOKS FOR THE UR:

Posted by orrinj at 7:59 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

YOU KNOW A CAMPAIGN HAS CONCEDED...:

Posted by orrinj at 7:32 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 8, 2012

ANOTHER CHANGE IS GONNA COME:

Posted by orrinj at 7:07 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

A.K.A.--W'S 4TH TERM:

Posted by orrinj at 3:56 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 6, 2012

AN ECHO, NOT A CHOICE:

Posted by orrinj at 6:41 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 5, 2012

1980 AGAIN:

Posted by orrinj at 8:57 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 4, 2012

A CHOICE OF REPUBLICANS:

Posted by orrinj at 7:12 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE SINGLE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM...:

Posted by orrinj at 7:09 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

MISSION PLAUSIBLE:

Posted by orrinj at 7:07 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

MITT'S TEAM SHOULD OFFER TO CAN THE REST OF THE DEBATES:

Posted by orrinj at 7:05 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE REALLY DAMAGING THING FOR THE UR...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:31 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE BEST STRATEGY NOW...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:27 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

ONE WAS WHO HE IS, THE OTHER ISN'T ANYONE:

Posted by orrinj at 5:14 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE CLOTHES HAVE NO EMPEROR:

Posted by orrinj at 5:08 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 28, 2012

INDEED, W WOULD BEAT THE UR HANDILY:

Posted by orrinj at 5:39 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 9, 2012

THE LEAST SIGNIFICANT ELECTION SINCE 1912:

Posted by orrinj at 10:29 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 8, 2012

SURE, HE HASN'T BEEN A GOOD PRESIDENT, BUT GOOD ENOUGH?:

Posted by orrinj at 8:32 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

DEMOCRATS PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HELP MAKE THIS ELECTION ABOUT JOBS:

Posted by orrinj at 8:24 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 7, 2012

THE CLOTHES HAVE NO EMPEROR:

Posted by orrinj at 9:22 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

IT'S ENTIRELY FITTING...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:09 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WELCOME TO THE UR'S INFERNO:

Posted by orrinj at 5:02 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 6, 2012

"IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU":

Posted by orrinj at 4:59 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO?:

Posted by orrinj at 4:59 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 5, 2012

"NO":

Posted by orrinj at 5:10 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

ALL MITT HAD TO DO IS SEEM PLAUSIBLE:

Posted by orrinj at 4:59 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 3, 2012

THE CLOTHES HAVE NO EMPEROR:

Posted by orrinj at 6:37 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

NOPE AND NO CHANGE:

Posted by orrinj at 2:09 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THANKS, DEVAL:

Posted by orrinj at 10:43 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

IT TAKES A REPUBLICAN TO SELL A REPUBLICAN:

Posted by orrinj at 7:18 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 1, 2012

WHICH IS WHY ALL MITT HAD TO SHOW WAS THAT HE'S VIABLE:

Posted by orrinj at 6:04 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 30, 2012

AYN WHO?:

Posted by orrinj at 8:16 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 29, 2012

REGRETS, THEY'VE HAD A FEW:

Posted by orrinj at 5:13 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 21, 2012

MITT, MAN OF PASSION?:

Posted by orrinj at 4:13 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

AND SENATOR THOMPSON CARRIES THEM HOME:

Posted by orrinj at 4:00 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

IMPORTING THE INFERIOR CULTURE:

Posted by orrinj at 5:05 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 19, 2012

PAUL RYAN, SUBJECTIVIST:

Posted by orrinj at 11:16 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

HOPE AND CHANGE:

Posted by orrinj at 11:10 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

JUST AS REPUBLICANS LIKED THE MANDATE UNTIL DEMOCRATS USED IT...:

Posted by orrinj at 10:51 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHICH MAKES IT CURIOUS THAT THE UR KEEPS TELLING US THE GOP IS THE PARTY OF CHANGE:

Posted by orrinj at 8:12 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 18, 2012

BELTWAY BOY:

Posted by orrinj at 7:58 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 17, 2012

Y'ALL WILL HAVE TO LOOK TO THE OTHER GUYS FOR HOPE AND CHANGE:

Posted by orrinj at 10:20 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

JUST GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS:

Posted by orrinj at 10:14 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

CEDING CHANGE TO THE GOP:

Posted by orrinj at 9:51 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

ALL THE UR'S DOING IS SELLING THE GOP AS THE PARTY OF REFORM:

Posted by orrinj at 9:27 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 15, 2012

DO THEY EVEN KNOW HE'S CATHOLIC?:

Posted by orrinj at 1:04 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 14, 2012

A PLAN W WON ON TWICE:

Posted by orrinj at 3:02 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

BUSH LITE:

Posted by orrinj at 5:21 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 13, 2012

THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARE TOO PAROCHIAL TO NOTICE...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:28 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE THIRD GUY ON THE TICKET:

Posted by orrinj at 5:23 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 12, 2012

READY FOR HIS FINEST HOUR:

Posted by orrinj at 11:51 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

IT'S CALLED LEGISLATING:

Posted by orrinj at 11:46 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

SO AFTER FIVE MONTHS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FUTILELY TRYING TO EXPLAIN BAIN CAPITAL...:

Posted by orrinj at 10:10 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE PEOPLE'S VOICE:

Posted by orrinj at 8:56 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

DEVILISH DIFFERENCES:

Posted by orrinj at 8:36 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WE ALL KNOW WHERE WE'RE HEADED:

Posted by orrinj at 8:33 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

A MAN, A PLAN, A CAMPAIGN:

Posted by orrinj at 8:29 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 11, 2012

WITH ALL DUE REGARD TO FRIEND LAWLER:

Posted by orrinj at 4:59 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE THIRD MAN ON THE TICKET:

Posted by orrinj at 4:50 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

PICKING UP THE CAN:

Posted by orrinj at 4:22 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

NOTHING SO BECOMES MR. RYAN AS THE DESPAIR OF THE NATIVISTS:

Posted by orrinj at 3:34 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE RETURN TO BUSHISM:

Posted by orrinj at 9:01 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

INVERTING THE TICKET:

Posted by orrinj at 8:55 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 10, 2012

HE'D BE MORE USEFUL IN THE HOUSE...:

Posted by orrinj at 11:36 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 4, 2012

HISTORY IS A TOUGH TASKMASTER:

Posted by orrinj at 8:59 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 31, 2012

THE AMERICAN CONSENSUS:

Posted by orrinj at 5:25 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 30, 2012

THEY'RE ALL OUR ISSUES:

Posted by orrinj at 6:24 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 29, 2012

DONE BEEN SHOWN:

Posted by orrinj at 7:12 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

NOWHERE TO GO BUT DOWN:

Posted by orrinj at 6:37 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 24, 2012

OUCH:

Posted by orrinj at 6:44 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THANKS, BARRY:

Posted by orrinj at 4:54 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 23, 2012

BUYING STOCK IN MITT:

Posted by orrinj at 6:39 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

"INCREASINGLY REMOTE":

Posted by orrinj at 5:51 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHAT ELSE DO THEY HAVE TO OFFER BUT MONEY?:

Posted by orrinj at 5:39 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 22, 2012

WHAT'S MOST PECULIAR ABOUT IT...:

Posted by orrinj at 10:12 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 17, 2012

THE CHOICE BETWEEN JOBS AND WEALTH:

Posted by orrinj at 6:04 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 12, 2012

FROM FIRST TO WORST:

Posted by orrinj at 5:28 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 11, 2012

NEVERMIND THAT NAME RECOGNITION FOR BAIN IS PROBABLY STILL UNDER 40%....:

Posted by orrinj at 5:20 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 9, 2012

TOO NORMAL FOR THE JOB:

Posted by orrinj at 5:41 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 8, 2012

WHERE THE DUCKS ARE:

Posted by orrinj at 9:12 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE HIGH COST OF SAVING JOBS:

Posted by orrinj at 7:42 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 3, 2012

MAYBE THE OTHER BROTHER WILL FILE A FIRST HAND REPORT FOR US:

Posted by orrinj at 12:28 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 2, 2012

THE TILTED BATTLEGROUND:

Posted by orrinj at 6:12 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

RUNNING ON EMPTY:

Posted by orrinj at 5:37 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 1, 2012

THE ADS THE UR IS RUNNING HERE...:

Posted by orrinj at 12:55 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 30, 2012

AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG:

Posted by orrinj at 6:58 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 23, 2012

BECAUSE THE RACE COULD ONLY BE MORE LIKE '92 IF ROSS PEROT JUMPED IN:

Posted by orrinj at 7:09 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 19, 2012

IT IS THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE SPRING THAT DOOM HIM...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:18 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 18, 2012

HARD TO SEE THE GOP WINNING THE SENATE SEAT BUT LOSING AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET:

Posted by orrinj at 5:34 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

SILENCE IS GOLDEN:

Posted by orrinj at 5:20 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 17, 2012

POLICY AMBITION:

Posted by orrinj at 8:13 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 16, 2012

THEY'D HAVE TO WASTE A BILLION DOLLARS ON ADS....:

Posted by orrinj at 6:11 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 14, 2012

...AND REDDER...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:06 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 13, 2012

WHAT SHOULD REALLY SCARE THEM...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:27 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 11, 2012

THUS THE COMING OPEN BORDERS EPIPHANY:

Posted by orrinj at 6:58 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 10, 2012

HIS BASE IS DOWN TO FOLKS WHO'D NEVER VOTE REPUBLICAN...:

Posted by orrinj at 2:36 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

SO ARE YOU SAYING...:

Posted by orrinj at 9:48 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 9, 2012

THE ONLY MESSAGE TO EMERGE FROM THE PRIMARIES....:

Posted by orrinj at 9:52 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHAT'S A BAR CODE READER?:

Posted by orrinj at 9:45 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 7, 2012

BUT THERE IS STILL A HOUSE GOP TO SCREW THE POOCH:

Posted by orrinj at 5:14 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

HARRIS WOFFORD IN A COALMINE:

Posted by orrinj at 5:54 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 6, 2012

RED ALERT:

Posted by orrinj at 9:21 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 5, 2012

MOVING TO THE RED COLUMN?:

Posted by orrinj at 5:55 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

UNCIRCLING THE FIRING SQUAD:

Posted by orrinj at 5:38 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 2, 2012

ONE ADVANTAGE OF JEB...:

Posted by orrinj at 8:05 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 29, 2012

AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES, BUT ONLY ONE FITS THAT BILL:

Posted by orrinj at 5:39 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 28, 2012

MBA VS. JD:

Posted by orrinj at 9:10 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

"WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN THE POSSIBLE" (profanity alert):

Posted by orrinj at 8:19 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 26, 2012

AS IN 1992, WHEN TWO SIMILAR CANDIDATES FACED EACH OTHER...:

Posted by orrinj at 4:40 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

BAIN WON'T BE AT 40% NAME RECOGNITION ON ELECTION DAY:

Posted by orrinj at 5:50 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 25, 2012

NO ILLUSIONS LEFT:

Posted by orrinj at 4:10 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 24, 2012

THE SPIRIT OF '68:

Posted by orrinj at 5:45 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 23, 2012

NO RECOUNTS REQUIRED:

Posted by orrinj at 3:31 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 22, 2012

NOONE VS NOBODY:

Posted by orrinj at 8:36 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

AND IT DIDN'T MATTER FOR GHWB THAT THE ECONOMY WAS IMPROVING:

Posted by orrinj at 6:49 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 21, 2012

MAN, THEY'RE BAD AT THIS:

Posted by orrinj at 6:39 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 20, 2012

SO IT'S GHWB 1992 BUT WITH PRO-QUEER AND PRO-ABORTION THROWN IN?:

Posted by orrinj at 6:05 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 19, 2012

THEY WON'T EVEN BUY MEDIA THERE:

Posted by orrinj at 8:26 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 17, 2012

IF NOTHING ELSE, MAKE HIM DEFEND:

Posted by orrinj at 6:08 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 11, 2012

TH E MARK OF AN ENDANGERED INCUMBENT...:

Posted by orrinj at 4:25 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 9, 2012

TANNED, RESTED, AND READY:

Posted by orrinj at 2:30 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 8, 2012

DOING MITT'S HEAVY LIFTING FOR HIM:

Posted by orrinj at 3:33 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE POINT BEING THAT THE GOP NOMINATING PROCESS...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:54 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 6, 2012

CLEAR PATH:

Posted by orrinj at 9:17 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 26, 2012

SILLY, BUT USEFUL:

Posted by orrinj at 5:54 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

A NON-THREATENING ALTERNATIVE:

Posted by orrinj at 5:42 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 25, 2012

AND PLENTY OF TIME TO DITCH THE WAHOOS:

Posted by orrinj at 5:04 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 23, 2012

LIKE RUNNING AGAINST THE 2008 OBAMA:

Posted by orrinj at 3:27 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 22, 2012

NOBODY BOARDS A SINKING SHIP:

Posted by orrinj at 10:42 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 18, 2012

MITT JUST NEEDS TO AVOID DEAD HOOKERS, LIVE BOYS, & THE HOUSE GOP:

Posted by orrinj at 7:53 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 16, 2012

THE WISDOM OF THE GROWNUPS:

Posted by orrinj at 5:11 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 14, 2012

HOW EXACTLY WOULD HE GO POSITIVE...:

Posted by orrinj at 8:34 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 11, 2012

ONE IMPOSSIBLE WIN AFTER ANOTHER:

Posted by orrinj at 7:00 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 10, 2012

THE MITTEN STANDS ALONE:

Posted by orrinj at 4:35 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 7, 2012

REINCE, LATHER, REPEAT:

Posted by orrinj at 8:08 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

April 4, 2012

THE PIVOT TO THE GENERAL:

Posted by orrinj at 6:23 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE TEA PARTY CANDIDATE:

Posted by orrinj at 5:02 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

March 30, 2012

"UNTIL THE LAST DOG GETS CANCER!":

Posted by orrinj at 4:25 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

March 21, 2012

A TRIP TO THE LAUNDROMITT:

Posted by orrinj at 6:32 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

March 19, 2012

GROWN-UP TIME:

Posted by orrinj at 8:23 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

March 11, 2012

IT'S THE GROWN-UP PARTY:

Posted by orrinj at 9:11 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

March 8, 2012

MAKE THAT, PRESIDENT ROMNEY:

Posted by orrinj at 5:38 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 29, 2012

IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A GOVERNOR...:

Posted by orrinj at 3:22 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

NOTHING LEFT FOR THE OTHERS BUT TO BITTER CLING:

Posted by orrinj at 6:13 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 26, 2012

LET'S START OVER, ADD "NONE OF THE ABOVE" TO THE BALLOTS...:

Posted by orrinj at 7:47 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 24, 2012

THE OPPONENT DOESN'T MATTER, IT'S A RE-ELECTION ELECTION:

Posted by orrinj at 6:43 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 21, 2012

DOWN TO THE WIRE:

Posted by orrinj at 7:50 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 19, 2012

PLEASE, JEB, SAVE US FROM OURSELVES:

Posted by orrinj at 10:05 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 15, 2012

A FEBRUARY NAIL-BITER

Posted by orrinj at 8:12 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 11, 2012

TEA AND ROMNEY:

Posted by orrinj at 6:32 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 10, 2012

THE SILENCE OF THE NEWT:

Posted by orrinj at 4:40 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 9, 2012

IT'S JUST ABOUT WHICH PARTY GETS CREDIT FOR THE PEACE DIVIDEND:

Posted by orrinj at 6:49 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 8, 2012

THREE WEEKS TO ELECTION DAY:

Posted by orrinj at 5:40 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

GO HOME, NEWT:

Posted by orrinj at 3:29 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 6, 2012

TO TAKE THE IDEA EVEN FURTHER...:

Posted by orrinj at 7:27 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 5, 2012

THEREBY REDUCING HIS OPPONENTS TO BITTER-CLINGER STATUS:

Posted by orrinj at 8:26 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHY DOES THE ELECTION MATTER?:

Posted by orrinj at 7:38 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 4, 2012

FIND ANOTHER CABANA, SONNY:

Posted by orrinj at 9:17 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 3, 2012

MITT WHO?:

Posted by orrinj at 2:52 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 2, 2012

ON TURNING OVER THE ROCK:

Posted by orrinj at 6:59 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE CHOICE:

Posted by orrinj at 6:53 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

TOUGH ROW TO HOE:

Posted by orrinj at 6:11 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

February 1, 2012

CAMPAIGNS REFLECT THEIR CANDIDATES:

Posted by orrinj at 2:36 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

JUST THE WAY THEY DREW IT UP:

Posted by orrinj at 2:28 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

SOMEONE TELL NEWT IT'S OVER:

Posted by orrinj at 6:43 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 29, 2012

THE GROWN-UP PARTY:

Posted by orrinj at 9:06 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

A CAMPAIGN IS A REFLECTION OF SELF:

Posted by orrinj at 7:47 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 28, 2012

IT IS THE GROWN-UP PARTY, AFTER ALL:

Posted by orrinj at 4:42 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 27, 2012

NOT JUST A GOP OUT, BUT A ROMNEY PLATFORM:

Posted by orrinj at 8:06 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

NEVER CONFUSE BUYERS' REMORSE WITH PERSONAL POPULARITY:

Posted by orrinj at 6:34 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 26, 2012

NEITHER ONE IS THE SOUL OF THE PARTY, BUT IT IS FAIR TO CAST THIS...:

Posted by orrinj at 3:06 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

1992 AGAIN:

Posted by orrinj at 6:47 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 25, 2012

HE CAN'T EVEN ORGANIZE HIMSELF:

Posted by orrinj at 6:25 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

NO ONE EXPECTS HIM TO BE AS WISE AS REAGAN OR W:

Posted by orrinj at 6:05 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 24, 2012

FAILING THE NIGHTLY NEWS TEST:

Posted by orrinj at 6:47 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHATEVER WE TELL HIM TO DO:

Posted by orrinj at 3:20 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

AN EASY ARGUMENT TO WIN:

Posted by orrinj at 6:37 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 23, 2012

WELL, THE GOVERNOR IS KNOWN FOR HIS CANDOR:

Posted by orrinj at 6:44 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 22, 2012

WRAPPING UP THE NOMINATION EARLIER MEANS YOU GET THE EPISODE OF BUYERS' REMORSE EARLIER:

Posted by orrinj at 6:32 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 20, 2012

WELLPLAYED, MITTENS:

Posted by orrinj at 3:41 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 19, 2012

DID WE NEED MORE PROOF THAT HE'S AN AWFUL HUMAN BEING:

Posted by orrinj at 4:24 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

GOING PLACES:

Posted by orrinj at 6:27 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 18, 2012

IT'S WHAT NH DOES, PICK THE MOST ELECTABLE:

Posted by orrinj at 6:17 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 17, 2012

HURRY, APRIL:

Posted by orrinj at 7:01 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 16, 2012

YOU CAN GET THOSE SWINGS IN THE PARTY OF FEELINGS, NOT THE PARTY OF THOUGHTS:

Posted by orrinj at 9:30 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WELL, SURE, EXCEPT THAT HE CHOSE TO RUN AGAINST...:

Posted by orrinj at 2:25 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHICH WAS WHY 1992 MATTERED:

Posted by orrinj at 2:17 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 14, 2012

LEAVE OUR NOMINEE ALONE:

Posted by orrinj at 6:25 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

ONLY ONE CHOICE FILLS ALL THE HOLES:

Posted by orrinj at 9:00 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 13, 2012

YOU CAN'T RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT MS MARTIN DOESN'T KNOW WHO HER GOVERNOR IS:

Posted by orrinj at 10:35 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 12, 2012

UNIFYING THE MOVEMENT (ACCIDENTALLY):

Posted by orrinj at 4:08 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 11, 2012

ALL OVER BUT THE GROUSING:

Posted by orrinj at 7:03 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHEN INCUMBENTS ARE FACED WITH LOSING...:

Posted by orrinj at 6:44 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

HE HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF NOT RUNNING AGAINST A LOCAL:

Posted by orrinj at 6:27 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 10, 2012

WHEN THE GROWN-UPS VOTE:

Posted by orrinj at 7:07 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

RICK WHO?:

Posted by orrinj at 6:38 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE MAN IN THE RING:

Posted by orrinj at 3:49 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

HE'S THE ONE:

Posted by orrinj at 2:50 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

EVEN MORE BIZARRE...:

Posted by orrinj at 6:59 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

TRYING TO BUILD WITHOUT LAYING FOUNDATIONS:

Posted by orrinj at 6:31 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

IGNORANCE WAS BLISS:

Posted by orrinj at 6:09 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 9, 2012

TELL NEWT TO SHUT UP:

Posted by orrinj at 3:57 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHEREAS REPUBLICANS ARE ABO:

Posted by orrinj at 6:58 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

OTHER THAN JEB, IT WASN'T REALLY ANYONE'S "TURN"...:

Posted by orrinj at 6:37 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 8, 2012

AFTER ALL, THERE'S NO PLACE FOR PIETY IN THE GOP, IS THERE?

Posted by orrinj at 10:14 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHEN YOUR VULNERABILITIES ARE YOUR PARTY'S STRENGTHS:

Posted by orrinj at 8:06 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 7, 2012

LOBBYISTS VS CAPITALIST:

Posted by orrinj at 11:30 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE TIN WOODMAN VS THE SCARECROW:

Posted by orrinj at 6:32 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

LINING YOUR OWN POCKETS IS NO BIG DEAL...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:57 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 6, 2012

OF COURSE, THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE THEORY....

Posted by orrinj at 4:01 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 5, 2012

AND THEN THE GROWN-UPS TAKE OVER:

Posted by orrinj at 9:24 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RICK SANTORUM...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:46 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

AS THE WIFE POINTED OUT...:

Posted by orrinj at 5:32 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 4, 2012

THE REST IS EASY:

Posted by orrinj at 9:51 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

PSSSST...YOU WEREN'T IN ANYONE'S WAY:

Posted by orrinj at 7:20 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

ALL HE HAS TO GET PAST IS THAT BRIEF PERIOD OF BUYERS' REMORSE:

Posted by orrinj at 7:34 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM HAS NO MEMORY:

Posted by orrinj at 7:28 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

TAKING NOTHING AWAY FROM HIS STUNNING WIN...:

Posted by orrinj at 6:26 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 3, 2012

COULD THE RACE END TONIGHT?:

Posted by orrinj at 6:11 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

SO SIOUX ME:

Posted by orrinj at 5:34 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

January 1, 2012

IF HE WINS IA...:

Posted by orrinj at 8:54 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 31, 2011

DEAD CANDIDACY SMILING:

Posted by orrinj at 9:45 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 30, 2011

THE BIGGEST THING THE GOP NOMINEE HAS GOING FOR HIM...:

Posted by orrinj at 6:35 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 26, 2011

WHICH IS WHY THE UR IS THE TEA PARTY CANDIDATE:

Posted by orrinj at 9:51 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 25, 2011

WHY DOES THE TIMES HATE MITT?:

Posted by orrinj at 10:05 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 23, 2011

THE CANDIDATE LEAST LIKELY TO TOUCH THEIR SS CHECKS:

Posted by orrinj at 8:18 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 22, 2011

REFLECTING A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF W AND OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:

Posted by orrinj at 6:22 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 21, 2011

MAKE THEM ALL TRUST FUND BABIES:

Posted by orrinj at 7:31 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 17, 2011

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WHITE ROBES SHOULDN'T THROW STONES:

Posted by orrinj at 9:51 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 16, 2011

THE PERILS OF BEING THE TEA PARTY CANDIDATE:

Posted by orrinj at 6:30 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

THERE'S A BIG ADVANTAGE TO RUNNING ON ACTUAL LEGISLATION...:

Posted by orrinj at 6:10 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 8, 2011

MEANWHILE, WHAT DID MITT LEAVE BEHIND IN MA?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:01 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

NOW GIVE THEM REASON TO BECOME REPUBLICANS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:35 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 6, 2011

WELL, THAT WAS EASY ENOUGH:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:31 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHICH IS WHY JEB WOULD WIN IN A WALKOVER:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:23 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 3, 2011

HAVING DRIVEN HALF THE STATE FOR HOCKEY GAMES...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:47 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

December 1, 2011

IT'S NOT ABOUT BIG...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:10 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 30, 2011

CAN IT MELT IF IT WAS NEVER SOLID?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:10 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

OF COURSE, ALL MITT NEEDS IS THE MOUSTACHE TO BE TOM DEWEY...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:24 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 29, 2011

WE DON'T KNOW YET WHETHER HE'S A GAY, KENYAN, MUSLIM...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:23 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 26, 2011

WHEN NEWT'S THE LEAST PSYCHOTIC GUY ON STAGE, YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:42 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 23, 2011

YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHO THE NOMINEE IS YET...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:33 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 18, 2011

THEY AREN'T THERE TO PROTECT YOU FROM PRESS COVERAGE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:32 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 15, 2011

ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:56 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS TO SELL OUT ALLIES AND PROP UP ENEMIES?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:39 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:20 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 11, 2011

BLOCKHEAD:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:10 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THREE STRIKES:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:09 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 8, 2011

THIS ISN'T OVERLY COMPLICATED...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:14 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 5, 2011

THE GOOBER STANDARD:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 9:30 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

CERTAINLY HIS BEST STRATEGY....:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 9:20 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 4, 2011

NOW GIVE THEM REASON TO VOTE REPUBLICAN:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:15 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

November 2, 2011

LIKE HOW TO REMOVE A CHILD-PROOF BOTTLE CAP?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 2:46 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 31, 2011

WE'D SUPPORT RICK PERRY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:45 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

GLUG...GLUG...GLUG....:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:01 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 29, 2011

IT'S A CAUCUS IN THE FARM BELT, NOT A POLL IN THE BELTWAY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:06 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 27, 2011

HAS THE MOST OPEN BORDERS CANDIDATE EVER LOST THE GOP NOMINATION?

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:00 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 22, 2011

WAS HE CAMPAIGNING IN THE HIMALAYAS?

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:59 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

IT'S NOT A POPULARITY CONTEST:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 9:24 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WE ARE ALL NEOCONOMISTS NOW:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:24 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 20, 2011

THEY'RE ALL IN PLAY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 9:16 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 18, 2011

THE WEAK HORSE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:31 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 17, 2011

WHEN EVEN IDENTITY POLITICS FAILS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:59 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:46 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 14, 2011

THE BUILDING WAVE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:35 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 13, 2011

ONLY ONE CANDIDATE STANDS READY TO DEFEND US FROM GIANT LIZARD ATTACKS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:28 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

BOTH OF WHICH REPRESENT REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:24 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

GIRLS AND THEIR UNICORNS....:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:22 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 12, 2011

BARRY WHO?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:17 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 10, 2011

AMERICA'S MUSLIMS?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:31 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WE'VE LAUGHED BETTER OUT OF THE RACE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:05 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

October 5, 2011

THE DANGER FOR THE UR...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:04 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 21, 2011

WHOEVER IS THE MOST LIKE W GETS THE NOMINATION:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:42 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 20, 2011

DIP IN ROAD:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:29 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 17, 2011

BUT WAIT, HE'D DO WORSE NEXT TIME!:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:43 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHICH IS WHY HE WON'T RUN:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 10:11 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 15, 2011

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN, OVIDE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:17 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THERE ARE NO SAFE SEATS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:43 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

September 6, 2011

A TIRESOME ACT:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:53 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 31, 2011

HOLLOW TO THE CORE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:49 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 16, 2011

WHICH AIDE HAD TO EXPLAIN THAT HE'S DEAD?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:24 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 15, 2011

RUN, JEB, RUN:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:39 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 14, 2011

THE WINNOWING:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 9:26 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 11, 2011

THE TEST THE GOVERNOR FACES IS TO FINISH THE PRIMARY SEASON WITH THESE SAME FOLKS AS ENEMIES:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:52 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHO IN HIS CAMPAIGN DECIDED HE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:53 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 10, 2011

BECAUSE WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A PRESIDENT WHO CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE!:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:19 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 9, 2011

FROM HOPE TO HATING MORMONS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:54 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 8, 2011

SHHHHHHHHH, YOU WERE DOING JUST FINE....:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:37 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

SILENCE IS AS CLOSE TO MODESTY AS ANY OF THEM ARE LIKELY TO GET:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:35 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 7, 2011

THE SPOTLIGHT EXPOSES EVERY BLEMISH:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:05 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

August 1, 2011

SOME FOLKS NEVER TIRE OF BEING A PUNCHLINE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:47 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE TRICK IS FOR HIM TO GET AS FAR RIGHT AS JFK AND CLINTON...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:27 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 30, 2011

JUST STOP DIGGING:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:59 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 27, 2011

BLUE EYES CRYIN' IN THE RED RAIN:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:36 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 26, 2011

THE REAL TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE WELFARE STATE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:00 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE REAL TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE WELFARE STATE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:00 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 25, 2011

A PARTY TURNS ITS LONELY EYES TO JEB:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:36 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 22, 2011

LEAN ON US:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:55 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

TO ASK THE QUESTION IS TO ANSWER IT:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 11:51 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

A CHOICE OF GOVERNORS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:35 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 21, 2011

HE CAN LEAST AFFORD FOR THE OTHER MAN STANDING TO BE A GOVERNOR:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:47 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 20, 2011

GO GENERIC!:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:13 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 16, 2011

SHE REALLY IS BARRACK OBAMA:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:00 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 13, 2011

EXCEPT THAT DEAN HAD BEEN AN OUTSTANDING GOVERNOR:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:07 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 10, 2011

LESS DRAMA, MORE VOTES:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 1:57 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

EVEN BARACK OBAMA WAS AT LEAST ELECTABLE STATEWIDE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 1:06 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 9, 2011

MITT'S NOT NOMINABLE, BUT AT LEAST HE HAS NAME RECOGNITION:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:52 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 6, 2011

THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK WON'T VOTE FOR US ANYWAY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:22 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 5, 2011

YET THE POLITICOS CONTINUE TO TREAT THEM AS SERIOUS CONTENDERS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:07 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

July 3, 2011

WHICH RULES OUT THE CRAZIES:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:11 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE QUADRENNIAL WAR:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 9:10 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 30, 2011

THE STRAIGHT, WHITE, CHRISTIAN, AMERICAN OBAMA:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:10 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

THE GROWN-UP PARTY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:24 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

OF COURSE, THE PAYOFF IS...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:51 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 29, 2011

JELLO?

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:18 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 28, 2011

THE WELFARE QUEEN OF THE TEA PARTY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:44 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHAT FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:30 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 26, 2011

IF HE ISN'T MORMON THEN HE'S LESS NOMINABLE, BECAUSE IT LEAVES HIM NO FAITH:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 10:34 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 22, 2011

FOR US THEY'RE JUST HERETICS, FOR THE LEFT THEY'RE LUNATICS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:04 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 18, 2011

AND HE WONDERS WHY CHRISTIANS DON'T TRUST HIM?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:58 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 17, 2011

HAPPILY, WE'RE GOING TO NOMINATE A GENERIC REPUBLICAN:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:31 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 15, 2011

LAYING THE GROUNDWORK:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:22 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 13, 2011

IT'S A TWO MAN RACE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:22 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 10, 2011

ELECTABLE, JUST NOT NOMINABLE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:27 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

HOW'D HE FIND A WIFE WITH WORSE JUDGMNENT THAN HIS OWN?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:21 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

June 9, 2011

THE CAPTAIN BLIGH OF AMERICAN POLITICS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 2:23 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 29, 2011

AND OBVIOUSLY A GOVERNOR:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:18 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 25, 2011

LIKE 2000 WITHOUT A MAVERICK:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:19 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 23, 2011

JUST ASK PRESIDENT ROMNEY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:07 PM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 21, 2011

WHICH IS WHY HE WON'T RUN:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:55 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

WHY THE BELTWAY MISAPPREHENDS THE BASE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:05 AM | Comments (Old System 0)

May 15, 2011

IT MIGHT CONCEIVABL BE THE ISSUE THAT MATTERS SECOND MOST...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 10:16 AM

May 13, 2011

GIVING T-PAW AND MITCH A SHOT AT 1ST IN IA:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:18 PM

April 30, 2011

HE HAS NO BASE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:47 PM

April 26, 2011

NO SENSE BETTING ON A LOSING NAG:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:16 AM

April 23, 2011

SURE, THEY AREN'T AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 2:47 PM

April 11, 2011

NICELY DONE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:40 PM

April 7, 2011

BUT THEY'RE STILL RUNNING IN THE BELTWAY, NOT YET THE COUNTRY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:04 AM

March 17, 2011

ADDED TO ALL THAT...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:38 PM

March 12, 2011

NOT THAT HE EVER HAD A SNOWBALL'S....:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 9:36 AM

March 1, 2011

AND A RELATED QUESTION...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:29 AM

February 24, 2011

ASSUMING THE NOMINEE IS MITCH OR T-PAW...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:46 AM

February 23, 2011

HARDING, TRUMAN, JFK, LBJ, FORD, OBAMA....:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:01 AM

February 21, 2011

HE'S ALREADY GOT A GIG:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:35 AM

February 10, 2011

IF GOVERNOR LYNCH DOESN'T RUN IT'LL BE A CROWDED FIELD:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:10 AM

January 31, 2011

THE TILTED PLAYING FIELD:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:04 AM

January 28, 2011

FILLING THE JEB-SHAPED HOLE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:34 AM

January 20, 2011

GOTTA BE IN IT TO WIN IT:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:43 PM

January 11, 2011

SURE, THE EARLY POLLS JUST MEASURE NAME RECOGNITION....:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:59 PM

January 9, 2011

BUCKING FOR JEB'S DIRECTOR OF OMB:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 9:51 AM

January 7, 2011

THIS MUCH IS CERTAIN...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:32 AM

January 6, 2011

THE TRICK IS TO GET DEMOCRATS TO ACCUSE THEM OF SABOTAGING THE ECONOMY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:16 AM

December 30, 2010

DEMISE OF THE TWO PARTY STATE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:30 AM

December 20, 2010

WHICH IS WHY HE'S MORE LIKELY TO RETIRE AND REST ON HIS LAUREATE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:59 AM

December 19, 2010

THERE'S JUST ONE DIFFERENCE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 11:52 AM

December 12, 2010

UNLIKE SARAH PALIN...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:28 AM

December 11, 2010

LUCKY FOR THE UR THAT MITT CAN'T WIN THE NOMINATION:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 11:27 AM

December 5, 2010

THAT'S NOT THE PART THAT MATTERS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:30 AM

December 4, 2010

WERE THE GOP TO NOMINATE A NUT...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:45 PM

December 3, 2010

WHICH IS TO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BASE AT ALL:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:57 AM

November 29, 2010

THE SORTING STATE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:49 AM

November 12, 2010

REVERSING THE REFERENDUM:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:12 AM

November 10, 2010

...AND REDDER...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:04 AM

November 9, 2010

THE WAVE IS STILL BUILDING:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:39 AM

November 8, 2010

THE ELECTORAL MATH GETS PRETTY DAUNTING...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:12 AM

November 7, 2010

THE BIGGEST REASON THE UR WON'T RUN FOR RE-ELECTION:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 10:33 AM

November 5, 2010

SO MUCH DONE, SO MUCH YET TO DO:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:49 AM

November 4, 2010

ONE CAN'T WIN IA, THE OTHER CAN'T WIN NH:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:33 PM

October 6, 2010

WHY SHOULD SHE SETTLE?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:46 AM

August 22, 2010

TANNED, RESTED & READY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:02 PM

August 7, 2010

WHITH NO NEXT-IN-LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE '60's...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:24 PM

July 22, 2010

TIME TO MAKE A MORE INFORMED DECISION:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:34 AM

June 30, 2010

YOU'D THINK THEY'D FIND T-PAW AND MITCH DANIELS ESPECIALLY APPEALING:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:34 AM

March 22, 2010

60-40 SENATE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:45 PM

March 6, 2010

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHICH GOVERNOR:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 11:25 AM

January 22, 2010

THESE ARE THE SORTS OF NUMBERS...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 4:11 PM

December 13, 2009

IF NOTHING ELSE...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 9:03 AM

October 25, 2009

SOMEONE HAS TO FILL THE JEB-SHAPED HOLE IN THE PARTY:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 11:20 PM

October 23, 2009

BUT A 1992 WHERE THE GOP ISN'T ON DEFENSE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:13 PM

October 17, 2009

JUST ANOTHER REASON MITT IS A NON-STARTER:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:15 AM

August 30, 2009

WERE THEY PAYING ANY ATTENTION LAST CYCLE?:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 12:41 PM

August 27, 2009

NEVER THERE WHEN HIS PARTY NEEDS HIM:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:59 PM

June 24, 2009

EVEN GOING TO "CATS" WITH THE WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER CALL:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 2:24 PM

June 23, 2009

BY WAY OF COMPARISON...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:28 PM

June 4, 2009

WHEN ROCK MEETS GRANITE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:28 PM

May 22, 2009

LET'S JUST PUT IT THIS WAY...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 2:26 PM

March 23, 2009

UPON THIS ROCK:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:34 AM

March 6, 2009

THOUGH RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN MAKES MORE SENSE...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:31 AM

February 6, 2009

THE BEST INDICATOR OF THE WEAKNESS OF THE UR'S POSITION...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:12 AM

November 21, 2008

WHAT'S MOST HEARTENING...:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:28 PM

November 14, 2008

THE FIRST NOTCH ON HER GUN BARREL:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:26 AM

November 12, 2008

PROBABLY TOO NON-PARTISAN TO WIN PRIMARIES:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 10:38 AM

November 8, 2008

YUP, THAT'S JUST WHAT WE NEED... (via Neil Goldsmith):

Posted by Orrin Judd at 6:44 PM

WHICH MISAPPREHENDS THE REPUBLICAN CRISIS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 7:57 AM

November 5, 2008

CHANGE IS COMING:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 3:58 PM

IT AIN'T ROCKET SCIENCE:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 12:45 PM

November 3, 2008

IF ONLY HE LOOKED LIKE MITT:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 11:01 PM

October 31, 2008

THEY KNOW WHO THE 2012 COMPETITION IS:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 5:36 PM

October 29, 2008

PREVIEWING 2012:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 10:11 AM

October 27, 2008

HEY, POT, YOU'RE BLACK:

Posted by Orrin Judd at 8:07 AM