Florida GOP Forecast
Gov. Rick Scott of FloridaJacksonville -– Florida has learned to wear its new responsibilities lightly. The other 49 states may be encouraged to stage rallies, drag parades down Main Street, befoul the...
View ArticleMitt and Newt in Florida
Campaigning in FloridaJacksonville, Fla. – If you want to know who’s going to win the Florida primary, give me a call Saturday afternoon. I’ll be glad to tell you then. I could tell you now, of course,...
View ArticleThe GOP Wins the Super Bowl
IndianapolisPerhaps you’ve already heard: The G-Men beat the Pats, 21–17.Here are my game notes — buffed to high luster, no doubt, by the benefactions of a well-stocked bar situated thoughtfully, let’s...
View ArticleLeMieux Rises in Florida
George LeMieuxWhen Connie Mack declared that he would run for one of Florida’s Senate seats last November, he sprinted out to an early lead in the GOP primary against (what seemed like) four guys named...
View ArticleAngus King Strolls to the Senate
Angus KingAugusta, Maine— Well, at least he’ll have an opponent.The two major parties nominated their candidates last night for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat. For the GOP, it will be Charlie Summers,...
View ArticleEarly Returns from Florida
Connie Mack IVJacksonville – Despite media impressions to the contrary, the polls have not yet closed here in Florida. Yes, Barack Obama is leading and, yes, Bill Nelson is leading, but indulge, if you...
View ArticleOur Man Mitch
Last Friday in New Haven, the William F. Buckley Jr. Program at Yale hosted a conference on the 60th anniversary of the publication of Whittaker Chambers’s classic book, Witness. An invited audience of...
View ArticleCharlie Crist’s New BFFs
Charlie Crist has changed parties, and this time he means it.It’s now official. Just before the holidays, the tanned Florida politician enrolled as a Democrat, and his new party could not be more...
View ArticleBuckley Rule — According to Bill, not Karl
William F. Buckley, Jr.The Buckley Rule has been much invoked in recent weeks, in this space and elsewhere, and on almost every occasion it has been both misquoted and misapplied. As one who was...
View ArticleLessons for Today from the Immortals
William F. Buckley Jr. with Ronald Reagan, 1978Editors Note: The following remarks were delivered by Neal B. Freeman at the Awakening conference at Amelia Island, Fla., on March 23, 2013.Looking over...
View ArticleFlorida GOP Forecast
Jacksonville --- Florida has learned to wear its new responsibilities lightly. The other 49 states may be encouraged to stage rallies, drag parades down Main Street, befoul the air with campaign spots,...
View ArticleMitt and Newt in Florida
Jacksonville, Fla. -- If you want to know who’s going to win the Florida primary, give me a call Saturday afternoon. I’ll be glad to tell you then. I could tell you now, of course, but then I’d just be...
View ArticleThe GOP Wins the Super Bowl
IndianapolisPerhaps you’ve already heard: The G-Men beat the Pats, 2117.Here are my game notes -- buffed to high luster, no doubt, by the benefactions of a well-stocked bar situated thoughtfully, let’s...
View ArticleLeMieux Rises in Florida
When Connie Mack declared that he would run for one of Florida’s Senate seats last November, he sprinted out to an early lead in the GOP primary against (what seemed like) four guys named Joe. Time...
View ArticleAngus King Strolls to the Senate
Augusta, Maine --- Well, at least he’ll have an opponent.The two major parties nominated their candidates last night for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat. For the GOP, it will be Charlie Summers, who, as...
View ArticleEarly Returns from Florida
Jacksonville -- Despite media impressions to the contrary, the polls have not yet closed here in Florida. Yes, Barack Obama is leading and, yes, Bill Nelson is leading, but indulge, if you would, the...
View ArticleOur Man Mitch
Last Friday in New Haven, the William F. Buckley Jr. Program at Yale hosted a conference on the 60th anniversary of the publication of Whittaker Chambers’s classic book, Witness. An invited audience of...
View ArticleCharlie Crist’s New BFFs
Charlie Crist has changed parties, and this time he means it.It’s now official. Just before the holidays, the tanned Florida politician enrolled as a Democrat, and his new party could not be more...
View ArticleBuckley Rule — According to Bill, not Karl
The Buckley Rule has been much invoked in recent weeks, in this space and elsewhere, and on almost every occasion it has been both misquoted and misapplied. As one who was present at the formulation, I...
View ArticleLessons for Today from the Immortals
Editors Note: The following remarks were delivered by Neal B. Freeman at the Awakening conference at Amelia Island, Fla., on March 23, 2013.Looking over this audience, I sense that I may have been...
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