http://polipundit.com Elections and Politics with a Conservative bent. If you're a political junkie, get your fix here! Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:55:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy 4th of July, everybody. Free-market capitalism has been replaced by a disgusting blend of crony capitalism and socialism, and democracy is on the ropes. Let's reflect this Independence Day on what America really means, and how we can start taking it back. http://polipundit.com/?p=20645 I think Geraghty at NRO has it right; “I can only imagine a life running a state while caring for a son with Down syndrome and a son in Iraq and a daughter who is a new mother in the sharp glare of the public spotlight and a grandson and another ... http://polipundit.com/?p=20652 Governor Charlie Crist (R-Florida), presumptive Senate nominee according to John Cornyn, did not like the recent list of judicial nominees that he was required to pick from to fill a vacancy. Why? It was just too white; TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Charlie Crist ran afoul of the state Constitution when he ... http://polipundit.com/?p=20648 All of the "ordinary citizens" called on at the ABC Obama infomercial Virginia "town hall" were Obama/left-wing activists: "The president called randomly on three audience members. All turned out to be members of groups with close ties to his administration: the Service Employees International Union, Health Care for America Now, and ... http://polipundit.com/?p=20643 Just how far will SCOTUS go in undoing McCain-Feingold? Mickey Kaus speculates: Rick Hasen worries that the Supreme Court appears ready to strike down, on free speech grounds, a large chunk of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law--the part that bans corporate funding of election season broadcast ads. Amazingly, Justice Kennedy is ... http://polipundit.com/?p=20640 As Justice Alito's concurring opinion makes clear, ugly racial politics were at the heart of the Ricci case. http://polipundit.com/?p=20638 The Wall Street Journal describes him as; The Republican Barney Frank. Yes, you read that right. http://polipundit.com/?p=20633 From Norm Coleman; Dear Friend, The news has arrived from the Minnesota Supreme Court and the conclusion to the 2008 United States Senate election has been reached. I want you to be among the first to know of my decision to congratulate our newest Senator, Al Franken, for his victory. ... http://polipundit.com/?p=20626 Will the Supreme Court finally end McCain-Feingold's attempts to stifly free speech? A despairing ultra-liberal certainly thinks so: If Republicans were wondering how their 2012 presidential candidate is going to compete against President Obama's $600 million fundraising juggernaut, the Supreme Court seems poised to provide an answer: unlimited corporate spending supporting ... http://polipundit.com/?p=20627 The Catastrophic Energy Tax Bill (AKA Cap and Trade) will face tough going in the Senate. Jay Cost does the math. http://polipundit.com/?p=20624