Rod Dreher’s assessment that Huckabee’s appeal was “not just a triumph of theocon identity politics” seems to me a little bit like rewriting history. And though I will concede that Huckabee no doubt received many votes because of his populist appeal and his support of the fair tax he would not have won without the…

Pretty heavy handed: Nothing makes for a lackluster afterparty like a tie for third place. And that’s where Fred Thompson finished in Thursday’s caucus. The former Tennessee senator won 13 percent support, too close to Arizona Sen. John McCain to call third place in the Republican race. The crowd of about 100 Thompson supporters watching…

Along with Ron Paul and Romney. They caucus on Saturday and I’m hopeful they’ll be a little smarter than Iowa: Wyoming Republicans will make history Saturday when they become the first in the country to select delegates for the national GOP convention. Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson spent $10,000 each to acquire a…

Well, my prayers were answered and Thompson’s still in the race: Republican Fred Thompson remained upbeat despite failing to win or finish second in the Iowa caucuses. Thompson congratulated his opponents – Mike Huckabee won the vote and Mitt Romney finished second – and said he was looking forward to the contests in New Hampshire…

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