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Ok, yeah I have small children. But that’s beside the point. I think Fred Thompson has a strong shot at 2nd place in Iowa. I don’t want to get my hopes up too high because it is more likely that he will finish 3rd. But if, as I am getting from the news coverage, this McCain, Huckabee, Romney food fight on the airwaves in Iowa is souring voters to those candidates, Fred Thompson could be the beneficiary of that sentiment. Going negative in Iowa has always carried risks and Iowa is the place where dark horses rise to the top....

Conservative radio host and political pundit, Jed Babbin, did a great job of smacking the Associated Press around in an editorial in Human Events, today. Calling the AP "one of the most politically activist media outlets" out there and pointing out that the wire service is often "caught Hillary-handed," Babbin does a great job of handing the AP its hat. And Babbin warns that every candidate "who exudes a whiff of conservatism" will see the APs guns leveled upon them. To prove his case, Babbin uses the example of how the AP is doing it's level best to destroy the...

We here in Iowa are running a strong constitutional conservative named Bill Salier in the primaries against Greg Ganske for Tom Harkin's senate seat. I didn't know this, but apparently Rush Limbaugh doesn't know much about him. If you could, check out Bill's website and see what he stands for, and if it is up your alley email Rush (rush@eibnet.com) to take a look at him. If Rush likes him, maybe he will talk him up Mon and/or Tues., and that could score Bill quite a number of votes. You sure would have the gratitude of a great number of...