Republican primary
Posted at 5:55pm on Jan. 25, 2008 Ladies and Gentlemen, Place your Bets!
By AcademicElephant
Earlier today, I had a Redhot exchange with Adam C about the state of Senator McCain's finances. It will surprise no one at Redstate to know that Adam is a McCain supporter while I am pretty firmly in the "Anyone But McCain" camp. So I admit up front to bias against him (McCain that is, not my friend Adam). But I still want to look at this issue in some more detail, because I think it's important. For me it emblemizes how McCain has run his campaign, but perhaps more importantly it also tells us about how future candidates might fund. The precedent he's setting does give this taxpayer some pause.
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Posted at 10:30am on Jan. 2, 2008 Endorsing Giuliani
By AcademicElephant
Promoted from diaries by Mark I.
Following the example of many of my esteemed colleagues, I thought I'd ring in the new year by endorsing a Republican candidate for President.
My decision-making process in this cycle has been a simple one as on my trump issue, national security, one candidate has the qualities I would like to see in a commander in chief. That candidate is Rudy Giuliani.
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