The PoliGazette crew wishes you and yours a very happy, healthy and successful new year! (more…)

Here’s Mike Huckabee’s latest ad (in Iowa):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqi-pDhHv9g[/youtube]

His ad is clearly an attack against Mitt Romney – once again calling him “dishonest” – which is something he has to do. After all, if he doesn’t win in Iowa, he could very well slip in polls in other states as well. Reasonably good ad, but less powerful than Romney’s ads attacking Huckabee and McCain (probably also due to the fact that Romney can spend much more money on his ads).| MORE ›

If anyone’s still wondering whether the NYT’s editorial board is extremely liberal or not, well, I’d say just read this editorial.

Although I agree with the Times on a few issues, I can’t help but think “yeah, yeah. Yeah.” to myself when reading the article. (more…)

The question of whether Barack Obama was a Muslim as a boy is still lurking around in some people’s minds, as demonstrated by Daniel Pipes’ Christmas Eve questions about Obama’s potential apostasy and Ben Smith’s reply calling the article a smear tactic.

In a country of John Smiths, Barack Obama’s name carries with it an inherent liability, one that is not necessarily deserved but does raise questions – including some legitimate ones – in the minds of Christian voters.

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Although some say that Fox may have invited Ron Paul for the forum it will hold on January 6, only two days before the primary of New Hampshire, the Ron Paul campaign website has the following to say:

On December 27, the Associated Press reported: “The New Hampshire Republican Party is sponsoring a forum for Republican presidential candidates on Jan. 6, two days before the state’s first-in-the-nation primary.” Later in the article, the AP stated:| MORE ›

Robert Novak says yes:

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto followed two months of urgent pleas to the State Department by her representatives for better protection. The U.S. reaction was that she was worried over nothing, expressing assurance that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would not let anything happen to her. (more…)

Ah, those peaceful Fatah terrorists are at it again:

 Fatah’s armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, on Sunday called for the murder of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salaam Fayad for “collaboration” with Israel and the US.

This was the first time the group has openly called for Fayad’s assassination. In the past, the group distributed leaflets strongly condemning Fayad and calling for his dismissal. (more…)

Don Surber brings the news that French President Nicholas Sarkozy has stood up to Syria: “After meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Sarkozy cut off diplomatic relations with the Syria over Syrian interference in Lebanon,” Don writes.

The BBC adds that Sarkozy said that “[l]Links will be restored only when France has proof that Syria is not blocking progress towards installing a consensus president in Lebanon.” Instead of talking the talk, Syria must now walk the walk. (more…)

In a last attempt to convince Iowa Republicans to vote for him this coming Thursday, Fred Thompson has put a video on YouTube in which he speaks to them for 17 minutes. (more…)

 The British newspaper the Telegraph has declared US General David Petraeus “Person of the Year.” The quite conservative newspaper explains:

He has been the man behind the US troop surge over the past 10 months, the last-ditch effort to end Iraq’s escalating civil war by putting an extra 28,000 American troops on the ground. (more…)