He calls Santorum “a fake” and gets him to concede that he voted against his principles. Meanwhile, Gingrich had the most outrageous lines.read more

The corporate media aren’t giving Ron Paul his due.

If Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum or Rick Perry or John Huntsman had done as well as Paul did in both Iowa and New Hampshire, the big media would be granting that candidate enormous attention as the obvious contender in the number two spot.

Remember, Ron Paul in Iowa got 21 percent of the vote, coming in just behind Santorum and Romney, who had 24 percent each.

And in New Hampshire, Paul was all alone in second at 23 percent, with Santorum tied with Gingrich for fourth place at a measly 9 percent.read more

The only interesting question left in the Republican race is whether Ron Paul will eventually run as a third party candidate.read more

One good thing about Iowa, it provides a forum for wingnuts. And the wingnuts on the right are often the most interesting candidates. Their politics are often the politics of genuine grassroots movements--even if they are movements of people progressives can't stand.read more

Paul may be the most entertainingly embarrassing candidate to receive airtime since George Wallace in 1968. Like Wallace, Paul’s base consists of millions of disaffected whites who see Paul as their savior.read more

Romney invoked Suharto’s Indonesia as an example of what the U.S. can do for Afghanistan and Pakistan.read more