Mthinks I know who spread those scurrilous and truly nasty rumors (the wardrobe, credit card, diva,etc.) The excerpts below indicate Nicole Wallace, among others…

From the beginning, Nicolle [Wallace] pushed for Katie Couric and the CBS Evening News. The campaign’s general strategy involved coming out with a network anchor, someone they felt had treated John well on the trail thus far.

I had to trust her experience, as she had dealt with national politics more than I had. But something always struck me as peculiar about the way she recalled her days in the White House, when she was speaking on behalf of President George W. Bush. She didn't have much to say that was positive about her former boss or the job in general.

Here is the link to Harper Collins, OFFICIAL publisher of Sarah Palin’s memoir.

The authentic cover looks like this:

Governor Sarah Palin's official memoir

Just ask for/look for/order the Harper Collins edition of Sarah Palin’s memoir and you’ll be fine. ANYTHING else is false.

Palin lends her support to conservative Doug Hoffman; read Hot Air’s take on the pluses and the minuses. Stakes now through the roof.

Why left (i.e. White House) hates Fox News

A perspective on Black political apathy.

MSNBC’s racist teleprompter problem.

Congressman Mike Pence slams dinosaur media rites:

“So to my friends in the so-called mainstream media, I say, conservative talk show hosts may not speak for everybody but they speak for more Americans than you do.”

“Transparency” in the age of Pelosi-Reid-Obama. Short but effective.

My friend John Ruberry, speaking at Illinois Tea Party event

Notwithstanding the fact that historically, Democrats in America have been and are THE party of dependence, Republicans are nonetheless complicit in the politics of emasculation. At least some Republicans (more on this later). In the wake of Senator Ted Kennedy’s recent passing, the complicity spotlight shines not only on Kennedy but on his partner in “dependency crime”, Orrin Hatch, who together expanded government control over health care decisions, (for the children of course), via the SCHIP program. Former Kansas Republican Nancy Kassebaum is similarly complicit vis-a-vis HIPPA regulations. One could go on (McCain-Feingold, Kennedy-McCain, etc.). Holman Jenkins sardonically crystalizes Republican guilt in the following Wall Street Journal paragraphs:

I want to give a shout-out to our Republican friends, who have been with us every step of the way, who have been an important part of our salami progress so far—by pushing various “patient’s bills of rights,” defending the tax giveaways that encourage spending regardless of cost or benefit; by expanding Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits and subsidized health care for middle-class children.

I say tonight, without Republican help, we could never have brought the system to its current dysfunction and I thank you.

Sarah Palin’s Wall Street Journal opinion piece suggests the outlook for choice, competition, and the GOP may be brighter than they currently appear to be:

Common sense tells us that the government’s attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy. And common sense tells us to be skeptical when President Obama promises that the Democrats’ proposals “will provide more stability and security to every American.”

With all due respect, Americans are used to this kind of sweeping promise from Washington. And we know from long experience that it’s a promise Washington can’t keep.

We often hear such overblown promises from Washington. With first principles in mind and with the facts in hand, tell them that this time we’re not buying it.

Dear Governor, please continue to advocate for those first principles. If you do, they will take you and the country a long way in the right direction.

Will former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney run for President again in 2012?

Romney’s stepped-up schedule does seem to suggest a second bid for President Obama’s job in three years. However, considering what happened the last time he ran for President, the chances of Romney actually landing the nomination are Slim and None–and word on the street is that Slim just skipped town.

Romney came into the ‘08 Presidential game with two strikes against him: the perception that his ideological shift to the right was more fiction than fact, and the preference among many Republican primary voters for a candidate who was, ahem, a “Christian leader.” The one-two punch of Massachusetts and Mormonism was a knockout blow for Romney–a blow that led to the lame John McCain acquiring the nomination.

Republicans who regarded Romney as a crypto-moonbat or a cult member in ‘08 won’t change their minds in 2012, no matter how poorly Obama is performing as President. The GOP’s conservative base wants a nominee whose conservative credentials are not in dispute: unfortunately, Romney will never be viewed as such a candidate.

At this point, it seems likely that the GOP’s nominee in 2012 will either be former House Speaker Newt Gingrich or Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (assuming, of course, that both choose to run). Gingrich has had his issues with grassroots conservatives in the past, but his legacy as a passionate crusader for the Right’s vision will serve him in good stead on the 2012 campaign trail. Palin will obviously receive plenty of conservative support in the primaries: her only obstacle will be the perception by some moderate and conservative Republican primary voters that she cannot “seal the deal” in a general election.

Romney is a great speaker, a strong intellect, a shrewd businessman. Unfortunately, he is also someone who stands beneath a glass ceiling. Deep-seated skepticism about the sincerity of his conservatism (and deep-seated bigotry about his religion) would prevent him from becoming the GOP’s standard-bearer in 2012. He has a role to play in the GOP’s future–but it will not be the lead role.

With virtually the entire Western World gushing over President-elect Obama’s most recent cabinet appointments, it’s time for a more sober assessment. Do the appointments of Clinton, Jones, Gates (reappointment), Napolitano and Rice (Susan), indicate that Obama indeed intends to govern from the center? (whatever that means). That remains to be seen, but tonight’s radio show will feature Marathon Pundit’s own John Ruberry, for a second appearance to dish on all or at least many things Chicago. At 8:30 PM EST we will be joined by fellow Blog Talk Radio host Just A Grunt for reports on the just-concluded Georgia US Senate Race. And for another take on Illinois politics, visit Illinois Review. They will will be appearing on my show Tuesday, December 16, 2008.

Topics covered tonight: Rezko,George Ryan,Blagoevitch,Illinois Senate Pick,Saxby Chambliss, Palin.

I for one resolve never to forget those who have perpetrated the Palin smear campaign. They should not be allowed to go unchallenged. What do you think?

Republicans should NOT allow the slander/calumny and obloquy of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to go unrequited. All those responsible for trashing her should and MUST be identified and banished from future political campaigns. Here is one view as to why Governor Palin is the GOP’s best hope. Your thoughts???

The list of malefactors (potential) is beginning to emerge. This is an ongoing saga.

The low-road treatment of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin continues. Unfortunately but not surprisingly, it comes from “tools” within the McCain campaign. Perhaps these “tools” should remember that every dog has its twelve o’clock and thus, they will have theirs. Tools in this case refers to “lobbyists”, the suspected anonymous assassins. Anonymous is synonymous with cowardice in this case. More likely, the McCain tools are merely trying to cover for their own ineptitude. Senator John S. McCain, if you have integrity, you will denounce this shabby treatment immediately. Here is a supporting view.