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Daniel TilsonMarch 10, 2014

There were some fascinating takeaways from the just-completed 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Rand Paul won the presidential straw poll for the second year in a row, up six points from last year to win going away with 31 percent. His win is no surprise, since the CPAC crowd is thick with younger libertarian-leaning […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 2014

The Republican Party needs a Pope Francis. You know, an old white guy who is tolerant. Kind, not grumpy. Open to more than only people who have millions of dollars or an extra-large chip on their shoulder. Notice that Pope Francis hasn’t changed any fundamental beliefs of the Catholic Church. He’s just made it more […]

Daniel TilsonNovember 24, 2013

Like a minor leaguer who shockingly grabs an established star’s spot in the majors, has an out-of-this-world first few seasons, then overthinks his meteoric rise and falls back down to Earth; Marco Rubio is his own worst enemy as he keeps trying to snap out of a prolonged slump. Not long after ascending to anointment […]

Guest AuthorNovember 6, 2013

I used to have a ready quip whenever someone would ask me who I favored in some sporting event or political race in which I had no use for either contestant: “I’m rooting for injuries,” I’d say. OK, it’s supposed to be clever, but I know it’s gratuitously nasty, inappropriate and beneath me. It’s also […]

Tag: Rand Paul

Daniel Tilson: Takeaways from CPAC 2014

Mark O’Brien: The GOP needs an endearing leader like Pope Francis

Daniel Tilson: If Marco Rubio has ‘still got game,’ what is it?

Steve Robinson: Rand Paul plagiarized; does he want to be VP?