Tonight at the RNC

Get out your Twizzlers and get comfortable, gals.   The big names from the primary make their way to the podium tonight, with Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and key-noter Rudy Giuliani all on the docket.  But really, it’s a night of Janes, as Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina and Gov. Sarah Palin are all set [...]

Building the GOP Platform

We went to a brunch today featuring Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who is a freshman Republican from California and the chairman of the Republican Platform Committee. That job is about as painful as it sounds, but McCarthy was game to do it. He described the process of building the platform, which [...]

Flashback: Palin’s Debut

As we get ready for Sarah Palin’s speech tonight at the Republican convention, we thought it would be helpful to look back to Palin’s debut on the national stage, less than a week ago. Here is the event in Dayton, Ohio when McCain surprised political watchers and announced Palin as his choice for V.P.:

One Daughter Supports Another

Meghan McCain, who has been writing about life on the trail with her dad on McCain Blogette, has spoken out on the blog in support of Bristol Palin:

“It’s a rough go being the son or daughter of a politician. I have not known Bristol Palin very long, but there is a certain kinship I [...]

*Tonight on your TiVo: Drama*

Drama is on tap everywhere you turn tonight.   At the Republican convention, you’ll see Fred Thompson– former senator, presidential candidate, and actor who played the president in the movies– and Sen. Joe Lieberman- former Democrat, now Independent and former V.P. nominee for Al Gore.   Et tu, Joe?  Et tu?

Equally as compelling, “90210″ is [...]

Laura Bush and Cindy McCain at the Convention

In case you missed it, the First Lady, and the lady who may be the next First Lady, spoke at the GOP convention yesterday, and here’s what they said:

Vice President Mom?

We’ve just posted this over at Foxnews.com: “For Hockey Mom Palin, A Personal Foul Hard Check.”

On Friday afternoon, Sarah Palin was the new face of new Republicanism. Hours after John McCain named her to be the first woman on a national Republican ticket, reaction to the mother-of-five’s new status was swift and [...]

Newt Gingrich speaks to CJP about Sarah Palin

A few minutes in St. Paul, and look who we get an interview with– former Speak of the House Newt Gingrich. We talked about Gov. Sarah Palin, her appeal to women and why she might make the difference with the base.