Indiana Photo ID Law Works - Todd Rokita, Human Events
As the Indiana polls opened at 6:00 am on May 6, opponents of Indiana’s Photo ID law eagerly anticipated word from our more than 5,500 precincts that the state’s requirement that all voters show a photo ID at the polls was causing havoc.
(tags: voter_id)

The good folks at American Solutions hit the road for man-on-the-street interviews about the price of gas. What they found wasn’t all that surprising given the nearly $4 per gallon cost: Americans of all backgrounds are fed up. Just as evident was support for domestic oil exploration. Newt Gingrich has already collected nearly 155,000 signatures [...]

McCain Must Define the Post-Bush GOP - Patrick Ruffini, The Next Right
This I think summarizes how many establishment conservatives feel, whether they admit to it or not.
(tags: mccain 2008 republicans conservatism)

Lobbying for Obama - Mark Hemingway, National Review Online
Incredulous, easy-to-debunk claims of presidential candidates are often subjected to fierce media scrutiny. In the case of [...]

Let’s Just Admit Slatecard is the Republican ActBlue - William Beutler, Blog P.I.
In the past week or so, two online GOP operatives (neither of whom is David All) have separately suggested to me that the competition among the three Republican Internet fundraising websites is effectively over.
(tags: politics republicans)

Climate Reality Bites - Editorial, Wall Street Journal
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The Washington Times - New Website, originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

Today marked a new era for the Washington Times. For too long the city’s other daily newspaper played second fiddle to the Washington Post’s website. [...]

For Republicans, Judicial Appointments Matter More Than Iraq - Rasmussen Reports
When it comes to how they will vote in November, Republican voters say that the type of Supreme Court Justices a candidate would appoint is more important than the War in Iraq.
(tags: judiciary republicans iraq 2008)

McCain to host possible veeps at Ariz. home - Liz [...]

GOP in danger of becoming ‘Pelosi-lite’ - S.A. Miller, Washington Times
A top House Republican yesterday said the leadership must steer disheartened rank-and-file members from adopting a centrist or “Pelosi-lite” agenda and instead reaffirm conservative principles.
(tags: eric_cantor republicans congress)

Expected fireworks fizzle, ranks close around Boehner - Jackie Kucinich, The Hill
Anticipated fireworks did not materialize at a [...]

I’ve been hearing good things about John Solomon ever since he took over as editor of the Washington Times in January. Soon we’ll begin to see the fruits of his labor with a new website and redesigned print edition. The paper has posted a slideshow outlining the changes to the website and print edition.
For a [...]

Principles Before Policies - Sen. Jim DeMint, National Review Online
In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan singlehandedly turned around the American economy. On the heels of the lackluster Carter years that saw high inflation and a poorly performing economy, Reagan proposed sweeping income tax cuts that transformed the tax system.
(tags: jim_demint congress reagan conservatism)

The Local - John [...]

My good friend Bill Beutler gave me an ingenious idea tonight as I was watching the Detroit Red Wings advance to the Stanley Cup finals over the Dallas Stars. With the computer on my lap and Twitterrific spitting out updates, I began typing a note on Twitter about my hopes that the NHL’s Western Conference [...]