Posts Tagged ‘Steve Deace’

As many of you know, Steve Deace is a personal friend of mine. The friendship is genuine. My wife and I have been to his home for dinner, I occasionally show up to his regular card game and I’ve even embarrassed myself while playing Rock Band with Iowa’s most controversial radio talk ... Full story

Is the third time the charm for Vander Plaats? Let’s face it, until Mike Huckabee shocked the nation by winning the Iowa Caucuses comfortably Vander Plaats was being laughed at by party moderates as “the never-ending candidate.” Vander Plaats lost out to Terry Branstad…err…I mean Doug Gross in 2002. And then waved the ... Full story

Although it would take a Richard Nixon like resurrection to make it happen, it would be wise not to count out Rants in this race. That’s because Rants has something Nixon had as well when he brought his political career back from the doldrums in the 1960s: pure, unadulterated political ambition. That kind of ambition ... Full story

Of all the people on this mock ballot, McKinley’s candidacy is the least plausible. That’s because McKinley managed to do something that is nearly impossible for a Republican leader with any shrewdness whatsoever to do: get caught with your pants down on a social issue while in the minority. Usually Republican leaders sell out their Christian ... Full story

Of the four men in our field, no one has a more accomplished political resume than Lamberti. That resume, along with his family’s bank account and business connections, will instantly make him a formidable opponent in the race. I also agree with Craig’s assessment that Lamberti could benefit from a geographical advantage if he’s ... Full story

The rift between some of the leading conservatives in the state over this court ruling has gotten a lot of us thinking about the separation of powers. In Craig Robinson’s article yesterday, the comments section focused on the authority of the ... Full story

Below is Steve Deace’s response to an article written by Constitution Daily on this site yesterday. I was on Steve’s show yesterday, and if you listened during the 6 to 7 p.m. hour, you heard two people who disagreed on tactics but agreed on why the war needs to be waged. Steve made sure that ... Full story

Many of you have read my previous post about Steve Deace and his show. For those of you who haven’t, I basically came to the conclusion Deace was advancing the conservative cause even though he has been rough on Republicans. And then gay ... Full story