With his white hair and decidedly senatorial demeanor, no one would mistake Sen. Richard Lugar for a rock star.
But the Indiana Republican apparently enjoys a stature normally reserved for chart-toppers in Ukraine, where he is, as they say, huge.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio—Newt Gingrich, speaking to workers Wednesday morning at a manufacturing plant here had exactly nothing to say about Tuesday night’s contests.
He didn’t say a word about the how and why of his losses, nor did he mention his rivals.
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In the aftermath of Rick Santorum’s clean sweep of Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, Mitt Romney is still, in fact, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. But the lack of enthusiasm for his candidacy among conservatives foreshadows a potentially ugly road ahead to Tampa and general election problems if he is nominee.
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So, the inevitable has occurred: Following the withdrawal of troops, the American diplomatic presence in Baghdad may be cut drastically, making the massive, $750 million New Embassy Compound a monstrous white elephant.
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One unintended consequence of the improving economy: The culture war is back.
Last night, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum proved that social issues can still pack a punch.
For months, the Republican presidential candidates have hammered away on the economy — and only the economy — as they crisscrossed the campaign trail. But over the past few days, longtime social issues — contraception, abortion and gay marriage — have taken the stage in the campaign.
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