Former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs has scaled back his political ambitions. After mulling a Presidential run, Dobbs now appears focused on the Senate. His spokesman says the White House "a long way off, but if he did run for office there'd have to be an intermediary step, such as the [Robert] Menendez seat" in New Jersey...

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin devoted a chunk of her book to explaining her disastrous interview with CBS News' Katie Couric. Asked if she would ever grant an interview to the anchor again, the "Going Rogue" author said she...

In the wake of his sudden departure from CNN, former anchor Lou Dobbs is considering a future in politics -- with his eye reportedly towards a third-party run against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez in 2012. (Dobbs has also declared that he's no...

Because she can see it from her house. Marg Delahunty has braved the wilds of the American Midwest to come face-to-face with Sarah Palin. Comedian Mary Walsh’s beloved character button-holed the former Alaska governor at a recent book-signing in Columbus, Ohio...

Doug Hoffman, the unsuccessful Conservative Party candidate in the recent NY-23 special election, has now conceded the race to Democrat Bill Owens -- for a second time. Owens was sworn in two and a half weeks ago, after Hoffman had conceded the elec...

The most rigidly conservatives members of the Republican National Committee are circulating a proposal to establish a purity test for the party's candidates. If adopted, the party would withhold money from any contender who disagreed with conservative principles on more than two of 10 essential issues identified by the right-wingers...

I typically see eye to eye with RNC Committeeman Jim Bopp, but we are going to have to agree to disagree on a proposed resolution to be debated at the RNC’s Winter meeting. The media is calling it a “purity test” for Republicans. In essence...

Chase Whitestead and Erick Stroll of "New Left Media" set out to determine just what was it about Sarah Palin that impelled her supporters to stand in massive lines for hours for the chance to meet her at book signings...

Members of the Republican Party have circulated a proposed resolution that lists 10 conservative principles that GOP candidates should embrace. Candidates who opposed 3 or more of the listed principles would forfeit financial and political support from the Republican National Committee...

A top adviser on Hispanic issues to John McCain's presidential campaign said Sunday that a joint interview with McCain and Sarah Palin planned for Univision last fall had to be canceled because Palin was unprepared to discuss Latin America policy...

Can Lou Dobbs make the leap from the anchor desk to the Oval Office? A radio interviewer on WTOP joked Monday about the "crazy" idea that the former CNN host could mount a White House bid in 2012 - but Dobbs wasn't laughing. "What's so crazy about that?" he responded in the interview broadcast on the Washington, D.C. station...

The 2010 Senate contests, I submit, will tell us more than either the House or gubernatorial results next year about the relative status of the two parties and their competitiveness. Why? For one, historically the president's party loses an aver...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin promises to limit her enthusiasm during her visit to North Carolina's Fort Bragg. The former Republican vice presidential candidate planned to sign copies of her new memoir at a post store...

Is Botox part of her stimulus package? Sarah Palin is promoting much more than her new best seller book, Going Rogue. This week, ladies — take a look at her refreshed new face. At age 45, Sarah could easily be mistaken for a very young 35. Cou...

The latest absentee ballot totals from the NY-23 special election show Democratic Rep. Bill Owens leading his Conservative Party opponent Doug Hoffman -- with a greater margin than there are absentee ballots left to be counted. The Watertown Daily ...

Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" book tour just went rogue on some unhappy fans. The former governor arrived at a Borders bookstore in Noblesville, Indiana Thursday night to sign books. The evening started off well. "We had a gre...

During a relatively unnoticed speech in early November, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said he found it "deplorable" and "shameful" that his fellow Republicans were attacking the president for even the most trivial or...

The New York Times reports that Rudy Giuliani will not run for Governor of New York, a serious blow to Republican hopes of winning this big governorship in 2010: It was not clear what prompted the decision, but the prospect of potentially facing Att...

When Doug Hoffman blamed ACORN for his loss in the NY-23 special House election, he was channeling the GOP base. A new Public Policy Polling survey found that a majority of Republican voters think that ACORN stole the presidential election for Barack...

After being prodded by Glenn Beck into saying he was "unconceding" an upstate New York House election, Doug Hoffman has made it official. In a statement on his website, the Conservative Party candidate said was revoking his concession and b...