The Republican Primary Is My New “Lost”
(Getty photo by Justin Sullivan) “Lost” went off the air a while ago, likely ending the era of hour-long network dramas that I will watch, but this Republican primary might be just the ticket to...
View ArticleYou Should Be Scared of Rick Perry
Texas Gov. Rick Perry attempts to quiet the crowd after his introduction by Reverend C. L. Jackson during "The Response" at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Aug. 6. (Richard Carson, Reuters) Rick Perry...
View ArticleGOP Debate Live: Where the Race Stands
Having just arrived at Oakland University for tonight’s Republican presidential debate, I noticed two things immediately: 1) Everyone knows where they’re going except me (After wandering around outside...
View ArticleDo We Have a Mitt Romney Blind Spot?
( Mandel Ngan/Getty Images / November 22, 2011 ) Earlier this year, I predicted that Rick Perry would be a formidable candidate for the Republican nomination, and likely the winner. I still think he...
View ArticleMarkley Debuts as TV Pundit with Hat Hair
When I got a call from the producer of CLTV’s “Politics Tonight” asking if I wanted to come on the show to talk about the Republican presidential primary race, I obviously said yes. I had actually...
View ArticleThe One Possible Non-Romney Scenario
( Brian Snyder/ Reuters ) I’ve got some bad news for the giddy punditocracy: Mitt Romney will almost certainly be the Republican nominee. The recent Rick Santorum surge (kids, please Google “Santorum...
View ArticleMarkley Returns as Pundit, Wears Tie This Time
I returned to CLTV’s “Politics Tonight” this week to make my bold predictions about the New Hampshire primary (Romney wins). This time I arrived without hat hair and, at the request of several friends...
View ArticleThere Will Be No ‘White Knight’ for the Republican Field
(Josh Sullivan, Getty photo / February 29, 2012) With Super Tuesday a kind of Romney-leaning wash, it appears as if the Republican field will march forward on their snipe hunt. Even though I still...
View Article‘Game Change’ a Telling Political Guilty Pleasure
(HBO) I have a new favorite sexytime thought, which is Julianne Moore playing Sarah Palin. Let me just dwell on this for a second before launching into my thoughts on the HBO docudrama “Game Change”...
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