We have right now at CPAC, a parade of midwestern politicians. As I write, in a few minutes Mitch Daniels will give the keynote speech at the banquest honoring Ronald Reagan. Tim Pawlenty is therefore, almost by definition, just one of many Midwesterners vying for a voice in this presidential season. But his speech was […]

Ann, his wife of forty years, mother of five, grandmother of 16, introduced Mitt Romney. “He always told me that mine was the most important job,” she said, “He said, ‘my work is temporary, you are building a family forever.’” Mitt stepped to the podium looking tall, tanned, graying at the temple—sounding affable, even funny, […]

The Donald came out as a conservative at CPAC, saying “I’m pro-life, I’m against gun control, I’ll end and replace Obamacare, and I won’t raise your taxes.” He says he’ll decide by June whether to run for president. Other candidates say what this country needs is “you.” The Donald says what the country needs is […]

The Daily Caller says 14 potential GOP presidential candidates will speak at CPAC. That’s a lot of words from politicians! We’ll be covering whether and how candidates speak of life, marriage and the place of social conservatives here at the NOM blog, so stay tuned. To be clear: we’re not evaluating the candidates–just their speech […]

[Maggie Gallagher is going to be evaluating what the potential presidential candidates speaking at CPAC today have to say about marriage and life. First up – Michelle Bachmann who had the morning keynote address.] Here was the question I had about Michelle’s speech: the Minnesota firebrand is testing the presidential waters in a long-shot bid; […]