Here’s a brand new ad from Ron Paul’s campaign attacking Texas Gov. Rick Perry. It’s pretty well put together, but I don’t think the comparison between Ron Paul and Reagan is going to hold up. Paul’s foreign policy ideas are 180 degrees to that of Ronald Reagan’s — or anyone else who considers themselves a Republican or a Conservative. Ron Paul has many good ideas on the domestic front, but when it comes to foreign policy he’s out where the buses don’t roam. He’s to the left of Michael Moore and Sean Penn. He’s a blame America first extremist who’s naiveté about Islamic terrorism is absolutely breathtaking.

(H/T Conurls)

I can remember when the media wouldn’t let Bush so much as make eye contact with a golf course without a snotty remark or two. As far as the media was concerned there was always something better Bush could be doing than playing golf.

Obama’s presidency has of course been treated quite differently. Whether he’s escalating the war in Afghanistan, managing terror attacks on the homeland, attending Ted Kennedy’s funeral, tackling the economic crisis, or pretending to be in charge of the worst environmental disaster in history, Obama can always find time to hit the links.

Predictably, the media is just fine with that. Obama has played golf six times and attended two concerts since the oil began gushing. Had Bush done that during Katrina the media would have called for his resignation (which I think they did anyway).

In fact, Obama has now played more golf in his first 16 months than Bush did in 8 years. It’s not uncommon for him to spend 4 or 5 hours playing golf. For a president that’s an eternity. It’s amazing that he could even set aside that much time in a single day. Compare that with the 20 whole minutes he gave to the CEO of BP today. That’s the first conversation the president has had with the CEO of BP since this crisis began. Unbelievable.

(hat tip Instapundit)

(hat tip Big Government)

(hat tip Gateway Pundit)

Look at this ridiculous video from the DNC. It mocks the GOP for having people like Newt Gingrich and Dick Cheney representing the party on talk shows — instead of newer, cooler, and hipper people.

Sorry democrats, Dick Cheney is still right about Obama making the country unsafe.

-Chris Jones

The overwhelming support that former republican Arlen Specter received in 2004 from president Bush is coming back to haunt him — maybe.

The GOP has launched an attack campaign against Arlen Specter aimed at highlighting his conservative record.

The effort includes a Web page featuring YouTube clips of Specter’s positive comments about conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Rick Santorum, and criticism of Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid. It also involves robocalls to Pennsylvania voters to "help you welcome your newest Democrat senator" that use audio from Specter’s old campaign ads — audio featuring what the NRSC describes as "glowing support" from former President George W. Bush.

"I’m here to say it as plainly as I can, Arlen Specter is the right man for the United States Senate," says Bush in comments included in the new call. "I can count on this man — see, that’s important. He’s a firm ally when it matters most. I’m proud to tell you I think he’s earned another term as the United States senator."

Here’s a video:

I don’t know how successful this tactic is going to be for the GOP. This looks a little desperate. Regardless of what Bush said about him, everybody knows how enraged Specter always made the conservative base, so I don’t know if this holds much water.

-Chris Jones

It’s about time the GOP called the Democrats out for blocking any meaningful legislation to tighten regulations on Fannie and Freddie. Democrats have been allowed to spread the unbelievable lie that this crisis is a result of so-called “Bush economic policies” when nothing could be further from the truth.

More like “Barney Frank and Chris Dodd economic policies” in reality. We posted the clip from 2004 showing Democrats vociferously defending Fannie and Freddie and falsely claiming nothing was wrong.

Bill O’Reilly took Barney Frank apart on this issue last night on ‘The Factor.’