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The Dog Ate It!

Redstate regular Dan McLaughlin takes the Obama campaign to task for failing to do its homework on the new Latin motto: Vero Possimus. Mr. McLaughlin quickly has to take it all back because he didn't...well, you can guess the rest, can't you?

Yes, that's a petard allright.

Redstate's resident misanthrope, Moe Lane, takes Barack Obama to task for fumbling a detail as he claims the Democratic nomination:

56. The fifty states, plus American Samoa, Democrats Abroad, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Unless you particularly felt like insulting Montana and South Dakota this evening? Or just didn't care? - well, at any rate it's precisely this keen attention to detail, regard for the feelings of others, and rigorous fact-checking that is going to make campaigning against you and yours such a joy for us, Senator.

In his speech, Mr. Obama referred to "fifty-four hard fought contests."

However, the error seems to belong to Mr. Lane. The primary campaign consisted of 54 "hard fought" contests and two that were uncontested by Mr. Obama. It would be an error to call the primaries in Florida and Michigan "hard fought," wouldn't it?

Mr. Lane, may I introduce you to your own petard?

You Don't Have to Get All Snippy About It...

RedState Erick surveys the carnage of the Nevada and South Carolina primaries, and his reaction is not pretty. In fact, his fit of pique is such that even the RedState faithful take him to task for his pessimism. He explains:

This is why I'm so damned frustrated with Thompson and Romney. *Neither* of the conservative candidates in the race has been able to close the deal. Romney has spent millions of his own money and Thompson had conservative support handed to him on a silver platter. Look at both of them -- 3rd and 4th in *the* state where conservatives should be controlling the board. Deal with it.

Apparently, with Mr. Thompson standing by to snatch his hat back out of the ring so he can return to napping, Erick has finally come to grips with the awful truth, as explained to him by one of his own commenters:

Romney is set up to be Anyone but McCain candidate. Thompson will drop out at some point this week, Huckabee just lost a state where the Evangelical vote was in the 55-59% range so he has no viability left. If you hate McCain why would you vote for Rudy. That leaves Romney. Also I imagine Romney will get a high profile buisness job if he does not get the nomination and I do think all of his sons are Ivy League grads so they are not banking on their Father's money.

Perhaps it's time to reconsider Mr. Keyes' prospects.

Say It Ain't So!

Tears of disbelief flow as the Directors learn that Frank Luntz' focus groups may not be on the square.

Will RedState head honcho Erick soon be reduced to pleading,"Say it ain't so, Frank!"