Andrew Breitbart

In the tradition of not speaking ill of the dead, here's what I have to say a about the apparently departed Andrew Breitbart:

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Andrew Breitbart

In the tradition of not speaking ill of the dead, here's what I have to say a about the apparently departed Andrew Breitbart:

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In which I agree with #Santorum on something ¦ #GOP #Michigan

Frothy is a-froth about being cheated out of delegates in Michigan, and I can't say I blame him. Here's the scoop:

The Michigan Republican Party Credentials Committee voted 4-2 Wednesday night to award 16 delegates to Romney and 14 to Santorum.

At issue is the way the party is allocating two delegates.

Twenty-eight of Michigan's delegates were awarded based on the results in each of the state's 14 congressional districts. Two went to the winner of each district. Romney and Santorum each won seven districts, so those 28 delegates were split.

The way the party rules are written, the final two delegates were supposed to be awarded proportionally, based on the statewide vote. That would result in one delegate apiece, giving each candidate a total of 15 delegates.

Instead, the credentials committee said a new rule adopted Feb. 4 was written incorrectly, and the party intended all along to give both delegates to the winner of the statewide vote - in this case, Romney.

It goes without saying that Frothy's people are pissed. (Emphasis mine)

Per NBC's Andrew Rafferty, here's the response from Santorum national political director Hogan Gidley:

"There’s just no way this is happening. We’ve all heard rumors that Mitt Romney was furious that he spent a fortune in his home state, had all the political establishment connections and could only tie Rick Santorum. But we never thought the Romney campaign would try to rig the outcome of an election by changing the rules after the vote. This kind of back room dealing political thuggery just cannot and should not happen in America."

I think Gidley nailed it on the head here. This is a last-minute backroom deal intended to save Mittens' ass, and it stinks. If the Republican apparatus was hoping to help Mitt Romney save face, they just did the opposite. It makes him look like a corrupt insider.

Again: not what Mittens needed before Super Tuesday.

In which I agree with #Santorum on something ¦ #GOP #Michigan

Frothy is a-froth about being cheated out of delegates in Michigan, and I can't say I blame him. Here's the scoop:

The Michigan Republican Party Credentials Committee voted 4-2 Wednesday night to award 16 delegates to Romney and 14 to Santorum.

At issue is the way the party is allocating two delegates.

Twenty-eight of Michigan's delegates were awarded based on the results in each of the state's 14 congressional districts. Two went to the winner of each district. Romney and Santorum each won seven districts, so those 28 delegates were split.

The way the party rules are written, the final two delegates were supposed to be awarded proportionally, based on the statewide vote. That would result in one delegate apiece, giving each candidate a total of 15 delegates.

Instead, the credentials committee said a new rule adopted Feb. 4 was written incorrectly, and the party intended all along to give both delegates to the winner of the statewide vote - in this case, Romney.

It goes without saying that Frothy's people are pissed. (Emphasis mine)

Per NBC's Andrew Rafferty, here's the response from Santorum national political director Hogan Gidley:

"There’s just no way this is happening. We’ve all heard rumors that Mitt Romney was furious that he spent a fortune in his home state, had all the political establishment connections and could only tie Rick Santorum. But we never thought the Romney campaign would try to rig the outcome of an election by changing the rules after the vote. This kind of back room dealing political thuggery just cannot and should not happen in America."

I think Gidley nailed it on the head here. This is a last-minute backroom deal intended to save Mittens' ass, and it stinks. If the Republican apparatus was hoping to help Mitt Romney save face, they just did the opposite. It makes him look like a corrupt insider.

Again: not what Mittens needed before Super Tuesday.