The respected Roll Call newspaper has speculation today on possible cabinet picks for a future McCain presidency. Our own Jim Talent – who’s been pretty prominent this election season – was mentioned for a possible cabinet position. Were you thinking secretary of defense since Sen. Talent was a member of the Armed Services committee? Yeah, […]

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By Matt Lewis Just in time for Memorial Day — when millions of travelers are vigilantly preparing for dreaded traffic congestion — I had the opportunity to interview former Senator Jim Talent of Missouri about America’s infrastructure problems. Talent is co-chairman (former Michigan Governor John Engler is chairman) of a new broad-based coalition, or “comprehensive […]

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Former Talent and Romney aide R. Gregg Keller has landed a new gig since the Romney for President campaign folded in February. In a release sent to the Missouri Political News Service, Mr. Keller was named named Vice President of Total Spectrum/Steve Gordon & Associates LLC. The company says they “help dynamic corporations, associations, coalitions […]

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By David Freddoso “Next to Ronald Reagan, Bill Buckley was more responsible for the rise of conservatism in this country than anyone else — and that’s a very considered statement,” former Sen. Jim Talent (R., Mo.) told National Review Online on Wednesday. “He taught what conservatism was about. He did it with an élan, a […]

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Former Missouri Senator Jim Talent, Romney’s national-policy adviser, described the Republican establishment’s dilemma: McCain “has not been in sync with the mainstream of the conservative movement,” he said, and Romney is up against the “party’s reluctance to consolidate behind a new person.” Read more…

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By Evan Moore (CNSNews.com) – Former Senator Jim Talent (R-Mo.), who served on the Senate Armed Service Committee, spoke to Cybercast News Service recently about America’s deteriorating Air Force. He and the Heritage Foundation, where Talent serves as a distinguished fellow, are calling for an increase in U.S. defense spending. Read more… Listen to interview […]

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After Mitt Romney’s victory in the Michigan primary, I invited former Sen. Jim Talent (now serving as Romney’s Domestic Policy Task Force Chairman) to come on my KMOX show this afternoon to talk about the campaign. Since Romney, like most of the candidates, keeps saying “Washington’s broken, and we’re going to fix it,” I asked […]

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“This is 1976,” meaning a long GOP brawl to the convention not seen since Gerald Ford edged out the Gipper — Ronald Reagan — over three decades ago. Read more… “This is a transition time, really in both parties, and in transition times, countries need leaders,” Talent said. “How well you do today is going […]

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