With 28% of the nation saying the country is on the right track, former Senator Jim Talent may be considering another run at his old job.  Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but we found this 2006 Talent commercial on YouTube that was uplaoded yesterday on the Scott Howell Company page. Mr. Howell’s firm shot Talent’s […]

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Likely??? Claire is as good as gone! The only real intrigue is who will step up on the Republican side and challenger her in 2012. Senator Talent? Ambassador Wagner? Catherine Hannaway?  State Sen. Brad Lager?

Public Policy Polling:
The health care debate seems to have taken a serious toll on Claire McCaskill’s approval ratings. 38% of […]

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Noted conservative columnist Linda Chavez calls for the resignation of GOP Chair Michael Steele in a column today in the National Review. Her surprise choice for his replacement: former Senator Jim Talent.
By Linda Chavez
The party could look to its own elected leaders. There are lots of good people to pick from: Sen. John Thune, Rep. […]

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By Former Sen. Jim Talent  
This column is not a review of Mitt Romney’s new book, “No Apology: the Case for American Greatness.” I wanted to write a review, but decided in all candor that I shouldn’t. I chaired Gov. Romney’s Domestic Policy Task Force during the ’08 campaign and am still a very strong […]

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Margaret Warner speaks with former Senators’ Talent & Graham about a new report grading the U.S. ability to respond to a weapons of mass destruction attack. Hat tip:PBSNewsHour

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Former senators Jim Talent and Norm Coleman have written a scathing editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that criticizes the adminstration’s recent decision to sell out Poland and the Czech Republic to the Russians:
We are two Republicans who believe politics must end at the water’s edge. For example: Despite misgivings, we support the administration in […]

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