December 19, 2011 – 9:13 am
According to the latest polls, Paul leads with 23% in Iowa, Mitt at 20%, Newt at 14%, and, well, the others aren’t really mattering much. This brings Timothy P. Carney at the Washington Examiner to say that the GOP will take the gloves off if he does win The Republican presidential primary has become a […]
December 18, 2011 – 8:34 am
This is a pretty big deal for Mitt Romney with the Iowa caucuses coming up, in a state that has historically been rather socially conservative (Des Moines Register) Sobriety, wisdom and judgment. Those are qualities Mitt Romney said he looks for in a leader. Those are qualities Romney himself has demonstrated in his career in […]
December 16, 2011 – 12:13 pm
As Joe Biden would say, this is a big f*cking deal! (Fox News) South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Mitt Romney for president Friday, saying he has the executive experience in the private and public sectors that proves he can deal “with a broken Washington.” The first-term governor offered “all of my support” to the […]
December 16, 2011 – 9:26 am
Yesterday, Ed Morrissey asked the question “Can Ron Paul Win?” The article include quite a bit of information about Ron Paul, none of it good. Ed brought up the racist articles published in Ron Paul’s newsletter (also check Flopping Aces for the old original info). Paul supporters will say “that’s old news”, and “he didn’t […]
December 15, 2011 – 8:37 am
It’s been quite a long time since I’ve seen anything by Excitable Andy linked at Memeorandum. Since his move to The Daily Beast from The Atlantic he has been pretty much ignored, as well as ignored by the right-o-sphere. If he’s been writing about Sarah Palin’s womb, no one’s playing anymore. But, he jumped up […]
December 14, 2011 – 11:40 am
This should be fun (Tulsa World) U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe’s declaration of victory on global warming last week drew a debate challenge for the Oklahoma Republican, who described himself as the only official still talking about the contentious issue. “Clearly you are a man of your convictions,” veteran activist Ralph Nader stated in a letter […]
December 14, 2011 – 8:15 am
Of course, the Democrat controlled Senate has said they would kill it and Obama has said he will veto it. Before reading it, of course (Washington Post) Prospects for a year-end congressional compromise on key tax and spending legislation grew more complicated Tuesday, as the Republican House passed a controversial version of a payroll tax […]
December 11, 2011 – 2:29 pm
On the 9th I pointed out an interview between Jon Huntsman and Laura Ingraham, when he seemed to be saying that he wouldn’t push AGW legislation. Alas, I should have looked back on the 7th Jon Huntsman dials back squishiness on climate change Hey, what’s up with The Politico snaking my “squishy” meme? A day […]
December 10, 2011 – 3:06 pm
The man is a raving wackjob, and will never, ever get the GOP nomination (CBS News) Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Thursday evening that Bush administration officials were gleeful after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because it gave them a pretext to invade Iraq. “Just think of what happened after 9/11. Immediately before there […]
December 9, 2011 – 12:26 pm
The more I learn about Jon Huntsman, the more I like him, in terms of what he stands for and what he has done. I can move past the whole working for Obama as ambassador to China, since this gives him excellent insight and knowledge about the largest holder of American debt. Other than Michele […]
