May 31, 2011 – 8:34 am
Breathlessly reported by MSDNC Palin a no-show for fans at Civil War battlefield GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania — Sarah Palin has found a new way to keep her political faithful guessing. Palin was a no-show for several hundred supporters, celebrity-watchers and media who turned out in hopes of seeing her at the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg […]
May 29, 2011 – 8:49 am
Yes, that is the exact headline, and what follows is an interesting article Starting Sunday, Sarah Palin enters enemy territory. The bus tour that stands to return her to the 2012 spotlight is taking her to the part of the country that’s the least friendly to her — the northeastern U.S. The headline and the […]
May 28, 2011 – 9:00 am
Should we start or end with a face palm?From Real Clear Politics On his first trip back to the nation’s first voting state as a soon-to-be declared presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney reaffirmed his support for federal ethanol subsidies — an always important campaign issue in Iowa that figures to take on an […]
May 27, 2011 – 8:33 am
I had intended to take a shot at the lead story over at The Politico regarding “Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann Size Each Other Up,” but this wacky opinion piece by one of the GOP intelligentsia over at The Washington Post really takes the cake: Huntsman-Bachmann in 2012! Former governor and ambassador Jon Huntsman is an […]
May 26, 2011 – 12:45 pm
For someone who is supposed to be a lightweight, a non-entity, a bubble headed Barbie, Sarah Palin sure gets a lot of attention for….buying a house Sarah Palin is fortifying her small staff of advisers, buying a house in Arizona — where associates have said she could base a national campaign — and reviving her […]
May 24, 2011 – 10:59 pm
Huntsman’s working hard to pick up that GOP nomination As ThinkProgress has reported, former Republican Utah Gov. Jon Hunstman has strong progressive streak that he may prefer people forget as he considers pursuing the GOP presidential nomination. On immigration, for example, Huntsman has supported a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants and something akin to […]
May 22, 2011 – 9:08 am
…when attempting to use it against the GOP: GOP governors could face pardon issue in 2012 campaign It’s still early in the presidential race, so the opposition research dumps haven’t really begun. But when the skeletons in the closets of 2012 GOP hopefuls begin to be revealed, the unique shape of the field—which will almost […]
May 20, 2011 – 1:49 pm
Can anyone guess who Grist loves? Same Republican who many 9/11 Truthers love: Ron Paul From legalizing raw milk shipments to lifting the ban on hemp farming, congressman Ron Paul has championed some green-related causes, often from a libertarian angle. But it’s not all about not banning stuff. Ron Paul’s blog is also speaking out […]
May 19, 2011 – 12:00 pm
Republican presidential contenders need to 1. not tick her off, 2. stay on her good side, and 3. stay out of her gunsights (oops, sorry, that was uncivil) Nikki Haley muscles up for 2012 Make way for Nikki Haley. With noted smackdowns of two top GOP 2012 contenders, a high-profile presence at the May 5 […]
May 19, 2011 – 9:43 am
And their poster child for this is John Huntsman, who is known mostly for the media and Democrats saying he would be a formidable Obama opponent, while most Conservatives say “other than working for Obama, who the hell is he?” Is climate sanity the kiss of death for Republican presidential candidates? Even after backing away […]
