January 27, 2012 – 7:59 am
Quite obviously, there has to be a bit of narcissism in any person who wants to run for the presidency. Yet, with Barack Obama, everything seems to be all about himself. Does anyone get the feeling that Obama wants to be president to help anyone, to be a good steward of the United States as […]
January 26, 2012 – 8:33 am
This apparently caused a bit of a kerfuffle (Washington Times) Fighting to curry favor with Florida’s large pool of Hispanic voters, Newt Gingrich on Wednesday called for a guest-worker program for most illegal immigrants, but his campaign could not say whether those people would be on a path to citizenship – the key question in […]
January 25, 2012 – 8:29 am
OK, I’ll admit, I only watched about 5 minutes of Obama’s SOTU speech. I’d been watching the NJ Devils lose in OT, and inadvertently hit the recall button on the remote, which took me to Fox News. A few minutes in, I decided that I really didn’t want to attend an Obama campaign speech, so, […]
January 24, 2012 – 8:46 am
And you will never guess whose playbook he will use (Fox News) As President Obama prepares to rev up his re-election drive with his third State of the Union address Tuesday night, he and his aides have already begun framing the fall contest as a “choice†election, not a simple up-or-down referendum on his own […]
January 23, 2012 – 8:27 am
So says The Politico The surging Newt Gingrich has mastered debates — and disguise. The debate part is clear: The former Speaker of the House comes to play and owns the stage with an uncanny capacity to connect with the grievances of conservative voters. The disguise part is clear, too. Gingrich has used his debate […]
January 22, 2012 – 8:58 am
He not only pulled it out, he did so in spectacular fashion (MSNBC) Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary, capping off a remarkable comeback for his presidential bid that reshapes the trajectory of the battle for the GOP nomination as the race now heads to Florida and beyond. The results mark the […]
January 21, 2012 – 10:01 am
That is, if you a tourist coming from another country. If you want to create jobs through something like, say, the Keystone XL pipeline, well, sucks to be you. If you are part of the oil industry, Obama’s EPA will try and stop you. If you are a small business, Obama’s extreme regulations will cause […]
January 19, 2012 – 9:27 am
Via Mediate CNN political analyst Paul Steinhauser is reporting that Texas Governor Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid for the GOP nomination Thursday afternoon, ahead of the South Carolina debate later Thursday night. Steinhauser said that CNN political reporter Peter Hamby has two sources that say Perry will drop out […]
January 18, 2012 – 7:50 am
Obviously, you can tell I’m not a big Sarah Palin fan anymore, but, putting that aside, I’m not so sure this sorta endorsement will help Gingrich. It may be the equivalent of John McCain endorsing Mitt Romney to Conservatives (CBS News) It wasn’t an endorsement, but Sarah Palin gave Newt Gingrich the next best thing […]
January 17, 2012 – 8:20 am
We learn this in a The Hill article which suggests that liberals and leftists will not particularly like the Presidents proposed budget. Fortunately, the Democrat led Senate will never bother to pass it. Anyhow Top White House officials are warning liberal and labor leaders to brace themselves for President Obama’s budget proposal. Gene Sperling, director […]
