Category Archives: Elections

Mitt Wins Iowa, Bachmann And Perry Likely To Drop Out

But, Santorum did exceedingly well (Politico) Mitt Romney edged Rick Santorum by a mere eight votes in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses — a margin that amounted to a tie in the crucial opening act of the 2012 presidential race and propelled the newly reshaped contest to New Hampshire and beyond. After a three-way dead heat for […]

Iowa Caucuses Today: What Comes Next?

It’s finally here, the long, long, long talked about Iowa Caucuses. What comes next? (USA Today) Republican presidential candidates have been warming up for months for tonight’s Iowa caucuses. The results will start a sprint — or a marathon. For more than three decades, the opening contest here in Iowa has narrowed the Republican field […]

GOP To Use Obama’s Own Words Against Him For Election 2012

Obviously, doing this will not only upset Democrats because Obama’s words are being used in context, but, will be surely called raaaaacist (ABC News) On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, the Republican National Committee is touting an expansive new video database that party operatives say is their most potent weapon for attacking President Obama […]

Early Ron Paul Shows That His Newsletters Weren’t Outliers

Now fear, though, the Paulites will go to stages 4, 5, and especially 6 in an attempt to mitigate the disaster inherent in Ron Paul’s writings (CNN) As the newsletters burst into view, first during his 2008 presidential bid and again in recent weeks after he climbed to the front of the Republican race in […]

New Hampshire “Scientists” Urge GOP Contenders To Embrace Climate Change Hoax

The Warmists just won’t give up their cultish beliefs, and The Hill is there to run with the story without any fact checking Fifty New Hampshire scientists Thursday called on the Republican presidential candidates to accept the “overwhelming” scientific evidence behind climate change. The scientists issued the joint statement just weeks before the Jan. 10 […]

Gallup: GOP Contenders Come Closer To American Views

Here’s something we all intrinsically know, and knew prior to the 2008 election: Americans are center-right, and the GOP’s viewpoints are closer to their own than what Obama pushes (Gallup) Americans perceive Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul as closest to themselves ideologically, and Michele Bachmann and Barack Obama as furthest away. A USA […]

Ann Coulter Still Says Romney Is Best Choice

Today, she takes on two issues of importance in backing Romney In the upcoming presidential election, two issues are more important than any others: repealing Obamacare and halting illegal immigration. If we fail at either one, the country will be changed permanently. Taxes can be raised and lowered. Regulations can be removed (though they rarely […]

Newt: Sitting On Couch With Nancy Was “Dumbest Thing….”

Unfortunately, he doesn’t walk back his globull warming beliefs, and, more importantly, his belief in legislation and regulation to “stop” globull warming (Huffington Post) Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was pressed again Tuesday on one of the ghosts of his political past, when a notorious advertisement on climate change featuring him alongside then-Speaker […]

Romney, Bachmann Take Swipes At RONPAUL!!!!!1!! Over Iranian Stance

Romney has his good points and bad points (John Hinderaker at Powerline comes out in total support for Mitt), but, smacking around Ron Paul puts him in the good corner (Boston.com) Mitt Romney, beginning a final push in this crucial first-caucus state, this morning took a swipe at Representative Ron Paul, who has been gaining […]

Exactly What Is RONPAUL’S Legislative Record?

About two weeks ago, I saved a link to Instapaper regarding Ron Paul’s actual legislative record, but never got around to writing a post. Now, little need, since the Washington Post now highlights how weak it is The passage of H.R. 2121, in fall 2009, unfolded without drama. It allowed for the sale of a […]

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