There has been much made of the untimely and regrettable death of Whitney Houston in the last week.
Speculation about her addictions and personal life; political questions raised about Gov. Christie’s order to fly the American flag at half-mast... read more »
February 19, 2012 9:33 am / no comments
His words, not mine. Presented with no further comment:
Geithner: “Even if Congress were to enact this budget, we would still be left with, in the outer decades as millions of Americans retire, what are still unsustainable commitments in... read more »
February 16, 2012 3:54 pm / no comments
One of the top Senate races this year is going down in Virginia. With Senator Jim Webb (D) retiring, the seat is now open. Interestingly, the guy Senator Webb beat out for the seat in 2006, George Allen, is running to hold the seat once again... read more »
February 16, 2012 1:38 pm / no comments
Earlier today I wrote at Red Alert Politics that Romney was ready to “let slip the dogs of war” in Michigan – much like he did in Florida:
Next on the schedule is the Michigan contest – long considered a Romney lock. Not... read more »
February 14, 2012 9:35 pm / no comments
Rick Santorum is on a major roll while Newt Gingrich is dropping so precipitously it seems unlikely he can recover again. In the latest RCP Average the former Pennsylvania Senator has a better than 14% lead over the former Speaker, and his campaign... read more »
February 14, 2012 6:51 pm / 1 comment
It was a simple yes or no question.
In a Senate hearing on the President’s new, ridiculous budget proposal, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee Sen. Sessions asked Obama budget chief Zients if the plan spends more than the agreed... read more »
February 14, 2012 3:59 pm / 1 comment
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum may well see where his future is in the GOP Primary, and it includes taking it to Newt Gingrich. Here’s the newest ad released by the Santorum campaign.
This strategy plus recent polling... read more »
January 31, 2012 10:38 pm / 1 comment
With all the focus in the political world on Florida in the heat of the GOP primary, the RNC took the opportunity to not just rip into Obama’s record, but also the economic struggle the Sunshine State has been going through and DNC chairwoman... read more »
January 30, 2012 3:56 pm / 1 comment
I was just sent this video of Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) responding to a question (presumably from a reporter) asking how Obama doesn’t “get credit in an election year for an improving Ohio.” It was a tee’d up... read more »
January 26, 2012 3:22 pm / 1 comment
I will leave this here and let you think about what could have been:
January 24, 2012 3:44 pm / 2 comments
Closing messages from Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich before the South Carolina primary:
January 20, 2012 1:27 pm / no comments
In case you missed it, here is Chris Matthews telling us what Newt Gingrich really said in the debate (Hint: That’s racist!):
Chris Matthews: “Well, we know what is going on. And the people that don’t hear it don’t want... read more »
January 18, 2012 9:41 am / 1 comment