“Isn’t it reasonable for these conservatives to assume that you’ve been duped here?” – Laura Ingraham THE TV AD starring Marco Rubio finally popped up over the weekend or at least that’s when I finally saw it. As you’ll see when you watch the ad above, it’s basically trying to bolster his conservative cred while [...]
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News Desk — Gov. Haley’s Historic Pick for South Carolina: Tim Scott
Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has chosen Representative Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the United States Senate, according to three Republican officials. The move will make Mr. Scott the first black senator from the South since the late 19th century. [The Caucus - New York Times] THE 2012 presidential election cycle will [...]
DeMint Leaving Senate to Take Heritage Foundation Position
From The Heritage Foundation: Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) will leave the U.S. Senate next year to become president of The Heritage Foundation, succeeding Edwin J. Feulner, the man who first envisioned the think tank in 1973 and has led it as president for the past 36 years. Heritage’s Board of Trustees unanimously chose DeMint as [...]
The Right Rallies for Missouri’s Todd Akin, NRSC Issues New Statement
“What’s the moral case for not backing the Republican nominee picked by the people of Missouri?” – Newt Gingrich NATIONAL REPUBLICAN stars from the far right, from Senator DeMint to Rick Santorum, have decided to throw down for Todd Akin. After the final deadline recently passed, with polls showing Claire McCaskill clearly ahead, Newt Gingrich’s [...]
DeMint Advisers Deny Romney Endorsement Rumors
David Drucker’s report in Roll Call is meeting some very serious push back. From “Burns & Haberman,” over at Politico, this one from Alexander Burns: “That story is a fabrication made up of anonymous sources that obviously have no clue what Senator DeMint is thinking,” spokesman Wesley Denton said. “He has said over and over [...]
Obama’s ‘Balanced Approach’ is a Democratic Killer
**UPDATED** President Barack Obama will push leaders of Congress to stay focused on negotiating a large deficit-reduction package, despite the decision by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to abandon talks on a grand bargain, senior administration officials said Sunday. – Barack Obama will push for biggest deal possible
Pres. Obama’s Idea of Negotiating
The White House, seeking an agreement to raise the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by Aug. 2, on Monday said it would not insist that any deal include an end to former President George W. Bush’s controversial tax rates on the wealthy. [...] The White House said the president is pushing the GOP to agree [...]
Leading Conservatives Come to Romney’s Defense
**UPDATED** There are fewer people more important on the Tea Party side of Republican politics than Sen. Jim DeMint. With 2012 revving up, he’s the first to come to the defense of Mitt Romney. From The Hill: …But leading conservatives, including supporters of Romney during his 2008 presidential run, argue that the Massachusetts plan isn’t [...]
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