Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he remains comfortable with the level of state oversight of facilities like the fertilizer plant which exploded last week in West, Texas. Fifteen were killed, about 200 were injured, and there was massive structural damage and destruction, especially in the four block area close to the plant. Perry’s remarks are [...]
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Three Wounded at Lone Star College Shooting in North Houston
At Houston local ABC affiliate station KTRK: Officials have confirmed three people were injured during a shooting at Lone Star College on WW Thorne Drive in north Houston and the situation is said to be under control. We’re told two people are in custody. … We’re told two of the victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds, [...]
Obama’s Actions on Guns Laid Out, While Extremist Republicans Talk Impeachment
As President, I’m committed to doing my part. That’s why I signed 23 executive actions giving law enforcement, schools, mental health professionals, and the public health community the tools they need to help reduce gun violence. These actions ranged from strengthening our background check system, to helping schools hire more resource officers and counselors if [...]
Tea Party Candidate Ted Cruz Serves Chick-fil-A at Victory Party
“Ted is not going to D.C. to make nice with the foo-foo, chi-chi cocktail crowd. He’s going to do the heavy lifting to rein in our out-of-control government.” – Palin wows The Woodlands RICK PERRY’S MAN lost in Texas on Tuesday to a rising Tea Party star Ted Cruz. I’m no expert on Texas, but [...]
Romney Wins CPAC Straw Poll
Mitt Romney won the CPAC presidential straw poll with 38 percent of the vote, finishing with a single-digit lead over runner-up Rick Santorum, who pulled 31 percent support. Newt Gingrich was a distant third, with 15 percent, followed by Ron Paul, with 12 percent. [...] For the first time, CPAC pollster Tony Fabrizio also conducted [...]
Election Year January Snapshot: Romney Up in Florida, Advantage Pres. Obama
Gingrich is badly trailing Romney by 11 percentage points, garnering just 31 percent of likely Republican voters heading into Tuesday’s presidential primary, according to a Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald/Tampa Bay Times poll released late Saturday night. – Poll: Romney holds big lead over Gingrich in Florida, via the Miami Herald On ABC’s “This Week” with [...]
Rick Perry to endorse Newt Gingrich
According to Carl Cameron and Chuck Todd, Perry will drop, but FNC says he will also endorse the Newtster. Burns & Haberman have a write-up. He tried bashing gays in Iowa. He tried race baiting in South Carolina, leading a charge on a new civil war on behalf of religion. But he just doesn’t have [...]
Newt’s ride on race meets Marianne
Just when you thought Newt Gingrich couldn’t sink any lower. He’s even allowing his daughters to fight his fights. If the abysmal parade of performers in the Republican primary hasn’t sufficiently embarrassed rank and file conservatives across the country the culmination of the nomination fight in South Carolina should have by now. However, before it’s [...]
Romney Promises Tax Returns, Lower Top Marginal Rate to 25%
Given these advantages, Romney now holds 35 percent support for the nomination, with his closest competitors bunched in the teens — 17 percent for Newt Gingrich, the latest in a string of contenders to see his support collapse; a steady 16 percent for Ron Paul; and 13 percent for Rick Santorum, who is up 10 [...]
Newsweek Asks Correct Question, Gives Wrong Answer
The right is exploding in indignation. As for the left, Tina Brown’s cover title, Why are Obama’s critics so dumb?, gets it right, even if Andrew Sullivan’s nervous writing on the subject gets it wrong. Anyone believing Pres. Obama would have a presidency any different than has manifested is dumb. However, it’s certainly not because [...]
Super PAC Power
From Politico comes the story of the Super PAC billionaires: Adelson, a Las Vegas casino mogul, has written a $5 million check — and has considered giving much more — to a so-called super PAC backing Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign. Huntsman, Sr., who made his fortune at the helm of an eponymous chemical and manufacturing [...]
Former Obama Official Defends Romney on Bain Capital
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Mitt Romney is running into headwinds in his own party for, of all things, being a successful capitalist. Newt Gingrich, in fact, has walked his charges back. However, Tuesday on “Morning Joe”, Steve Rattner, a former Obama administration official, known as the Obama [...]
Romney is the Republican Party’s Own Creation
Many conservative activists, while not especially enthusiastic about Romney or his establishment backers, are appalled by the odd turn of campaign rhetoric in the closing days of New Hampshire, with Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman taking aim at Romney’s record running the private equity firm Bain Capital. These people, who include radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, [...]
Romney ‘Acceptable’ to Republican Conservatives, and Remainders from Iowa
**Book winner update below** “I think there are at least 3 tickets out of New Hampshire.” – Jon Huntsman on CNN …and Mr. Huntsman got that ticket by coming in third. Romney Wins New Hampshire Ron Paul Second –original post below– Mitt Romney is the now the only candidate that a majority of conservative and [...]
Romney vs. Huntsman in New Hampshire
Taking Mitt Romney’s statement about “firing people” out of context is all the rage, but it’s wrong. Romney’s problem is that he’s the guy saying it and people likely stop listening before the context is clear. The perfect bookend to Romney is Jon Huntsman, who is the best conservative in the primary, but is one [...]
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