The Republican Establishment’s Last Desperate Push: Mitch Daniels Again

January 28, 2012 By

The Republican Establishment sees the 2012 presidential nomination process breaking wide open and it's panicked. In one last, desperate attempt to reassert control of the party from the Tea Party, the Establishment is floating another presidential candidate: Mitch Daniels. The party leadership tapped Daniels to give the GOP response to the State of the Union Address -- and his performance shows … [Read more...]

Video: Woman Says “Avowed Muslim” Obama Not Prez; Santorum Doesn’t Correct Her

January 27, 2012 By

At a town hall meeting in Lady Lake, Florida, a woman said Barack Obama is a Muslim, ineligible to be president, violates the Constitution, and should be kicked out of office -- and Rick Santorum did not correct her. The woman began: I never refer to Obama as President Obama because legally he is not. He constantly says that our Constitution is passé, and he ignores it as you know and does what … [Read more...]

7 Of The 8 Missing Iowa Precincts Voted Against Romney In 2008

January 20, 2012 By

GOP officials have reported that Rick Santorum won the Iowa caucuses by 34 votes. However, votes in eight precincts will not be counted — and Mitt Romney lost seven of the eight precincts in 2008. Officials say these eight districts did not report their results on the official “Form E” receipt. Several of the precincts overwhelmingly favored Mike Huckabee four years ago, with three of … [Read more...]

Iowa Voting Irregularities Kept Santorum From Becoming The Anti-Romney Candidate

January 20, 2012 By

Vote irregularities in the Iowa caucuses led to Mitt Romney erroneously being declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses earlier this month, artificially giving his presidential campaign weeks of momentum and depriving Rick Santorum the opportunity to become the conservatives’ alternative candidate. The original results showed Mitt Romney had won in Iowa by a margin of eight votes. But … [Read more...]

Jon Huntsman: Leave Romney Alone!

January 16, 2012 By

Former Utah Governor and media darling Jon Huntsman ended his dismal presidential campaign this morning, endorsing Mitt Romney. In the process he sent a message to the party’s conservative hopefuls: shut up and fall in line behind the Republican Establishment. As part of the ongoing psychological campaign to present Romney as the inevitable candidate, Huntsman said in his speech: “It’s … [Read more...]

Video: Michelle Obama Will Run For The Senate In 2016, Pundit Predicts

January 16, 2012 By

Are you ready for Hillary, version 2.0? One veteran D.C. pundit believes you should be. John McLaughlin, the moderator of his eponymous PBS program The McLaughlin Group, capped off a round of commentators’ predictions with his own stunner: “Michelle Obama will run for the United States Senate in 2016, and she will be thereby mimicking, if that’s not the right word, duplicating the career of … [Read more...]

Is Romney Inevitable? Not Yet

January 11, 2012 By

Following his 15-point victory in the New Hampshire primary, some in the media have hailed Mitt Romney as the new GOP superman. Romney won the Granite State with 38 percent of the vote, followed by Ron Paul at 23 percent, and Jon Huntsman at just below 17 percent. Everyone else finished in single digits. Romney’s share of the vote, while impressive, is not is roughly the same as John … [Read more...]

Nader: Obama Bullied Democrats Not To Run Against Him In 2012 Primaries

January 10, 2012 By

Ralph Nader said the Obama administration “jumped like a cat” to crush anyone who threatened to run against their boss for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 2012. “The retaliation is incredible,”he said. Last April, the consumer advocate and four-time presidential candidate vowed to organize a slate of 2012 Democratic primary challengers against Barack Obama. Nader hoped … [Read more...]

Allegation: Santorum Won The Iowa Caucus

January 7, 2012 By

A 28-year-old Iowa caucus goer may have exposed the biggest political story of the year: GOP officials in his country misreported Mitt Romney’s vote in the Iowa caucus, and Rick Santorum actually won. Edward True, a Ron Paul supporter, told local KCCI-TV: “When Mitt Romney won Iowa by eight votes and I’ve got a 20-vote discrepancy here, that right there says Rick Santorum won Iowa,” … [Read more...]

Will Republicans Finally Impeach Over “Uncertain” Recess Appointment?

January 6, 2012 By

President Obama may have gone too far even for the tastes of the Beltway one-party system, when he made a “recess” appointment while there was no Congressional recess. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the appointment of Richard Cordray to serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and three pro-union members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) … [Read more...]

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