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Newt Gingrich is rising in the polls to challenge Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination now that Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry and Herman Cain have gotten their turn and flamed out. Given the desperation of anti-Romney GOP primary voters, it has to be asked why they felt that these three people all merited a serious [...]
Archive for the ‘Campaign 2012’ Category
November 17th, 2011
I just love this woman: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) mocked Rick Perry’s suggestion that she debate him about his idea for a part-time Congress. “He did ask if I could debate here in Washington on Monday — it is my understanding that such a letter has come in. Monday, I’m going to be [...]
November 15th, 2011
Category: Campaign 2012
Herman Cain isn’t stupid. But he’s trying to pretend to have basic knowledge he lacks, like someone who isn’t a basketball fan interviewing for the job of NBA Commissioner.
November 10th, 2011
Category: Campaign 2012, Elections 2010 and 2012
People will be talking for years about Rick Perry’s cringe-inducing inability to remember what he thinks (assuming he does) in the Michigan GOP debate. But his campaign has been such a disaster that this particular moment can hardly be called a turning point. In contrast, Romney has an excellent shot at being the Republican nominee. [...]
November 9th, 2011
In the wake of the good political news last night, especially from Ohio, let us pause and consider these questions from Charlie Pierce over at Esquire (penned before the results were in). Because at the end of the day, they are the ones that matter. And if we can’t answer them, then anything that happened yesterday [...]
October 30th, 2011
Well, not quite a chat, but a fundraiser at my colleague Ken Klee’s house. (Ken and Elizabeth are old friends, both being law professors who specialize in bankruptcy). There were about 30 people there. The obvious reactions are those that many have had: she is very dynamic and intelligent. She has thought through the campaign [...]
October 22nd, 2011
Category: Campaign 2012, Mitt Romney
Hard-hitting ad on tax fairness from “Priorities USA Action” (otherwise unknown to me). If the 2012 election is between the Buffett Rule and the Romney Rule, I think I know who wins.
October 21st, 2011
Category: Campaign 2012, Watching Conservatives
Herman Cain is pro-choice: he believes that a woman who becomes pregnant as the result of rape should be able to *choose* between bearing her rapist’s child and going to jail.
October 15th, 2011
Category: Campaign 2012, Religion and Politics
For the record: Attacks on Mitt Romney based on his LDS religious heritage are unacceptable and un-American.
