Sometimes the events in the political realm causes this throbbing to occur in my head. Usually it is fine, since these events are fleeting and all I have to do is turn the television off, listen to music, eat a ding-dong and think happy thoughts. The events of the last 10 days have managed to create a constant throbbing that even music by the Marconi Union cannot soothe. Let us start with the two South | Read More »
Yes, Mitt Romney has made history. He has become the first non-incumbent Republican to win both the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary. Next up, South Carolina, the one state with a perfect record of electing the eventual nominee. No candidate, however, has won South Carolina without first winning either Iowa or New Hampshire. There is no denying Mitt Romney’s performance in the first two battles of this | Read More »
Yes it’s the New Year - 2012 As this year begins, there is a tight battle going on for the Republican nomination. Mitt Romney is barely on top of the list of contenders and the first caucus will be in two days. Then, on January 7 in Manchester, New Hampshire ABC will air another debate. Oh, JOY! This will give the other candidates a chance to attack Mitt Romney mercilessly. | Read More »
A memo has come out dated April 2006 that Newt Gingrich wrote for the Center of Health Transformation. In this memo he sang the praises for the Massachusetts health plan from “Newt’s Note:” The most exciting development of the past few weeks is what has been happening up in Massachusetts. The health bill that Governor Romney signed into law this month has tremendous potential to effect major change | Read More »
While the Republican campaign marches on and the candidates and their surrogates slice each other up, it is important to remember the final goal of this campaign is to remove the current occupant. With that objective, I present to you two new ads. The first from the RNC: This second one is from the Romney Campaign:
I am at a loss for words. I know it’s hard to believe, but I am. Newt Gingrich is surging in the polls and I am stunned. It is possible that people have simply forgotten who is the real Newt Gingrich and are just impressed with his debate performances. I have tried to adhere to Reagan’s 11th commandment: “thou shall not speak ill of a fellow Republican,” although | Read More »
Politics is the art or science of governing. Sounds good, doesn’t it? I learned this definition more years ago than I wish to admit. Campaigns are meant to present voters a clear message as to why a politician’s vision is worthy of their support. Yesterday, was a bad day for the three Republican front-runners. I’ll start with Rick Perry. In case this is unknown, I don’t like Rick Perry. I say | Read More »
Last night’s debate in New Hampshire was perhaps the best debate yet, unfortunately it was on the less watched Bloomberg channel. Every candidate had their moment in this debate, but in the end it was Mitt Romney who was in command of the evening. Now that Herman Cain is considered a top-tier candidate he is receiving the scrutiny that comes with the territory. His 9-9-9 plan | Read More »
Yesterday, while Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich addressed the Values Voter Summit, Mitt Romney introduced his foreign policy agenda at the Citadel. While Herman Cain “provoked church like Yeah! from the crowd” and Newt Gingrich addressed an emptying room, as both conducted book signings, Mitt Romney addressed our country’s future defenders: It’s a great honor to be in South Carolina, where | Read More »
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