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 As 2012 approaches, Karl Rove makes predictions in the Wall Street Journal regarding the 2012 elections. Some activists believe that it is too late for West to reconsider, but there is a window of opportunity for West to change his mind and make a Senate run. With Nebraska Democratic Senator Ben Nelson not seeking re-election, the door is wide open for a Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate. The Nelson retirement only adds to the importance of defeating Nelson in Florida, and a possible West Senate run would solidify the entire statewide Republican ticket, not to mention that it would greatly inc Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) caused a bit of a stir when he announced he was not seeking re-election. Frank, a high-visibility member of Congress for more than 30 years, is in one of the safest Democratic districts in the nation. Yet he is not alone: there are several other Barney Franks fleeing the 112th Congress. Eight other veteran House Democrats who reside in safe congressional seats are throwing in the towel. The Republican Party suddenly has a shot of picking up a United States Senate seat that has been in Democratic hands for more than 30 years, with the announcement by Linda Lingle, a Republican former governor, that she will seek the seat held by Senator Daniel K. Akaka, the retiring Democrat. A Republican victory here would be a serious embarrassment to Mr. Obama (though that could be the least of his problems on election night) and would make it that much more likely that Republicans take back U.S. Sen. Scott Brown yesterday opened the door to as many as four debates with likely Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren, even as he griped that the media is treating the Harvard Law professor with kid gloves while taking roundhouse punches at him. “It’s all fluff. It’s all fluff.... U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) apparently is not too keen on questioning the man who handed him his current job.Menendez, whom Jon Corzine appointed to fill his Senate seat after he was elected governor, sits on the Senate banking committee, the only congressional body charged with overseeing the regulators of MF Global, Corzine's bankrupt company, that has yet to hold a hearing on the matter.
Well here we go!!! It looks as though Anna Little, the winner of Save Jersey's unscientific, week-long US Senate Primary Poll, has officially thrown her hat in the ring and launched a website to promote her campaign. U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett says he's stepping up fundraising for a re-election bid now that a court has dismissed a challenge to the redistricting map that made Maryland's 6th Congressional District more competitive.
The stunning report from Omaha Tuesday December 27 that two-term Sen Ben Nelson would soon announce his retirement in 2012 has one major political impact: namely, taking Republicans one step closer to the four seats they need for the "magic 51"- the. 51 seats they need for a majority in the Senate in '13. (Should the GOP win the White House, Republicans will need only three seats, as a vice president from their party rather than Democrat Joe Biden will cast the tie-breaking vote).
Ben Nelson, the two-term Nebraska Democrat, won't seek re-election to the Senate next year, according to Politico. Nelson is 70- not exactly an adolescent, but hardly outside the norm for a Senate whose average member is 62. As everyone can observe, the primary process is getting nasty. Keep in mind that this process was designed to give us the best candidate. Candidates have to fight and prove they are the best. At the end of the day however, we will have a nominee that not every conservative can agree to support. This brings me to a very important goal that all conservatives must seek to achieve: We must unite and support the Republican nominee no matter what! From Yahoo! News: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich failed to qualify for Virginia's Super Tuesday primary ballot, the latest setback for a candidate whose standing in polls has been slipping. Gingrich's campaign said he would pursue an aggressive write-in campaign, though state law prohibits write-ins on primary ballots. From Yahoo! News: Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has changed his voter registration in New York state from Republican to unaffiliated. The mere mention of Allen West makes these libtards go cross-eyed, as they flounder around in an uncontrollable and incomprehensible tizzy over the popular congressman from Plantation, Florida. BERLIN, N.H. (AP) _ Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he appreciates getting a boost from a personal hero, former President George H.W. Bush.
House Republicans on Thursday crumpled under the weight of White House and public pressure and have agreed to pass a two-month extension of the payroll-tax cut, Republican and Democratic sources told National Journa l.
The House made the move after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., agreed to appoint conferees to a committee to resolve differences between the Senate's two-month payroll-tax cut and the House's one-year alternative.
The House will pass the two-month exten Results of a recent poll that have U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett defeating a Democratic challenger are circulating among his supporters, showing activity in a campaign whose vitality has been questioned. Hey, Republican strategists, interested in a young, dynamic, Latino vice presidential nominee? Then William McGurn has a name for you, "And he's not Marco Rubio." Instead, the Wall Street Journal columnist suggests the less-famed Luis Fortuño, governor of Puerto Rico, who's "part of a rising generation of Republicans pushing pro-growth, small-government agendas." After a police officer is killed on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia on December 8th gun control advocates wasted no time in redirecting attention away from the killing itself in order to focus attention on controlling innocent gun owners In The Wall Street Journal, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush writes that in freedom lies the risk of failure;but in statism lies the certainty of stagnation. BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - KAILUA, OAHU - The U.S. Secret Service has arrived, street barricades are in place, and the U.S. Coast Guard has stationed itself in the The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Florida, Tampa chapter (CAIR-Tampa), gave seven presentations on Islam this week to over a dozen different AP world history and world religions public high school classes in the Tampa area. The presentations covered topic such as basic Muslim beliefs, Islamic history, Islam and human rights, religious tolerance and diversity, and popular misconceptions about Islam. Entering 2012, President Barack Obama's re-election prospects are essentially a 50-50 proposition, with a majority saying the president deserves to be voted out of office despite concerns about the Republican alternatives, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. The Obama presidential campaign is launching an effort to collect Republican email addresses by inviting its supporters to submit information about their Republican associates to the Obama 2012 website. The effort could help the Obama campaign build a database that would enable it to target Republican voters during the general election campaign. But, more perniciously, it could also become part of an Democratic effort to influence Republican primary voters to select a candidate Democrats think O After most of the 2012 Republican presidential candidates refused to attend a Newsmax-sponsored debate moderated by businessman/reality TV impresario Donald Trump, the Donald himself announced Wednesday that he would step aside from his role in the event. Florida, like America, has always been a place with great promise and purpose, with a people full of limitless potential and unbridled optimism. In recent years, however, that purpose and optimism has given way to doubt and pessimism as President Barack Obama, Sen. Bill Nelson and other liberals in Washington have foisted upon us one failed policy.
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., who was Maryland's only Republican governor in a generation, has a new book out. The breezy, 241-page read is called "Turn This Car Around," and according to its lofty subtitle, it provides "the roadmap to restoring America."
Olympia Snowe has proven herself to be a reliable vote for President Obama and the Democrats in Congress," said Scott D'Amboise (GOP primary opponent to Olympia Snowe) of Lisbon Falls, where he owns an eye glass store and is a former selectman. The senator supported both the TARP Wall Street bailout and the Cash for Clunkers program, he said. "Snowe voted for Obama's Supreme Court nominees, his stimulus and bailout plans, as well as ensuring the passage of ObamaCare with a single committee vote, A study released by the centrist group, The Third Way, reveals that more than 800,000 Democrats have left the party in 8 battleground states since 2008.
Current front-runner Newt Gingrich is the latest Republican presidential hopeful to meet with billionaire developer Donald Trump who is scheduled to moderate a GOP debate later this month. But a sizable number of voters think Republican presidential candidates are paying too much attention to Trump, and an overwhelming majority say his endorsement would hurt a candidate in their eyes or have no impact. Just months ago Corzine was seen as a possible successor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. The spectacular fall of Jon Corzine will be on display Thursday when the former New Jersey senator and governor testifies before a House panel on the bankruptcy of his former firm, MF Global. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) is holding a joint hearing on Wednesday, along with Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), as the next stage in his series of efforts to address the radicalization of American Muslims. In a new book, former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich launches a scorched-earth attack on President Barack Obama, honing in on Obama's speech in Tucson after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) as an example of his rank "political opportunism."
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Read 'Obama's health care law was born in Iowa. Will it die there?' from our blog The Ticket on Yahoo! News. The road to health care reform—what the Republican presidential candidates routinely call "Obamacare," and likely the central issue of the fall 2012 campaign—began in Iowa. In May 2007, Barack Obama was a United States senator and Democratic presidential candidate who was losing to Hillary Clinton by double digits in national polls, when he unveiled the [...] Read 'Herman Cain drops out of presidential race' from our blog The Ticket on Yahoo! News. Plagued by allegations of sexual harassment and marriage infidelity, businessman Herman Cain announced Saturday that he is officially suspending his campaign for president of the United States. "As of today, with a lot of prayer and soul searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign," Cain said at what was supposed to be new campaign headquarters [...] Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman, who is leading a group to draft a third-party presidential candidate, is encouraging Jon Huntsman to make an independent bid for the White House.
DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL) says the Republican party is trying to disenfranchise and "suppress" the votes of minorities and other groups in the Democratic voting bloc by enacting laws requiring a valid I.D. at polls.
"It's very transparent who they're trying to block from the polls and who they're trying to block from the polls and who they want to smooth the path for," Wasserman Schultz said in an interview with MSNBC's Martin Ba
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Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle (R) is within striking distance of both of her Democratic opponents. As President Barack Obama returns to Pennsylvania, one person missing from his entourage is Scranton's own Bob Casey who is one of Obama's fiercest supporters.
Last Thursday's New York Times had an article: "Conservative Congressman's Star Power Extends Beyond Florida District."
Congressman Connie Mack is blowing away the Republican competition and is in the best shape to best Sen. Bill Nelson, the only Democrat elected to statewide office in Florida Seeking Clues as to How Regan appointed Justice Anthony Kennedy Will Cast His Swing Vote in the Health Care Decision The Senate is set to vote on a bill today that would define the whole of the United States as a "battlefield" and allow the U.S. Military to arrest American citizens in their own back yard without charge or trial.
Rep. Barney Frank (D) of Massachusetts, who has served for 16 terms, will not seek reelection. Here are three reasons he might have made that decision. President Obama's close friend and longtime financial supporter, Chicago businessman Antoin Rezko, was sentenced on November 22 to 101/2 years in prison for operating a massive corruption scheme in which he extorted millions of dollars in kickbacks from investment firms seeking state business.
| From Yahoo! News: Disgruntled former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson says he is considering leaving the Republican slate and running as a third-party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. MADISON, Wis. - A liberal advocacy group on Tuesday offered a $10,000 reward to combat the destruction of petitions to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker from office, escalating the already high tensions surrounding potential fraud in the signature gathering process. The Miami Herald is reporting that Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is supporting Karen Harrington to unseat DNC Chair Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. CFO Atwater, along with State Representatives Chris Dorworth, Dennis Baxley, Scott Plakon, and Jeanette Nunez, is listed as a host on a Karen Harrington for Congress fundraising invitation for an event scheduled in Tallahassee next month.
Republican Congressional candidate and businessman Ozzie de Faria is running in a contested primary to unseat DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in Florida with the help of a highly suspicious Tea Party organization, the National Tea Party Alert dot com. The NTPA put out a fundraising press release to promote de Faria's candidacy. A virtual newbie to the political world, deFaria concedes that he has "seeded" his campaign before asking for a donation.
DNC Chairwoman Wasserman-Shultz continues to attack the Republican Party and the tea party and frankly use her influence to destroy our constitution and country. As a Jew and as an American I am downright offended by her actions. Let's put this disclaimer right up front- Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is an American patriot who has undergone a harrowing ordeal and trial, and she is now in the process of making an inspirational recovery. However, DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has cleverly exploited the Giffords tragedy- first to demand that we all (read, Republicans) return to "civility" in political discourse, a standard that she never intended to hold her own Party to; and then to position her firebrand personali Daily headlines spell either inevitable doom or smooth sailing for President Obama's re-election. To clear the confusion, we decided to assess Obama's campaign and found that logic and history show an uphill climb to a second term.
In an effort to help the Republicans gain some much needed votes among Latinos, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told his party to tone down its hard-edged stance on immigration. The Florida senator said that the GOP should not be labeled as the anti-immigration party and criticized the inflammatory rhetoric used by some of the party's presidential candidates
Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/11/15/rubio-tells-gop-to-ease-up-on-immigration/?cmpid=cmty_other_Rubio_Tells_GOP_to_Shi From Yahoo! News: The Supreme Court announced Monday morning that it will hear a challenge to the Obama administration's signature legislative achievement: the health care reform law. In a paper statement the Court said it would focus on a case brought by 26 states, the National Federation of... The conventional wisdom surrounding the 2012 Florida Senate race was that Bill Nelson was set to become the luckiest man in Congress' upper chamber. In 2000 and 2006, he had the benefit of running in good years for Senate Democrats, and avoiding strong opponents.This time, Nelson is running in a year that doesn't look to be particularly good for Senate Democrats.
By tossing his hat into the ring, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack has transformed the campaign for Florida's U.S. Senate seat, putting him far ahead of the field for the Republican nomination and in a statistical dead heat in the general election, with 40 percent to incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson's 42 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Allen West: Iran Must Be Stopped — Clock 'Ticking Very Fast Durant, a Grosse Pointe charter school executive who helped found Cornerstone Schools, is vying for the Republican nomination against former Congressman Pete Hoekstra and a field of candidates in the race to unseat Sen. Debbie Stabenow in next year's election.
Private investigator TJ Ward said presidential hopeful Herman Cain was not lying at a news conference on Tuesday in Phoenix. President prepared to use war as re-election campaign tool. Barack Obama has told America's allies that the United States will attack Iran before fall 2012 unless Tehran halts its nuclear program, a time frame that suggests Obama is willing to use war as a re-election campaign tool to rally the population around his leadership.
SUMMIT, NJ - According to unofficial results, the Republicans had a clean sweep in Summit winning for Mayor, Councilman-At-Large, and Councilman in both Wards 1 and 2. For Mayor, Ellen Dickson defeated Democrat Eileen Forman Ludden and Independent Mike Vernotico, 1954 to 1699 to 1313, respectively. Republican Phil Bryant of Brandon won the Mississippi governor's race Tuesday, defeating Democrat Johnny DuPree of Hattiesburg. Bryant will take office Jan. 10 to succeed Republican Haley Barbour, who couldn't seek a third term as governor.
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear cruised to a second term over Republican David Williams Tuesday in a win that offers Democrats a 2012 template for how to run in a dismal economic environment.
From Yahoo! News: The state's new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment. Several more news agencies are now reporting on the post press conference/open-mic conversation that occurred between French President Nicholas Sarcozy and President Barack Obama at the G-8 Summit last week, an exchange in which both leaders expressed some pretty strong disdain towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. So now the question that begs is just how strained are U.S.- Israeli relations?
"As Tim Kaine's friend and fellow Obama loyalist resigns in the face of a criminal investigation for his reckless Wall Street behavior, Virginians are reminded that this disgraced Democrat bankrolled Kaine's liberal political activities to the tune of nearly $50,000," said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond.
A majority of the American public say they would like it if all Members of Congress who had been in office for 15 years or more lost in 2012. On that day, federal authorities are going to shut off all television and radio communications simultaneously at 2:00PM EST to complete the first ever test of the national Emergency Alert System (EAS). "To see this struggle in action, look no further than the Occupy Wall Street movement," Sarah Palin said to a Republican Party of Florida dinner event on Thursday. "When it first kind of got off the ground, I looked at it as thinking, well these folks, they feel legitimate indignation about the Wall Street bailouts - financial institutions behaving recklessly, and then we get stuck with the bill. Many of us still quite ticked off about it all, because we don't have assurance "I believe that Barack Obama owns the Occupy Wall Street movement," Rudy Giuliani said at the Defending the American Dream Summit. "It would not have happened, it would not have happened but for his class warfare. And remember, as it gets worse and worse because it's going to get worse and worse, where it came from. Barack Obama. He praised it. He supported it. He agrees with it. He sympathizes with it. And as it gets worse and worse, I believe this will be the millstone arou Jon Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey who stepped down as chairman and chief executive of the bankrupt brokerage, will not seek $12 million severance payments. Ex-WaPo editor Ben Bradlee discusses Cain allegations while pawing Daily Caller reporter: "I think he's got it coming to him, doesn't he?" One last clip from Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz' address to Jewish voters at townhall meeting in Pembroke Pines, FL. Wasserman-Schultz began by telling the crowd that she was committed to "repairing the world" – and geez, we all know that our political class has made tremendous progress on that front during the past 3 years, right?
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Rikki Spector has been a member of the Baltimore City Council since 1977. She sums up her political experience by saying that she “has worked to improve t Ronald Reagan said it perfectly: "We can't socialize the doctors without socializing the patients." His words could easily be changed from "doctor" to "teacher" and "patient" to "student." For seven hours a day, five days a week, and nine months out of the year, the government enjoys an exclusive opportunity to attack all contrary opinions and freely instill in young people the state's values, perspective, and beliefs. It doesn't matter how conservative or religious a community might be - most Former Governor Tommy Thompson is the leading vote getter in Rasmussen Report's first Election 2012 survey of the race in Wisconsin to replace retiring U.S. Senator Herb Kohl.
With Congresswoman/DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz busy making the fundraising rounds for President Barack Obama and the Democrat Party, the congressional district she is supposed to be representing is clearly playing second fiddle to her more pressing concerns on the national stage. In the Republican Primary race to unseat her, the field of candidates has now grown to four, and many interested political observers are waiting for one candidate to truly distinguish themselves from the pac Rep. Connie Mack IV will enter the Senate race in Florida, the Republican s chief of staff confirmed to Roll Call late Wednesday. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who will not seek re-election, has consulted with two Republican hopefuls in Connecticut, further irritating his former party.A few months ago, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut who is allied with the Democratic majority in the Senate, had a surprising guest at his office: Linda E. McMahon, the former wrestling mogul who is seeking the Republican nomination for Mr. Lieberman's Senate seat, now that he is retiring.
(CNN) - Samuel Wurzelbacher, also known as "Joe the Plumber," kicked off his congressional campaign Tuesday night, hoping to win over an Ohio House seat for the GOP. "Our current system is all about control. It needs to be fixed," Wurzelbacher said. "They keep on putting duct tape on it. Herman Cain takes the lead in the Republican presidential nomination contest as GOP voters continue to deny Mitt Romney clear front-runner status. Romney was roundly hammered by conservatives for refusing, on a visit to Ohio, to endorse a ballot measure there that curtails collective bargaining for public employees. The Club for Growth, Freedom Works, and prominent pundits all attacked the presidential candidate. Rival Texas Gov. Rick Perry quickly joined them. Obama just received a critical endorsement, The Communist Party USA. The Communist Party USA leader, Sam Webb, explains why he will continue to support Obama and Democrats in 2012. The Communist Party USA has consistently supported and infiltrated the Democratic Party.
Governor Rick Perry took to the airwaves yesterday with what some are labeling his "20-20? tax plan, and based upon this author's first impression, the plan is likely to spark renewed interest in Perry's presently stalled presidential campaign.
When voters in Ohio's 1st Congressional District threw Democrat Steve Driehaus out of office after only one term, he did not bow out gracefully. No, he decided to get even. So he did what anyone does in today's culture: he sued somebody. Martin Baker announced that he would run for US Congress in Missouri's First Congressional District as a Republican at the Sherman T. Parker banquet. The ban... GOP Congressional Candidate Karen Harrington (seeking the nomination to take on DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz)visited the South Florida Jewish Academy, a special needs school located in Boca Raton to meet with the facility's educators and obtain a better understanding of the curriculum being taught at the school. The current problems that special needs programs face can seem insurmountable, but Harrington feels that these challenges can be addressed and that public schools can take a page o This summer, Obama mentioned twice that he would like to circumvent Congress when it comes to pushing his agenda. Now, according to Reuters, it and the Associated Press it seems he is doing it.
The more one goes back and listens to the things Romney's been saying during his nearly two decades of public service, the more one has to wonder why he thought someone would link him to Reagan in the first place.
CONTENTS Argus Report: Developer Tate calls Miami-Dade "not an honest government," and asks Mayor Gimenez why do "we have to pay a permit expeditor" to get projects done Florida: State Sen. Richter in the spotlight, Vietnam veteran first elected in 08, respected banker, had $4.69 million net worth through 2010 Miami-Dade County: There they go MIAMI - Early voting for a number of Miami-Dade municipalities starts Monday in Hialeah, Miami and Miami Beach. In Homestead, voters can start heading to the polls on Thursday. Watch: Video Monday, October 24, 2011. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal had a cakewalk into a second term, turning back nine challengers.
After two days of voting in the US HOUSE Florida Congressional District 20 Poll, Joe Kaufman has 50% of the vote. Mr. Kaufman leads newcomer Ozzie DeFaria who garnered 33%. They are vying to win the GOP nomination to take on DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Out of Touch).Karen Harrington, Debbie's 2010 opponent, has a disappointing 15% while Joe Goldner comes in with 1%.
"In this video commentary, I defend Cain's 999 Plan. The attacks on Cain's 999 Plan scored in the last GOP debate and Cain did not do a good job of answering them. Get the real answers right here. I lay them all out." - Dick Morris Matti Herrera Bower and her opponents in the upcoming election are basing their campaigns on her 12-year record as a city commissioner and mayor — but their opinions on the mayor’s legacy differ sharply. On October 11th at the Colony Theater on Lincoln Rd., a close to capacity crowd gathered to hear four hopeful candidates vie for custody of the mayoral responsi MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The crowd was rowdy at the Colony Theater on Lincoln Road Tuesday night as four candidates for Miami Beach mayor squared off in a question-and-answer style forum. Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has thrown her hat into the U.S. Senate race. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, just one week after definitively announcing he will not run for president in the 2012 race, endorsed Mitt Romney for the job Tuesday afternoon. Elizabeth Warren raised more than $3 million in a little more than six weeks to fund her Senate bid in Massachusetts — more than twice the figure pulled in by incumbent Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.).The astounding figure anchors the notion that Warren will be a formidable candidate both in the Democratic primary and if she wins the primary against Brown.
Democratic politicians and their allies in the Democrat-media complex are not the only ones showing support for the Wall Street protests that have now spread include Foreign dictatorships like Iran and Venezuela who have sided with the protesters as well.
New Castle Deleware businessman Kevin Wade who briefly sought the Republican nomination for Delaware's lone U.S. House seat last year is considering challenging Democratic Sen. Tom Carper in 2012. A new study out today from the Center for Responsive Politics ranked NFL teams by the volume of campaign money given by players, owners, executives and their spouses. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and 50 members of his caucus voted to change Senate rules unilaterally to prevent Republicans from forcing votes on uncomfortable amendments after the chamber has voted to move to final passage of a bill. He triggered a rarely used procedural option informally called the "nuclear option" to change the Senate rules.
Even Herman Cain did not foresee his sudden rise to front-runner status in the battle for the GOP nomination. And many analysts still doubt his campaign is viable. "And so, Bill, the answer - the question then is, will Congress do something? If Congress does something, then I can't run against a do-nothing Congress. If Congress does nothing, then it's not a matter of me running against them, I think the American people will run them out of town. Because they are frustrated." Linda McMahon is trouncing fellow Republican Chris Shays in the polls, but Shays may be the only one capable of beating a Democrat in Connecticut. Jackson Lee also took another shot at GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain for saying that blacks are "brainwashed" into supporting Democrats.
"I guess he suggests we're not educated persons," she said, following remarks she made Monday about Cain. White House promises, then retracts, 400,000 teachers | Backtracks on figures after press conference reporter questions Get on board and pledge today! In The Wall Street Journal's Wonder Land column, Daniel Henninger writes: Herman Cain has had a credible career and is a credible candidate. He deserves a serious look.
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Between now and Election Day, President Obama will have to create 8 million jobs just to tie for last place with the previous worst recovery since the Great Depression. Meanwhile, Americans are rightly demanding dramatic overhauls to get this country back on its feet. What does the president do? He doubles down on his philosophy of continuing the beatings until morale improves. Voter ID is the only way to get rid of voter fraud. We need to get the truth out there now! NC governor recommends suspending democracy to focus on jobs | Gov. Perdue: Suspend congressional elections for two years 'to just let them help this country recover Florida is now expected to hold its presidential primary on the last day in January 2012, a move likely to throw the carefully arranged Republican nominating calendar into disarray and jumpstart the nominating process a month earlier than party leaders had hoped. Mel Evans/AP Photo CLAYTON, Missouri — A spokesman for New Jersey Republicans shot down speculation that Chris Christie might reconsider and jump in the presidential race. “Governor Christie is flattered that his accomplishments in New Jersey have received so much support from voters across the country but nothing has changed with regards to the Governor’s decision not to run for President in 2012,” according to a statement from Rick Gorka, New Jersey’s GOP spokesma Hamze, director of CAIR Florida, said his local group hadnothing to do with the suspect activities in Washington. I'm aligned with Republican values. And I want to serve the party," said Hamze, who earlier told a reporter that any effort to block him was the result of anti-Islamic "bigotry." Rick Perry's stumbles are giving hope to the rest of the GOP presidential field. Following disastrous showings in last week's debate and Florida Straw Poll, Perry's frontrunner status could be fading. His decline, along with Michele Bachmann's, leaves an opening for a conservative candidate. Mayor's Debate. By Anne Newport Royall An overflow crowd nearing 90 filled the main dining room of David's Café II on Lincoln Road Tuesday, sitting, Chris Christie's denials of a presidential run may fade away as speculators are anticipating the New Jersey governor to make such an announcement, according to the Star-Ledger. Most Republican Florida voters still are saying, "Don't know" when asked whom they would support in the U.S. Senate race but among those who have a preference, former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux has the lead.
Corruption allegations prompt commission to slow Lincoln Road privatization effort Explosive allegations of underhanded politics at best and outright After much hand-wringing, Tommy Thompson, the former Wisconsin governor, appears to be jumping into the 2012 race for U.S. Senate . Linda McMahon is back. The former CEO of WWE and the Republican Party's 2010 U.S. Senate nominee in Connecticut will make another run for the office in 2012. Maybe the pressures and competing demands of being both a Congresswoman and the Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee are too much for Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to handle.She now finds herself as the recipient of a new ethics complaint filed against her by the Republican National Lawyers Association with the Office of Congressional Ethics, charging her with a violation of House Rule 5 for "her use for political purposes of video footage of House proceedings."
America, get shovel-ready: There's an onslaught of words heading your way from both Congress and the White House about the best way to repair our tottering fiscal edifice. President Obama is skipping about the country talking up his $447 billion jobs plan. Congressional Republicans have responded with high-sounding talk about "Liberating America's Economy."
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