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Oops: Perry adds new agency to cut, forgets another
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry may have had another “oops” moments on Friday. The Texas governor managed to recite three federal agencies he would abolish as president — but one of them was the wrong one. “Three right off the bat, you know, commerce, interior and energy are three that…
Santorum: Obama wants constitutional amendment to redistribute wealth
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum suggested on Friday that President Barack Obama wanted a constitutional amendment to force the redistribution of wealth. Wearing his infamous sweater vest, the candidate told a group of supporters in Rock Hill, South Carolina that Obama wanted to “manage the decline of America.” “Remember the…
Maher: Santorum thinks about gay sex more than a dildo salesman
Bill Maher on Thursday said that there was a connection between Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s sexual frustration and his desire to bomb Iran. In an interview with Chelsea Handler, Maher explained that former candidate Herman Cain was scheduled to appear on an upcoming episode of his HBO show. “I…
Protesters dog Walker all the way to Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Facing a potential recall election battle in his home state, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) went to the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation’s annual policy conference in Austin, Texas this week to try to rally conservative support for his continued tenure. While Walker shared his love of…
Which presidential candidates have earned the defense industry’s support?
Though Americans far and away identify economic problems as the biggest issue facing the nation, according to Gallup, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has been gaining support by talking about the need to restrict the military industrial complex and end what he terms “war profiteering” — most recently in his victory…
Say “conservative” not “Republican” to woo Latinos: Tea Party
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Preaching a conservative message is a better way to connect with the growing U.S. Hispanic community than to mention the Republican Party by name, the nation’s first Hispanic tea party group president said at an Austin forum on Thursday. “Whenever the word ‘Republican’ is used, it…
Feisty Gingrich makes plea for evangelical vote
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) – These are desperate times for Newt Gingrich. But this is the audience he’s been waiting for: South Carolina’s evangelical Christians, who he hopes will rescue his flagging bid for the Republican presidential nomination. His message to them is direct and urgent: Christians are under attack,…
Democrats fan Romney ‘Bain’ storm
WASHINGTON — Gleeful Democrats fanned the flames Thursday after Republicans did President Barack Obama’s dirty work for him and savaged their likely 2012 nominee Mitt Romney as a “vulture capitalist.” An explosion of vitriol from rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry in recent days, thrust Romney’s past as a Wall…
How do Republicans solve a problem like Ron Paul?
WASHINGTON — Ron Paul’s strong early showing in the race for the Republican presidential nomination could leave rivals with a fateful choice: Tilt toward his views or risk an election-changing third party bid. After coming third in Iowa and second in New Hampshire — the first votes to choose the…
Vicious DNC attack ad recycle Republicans’ criticism of Romney
Given the candidate’s increasing momentum in the Republican primaries, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) would probably be going hard at former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney right about now were it not for his fellow Republicans basically doing their job for them. It’s now grown to such an extent that the…
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