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Top Romney adviser praises Obama administration’s hurricane response

Senior Romney adviser Ed Gillespie on Sunday had nothing but good things to say about the way President Barack Obama’s administration handled the response to Hurricane Sandy. During an interview on the Sunday before the 2012 presidential election, ABC host George Stephanopoulos asked Gillespie if he had “any quarrel” with…

Ed Gillespie: Romney has been ‘completely consistent’ on abortion

Ed Gillespie, a senior adviser to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, is insisting that the former Massachusetts governor has not recently tried to soften his positions — particularly on abortion — to appeal to independent voters. CNN’s Candy Crowley pointed out on Sunday that former President Bill Clinton had declared…

Romney adviser: Walker victory would mean unions can’t be ‘too greedy’

Ed Gillespie, an adviser to GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, on Sunday said that a loss for Gov. Scott Walker (R) in Wisconsin’s recall election would not “factor into November,” but a win would mean that labor unions shouldn’t be “too greedy.” “I think this recall is about Wisconsin and…

Gillespie defends Romney only doing Fox News: He spoke ‘to schoolchildren last week’

Ed Gillespie, a senior adviser to presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, on Sunday fended off accusations that his boss had only made Sunday morning appearances on Fox News. “Do you think we’re ever going to see him on one of these Sunday morning interview shows?” CBS host Bob Schieffer…

A Wink And A Nod

President Obama killed it this weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in DC Saturday night. (Video credit: White House YouTube channel) And for basically the fourth year in a row, he was the funniest guy on stage.  Also remember, this time last year, it was Bin Laden who was…

DNC accuses Chamber of Commerce of ‘stealing election’

In a new sharp-tongued tactic from the Democrats, the Democratic National Committee has launched a salvo against the largely Republican US Chamber of Commerce, accusing the organization of taking foreign money to influence US politics. Titled “Stealing Democracy,” the ad cites major Bush-era figures, including former White House Deputy Chief…