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Rick Santorum risks alienating voters with his focus on faith
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WASHINGTON -- During the weekend, Rick Santorum spoke of President Barack Obama's "phony theology," and on Monday, he talked about "a culture that has radically changed," saying we need to "rebuild the family and the church." With the Michigan and Arizon
Ron Paul heading to MSU campus
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Campaign notebook On the stump Ron Paul, the Republican presidential candidate who has a small, but vocal and loyal following across the country, will come to Michigan this weekend to campaign before the Feb. 28 primary. He'll speak to small-business own
Obama Team Launches 2012 'Truth Teams'
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The Obama campaign says it's all about telling the truth – especially when it comes to exposing Republicans. Campaign advisers announced a new initiative, the Truth Team, a national effort to enlist two million grassroots communicators to help promote th
Big government conservatives are more electable than libertarians – just ask Rick Santorum
44 minutes ago

Rick Santorum offers a big government conservatism that is emotionally appealing Last night I found myself discussing Canadian politics with the talk show host, Charles Adler. The subject was a new poll that reflects on the profound political changes swe
Homestead exemption could be issue for Mack
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When news broke last week that Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson gets a big tax break because of a small herd of cattle grazing on his family's Brevard County pasture land, his potential Republican opponent, Rep. Connie Mack, called it "appalling" and "disgrac
Watching Tom Friedman argue with himself about the "false equivalency" between Dems and the GOP and the need for a third party is like watching Gollum and Smegal arguing in "Lord of the Rings." I'm not kidding, just listen to him. It's spooky.
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The Democrats..."are still in denial about the need to renegotiate our social insurance contract... [Obama] is not talking about the fundamental reforms in Medicare and Medicaid that we need, and he is not ready to touch Social Security...[he] talks abou
UT/TT Poll: In Senate Race, Dewhurst and Cruz Lead the GOP Pack
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst leads the Republican field of candidates for the U.S. Senate, but former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz is running second, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Many voters haven't settled: 19 percent s
Righteous Rick His Own Worst Enemy
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Why is everybody suddenly picking on poor, misunderstood Rick Santorum? Die-hard supporters of the former Pennsylvania senator insist that he’s received unjust, unmerited criticism from establishment insiders desperately determined to protect their favor
A Recipe for Disaster
53 minutes ago

I have ten big questions for conservative Republicans in Congress, the statehouses, their presidential hopefuls, and their apologists in the mainstream media. I seriously doubt that any of them will be able to provide a truthful answer to these,and I wil
Obama peddles modest American dream
53 minutes ago

Buy This Photo President Barack Obama speaks at a production facility of a Boeing plant in Everett, Wash. , Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. AP Photo/Susan Walsh By ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON -- This time around, President Barack Obama's message can s
Gingrich says his policies could lower gas prices
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Buy This Photo Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop at the Jim Thorpe Museum on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Okla. AP Photo/Evan Vucci By BRIAN BAKST Associated Press TULSA, Okla.
Evolve or Die
53 minutes ago

The Tea Party movement is at a crossroads. This February marks the three-year anniversary of the Tea Party, and with the 2012 presidential election in full swing, many are wondering whether the Tea Party will be a factor in bringing down the Obama presid
Is Media Matters Obama's Watergate?
53 minutes ago

I have ten big questions for conservative Republicans in Congress, the statehouses, their presidential hopefuls, and their apologists in the mainstream media. I seriously doubt that any of them will be able to provide a truthful answer to these,and I wil
Obama To Call For More Bipartisanship
54 minutes ago

(CNN) -- Fresh off the success of the payroll tax cut extension, President Barack Obama will call on Congress Tuesday to pass more bipartisan measures, a senior administration official told CNN. The official said the White House believes that Republicans
Gingrich woos with prospect of $2 gallon gas
57 minutes ago

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is dangling the prospect of gas as low as $2 a gallon if he's elected. The former House speaker has spoken in the past of gas dropping to $2.50 a gallon under a Gingrich administration.
Party passing on some candidates
57 minutes ago

Dr. Annette Teijeiro, a first-time candidate for state Senate, would seem to be the perfect Republican recruit to run for public office in Nevada. She's Hispanic, which is a powerful voting bloc the GOP is trying to lure away from Democrats. She's accomp
Trudy Rubin: Iowa fertile ground for Xi's visit
58 minutes ago

I wonder what lessons China's future president will draw from his visit to Iowa, the state where Republican presidential hopefuls so recently tested their strength. This was a nostalgia trip for Vice President Xi Jinping, the leader-in-waiting of the wor
Rate that President! : Part II
1 hour ago

The second part of my rating of US Presidents. The first part may be viewed here. 24. John F. Kennedy-From a moral standpoint perhaps the worst man ever to sit in the White House, the recent revelations of his teenage White House intern mistress during t
Palin 'believed Queen was in charge of British forces in Iraq'
1 hour ago

America's maverick politician Sarah Palin, infamous for her gaffes, believed it was the Queen, and not then British Premier Gordon Brown, who had decided to keep the UK forces in war-ravaged Iraq, it has emerged. The 48-year-old glamorous former Alaskan
Bachmann wants more 'transparency' in Medicaid payments
1 hour ago

Christopher Snowbeck at the PiPress includes this: “During the news conference, Bachmann said HMO surpluses in Minnesota could be 33 percent higher than in any other state in the country. But a spokesman on Monday evening clarified that Bachmann was desc

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