Fred endorses Newt for Prez
(CNN) — Former Sen. Fred Thompson, the real life lawyer perhaps best known for playing one on television, announced his endorsement of Newt Gingrich Monday evening. Billy Orgel, chairman of the unified board, confirmed the hiring of Thompson, son of actor and former senator Fred Thompson. "He will be our eyes and ears on the [...]
GOP rivals hope Herman Cain's demise will reinvigorate their struggling …
Photo: AP LOS ANGELES, December 5, 2011—While the atmosphere had all the makings of a triumphant political announcement, the end result was that this past Saturday, Herman Cain gave into the lynch mob and exited the presidential race. George Will offered some choice words for Herman Cain on Sunday. Appearing in a roundtable discussion on [...]
Herman Cain drops out of presidential race
Herman Cain wanted to be the very best, like no one ever was, but his quest to catch 'em all ended on Saturday. When the hapless Herman Cain presidential campaign went down in flames on Saturday, Twitter lit up with a firestorm of hilarious quips. Here are the Top 10. Even as this primary season [...]
Newt Gingrich surges in Iowa. Will it last?
Newt Gingrich made the claim that some people who receive government aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program "take their food stamp money and use it to go to Hawaii." "More Americans now get food Newt Gingrich made the claim that some people who receive government aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program "take their [...]
Newt Gingrich surges in Iowa. Will it last?
Newt Gingrich has benefited from the collapse of Herman Cain's candidacy in a way that no other boomer in the GOP's boom and bust cycle has so far, but the danger for Gingrich now is that Cain may be disappearing too swiftly. In retrospect, Gingrich's Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is ready to participate in [...]
Herman Cain announces he's suspending his campaign
Herman Cain may have been forced out of the race for president amid accusations of unseemly and inappropriate sexual behavior, but his White House bid and surprising rise in the polls have nonetheless boosted his earning power, a branding expert told By SHANNON McCAFFREY AP Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, right, bows and his wife [...]
Herman Cain prepares announcement on campaign's future
Did Herman Cain act sexually inappropriate with a few (how many has it been now?) women? While the presidential hopeful tries to close the lid on that one, dozens of women are apparently logging onto his website to show their support. In response to allegations that Herman Cain is a philandering gropemaster, his campaign has [...]
Gingrich says his ascent in GOP primary has his campaign rethinking its operations
Remember when conservative columnist George Will called Mitt Romney a “recidivist reviser of his principles”? As it happens, the veteran pundit has nothing nicer to say about Newt Gingrich, whose astounding sudden By Julie Hirschfeld Davis – Fri Dec 02 01:00:00 GMT 2011 Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has surged in polls for the [...]
If Newt Gingrich is the Answer, Tea Party has Failed
Newly annointed GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich sat down for a lengthy interview with host Sean Hannity and bloviated about all things Newt, and his seemingly Newtastic presidential campaign. When asked if he By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY When Newt Gingrich said he'd like to find a way for illegal immigrants who have been in [...]
Barney Frank: A passionate liberal who mattered
Barney Frank is blamed in certain quarters for spurring the financial crisis of 2008 by encouraging the government to make more loans to the poor. In announcing his plans to retire from Congress at the end of 2012, the Massachusetts Democrat offered a A couple of years ago, I asked Barney Frank, then chairman of [...]
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