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The Dark Clouds That Surround Obama’s Economic Silver Lining

February 24, 2012

Wall Street hovers near 13,000, unemployment claims down to their lowest level since March 2008, consumer confidence is up–does this mean happy days are here again?  No.  There’s a dark cloud on the horizon as gas prices are skyrocketing upwards with a projected $5 or $6 per gallon price by summer.   This increase will begin [...]

Tagged as: economic recovery, education, Inflation, James Bullard, MarketWatch, middle class keeps falling behind, older workers need not apply, payroll income declines, recovery not until 2020, Reformed Liberal, Rex Nutting, rising gas prices, tuition hikes, underemployment, unemployment

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Joke Of The Week: GOP TV Line-Up

February 16, 2012

Romney:  Wall-to-Wall Phoney Santorum:  Wall-to-Wall Crony Paul:  Wall-t0-Wall Oldy Gingrich:  Wall-to-Wall Horny

Tagged as: 2012 Primary, GOP Presidential Jokes, GOP Primary jokes, Joke Of The Week, political jokes

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Winning Isn’t Everything–It’s The Only Thing! Or Is It?

February 12, 2012

When has picking a “winner” been the sole criteria in picking a President?   It’s hard to  pinpoint the exact election that harbored and advanced this notion, but undoubtedly it has been around to some degree all along. Maybe it occurred first when the media hid FDR’s disability from the public; if not then, surely campaign [...]

Tagged as: 2012 Election: In Search of a Cicero, 2012 Politics, Choosing a President, Criteria for Choosing a Presidential Nomiinee, GOP Primary for President, Reformed Liberal

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It’s Still A Horse Race! (Update)

February 7, 2012

This evening GOP caucuses in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado show that it’s not a done deal for Mitt Romney.  Although Romney at this writing is eking* out a narrow victory in Colorado, Rick Santorum took Minnesota (even though former Gov. Tim Pawlenty has supported Romney since withdrawing from his presidential bid) and Missouri, with a [...]

Tagged as: anti-romney vote, Colorado, Conservative Vote, GOP caucuses, MCCL, Minnesota, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Missouri, Mitt Romney, MO, Reformed Liberal, Results of GOP caucuses in MN, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Santorum takes all 3, Santorum Wins Colorado

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Dumb and Dumber…

February 4, 2012

I don’t know if Romney’s handlers are just stupid or if the candidate is just being himself and going off script, but come on, having The Donald endorse you the day after you put your foot into it by saying that you don’t care about the poor because they have a safety net; are you [...]

Tagged as: Donald Trump, Donald Trump endorses Romney, GOP, GOP Campaign Issues, GOP Primary Oops, Mitt Romney

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Romney-Santorum Ticket?

February 1, 2012

Rick Santorum’s conciliatory speech last night, that could have “Let There Be Peace On Earth…” playing in the background, may be part of his strategy to become Mitt Romney’s  running mate.  Balancing the ticket may be more imperative for the GOP this year as they struggle with the possibility of  the top spot going to [...]

Tagged as: Gingrich, Romney, Romney and Goldman Sachs PAC, Romney-Santorum Ticket, Santorum

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Florida Primary Not ‘Winner Take All’

January 31, 2012

Former RNC Chair Michael Steele on MSNBC today explained that Florida is not a winner take all state this time since new regulations written by Steele and others dictate that states holding their primaries before April would have their delegates proportionately allocated.  Still many of the media are incorrectly reporting that the winner will get [...]

Tagged as: Florida Primary 2012, Florida Primary Not Winner Take All, Inaccurate Reporting by MSMedia, Michael Steele, MSNBC, proportional voting in Florida 2012, Rule No. 15 & 16 RNC

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Herman Cain Endorses Newt Gingrich

January 29, 2012

Right before Florida’s primary on Tuesday, former candidate Herman Cain came out and endorsed Newt Gingrich on Saturday.  How much this endorsement will pay off  for Gingrich is unseen. Cain had strong support in Florida from his earlier campaign and still has support there.  However, mainstream media is  playing down the endorsement  saying that it [...]

Tagged as: Florida Primary, Fred Thompson, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich endorsements, Palin, Rick Perry, Tea Party

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Romney Discloses Taxes, But Breaks Ranks With Dad

January 24, 2012

As a result of pressure by his competitors, Mitt Romney released his taxes today.  However, he released only for the 2010  tax year with a promise to release his 2011 tax return once prepared and filed.  He did not disclose, as his father George Romney did, tax returns going back  12 years.  And there is [...]

Tagged as: Bain Capiital, George Romney, Mitt Romney, Rnomney investments overseas, Romney 2010 taxes, Romney paid 13.9% in taxes

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Timing…

January 20, 2012

The timing for the  recent revelations about the personal life of Newt Gingrich by his ex-wife was rightly questioned by the Speaker in last night’s debate.  Word has it that the media had this exposé  for two weeks prior to leaking it at a time when Gingrich was beginning to surge in South Carolina.  Coincidence?  [...]

Tagged as: abc, CNN, gingrich exwife, january 19 2012 gop debate, media v. privacy, Newt Gingrich, open marriage and gingrich

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Romney May Win The Battle For The GOP Nomination, But Lose The War For The Presidency

January 15, 2012

Baggage, that’s the operative word in the primary race between Gingrich and  Romney.  Both candidates have baggage that in this year of a populist wave from the weary and shrinking middle class will not appeal to the Democrats won over by Reagan in 1980, nor Independents. Ron Paul won’t gain the nomination because of his [...]

Tagged as: 2012 Primary, Jesse Ventura, jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama and General Election, Reformed Liberal, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Rundown of GOP Candiates In 2012 GOP Primary, Rundown of GOP Candidates Chances To Defeat Obama, Third Party

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