A very popular theory on Jon Huntsman’s, um, unique march toward the center is that it’s all part of a well-thought out scheme to win the presidential nomination next time around. The scenario laid out by various pundits is basically this: Next year, the GOP nominates a conservative a la Perry or Bachmann, who then [...]
As widely discussed, Rick Perry wrote a book, published last November, in which he argued that the program is unconstitutional, a Ponzi scheme, and “a crumbling monument to the failure of the New Deal.” Now that the national eye has turned to the matter in light of his presidential run, well, this is happening: [Perry's] [...]
So the U.S. was able to spearhead the imminent collapse of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya on the cheap. We launched full-fledged invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq against murderous tyrants, but elected not to do the same in Libya. Is this a new template for U.S. wars, or just an acknowledgment of a war-weary nation? [...]
Libyan rebels take Tripoli; Obama applauds as Gaddafi’s four-decade reign crumbles. Bruce Bartlett calls Perry an “idiot,” people who’ve covered him/written books about his campaigns beg to differ. The AP looks at his health care approach. Clarence Thomas and the legal battle against health reform.
While the President is away, his surrogates do not play. Instead, they spent their Sunday morning’s this week on the Sunday shows trying mightily to fill the late August void with little new to say. “There are specific things that we can do right now that will accelerate our economy,” said David Axelrod, a top [...]
Share of Americans who tell Gallup they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country, the lowest rating on record since 1979, except for a few weeks at the end of 2008 when satisfaction bottomed out at 7%.
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan came out swinging this week, when he attacked Rick Perry’s education record in Texas, saying that he feels “very, very badly for the children there.” But a few hours later, Duncan had moderated his attack line, in an interview with TIME’s Andrew Rotherham. When I asked Duncan about this dire assessment [...]
“Submission” is not a word common to presidential politics. But in last week’s presidential debate, it became a hot topic because of Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. In 2006, Bachmann told a story about her career path. “My husband said, ‘Now you need to go and get a post-doctorate degree in tax law,’” Bachmann said. “Tax [...]
