–An anonymous fundraiser for Rick Perry, quoted by Politico.
In the pitched battle for the Republican presidential nomination, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney are both crusading against a modern-day conservative heresy that the other enacted as governor. For Romney, the well-trodden issue of his health care overhaul in Massachusetts and subsequent changes he made to his campaign book after Obama enacted a similar plan [...]
Florida looks like it will move its primary to January, upending the GOP nominating calendar. Straight-talker Chris Christie suddenly decides to be opaque about his intentions. He gives Perry a whack on immigration. Perry uses a lot of clichés.
However weak the Republican field may look right now, ChristieMania has always been out of sync with his true prospects as a Republican primary candidate.
Save a pretzel for the gas jets. Something is still right with the world.
The Senate’s deal to sidestep a government shutdown is a respite from, not a resolution to, the Congressional fiscal mire. It didn’t solve the substantive disagreements between the two parties about entitlements or taxes or the economic policies that foster job creation or even why the debt problem driving the budget brinkmanship exists. This was [...]
–Obama campaign guru David Axelrod speaking about the President’s re-election effort on Tuesday in New Hampshire.
The Obama administration’s decision to skip further appellate review on the Affordable Care Act is a risky but potentially high-value play by the White House in the legal battle over health care reform.
Des Moines, Iowa I’ll have more to say about the past few days soon, but a brief diversion seems appropriate. David Brooks has a terrific column today, which is more wonky and detailed than what I’ve been hearing on the road, but definitely reflects the basic sentiments of the Americans I’ve been interviewing. Here is [...]
Saved by FEMA, Congress manages to keep the lights on through Nov. 18. Why the next budget fight will be worse. The federalism argument hurts Perry on immigration. He’s stumbling at a crucial juncture.
