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If there’s anything the political press loves more than a sex scandal, it’s one that dethrones a figure deemed to be riding too high. And so, in a fortuitous scheduling twist, reporters on Monday swarmed the National Press Club in Washington like sharks smelling blood, arriving early to take a bite out of Herman Cain’s [...]
Somewhat lost in the firestorm of sexual harassment allegations were Herman Cain’s comments on Sunday’s Face the Nation regarding abortion – chiefly, that Planned Parenthood clinics are intentionally placed in black neighborhoods to perpetrate genocide. They actually reflect a view that’s regaining traction among socially conservative blacks. Here’s Cain, a Baptist preacher, in an exchange [...]
Former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine’s beleaguered trading shop, MFGlobal, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, six days after it reported a third quarter loss of $191.6 million, sending its stock into a 67% tail-spin. The cause of the collapse? A $6.3 billion bet on European sovereign debt by Corzine, which amounted to about [...]
There are only so many times a candidate can pull a “What was he thinking!?” moment before voters begin to write them off. Rick Perry is right on the cusp.
Last Tuesday, the Obama Justice Department filed a brief arguing that Texas Republicans’ proposal to redraw the state’s electoral map was explicitly designed to dilute the power of minority voters. It was an explosive charge, especially given that Texas Governor Rick Perry, who signed the redistricting bill into law, is angling for President Obama’s job. [...]
On Sunday, the Obama Administration’s former top economist, Christina Romer, put to paper an idea she has been bandying about for a while: The Federal Reserve, she argues, should restate its mission and commit to returning the U.S. economy to its pre-recession path, as measured by nominal GDP, or the size of the economy before [...]
Maybe it’s a just verbal tic for Cain and crew, but there’s only so much mileage they can get out of this blanket response to reasonable questions: “I’m 100% pro-life. End of story.” “I am pro-life from conception, period.” “The Cain train takes the high road. End of story.” “Herman Cain has never sexually harassed [...]
The debate over Iraq’s future – hopeful, according to the Obama Administration, hopeless, according to its critics – has begun in earnest. It was kicked off by the Administration’s recent decision that all U.S. troops will be home for the holidays. The White House blames Iraq’s parliament, which has refused to grant U.S. troops the [...]
Cain and Romney lead in Iowa. The caucuses are wide open. Two female employees accused Cain of inappropriate behavior in the ’90s. The campaign denies the charge and the candidate is, uh, not taking questions: He breathed audibly, glared at the reporter and stayed silent for several seconds. After the question was repeated three times, [...]
How lucky has Mitt Romney’s presidential run been so far? Even conservatives scrambling to find an alternative to the Massachusetts governor are inadvertently boosting his bid for the Republican nomination.
