One of the wonderful things about our bloated, endless, tedious, miraculous presidential campaigns is that sooner or later you find out just exactly who these pretenders are. Thursday night in Jacksonville, after 18 debates in which his bluster camouflaged a myriad of flaws, Newt Gingrich’s deficits–the sloppiness, the hyperbole, the …
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On Crazy People, the Cayman Islands and Why Democrats Are Taking Notes
The heavyweight tussle in Florida is quickly devolving into a very expensive slap fight. On one side is Mitt Romney, whose aides, having spent days tagging Newt Gingrich with labels like “erratic” and unreliable,” are now upping the ante by recasting Gingrich as a full-on crazy person. “UNHINGED!” read a Romney press release Thursday …
Major League Primary: Why Florida Is the Big Show of the GOP Race
The Numbers and Politics of Barack Obama’s New Buffett Rule
The moral case President Obama has made to explain his “Buffet Rule” proposal is pretty simple. “Let me tell you something,” Obama told a crowd in Iowa on Wednesday, “asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his …
TIME/CNN Florida Poll: Romney and Gingrich in Virtual Tie
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are locked in a virtual dead heat just days before Florida’s pivotal Jan. 31 primary, according to a new TIME/CNN/ORC poll.
Tax Returns and Tithing: How Mitt Romney Gives Away 16% of His Income
When Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax returns on Tuesday, the one number that probably stood out to many Americans wasn’t his 14% effective tax rate or his $20 million-plus annual income. It was the $7 million he gave to charity …
Mitt Romney Releases Tax Returns, Paid Lower Taxes
Pop quiz. How are these three facts related?
–Warren Buffett’s secretary will sit nearby Michelle Obama at tonight’s State of The Union Address.
–Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 a.m. PST Tuesday.
–Mitt …
Gingrich and Romney Compete in the Bully Primary
A few weeks back, two Republican caucus-goers in different Iowa cities told me basically the same thing. One called Newt Gingrich “a bully.” The other called him “a little tiger.” In both cases, the comments were compliments. Like most Republicans, they liked Gingrich when he acted like an ornery pugilist. But at the time, their comments
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Romney Relents, Will Release Tax Records
After days of mounting pressure and a stinging loss to Newt Gingrich in South Carolina on Saturday night, Mitt Romney announced Sunday morning that he’ll be releasing his 2010 tax records and a estimate of 2011 figures for public scrutiny on Tuesday.
Newt Gingrich Pulls Off South Carolina Upset, Increasing Chances of Long Nomination Fight
Columbia, South Carolina
Newt Gingrich rode a wave of momentum to a dramatic victory in Saturday night’s South Carolina primary, shocking observers who had twice written off his candidacy and setting up what could become a …
Newt Gingrich Would Eliminate Federal Income Tax for Mitt Romney
The tax proposals of Newt Gingrich could yield a windfall in tax savings, both for himself and his primary opponent, Mitt Romney, if they were enacted into law, according to a new analysis by the liberal group Citizens For Tax Justice.
What You Missed While Not Watching the Last South Carolina GOP Debate
0 minutes. The CNN spaceship is set to launch, with blue gels on the lights that give the auditorium an alien aquarium vibe. It’s the 17th GOP debate of 2012 cycle. Roll the intro montage: “Welcome to the South, the heart of …
Gingrich Scorches Media at Fierce GOP Debate in South Carolina
Newt Gingrich’s indignant response to the first question of Thursday night’s GOP presidential debate in South Carolina sucked every cubic centimeter of oxygen from the auditorium.