Who would have thunk it? Rick Santorum?
The former US senator from Pennsylvania, who lost his bid for a third term by 18 percentage points in 2006, has now returned looking for a big promotion–as president of the United States.… More…
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Winners and Losers in the Iowa Caucuses
The Iowa caucuses are over, thank God, amid a neck-and-neck battle that had former Gov. Mitt Romney best former Sen. Rick Santorum by just eight… More…
Another DC Deadlock
Here we go again.
A likely vote in the House of Representatives Tuesday will confirm what we already know: The bill passed by the US Senate extending the payroll tax cut is dead.
In a deal struck by Senate leaders … More…
The Naughty and Nice Newt
Both sides of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich could be seen during his interview with CBS News’ Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation Sunday.
Gingrich’s last appearance on the show back in May was a disaster after Schieffer … More…
Gingrich and Romney Hang in, But Paul Falls
Thursday night’s Fox News Republican presidential debate marked the official end of the 2012 campaign’s pre-season. The opening night kickoff is January 3rd at the Iowa caucuses.
The debate, extremely well moderated by a smart, well-prepared team of Fox … More…
Who Really Caused the Crisis?
It’s the question that just won’t go away. You’d think it would be settled now, but it hasn’t been, mainly because of politics.
Democrats believe the financial crisis was caused mainly by a deregulated Wall Street run amok, and some … More…
Take a Deep Breath, GOP Voters
Republican voters are really, really angry. They’re angry with the economy, angry with the government, and most of all, they’re very, very angry with President Obama. In fact they’ve been fuming since his election and especially since the passage of … More…
Romney’s Flawed Rope a Dope Strategy
Joe Kernen put it best on CNBC Tuesday morning. Describing the difficulties of getting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to appear on Squawk Box, he likened Team Romney’s approach to the “rope a dope” strategy adopted by boxing legend Muhammad … More…
Romney’s Facade Begins to Crack
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney faces his biggest challenge yet in winning the Republican presidential nomination he… More…
Howard R. Gold
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