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Will Newt Gingrich Get a Second Date with Women Voters?

February 1, 2012

South Carolina women loved Newt Gingrich. Women voters in Florida? Not so much. The results of the Florida Republican presidential primary show that while the ladies in the Palmetto State liked what Gingrich had to say as a candidate, …

President Obama Loves the Super Bowl

January 30, 2012

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Well, at least he seems to like this Super Bowl between Romney and Gingrich! Source: NewYorker.com…

Newt Gingrich: Just Swinging Through the Campaign

January 20, 2012

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So the conservative right is coming to the defense of Newt “I will always defend traditional marriage” Gingrich — the man who tried to bring down President Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair while at the same time telling …

Newt Gingrich’s Very Bad, Horrible, Wonderful, No Good Day

January 19, 2012

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It was the best of time and it was the worst of times for Newt Gingrich today. I couldn’t help thinking both of that line from A Tale of Two Cities with the political events of the day, as well …

Political Crazy Times!

January 19, 2012

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There is just TOO much going on in the world of presidential politics to weigh in on all the pundit-y goodness that could surely fill pages of this site! But what’s a girl to do when the whole world of …

My Hillary Clinton Fantasy!

January 19, 2012

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Poor Hillary Clinton. She never gets a break when it comes to the political rumor mill. Will she run against President Obama in 2012? Did she say she wanted to retire from being Secretary of State in a second-term Obama …

7 Reasons Men Rule in Politics

January 14, 2012

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Men still rule the school when it comes to the world of politics. I know that’s not really news, but it’s good to have someone do a study about this sort of thing just to remind us that the more …

Jodi Kantor Looks at “The Obamas” as Parents

January 13, 2012

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The just-released, best-selling book “The Obamas“ written by New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor is getting a lot of push back from the White House in connection with her reporting of Mrs. Obama’s interactions with the President’s …

Why I Want to Read “The Obamas”

January 11, 2012

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I wasn’t lucky enough to get an early peek at “The Obamas,” the just-released book about the First Couple and their family, how they’ve fared living inside the Washington, D.C beltway, and the impact their experiences have had …

5 Things About Mitt Romney and New Hampshire

January 10, 2012

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Unless most Republican voters in New Hampshire have been lying to the pollsters, Mitt Romney will be the winner of the first primary of the 2012 season (don’t forget — Iowa has a caucus, not a primary!). Odds are the …

Two GOP New Hampshire Debates in Five Minutes

January 9, 2012

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This was a big weekend for political junkies. Two, count ‘em, two GOP debates took place back-to-back on the eve of the Republican New Hampshire primary election scheduled this coming Tuesday. After Republican front runner Mitt Romney barely won the …

Hey Ron Paul Fans: Leave Huntsman’s Daughters Out of This!

January 6, 2012

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Last time I checked I thought that using candidates’ children as targets of attack was pretty much off limits, especially after the 2000 presidential campaign when supporters of George W. Bush engaged in “push polling” to suggesting that John McCain’s …