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What Will Those Republicans Say Next?

February 28, 2012

As we head into the presidential primaries in Arizona and Michigan, I sense many voters’ heads are spinning over what the candidates believe are vote-getting discussions. Rick Santorum says President Obama is a “snob” for wanting all American kids to …

Santorum Thinks You’re a College Snob

February 27, 2012

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Just when I think Rick Santorum can’t say anything else to make my jaw drop, he conjures something new to confirm my suspicions that he’s not just an uber-conservative, but that maybe he’s gotten a few too many whiffs of …

Rick Santorum Doesn’t Want to be President

February 22, 2012

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Rick Santorum has found his footing as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He’s gaining attention by the day, which is borne out by recent polls that put him in a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney, the …

Kate Upton and Barack Obama Walk Into A Bar …

February 18, 2012

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You know this year you won’t be able to escape political talk at happy hours, cocktail parties or even online. But you don’t have to immerse yourself Congressional Quarterly or CSPAN to keep the conversation going. So here are a …

Can Rick Santorum Fix His “Woman” Problem?

February 13, 2012

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If Rick Santorum wants women voters to support his presidential candidacy, he might want to stop talking about women. Soon. He’s clearly doing well with conservative Christian voters around the country, as his wins in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado …

Birth Control Fight Isn’t About Freedom of Religion

February 10, 2012

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Vocal Catholic bishops and members of the religious right community want America to think that President Obama has launched an all out assault on religion with the announcement that employer-provided health insurance policies have to cover birth control without a …

Will Newt Gingrich Get a Second Date with Women Voters?

February 1, 2012

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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 …