Posts Tagged ‘GOP’

Oil Refinery

Oil, Obama and Outrage

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The “blame Obama” chorus is singing again. This time to the tune of high gas prices. Last week in response to declining approval ratings fueled by a 20 percent surge in the [...]

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Apr 24, 2012 | 1 Response

Paul Ryan

Who Is Paul Ryan?

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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s name has been tossed around lately more than any other Republican’s, save presidential nominee-to-be Mitt Romney. Last week the Wisconsin congressman released a 2013 budget [...]

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Apr 9, 2012 | 1 Response

Eric Cantor and Barack Obama shake hands

I am the 13 Percent: A Defense of Congress

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Americans can’t agree on much: what the wealthy should pay in taxes, what government’s role should be in providing medical care or if Khloe Kardashian is really a Kardashian. However, [...]

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Jan 30, 2012 | 4 Responses

Newt Gingrich's victory in South Carolina ensures a few weeks of highly entertaining campaigning.

Gingrich Wins South Carolina: Now What?

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Finally, a sense of competition has entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination. After a controversial second-place in the Iowa Caucus and a very declarative win in New Hampshire earlier this [...]

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Jan 24, 2012 | Leave a response

Rick Perry

Farewell Rick Perry, We Hardly Knew Ye Were Presidential

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Just days before the South Carolina Primary, Texas Gov. Rick Perry withdrew from the Republican Presidential Race. Thursday morning, at a press conference in Charleston, South Carolina, he endorsed former [...]

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Jan 20, 2012 | Leave a response

Herman Cain announces the suspension of his presidential campaign. | Photo courtesy of the New York Times

Herman Cain Drops Out of Presidential Race

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One day after meeting with his wife Gloria for the first time since allegations of a 13-year-long affair surfaced this week, Herman Cain, a Republican frontrunner and the onetime CEO [...]

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Dec 5, 2011 | 1 Response

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Perry’s Gaffe Steals the Spotlight

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“Oops.”  With one word, Texas governor Rick Perry’s 2012 presidential dreams quite likely hang in the balance. On Wednesday night, Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan hosted the second of five [...]

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Nov 10, 2011 | 1 Response

Herman Cain

Herman Cain on Foreign Policy: Just the Bullet Points

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GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is now leading in the polls, making headlines with his tax plan and media appearances. CBS’s latest poll has Cain leading in the primary with 25% of the [...]

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Oct 28, 2011 | 1 Response

Gov. Perry's in-state tuition, which allows the children of illegal immigrants to attend public institutions of higher learning, like the University of Texas at Austin (pictured above), has come under heavy fire. | Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Rick Perry Facing Immigration Backlash in Iowa

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While visiting Iowa last weekend, Texas governor and 2012 presidential hopeful Rick Perry vowed to introduce a detailed “when-I’m-president” jobs plan. Instead, Mr. Perry found himself confronting an entirely different issue: [...]

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Oct 12, 2011 | 1 Response

Rick Perry

Rick Perry’s Heart Has Republicans Questioning His Head

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Heartless. That’s what Texas Gov. Rick Perry essentially labeled his opponents during Thursday night’s GOP debate. When the subject of illegal immigration arose, Mr. Perry found himself on the defensive [...]

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Oct 1, 2011 | 1 Response