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Gov. Tim Pawlenty Gets an 'A' Grade From the Cato Institute
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThe libertarian Cato Institute is out with its report card today, and it could provide a major boost for the presidential prospects of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who earned an A. According to its website, Cato is "dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace." Just four governors received an "A" on Cato's report card: Pawlenty, Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), Bobby Jindal (R-La.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). The report goes on to note that, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota has proposed pro-growth reforms, opposed tax increases, and been a relatively frugal ...
The Oil Spill Has Stopped, but Berm Controversy Rages On
By Ben Sandmel - Politics DailyThe cap on the Deepwater Horizon rig has held for 10 days now. This might mean that the BP oil spill has gushed its last, thus putting finite, if as yet immeasurable, limits on the huge cleanup that remains. But Saturday's emergence of a short-lived tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico was a harsh reminder that, even if the spewing has stopped for good, the vast uncontained slick could still blow ashore and cause further fouling, especially in Louisiana. But In the view of the Baton Rouge-based coastal scientist Leonard Bahr, the environmental threat posed by such leaked oil is menacingly ...
As Oil Slathers Gulf Coast, Louisianans Say Drilling Must Go On
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyOn the same day that the federal government doubled its estimate of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico to 1.2 million gallons per day, local leaders in Louisiana -- the state most devastated by the BP spill so far -- demanded that drilling in the deep waters off the Louisiana coast continue. "Our bottom line is that we absolutely want drilling to be done safely, but it shouldn't take months of federal government committees and meetings," Gov. Bobby Jindal told reporters Thursday. Jindal's comments came in response to the Obama administration's recent decision to halt all deepwater oil ...
Louisiana Oil Spill, Day 34: Anger Mounts as Cleanup Lags
By Ben Sandmel - Politics DailyNEW ORLEANS -- Thirty-four days after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, Louisiana officials have lost patience with BP, the Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers. "I don't have a crystal ball," said Craig Taffaro, St. Bernard Parish president. "But if I were a betting man, I would be betting that [BP's] plan is to let us die, then come back and do $75 million of cleanup, then close the book." That sum -- $75 million -- is the federally mandated cap for oil-spill clean-up expenditure. BP has promised to address the long-term needs of everyone affected by the spill, especially commercial ...
Gulf Coast Senators Landrieu, Nelson Clash Over Oil Spill
By David Sessions - Politics DailyWords flew between Democratic Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Bill Nelson of Florida over their divergent responses to the oil spill that will affect industries in both of their states, The Hill reports. Both are considered moderates, but their disagreement comes over which industry should be protected in the spill's aftermath: tourism, one of Florida's biggest income generators, or off-shore drilling, Louisiana's largest industry. Landrieu, the more conservative of the two, defended the oil industry last week, saying the explosion at a BP drilling rig was tragic but unlikely to happen ...
Is the Next President of the United States a Republican Governor?
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics DailyAUSTIN – Did you know that Americans who get a major share of their news from the Internet are more likely to be Republicans? The Republican Governors Association did – and targeted their ad buys in the November elections accordingly, with quite satisfying results, Governors-elect Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Chris Christie of New Jersey told reporters at the group's annual meeting here. "We bought banner ads in virtually every major site," McDonnell said. "You couldn't go to those sites without having a pop up with my name on it. I think that helped us a lot." ...
Bobby Jindal Re-Emerges to Challenge Obama Health Care Reform
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was supposed to be the new face of the Republican Party. His youth, Indian heritage, Catholic faith, and Southern conservative values, as well as his smooth-talking, media-friendly personality, made him a contender to be the fresh alternative to aging GOP leaders. ...
Rush Says Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney 'Hate' and 'Despise' Sarah Palin
By David Knowles - Politics DailyWell, maybe the Republican rebranding effort isn't all it was cracked up to be. Conservative radio entertainer Rush Limbaugh has surveyed the Republican party's field of prospective candidates to retake the White House in 2012, and has, apparently, decided on a favorite with a familiar-sounding name: Sarah Palin. ...
Monitoring Bobby Jindal's Conscience
By David Knowles - Politics DailyVia CNN comes word of a resurgence of decency on the part of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal:...Jindal said Thursday that Republicans should "give the new administration a chance" and suggested that former Vice President Dick Cheney should tone down his criticism of President Obama's national security policies."I think Democrat or Republican, we should all agree that our current president, our former president would obviously want to do everything they could to keep us safe," the Republican governor said on ABC's Good Morning America Thursday. "I don't think we should question President ...
GOP Dilemma: What if Obama's Plan Works?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyOften times, politics boils down to a game of tactics. In the words of RNC Chairman Michael Steele, opposing parties (and sometimes members of the same one) engage in a rhetorical chess match that has as much to do with thwarting an opponent as it does promoting a heart-felt ideology. As we've seen in the first two months of the Obama administration, partisan gamesmanship is alive and well in DC. The Stimulus package and Obama's first budget have been met with near unanimous condemnation by Republicans, and the question of whether GOP members should actively hope that the president "fails" has ...
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