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Where Are All the GOP 2012 Candidates? Blame Sarah Palin
By David Corn - Politics DailyThe politerati are all a-flutter. Why are there no GOP presidential candidates yet? There sure are plenty -- it seems like dozens -- of 2012 wannabes. But so far not one of the conventional possible contenders (probable or improbable) have officially tossed a hat (or checkbook) into the ring. By this point in the 2008 campaign, much of the Democratic and Republican field was in place -- or close to it. John Edwards (remember him?) announced his run for the presidency on Dec. 26, 2006, at an event with kids in flood-ravaged New Orleans. Hillary Rodham Clinton lifted off with a Web video posted ...
Values Voter Summit: Should Top GOPers Share Stage With Anti-Muslim Extremist?
By David Corn - Politics DailyImagine if someone had publicly said any of the following: - Jews should not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military; - Inbreeding has caused Jews to become stupid; - No more synagogues should be built in the United States; - Jews should be expelled from the United States. Would such a person be invited to speak at a major conservative Christian gathering? And would prominent Republican lawmakers and GOP presidential candidates agree to share the stage with this extremist? Not at all. There would be righteous indignation by the buckets, loads of denunciations, and loud calls for a boycott. ...
Meghan McCain Says She's on 'Team Romney' for 2012
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyMeghan McCain, the chatty daughter of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, says she joining up with "team Romney" for the 2012 campaign for the White House. At least, that's her leaning at this early stage. McCain, 25, told NBC "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno she "is so sick and tired of this us-versus-them mentality" in politics. "I just want a candidate that's going to stop being so versus them. So right now I am team Romney." In 2008, Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, was a rival who clearly got under the skin of Sen. McCain in the early stages of the ...
Can Mitt Romney Outrun Sarah Palin? Handicapping the 2012 GOP Horse Race
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyOn Saturday, May 1, the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby, some 20 thoroughbreds will run for the roses in the most famous and important race in the sport. That race of 3-year-old colts (and one filly) will be won in just over two minutes. Meanwhile, another exciting horse race – the race to win the GOP presidential nomination – is gearing up. It, too, has a large field, but this race is a marathon that takes four years to complete. Now, the time has come to begin handicapping the 2012 primary race. This list represents a snapshot of a moment in time, with fluid odds and a ...
Obama's Nuclear Summit: Invisible for Conservatives?
By David Corn - Politics DailyOn Monday and Tuesday, President Obama convened a historic gathering in Washington to deal with the most urgent threat facing the globe: nuclear terrorism. Never before have so many world leaders gathered to discuss together how to thwart one of the greatest nightmares imaginable; 47 nations were represented. Though no sweeping treaties or agreements were reached, Obama did succeed on two important fronts. He placed the issue of controlling and securing nuclear material that could be used by terrorists (including al-Qaeda and its allies) at the top of the global to-do list. And he encouraged ...
Sarah Palin on the Trail: Giddyap, Giddyap!
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyLast we checked on Sarah Palin -- two minutes ago -- she had left behind a political dust storm and a few snakes rattling in the West over the weekend. Strewn all around the crossroads of cowboy America were vintage Palinisms -- "Don't retreat, just reload" -- rabble-rousing one-liners and fervent chants of "Run, Sarah, run!" One glance at the cable news streaming her appearances live and you had to know that she'd probably never need Peggy Lee's "Fever" to heat up the crowds. There was Sarah, lighting up center stage, wearing an all-black, zipped-up leather biker jacket, thigh-hugging skirt ...
Mitt Romney, Looking to 2012 but Running From the Past
By Robert Schmuhl - Politics DailyWhile Mitt Romney pinballs around America promoting his new book, "No Apology," he's encountering a public often eager to hear at least one apology and possibly an act of contrition. Four years ago, the former Massachusetts governor signed into law a health-care plan for Bay State residents that looks strikingly similar to the health care package that is now federal law. In both cases, there are requirements for people to have health insurance -- and penalties are imposed on either individuals or businesses for failing to do so. In addition, both programs depend on new taxes to help pay their ...
Romney To Tea Party: Don't Split Conservative Vote
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyMitt Romney has nothing but nice things to say about potential 2012 rivals Sarah Palin and Rep. Ron Paul. But when the conversation turns to this year's election, Romney says he hopes candidates backed by the grassroots Tea Party movement will step aside if they lose in Republican primaries and not split the conservative vote with third-party candidacies. "That would hand over the country to Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, and that would be very sad indeed," he said in an interview posted Monday by the conservative Web site, Newsmax. Despite that concern, Romney said the ...
Mitt Romney, Jason Altmire and John Adler on Fox News Sunday
By Bruce Drake - Politics Daily"FOX NEWS SUNDAY" MARCH 7, 2010 SPEAKERS: CHRIS WALLACE, HOST FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS. REP. JASON ALTMIRE, D-PA. REP. JOHN ADLER, D-N.J. [ ...
Palin, Romney Get Laughs on Late-Night TV
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(March 3) -- Media personality. Conservative activist. Tea Party queen. Presidential contender. Of all the possible roles for Sarah Palin that have been tossed around, stand-up comic was never mentioned. And so, ever the rogue, Palin debuted her comedy stylings on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" Tuesday. After the standard interview at Leno's desk, she took center stage and raced through a mini-monologue. Her brief set included jokes about how cold it was back in Alaska ("5 degrees below Congress' approval rating") and meeting fellow guest Shaun White, the red-haired Olympic champion snowboarder ...
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