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Mike Huckabee Gets All BYU Honor Code on Natalie Portman
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsMike Huckabee, whose down-home sensibilities helped him in his 2008 bid for the GOP presidential nomination, may be speaking a little too freely these days. First, Huckabee incorrectly said that President Barack Obama spent part of his childhood in Kenya -- he later claimed he meant Indonesia -- and hinted that that put Obama out of touch with the average American. Now, Huckabee is criticizing new Academy Award winner Natalie Portman for being pregnant out of wedlock. On Monday, Huckabee went on Michael Medved's radio show and said, "People see a Natalie Portman who boasts, 'We're not ...
Crash Pad Congressmen: Lawmakers Sleeping in Offices May Be Breaking Rules, Watchdogs Say
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyWho was that weird guy wandering around in his bathrobe in the halls of the Rayburn House Office Building the other night? Oops, never mind, it's a congressman. With a growing number of House members saving money by sleeping in their Capitol Hill offices, a watchdog group has asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to determine whether they're breaking the rules, or unfairly enjoying a tax-free benefit, with their rudimentary free housing. "House office buildings are not dorms or frat houses," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics ...
The 112th Congress Kicks Off With Prayers and Parties
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyIt took the ever-weepy John Boehner exactly three minutes to cry after entering the House chamber Wednesday, before he'd even taken the oath as speaker. Just steps from the well, he whipped out his trademark white hankie, wiped his eyes and ascended to the dais. He teared up once again on the platform where Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered her own farewell with trembling hands, and then executed the transfer of power from Democrats to Republicans by handing Boehner her outsize wooden gavel. After a thunderous ovation, he managed to deliver a dry-eyed speech before being sworn in by Rep. John ...
Congress as a Family Business: Brothers (and Sisters and Sons) in Arms
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyThey often won by running against Washington and pledging to govern as outsiders. But when the freshmen of the 112th Congress take their oaths of office in January, they'll find that some of their senior colleagues have made the House and Senate quite the family business Think spouses, sisters, brothers and cousins, an octet of lawmakers serving together in one or both chambers. Last week's Senate win by Rand Paul (R-Ky.), son of 11-term Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), revived the category of concurrent filial service, which had been dormant for more than a year. From 1995 to 2009 it was occupied ...
Opinion: GOP's Pledge Misses the Mark
By Bob Maistros - AOL News(Sept. 23) -- Congressional Republicans have maintained that their "Pledge to America" would not be another "Contract with America." That's for sure. In the same sense that Dan Quayle was "no Jack Kennedy." The 1994 Contract was a masterpiece of political communication that rocked the nation by laying out in clear, simple language eight straightforward action steps and 10 specific pieces of legislation Republicans in Congress would enact if handed control after four decades out of power. It was a timely, smart and taut political manifesto -- just two pages long and easily digestible. The ...
Rush Limbaugh Lists 'Top 10 Republican Moderate Moments'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyOn his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh listed his "Top 10 Moderate Moments" -- a list he first introduced on Nov. 3, 2009. According to Limbaugh, these are the "moderate moments" to remember: 10: "Newt Gingrich doing a PSA on global warming with Nancy Pelosi in 2008." 9. "Bush-Quayle '92." 8. "Dole-Kemp '96." 7. "Ford-Dole '76. Do you see a pattern here?" 6. "Jumpin' Jim Jeffords jumps from the Republican Party." 5. "Arlen Specter switches parties." 4. "Richard Nixon resigns in disgrace." 3. "Dede Scozzafava endorses the Democrat, Owens, in New York 23." 2. The McCain campaign of ...
Ben Quayle in Crowded, Ugly Battle for Arizona House Seat
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyFor anyone who loves to watch a dramatic political race unfold, the contest to succeed retiring Rep, John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) in Arizona's third congressional district will not disappoint on Tuesday night. The increasingly bitter GOP primary has pitted 10 candidates against one another in the conservative district, where three state legislators, two mayors, several businesspeople and the son of former Vice President Dan Quayle have been battling for months to win the nomination. Local reports calling the race "atomic" seem to understate the vitriol the candidates have spewed in recent weeks. ...
Sarah Palin: Running Against History -- and the VP Curse?
By Robert Schmuhl - Politics DailySarah Palin's fan dance -- will she or won't she run for president in 2012? -- teases money from supporters and seduces the celebrity-centric media. Yet, before too long, the former governor and her devoted followers will face a sobering reality. Should she seek the Republican nomination, she not only will confront several White House-minded candidates in her own party but also the unalterable facts of American political history. To be tactful about the subject: Voters haven't been particularly kind to losing vice-presidential nominees of either party for nearly a century. Interestingly, ...
Dan Quayle's Son Running for Congress
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyFormer Vice President Dan Quayle announced Friday that his son, Ben, is running for Congress from Arizona. The younger Quayle, a lawyer, will file papers today to run for the 3rd District seat being vacated by retiring Republican John Shadegg. "It's the next generation of leadership," Quayle told Megyn Kelly during an interview on the Fox News Channel. "We are convinced that he will be successful." This year is shaping up to be a family affair for several political dynasties. In addition to Quayle, Strom Thurmond's son, Paul, is running for Congress in South Carolina, where he will compete ...
Did McCain Just Win the Mom Vote?
By Dave - Politics DailyIf my significant other is any indication, the answer to that is an emphatic yes. Previously she couldn't stand McCain and said as she put it, "I figured he'd pick some other boring old politician." She also reports that the internet mom boards are buzzing with excitement over Sarah Palin. And yes, it's a brilliant move not just for this but for other reasons. Significantly, Palin is the one who killed Alaska's "bridge to nowhere" and has been significant in rooting out corruption in the old Republican power structures in that state. She's pro-energy and pro-drilling (as you would ...
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