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Newt Gingrich Poised to Run: Why the 1990s GOP Icon Struggles for Respect
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyNewt Gingrich moved toward launching his first presidential campaign with all the grace of a suitcase falling down a flight of stairs. It all began with conflicting signals from aides about what Gingrich actually would be announcing Thursday in Atlanta (correct answer: A website called "NewtExplore2012"). Then, in an odd one-question press conference, Gingrich proposed a Tenth Amendment Implementation Act (a vague project to return federal responsibilities to the states) while he simultaneously unveiled the exploratory White House candidacy. Finally, there was the embarrassing glitch when a ...
Palin on Obama's 'Winning the Future': WTF Is a 'Spot On' Abbreviation
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailySarah Palin says watching President Obama's State of the Union address was a "WTF" moment, in more ways than one. "His theme last night was WTF -- 'winning the future,' " she told Greta Van Susteren Wednesday on Fox News Channel's "On the Record." "I thought, okay, that acronym -- spot on. There were a lot of WTF moments throughout that speech." She called the president "disconnected," especially as reflected by his comments on jobs and the deficit. "That was a tough speech to sit through and try to stomach, because the president is so off in his ideas. . . . He believes government will ...
Newt is Back! NYT Magazine Profiles Gingrich
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThis week's New York Times Magazine features an interesting profile on former Speaker Newt Gingrich. As conservatives look to find new ideas and new leaders, I found this excerpt especially telling:It's more that Republicans right now are desperately looking for direction from someone, ideally someone who knows how to handle an opposition president with a 65-percent approval rating. Normally this role would fall to a charismatic Congressional boss or to a vaunted strategist with a record of success. At the moment, Republicans have neither. The House leader, John Boehner, is a dealmaker of the ...
Newt Gingrich Joins House Protest
By Dave - Politics DailyVia a RNC memo, the GOP caucus in the House of Representatives is successfully attracting some names to their protest: House Republican leaders confirmed today that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) will join House Republicans' ongoing national protest over the decision by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to adjourn the House without a vote on legislation to lower gas prices and increase American energy production. The former Speaker will join House Republicans in the Capitol on Wednesday morning to deliver a message of on behalf of the 1.4 million Americans who have signed a petition ...
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