The Problem with Freddie Mac was the Bailout, Not Newt Gingrich. By George Rasley | 12/19/11 One of the more interesting examples of the Washington establishment’s hypocrisy in today’s Republican presidential campaign is the bashing of Newt Gingrich over his consulting work for Freddie Mac.
The other campaigns all know Gingrich opposed the Bush-supported bailout of Freddie Mac, and its evil twin Fannie Mae, and that Gingrich even went before a meeting of House Republicans to rally opposition to the bailout saying, “…it's an absurd bill. If a Republican administration wasn't supporting it, it wouldn't get five Republican votes.” Gingrich Slams Romney For Hiring Charlie Crist’s Top Aides. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy meet for the first time this year to forge a joint position as they embark on a race to carve out a master plan to rescue the euro over the next three months.
The two leaders gather in Berlin Monday to flesh out a new rulebook for fiscal discipline negotiated at a Dec. 9 summit that seeks to create a “fiscal compact” for the 17-member euro area. Their meeting is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. local time at the Federal Chancellery, followed by a joint press conference at about 1:30 p.m. The German and French leaders have sponsored a plan to install new guidelines by March. » New York Democrat: Voter Fraud Is ‘A Normal Political Tactic’ - Big Government. White House rushes to define Keystone message ahead of GOP - The Hill's E2-Wire. The White House is working to prevent President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline from becoming a political liability in an election year that will be dominated by jobs and the economy.
White House and campaign officials are emphasizing Obama's energy record in broad strokes -- highlighting steps the administration has taken to encourage oil and gas development and investments in clean energy. Those steps, the officials say, create far more jobs than approval of Keystone would have. The decision Wednesday to deny TransCanada’s Keystone permit has further united Republicans around a common message: Obama is a job killer.
And the GOP vowed last week to continue pummeling the president over Keystone both in Washington and on the campaign trail. Nader: Obama Bullied Democrats Not to Run Against Him in 2012 Primaries. Ben Johnson, The White House Watch Ralph Nader said the Obama administration “jumped like a cat” to crush anyone who threatened to run against their boss for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 2012.
“The retaliation is incredible,” he said. Last April, the consumer advocate and four-time presidential candidate vowed to organize a slate of 2012 Democratic primary challengers against Barack Obama. Nader hoped as many as half-a-dozen candidates would challenge Obama in the intraparty contests, each raising a separate issue on which the Left feels it has been betrayed. He told The Hill newspaper the Obama administration saw to it that did not happen. Mississippi NAACP. While NAACP President Benjamin Jealous lashed out at new state laws requiring photo ID for voting, an NAACP executive sits in prison, sentenced for carrying out a massive voter fraud scheme.
In a story ignored by the national media, in April a Tunica County, Miss., jury convicted NAACP official Lessadolla Sowers on 10 counts of fraudulently casting absentee ballots. Sowers is identified on an NAACP website as a member of the Tunica County NAACP Executive Committee. Sowers received a five-year prison term for each of the 10 counts, but Circuit Court Judge Charles Webster permitted Sowers to serve those terms concurrently, according to the Tunica Times, the only media outlet to cover the sentencing.
“This crime cuts against the fabric of our free society,” Judge Webster said. Krauthammer: "Embarrassing Candidates" Making Obama Look Presidential. Posted on December 28, 2011 "It is, and I don't think it can be explained by anything that the president has done in a positive way," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said about President Obama's rising approving ratings. ACLU: Ron Paul is more progressive than Obama - Atlanta Elections 2012. Mitt Romney not a natural-born citizen? Text smaller Text bigger George and Mitt Romney at the 1964 World's Fair Amid ongoing challenges to Barack Obama’s presidential eligibility, some have raised questions about the constitutional status of the leading candidate for the Republican nomination, Gov.
Mitt Romney, contending he was born in Mexico or that his father was not an American citizen at the time of his birth. However, the available evidence shows that even under the strictest interpretation of Article 2, Section 1 of the Constitution, Romney is a natural-born citizen, according to Article 2, Section 1. The questions have been raised because Romney’s grandparents went to Mexico in the 1800s, where Mitt Romney’s father, George W. A genealogy of Mitt Romney has been prepared by eligibility researcher Charles Kerchner. ★☞ SelectSmart.com 2012 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SELECTOR: Obama, Romney, Paul, Gingrich, Bachmann, Santorum, Perry, etc.
Reconsidering Newt. As we move closer to the GOP nominee selection, Bachmann and Santorum rock the conservative constituency and still have my endorsement, but as realities develop, I once again consider Newt, as he continues to surprise me with bold, big ideas and straight talk.
Arpaio campaigns for Rick Perry in Iowa. Dec. 27, 2011 07:46 PM AP PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is campaigning in Iowa this week for Texas Gov. and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry.
The sheriff left for Iowa on Monday and is scheduled to return Thursday. Iowa will hold its caucuses on Jan. 3.