Sarah Palin’s Magic Bus
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John Huntsman: scratch one candidate
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Thank God for small favors: Trump decides he won’t run for prez
He made the big announcement earlier today. Even with that, being The Donald™ and all, he could still change his mind – but something tells me he won’t because he enjoys capitalism way too much to be distracted by a little thing like “public service”:
Dear Republicans: This is a club, learn to use it
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Newt politically newters himself with ‘nuanced’ position on Paul Ryan’s Medicare reforms
The GOP presidential contender field continues to be mostly uninspiring and disappointing, not only thanks to Mitt Romney’s flimsy attempt last week to embrace RomneyCare while advocating an executive order-like repeal of ObamaCare should he be elected President, but also thanks to Newt Gingrich’s description of Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan – which most of the House GOP support – as, essentially, an unnecessary “radical” attempt at “social engineering.” Via the WSJ:
Tonight’s GOP debate in SC: The particulars
In case you didn’t know it (it hasn’t been particularly well-publicized) there’s a debate tonight in South Carolina amongst some of the GOP candidates who have declared either officially or unofficially that they are running for the GOP nomination for President. Here’s a list of those participating in the debate: