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Handicapping 2012: It's Romney's To Lose
Most pundits have conceded the general election to Obama, already looking ahead to 2016. They have their reasons. Their analysis is based on good, solid, reasonable (inside the box) logic. All things considered, however, I would (and have) put my money on Mitt Romney this fall.
Why do we keep voting for the same old hucksters?new
Standing before the cameras at North Charleston City Hall two weeks ago, Sen. Glenn McConnell looked like he was the one pleading guilty to ethics violations and resigning his office. Instead, the grim-faced politician was stepping up from the post of Senate president pro tempore to the office of lieutenant governor.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
03-27-2012 |
Commentary
Why get involved in politics when nothing ever seems to change?new
My sanest friends are usually those who spend their time far away from the world of politics. Their main concerns are their wives or husbands, girlfriends or boyfriends, kids, family, and everything but the ongoing mischief in Washington. I think this is quite normal. Some talk radio hosts and conservative pundits constantly criticize Americans who aren't politically engaged. Not me. In fact, I often feel like joining them.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
03-27-2012 |
Commentary
Mark Massa makes Indiana Supreme Courtnew
Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed his former chief counsel - Mark Massa - to serve on the Indiana Supreme Court and replace retiring Chief Justice Randall Shepard.
Tags: Mitch Daniels, Mark Massa
Is the New Jail in Guilford County, N.C. Worth the Cost?new
It's no accident that visitors and residents alike confuse the new Guilford County Detention Center for a benign commercial development — the local sheriff says it was specifically designed to look more like a hospital.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
03-26-2012 |
Politics
Is Voting a Right or Responsibility?new
Colorado explores how 'active' you must be to get a ballot.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
03-23-2012 |
Elections
Florida: The Weirdest Place in America—and a Perfect Stage for the GOPnew
Even without Herman Cain and that baleful basilisk Mrs. Bachmann, the Republicans refused to be upstaged by the cavalcade of nightmares that's standard fare in the Sunshine State. They showed us they belonged here.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
03-22-2012 |
Commentary
Remembering Tiberiusnew
The tragedy of forgetting history.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
03-21-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Tiberius
Party Crashernew
A Clay County Republican running for Congress accuses fellow GOPers of bribing him to drop out of the race.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
03-21-2012 |
Elections
Does Rush Want to Cut and Run?new
A flip-flopping Rush Limbaugh now questions the war in Afghanistan.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
03-18-2012 |
Commentary
Battle Over Ballotsnew
Almost five years after the RTA election, a group of activists keeps fighting for election integrity.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
03-15-2012 |
Elections
A Romney Runs Through Usnew
Mitt Romney said the federal government would be a lot better off if it was run like Mississippi. Say what?!
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-14-2012 |
Commentary
Bland Ambitionnew
Democrats are gleeful over Mitt Romney's bruising primary path, but Romney is still the fight Barack Obama doesn't want.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-14-2012 |
Elections
Why Scott Brown Will Be Tougher to Beat Than Some Thinknew
New polls show Scott Brown beating Elizabeth Warren and winning re-election to the U.S. Senate. That’s no accident; he’s been out earning it.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-09-2012 |
Elections
Arizona Capitol Chatternew
The Arizona Legislature wants to end Project White House, stop voters from hiking taxes, and sample urine from the unemployed.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
03-09-2012 |
Politics
