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Christie Has What It Takes To Be President
By Carole on Sep 30, 2011
Still not an official contender for the GOP presidential nomination, the speculation that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may run and the push to get him to run goes on. According to the Newark Star Ledger, Mr. Christie is seriously rethinking whether or not to throw his hat into the ring. Meanwhile a new poll shows the governor is essentially tied with President Barack Obama in a hypothetical 2012 matchup.
Gingrich's New Contract With America
By Carole on Sep 29, 2011
Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich will officially release his 21st Century Contract with America this afternoon. The former Speaker of the House says the plan to "fundamentally change the trajectory of America" would most likely take a President Gingrich two full terms to implement and includes new choices in how Americans would buy health insurance, pay their income taxes and save for retirement.
Obama Still Fails To Lead On Immigration
By Carole on Sep 28, 2011
Last weekend President Barack Obama told African Americans to "Stop complainin'. Stop grumblin'. Stop cryin'." Today at a White House roundtable targeting Hispanic voters, the president did some complaining and grumbling of his own. Responding to questions about his failure to deliver the comprehensive immigration reform he promised, Mr. Obama said "This notion that somehow I can just change the laws unilaterally is just not true."
Christie Speech A Lesson For GOP Contenders
By Carole on Sep 27, 2011
Speaking at the Reagan Presidential Library tonight, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie delivered the kind of speech a Republican candidate for the presidency needs to deliver. He criticized President Barack Obama's job performance the way a perspective 2012 opponent should. When he summarized his own successful leadership tecniques it conjured up visions of that same kind of success from the next American president. And then he seemed to say that he's not running.
Obama's Regulatory Reform Plan: Denial
By Carole on Sep 26, 2011
Stanford University Economist John B. Taylor and Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Diana Furchtgott-Roth recently told a congressional subcommittee that rolling back excessive government regulations and eliminating the threat of tax hikes would promote private-sector job growth more than another round of stimulus spending. But President Barack Obama, in the midst of his West Coast fundraising jaunt, said he makes no apologies for Wall Street regulation and environmental rules and doesn't buy the GOP charge they're costing jobs.
