Rick joins Newt, Herman, Governor Perry, Donald in 'loose lips' sink one's own ship. As my dearest dear old Navy surrogate dad, aged 96 and with clear as gin mind used to say: "His battleship mouth sunk his rowboat ass." And there lies the denouement of the would be contendahs, who over and over became utterly seduced by and their usually clear wits overwhelmed with the … [Read more...] about Santorum Squandered His Putative Lead
President Barack Obama: U.S. Destabilizer-in-Chief (Excelsior, Mexico)
Has President Barack Obama, through his election and policies, created almost irreversible dissaray within the Republican Party? For Mexico's Excelsior, José Luis Valdés Ugalde writes that intentionally and by happenstance, Obama's emergence was an 'anomaly that destabilized the political environment for the better,' and at the same time, it 'served as a call to arms for the … [Read more...] about President Barack Obama: U.S. Destabilizer-in-Chief (Excelsior, Mexico)
The GOP Scorecard: By The Numbers, Romney Is Far Ahead
Although media pundits keep saying that Republican voters are lukewarm towards Mitt Romney, he's won more states and has far more delegates (soft and hard) than any of his remaining opponents. Iowa was a tie. Romney (136 soft delegates, 103 hard delegates) won New Hampshire, Florida, Maine, Nevada and Arizona; he appears to have also won Michigan, which could add as much … [Read more...] about The GOP Scorecard: By The Numbers, Romney Is Far Ahead
Breaking News: Romney Wins Michigan Primary
The New York Times: Mitt Romney has narrowly won the Republican presidential primary in Michigan, deflecting a powerful challenge from Rick Santorum and boosting his hopes of becoming the Republican nominee. Only weeks ago, Mr. Romney had viewed his home state of Michigan as a firewall against his rivals, an important battleground state where his background and his … [Read more...] about Breaking News: Romney Wins Michigan Primary
Michigan Chooses- Romney Wins
Michigan Republicans had a decision to make today that will resound in the party’s race for president. Romney defeated Santorum 42% to 37% as projected by MSNBC at 10:15 PM. On one hand, they had a candidate, Mitt Romney, who appeared out of touch with middle-class voters, constantly placing a “silver foot” in his mouth regarding his affluent life style. The most recent … [Read more...] about Michigan Chooses- Romney Wins
Romney Wins Arizona
The folks monitoring exit polls are calling Arizona for Mitt Romney. With 43% of the precincts reporting, Mitt Romney leads Rick Santorum 48.7% to 24.9%. Newt Gingrich is a distant third, with 16.3%. Gingrich is counting on Super Tuesday to keep him in the race. … [Read more...] about Romney Wins Arizona
Romney Wins Michigan Primary: Did Santorum Get “Newtitus?” (Roundup) UPDATED THURSDAY MORNING
And so it's over. NBC News and the AP have projected Mitt Romney as winner of the Republican Michigan Presidential primary. In the end, it turned out to be a double header for Romney, who also won in Arizona -- thus making his path to the Republican nomination much easier since many GOPers will now conclude that with his resources he is the "inevitable" nominee. TPM gives us … [Read more...] about Romney Wins Michigan Primary: Did Santorum Get “Newtitus?” (Roundup) UPDATED THURSDAY MORNING
Santorum’s Appeal to Dems in Michigan
It's one of the reasons Washington State no longer has an open primary. The two parties (Ds and Rs) didn't like it because a voter doesn't have to be affiliated with a party to vote for a nominee. The parties said that it would be too tempting to cross lines and vote for the candidate you did not want your candidate to face in November. That's kinda sort what's happening in … [Read more...] about Santorum’s Appeal to Dems in Michigan
Romney Wins Michigan
NBC has just projected he will win the state of Michigan. Of course this only gives him the 2 statewide delegates but it is a symbolic win. … [Read more...] about Romney Wins Michigan
Is The Michigan Primary Unfair ?
One interesting aspect of the Michigan primary is that of the 30 delegates up for grabs, only 2 are awarded on a statewide basis while the others are split evenly between the 14 Congressional Districts. This is a fairly common way that both parties have tried to make the primary contests fairer. But is it really fair ? Consider.. We have the 13th and 14th Districts … [Read more...] about Is The Michigan Primary Unfair ?
A GOP Divided: Two Terrible Candidates Face Off in Michigan and Arizona
If you're interested, I'm live-blogging the Michigan and Arizona primary results over at my place, updating frequently with loads of commentary and analysis. I predicted a 3-point Romney win and it looks like he'll take it, winning what was seen as a toss-up. And he'll win Arizona by a wide margin -- the networks have already called it. So what now? Is the story that … [Read more...] about A GOP Divided: Two Terrible Candidates Face Off in Michigan and Arizona
Michigan Primary: Romney Has Growing Lead
UPDATE: With 68 percent of the vote in, Romney has 42 percent to Santorum's 37 percent. In Michigan, according to CNN TV, 40 percent of the vote is in and Romney has 41 percent to Santorum's 38 percent. … [Read more...] about Michigan Primary: Romney Has Growing Lead
Romney Wins Arizona; 1 in 10 Voters A Democrat in Michigan
AP reports that he "coasted to victory" in Arizona and has a slight lead in Michigan. But... LATimes: Initial exit polling in the Michigan primary suggests that in a tight battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, the votes of Democrats could prove decisive in the key Republican presidential skirmish -- and more of those votes are going to Santorum. According to CNN, 10% … [Read more...] about Romney Wins Arizona; 1 in 10 Voters A Democrat in Michigan
Snowe Goes
Another centrist bites the dust. Olympia Snowe is retiring. What happened to the big tent of the Republican Party? There was a time when New England Republican was a badge of honor indicating a pragmatic approach to politics; generally conservative from a fiscal standpoint and moderate socially. Indeed, the Republicans were the default choice throughout New England for much … [Read more...] about Snowe Goes
The Tea Party Bags Another Rino
One of the few remaining sane Republicans in the Senate has had it. Another case of the party left her I would guess. Maine Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe will not seek reelection in 2012, she announced Tuesday. In announcing her plans, Snowe, 65, emphasized that she is in good health and was prepared for the campaign ahead. But she said she was swayed by the increasing … [Read more...] about The Tea Party Bags Another Rino
My Life in Seven Days — and a Few Minutes
This post is dedicated to my grandparents, Papá Justito and Mamá Julita (Above) A couple of years ago, feeling sentimental and having just finished the seventh decade of my life, I suddenly realized that, at age 70, “days pass like minutes, years go by like days” and decided to compress the seven decades I had lived into seven days and to put some thoughts down on paper -- … [Read more...] about My Life in Seven Days — and a Few Minutes
To My Fellow Michiganders
Today is Michigan's Presidential primary. Any registered voter in Michigan may vote. All you have to do is ask for whichever party's ballot you want. Since Obama is running unopposed on the Democratic ballot, you have no reason to vote in the Democratic primary. However, even if you are a staunch Democrat or independent, or even a Republican-hater, you have every reason to vote … [Read more...] about To My Fellow Michiganders
Elena Dell Donne: Tall, Athletic & Very Smart
She is impossible to miss when she comes into the University of Delaware Library. At 6-foot-6 Elena Dell Donne is an imposing presence and by many lights the greatest women's college basketball player in the U.S. today. She is also, thanks to her work ethic, the NCAA women’s basketball 2012 Academic All-America of the Year. Delle Donne, who carries a 3.6 grade-point … [Read more...] about Elena Dell Donne: Tall, Athletic & Very Smart
Church, State, And Rick Santorum
Here's a recent quote from Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum: "I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute." The former Pennsylvania senator than elaborated on this statement by artfully trying to mix two very different concepts—freedom of religious belief, and the relationship of church to state. His artfulness aside, … [Read more...] about Church, State, And Rick Santorum
Obama Rips Romney In Combative Speech
As if former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney doesn't have enough on his plate today with news that Democrats are urging Democrats to vote for anti-Romney candidate former Sen. Rick Santorum, Santorum going after him, and news that Santorum is doing robocalls designed to get Democrats out to vote for the former Pennyslvania Senator: … [Read more...] about Obama Rips Romney In Combative Speech