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Romney Campaign Gets A Shot Of Viagra
As if having the likes of Ann Coulter, Elliot Abrams and Matt Drudge lowering the boom on Newt Gingrich wasn't bad enough, the Mitt Romney campaign decided to bring out the really heavy artillery today: losing 1996 candidate-turned-erectile dysfunction medicine pitchman Bob Dole. Here, in full, is the scathing statement Dole put out today about his former congressional colleague: READ MORE >>
Five Things To Watch For In the State of the Union
Given the blizzard of White House briefings to eager reporters in recent days, we already have some sense of what the president will say in tonight’s State of the Union address. But in considering the speech, we shouldn’t forget to judge it in its full political context—most of all, the fact that this is an election year. Here are five things to listen for: READ MORE >>
Shallow Figure, Winner's Paid
If you haven't read it already, I recommend Jonathan Martin and John Harris' Politico piece about the "perfect mess" that Mitt Romney has created for himself by being so...darn perfect. It gets at something I've been asking for some time: is this really the man Republicans want for this moment? READ MORE >>
What The Hell Is Happening In S.C.?
Why Does the Media Keep Underestimating Newt?
The Biggest Challenge Facing Both Romney and Obama
The Rise and Fall of Bill Daley: An Inside Account
When President Obama announced that Bill Daley would no longer serve as White House chief of staff, he pronounced himself chagrined by the move but explained that Daley had an understandable desire to return to Chicago. “In the end,” the president told reporters in the State Dining Room, “the pull of the hometown we both love—a city that’s been synonymous with the Daley family for generations—was too great.” READ MORE >>
Romney's 15-Percent Problem
TNR Exclusive: More Selections From Ron Paul’s Newsletters
Was the Mandate a Mistake?
The individual mandate is the most unpopular element of health care reform. It has also made the new law vulnerable to a court challenge, however weak that challenge may seem. So were President Obama and his allies mistaken to include a mandate in the law? READ MORE >>