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Ten ‘Mama Grizzlies’ and a ‘Fat Guy’ GOP Future

December 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger It has not been a good year for President Barack Obama and the Democrats. And while most of the bad news was generated by Obama himself and the “ship of fools” he has surrounded himself with in the White House, it was congressional Democrats who paid the price Nov. [...]

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Mitt Romney Tops CPAC Straw Poll for 2012 Race (Updated)

February 28th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Getting 20 percent of the vote, Mitt Romney finished atop the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll of potential conservative candidates for the 2012 presidential race. It marks the third time the former Massachusetts governor has finished atop the CPAC straw poll. Finishing behind Romney were Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.), Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and [...]

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‘Tuesday Evening Quarterback’ Critiques Election

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Call me a “Tuesday Evening Quarterback,” but a review of tonight’s election results show the Republican Party team entered its most-important contest ever with little fan support, a poor game plan and the wrong signal caller lined up behind center. Team GOP’s shortcomings began with the recruiting process.  When loyal fans on the right side [...]

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Huge Crowd Welcomes McCain-Palin to Missouri

August 31st, 2008 · 7 Comments

A crowd estimated at 17,000 welcomed John McCain and Sarah Palin to Missouri. An estimated 17,000 supporters turned out this afternoon at T.R. Hughes Ballpark, home of the River City Rascals minor league baseball team in O’Fallon, Mo., to welcome Republican presidential nominee-to-be John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, to the Show-Me State.  [...]

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Romney Suspends Bid, Slaps Dems on Terror

February 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

“If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.” With [...]

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Romney to Quit GOP Race — The Page, Halperin

February 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Mark Halperin of Time’s The Page blog reports Republican Mitt Romney’s “Withdrawal could come at CPAC speech at 12:15 pm ET.” Fox News is reporting Halperin as saying he has “triple sources” confirming Romney’s imminent withdrawal. UPDATE: Romney Suspends Bid, Slaps Dems on Terror

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Believe It or Not, I Voted for Mitt Romney

February 5th, 2008 · 8 Comments

After witnessing two of Mitt Romney‘s Republican Party rivals form an unsettling political alliance in the hills of West Virginia today, I decided to cast my primary vote for the only presidential candidate I believe I can trust. Though Romney and I disagree on fundamentals of faith and the former Massachusetts governor has been the [...]

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