Tag Archives: Election
Romney, Santorum to Split Michigan’s Delegates
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum will each get half of Michigan’s 30 delegates, according to CNN estimates. Romney won the popular vote in Tuesday’s Michigan Republican presidential primary. However, Michigan distributes its delegates proportionally. A candidate needs a total of … Continue reading
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Six Presidential Hopefuls Faced Tough Questions at Saturday’s Forum
Six Republican Presidential candidates faced questions on their ideological bona fides during a policy-heavy forum on Fox News Channel on Saturday night. Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker, was pressed on how conservatives can “trust that a President Gingrich will … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Environment, Health, Law, National, Politics, Science Schmience
Republicans Make Border-Fence Promises They Can’t Keep
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have promised to complete a 1,950-mile fence. Michele Bachmann wants a double fence. Ron Paul pledged to secure the nation’s southern border by any means necessary. Rick Perry says he can secure it without a … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, Politics, World
Breaking: Herman Cain Suspends Campaign
Herman Cain announced he is suspending his bid for the Republican Presidential nomination. “One of the first declarations that I want to make to you today is that I am at peace with my God. I am at peace with … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Support for Tea Party Down, Even in Tea Party Strongholds
Support for the Tea Party has fallen sharply even in places considered Tea Party strongholds, according to a new survey. In Congressional districts represented by Tea Party lawmakers, the number of people who disagree with the Tea Party has risen … Continue reading
Mississippi Governor Candidates: Zygotes Are People, Too
If you live in Mississippi, you have a choice in the upcoming governor’s race: you can vote for someone who thinks that zygotes are fully human and deserve the same rights as full-grown women, or you can vote for someone … Continue reading
Filed under Law, Politics, Science Schmience, Sick Sad World, Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Mitt Romney Criticizes the Flat Tax. No, Wait, Now He Loves It.
As several Republican presidential candidates embrace a flat tax, one contender stands out in not doing so: Mitt Romney, who has a long record of criticizing such plans and famously derided Steve Forbes’s 1996 proposal as a “tax cut for … Continue reading
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