...overned in a difficult state as a Republican and was very successful.” However, the Convention will also seek to redefine the Republican Party, and much of this mission falls to the keynote speaker – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie has become a star of the GOP and represents the direction in which the Party is trying to move: focusing primarily on fiscal conservatism while being more open to social moderates. While it is unlikely tha...
While Chris Christie, the latest would-be savior of the conservative establishment, consumed much of the last week’s media bandwidth (and quite a few calories too), the most important story in the GOP race right now is the fall of Rick Perry and his potential eclipse by the most unlikely of candidates. The Texas governor is down, but certainly not out, as a cursory glance at the latest polls reveals. Perry has lost a lot of ground since his poo...
...happened to the party in a long time. It would keep a damaged Romney from dragging down the rest of the Republican ticket, and it would allow the GOP to choose from among a new set of champions, ones with names like Daniels, Christie, and (dare I say it?) even Bush. The risks are enormous, but barring wild cards like Iran, the European debt crisis, or a downturn in the Chinese economy, President Obama is looking stronger every day. Praying for a...
...r of the Office of Management and Budget. Senator Marco Rubio: His appeal to the Latino community and Florida voters is intriguing, but he appears too inexperienced to meet the criteria needed in this election. Governor Chris Christie: Though his high popularity in a Democratic state and a personality that provides a strong contrast with Romney’s looks like it is exactly what the campaign needs to shake up the base, his explosive attitude has got...
This past Tuesday, United States law enforcement announced that they had foiled a plot by the Iranian government to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US in Washington, DC. Unsurprisingly, this news generated headlines across the globe. This has all the makings of a Tom Clancy novel – a foreign government, let alone Iran, contemplated a political assassination on American soil. Yet, this is not the most bizarre part of the story. The Unite...
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