Bachmann Weighing Run for President
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 5th, 2011 5:41 am by HL
Bachmann Weighing Run for President
ABC News has learned that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is seriously weighing whether to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012.
“A source close to the three-term congresswoman said Bachmann will travel to Iowa this month for multiple meetings to seek advice from political forces there and party elders close to the caucus process before coming to a final decision regarding a potential presidential run.”
Baldwin Suggests (Again) He May Run for Office
Alec Baldwin told CNN he is “very, very interested” in running for office but to leave acting would be “extremely painful.”
Said Baldwin: “I have sometimes thought I could move to New Jersey or Connecticut and run. I’d love to run against Joe Lieberman. I have no use for him. But it’s all fantasy.”
Quote of the Day
“I believe the American experiment is in mortal peril because of the debt we have coming… This is more frightening than even the Soviet nuclear threat, which would have been more horrible. If we go broke, we’ll still be alive, but the probability was so small. In this case, the damage, the catastrophe, will be very, very severe, and the probability — I mean, and it’s inexorable.”
— Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, in an interview with the New York Times.
Republicans Set to Take Power
“Republicans will lay claim to a broad — if partial — governing mandate at exactly noon on Wednesday, ushering into Washington scores of new conservative lawmakers who promise to challenge President Obama’s vision for America’s economic future,” the New York Times reports.
Almost as soon as they take control of the House of Representatives, the Washington Post notes Republicans “will embark on a 20-day plan aimed at undoing major aspects of President Obama’s agenda as they seek to take advantage of the weeks before the Senate’s return and the president’s State of the Union address.”
“Recognizing the limits of their power, Republican leaders said they will follow their initial aggressive stance with efforts to force Obama into what they consider principled compromises.”
