Rick Perry’s 2012 Window of Opportunity
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 24th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Rick Perry’s 2012 Window of Opportunity
Mark McKinnon, Daily Beast
Ready or not, America, get ready for another Republican presidential candidate from Texas. Meet Ricky Perry. You're likely to be hearing a lot about him real soon. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels' announcement this weekend that he will not be a candidate for president—coupled with Mike Huckabee's decision not to run, and Newt Gingrich's disastrous 2012 launch—is going to create a Texas tornado-size draft for Rick Perry.
Election Picture Sharpens for GOP
O’Connor & Weisman, Wall St. Journal
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels answered questions on Thursday at the Palais Royale ballroom during a breakfast speech in South Bend, Indiana. Mr. Daniels announced Sunday he wouldn't seek the Republican presidential nomination.Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, meanwhile, announced his candidacy in a video Sunday night and said he plans to begin his campaign with a speech in Iowa on Monday.
ObamaCare Repeal = Waivers for All
Grace-Marie Turner, DC Examiner
Can't we all just get a waiver from Obamacare? Unfortunately not, but the list of people applying is getting longer by the day.There are now 1,372 companies, labor unions and states that have applied for and been granted waivers from an early provision of the law that says health policies must provide at least $750,000 a year in insurance protection.
