Signs of Nervousness Among Romney Backers
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 7th, 2011 5:31 am by HL
Signs of Nervousness Among Romney Backers
Martin & Burns, Politico
Newt Gingrich’s surge is prompting the first signs of nervousness among top Mitt Romney supporters, some of whom are urging their candidate to take a more aggressive approach to arrest the former House speaker’s sudden rise.Romney’s backers aren’t panicking — yet. But to many, especially among the GOP donor elite, Gingrich looks like Romney’s most formidable opponent to date, and a rival who requires a much more serious response than the previous conservative alternative, Herman Cain.
The Carterization of Barack Obama
Gene Healy, Washington Examiner
If our fashion-conscious president still finds the time to read the lad-mags, December's GQ had to hurt.Obama made the magazine's list of “The 25 Least Influential People Alive,” along with Tiger Woods's ex-caddie, the prosecutor who couldn't convict Casey Anthony, and MTV tart Tila Tequila.
Gingrich Erratic, Undisciplined, Grandiose
Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg
Before Republicans put Newt Gingrich at the top of their party, they should consider what happened the last time he led it.In the mid-1990s, Gingrich was the de facto head of the Republican Party. He helped lead it to victory in the congressional elections of 1994, which brought about real accomplishments such as welfare reform. But once he attained power, both his popularity and that of his party started to plummet. In the aftermath of his leadership, a Republican was able to take the presidency only by pointedly distancing himself from Gingrich.
