Santorum, Final Anti-Romney, Poised for Win
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 3rd, 2012 5:31 am by HL
Santorum, Final Anti-Romney, Poised for Win
Tim Carney, DC Examiner
Most talk of “momentum” in politics is the lazy prattle of pundits portraying the electorate as some sort of enchanted body possessed by a single spirit. But with Rick Santorum’s boom in Iowa, the lazy prattle is proving correct.“Momentum” explains Santorum’s rapid rise to the top tier of the Iowa polls, because one fourth of the Iowa electorate is looking for little else than someone to beat Mitt Romney.
Nobody Understands Debt
Paul Krugman, New York Times
In 2011, as in 2010, America was in a technical recovery but continued to suffer from disastrously high unemployment. And through most of 2011, as in 2010, almost all the conversation in Washington was about something else: the allegedly urgent issue of reducing the budget deficit.This misplaced focus said a lot about our political culture, in particular about how disconnected Congress is from the suffering of ordinary Americans. But it also revealed something else: when people in D.C. talk about deficits and debt, by and large they have no idea what they're talking about…
The Difference Between Newt & Mitt
It’s 2012: Fasten Your Seatbelts
Ross Kaminsky, The American Spectator
2011 was a year of worldwide turmoil and great change. I expect — and to a certain degree fear — that last year was the warm-up act to 2012 which, both internationally and domestically, seems likely to be one of the most consequential years in recent history.Imagine a boulder which had been sitting atop a mountain for longer than anyone can remember suddenly being pushed off. That was 2011. Imagine the unpredictable turns, bounces, and destruction the boulder will cause as it hurtles down the mountainside toward its next, if not final, stopping point. That is 2012.
On Final Day in Iowa, Front-Runners Play to Bases
Erin McPike, RCP
MARION, Iowa — As Mitt Romney completed his Iowa campaign four years ago, he was joined by a trio of senators from early nominating states, including Iowa's own Charles Grassley, New Hampshire's Judd Gregg and South Carolina folk hero Jim DeMint. (Only Gregg — no longer a senator — has endorsed him this time.)On Monday, his final full day on the trail before Iowa Republicans caucus to choose their favorites, Romney's political companions on stage were South Dakota Sen. John Thune and Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Neither of the young politicians hails from a state early in the…
