Meet The Press - Sunday, July 13th, 2008July 13th, 2008 | 4 Comments | Posted in 2008, Andrea Mitchell, Barack Obama, Carly Fiorina, Claire McCaskill, Harold Ford Jr., John McCain, MSNBC, Meet The Press, Mike Murphy, NBC, Presidential Politics, Tom Brokaw
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Give it a watch:
Tim Russert, May 7th, 1950 - June 13, 2008…Rest in Peace Dear Friend!June 13th, 2008 | 5 Comments | Posted in 2008, Big Russ, Buffalo, Buffalo NY, Death, Dying, Father's Day, Interviewing, June 13, Meet The Press, NBC, NBC News, New York, Politics, The Wisdom of Our Fathers, Tim Russert
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I just can not stop crying about this, being a politico it just hurts like hell. Here is all of the coverage of today from NBC News.
Veepstakes speculation: Mitt Romney at the top of the list |
I don’t put much stock in Bob Novak’s rumors…his hit rate is probably no better than 50/50. With that caveat, click over to see what the rumor mill has to say.
McCain Vows to Slash Pentagon, Federal SpendingApril 21st, 2008 | 18 Comments | Posted in 2008, Business and Economic Expansion, Conservatism, Earmark Reform, Fiscal Conservatives, Fiscal Discipline, Governor Romney, John McCain, Mitt Romney
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I don’t know the details of Sen. McCain’s proposed cuts on military spending, but my first reaction to any military funding cuts is one of caution. In a time of war when we saw our combat soldiers lacking body armor in the early days of the Iraq war, I am not eager to jump on the band wagon for cutting the armed force’s budget. Having said that, the talk of cutting federal spending is very welcome, indeed. What better way to reinvigorate the American economy than to put spending power back into the hands of the public at a time when all signs point to a looming recession.
What I have heard coming out of the McCain camp is sounding better and better as time goes on. I know I am biased, but I can’t help but wonder if Gov. Romney and the rest of the stalwart budget hawks in the Republican wing of the Republican Party are influencing fiscal policy within the McCain circle. Heres hoping so!
~~John Cronin~~
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/04/20/mccain_vows_to_slash_pentagon.html
By Zachary A. Goldfarb
Presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) pledged Sunday to cut billions of dollars in defense spending, vowing to be special interests’ “worst nightmare,” and aimed to dismiss suggestions that he has an explosive temper.
McCain said on ABC’s “This Week” that he would seek to eliminate the federal budget deficit by cutting spending throughout government. The Pentagon drew special emphasis.
“I am cutting billions and billions out of defense spending which are not earmarks,” he said
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Romney takes swipes at ‘elitist’ Obama |
(CNN) — In a sign he’s comfortable playing the attack dog for John McCain’s presidential campaign, Mitt Romney issued stinging criticisms of Barack Obama Friday, calling the Illinois senator a “quintessential politician.”
“He, in the debate, made a number of promises that he cannot possibly deliver — populist approaches that sound good to the public but that are counter to the growth and strength of our economy and the well-being of our nation,” Romney, who abandoned his own presidential bid in February, told the National Journal.
In an apparent reference to Obama’s recent comments calling some small town Americans “bitter,” Romney also said the Democratic presidential candidate has “subscribed fully to the kind of elitist view of America that has long characterized those of the most liberal persuasion in our country.”
“So I think what’s happening is that people are getting a better sense about Barack Obama,” Romney continued. “They didn’t know who he was… but now we’re getting a better view of Barack Obama as the — not just the liberal, but the political liberal that he is.”
Romney was a fierce critic of John McCain when the two were primary rivals, though he has since repeatedly praised McCain and indicated his willingness to serve as the Arizona senator’s running mate.
Orrin Hatch Writes Song for McCain Campaign |
(AP)
Not content to sit on the sidelines, longtime senator and one-time presidential hopeful Orrin Hatch has penned a song for his Senate buddy John McCain in hopes of helping his White House bid.
Hatch, a Utah Republican who won a platinum award for helping co-write lyrics for a song that sold more than a million records, crafted a tune called “Together Forever” for the presumptive Republican nominee.
Hatch’s song, co-written with composer Philip Springer, includes the lines: “Forever together / America is the land we’re fighting for / There’s a time in history / for a hero’s destiny / together forever more.”
Hatch, a former Mitt Romney supporter, has co-written songs for other well-known people, including a song called “The Difference Makes the Difference,” for Muhammad Ali and “Souls Along the Way,” for Sen. Edward Kennedy and wife Vicki.
Q&A: Mitt Romney |
From MSNBC:
Mitt Romney’s top ten reasons for getting out of the race |
From the 64th annual Radio and TV Correspondents Association Dinner:
Link: sevenload.com
Good enough for a few laughs.
Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select The Most & Least Desired Vice-President For John McCain |
From: Right Wing News
Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select The Most & Least Desired Vice-President For John McCain
Right Wing News emailed more than 230 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a ranked list of 1-5 people they’d most like to see as John McCain’s Vice-President and the 1-5 people they’d least like to see as John McCain’s Vice-President. Representatives from the following 45 blogs responded…
The Anchoress, Argghhhh!, AtlanticBlog, The Baseball Crank, Blonde Sagacity, Bluey Blog, Boi From Troy, Bookworm Room, Classical Values, Dr. Melissa Clouthier, The Club For Growth Blog, Conservative Grapevine, Damian Penny, Drumwaster’s Rants, Elocutio, Eternity Road, Musings, Fetching Jen, Cassy Fiano, Fraters Libertas, GraniteGrok, GayPatriot, IMAO, Jeff Gannon - A Voice of the New Media, JackLewis, Liberty Pundit (Brian), GOPUSA Northeast (Hank), Rachel Lucas, Mainstream Libertarian, Midnight Blue, mountaineer musings, Moxie, Newmark’s Door, Noisy Room, No Oil For Pacifists, The Nose On Your Face, Pal2pal, The Pink Flamingo Bar & Grill, Pirate’s Cove, Don Singleton, Sister Toldjah, Solomonia, The Sundries Shack, Don Surber, WILLisms,
The Most Desired Vice-President For John McCain
18) Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York (5.0)
17) Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota (5.5)
16) Jim DeMint: Senator, South Carolina (6.0)
15) Mike Pence: Congressman, Indiana (7.0)
14) Phil Gramm: Former Senator, Texas (7.0)
13) Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina (7.0)
12) Sarah Palin: Governor, Alaska (9.0)
11) David Petraeus: General (10.5)
10) Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia (11.0)
9) JC Watts: Former Congressman, Oklahoma (12.0)
Haley Barbour: Governor, Mississippi (13.5)
7) Mark Sanford: Governor, South Carolina (16.5)
6) Duncan Hunter: Congressman, California (17.0)
5) Bobby Jindal: Governor, Louisiana (20.0)
4) Condi Rice: Secretary of State (22.0)
3) Fred Thompson: Former Senator, Tennessee (26.5)
2) Michael Steele: Former Lieutenant Governor, Maryland (28.5)
1) Mitt Romney: Former Governor, Massachusetts (29.5)
The Least Desired Vice-President For John McCain
15) Tom Ridge: Former Governor, Pennsylvania (5.0)
14) Tommy Franks: Former General (5.0)
13) Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota (5.5)
12) Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York (7.0)
11) Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia (7.5)
10) Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina (7.5)
9) Mel Martinez: Senator, Florida (10.0)
Condi Rice: Secretary of State (16.5)
7) Christie Todd Whitman: Former Governor, New Jersey (19.5)
6) Joe Lieberman: Senator, Connecticut (19.5)
5) Charlie Crist: Governor, Florida (20.0)
4) Colin Powell: Former Secretary of State (23.0)
3) Jeb Bush: Former Governor, Florida (23.5)
2) Lindsey Graham: Senator, South Carolina (26.5)
1) Mike Huckabee: Former Governor, Arkansas (42.5)
McCain-Romney: It Makes Economic SenseApril 11th, 2008 | 8 Comments | Posted in 2008, Governor Romney, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Running-Mate, Senator McCain, VP, Vice President, economy
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In 1992, James Carville, then political strategist for Bill Clinton, crafted the phrase “It’s the Economy Stupid” to focus his candidate as he ran against incumbent president George H.W. Bush. Sixteen years later, in the wake of the mortgage crisis and signs of a recession, John McCain’s handlers would do well to heed the advice of Mr. Carville, but with a twist.
The two main themes of the upcoming general election will be the economy and Iraq. McCain, a staunch supporter of the war in Iraq, cannot retreat from his position in the Middle East regardless of what happens there before November. On the other hand, McCain can shore up his ticket on the economic front by selecting someone who has a solid financial footing: former rival Mitt Romney.
Yesterday my colleague, Andrea Murphy, discussed the potential Republican ticket of John McCain and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Despite a recent poll suggesting that a McCain-Rice ticket could win New York in November (a feat no Republican has accomplished since Reagan-Bush in 1984), Mitt Romney is the right choice to join McCain on the ticket.
Beyond Condoleezza Rice’s status as a lightning rod for the failures of the Bush administration, the secretary of state does not address McCain’s largest weakness: his relative inexperience on financial issues.
Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, in addition to readers of Trailwatch, attacked Senator McCain’s first mortgage proposal, which the candidate submitted to Forbes. The criticism: this plan did not do enough to help homeowners hit by the mortgage crunch.
Yesterday, John McCain revised his policy, calling for more government intervention to aid “well-meaning homeowners” who cannot pay their mortgages. To his credit, McCain shows a willingness to modify his positions, but the new plan did not give details on who, exactly, would be eligible for government assistance, earning McCain a new round of criticism from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
What could Mitt Romney contribute to the Republican ticket? Before serving as governor of Massachusetts, Romney was chief executive of Bain & Company and co-founder of spin-off private equity firm Bain Capital where, over his 14-year stint at the helm, the company enjoyed great success.
A March campaign stop in Utah may have laid the groundwork for a future alliance between the former adversaries. Romney has pledged to raise $15 million for McCain, and he stumped for McCain in Lancaster, Pennsylvania yesterday.
A McCain-Romney ticket makes sense for both men. McCain gets a boost on economic issues and Romney gets a seat next to McCain in the White House—assuming they manage a victory in November. The increased exposure would serve Romney well should he choose to seek the presidential nomination in the future. Considering John McCain’s age, Romney’s chance could come as soon as 2012 if a victorious McCain decided to only serve one term.
–Paul M. Murdock
Howard Dean: I feared Mitt Romney More Than McCain |
(CNN)— Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Thursday he feared his party’s nominee facing Mitt Romney in the general election more than any other candidate.
“Frankly, Mitt Romney was the candidate I feared the most in the general because he’s got plenty of money, he’s wealthy,” Dean told reporters at a committee briefing. “He’s very articulate and he willing to say practically anything, and Republican voters want discipline.”
When asked if he’d fear a McCain-Romney ticket, Dean said the former Massachussetts governor was the best candidate the Republicans were probably “ever going to get.”
Romney dropped out of the presidential race last February saying that if he continued his campaign it would “forestall the launch of a national campaign…making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win.” His departure from the race essentially secured John McCain’s place as the presumptive Republican nominee.
Dean also characterized McCain, as a “weak candidate,” one who is very out of touch with “21st century Americans” on issues like the economy, Iraq War, and health care. He added that McCain has no plans to get out of Iraq or solve the mortgage crisis.
Mitt diehards create their own petitionApril 9th, 2008 | 7 Comments | Posted in 2008, Governor Romney, Jonathan Martin, Mitt Romney, Politico, Republican Nominee, VP, Vice President
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Jonathan Martin posted this on his blog at Politico.
The pro-Huck/anti-Mitt forces have crafted a petition to keep Romney off the ticket, so naturally the Mitt-heads have responded with their own petition — urging McCain to pick their guy.
And the 2012 jockeying goes on.
Visit the link if you would like to post a comment on his blog. Every bit of exposure helps.
Also, I am unable to post the corrected Ad below from my mobile device. It just contained one spelling error. If any blogger can get a hold of Ron Frey and edit my post, I would really appreciate it.
Know MittApril 9th, 2008 | 20 Comments | Posted in 2008, Ad, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney, Petition, Republican, Senator McCain, VP, Vice President
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Ron Frey created this ad proposal; and I think that it well represents our petition and our unity in supporting Mitt Romney.
Our Petition is still getting signatures and can now viewed at: yesmittvp.com I would like to thank Sterling, who was kind enough to assign the domain to our site. Please keep letting your friends and family know about our petition. If you have not signed it and would like to:
I am also looking into an ad buy to let more people know who we are, and who we stand with. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know.
Paul Weyrich Disavows Anti-Romney Ad |
Well, this looks like a case of “I was against it, before I was for it, before I was against it”. Rergarding his name being included on the the anti-Romney ad, Werich says:
Recently I received a phone call from someone asking if former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney should be Arizona Senator John McCain’s selection for Vice President of the United States. I said, “No” because I did not think this was the best path for Romney right now; nor was it, in my view, the right fit for McCain. My understanding was that this was to be a personal letter to the Senator; it was not clear to me that this was to be an advertisement. Thus, I now request that my involvement in this effort be disregarded as this effort to influence the Senator moves on.
Obviously this guy is not scoring any points for judgement or consistency. At least he has recognized that he made a mistake. He endorsed Mike Huckabee after Mitt dropped out; and he obviously regrets supporting Mitt to begin with, as last month he uttered the following to several dozen “Christian Leaders”:
Friends, before all of you and before almighty God, I want to say I was wrong.
Weyrich is free to make his own decisions; I feel that cutting him some slack is in order, as he had both of his legs amputated from complications which followed a serious spinal injury. If these Social Conservatives Huckabee supporters feel that they should have backed their candidate sooner, that is fine; however their choice to attack Mitt Romney as a result of their own ineptitude is ridiculous at best.
Vice Presidential PollApril 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in 2008, Governor Romney, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Poll, Senator McCain, VP, Vice President
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Please visit the GOPNation Blog and vote for whichever candidate you wish John McCain to select as his running-mate. This is the same poll that is featured at Ann Coulter’s Website. The first round of voting has ended with Mitt winning; however, he is currently tied with, well someone.
Also, my apologies to KKSM, Doug and Darlene for not posting it earlier.
