With January behind them, the remaining Republican presidential hopefuls move on to a scattered set of caucuses and primaries in states where the terrain seems to offer clear advantage to Mitt Romney, Dante Chinni writes.
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What January Says About February
A couple of Sarah Palin fans are looking at today’s article about the proposed, and ultimately dismissed, idea of writing in Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, or Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan in New Hampshire’s primary and wondering whether to try to write in Palin in the remaining GOP primaries and caucuses. If a Draft Palin movement were to begin in earnest, the best-case scenario would leave the former Alaska governor with a decent number of delegates, but not enough to win the nomination — unless she pulled off the Tebow-esque political miracle of winning a significant number of delegates in primaries as a write-in option. While anything is technically possible by persuading enough Republican primary voters, it would be a Herculean task. (For Palin, perhaps Athena is the better metaphor?) Keep reading this post . . .
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The Uphill Climb a ‘Draft Palin’ Effort Would Face Today
A couple of Sarah Palin fans are looking at today’s article about the proposed, and ultimately dismissed, idea of writing in Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, or Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan in New Hampshire’s primary and wondering whether to try to write in Palin in the remaining GOP primaries and caucuses. If a Draft Palin movement were to begin in earnest, the best-case scenario would leave the former Alaska governor with a decent number of delegates, but not enough to win the nomination — unless she pulled off the Tebow-esque political miracle of winning a significant number of delegates in primaries as a write-in option. While anything is technically possible by persuading enough Republican primary voters, it would be a Herculean task. (For Palin, perhaps Athena is the better metaphor?) Keep reading this post . . .
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The Uphill Climb a ‘Draft Palin’ Effort Would Face Today
The tone of the Republican presidential race sharpened Monday, as the field narrowed and the remaining candidates faced off in a feisty debate in perhaps their last chance to slow front-runner Mitt Romney.
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GOP Race Intensifies
As Glenn Beck’s finale show on Fox News draws near, the folks at George Soros’ progressive Media Matters are tickled pink. So much so in fact, they even hosted a soiree to celebrate their victory. The group gives themselves a hearty pat on the back and all the kudos for “getting Glenn off the air” by claiming to have pressured advertisers into pulling out of Beck’s time-slot. Huffington Post’s Zach Carter interviewed various Media Matterites at the event, many of whom said now that Beck is “gone” they’ll be ever-vigilant of the remaining “right wing media nuts” out there — which, according to one attendee, constitutes the entire Fox News network. Ironic, considering a recent UCLA study actually puts Fox News left of center . Regarding Beck’s plans for the future, another guest at the event believes Beck should “look into the internet” as it provides a large audience of people interested in “baseless conspiracy theories.” Speaking of conspiracies — Carter pointed out to the guest that George Soros, who funds Media Matters, had been shorting Beck on Intrade . “How is that not market manipulation?” Carter asked. Naturally, the question was dodged. The group that was formed out of a paranoid belief in a right-wing media “conspiracy” doesn’t believe they, themselves, are conspiracy theorists. Priceless. Huffington Post provides the video:
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Media Matters Celebrates Glenn Beck‘s Finale Show with ’Victory’ Party
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says two NATO helicopters have killed three gunmen atop a hotel in Kabul after insurgents attacked with suicide bombers, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Jason Waggoner, a spokesman for the coalition, says the helicopters fired early Wednesday morning on the roof where militants had taken up positions. He says they killed three gunmen and that Afghan security forces clearing the hotel worked their way up to the roof and engaged the remaining insurgents. The helicopters attacked after four massive explosions rocked the Inter-Continental hotel. The Blaze’s earlier story provides details on the suicide bombing attack at Kabul’s Hotel Intercontinental.
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NATO Choppers Kill Three Gunmen on Kabul Hotel Rooftop
Before kickoff Sunday, over 1,200 Super Bowl ticket holders were told that due to “unforeseen circumstances,” their seats would not be available for the big game. According to news reports , the local fire marshal deemed the temporary seating arrangement “unsafe.” “We paid $800 face-value for our tickets, plus our flight down here and the cost of our hotel room,” said one Packers season ticket holder. “This was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime for my father and we are trying to get this resolved so we can watch the game.” After hours of confusion, Cowboys Stadium personnel managed to find some empty spots for about 800; the remaining 400+ angry ticket holders were sent outside and promised refunds. Needless to say, countless fans were not happy . “There are a limited number of sections in temporary seating areas inside the stadium that have not been fully completed,” read a release given to media covering the game. “Fans who are not accommodated with seats inside the stadium will each receive the cost of the face value of their ticket.” One displaced fan vented his frustration to the Associated Press: The $600 seats in question had been raffled off through a lottery and the winners were planning to sit in a section of the stadium comprised of temporary seats. About 850 affected ticket holders were able to be relocated. Hundreds of others who were forced to watch the game on screens outside the stadium (where it was raining ) will be receiving a monetary compensation refund three-times the $900 face value of the tickets.
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Hundreds of Super Bowl Ticket Holders Turned Away Over ‘Unsafe’ Seating
In a victory for fiscal conservatives, Senate Democrats abandoned a $1.1 trillion bill to fund the federal government for the remaining nine and a half months of the fiscal year, acknowledging that there isn’t sufficient support among lawmakers.
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Spending Bill Withdrawn in Senate
