Mitt Romney on a telephone conference call on Monday, December 5, 2011: "I have to feel that this president has been a failure. The other day I understand that Chris Christie said that he was a bystander president. That he watches affairs and has not guided affairs. And in some respects, his idea of a 'hands on' approach to the economy is getting a

Karl Rove opines on the debate that will be hosted by Newsmax and moderated by Donald Trump. Rove warns that Trump has already said he has a preferred candidate and he will make an endorsement after the debate. "Look, this is not a newsman. This is not somebody who is going to sit down and meticulously prepare for this like a Bret Baier would do

“For about 45 years we’ve been following along behind Europe, and now we see them about ready to fall off a cliff, and you’ve got Geithner and the president who want us to hold hands and jump off the cliff with them. It’s not a good idea,” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said on FOX News.

Earlier today House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi threatened to release dirt on Newt Gingrich "when the time is right." At a press conference in New York, Gingrich responded. "I want to thank Speaker Pelosi for what I regard as an early Christmas gift," he said.

Donald Trump talks about the 2012 GOP field, his upcoming debate, Obama, China and the Middle East. Trump explains his idea that Iraq should reimburse the families of fallen and badly wounded soldiers. Trump, noting Iraq has the second largest oil fields in the world, says paying the families of fallen soldiers $5 million each is "peanuts" compa

Chris Matthews reacts to President Obama smiling and laughing at a White House event last week.

"They seem -- this is a collection of candidates who are desperate to do anything, say anything to woo their electorate, their voters to support them. Rather than stick to principles and embrace the notion that when you're running for office or when you're serving in office, you have to stand up for the courage of your convictions and be measured o

"You’re going to see this campaign play out very differently than Republicans, in particular, are used to," Larry Sabato said on FOX News.

"Finally, the millions of Americans still looking for work. It would a terrible mistake for Congress to go home for the holidays without extending unemployment insurance. If that happens, then in January they'll be leaving 1.3 million Americans out in the cold," President Obama said today. "If you believe that the government shouldn't take money

"The Donald has had the number one show in the country. Okay? He is a genuine American icon in miss own right. Why wouldn't you want to come and hang out with him?" presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said after he met with Trump.

DAVID AXELROD: I was impressed by the Newt Gingrich ad because you talked about he was going to bring the country together to solve problems. You talk about the godfather of gridlock here. The guy who two decades ago really invented the kind of tactics that have now become commonplace in washington. so, this is a whole new newt. CHUCK TODD: We

Donald Trump attacks NBC's Chuck Todd on his MSNBC show after the host talks poll numbers that say people will not take the Trump debate seriously. At one point, Trump even suggested Chuck Todd could get "better ratings" if he would tell the truth. "I wish you would just sort of say it like it is. I think you’d really do better. Honestly. I th

Andrew Klavan: Looking to blame someone for the recent financial crash, Occupy Wall Street protestors turned their wrath on America's bankers and corporations. But are the bulwarks of capitalism really just cartoon caricatures of selfishness and greed? City Journal contributing editor Andrew Klavan—who actually is a cartoon caricature— takes

WH reporter Lester Kinsolving asks press secretary Jay Carney about a provision in a defense bill that would repeal a previous provision that banned sodomy and bestiality in the military.

“What the heck are the Republican candidates doing showing up at a debate with a guy who says I may run for president next year as an independent,” he said. “I think the Republican national chairman ought to step in and say we strongly discourage every candidate from appearing in a debate moderated by somebody who is going to run for presiden

"What's up with these sorry politicians? Lots of bark! But when it's show time? Whimpering like little Shih-Tzus. You want big cuts? Ron Paul's been screaming it for years," says the narrator in the commercial. "Budget crisis? No problem. Cut a trillion bucks year one. That's trillion with a T. Department of Education? Gone! Interior? Energy? HUD?

"Some people say the America we know and love is a thing of the past," Gingrich says in his campaign's first Iowa TV ad. "I don't believe that, because working together I know we can rebuild America."

“This is a field in flux … people are rising and falling all the time,” Huntsman said. “I’m getting whiplash from watching it all play out. I think this last month is going to be really telling.”

"He tends to fly off the handle. He will say almost anything in order to get a charge. I’m sure that he’s not serious when he says a lot of these things," Rep. Clyburn (D-SC) said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."