Newt Gingrich: Romney "Has The Establishment" Behind Him"You don't know how these things are going to go. Governor Romney has the money, he has the establishment, he has the internal structure," Newt Gingrich said to FOX News' Carl Cameron. "I certainly don't have the money he has," Gingrich said. "He's clearly way ahead of us in all the things that an establishment brings you. He's the insider candi
Krauthammer: Newt's Attack On Romney Is "What You'd Expect From A Socialist""On the bet, look, if he said $1 million, it would have been understood as not an actual offer but something that is outrageous. Meaning this is a slam dunk. But being Romney he thought well, maybe a million is too high and $10 will not be understood. So he chose the middle path, which of course is the wrong thing to do," Charles Krauthammer said a
Dick Cheney: Don't "Underestimate" Newt GingrichErin Burnett, CNN: In your book, you talk about -- you knew Newt Gingrich, know Newt Gingrich. Dick Cheney: He's an old friend. Burnett: Alright, so he your guy? Does he have your vote? Cheney: I have not endorsed anybody. I've stayed religiously out of the fray on our side this year. I've been trying to sell books. And that's where my eff
Matthews: Romney "Wants To Be Civilized" While Newt Is A "Troglodyte"Chris Matthews: "It's rare we get -- this is a real morality play, the way these two guys -- this isn't complicated. One guy wants to be civilized and the other guy wants to be a troglodyte or, you know, a caveman. It's really different approaches, to be -- it isn't hard to be a pundit this year, is it?"
Reid: "Millionaire Job Creators Are Like Unicorns" ... They "Don't Exist"Reid: "The Republicans say the richest of the rich in our country, even those who make millions every year, shouldn’t contribute more to get our economy back on track. They call our plan, time after time, a tax on job creators, and I say so-called “job creators.” Because I say that, Mr. President, every shred of evidence contradicts this red
Dem Sen. Joe Manchin: "No Excuse" For Democrats Not Producing A BudgetSen. Joe Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia, says he would have been impeached if he did not pass a budget when he was Governor. Below is the transcript of Manchin answering a question about the budget on today's edition of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC. Joe Scarborough, host: "As a Democrat, as a mover of the Democratic caucus can you tell me, tell us
Ron Paul On Third Party Run: "I'm Not Going To Rule Anything Out"MR. GREGORY: You have endorsed in the past a libertarian candidate, somebody outside the two-party system. Are you ruling out a third party run at any point? REP. PAUL: I have, I have no plans to do that. MR. GREGORY: Are you ruling it out? REP. PAUL: I'm not going to rule anything out or any--anything in. I don't talk in absolutes.
Gingrich Bets $10 Romney Will Not Return Money He Made From "Bankrupting Companies""If Gov. Romney would like to give back all the money he's earned from bankrupting companies and laying off employees over his years at Bain that I would be glad to then listen to him," Gingrich told reporters after a town hall, referring to the company Romney ran. "And I'll bet you 10 dollars, not 10 thousand, that he won't take the offer."
Todd On Romney: "Moderates Don't Win Republican Primaries These Days"NBC's Chuck Todd: "A majority of South Carolina Republican voters believe Newt Gingrich is a conservative. A majority believe Mitt Romney is a moderate. You look at the polling, it actually would be an upset if Mitt Romney is to win this nomination since a majority of Republican primary voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina -- e
Larry Sabato: Chris Christie Could Jump In Race In FebruaryLarry Sabato, an election prognosticator, predicts another candidate may jump in the race in February. He also says the Republican nominating process may go all the way to the convention in late summer. Sabato says since a lot of February primaries have moved up to January not much is going on voting-wise that month. This may lead to another can
DNC Chair Denies Unemployment Has Gone Up Under ObamaGretchen Carlson, FOX News: Unemployment has gone up precipitously since he took office. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC Chair: That is simply not true. In fact, unemployment has now dropped below 9%. It's continuing to drop. He's been focused on -- Carlson: It's higher than when they promised the stimulus would lower it to 8%. Wasserma
Newt Gingrich And Jon Huntsman Participate In Lincoln-Douglas Style DebateNewt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman, Republican presidential hopefuls, debate.
Obama On U.S. Drone Captured By Iran: "We've Asked For It Back"President Barack Obama is pressing his request that Iran return the U.S. surveillance drone captured by the country's armed forces. Obama said he would not comment "on intelligence matters that are classified." But, he said during a White House news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that the U.S. wants the top-secret aircraft
Romney: 10K Bet "Outrageous Number To Answer An Outrageous Charge""This was an outrageous number to answer an outrageous charge from him. And it’s been proven wrong, time and time again and he keeps raising it, and I said, ‘OK, let’s put something outrageous out there.’ It’s like saying ‘Hey, I’ll bet you a million bucks,'" Mitt Romney told "FOX & Friends" this morning.
Gay Vietnam Veteran Grills Romney On Marriage RightsWhile campaigning at a diner in New Hampshire this morning Mitt Romney sat next to a man wearing a Vietnam Veteran hat, thinking this would be easy pickins. He was wrong. Reuters reports what happened: When Romney sat down next to Garon, the Eps
Trump On Debate: "I Am Going To Show Up""I am going to show up. Maybe we will just have a chat. We might discuss the world and we will discuss it with ourselves. I have a lot of respect for newt because he came in and he said, 'You know what? I will do it immediately.' He said it immediately. I must say i'm disappointed in Mitt Romney because he has been up to Trump Tower. We have great
Wasserman Schultz: Obama Inherited Bad Economy "Thanks To GOP Policies Under Bush""Well, President Obama inherited the largest set of problems of any president in history, perhaps except FDR and maybe Abraham Lincoln and when you have that many problems at once, particularly with an economy about to go over a cliff, thanks to Republican policies under President Bush and then he not only came in and passed the Recovery Act that c
Newt Gingrich Responds To Glenn BeckNewt Gingrich appearing on WGIR AM 610 and 96.7 the Wave with Host Paul Westcott answering questions on Glenn Beck calling him a progressive. Paul Westcott, radio host: "One of the things that did come up was -- and I
Ron Paul Web Ad: Newt Gingrich Is Selling Access The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign announced today the release of its latest ad, 'Selling Access', another two-minute web video aimed at former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, calling him out as a corrupt Washington insider who got rich through influence-peddling. The video, which the campaign plans to promote prominently on conservative web s
RCP's Bevan, Conroy, Cannon And Trende On GOP Debate, 2012RCP's Scott Conroy, Carl M. Cannon and Sean Trende join Tom Bevan on WLS-AM to discuss Saturday's GOP debate in Iowa and the 2012 election.
Ron Paul: Romney, Gingrich "Support The Status Quo"MR. GREGORY: Congressman, you've been tough in you ads that are up in Iowa. You do go after Gingrich, flip-flopping, being all over the place on issues, like climate change, when he cut an ad with Nancy Pelosi. You never specifically go after Romney. Are you more comfortable with Romney as a standard-bearer of the party, should it come to that,
RNC Web Ad On Obama: "He'd Rather Raise Taxes"This web ad from the RNC attacks President Obama for threatening to veto a payroll tax cut extension over the issue of the Keystone XL pipeline.
DNC Web Video: Romney Out Of Touch "Ten Thousand Times Over"The DNC goes after Mitt Romney for offering Rick Perry a $10,000 bet during Saturday's debate in Iowa. The ad charges that the former Massachusetts governor is "out of touch."
Perry Web Video Slams Romney For $10,000 BetThis Web video from Rick Perry's campaign hits Mitt Romney for offering to bet the Texas governor $10,000 that he never called for applying the health care law he passed in Massachusetts to the entire nation.
Sen. McConnell Expects Payroll Tax Cut Deal With Obama"I believe that we should extend the payroll tax holiday another year to avoid a tax increase on working people. I also agree with Senator Reid, my counterpart, that we ought not to do it again next year," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said on "FOX News Sunday" yesterday.