“I think it's not about the appointee or even about the agency. I think this is a lawless action by the president, the end of a long string of lawless actions. It's banana republic style. The president saying I won't let Congress stop me,' actually. It’s in Constitution that you have to have the Senate approval, the Senate. He can only make rec

On his MSNBC show this evening, Al Sharpton claimed "the Republican party has been in a mad rush to its extreme white wing."

"I do not believe if President Obama wins, I do not believe that the Republicans are going to hold on to the House and I think there's a good chance they won't take the Senate. Even though the math works very much in their favor. People are furious, and in Massachusetts they are furious at the Republicans and Scott Brown, even though I'm sure his p

"My concern is for the GOP candidate who wins this is primary, as they go forward to face the Obama presidential ticket machine and really the thuggery that is involved in that. That's where my concern is," Sarah Palin said on "Hannity" tonight. "I believe, let me just change the subject just a little bit here, I believe that Senator McCain tod

Brit Hume on Newt Gingrich considering a move where he teams up with Santorum against Romney: "That really doesn’t make any sense. What Newt Gingrich needs to do is be where Rick Santorum is, to hold that position in the race, to be the leader of the non-Romney candidates." "This has been one of the most peculiar bits of conventional wisdom of

"If he had endorsed Santorum, I mean, I would be like slitting my wrists on the table right now," Meghan McCain said about her father's endorsement of Mitt Romney. "I think in New Hampshire the McCain name is very strong. If my father could run for Governor of New Hampshire right now, he'd probably still win. He has a strong relationship with

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on the results of the Iowa Caucus and Rep. Ron Paul’s campaign going forward. The Senator says his father has a lot of money to continue. Rand Paul opines the media saying his father can't win will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

President Barack Obama says he won't take 'no' as an answer from Republicans, so he's going around them to appoint the head of a new consumer protection agency. In Ohio on Wednesday Obama named Richard Cordray to the post. “We can’t wait to act to strengthen the economy and restore security for our middle class and those trying to get in it

Herman Cain surveys the GOP field and talks about his new venture.

John McCain: “Our message to President Barack Obama is, ‘you can run but you can’t hide’ from your record of making this country bankrupt, from destroying our national security, and to making this nation one that we have to restore with Mitt Romney as President of the United States of America.”

President Obama in Ohio today: "I want to wish everybody a happy New Year -- 2012 is going to be a good year. (Applause.) It's going to be a good year. And one of my New Year's resolutions is to make sure that I get out of Washington and spend time with folks like you. (Applause.) Because folks here in Ohio and all across the country -- I wan

Newt Gingrich had some harsh criticism for Mitt Romney in an interview that aired on MSNBC this morning, the day after the Iowa caucus. Gingrich tells NBC's Chuck Todd that Romney is "not truthful" when it comes to his involvement with the Super PAC that is backing him. Gingrich also took a swipe at Romney's conservative credentials and scoff

"We get twice as much support from active military personnel than all the other candidates put together. So, Newt Gingrich has no business talking about danger because he is putting other people in danger. Some people call that kind of a program a chickenhawk and I think he falls into that category," Ron Paul said on CNN in response to Gingrich cal

"Last night the people of Iowa so with a very clear voice and so I have decided to stand aside. And I believe that if we are going to repeal Obamacare, turn our country around and take back our country, we must do so united. And I believe that we must rally around the person that our country and our party and our people select to be that standard b

In this web video, the DNC criticizes Mitt Romney for refusing to release his tax returns.

MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts, the network's personality who likened Mitt Romney to the KKK, said the made-up word

Laura Ingraham: "Can you see a scenario under which the two of you [Santorum and Gingrich] would align together to try to defeat the establishment candidate, Mitt Romney?" Newt Gingrich: "Absolutely. Of course. I mean Rick and I have a 20-year friendship, we are both rebels, we both came into this business as reformers, we both dislike deeply th

“It was actually a pretty bad night for Mitt Romney, but it was a great night for us,” DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said, referring to the Democratic party. "We used last night and the months leading up to last night as a test run for building what will be the most significant, effective grass-roots presidential campaign in

Mitt Romney spoke on Tuesday night, congratulating both Rick Santorum and Ron Paul, saying tonight’s been a victory for all three. He said, “This is a campaign night where America wins.” Romney then went onto to attack President Obama, saying he intended to get America back on track after Obama’s failed policies. He commented on the fact

Mitt Romney, winner of the Iowa caucuses, speaks with CNN's Soledad O'Brien. "Mr. President, you failed. You failed to get this economy going. That was job one, and I understand the economy. I'm going to make it work for the American people," Romney told CNN.

"I believe foundationally while the economy is in horrible condition, while our country is not as safe as it was, and while threats are rising around the world … while the state of our culture under this administration continues to decline with the values that are unlike the values that built this country, that the essential issue in this race is

MARK HALPERIN: "One of the vulnerabilities Mitt Romney has is the press has not been rooting for him, the way the press was rooting for George Bush in '99, for McCain later in that campaign. It's left him vulnerable, but there's been no one in the race that the press has really rooted for to take over from Romney and take him on. None of them has

“Rick Perry is the worst presidential campaign, candidate in American history,” Democratic strategist James Carville said during CNN's coverage of the Iowa Republican caucus. “Who is worse? He was on fire. He was on fire for a while. There’s nobody that had worse debates than he did." “There was nobody that raised more money to less ef

In a video conference with Iowa Democrats on Tuesday night, President Obama made his case for another term. Obama outlined his progress during his first term and asked for their help in the upcoming campaign. Obama also reminisced about his 2008 bid for the presidency. "We've still got a lot of work to do. But think about the change that was

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