Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett: Rich "Didn't Get Wealthy Alone""People want fairness. They know that people didn't get wealthy alone. They got wealthy because they live in a country that where a government is doing what it's supposed to do. Educates our children, it provides infrastructure, roads and bridges. It provides the research dollars for science and technology. And so when you do well in America, as we
Brewer On Heated Argument With Obama: "He Was A Little Tense"Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) phoned in to the Mike Broomhead Show to talk about her confrontation with President Obama when he landed in Phoenix earlier today. Host: Tell us what happened. Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ): Well, I was th
Romney Says No To Gold In Monetary PoliciesLarry Kudlow, CNBC: Does Gingrich have any plausibility? He's got this gold commission. He wants to explore linking the dollar to gold, although he hasn't really endorsed it. By the by, Ben Bernanke will speak today at the Federal Reserve meeting, and there's always issues about the dollar, which I call King Dollar. You looking at gold? You looking
Gingrich Refutes Latest Attack That He Was Anti-ReaganSean Hannity: The latest charge is that you insulted Ronald Reagan. Newt Gingrich: You know, let's look at that period. Governor Romney was against Ronald Reagan. Governor Romney said in the 1994 Senate race he was opposed to going back to the Reagan-B
Obama: "This Is Not Class Warfare," It's "Common Sense"Now I hear folks running around calling this class warfare. This is not class warfare, let me tell you something. Asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as a secretary, that is just common sense. That is common sense.
Grayson: Newt Running Most Racist Campaign Since George WallaceAlan Grayson: "There's sort of a race between his egomania and his racism. And I think he's running the most overtly racist campaign that I've seen in this country since George Wallace, if you talk about presidential campaigns. I think what he tries to do is do these dog whistle things to people who he thinks he can connect with to make up with sho
Obama Has Heated Argument With AZ Gov Jan BrewerThe argument, according to a White House press pool report, was over the way Brewer had portrayed him in a book the Arizona Governor wrote last year. "She handed him a handwritten letter in an envelope and they spoke intensely for a few minutes. At one point, she pointed her finger at him," th
Reporter To Reid: Isn't GE Paying No Taxes Bigger Deal Than Romney?Reporter: When the Democrats controlled both Houses in Congress and the White House nothing was done on -- I don't think any suggestions that capital gains tax rates or dividend tax rates be increased. So, why should we be taking this 'Buffett Rule' seriously now? Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada): I think all you need to do is look at the Former Gover
Limbaugh: I Want To See The Tax Returns For Buffett's SecretaryRush Limbaugh on Debbie Bosanek, secretary to billionaire investor Warren Buffet, attending the State of the Union as Michelle Obama's guest. RUSH LIMBAUGH: Now, Romney, who's not even a millionaire, paid over $3.2 million to the IRS last year. How much did Warren Buffett's secretary pay? And why doesn't somebody demand...? If she's gonna be use
HHS Secretary Asked If Obama Actually Cares About ObamaCareWhile appearing on a local morning show in Maine, Sec. Sebelius gets asked if Obama still cares about his health care reform (January 25, 2012)
Geithner: Obama "Not Going To Ask Me To Stay On"BLOOMBERG EXCLUSIVE: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner spoke to Bloomberg Television's Trish Regan today and said that President Obama is "not going to ask me to stay on, I'm pretty confident. I'm confident he'll be president. But I'm also confident he's going to have the privilege of having another secretary of the Treasury…Something else for me
Dem Congressman Gets Dressed Down After Accusing Republican Of "Calling The Koch Brothers"Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) was chewed out by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) at a House committee hearing on the Keystone XL Pipeline. Waxman, who cited "Koch brothers" and asked for them to be subpoenaed numerous times during the hearing apparently spoke longer than his allotted time. When Rep. Whitfield, the committee chairman, called on Waxman to stop
Schumer On The State Of The Union: "We Are In Great Shape"At a press conference, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), a leader in the Senate Democrat Majority, responds to Gov. Mitch Daniels' (R-IN) lament that, "[W]hen President Obama claims that the state of our union is anything but grave, he must know in his heart that this is not true." Schumer says, "The Republican speaker last night, Mitch Daniels, talked
Biden Calls Gingrich Food Stamp Charge "Ridiculous""It’s hard to respond to Newt with those kind of ridiculous statements,” Vice President Biden told Good Morning America. "Do they actually think that President Barack Obama wants to put everybody on food stamps? I don’t know what they mean by it quite frankly… There must be some base they’re trying to appeal to. I just don’t know.â€
Gingrich To Pelosi: "Put Up Or Shut Up ... Bring It On"Newt Gingrich responds to Rep. Nancy Pelosi telling CNN he will "never" become president because there is "something I know." "I have a simple challenge for Speaker Pelosi...you know, put up or shut up. I mean, I have no idea
Gingrich: Romney "Shows No Concern For Humanity" Of Illegal Immigrants“For Romney to believe that somebody’s grandmother is going to be so cut off that she is going to self deport. I mean, this is an Obama-level fantasy. He certainly shows no concern for the humanity of people who are already here," Newt Gingrich said about Mitt Romney's immigration policy.
Bill Gates: Raise Taxes On The RichBILL GATES: Well the United States has a huge budget deficit, so taxes are going to have to go up. And I certainly agree that they should go up more on the rich than everyone else. That’s just justice. BBC HOST: Is that a message you think that works with other people as wealthy as yourself, or is it just a small circle of friends — yourself
Romney To Gingrich: Hand Over The Ethics Investigation Records"I wish I knew what that was. I'd tell people what it is right now. That's one of the reasons why I'm saying that all of the records that were part of the ethics investigation, all of the transcripts, all of the records have to be made public," Mitt Romney said on FOX News on Wednesday. "Not just the final white-washed report, but the full recor
Romney Criticizes Gingrich For Attacking Moderators, The Media"It's very easy to talk down a moderator. The moderator asks a question and then has to sit by and take whatever you send to them. And Speaker Gingrich has been wonderful at attacking the moderators and attacking the media," Mitt Romney said on "FOX & Friends" this morning.
Romney: Obama "Detached From His Own Reality"Mitt Romney says President Obama's State of the Union address showed he was "detached from his own reality." Romney blasted Obama during a campaign event in Orlando, Florida. "This is a president who talks about deregulation, even as he regulates. He talks about lowering taxes, even as raises them. He talks about developing all of our energy res
Gingrich: "Desperate" Romney "Attacking Every Way He Can"“Here’s the challenge: Governor Romney for six years thought he was going to be president … he’s been out there campaigning, everybody told him he was doing fine. He loses South Carolina in a landslide … and so he’s desperate, and so he’s attacking every way he can. And that makes it frankly nasty.”
RNC Web Video: Familiar Rhetoric, Failed RecordIn this Web video, the RNC highlights similarities in President Obama's three State of the Union addresses.
O'Reilly: Obama "Genuninely Wants To Do Good For Americans"Bill O'Reilly previews President Obama's "State of the Union" address.
Krauthammer: Romney Wrong, Gingrich Did Not Resign In DisgraceCharles Krauthammer discusses Newt Gingrich's resgination from the House of Representatives.
Shrum: Romney Is "The Embodiment Of Unfairness"Chris Matthews, Mark Halperin and Bob Shrum discuss Mitt Romney's tax returns.
Matthews: Obama's Attack On Insider Trading Came Out Of NowhereEd Schultz, Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow and Al Sharpton review President Obama's "State of the Union" address.