The 2016 Republican Circus Begins As Donald Trump Goes.
. father in law. I knew that Jeb Bushs wife, Columba, was born and raised in Mexico, but until I read this Washington Post story over the weekend, I didnt realize that her father was an undocumented worker in America for a while, and later became a legal worker under a program that Im sure would be described by right-wingers as ���amnesty���:. They are not on weekend passes from the asylum;they are out and their insanity is coming with them. They are not on��.
Sarah Palin Bus Tour Takes Former Governor Across.
Amy Gardner at the Washington Post reports: Former Alaska governor. Following her current One Nation tour of the Northeast, Palin will next journey to the Midwest, where Iowa will be front and center. Plans are still being. The indication from Trump comes one day after he met with the former Alaska governor when she stopped in New York City on her bus tour of the eastern United States. After much teasing.. Family Vacation Or Media Circus? Palin may have��.
Rand Paul: Im putting myself forward as a candidate for president
In his speech, he called for reforming Washington by pushing for term limits and a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. He argued that both parties are to blame for the rising debt, saying it doubled under a Republican administration and.
8 things to watch for at Iowa GOPs big Lincoln Dinner
Why its a mistake to dismiss Bobby Jindal, Stuart Rothenberg wrote for Roll Call. Why Rick Perry connects in Iowa, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin wrote. There was Taking Donald Trump seriously by the Washington Examiners Byron York.
Despite Reids Threat, GOP Wont Prioritize Highway Bill Over International Trade
WASHINGTON -- Top Senate Republicans made it clear Tuesday that in spite of threats from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), they dont intend. After that, McConnell said, he will bring up an extension for the Highway Trust Fund before.
Pollsters struggle to assess 19 GOP contenders
Gary Langer, who produces polls for ABC News, excluded Trump and Pataki from the networks late March poll, which it conducted along with The Washington Post. ���We evaluate who the candidates are, who are making serious efforts to enter the race,��� said .
Two House Bills Would End Federal Prohibition Of Marijuana
Posted: 02/20/2015 4:27 pm EST Updated: 02/20/2015 4:59 pm EST. Raich 2005) holds that federal law trumps state law when it comes to marijuana prohibition.. As more states move to legalize marijuana as Oregon, Colorado, Washington and Alaska have done, Blumenauer said, its imperative the federal government become a full partner in building a workable and safe framework.... When will I have the choice to smoke Cannabis to relieve pain in IOWA?
Kevins Korner: Dump Trump, Height of Hypocrisy and Let.
Donald Trump is coming to Iowa as a featured speaker at The Family Leaders ���Leadership Summit��� in August. Im flabbergasted that. Except for the opportunity at some cheap publicity, this turns TFLs signature event into a three-ring circus. There already would have been.. Of course, that was two days after TIRs Craig Robinson had already reported that Young resigned as Chuck Grassleys chief of staff was officially entering the race ��� I wonder where Craig got��.
Donald Trump Comes In 13th Place In Necktie Auction
GREENLAND, N.H. -- It was perhaps the one competition involving presidential contenders in New Hampshire that Donald Trump had a legitimate chance to win. In an effort to raise money and bring som.
Thinking About Skipping The Iowa Caucuses? Better Think Again!
This year, the Iowa GOP has undertaken something of a renovation on the Iowa Straw Poll, in the hopes of elevating it out of the bog of disregard into which it had fallen. Bush, however, has rather pointedly scheduled an appearance at this years.
Trumps Msg. Will Resonate and Likely Win | Crows Nest.
He also injected that he now has staffing set up in New Hampshire, South Caroline and I have even visited with Chuck Laudner who heads up his Iowa team. Chuck is very. I can tell you with great authority that Chuck would not have hired on for a ���Trump dry run��� or for a circus.. The article was actually in response to a ���hit-piece��� the fish-wrapper Washington Post had put out on Trump and the author obviously had not attended the event he was trying to write about.
Insiders say Bush shouldnt ignore Iowa
Jeb Bushs failure to invest time in Iowa is the main explanation for his seventh-place finish in the latest poll of likely Republican caucusgoers. The POLITICO Caucus, our weekly bipartisan pulse-taking of the most important activists, operatives and.
It should be an awkward night at the Washington Post table.
Earlier today Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post wrote an article titled: Trump insults the blacks, again. I read it.. People should stage a circus/carnival themed protest nearby, or maybe work up a youtube re-enactment of the dinner highlights along the same lines... When push comes to shove, theyll realize that being out there as kingmakers is easier than actually eating strained beets at lunch events in Iowa for a year with cranky 83 year-old caucusgoers.
Donald Trump 2016: Why hes a gift to the Democratic Party (+video)
And now, finally, after years of threatening to run for president, Mr. Trump is actually doing it. At least for now. Some have speculated that the real estate investor/reality TV star will stick around for a while, appear in a few Republican debates.
Please Run, Donald. Pretty Please? - Huffington Post
The big headline at the Washington Post website today reads: Trump For President?. As at the circus, just when youd swear there could not possibly be any more room in the tiny little car, another clown pops out into the limelight.. So while I have no idea what the Republican voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina think about Trump, I heartily encourage Donald Trump to swan dive into the 2016 presidential campaign, and make the biggest possible��.
Obama uses Key and Peele character Luther to translate his anger
After experience in a corporate firm, she turned her energy to more public-spirited work, eventually as a vice president for external affairs at the University of Chicago Hospital, creating bridges to the surrounding community where she had been raised.
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After forming a presidential exploratory committee in March, Trump has also hired political operatives on the ground in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. He has also been a frequent visitor to the early voting states in recent months, and is.
US Regulators Order Amtrak To Improve Safety Of Northeast Corridor Route
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have ordered passenger railroad Amtrak to immediately take actions to improve the safety of its heavily traveled Northeast Corridor route following Tuesdays derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight.
Was Jeb dropped on head as a child
According to Robert Costa and Matea Gold of The Washington Post, one attendee of the fat-cat meeting in New York ���was stunned to hear Jeb Bush specifically mention George W. Bush as his go-to adviser. I started looking around and wondering if people .
Seinfeld cancels on Trump after Obama comments ��� The.
Meanwhile, Trumps wife Melania has come to his defense, telling Joy Behar that her husbands possible presidential run is not a publicity stunt: Watch this video. Trump: Its not a publicity stunt. Look, he doesnt need the��.
US politics live: Herman Cain denies endorsement rumours.
In other political news, soi-disant Republican front-runner Newt Gingrich will make a visit to Donald Trump in New York City, as controversy swirls over Trumps plan to hold a Republican candidates debate in Iowa on 27. It comes from Chuck Laudner, said to be a Santorum supporter and longtime Iowa operative:.. As the Washington Posts Aaron Blake notes: The only thing missing from this Ron Paul ad as Denis Leary as narrator and more Ford trucks. Indeed.
Sarah Palins Freedom Summit speech the day after.
Republican firebrand Sarah Palin is rarely at a loss for words but became unmoored on Saturday in Iowa after her teleprompter froze and left her without portions of her prepared speech.. She urged conservatives to expose the ���real war on women with truth because we can handle the truth,��� explaining: ���It is they who defeat women, they shackle them to the good old boys running Washington, pimping this promise... No truth coming out of her mouth any time soon.
Second shot: Hillary Clinton running again for president
WASHINGTON ��� Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped back into presidential politics on Sunday, announcing her much-awaited second campaign for the White House.. But rather than follow it with a splashy rally, she instead plans to head to the early-voting.
Trump to Moderate Republican Debate - NYTimes.com
���Our readers and the grass roots really love Trump,��� said Christopher Ruddy, chief executive of Newsmax Media. ���They may not agree with him on everything, but they dont see him as owned by the Washington establishment��.
US politics live: Gingrich v Romney battle for the GOP.
11am: The controversy over Donald Trumps moderation of a GOP debate in Iowa on 27 December ��� something that appalls Karl Rove ��� continues to bubble along, with senior Republicans trying to knock it on the head,.. 1.20pm: The Washington Posts Aaron Blake takes a hard look at Mitt Romney poll numbers now and in the 2007/08 primaries ��� and finds that support for Romney has hardly changed at all in that period:... Wait till the gloves come off, as it were.
Jim Wright, 92; House speaker resigned amid investigation
WASHINGTON ��� Jim Wright, a hard-driving 18-term Texas Democrat who, as speaker of the US House of Representatives, expanded the influence of the speakership into foreign affairs before resigning from elective office in 1989 during an ethics .
Large GOP field has party leaders anxious about their chances in 16
DES MOINES ��� To take back the White House after eight years in the political wilderness, Republicans think they must soften their image and expand their appeal in particular to women and Latino voters. As Jeb Bush, a leading.. Last week brought a.
GOP Primary Show: Non-Stop News And Noise In The Age.
While any campaign reporter you meet will say its ridiculous to give any more oxygen to Trump in this election cycle (and some of them will even go so far as to mock the primaries circus-like atmosphere on Twitter) many of them.. and just to get through that -- and then you feel youre in this circular conversation with people who are slightly disconnected with the real America, Washington Post chief correspondent Dan Balz said back in Des Moines, Iowa last month.
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Personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency who were sent to Texas and Oklahoma after severe flooding over Memorial Day weekend will remain in the region to help prepare for Tropical Storm Bill and help clean up in its aftermath, White House.
Donald Trump bows out of moderating Republican debate
Donald Trump says hes withdrawing as moderator of a GOP presidential debate in Iowa.. I think the odds of Trump running are next to nil, because actually running would involve doing actual hard work, which seems out of character, but I suppose this is a better face-saver than admitting the obvious, which is that you.. Among them is Ronald Kessler, Newsmaxs chief Washington correspondent, who worked for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.
News Organizations Grapple With 2016 Presidential Race In Which Everyone Is.
After the announcement-free Friday, the political media circus that already has traveled this week to Burlington, Vermont; Cabot, Pennsylvania; and Exeter, New Hampshire, will arrive Saturday in Baltimore, where former Maryland Gov, Martin OMalley.
Fox News has set the rules. Which GOP candidates will.
Chris Christie, real estate tycoon Donald Trump and former Texas governor Rick Perry, according to a Washington Post analysis. Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are a fraction��.