Archive | August, 2011
Pawlenty Drops Presidential Bid
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) is giving up his bid for the presidency of the United States, just one day after placing third in the (largely meaningless) Ames Straw Poll. Pawlenty, who served two terms as governor of Minnesota, had previously hinted that a poor showing in Ames could lead to a reassessment of [...]
Bachmann Narrowly Wins the Almost Meaningless Ames Straw Poll
13. August 2011
Almost meaningless for reasons we’ve been covering for days now. Anyway, she narrowly squeaked out a win over perennial candidate Ron Paul. How did she do it? Just like Paul: You give away thousands of tickets to your supporters so they can overwhelm other candidates. Representative of the national mood? Nope. Representative of party mood? [...]
Reminder: Ames Straw Poll Results Are Unreliable
13. August 2011
One more reminder before candidates and their hacks begin spinning the results of today’s straw poll in Iowa. The Ames Straw Poll is notoriously inaccurate at picking the eventual nominee. All it takes to win is for a candidate to bus-in his or her supporters to a greater extent than their rivals. Which is probably [...]
Rick Perry Announces Run for President
13. August 2011
He’s about to announce officially, but we already know his answer. His campaign website is up and running. Stand by for updates. Update: He opens with a tribute to the Navy SEALs we lost recently. He’s from a small town, his mother sewed his clothes, he was an Eagle scout, his father a veteran of [...]
Wow: Obama’s Approval Underwater in NEW YORK
12. August 2011
How do you, a Democrat running for reelection, know you’re in trouble? When your approval rating is underwater in New York. Holy smokes… The poll is from Quinnipiac University, so it’s legitimate. And it’s a pretty good sample: 1,640 voters. This should be an easy get for Obama. But nope: New York State voters disapprove [...]
Breaking: 11th Circuit Rules ObamaCare Mandate Unconstitutional
12. August 2011
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that the individual mandate element of ObamaCare is unconstitutional, exceeding the powers granted to Congress under the Constitution. Update: More from the decision: we conclude that the individual mandate contained in the Act exceeds Congress’s enumerated commerce power.” Boom. The court ruled that the rest of [...]
Report: SEC Investigating S&P Over Downgrade
12. August 2011
You embarrassed Barack Obama and his Chicago cronies, S&P. Now you must pay. (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) to disclose which employees knew of its decision to downgrade U.S. debt before it was announced last week, the Financial Times said, citing people familiar [...]
U.S. Consumer Confidence Plunges to Lowest Level in Decades
12. August 2011
Consumer confidence fell to the lowest level in more than 30 years in early August. It’s the latest sign of continued economic weakness. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment slumped to 54.9 from 63.7 the prior month. The gauge was projected to decline to 62, according to the median forecast in [...]
Pawlenty: Straw Poll is Big Test for Me
12. August 2011
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) is doing really poorly in the polls. I mean, really poorly. Like “Why is this guy still the race?” bad. So with that in mind, Politico asked Pawlenty about the upcoming Ames Straw Poll and what the results would mean for his campaign. Tim Pawlenty acknowledged Friday that he [...]
Romney Was Right: Corporations Are People, Too
12. August 2011
Democrats are out attacking former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney today for his comment that “corporations are people”. How out of touch that man is! He thinks big, evil corporations are people! He thinks they’re just a bunch of people getting together to make money! Only problem: He’s absolutely correct. Corporations are nothing more than individuals [...]
14. August 2011
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