As President Obama seeks a $1.2 trillion increase in the debt ceiling just five months after the last huge fight, should we be surprised? Have Republicans abdicated by making themselves powerless to stop the increase? When will we see real, actual spending cuts? Are Republicans ready to make that push? And how much longer can the debt surge before it’s “too late”. We discuss it all with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist.
Archives for January 4, 2012
Conservatives Reject Romney
On Tuesday, Mitt Romney won the Iowa Caucuses by eight votes – not by eight percent but by eight actual votes. But should we look at Iowa as a Romney win or a rejection of the GOP establishment’s choice by 75 percent of Iowa Republicans? Why don’t conservatives trust Romney? What does longtime conservative activist Richard Viguerie see as a telltale sign that Romney is not a conservative? Which candidate does Viguerie prefer? And why does he think we could see new candidates joining the fray and the nomination fight going all the way to the convention?
Bachmann Suspends Campaign
On Tuesday, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann finished a disappointing sixth in the Iowa caucuses. It was a steep fall after her straw poll victory back in August. On Wednesday, Bachmann announced she was suspending her campaign. Here is Bachmann’s entire statement.
Three Martini Lunch 1/4/12
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review applaud Rick Santorum for using hard work and traditional campaign tactics to score a virtual tie with Mitt Romney in Iowa. They also lament that a record turnout among Iowa Republicans still wasn’t very many people. And they marvel at how three major candidates all failed to make it past the first contest of 2012.