Cain evinces no recognition of the Founding Fathers’ role in erecting a cruel pigmentocracy that continues to poison virtually every aspect of American political, social and cultural life. This is not an abstruse or academic matter. The president nominates federal judges. An important theory of constitutional interpretation vying for ascendancy is originalism: the…
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Republican field for 2012 is pathetic
Thus far the Republican field of 2012 is a Democratic dream come true. This crop of candidates is not just weak, it is a joke. Now you are saying, “There goes that crazy Cajun again calling the opposition a joke.” I can hear the men in wool sport coats with suede elbow patches…
GOP Presidential Contender Herman Cain Takes Lead In Second Poll
“Fueled by Tea Party supporters, conservatives and high-interest GOP primary voters, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain now leads the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll,” NBC News deputy political director Mark Murry reports. He says that: “Cain checks in as the first choice of 27…
Telemundo Holding First GOP Debate
Spanish-language Telemundo network announced Thursday it will host its first presidential primary debate in December. The Republican primary debate will be held in Las Vegas and comes weeks before the early primaries begin. The locale is key, as Nevada is one of two early primary states with a growing number of Latino voters. Florida is…
Poll: Herman Cain Leads Mitt Romney By 8 Points
Herman Cain appears to be the latest Tea Party sensation. A new poll from Public Policy Polling has the one-time Godfather’s Pizza CEO leading Mitt Romney by eight percentage points, 30 percent to 22 percent. Those are the exact same percentages the very same polling outfit reported yesterday for Cain and Romney in Iowa where…
Republican Presidential Debate Turns Into Strange Faculty Lounge
Charlie Rose’s famous oak table ended up looking like the faculty lounge of the world’s strangest economics department. On speed. Rick Santorum wants to “beat” China. Mitt Romney warns that “if you don’t stand up to China, you will be run over by China.” Herman Cain denies that the criticism of his “9-9-9” plan’s arithmetic…
Debate In 100 Seconds: Repeal Everything!
The Republican presidential candidates gathered in New Hampshire to come up with bold solutions for solving the American economy. What did they come up with? Repeal Everything! Oh, and jail Barney Frank. via Debate In 100 Seconds: Repeal Everything! | Election 2012.
Mitt Romney’s ‘Buffett Rule’ Problem: His Tax Rate Is 14 Percent
When President Obama released his plan to implement the “Buffett rule” — which would ensure that millionaires can’t pay a lower tax rate than middle-class families — 2012 GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney derided it as “class warfare,” saying it is “simply the wrong way to go.” But as Time’s Michael Scherer pointed…