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GOP Vacuum

James Campion | Posted 11.30.2011 | Politics
James Campion

No mavericks. No crazy people from Alaska. No pizza guys or thrice-divorced angry has-beens or even stammering Texas crackers this time. It's wooden, hold-your-nose and vote or be stuck with Obama time.

Missouri Republicans Avoid Primary-Calendar Controversy

AP | CHRIS BLANK | Posted 11.29.2011 | Politics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Republicans are bailing out of a February presidential primary that had threatened to throw confusion into the 20...

"Free Market" Politicians Call for Austerity and Cuts While Financial Markets Call for Keynesian Stimulus and Jobs

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.28.2011 | Business
Miles Mogulescu

As markets warn of the risk of double-dip recession or even depression, politicians in Washington and Berlin -- who claim to believe in "free markets" -- fiddle while Rome may be about to burn.

President Obama the Warrior

Bill Schneider | Posted 11.26.2011 | Politics
Bill Schneider

Obama can do what he did in 2008: stir the blood. Run as the passionate leader of a cause. In 2008, it was "hope" and "change." This time, it's "fairness."

Dream Until Your Dreams Come True

Felix Sanchez | Posted 11.23.2011 | Latino Voices
Felix Sanchez

Dear Governor Perry: Your comments on immigration really woke me up from the snooze debate. Your commanding, and I might add, sensitive voice has given me pause.

Rick Perry's Epic Lying Could Make Him the Next President

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.21.2011 | Politics
Bob Cesca

Rick Perry's new video is a fantastic example of the Republican capacity to obfuscate the truth and win supporters in spite of flagrantly lying to them. They're able to get away with whopper lies so massive, they're almost hilariously off the rails.

Jon Ward

Mitt Romney Rules Out Rick Perry's Idea Of Moving Social Security To States

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.21.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's campaign said Wednesday it has ruled out the idea, floated by fellow Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, of movi...

Class Warfare: On the Battlefront, and Living Large

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.20.2011 | Comedy
Rick Horowitz

"It's warfare," Poppa announced, his tired eyes scanning the faces of his beloved family. "And it's the worst kind of warfare," Poppa continued. "Class warfare."

Democrats on Verge of Repeating Ted Kennedy Mistake of 1979

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 11.20.2011 | Politics
Morris W. O'Kelly

Is President Obama in trouble? Absolutely. Does his party have legitimate reason to voice a level of discontent Surely. But repeating the "Ted Kennedy" mistakes of 1979 only ensures that either Rick Perry or Mitt Romney waltzes into the Oval Office in a landslide.

Dems/GOP Nix Debates in Favor of Unlimited References to National Conversations

Mark Steinberg | Posted 11.19.2011 | Comedy
Mark Steinberg

Politicians who continue to believe they can trope-a-dope the public into seeing them as thoughtful, competent or populist by invoking a vapid, empty phrase need to join the real conversation.

The Imminent Overness of Sarah Palin

Paul Slansky | Posted 11.16.2011 | Politics
Paul Slansky

We don't need Sarah Palin anymore. After three years of overexposure to her tawdry toxicity, we know her too well, and our remaining schadenfreudal needs will more than be met by the cornucopia of damning nuggets Joe McGinniss has unearthed.

Cable News Debate Coverage Is Hurting Democracy

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.15.2011 | Media
Bob Cesca

The cable news media has gone from simply cracking gaming and sports metaphors to actually becoming a game, with politicians as the contestants and a rotating guest panel of snickering propagandists and "analysts" as the judges.

Obama Fights Back

Michael Carmichael | Posted 11.14.2011 | Politics
Michael Carmichael

While Obama shook hands along the rope-line, every mind and heart in Reynolds, North Carolina realized that the president was back in the race.

Axelrod Attacks GOP Candidates On Jobs

AP | Posted 11.13.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's top political adviser says none of the president's Republican challengers has much to say about how they're going to crea...

Jon Ward

Rick Perry Suffers Lasting Damage On Vaccination Mandate During His Second GOP 2012 Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.12.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The frontrunner status is starting to smart. If Rick Perry felt like a piñata during his first debate last week, the second debate on ...

PICTURES: GOP Candidates Swap Hairdos

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold & Jocelyn Richard | Posted 11.10.2011 | Comedy

We have absolutely no point in putting together this slideshow of GOP presidential hopefuls swapping hairstyles. Here's what they would look like....

Jon Ward

Rick Perry Aide Gives Clues To His Plans For Social Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.09.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON –- If you listened closely to Rick Perry's aides, it was possible to gather some clues Wednesday night as to what what the Texas governor...

Jon Ward

Rick Perry & Mitt Romney Locked In Cage Match On Social Security Following California Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.07.2011 | Politics

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- There was one thing and one thing only on the minds and lips of Mitt Romney's aides and advisers after Wednesday night's Republ...

Jon Ward

As Rick Perry Takes Center Stage At GOP Debate, Questions About Electability Grow Louder

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.07.2011 | Politics

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- When Rick Perry takes the stage Wednesday night for his first debate as a presidential candidate, many Republicans will be wond...

A Final Summer Reading Assignment for the President

Caroline Matthews | Posted 11.05.2011 | Politics
Caroline Matthews

I would like to assign the president one last summer reading book: Dale Carnegie's popular how-to guide, How to Win Friends and Influence People.

Jon Ward

GOP Hopefuls To Discuss Social Issues At Forum: 'They're Going To Be Uncomfortable'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.04.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON –- If Wednesday's Republican presidential primary debate, the first in which Texas Governor Rick Perry will participate, is a test for al...

August Jobs -- Zero Progress

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 11.02.2011 | Business
Max Fraad Wolff

For the second time in monthly jobs report history we have created no new jobs. The last time we created no jobs in a month was 1945.

Michele Bachmann: I'm Like Margaret Thatcher

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.01.2011 | Politics

MINNEAPOLIS -- Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann is harkening back to a past woman world leader with firm resolve – former British Prime Minister Mar...

Jon Ward

Michele Bachmann Says Hurricane Irene And Earthquake Are Divine Warnings To Washington

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 10.29.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann told Floridians Sunday that Hurricane Irene and the earthquake felt along much of th...

Beating the Summertime Polling Blues

Margie Omero | Posted 10.22.2011 | Politics
Margie Omero

Tough numbers. An upside-down job rating going into an election is difficult for incumbents to overcome. Stock market convulsions fuel unease. While the last set of job numbers showed increasing private-sector jobs, pessimism is high.