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Rick Perry Is a Socialist in a Secessionist Costume

Bob Cesca | Posted 10.18.2011 | Politics
Bob Cesca

Despite his many remarks against the federal government, Rick Perry is in fact responsible for Texas being the second biggest state recipient of stimulus dollars -- ostensibly "redistributed" from tax payers in other states.

Celebrity Culture, Media and Presidential Politics

Paul Stoller | Posted 10.18.2011 | Media
Paul Stoller

In this media environment, many pundits are compelled to reflect upon the nonsensical, which, in the end, gives the nonsensical a degree of public credibility.

Rick Perry Inspires Authors

AP | Posted 10.16.2011 | Books

NEW YORK -- Rick Perry has the book world's attention. The Texas governor and recently declared GOP presidential candidate is the subject of new book...

Jon Ward

WATCH: Rick Perry's Announcement Not A 'Diss To Iowa', Says Iowa GOP Chair

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 10.12.2011 | Politics

DES MOINES, Iowa -– Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matt Strawn said Friday that Texas Gov. Rick Perry's decision to announce his presidential run on...

Financial Crisis: For the GOP, It's All So E-Z

Rick Horowitz | Posted 10.11.2011 | Comedy
Rick Horowitz

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus has released the following statement concerning the continuing and dangerous deterioration of the U.S. economy.

Obama's Path To Reelection Narrows

National Journal | Posted 10.11.2011 | Politics

Newly released state-by-state approval numbers for President Obama suggest that in 2012 he could face fewer options for assembling an Electoral Colleg...

Dear Mr. President Obama: Five Ideas for Winning the Latino Vote

Maria Teresa Kumar | Posted 10.10.2011 | Latino Voices
Maria Teresa Kumar

It's well known inside the Beltway that the Latino vote could make or break President Obama's re-election, and soon it'll be national news. By then, it may just be too late for the president to win back Latinos.

Time for President Obama to Channel Samuel L. Jackson

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 10.10.2011 | Politics
Morris W. O'Kelly

Let's encourage our president to finally go "Samuel L. Jackson" on the Republicans. The Pulp Fiction Samuel L. Jackson. The Negotiator Samuel L. Jackson.

After the Downgrade: Declining Blame, Assigning Blame

Rick Horowitz | Posted 10.09.2011 | Comedy
Rick Horowitz

It happened on his watch! It happened on his watch! For events so consequential, Guilt is wholly presidential, And we're here to say It happened...

Presidential Words Still Matter

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 10.05.2011 | Politics
Clarence B. Jones

A birthday present for the president would be for his speech writers to review some of their ridiculous use of the English language to convey the appropriate political message of the president.

Jon Ward

WATCH: Top Republican Strategist Ed Gillespie: GOP Has 'Sounded Anti-Immigrant'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 10.05.2011 | Politics

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Republican strategist Ed Gillespie is pushing hard for the Republican Party to change its attitude toward Hispanics. He's a student...

For Progressives, Debt Ceiling "Deal" Was a Real Downer

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.04.2011 | Politics
Joseph A. Palermo

What U.S. president in recent history has lifted the rhetoric of progressivism to such lofty heights only to throw a wet blanket over the grassroots energy that responded to his vision and got him elected?

Obama Meets Mephistopheles Again -- This Time It's His Soul

MP Nunan | Posted 10.03.2011 | Comedy
MP Nunan

Readers of this blog may recall that President Obama takes regular meetings with Mephistopheles -- the representative of the Devil -- to whom the pres...

The 2012 Republican Candidates On Education Policy: Past, Present, Future

Education Next | Posted 09.27.2011 | Home

Two months before his 2008 election, Barack Obama addressed a roomful of Ohio public school teachers, praising their long hours and talking about his ...

Jason Linkins

Jon Huntsman Beefs Up New Hampshire Campaign Staff

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.25.2011 | Politics

While Jon Huntsman was winding down his tenure as the U.S. Ambassador to China, a "campaign-in-waiting" was being carefully assembled, so that when he...

PREDICT: Perry For President in 2012?

Posted 09.17.2011 | Politics

As next year's Republican primaries draw near, Texas Governor Rick Perry has yet to throw his hat in the ring. Will he or won't he join the race to be...

Rick Perry 'Comfortable' With Idea Of Presidential Run

AP | Posted 09.16.2011 | Politics

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he'll likely decide in two or three weeks whether he'll run for president. The conservative Republican...

Michele Bachmann Surges In New 2012 Poll

Yahoo! News | Posted 09.11.2011 | Politics

Mitt Romney still holds a significant lead over his rivals in the 2012 GOP primary, but Michele Bachmann has surged into second place nationally....

Jason Linkins

Gary Johnson Outraged By 'Marriage Vow' Pledge

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.10.2011 | Politics

That "Family Leader" pledge may have won the enthusiastic endorsement of Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, but former New Mexico Governor and long-s...

June Jobs Blues

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 09.07.2011 | Business
Max Fraad Wolff

We are moving closer to the jobs market as it will inform perceptions of the economy in the primaries and eventual general election cycle 2012. Monthly jobs numbers are now economically and politically influential. And they don't look good.

NEA Endorses Obama's Bid for Second Term

The Wall Street Journal | Stephanie Bancero | Posted 09.03.2011 | Home

CHICAGO —The nation's largest teachers union voted Monday to endorse President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election bid, despite teachers' widespread unh...

'A Fight Within The Family'

Posted 09.03.2011 | Home

In an address to members of the National Education Association Sunday, Vice President Joe Biden sought the union's support in the upcoming presidentia...

WATCH: Where Education And Immigration Stand Politically In 2012

Posted 09.02.2011 | Home

Amid a burgeoning political arena for discussions surrounding education and immigration reform leading up to the 2012 presidential election, the oval ...

WATCH: Colber Can Haz Super PAC

Posted 08.31.2011 | Comedy

Yesterday, Stephen Colbert's request to open a Super PAC capable of receiving unlimited funds from Viacom was approved by the FEC. Under the ruling, n...

Gay Marriage Advocates Fight Back In Maine

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 08.30.2011 | Politics

LEWISTON, Maine — Gay marriage supporters began laying the groundwork Thursday for another referendum on the issue, hoping to build on momentum ...