[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets101111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney discuss Michael Isikoff’s story detailing the relationship Romney’s team had with Barack Obama during the crafting of Obamacare, a
This Rick Perry video — which is really all about Mitt Romney — has caught some attention on the heels of a front page story by the Wall Street Journal raising the issue of Mitt Romney’s record on energy and
From Fox Nation: In an attempt to bring the environmental debate back to jobs, GOP candidate Rick Perry’s campaign has just released a web video claiming Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are “carbon copies” when it comes to their
Down with banks, student-loan debt, and expensive elections! Up with barter…capitalism…and…Mitt Romney?!?! On October 4, 2011, Reason.tv visited the Occupy Wall Street protests at Liberty Square in Lower Manhattan, on Day 18 of the ongoing demonstration. The crowd was relatively
The Wall Street Journal informs, NJ Gov Chris Christie’s overly grand exit (despite never having actually been “in” anything save some YouTube clips), has shifted focus to Mitt Romney. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to sit out the presidential
The Florida GOP took bold action in moving their state’s primary up in line with the other carve out states. By seeking a bigger role in choosing who the GOP candidate against Obama is Republicans in Florida have caused other
Have you ever been told to settle for something you weren’t happy with or to ‘just deal’ with the hand you’d been dealt because … well, it is what it is? Yeah. I’ve been dealing with that a lot lately
Mitt Romney uses Rick Perry’s “you don’t have a heart” comment against him in a new ad slamming the Texas governor’s illegal immigration stance.
From the Associated Press: So much for pushing back the start of primary season. Despite efforts by both political parties to avoid a repeat of 2008 by delaying early presidential primaries and caucuses, states trying to increase their influence are
From Rasmussen Reports: Herman Cain did well in last week’s GOP debate and won a decisive straw poll victory in Florida, but his numbers in a general election match-up against President Obama are little changed. A new Rasmussen Reports national
Fresh off his stunning victory in the Republican straw poll in Florida this past weekend, Herman Cain now leads the entire GOP field in a new Zogby poll of Republican primary voters, with Gov. Rick Perry in second and former
Rick Perry’s campaign hits Mitt Romney for editing a section of his book about his Massachusetts health care reform law between the hardcover and paperback versions.
Ron Paul’s victory speech at the California straw poll, Sunday. Paul won with 44.9% of the votes, Texas Gov. Rick Perry came in second with 29.3% of the votes, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney came in third with 8.8%
Ed Koch was one of the first prominent New York Democrats to break ranks and endorse Republican Bob Turner in this week’s election to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner. Koch’s early endorsement of
Mitt Romney, June 3, 2009, at The Heritage Foundation on Jihad: “I spoke about three major threats America faces on a long term basis. Jihadism is one of them, and that is not Islam.” However: There is just one historically
In the midst of a discussion about the best baseball plays of the day, a strange reference is made to one of the GOP presidential candidates.
The very first question during tonight’s GOP debate provided fantastic exchanges between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, a terrific barb at President Obama from Newt Gingrich and a very funny moment for Rick Santorum. Here is the entire exchange over
Governor Rick Perry of Texas is being attacked by two rivals in the GOP presidential race. His sin, if you can believe it, is that he told the truth (as acknowledged by everyone from Paul Krugman to Milton Friedman) about
From The Hill: Former Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, who dropped out of the race last month, endorsed Mitt Romney for president, in an appearance on “Fox and Friends” this morning. “The next president is going to have to lead
From the Associated Press: Take a breather, Iowa and New Hampshire. Florida is about to get into the Republican presidential race big time, starting with a televised debate Monday in Tampa and ending with an early primary in 2012 that
In analyzing the exchange between Gov. Mitt Romney and Gov. Rick Perry during this week’s GOP debate, Chris Matthews concedes that by definition, the current Social Security setup is a Ponzi scheme.
From the Associated Press: : The economy weak and the public seething, President Barack Obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending Thursday night to get Americans working again. Republicans offered Tuesday to compromise with
From AFP: Republican US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney unveils his economic plan Tuesday, focusing on lower taxes, less regulation, scrapping the Obama health plan and ending trade “surrender” to countries such as China. The former front-runner in his party, Romney
SAN ANTONIO — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry discussed foreign policy Monday, telling the nation’s oldest major veterans organization that U.S. forces must be led by American commanders rather than “multilateral debating societies.” Addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ annual
As reported in the Boston Globe and as seen in the New Hampshire debate video, both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich believe it is perfectly okay for the federal government to mandate that every private sector worker in the United
