Why Jon Huntsman is leaving the GOP (not because they’re Communists) – Yahoo! News

It’s an exhilarating, if somewhat mystifying, experience to find yourself a supporting player in a modern media maelstrom. It’s even more instructive to learn that a dust-up over a few words can obscure a much more significant message.

“My first thought was, this is what they do in China on party matters if you talk off script.”

Those words were spoken Sunday night by Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor and Republican presidential candidate, in a public interview with [Continue reading in new window...]

Boehner on 2012 House elections: Democrats have a ‘one in three chance’ of winning | The Ticket – Yahoo! News

In what he called a “frank” interview Monday, House Speaker John Boehner, Republican of Ohio, said there’s a “one-in-three chance” that Democrats could take control of the House of Representatives in the next election.

“I would say that there is a two-in-three chance that we win control of the House again,” Boehner said during a Fox News interview Monday night, “but there’s a one-in-three chance that we could lose and I’m being myself, frank.”

Lawmakers, especially those in leadership positions, are rarely this candid about their thoughts on their party’s odds.

Republicans won a majority in the chamber in 2010 after four years of Democratic control. Democrats need to net 25 seats to take back the House.

 

via Boehner on 2012 House elections: Democrats have a ‘one in three chance’ of winning | The Ticket – Yahoo! News.

Dems Use Questionable Tactic With: “Stop the Republican War on Women!” Campaign

 

 

Stop the Republican War on Women! – DSCC: Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

The 2012 Budget Dynamic – Fox News

Three important numbers stand out in the pending budget imbroglio that’s about to start in Washington:

$1.047$1.028$931

Parenthetical “t’s” follow the first two figures, as in trillion. The second one requires a “b” as in billion for a suffix.

This trifecta of numbers could dictate where the Republican party is on spending, telegraph their political fortunes, reveal the standing of the tea party in the 2012 elections and gauge whether the nation is again running headlong into a potential government shutdown this fall – slightly more than a month before election day.

Some of this will begin to shake out on Friday afternoon as House Republican members on the Budget Committee join a conference call to [Continue reading in new window...]

Latino Groups Want GOP Candidates to Campaign Like George W. Bush – Washington Whispers (usnews.com)

Latino Groups Want GOP Candidates to Campaign Like George W. Bush

The League of United Latin American Citizens launched an initiative Wednesday to mobilize Latino voters in the 2012 election. The only thing missing is a presidential candidate for the the community to rally around.

“Candidates for president have failed to address issues of concern to the Hispanic community,” National LULAC President Margaret Moran said during a press conference Wednesday. [See pictures of the 2012 GOP candidates.]

Brent A. Wilkes, LULAC’s executive director, points to George W. Bush as an example of how a candidate should reach out to the Latino community. Bush ran on the [Continue reading in new window…]

GOP Targets Child Tax Break for Illegal Immigrants

GOP Targets Child Tax Break for Illegal Immigrants

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Vote Here Now!Republicans are looking to stop illegal immigrants from claiming federal child tax credits, including refund checks averaging $1,800. It’s an effort that has roused anger among Hispanics and some Democratic lawmakers.

The proposal would require people who claim the credit to have Social Security numbers as proof that they’re legal workers. It’s being offered as a way to help pay for extending the Social Security tax cut for most American wage-earners.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada says the proposal unfairly goes after the children of poor Hispanic workers. Such kids often are U.S. citizens because they were born in this country. On the other side, Republicans and some Democrats say it’s silly to even debate whether the government should be cutting checks to illegal immigrants.

GOP Targets Child Tax Break for Illegal Immigrants.

My Way News – Emboldened GOP wants to abolish state income taxes

My Way News – Emboldened GOP wants to abolish state income taxes.