New Mexico
The 2012 presidential race has already begun
Examiner.com - 1day 7hrs agoIt takes 270 Electoral Votes to win the presidency in a General Election, with 538 Electoral Votes in total. In order to defeat President Obama in the 2012 election, a Republican challenger will need to get to the magic number 270 first.…
Read more >>Republicans propose budget cuts: $2.5 trillion in 10 years
Examiner.com - 2 days ago
A "Republican Study Committee" headed by Congresman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has proposed an eye-popping list of Budget cuts which would, they say, save $2.5 Trillion over 10 years. Nearly every cut - perhaps actually every cut - will find opposition in …
Read more >>John Stossel: Will Republicans actually cut spending this time?
Washington Examiner - 2 days agoRepublicans promise less intrusive, less expensive government. But will they deliver? In the past, they have said they would shrink the state, but then they came into power and spent more. Consider George W. Bush's eight horrendous years: The Bu…
Read more >>Will the Republicans Cut Government This Time?
Reason Magazine - 2 days agoThe Republicans promise less intrusive, less expensive government. But will they deliver? In the past, they have said they would shrink the state, but then they came into power and spent more. Consider George W. Bush's eight horrendous years: The …
Read more >>Conrad retirement boosts GOP Senate majority hopes
Politico - 4 days agoSen. Kent Conrad’s decision to pass on a shot at a fifth term in North Dakota Tuesday gives a serious boost to Republicans’ chances of regaining the Senate majority in 2012, even though the election is a full 22 months away. At this …
Read more >>Gary Johnson wants a 43 percent spending cut
Washington Examiner - 4 days agoGary Johnson, former Republican Governor of New Mexico and likely 2012 presidential Candidate, is serious when he says he wants to end Deficit spending. He's so serious that he advocates cutting federal spending by 43 percent. Johnson discusses re…
Read more >>Steele Stands By Record On Hardball -- Without Gaffes!
TPMDC - 5 days agoFormer Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, who was defeated for re-election at the party's meeting just this past Friday, is now popping up again on cable TV. And in an appearance this afternoon on Hardball, the previously gaf…
Read more >>Darrell Issa proposes eliminating the green card lottery, again
Examiner.com - 6 days agoThe annual U.S. State Department-sponsored green card (diversity Visa) lottery awards 50,000 permanent resident visas to applicants from foreign countries. The Immigration and Nationality Act rules for the lottery are quite simple: you need only b…
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