Herman Cain Set to Form Exploratory Committee Soon

Herman Cain: Im forming an exploratory committee for 2012
I know the basics of his bio — accomplished CEO, talk-radio host, Cancer survivor — but not much more beyond that. Even so, it got my attention a few days ago when he won Red State’s 2012 “tournament,” topping Mike Pence in the semifinal and Palin in the final. Is that because Cain’s a Red State favorite or is the Grassroots support for him out there broader than anyone realizes right now? Either way, the Daily Caller says to get ready. Former Godfathers Piz...

Herman Cain is 'definitely' forming 2012 exploratory committee
Alex Pappas is a political reporter at the Daily Caller. He is a graduate of The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. Former Godfathers Pizza chief executive Herman Cain says he’s definitely forming an Exploratory Committee — likely within the next several weeks — to test the waters for a possible Republican presidential run in 2012. Cain, a radio Talk Show host and favorite of the Tea Party movement, confirmed the news in an interview with The Daily Caller. He suggested t...

Herman Cain is definitely forming 2012 exploratory committee (Daily Caller)
Former Godfathers Pizza chief executive Herman Cain says he’s definitely forming an Exploratory Committee — likely within the next several weeks — to test the waters for a possible Republican presidential run in 2012. Cain, a radio Talk Show host and favorite of the Tea Party movement, confirmed the news in an interview with The Daily Caller. He suggested that a Presidential Campaign is likely, but said he hasn’t made a final decision. “Bottom line is, all of the ...

Herman Cain mania
There's a place in every primary for an ideological purist and debate champ — think Dennis Kucinich — and radio talker Herman Cain seems to be the early front-runner for that slot on the Republican side in 2012. Cain, an African-American conservative with a real Private Sector background — he was a Pillsbury executive and then took over and ran Godfathers Pizza — is a regular on the conservative event circuit and a compelling speaker, though he's little known outside co...

Herman Cain: The Right Wing Sleeper Candidate in 2012?
Politico’s Ben Smith discussed today the unforeseen possibility that Right Wing Activist Herman Cain could be a surprise Republican Candidate for president, after he bested all other Republicans in an online Straw Poll conducted by the conservative blog RedState. Cain, an African American businessman and radio Talk Show host, even topped Sarah Palin, who came in second, to be the favorite of the Right Wing blogosphere. Erick Erickson of RedState writes, “I like Herman Cain and, thoug...

Culver says he will cut $84 million before he leaves
Gov. Chet Culver will deliver $84 million in cuts to this year’s Budget before he leaves office, he said today. The figure comes from a legislatively mandated savings that requires Culver’s administration to figure out by Dec. 1 how to trim $83.8 million by the end of the current Fiscal Year. The cuts must come from administrative expenses or other personnel-related costs from across state agencies, excluding the public university system and the state judicial system, House File 2531 states.

Two new polls show Palin trailing badly in 2012 match up against Obama
Two new polls show Sarah Palin losing ground before she even begins a potential Presidential Campaign against President Obama in 2012.  A new poll from ABC News and The Washington Post has Sarah Palin trailing President Obama by 15 points (54%-39%) in a potential 2012 contest.  That poll could be dismissed as an outlier if not for a similar poll from NBC News and The Wall Street Journal which shows Palin trailing Obama by 22 points (55%-33%).  Both polls show other Republican cand...

Saturday reading: Olive Garden
Frum says Romney's the Olive Garden Candidate, and that that's a good thing. Tobin and Wehner blast Palin. Suderman writes that the "earnest lie-checkers" at PolitiFact stacked the deck. Conservatives push to dump the rest of Iowa's high-court judges. And the DREAM Act dies. ...

Push to impeach remaining four justices
Three newly-elected State Representatives are drafting Legislation which they hope will lead to impeaching the four remaining Iowa Supreme Court Justices who struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The three other justices who joined in the unanimous opinion were voted off the court in this year’s retention election. Republicans Tom Shaw of Laurens, Glen Massie of Des Moines and Kim Pearson of Pleasant Hill are drafting articles of Impeachment to try to remove the other fou...

Who knew that Murdoch and Soros had it in them?
  "I LOVE THE CHEMISTRY between Greta Van Susteren and Herman Cain. She is SMITTEN w THE HERMANATOR!" we twittered this afternoon after viewing a scintillating interview between the Fox News anchoress and the "Stay inspired: We the people are still in charge" Republican rising star that got our Papa Grizzly juices flowing. We haven't felt this energized since that McCain announcement of his Running Mate! "If the polarisation between liberal Progressives and t...

Who knew that Murdoch and Soros had it in them?
  "I LOVE THE CHEMISTRY between Greta Van Susteren and Herman Cain. She is SMITTEN w THE HERMANATOR!" we twittered this afternoon after viewing a scintillating interview between the Fox News anchoress and the "Stay inspired: We the people are still in charge" Republican rising star that got our Papa Grizzly juices flowing. We haven't felt this energized since that McCain announcement of his Running Mate! "If the polarisation between liberal Progressives and t...

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GOP Address: We Got the Message
Republicans used their weekly address Saturday to tell voters they "got the message" of the November Midterm Elections that greatly increased the GOP's ranks in Congress....

3 seek to impeach remaining high court justices
Three Iowa Republican representatives are drafting a bill to launch an Impeachment process to oust the four Iowa Supreme Court justices who will continue serving next year. It was unclear Friday how much support the idea has in the Legislature, where hundreds of bills fail to advance each year. Ben Stone, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, said Iowans who prize the integrity of the constitutional system should be greatly concerned.

Norm Parker says he'll be back in 2011
Iowa Football Coach Kirk Ferentz speaks during a news conference, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa plays Missouri in the Insight Bowl on Dec. 28 in Tempe, Ariz. Nearly all the struggles that came to define Iowa's Regular Season were there for everyone in the Hawkeye State to see. Defensive Coordinator Norm Parker being out because of Diabetes was the most painful loss the program had this year. It was largely kept private until Friday. Parker, Iowa's 69-year-old defensive masterm...

Iowa GOP lawmakers vow to try to oust 4 justices
DES MOINES, Iowa — Several Republican state lawmakers said Friday that they will try to impeach four Iowa Supreme Court justices who joined in a unanimous 2009 ruling that legalized Gay Marriage in the state. The effort, led by newly elected House member Kim Pearson of Des Moines, comes about six weeks after voters removed three other justices from the seven-member court after a campaign that focused on the Gay Marriage ruling. Those three justices were up for retention Elections, in which...

Wash. blocks release of man who nearly killed cop
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Chris Gregoire has blocked the release of an Iowa man convicted of nearly killing a Richland Police Officer 28 years ago, her office announced Friday. The Governor signed the order Thursday night canceling the Parole release of Jerry Dean Lain. He had been scheduled for release Monday by order of Washington’s Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. "It is rare for a Governor to exercise this power," Gregoire said in a statement. "But I reviewed the case and conclud...

2 Iowa cities could be immigration sanctuaries
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (AP) — Officials in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City are considering policies that would make their cities sanctuaries for Illegal Immigrants. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that the policies will likely be discussed at council meetings in January. If approved, the policies would prohibit city employees, including police, from notifying federal authorities of illegal immigrants and from denying services based on Immigration status. ...

Iowa recycler fined $42,000 for violations
An Iowa recycler has been fined $42,000 for violations at its Fort Madison and Lockridge facilities. The state Attorney General's office says a consent decree approved Thursday in Lee County District Court resolves a Lawsuit brought against Feinberg Metal Recycling Corp. and its owners. The state had filed the Lawsuit over violations of solid waste and storm water management regulations. The state says Feinberg didn't properly store or dispose of appliances and didn't implement Pollution-prevent...

Iowa GOP Lawmakers Vow to Impeach 4 Justices Who Legalized Same-Sex Marriage
Friday, December 17, 2010 By Mike Glover, Associated Press Des Moines, Iowa (AP) - Several Republican state lawmakers said Friday that they will try to impeach four Iowa Supreme Court justices who joined in a unanimous 2009 ruling that legalized Gay Marriage in the state. The effort, led by newly elected House member Kim Pearson of Des Moines, comes about six weeks after voters removed three other justices from the seven-member court after a campaign that focused on the Gay Marriage ruling....

Employment figures improve
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate in November slipped to 6.6 percent from 6.7 percent in October, gaining just 100 Payroll jobs over the month, a report today showed. Iowa’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate a year ago was 6.5 percent, said Iowa Workforce Development. ...

Washington state governor blocks release of inmate to Iowa
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Gov. Chris Gregoire has blocked the release of an Iowa man convicted of nearly killing a Richland Police Officer 28 years ago. Gregoire's office announced today that the Governor signed the order Thursday night canceling the Parole release of Jerry Dean Lain. He had been scheduled for release Monday by order of Washington's Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. The Governor has the authority to overrule the board, but the power hasn't been used in 30 years.

Report: Medical discount cards not worth the money
Americans without Insurance who hope to save a buck or gain peace of mind by enrolling in a plan that offers medical services at discounted prices would be better off saving their enrollment fees for a rainy day, according to a new report by a University of Iowa researcher. The report, “Not your Father’s Health Insurance,” shows that most consumers will never recoup their investment after they sign up for discount medical cards that promise insurance-carrier price breaks to tho...

Iowas Gentry Collins drawing little support thus far for RNC bid
Three freshmen Republican members of the Iowa House are drafting Legislation that would begin the process of Impeachment for the remaining four justices on the state Supreme Court over a 2009 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage. If the people of Iowa demand that the remaining four justices on the state Supreme Court be impeached, Speaker-elect Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) said Wednesday he would not stand in the way. The state of Iowa is failing to warn people to cut back on eating locally cau...

Spiders, snakes? Brain-damaged woman knows no fear
© AP Photo/University of Iowa Department of Neurology An undated image of a brain scan provided by the University of Iowa Department of Neurology, shows an MRI scan of patient SM's brain. The arrows point to the amygdala, the region of the brain which SM is missing, as shown by the vacant black holes underneath the arrows. Meet SM, a 44-year-old woman who literally knows no fear. She's not afraid to handle snakes. She's not afraid of the The Blair Witch Project,The Shining, or Arachnopho...