Is Rudy Giuliani a 2012 dark horse?

Is Rudy Giuliani a 2012 dark horse?
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Is Rudy Giuliani Running for President in 2012?
According to an article in The Hill today, the former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, is considering another run for President in 2012. As we may recall, he ran for the Republican nomination for the office in 2008, and was initially considered to be the front-runner by the News Media, until the voters overwhelmingly rejected him. However, apparently, Giuliani believes that there has been a shift in the Republican Party that bodes well for another run for the office. In 2008, social conservati...

The would-be GOP kings
There are 24 people who are beneficiaries of nontrivial presidential buzz, but only five are likely to emerge as true Candidates. Who among us can contain their excitement? The GOP presidential primary season has begun! By my count, there are 24 people who are beneficiaries of nontrivial presidential buzz: Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, John Thune, Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels, Mike Pence, Rick Santorum, Haley Barbour, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Paul Ryan, David Petraeus, Ron Paul, Je...

The Would-Be GOP Kings
Who among us can contain their excitement? The GOP presidential primary season has begun! By my count, there are 24 people who are beneficiaries of nontrivial presidential buzz: Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, John Thune, Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels, Mike Pence, Rick Santorum, Haley Barbour, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Paul Ryan, David Petraeus, Ron Paul, Jeb Bush, John Bolton, Bob McDonnell, Jim DeMint, Chris Christie, Herman Cain, Gary Johnson, Judd Gregg, Marco Rubio and Rick Perr...

Haley Barbour Responds to Racial-Tension Criticism, Calls Segregation 'Indefensible'
Conceding that the Civil Rights movement "was a difficult and painful era for Mississippi," Gov. Haley Barbour responded Tuesday to criticism of comments he made that appeared to downplay the racial tensions of the 1960s and praise segregationist groups in his home state. The Republican's latest remarks don't quite amount to an Apology, but offer some clarification about his defense of the all-white organizations called Citizens Councils, whose actions he now says are "totally indefensible." In ...

U.S. Chamber of Commerce spending millions to oppose Obama agenda
WASHINGTON — Over the past year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has spent nearly $3 million a week in opposition to President Barack Obama's major agenda items, breaking all previous lobbying records and placing a political bet on the Republican Party. But so far, it's not clear how well the gamble has paid off. The chamber's formidable lobbying prowess — about $150 million spent since Obama took office — did not stop passage of the administration's two signature achievements: th...

The Chris Christie Magic
I was just reminiscing about the halcyon era of a popular New Jersey Governor whose brash style and Reaganite agenda took the Garden State by storm, proving that true conservative principles can win the day even in deep Blue States. Come on the nostalgia tour with me, won't you? Here's Jennifer Rubin at Commentary: The good news for Christie fans is that there are a few scraps suggesting that he hasn’t entirely closed the door on a 2012 run. (”Christie’s actions aren’t t...

Christie Commutes Aitken's Gun Charge To Time Served
I don't know if this was mentioned here. Readers tipped me by email, but I didn't write a post. Maybe it was sidebarred. Basically a guy in New Jersey got a very long sentence for Gun Possession under very dubious circumstances. His mom had alerted police about him, as she was worried he might be suicidal. They stopped him, and found guns in his trunk, which they called illegal -- but they weren't necessarily illegal, as it's legal to transport guns when moving from one home to another, as he s...

Matthew Continetti: 'The Christie Cometh' on Ricochet.com
This is Chris Christie's moment. The New Jersey Governor is touring the country in support of Republican Candidates. He's taken on the Public Sector Unions. He's made some hard calls. He speaks in a blunt, confrontational style. Yet he remains popular. Most striking, he's a Republican from the Northeast who has national appeal. Last week Christie won a Tea Party presidential Straw Poll--in Virginia. In September, he came in second in another Straw Poll--held in Chicago. Christie denies any inter...

GOP's Upmeyer says she's 'tough enough' for new role
Linda Upmeyer was an outgoing and talkative child of an Iowa speaker of the House. She has evolved into a determined, spirited adult who faced financial hardships in the 1980s farm crisis and delayed a Political Career for family life. Now the 58-year-old gravelly voiced Republican grandmother, mother of five and former Mary Kay cosmetics saleswoman is about to become the first woman to serve as Iowa House majority leader. It's a powerful and demanding position, giving her the authority to cal...

Will Jewish Community Leaders Stand Up?
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on July 29, 2010 at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. These statements by German Chancellor Merkel and Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich serve as dire warnings to Westerners about the threat that we face in the terror war, yet many of our national and community leaders and clergy refuse to absorb the message, thereby representing the troubling and pathological phenomenon of denial in our society. Our leadership fails to understand that our g...

After the Census, the New Presidential Math
As this week's Census report showed, the sunbelt states have continued to grow -- and now political power keeps shifting along with the populous. With the new Electoral Vote and Congressional Seat tallies for 2012, several Republican-leaning states of the South and West have gained, while the Democratic-leaning states of the northeast have lost. That means the presidential math just got a little harder for Democrats, and a little easier for the GOP. The new map will put a little more emphasis o...

Inside the Boiler Room: Whom to watch
Besides President Obama, which politicians will be the most influential in 2011? Plus, who are the potential GOP Dark Horse Presidential Candidates to watch? A special thanks to Frank “Grimey” Grimes for submitting this question! Don't forget to submit questions for the Boiler Room segments next week. Write questions below, post them on our Facebook page, or tweet it, to @NBCFirstRead or @mmurraypolitics or @DomenicoNBC. Edited by Ali Weinberg. Video was shot by Alexandra Moe and Ali...

Cox Snubs Steele, Backs Cino
New York State Chairman Ed Cox just released a statement declaring his support for Maria Cino to be the next RNC Chair. She is one of a handful of potential Candidates who are challenging current RNC Chairman Michael Steele for the post. Now, Steele and Cox had bad blood between them throughout the campaign. Steele chose to bypass Cox with RNC Funding, instead sending cash directly to campaigns or county chairs. In an interview with Capital Tonight in July, Cox took a swipe at the RNC, saying ...

American Majority wants to infuse new Tea Party blood in system
Alex Pappas is a political reporter at the Daily Caller. He is a graduate of The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. The Ryun brothers want to infuse new Tea Party blood into the political system. So the Veteran politicos behind the conservative American Majority organization are putting their energy into training novice Tea Party Candidates running for a School Board, City Council or state Senate seat in your town. While other Tea Party-affiliated groups have zeroed in on specifically hel...

Arlen Specter's Sad, Bitter, Goodbye Speech, Reeks of Arrogance
Today Arlen Specter said goodbye to the Senate, and in doing so he showed himself to be a bitter, defeated old man. I suppose such is the fate of political opportunists. Ironically he devoted part of his Speech to bashing the "Right Wing" voters who seek to back Candidates whose Conservatism was pure. Specter's career was all about the exact opposite of ideological purity. Specter is the guy who changed political parties twice, in order to save his Political Career (if you cannot see two video...

Census results to spark map fights
Get ready to rumble. Tuesday’s release of Census Bureau results—the once-in-a-decade population data that determines which states gain or lose Congressional Seats—marks the beginning of a season of politics in its rawest form, a time of ruthlessness, scheming and, above all, self-preservation. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 For the next year, ambitious and sharp-elbowed legislators around the nation will look to Machiavelli, rather than Jefferson or Hamil...

Berlusconi Cites Debt Crisis in Fight to Survive: Euro Credit
Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Silvio Berlusconi’s fight for his political life enters its final round today with the Italian premier using the European Debt crisis as a shield. “We could become targets of international speculators like Greece, Ireland and Portugal, a tragic risk with disastrous consequences,” Berlusconi told supporters in Naples on Dec. 5. “The Ratings agencies have confirmed our top rating but have said that it’s conditional on maintaining political stabi...

Arlen Specter’s Sad, Bitter, Goodbye Speech, Reeks of Arrogance
Today Arlen Specter said goodbye to the Senate, and in doing so he showed himself to be a bitter, defeated old man. I suppose such is the fate of political opportunists. Ironically he devoted part of his Speech to bashing the "Right Wing" voters who seek to back Candidates whose Conservatism was pure. Specter's career was all about the exact opposite of ideological purity. Specter is the guy who changed political parties twice , in order to save his Political Career. Its very interesting to watc...

Arnold Schwarzenegger: his best quotes and one-liners
Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered a series of memorable one-liners throughout his career, in both his films and subsequent Political Career....

Pataki, Giuliani Weigh in In Zadroga Bill
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Gov. George Pataki, both of whom were in office when the Twin Towers were attacked by Terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, are taking members of their party to task, calling on them to pass the 9/11 Health Care bill. Giuliani has been more critical in his remarks, saying on Fox this morning that Congress has an “obligation” to help First Responders to rushed to Ground Zero and are now ill because of the time they spent on the pile. He said he has b...

Giuliani Calls On Fellow Republicans to Pass Zadroga [VIDEO]
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani appeared on Good Day New York this morning to urge his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate to pass the 9/11 Health Bill. He said that he supported the G.O.P.'s plan to wait until after the tax bill was done, but "now that that's been passed, this should just happen." But lest you think Giuliani is returning to his Democratic roots, he does knock Washington for over-spending in other areas and says that he wishes George Bush were still President Take a look: Giulila...

Dems enlist a new face in push for 9/11 bill: Bush
With even Conservatives warning that the GOP is taking a big political risk by blocking the 9/11 health bill, Senate Dems clearly see the opportunity for political gain, and they're out with a new video featuring footage of Republicans themselves hailing the Bravery of the 9/11 responders that would be helped by the bill they're opposing: In an interesting touch, the video opens with footage of Geo...

Recession trims Census count in final stretch
If highfliers such as Nevada and Arizona had not been battered by a troubled economy and the collapse of the Housing Market, the 2010 Census population counts released Tuesday might have been very different for the whole country. The U.S. population totals 308.7 million, up 9.7% since 2000, the Census Bureau announced Tuesday. "How big could it have been if we had kept going?" asked Robert Lang, a demographer and planning expert at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. "Without the Recession, we'd...

Flash Mob Messiahs Are Happening EVERYWHERE!
It all started back on October 30th in Philadelphia. Then it happened in Ontario. Now it has happened in Seattle… (see below for more) More cities… Cleveland, Ohio! Orlando, Florida! Los Angeles, California! Nashua, New Hampshire! Syracuse, New York! Holyoke, Massachusetts! Manchester, Connecticut! Fargo, North Dakota! And there are more, trust me. I think we’re witnessing the birth of a new Christmas tradition here, folks. Merry Christmas! ...