Chris Christie’s praise of Obama unlikely to hurt his 2016 prospe

http://economicrisis.com/chris-christies-praise-of-obama-unlikely-to-hurt-his-2016-prospects/6589 Chris Christie’s praise of Obama unlikely to hurt his 2016 prospects New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s favorite question these days is whether he regrets working...

The other marriage inequality: Column

http://economicrisis.com/the-other-marriage-inequality-column/2425 The other marriage inequality: Column While the upscale college-educated crowd continues to marry at very high rates, marriage rates are plummeting among those further down on the socioeconomic ladder...

Rand Paul wins The Washington Times-CPAC 2013 Straw Poll

http://economicrisis.com/rand-paul-wins-the-washington-times-cpac-2013-straw-poll/2160 Rand Paul wins The Washington Times-CPAC 2013 Straw Poll Sen. Rand Paul won the 2013 Washington Times-CPAC presidential preference straw poll this past weekend with Sen. Marco Rubio...

Jeb Bush says revenue increase could be part of budget deal

http://economicrisis.com/jeb-bush-says-revenue-increase-could-be-part-of-budget-deal/1336 Jeb Bush says revenue increase could be part of budget deal During an appearance on NBC’s “The Today Show,” Bush said it’s not the time to talk about increasing taxes after...

The G.O.P.’s Post-Tucson Traumatic Stress Disorder

"SIX weeks after that horrific day in Tucson, America has half-forgotten its violent debate over the power of violent speech to incite violence. It’s Gabrielle Giffords’s own power of speech that rightly concerns us now. But all those arguments over political language did...

The Fix Is In: The Marginalization of Ron Paul

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) got 30% of the vote to win the straw poll for the second year in a row at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Although by the way he has been portrayed in the press you would think he was less significant than Sarah Palin who got a...

Rep. Ron Paul wins CPAC straw poll

If CPAC straw poll is an indicator of whom the Republican presidential candidate will be, can Ron Paul stand Barack Obama? And does it mean that all the ranting and raving of Sarah Palin is getting her nowhere?"The results of the Washington Times CPAC straw poll of...

GOP 2012 campaign starts at CPAC

" Thousands of conservative activists are descending on the nation's capital this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, a three-day political carnival of speeches, strategy sessions and after-hours networking. With less than one year to go before the...

Sarah Palin declines CPAC invite – Again!

"The annual Conservative Political Action Conference later this month will as usual feature a slate of Republican presidential hopefuls. But the news just may be who isn't there. Citing scheduling conflicts, Sarah Palin has declined to serve as the keynote speaker at the...