Santorum for Vice President? Why That's Not Such a Crazy Idea
Yeah, OK: So Rick Santorum said some pretty nasty stuff about Mitt Romney on the campaign trail. The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania called Romney a liar and the "worst Republican in the country" to run against President Barack Obama.
So what? That's just politics. Republican voters, in a delicious twist of irony, said in a recent survey that Romney should choose Santorum as his running mate. The same Rick Santorum who could barely stomach an endorsement of Romney and said: "It truly frightens me to think what'll happen if Mitt Romney is the nominee."
Talk about an odd couple, an arranged marriage bound to go bad in a hurry.
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What Obama's Support of Gay Marriage Really Means
President Barack Obama has announced his support for for gay marriage, saying he believes same-sex couples should be able to tie the knot.
"At a certain point, I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," Obama said during an interview with ABC News.
So what does that mean for same sex couples looking to get married? Well, there's more symbolism here than substance - at least for now.
Santorum Endorses Romney. Via Email. In the Middle of the Night.
Enthusiastic. Forceful. Passionate.
None of those words should be used to describe Rick Santorum's endorsement of Mitt Romney this week. Santorum delivered his highly anticipated support to the presumed nominee in a tepid email sent out at 11 p.m.
There were no photo ops. No Staged news conferences. No hoopla. It was almost as if Santorum wanted no one to know about his endorsement of Romney.
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Santorum Still Hasn't Endorsed Romney. What's He Waiting For?
Rick Santorum has said he'll eventually throw his support behind presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
The two met behind closed doors last week, the first face-to-face discussion they've had since well before Santorum ended his campaign in early April. But when the former rivals emerged, there was something noticeably absent: an endorsement.
So what is Santorum waiting for?
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Is the 11th Commandment in Tatters?
Every political candidate on the right knows by heart the 11th commandment made famous decades ago by Ronald Reagan: "Thou shalt not speak ill of any Republican."
But knowing that unwritten rule and abiding by it are two very different things. Case in point: Election 2012.
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2 More Blue Dog Democrats Fall as Coalition Members Dwindle
So long, moderates.
The number of Blue Dog Democrats serving in the House of Representatives will drop again in January 2013. A pair of conservative Democrats, U.S. Reps. Tim Holden and Jason Altmire, lost their party primary races to more liberal challengers in Election 2012.
Are moderates in Congress becoming extinct? And if so, what does it mean for bipartisanship?
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The Nagging Questions that Mitt Romney Can't Seem to Answer
Likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney added five more notches this week to his long list of Election 2012 primary wins. But a close inspection of the returns shows the former Massachusetts governor can't shake a few nagging questions about his candidacy.
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Should Newt Gingrich Give Up Secret Service Protection?
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has come under fire for keeping Secret Service protection at a cost to taxpayers of tens of thousands of dollars a day - even though he's a long-shot to win the party's nomination in Election 2012.
Should Gingrich be forced to give up his Secret Service protection? Vote on and discuss the issue in our U.S. Politics Forum.
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Mitt Romney Tax Returns Become a Political Issue in 2012 Election
Mitt Romney is in a bit of a political bind over the expected public release of his tax return for 2011.
He and wife Ann Romney have sought an extension, but when they do make their joint tax return available the Romneys' level of income and effective tax rate are certain to dominate a few news cycles and help Democrats label him as being superwealthy and out of touch with blue-collar America. Until then, Romney will take heat for not being as transparent as a candidate for the highest office in the land should be.
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Why Rick Santorum Quit His Presidential Campaign
Rick Santorum quit his long-shot campaign for president this week after a short break from the trail to take care of his ill daughter Bella Santorum, who has a rare genetic disorder.
VOTE NOW: Who Benefits Most from Santorum's Withdrawal?
The former U.S. senator was characteristically defiant in announcing his decision: He didn't say anything about endorsing his chief rival, Mitt Romney, and he vowed to continue talking about those social issues so important to him throughout the 2012 election.
"We made a decision over the weekend that while this presidential race for us is over, for me, and we will suspend our campaign today, we are not done fighting," Santorum said in Gettysburg, Pa.
Santorum didn't come right out and say it, but his 2012 presidential campaign had lots of problems.
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