redstate — I’m afraid we need a little Sunday morning theology. Hopefully someone at the White House will read this and realize just how ill advised the President was to do what he did this week and we should be praying hard for him to see the error of his ways...
huffingtonpost — LAS VEGAS -- Newt Gingrich's increasingly quixotic quest for the Republican presidential nomination will go on, even after he received a drubbing in Saturday night's Nevada caucuses. The former House speaker sought to dispel rumors that he would be dropping out of the race in a press conference that, befitting its...
firedoglake — Animaniacs — Dot’s Quiet Time. Grab your popcorn, put your feet up on the coffee table, and try to keep the spitballs off the screen please. This is Late Late Night Firedoglake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?
huffingtonpost — This week, America's poor, a group largely neglected by politicians, was front and center in the national conversation. On the one hand, we had President Obama speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, invoking "the biblical call to care for... those at the margins of our society" and paraphrasing Luke in...
huffingtonpost — After telling reporters at his post-Nevada caucus press conference on Saturday to "take a few hours off from politics" ahead of the 2012 Super Bowl, Newt Gingrich revealed that he is rooting for "the team that beat the [Green Bay] Packers" -- the New York Giants. Gingrich's presser capped a busy...
jackandjillpolitics — Good Morning.As you spend this weekend with family and friends, don’t forget JJP.Drop those links. Engage in debate. Give us trivia and gossip too.And always, have a peaceful day.
redstate — Promoted from the diaries Most of my writing is on foreign policy. There are few other topic areas other than the law on which I’m comfortable writing. However, as streiff notes, I, like most other Catholics, got to hear a heartfelt letter from my Bishop — a living examplar of St....
politicalwire — Sheldon Adelson, "the billionaire casino executive keeping Newt Gingrich's presidential hopes alive, has relayed assurances to Mitt Romney that he will provide even more generous support to his candidacy if he becomes the Republican nominee," the New York Times reports.
dailykos — Having now won the Florida primary and Nevada caucuses, and been honored with the coveted endorsement of Donald Trump, Mitt Romney appears to be sitting firmly in the driver's seat. That being said, however, he's not exactly running away with this thing. Before Romney can begin to map out a path to...
huffingtonpost — After a major win in Tuesday's Florida primary, Mitt Romney scored another victory in the Nevada caucuses. Romney rode his momentum and financial advantage to a huge lead in the polls over the week, and entrance polls tonight showed him leading among nearly every group of Nevada caucus-goers. The drama of...
firedoglake — Just what is a dishonest rape? I don’t understand this notion that women who support reproductive freedom, choice (and it is my body dhammit), translates into “liking abortion,” as if needing an abortion is a desirable, even enjoyable situation. And also as well, from GottaLaff: Is this what you call “small government”?...
huffingtonpost — Rick Santorum came in last in the Nevada caucuses on Tuesday evening. He brushed off the loss in an interview with Fox News, saying that his campaign didn't focus on and actively campaign in the state. "I think you'll see very different numbers coming forth on Tuesday, where we've spent a...
dailykos — Nevada caucuses are currently taking place, and we're liveblogging the results. Results: CNN | Google | Politico 8:33 PM PT: Dear Newt: I assure you, the news media does not want you to quit this evening. Our bias is that this keeps going. — @Chris_Moody via TweetDeck 8:35 PM PT: Rumors about...
crooksandliars — enlarge Happy Saturday night, folks! It's Blue Gal from The Professional Left Podcast, bringing you this week's podcast round up. Be aware that these podcasts are also available on i-Tunes, and may not be safe for work. The Kojo Nnamdi Show: An End to Black History Month?...
huffingtonpost — GOP voters in Nevada congregated around the state on Saturday to caucus and play their part in deciding the Republican presidential primary. As expected, Mitt Romney ran away with the contest, leading throughout the day and eventually winning by more than 10 points. The real competition played out between Newt Gingrich...
thegatewaypundit — Ann Coulter continued to embarrass herself tonight after the Nevada Caucuses. The former conservative darling said the hoped the primaries ended soon so Republicans could unite as a party – Then she bashed Newt Gingrich and the tea party and insisted that Mitt Romney is a conservative despite the myriad...
dailykos — Nevada caucuses are currently taking place, and we're liveblogging the results. Results: CNN | Google | Politico 7:15 PM PT: Latino turnout in the GOP Nevada caucuses in 2008, per entrance polls, was 8 percent. Tonight, it's 5% And in case you're wondering, the Latino population in Nevada continues to grow at...
talkleft — The U.S. military has dismissed a murder charge against Army Specialist Michael Wagnon, the remaining member of the 5th Stryker Brigade charged with pre-meditated murder in the 2010 "Thrill Kill" spree of killings and corpse mutilation of unarmed Afghan civilians. The dismissal of the case against...
thegatewaypundit — Mitt Romney won the Nevada Caucuses tonight – with 8% reporting Romney has 41% of the vote. In 2008 he won 52% of the vote. Newt Gingrich came in second and won a majority of the tea party voters. Coulter is on FOX News saying she hopes the primary ends soon...
elections.firedoglake — (image: DonkeyHotey/flickr) Mitt Romney is now projected by all major new networks to have won the Nevada caucus. His margin of victory will easily be double digits. The large Mormon vote in the state helped Romney win by such a large margin. According to the entrance polls, Mormons made up about one...
dailykos — Nevada caucuses are currently taking place, and we're liveblogging the results. Results: CNN | Google | Politico 7:55 PM PT: Will Romney stay under 40% Hard to see, when Clark comes in. But anything less than 50 percent, even with this anemic, low-turnout affair, would show that Mitt can't motivate half...
politicalwire — Mitt Romney decisively won the Nevada GOP caucuses. Las Vegas Sun: "It would been hard to imagine a more favorable day for Romney: According to various projections, overall turnout for the Nevada GOP caucuses was low, Mormon turnout was high and his ground game was in full force, giving him the...
hotair — Don't lay down with dogs File this one under, “DOH! What were they thinking?” News broke this week, highlighted at the Daily Caller, that Chesapeake Energy, largely through CEO Aubrey McClendon, donated $26M to environmental group Sierra Club to run down the coal industry. A Time magazine blogger reported Thursday that...
thegatewaypundit — More Newt bashing? The Washington Times reported today that Gingrich will stay in the race tonight after his expected second place finish in Nevada. Newt Gingrich will stay in the Republican presidential nomination contest despite an expected loss to Mitt Romney in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, the former speaker told The...