Ron Paul’s Real Electability: Stopping The Third Party Threat
"For Ron Paul to run as an independent," Fox News Channel's Juan Williams wrote back on November 4, "could be the biggest, most consequential third party candidacy in American...
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GOP Debate: Ron Paul Dissents from War on Iran and Syria, Assassination, Torture
Except for dissent from Representative Ron Paul of Texas and (to a lesser extent) former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, the Republican presidential candidates blazed their way in a November...
CNBC Presidential Debate: Clueless Questions as Rick Perry Zones Out
The November 9 Republican presidential debate in Detroit highlighted the utter economic cluelessness of the overwhelming majority of CNBC hosts and another Rick Perry debate mental lapse (picture at...
The Cain-Gingrich Love-in
The New York Times called the November 5 "debate" between Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain — supposedly styled on the Lincoln-Douglas debates — "congenial." That was an understatement. The Los...
Obama Admin. Pushes for Islamic NATO
The Obama administration is pushing to leave more troops in the Persian Gulf and to create a regional equivalent of NATO in the Arabic Middle East, according to the New...
Newt Gingrich: The “Anti-Romney” or the “Other Romney”?
As Tea Party supporters cast about for an alternative to the flip-flopping Mitt Romney (and his long history of political liberalism), an increasing number are turning their eyes back...
Ron Paul Wins NFRA Iowa Straw Poll
Texas Congressman Ron Paul won both votes in the October 29 Iowa straw poll, winning 82 percent of the Iowa vote, easily besting Herman Cain's 15 percent support. The straw...
Foreign Policy: Herman’s a Neo-Cain-servative
If Herman Cain is elected President, America’s soldiers are not going to be coming home from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq anytime soon. To the contrary, they can expect...
Herman Cain: “Cainsian” Economics Examined
Presidential candidate and former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain fielded questions from voters in Concord, New Hampshire, on October 12. Cain’s rise in the polls has created intense interest...
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition: Is Gingrich a Player?
Newt Gingrich emerged as the winner of the October 22 Iowa Faith and Freedom Forum, if measured by the level of audience applause. The Christian-right audience gave the thrice-married Gingrich...
Obama Proclaims End of Iraq War as Contractor War Continues
President Obama announced with much fanfare in an October 21 address to the nation that "as a candidate for President, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a...
Ron Paul Drives the Republican Debate Agenda
Ron Paul stood alone in his positions on economic and foreign policy issues during the presidential election cycle of 2008. Many establishment candidates — and even debate moderators —...
Debate: Republicans Agree to Continue Foreign Aid Funding (Except Ron Paul)
The Republican candidates for President agreed at the October 18 CNN Las Vegas debate that, despite the federal deficit crisis, they wanted to continue foreign aid spending — with the...
Forbes Claims Ron Paul Was Wrong About the Fifth Amendment
Forbes magazine's Richard Miniter claimed Congressman Ron Paul has the Fifth Amendment wrong on Obama's assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki, but the example of George Washington during the Whiskey Rebellion...
Ron Paul Releases the ONLY Presidential Candidate Balanced Budget Proposal
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) unveiled a balanced budget proposal, "Plan to Restore America," October 17 that would cut nearly $1 trillion — $981 billion — from the President's budget...