By Andy Birkey, The Minnesota Independent Further fueling the speculation that Rep. Michele Bachmann may be making a bid for the White House in 2012, she handed out jerseys with “Bachmann” on the front and “12″ on the back at a reception Thursday evening. As promised, Bachmann also gave away vouchers for free drinks as [...]
From Reuters Libertarian Ron Paul, a godfather of the Tea Party movement, isn’t altogether happy with his political progeny these days. Fresh from victory in last week’s CPAC presidential straw poll, the Republican congressman from Texas laments to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that some Tea Partiers aren’t measuring up when it comes to the tough defense [...]
By Chris Cillizza and Rachel Weiner, The Washington Times Ron Paul emerged victorious in the Conservative Political Action Conference’s annual presidential straw poll, the second straight year that the libertarian-leaning Texas Congressman has won the vote. Paul took 30 percent while former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) placed second with 23 percent. No other candidate received [...]
By MARIN COGAN, Politico This time last year, Kristi Noem was home on her South Dakota ranch mulling a run for Congress. Raul Labrador was a little-known state legislator waging a long-shot bid for the House that even his own party wasn’t enthused about. Now, though, the two Republican House freshmen are basking in the [...]
Four years ago, Rand Paul was helping out his father on a presidential campaign that was not taken very seriously. This was fair, in horse-race terms. Ron Paul seemed like the sort of candidate who runs, makes a statement, introduces an issue, and fades away. The issues were abolishing the Federal Reserve, ending both wars [...]
From FOX Nation If CPAC is a primary for self-confidence, Donald Trump won hands down. The real-estate mogul with a genius for self-promotion gave the most-acclaimed – and most colorful – speech at the conservative gathering this afternoon, from the moment he took the stage to the song “Money, Money, Money.” Continue Reading With no [...]
By MOLLY BALL, Politico Rep. Allen West, the tea party-allied Florida congressman, has been tapped to give the keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday. West announced he’d been given the prestigious final speaking slot in a tweet from his official account Wednesday morning. “I’ve been asked today to have the honor [...]
By Patrick O’Connor, The Wall Street Journal “Hu’s your daddy!” That’s Rep. Michele Bachmann’s assessment of the country’s debt obligations, delivered Thursday as she kicked off the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference. “With all the money we owe China, I think we might rightly say, ‘Hu’s your daddy!’” the Minnesota Republican and tea party [...]
By Patrick O’Connor, The Wall Street Journal Do you think the Weekly Standard has gone soft? Or that National Review is in the tank for Republican leaders? Some tea party activists do and are launching Tea Party Review, a magazine that bills itself as “the first national magazine for, by, and about the Tea Party [...]
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin today turned down an invitation to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference even after being offered the plum keynote speaking spot, the fourth year in a row she’s turned down an offer to speak at the event.
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