By Beth ReinhardNational Journal Mitt Romney easily survived his first debate of the 2012 primary with barely a nick to his early frontrunner status. Tarred as a flip-flopping phony during his 2008 White House bid, Romney looked at ease during the two-hour live forum, and none of his lesser-known rivals made him squirm. Eager to make pleasing first impressions on a national audience, they all passed when handed opportunities to attack Romney. A …
Mitt Romney will face his GOP rivals for the first time tonight as the party’s 2012 hopefuls gather for their first debate in New Hampshire. But it’s President Obama that Romney is targeting in a new web video released ahead of his inaugural debate appearance. The dramatic two-minute spot, which seems to take a few stylistic cues from Tim Pawlenty’s action film trailer-inspired ads, slams President Obama’s recent characte…
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) on Monday announced during the GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire that she had filed paperwork to seek the presidency–then set about showing the American people just why she’ll be a formidable contender. “President Obama is a one-term president,” she declared during Monday’s debate, drawing wide applause just minutes after announcing she had filed to run. “I want to make …
NEW ORLEANS (AFP) – A President Barack Obama impersonator won cheers and laughter Saturday at a gathering of Republican activists with an often off-color routine that mocked the real Obama’s mixed-race parentage. Actor Reggie Brown’s routine to the Republican Leadership Conference here drew groans and was ultimately cut short after he savaged the crowded field Republican of candidates eager to deny Obama a second term. The comic no…
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama and his most powerful Republican critic met on the green Saturday in what was billed as the first US “golf summit” involving the fierce political foes. While Obama and House speaker John Boehner are on par in their appreciation for birdies and bogeys, they have been at loggerheads over several wedge issues including taxes, spending cuts, and operations in Libya. But the top Washington polit…
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A high-stakes golf match teed off Saturday outside Washington — not the nearby US Open, but a first-ever round between President Barack Obama and his most powerful Republican critic. While Obama and House speaker John Boehner are on par in their appreciation for birdies and bogeys, they have been at loggerheads over several wedge issues including taxes, spending cuts, and operations in Libya. But few sports allow peopl…