Ken Rudin It is worth noting, in the aftermath of widespread conservative distaste of the budget deal just passed by Congress, that the Right has not gone ballistic against one of its authors, House Budget Committee chair Paul Ryan. They’re not necessarily happy with the role Ryan played, or how he got a pretty sizable (169 …
The last hope for the Republicans in Virginia is now over. Mark Obenshain, the GOP nominee for state attorney general, conceded defeat today to fellow state Sen. Mark Herring (D). On election night, Herring’s lead stood at 165 votes, making it the closest statewide election in Virginia history. So close that Obenshain asked for a …
This was the trivia question that appeared in this week’s Political Junkie show: Donald Trump, who often hints at a run for public office but never goes through with it, says he hasn’t ruled out a run for governor of New York next year against Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo. Who was the last person elected …
Okay, so maybe my idea of having some guy in South Africa do this week’s ScuttleButton in sign language didn’t pan out. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t solve the puzzle. How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, is that weekly waste of time exercise where we post a vertical sequence of campaign buttons. Your …
The question has been asked and asked often: Does the Republican nominee for president in 2016 need to be a governor? Not surprisingly, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal, Nikki Haley, Rick Perry and Terry Branstad, governors all, say yes. Washington is too tainted to be associated with, they argue, in effect eliminating Republican lawmakers such as …
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President Obama says that Healthcare.gov is a success. Republicans say it’s a complete failure. But there is something Democrats and Republicans do agree on: the futility of each week’s ScuttleButton puzzle. How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, is that weekly waste of time exercise where we post a vertical sequence of campaign buttons. …
This was the trivia question that appeared in this week’s Political Junkie show: There is new pressure on freshman Rep. Trey Radel (R-Fla.) to resign following his arrest for buying cocaine from an undercover cop. Republican Gov. Rick Scott and GOP state chair Lenny Curry, among others, have called for his resignation. And so, this …
The closest statewide race in Virginia history may not be over just yet. Mark Obenshain, the Republican nominee for attorney general, has asked for a recount, having been declared the loser to fellow state Sen. Mark Herring (D) on Monday by just 165 votes — a margin of about .007%. More than 2.2 million votes …
Democrats now say they don’t want people to refer to the Affordable Care Act as “Obamacare.” Though the president once used the term freely, they now think that with all the controversy the term has become a pejorative. That’s sort of what many think of ScuttleButton. How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, is …