We’ve frequently noted the boom-and-bust cycle of would-be Romney slayers in the GOP primary race. And Newt is currently in his ‘Angry-Birds-like’ arc across the polling chart. But like some others, I now have my doubts whether Newt’s really going to tank like the others. Look at the data from the various primary states in this article.
Gingrich is now significantly ahead of Romney in Iowa and South Carolina. And even in New Hampshire, which has always been the lynchpin and backstop of Romney’s primary strategy, Romney appears to be moving into a genuine race with Newt. Read More
Miami’s federal prison plagued by hordes of strippers posing as ‘legal assistants’.
There’s a meme bouncing around today which has it that President Obama’s approval numbers have now ‘fallen’ even lower than Jimmy Carter’s at the same point in his presidency. I even heard it picked up on MSNBC.
This is a bogus factoid on a couple different levels.
President Obama’s approval rating is definitely in the danger zone in reelection terms. But it’s actually been rising over the last month or two. His net disapproval has gone from over ten to roughly 5 percentage points. (You can see a graph here.) This new factoid stems from the fact that Carter’s approval numbers actually spiked dramatically (about 20 points) in November of 1979 at the beginning of the Iranian hostage crisis.
Six central banks take joint action to increase global liquidity, ease pressure on global financial system.
It’s that time of the year to take the kids down to the store and have their picture taken with Santa … and his machine guns.
AT&T suffers a major reverse in its efforts to acquire T-Mobile.
Cain accuser Sharon Bialek being evicted from home. Local TV report after the jump … Read More
Cain asks supporters for contributions to fight affair story from “troubled Atlanta business woman.”
Mitt struggles to answer a question about his position on immigration … from none other than Fox News.