Eleanor Clift http://www.eleanorclift.com Eleanor Clift: Politics as Usual. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:20:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Joe Kennedy III Takes the Torch From Retiring Barney Frank http://www.eleanorclift.com/2012/02/22/joe-kennedy-iii-takes-the-torch-from-retiring-barney-frank/ http://www.eleanorclift.com/2012/02/22/joe-kennedy-iii-takes-the-torch-from-retiring-barney-frank/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:17:22 +0000 admin http://www.eleanorclift.com/?p=256 Barney Frank is quick to say he would not automatically support someone because his name is Kennedy, but his long identification with the Kennedy family and its brand of liberal politics makes his endorsement pretty much a slam-dunk for Joseph P. Kennedy III.

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]]> http://www.eleanorclift.com/2012/02/22/joe-kennedy-iii-takes-the-torch-from-retiring-barney-frank/feed/ 0 Budget Hawks Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles http://www.eleanorclift.com/2012/02/22/budget-hawks-alan-simpson-and-erskine-bowles/ http://www.eleanorclift.com/2012/02/22/budget-hawks-alan-simpson-and-erskine-bowles/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:08:38 +0000 admin http://www.eleanorclift.com/?p=236 When it comes to taking stands that are bound to anger people, former senatorAlan Simpson has little competition. He coined the phrase “greedy geezers” when he was urging Social Security reform in Congress, and now that he’s out of office and crusading for deficit reduction, he’s doubling down on the need to cut entitlements. He’s angering [...]]]> When it comes to taking stands that are bound to anger people, former senatorAlan Simpson has little competition. He coined the phrase “greedy geezers” when he was urging Social Security reform in Congress, and now that he’s out of office and crusading for deficit reduction, he’s doubling down on the need to cut entitlements. He’s angering seniors and their Democratic patrons, but he’s also ticking off his own Republican colleagues by insisting that more tax revenue be part of any budget deal.

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]]> http://www.eleanorclift.com/2012/02/22/budget-hawks-alan-simpson-and-erskine-bowles/feed/ 0 Sarah Palin’s Mockery of Barack Obama Rouses CPAC Crowd http://www.eleanorclift.com/2012/02/16/httpwww-thedailybeast-comarticles20120211sarah-palin-s-mockery-of-barack-obama-rouses-cpac-crowd-html/ http://www.eleanorclift.com/2012/02/16/httpwww-thedailybeast-comarticles20120211sarah-palin-s-mockery-of-barack-obama-rouses-cpac-crowd-html/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:18:35 +0000 admin http://www.eleanorclift.com/?p=201 Her husband endorsed Newt Gingrich, but Sarah Palin made it clear in a spirited speech Saturday before conservative activists that she’s in no hurry to see the GOP race end.

But while that might be seen as an effort to slow Mitt Romney’s march to the nomination, Palin assured the cheering crowd that she’s prepared [...]]]> Her husband endorsed Newt Gingrich, but Sarah Palin made it clear in a spirited speech Saturday before conservative activists that she’s in no hurry to see the GOP race end.

But while that might be seen as an effort to slow Mitt Romney’s march to the nomination, Palin assured the cheering crowd that she’s prepared to back whichever candidate emerges the victor. “We must stand united,” she said, bringing the crowd to their feet. “We must work together to get him over the finish line.”

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]]> http://www.eleanorclift.com/2012/02/16/httpwww-thedailybeast-comarticles20120211sarah-palin-s-mockery-of-barack-obama-rouses-cpac-crowd-html/feed/ 0 Mitt Romney Abandons Frontrunner Strategy http://www.eleanorclift.com/2011/12/12/democracy-derailed-depending-on-the-next-election-to-get-us-back-on-track/ http://www.eleanorclift.com/2011/12/12/democracy-derailed-depending-on-the-next-election-to-get-us-back-on-track/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:07:38 +0000 admin http://earworminc.com/clift/?p=152 Rattled by Newt Gingrich’s ascent in the polls, Mitt Romney abandoned his above-the-fray strategy at a primetime Republican debate in Iowa Saturday evening, grabbing every chance he could to assail Gingrich. Asked to name their differences, he said first of all he wasn’t a career politician, and then he ticked off the former speaker’s support [...]]]> Rattled by Newt Gingrich’s ascent in the polls, Mitt Romney abandoned his above-the-fray strategy at a primetime Republican debate in Iowa Saturday evening, grabbing every chance he could to assail Gingrich. Asked to name their differences, he said first of all he wasn’t a career politician, and then he ticked off the former speaker’s support for ideas that seem outlandish, like a lunar colony and eliminating child labor laws.

Smiling through Romney’s bill of particulars, Gingrich noted that Romney would have been a 17-year career politician if he’d won his race against Ted Kennedy for a Senate seat in Massachusetts. Then he defended the idea of America being in space along with giving poor kids the same opportunities for work that middle-class kids have. He showed his ability to deflect attacks, foreshadowing a primary contest that could come down to Romney with his carefully controlled responses against the freewheeling killer intellect that is Gingrich.

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