Today is February 2nd. On this date in 1863, Mark Twain was “born.” Which is to say, Samuel Clemens (born November 30, 1835) used the pen name for the first time. Also on this date, Buenos Aires was founded, and New York City was incorporated (at the time named New Amsterdam), in 1536 and 1653 respectively. Today would also be Ayn Rand’s 107th birthday. If she weren’t dead. Which she is. Thanks a lot, OBAMA ! And finally, we would be remiss if we didn’t note that today is Groundhog Day. And finally, we would be remiss if we didn’t note that today is Groundhog Day. And finally, we would be remiss if we didn’t note that today is Groundhog Day. Links, Open Thread , etc. Mitt Makes Himself a Target Again | Rush Limbaugh “But I even have a problem with this in context. ‘I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.’ The safety net is one of the biggest cultural problems we’ve got! We had better be worried about it …” Calls Confirm Planned Parenthood Misleads on Offering Mammograms | LifeNews.com “Every one of the Planned Parenthood centers admitted they could not do mammograms. Every Planned Parenthood, without exception, tells the women calling that they will have to go elsewhere for a mammogram, and many clinics admit that no Planned Parenthood clinics provide this breast cancer screening procedure.” Indiana: the Nation’s 23rd Right to Work State | Hoosier Access “After over 40 hours of testimony, debate, and discussion over the past year House Bill (HB) 1001, Employee’s Right to Work passed the Indiana House of Representatives last week and today passed the State Senate.” Obama: Biblical principles prompted me to push for Dodd-Frank and Obamacare | Hot Air I think I speak for everyone when I say … THEOCRAT!!!!11!!!!! Today’s Word of the Day comes from Dictionary.com , and applies to so much in politics. peroration (per-uh-REY-shuhn): noun 1. A long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language. 2. Rhetoric The concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force.
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Daily Links – February 2, 2012
I was surprised to land in Miami today for CNN’s coverage of the Florida Presidential Preference Primary and hear one Newt Super PAC ad over and over. I heard it on rock stations. I heard it on Rush Limbaugh. I heard it on a sports talk station. It attacked Mitt Romney for abortion. Abortion . In a state with a massive housing crisis and a state that led the way in the fight on Obamacare, the Newt Super PAC decided to run ads in Miami, FL on abortion. There is just one ad that the Newt Super PAC needs to run and that the Newt campaign itself needs to run. They need to take Rick Santorum’s attack on Romneycare from the CNN Jacksonville, FL debate and turn it into a commercial. Costs are up in Massachusetts. People wait 44 days to see a doctor. And Mitt Romney considers his brainchild such a success he once wanted it as a model for the nation. Run that over and over and over. Spending that much money on an abortion attack on Romney in Florida should warrant Sheldon Adelson getting a refund.
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The Bad Messaging of the Newt Gingrich Super PAC
[Posted by Karl] On the eve of the Florida primary, RCP’s Scott Conroy reports on increased support for Mitt Romney among the Sunshine State’s Hispanic community. Conroy’s story is corroborated by the weekend’s Miami Herald/Mason-Dixon poll , which has this pivotal demographic breaking for Romney over Newt Gingrich by a 52-28% margin. This split echoes the 2008 primary in which McCain tied Romney among non-Hispanics, but won approximately 54% of the Hispanic vote. Indeed, Rudy Giuliani was the second-place candidate for Hispanics; Romney was a distinct third. Thus, it appears that for a second cycle, Florida Republicans will likely back the nominally establishment candidate over the nominally non-establishment candidate, due in large part to the Hispanic vote. “Nominally” is the key term here, as the former Governor can argue he is less of the Beltway than the former Speaker of the House. Nevertheless, perception often passes for reality in politics . Moreover, the degree to which the GOP elders have sided with Romney over Gingrich is a reality, and Newt (for all his heresies) arguably has more conservative policy achievements to claim than Romney. Yet the similar dynamic does not produce an identical result. For all of the grief Romney gets — much of it justified, imho — the right should take stock of where Florida and the GOP stand now when compared to 2008. In the last cycle, East Coast moderate neocons like Jennifer Rubin was flacking for John McCain over Mitt Romney, but now flacks for Romney. Conversely, grassroots talkers like Rush Limbaugh were backing Romney as the conservative alternative to McCain in 2008, but now back Gingrich over Romney. If Romney wins the Florida primary as expected, some on the right will surely grumble about the party apparat having its way again. But the apparat is arguably having to accept more conservative candidates as time goes on. –Karl
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Florida: The more things change
That’s what Rush Limbaugh has called Jeff Lord’s Elliott Abrams item posted below, spending the entire first half hour of his show today discussing and reading from the item, which certainly raises disappointing questions about Abrams. Was he used, or has he simply forgotten neoconservative history? Hard to imagine a great neoconservative doing the latter.
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‘An Absolutely Stunning Piece’
