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The Big Story, By Carl Hiaasen If you're a Democrat, here's what you're thinking as voters go to the polls in Florida's Republican primary: Pinch me. Because Newt Gingrich -- defrocked speaker of the House, original godfather of government gridlock, two-faced philandering impeacher of Bill Clinton, fondler of six-figure Tiffany jewels -- has a chance against Mitt Romney. READ MORE | ||||||
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Featured Column: Cynthia Tucker The factory jobs that boosted high school graduates (or even drop-outs) into middle-class lifestyles -- complete with health insurance and comfortable pensions -- are now on the endangered species list. It's no wonder, then, that the trite old phrase "class warfare," which Republicans still wield, sounds so stale and outdated. READ MORE | ||||||
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Election 2012 The Obama campaign released a memo Monday, one day before the Florida primary, entitled "Republicans Seal Their Fate With Hispanic Voters In 2012," co-authored by Sergio Bendixen, a pollster who worked for Hillary Clinton's 2008 bid. He argues the president could receive a greater percentage of Hispanic support than any candidate in modern history, thanks to all the harsh Republican anti-immigrant rhetoric (and policies). Bendixen's memo echoes a message from Obama's Super PAC, also staffed by a Hillary 2008 pollster, released less than a month ago. READ MORE | ||||||
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Featured Column: David Cay Johnston The World Economic Forum opened in Davos amid choruses of central bankers and economists calling for governments to cut spending. This message of austerity is like the call of the ancient Sirens, whose music lured sailors to shipwreck. We should take a lesson from Odysseus, who poured wax into the ears of his crew and had himself lashed to the mast of his ship to resist the Siren call. Austerity supporters are selling the idea that governments, like families, must cut back when income shrinks. But economically, governments are not like families. READ MORE | ||||||
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Videos Of The Day With the Florida primary right around the corner, Sarah Palin, who already basically endorsed Newt Gingrich a few weeks ago, made an explicit plea for conservatives to stick it to the establishment by casting a ballot for the Georgian. Then on Monday morning, Mitt Romney retorted by bragging that a change of "tactics" is boosting him in the polls. READ MORE | ||||||
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Money A year after Republicans swept into office across the country, many have trained their sights on what has long been a right-wing dream: the steep reduction or even outright elimination of state income taxes. They've launched efforts in Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina, even though nobody has plausibly explained how any of those states will recoup the lost revenue. READ MORE | ||||||
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