“Well, we’ve had our brief moment of celebration, because the Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare is, in fact, unconstitutional. It’s what many of us argued all along,” Mourdock begins. “But don’t sit back and think the fight is over because it isn’t. Barack Obama and Congressman Joe Donnelly are already putting Obamacare 2.0 together and they’re going to try and pass it once again. We cannot let that happen.”
He continues: “The answer to America’s health care issues is not going to be big government to any reasonable solution. The answer is not going to come from having individuals lose their personal choice, lose their individual freedom. I’m Richard Mourdock and I’m running for the U.S. Senate to make sure that something like Obamacare does not happen again. If you’d like to help us wage that fight to make sure that Obamacare stays repealed, then please go to tour website, RichardMourdock.com, and contribute generously.”
This of course is awesome and hilarious because the Supreme Court has yet to rule on “Obamacare,” and are likely to do so next week. Well, at least we know what ol’ Rich is likely gonna say ahead of time.
Some people have asked if I will let stand the president’s executive order. The answer is that I will put in place my own long-term solution that will replace and supersede the president’s temporary measure.Mitt Romney • During a speech at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials conference on Thursday morning. Romney has come under fire from some in his own party for not saying he would overturn President Obama’s recent immigration-reforming executive order. While he would not elaborate on any plan(s) he might have, Romney did offer a few thoughts on our current system. “Our immigration system should help promote strong families, not keep them apart,” he said, adding, “Our nation benefits when moms and dads and their kids are all living together under the same roof. “ source (via • follow)
Well, that’s boring: Mitch Daniels, the Indiana governor and conservative icon who spent much of the early part of the 2012 campaign facing will-he-or-won’t-he speculation on a possible presidential run, isn’t on the table for a VP run or cabinet position, either, as he’s chosen to become the next president of Purdue University. Snoozer. (photo by Michael Conroy/AP)
The Brookings Institution, a progressive policy and research group, announced that Huntsman will join as a distinguished fellow. The former Governor of Utah, and ambassador for the Bush and Obama administrations, has since been writing a weekly column for The Hill. Huntsman, who bowed out of the 2012 Republican nomination process back in January, has also endorsed one-time rival Mitt Romney’s bid for the presidency. (Photo via abjam77) source
Conundrum of the day: BuzzFeed threw up a story about Mitt Romney called “Mitt Romney is Terrible for Traffic,” pointing out (at least on some sites) that Romney stories don’t get as many hits as Obama stories do — and proving it with a set of posts of their own. Perhaps that’s why his Tumblr page has gotten completely ignored?
The Republican presidential candidate tells CBS” ”Face the Nation” that if he’s president, Obama’s executive order “would be overtaken by events … by virtue of my putting in place a long-term solution.”
Romney was asked three times in the interview if he would overturn Obama’s order, but he didn’t directly answer the question. Instead, he said would work to pass a law to help those young people who were “brought in by their parents through no fault of their own.” Romney said he doesn’t know why Obama “feels stop-gap measures are the right way to go.”
Romney was one of the harder-line folks on immigration during the Republican presidential debates (here’s an example of this), to the point where Rick Perry looked like the only sensible person on the stage when the question came up during a few of the debates.
I’m not gonna do it and I’m not going to be asked and it’s not going to happen.Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush • Saying that it’s unlikely that he’ll be the vice presidential pick in somewhat firmer terms than Mike Huckabee. Bush, who has emerged as a voice who isn’t afraid to disagree with his own party at times, admits that if we were to do it, “this was probably my time,” but that “I’m not sure I would have been successful as a candidate either.” The odds, either way, are looking good for a VP candidate out of Florida — CPAC voters in Chicago over the weekend heavily favored current Sen. Marco Rubio as their desired running mate for Mitt Romney.
I hacked in after finding the answer to the security question, ‘What is your favorite pet?’ It is [redacted] by the way. The password is now [redacted] … This is also the password for the Dropbox account. This is all I have gotten into. I have nothing to do with Anonymous and have never done something like this before. Goodbye.An anonymous hacker • Revealing to Gawker how he allegedly hacked into Mitt Romney’s e-mail Tuesday. Mitt Romney’s personal e-mail address — mittromney@hotmail.com — was allegedly hacked using the “favorite pet” question. It’d be painfully ironic if it it was Seamus. Everyone knows if you’re famous you don’t use that security question — everyone’s gonna know that!
I believe there is more that unites us than divides us. I believe that now, the election is done.Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker • Attempting to play uniter in his recall election victory speech Tuesday night. What an evolution of views. Wow. (catch up here)
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I congratulate Scott Walker on his victory in Wisconsin. Governor Walker has demonstrated over the past year what sound fiscal policies can do to turn an economy around, and I believe that in November voters across the country will demonstrate that they want the same in Washington, D.C. Tonight’s results will echo beyond the borders of Wisconsin. Governor Walker has shown that citizens and taxpayers can fight back – and prevail – against the runaway government costs imposed by labor bosses. Tonight voters said ‘no’ to the tired, liberal ideas of yesterday, and ‘yes’ to fiscal responsibility and a new direction. I look forward to working with Governor Walker to help build a better, brighter future for all Americans.Mitt Romney’s statement on Scott Walker’s projected victory in Wisconsin.
CNN and Fox News also calling: Wolf Blitzer says that the results are overall trending for Walker.
Need to see who’s leading? Check this county-by-county map put together by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Pretty empty so far.
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