Source: Sheelah Kolhatkar / Bloomberg The morning began with an address about the urgency of defeating Obama by Florida’s Republican Senator Marco Rubio. Crossroads Chief Executive Officer Steven Law followed and introduced some of the super PAC’s staff, referring to general counsel Tom Josefiak as “the guy who keeps us from ever having to wear orange jumpsuits.” [...]
Source: Ashley Killough / CNN Karl Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and now head of the conservative super PAC American Crossroads, apologized on Friday to Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri after a reporter published biting words Rove used to describe the embattled Senate candidate. “We should sink Todd Akin. If he’s found mysteriously [...]
This week’s winner of The Biggest Damned Lie is Karl Rove. MR. MARTIN: Ever since Pres. Barack Obama moved into the Oval Office, Republicans have been making a big deal about the size and growth of the national debt. Of course, Republicans were not worried about the debt when, during the administration of their hero, [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch discuss school vouchers, is President Barack Obama too cool and does POTUS have a young voter problem? This week’s roundtable features Angela Rye, general counsel for the Congressional Black Caucus; Pulitzer Prize-winning “Chicago Tribune” columnist Clarence Page; Cynthia Gordy, senior political correspondent for TheRoot.com and Dr. Chris Metzler, political [...]
Source: Talking Points Memo / Mediaite Even George W. Bush’s top strategist Karl Rove thinks House Republicans overreached in reneging on the payroll tax cut deal. His advice: having lost the politics, Republicans should wait until (or to see if?) President Obama flies off to Hawaii on vacation, bash him and congressional Democrats for abdicating [...]