Friday, February 11, 2011

Rick Santelli's Chicago Tea Party

Rick Santelli's Chicago Tea Party

Giffords is seen as shoo-in for Kyl’s seat

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 07:10 PM PST

By Valerie Richardson-The Washington Times

Any discussion of who's likely to succeed outgoing Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona needs to factor in the following: If Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wants the seat, it's hers.

The three-term Democratic congresswoman explored the idea of running for the Senate seat in the event of Mr. Kyl's retirement before she was shot Jan. 8 at a constituent meet-and-greet in Tucson. Her rehabilitation from a gunshot wound to the head reportedly is proceeding faster than expected.

Mr. Kyl announced Thursday that he would not seek a fourth term in 2012. If Ms. Giffords decides she's game for a Senate run and if her health permits, she would be virtually impossible to defeat, said Bruce Merrill, Arizona State University professor emeritus and longtime pollster.

"If one assumes she'd be healthy enough to run, there's nobody who could beat her," said Mr. Merrill. "Now she's got 100 percent name identification and 100 percent sympathy from the public. If she was well enough and she wanted the nomination, I don't think there's any question."

To read more, visit: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/10/giffords-is-seen-as-shoo-in-for-kyls-seat/

Allen West to close CPAC

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 07:00 PM PST


By MOLLY BALL, Politico

Rep. Allen West, the tea party-allied Florida congressman, has been tapped to give the keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.

West announced he'd been given the prestigious final speaking slot in a tweet from his official account Wednesday morning.

"I've been asked today to have the honor of giving the closing keynote address at CPAC Saturday," the Republican freshman wrote. "I'm humbled."

CPAC begins Thursday, but until today, the closing address had been a major void on a schedule otherwise filled with potential 2012 presidential contenders and other Republican luminaries.

To read more, visit: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49157.html

Michele Bachmann to CPAC: ‘Hu’s Your Daddy!’

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:54 PM PST

By Patrick O’Connor, The Wall Street Journal

"Hu's your daddy!"

That's Rep. Michele Bachmann's assessment of the country's debt obligations, delivered Thursday as she kicked off the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

"With all the money we owe China, I think we might rightly say, 'Hu's your daddy!'" the Minnesota Republican and tea party favorite said, referring to Chinese President Hu Jintao, whose country holds more U.S. debt than any other.

The genial firebrand warned the crowd of conservatives gathered in a cavernous conference room that "our friendly Chinese bankers" are the only ones who benefit from the swelling U.S. debt.

In a speech tailor-made for conservative activists, Ms. Bachmann, who is flirting with a presidential bid, told the cheering auditorium, "There's no question — and I have no reservation in saying this — we have seen President [Barack] Obama usher in socialism under his watch over the last two years."

To read more, visit: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/02/10/michele-bachmann-hus-your-daddy/
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