Afternoon update for October 30, 2011
Posted on 10/30/2011LATEST NEWS
2012 update from the Sunday shows:
- Rick Perry on Fox: I’ve got a big war chest and I can definitely win this thing. - Politico
- The “consistent conservative” Perry differentiates himself from Romney. - FoxNews
- Fox’s Chris Wallace: Mitt Romney needs to stop avoiding the Sunday news shows. - Politico
- Dick Armey: FreedomWorks likes Herman Cain. - Newsmax
- We can balance the budget with lower revenues, Perry says. - Reuters
- Bachmann’s only hope, Iowa, crumbling before her eyes. - Breitbart
- Obama’s advisor David Plouffe says Romney lacks a “core” and would do anything to get elected. - TIME (video)
- Santorum questions whether Obama’s Iraq policy is responsible for the Afghanistan bombing. - NBC
- Ron Paul says there’s no way he’d consider being a third party candidate. - The Hill
- The six best parodies of Cain’s smoking ad. - The Daily Beast
- Demographics + economy = Trouble for Obama, as his 2008 coalition weakens. - LA Times
- And he’s not winning friends with the 1% either: Bill Gates says he’s happy to pay more, but mathematically, taxing the rich is no solution to the deficit. - Newsmax
On the Hill: With the Nov. 23 deadline around the corner, the super committee isn’t anywhere close to a deal. - Roll Call ($)
FEATURED OPINION
- Moe Lane: Without a serious ground game in the early primary states, Herman Cain won’t win
- Jazz Shaw: Don’t expect too much from a Super Committee that is beset with the same problems as the larger legislative body
- Philip Klein: Maybe it’s a low bar, but Perry’s gaffe-less performance on Fox today was good news for his campaign
- Timothy Dalrymple: What’s right with the religious right
- Walter Russell Mead: Yes, Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, as even the Washington Post now realizes