Your morning jolt: On eve of Newt Gingrich’s entrance, John Boehner speaks well of Mitch Daniels, Chris Christie
And you wonder why politicians have big egos. Clearly, it’s the only way they can survive.
On the eve of Newt Gingrich’s entrance into the 2012 race for the GOP presidential nomination, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner this morning declared the GOP field unfinished, spoke well of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and — unbidden — raised the name of Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana.
Donald Trump received a curt “maybe.”
From NBC’s “Today”:
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Of his “good friend” Gingrich, Boehner said:
”He brings a lot to the debate. but there are a lot of candidates in the process of going through presidential primary.”
Of Christie, then Daniels:
”He does a great job and he speaks English, plain talk, which the American people like. I think Mitch Daniels is looking at this seriously — the governor of Indiana. Another person with a track record of reform in his state, the kind of reforms we need in Washington, D.C.”
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Two Georgia state legislators – Kip Smith, R-Columbus, and Bubber Epps, R-Dry Branch – happened to be in Islamabad when U.S. Navy SEALS raided a compound 35 miles away last Sunday.
They were part of a U.S. State Department delegation. From Chuck Williams and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer:
The group left May 1, the same day bin Laden was killed.
“We probably got out of there eight or nine hours after they took him out,” Smith said. “We were told to get to the airport early and go through customs. We kind of knew something was going on, but we had no idea what it was.”
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On a related note, today’s AJC Politifact Georgia takes a look at the importance that former U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi placed on the capture of Osama bin Laden.
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The state Democratic party has moved its Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Atlanta from May 21 to June 25, in order to accommodate the attendance of former President Jimmy Carter.
The people at Blog for Democracy are relieved, as some have declared the Rapture will occur on that May date. And with most Republicans vanished, the opportunity to retake state government will have Democrats particularly busy.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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9 comments Add your comment
Centrist
May 10th, 2011
9:53 am
We are tired of Newt Gingrich reporting. Let’s move on.
Centrist
May 10th, 2011
9:59 am
From the very biased AJC Political “Fact”: “Ultimately, we think the bloggers overstated the degree to which Pelosi’s 2006 and 2011 comments were contradictory.”
“Facts” as reported by the grossly leftist biased AJC are a joke. No surprise that the AJC does not see the gross partisanship that Pelosi has repeatedly shown over the years, including her totally contradictory statements about taking out OBL.
khc
May 10th, 2011
9:59 am
bush tax cuts not paid for…boehner is just protecting his rich buddies
increase taxes on rich over $500k; and cut spending …..new revenues 25%, spending cuts 75%
Freedom lover
May 10th, 2011
10:17 am
That’s all you need to know about Mitch Daniels and Chris Cristie. Just two more loser republicans not deserving of anyone’s votes. The “establishment” has now blessed them so every american should fear them. They are clearly part of the problem, and should never be trusted with the solution.
Freedom lover
May 10th, 2011
10:18 am
You will never see this guy speak positively about Ron Paul. That’s how you know he has the right stuff to address america’s problems.
Last Man Standing
May 10th, 2011
10:19 am
I still very much like Chris Christie. Of one thing I am certain: no one will ever need a “talking head” to analyze any speech he makes so that it may be “interpreted” for the listeners/viewers! When Christie talks, you never have to wonder what he meant.
Last Man Standing
May 10th, 2011
10:22 am
Freedom lover:
I believe you are a one-candidate voter. I very much like some of Ron Paul’s ideas and statements, but care little for other of his ideas. Just as Obama isn’t the “annointed one”, neither is Ron Paul.
Last Man Standing
May 10th, 2011
10:26 am
Centrist at 9:59 am:
That’s a fact!
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