Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

Etch A Stretch

Mitt Romney can’t stand the gaff(e). Fred Barnes highlighted the problem in a recent Weekly Standard column: Gaffing His Way to Victory Mitt Romney is leading the league in gaffes. We know this because the media are counting. The Weeklists his … Continue reading

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That’s Just So Mean! (Romney Illinoise Edition)

Mitt Romney (R-Am I the Nominee Yet?) celebrating his Illinois primary victory, compliments of the Boston Herald’s front page (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages): Listen – I find Romney as annoying as the next guy (assuming the next guy … Continue reading

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Editorial Cartoon o’ the Day (March Madness Edition)

From the great Tom Toles (via the Boston Globe): File under: Bracket racket.

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The Biggest Loser: Romney Or Santorum?

As Buzzfeed notes, Mitt Romney (R-Am I the Nominee Yet?) is running radio spots (via Talking Points Memo) in Illinois that say this: Is Rick Santorum electable? Remember his last Senate race? … By historic margins, Pennsylvania voters rejected Rick Santorum. … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Chicago Deep Dish Edition)

So the GOP Crazy Train pulls into Chicago for its next presidential primary spasm, and here’s the Illinois spending spree according to Politico’s Morning Score: ILLINOIS IS TUESDAY – ROMNEY OUTSPENDING SANTORUM 5-1: “Santorum’s campaign is up with $207,231 in ads, … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney: The GOP’s Default Nominee

It’s clear that Mitt Romney (R-Cheesy Grits His Teeth) will limp to the Republican presidential nomination, but he’s getting a real tune-up in the process, especially in light of his third-place finish in Tuesday’s Alabama and Mississippi primaries. From ABC’s … Continue reading

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NYT Goes South On Gingrich

If you want a snapshot of the mainstream media’s wishlist right now, check out this screengrab of the New York Times website around 1:30 Wednesday morning: Get the feeling the Times is salivating for a one-on-one race between Santorum and … Continue reading

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Hey, Gail Collins: Who’s Dogging Who At This Point?

Campaign Outsider headline, October 20, 2011: Gail Collins Back To Dogging Mitt Romney Gail Collins headline, March 8, 2012: Dogging Mitt Romney Are we soulmates or what? So how come Collins doesn’t mention our excellent Seamus Sweepstakes™ in today’s column, which starts … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney: The Son Richard Nixon Never Had

From our Acid Flashback desk: First there was this item from Politico’s Playbook: –ROMNEY TO PUSH SOFTER SIDE IN DAYS AHEAD – WSJ A4, “Romney Taps Town-Hall Connection: Public Forums Will Play Bigger Role in Shift to Show Candidate at … Continue reading

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Super PAC Mentality

Politico’s Morning Score on Friday tallied up the Super Tuesday spending spree of the Grand Old PACs in the Republican presidential primary: SUPER TUESDAY AIR WAR – TV, RADIO SPENDING NOW TOPS $6 MILLION: “Mitt Romney’s campaign and super PAC account … Continue reading

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