2008 Republican Presidential Candidates: Governor Jeb Bush of Florida - Public Papers, Speeches, Policies, News (CD-ROM)
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen rejected an offer to perform at the inauguration of his state's Governor-Elect Chris Christie — possibly because Christie is a Republican. Even though Christie has attended 122 Springsteen concerts and went as far as ditching a campaign fundraiser to go to one of the Boss' shows, the Democratic crooner declined to perform at the inaugural, the...
Clout St (Free subscription) | yesterday
Posted by Rick Pearson at 1:35 p.m. Former state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger, a conservative Elgin Republican who twice failed in primary bids for statewide office, today endorsed his former campaign manager, political pundit and operative Dan Proft, for the GOP...
CNSNews (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The Republican governor is trying to convince people he's a conservative, now that his opponent in the Republican primary for Senate, former House Speaker Marco Rubio, has cut considerably into Crist's lead in the polls with a conservative message.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
The spokeswoman for Gov. Jim Douglas is getting a new job. Dennise Casey is planning to take a position at the Republican Governors Association in Washington.
Clout St (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Posted by Rick Pearson at 12:50 p.m.; updated at 6:40 p.m. Republican governor candidate Andy McKenna is once again going after Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in a TV ad, but this time his campaign didn't bungle its attribution of a...
The Caucus (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Republican governors are not alone in being concerned about what the proposed health care legislation might mean for their already overstrained budgets: Democrats share the same worries.
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... or "decided but not telling." If five Democrats vote no, then three Republican yes votes will be needed to pass the bill. Only one Republican, Bill Baroni, currently supports the marriage equality bill. Two potential supporters, Kip Bateman and Jen Beck, voted no in the Judiciary Committee, and another possible supporter, Diane Allen, is fighting aggressive cancer and will...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has won the Democratic primary to replace Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate. The victory came at a critical time for President Barack Obama's Democratic Party, which is counting on maintaining its 60-seat majority in the 100-member Senate as the body wrestles with legislation for a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system. Coakley, 56, will face Republican...
GirlsTalkinSmack.com (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Bruce Springsteen and Republican Governor-elect of New Jersey, Chris Christie, are at odds over the issue of whether same sex couples should be allowed to get married in the state. Springsteen issued a statement on his Web site about his views on this subject. Here’s what it says. Like many of you who live in New [...]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to National (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Here's an interesting analysis of the politics of clemency/pardons, triggered by the recent story in which a prisoner released early by Mike Huckabee (former Republican Governor of Arkansas, who won some GOP primaries in 2008 and might run for President again) killed 4 cops, threatening Huckabee's career. This site and author have a libertarian point of view, fwiw. I like the distinction...
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The New Jersey native and diehard Democrat turned down a personal request by the brother of the Republican governor-elect, Christopher J. Christie.
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
... believed in and have always spoken out for the rights of same sex couples and fully agree with Governor Corzine when he writes that, "The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is -- a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law." I couldn't agree more with that statement and urge those who support...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Filed under: News , Politics as Usual Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen has declined an invitation to appear at the inauguration of New Jersey's Republican Governor-elect Christopher Christie next month. According to the New York Times , Springsteen, a longstanding Democrat who went to bat last year for President Barack Obama, told Christie's camp through his handlers that "he...
MTV News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... believed in and have always spoken out for the rights of same-sex couples and fully agree with Governor Corzine when he writes that, 'The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is — a civil-rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law.' I couldn't agree more with that statement and urge those who support equal...
Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | yesterday
On November 30, one New Jersey legislator, Assemblymember John McKeon, had introduced A4271, to provide that when a vacancy occurs in the U.S. Senate, the Governor must appoint someone from the same party as the Senator who had just vacated the seat. On December 8, another New Jersey legislator introduced a new bill on the same [...]
