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Ron Paul criticizes U.S. foreign policy
Texas Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul told supporters at the Iowa Speedway in Newton that U.S. troops had been stationed in the Korean peninsula since he was in high school.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul is back on the campaign trail following a five-day break for the Christmas holiday. The non-interventionist congressman’s message is still the same when it comes to American involvement abroad: it is unwise and it costs American taxpayers a lot of money.
Romney to concentrate on New Hampshire caucus
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will embark
on a three-day tour of New Hampshire next week.
Photo: Rainier Ehrhardt / Associated Press
Mitt Romney will spend several days next week touring New Hampshire while the other Republican presidential hopefuls spend time in Iowa ahead of the caucus, which is due to take place on Jan. 3.
Gingrich increases his lead against Romney
The latest Wall Street Journal / NBC News poll released this week shows that the majority of GOP voters would be more likely to back
Newt Gingrich than Mitt Romney.
The latest Wall Street Journal / NBC News poll released this week shows that the majority of GOP voters would vote for Newt Gingrich as opposed to Mitt Romney. The survey was conducted among 1,000 adults.
The poll reveals that 40 percent of likely GOP voters currently back former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, compared with 23 percent who prefer former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. If, at this moment in time, Mr. Gingrich and Mr. Romney went head to head, the former House speaker would receive a massive 59 percent of the votes, against 36 for the former governor.
Bachmann speechless after 8 year old speaks to her
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann during a recent book-signing event. Photo: Suzanne Stone.
Last week, at a meeting held at the Waverly Pizza Ranch in Iowa, Michele Bachmann was asked by 18-year-old Jane Schmidt, the president of Waverly High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance, why same-sex couples were no allowed to get married. The Minnesota congresswoman put the teenager straight and very clearly explained to her that they could.
Indeed, Mrs. Bachmann kindly spelt out that a gay man could get married if he wished to do so. As long as he got married to a woman. The same holds true for a gay woman, of course, provided she is happy to wed a man.
Senate Republicans back payroll tax cut
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) told senators this week that the Social Security payroll tax cut should be extended.
President Barack Obama took advantage of his trip to Pennsylvania on Wednesday to highlight once again the importance of extending the Social Security payroll tax cut. The tax break was introduced in January 2011 and is due to expire on Dec. 31. The president is convinced that not extending the legislation into 2012 would represent “a massive blow to the economy, because we are not fully out of the recession yet.”
Mr. Obama will be pleased to hear that the Republicans in the Senate are willing to support the measure. Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators on Wednesday that it was no longer “an argument about whether or not we ought to extend the payroll tax cut. The issue is how do you pay for that.” Indeed, there are still stark differences between the two parties on that point.