What to expect from Mitch Daniels’ State of the Union response

Popular Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has been chosen to deliver the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight. Ideas about how best the government might respond to the limping economy and tackle the enormous federal budget deficit are sure to feature prominently in both speeches. Daniels comes to such a discussion with baggage, however, having headed the Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003, when the country’s projected budget surplus of $236 billion ran down a sink hole where it became a $400 billion deficit. More …

Romney’s education agenda based on standardized tests, school choice

PAC supportive of Bachmann says Perry soft on unauthorized immigration

A conservative PAC aligned with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s presidential bid is targeting Texas Gov. Rick Perry on immigration in a spate of radio ads starting Tuesday in South Carolina. More …

Facebook, Google help take down privacy bill in Calif. Senate

While Google and Facebook launch salvos at each other publicly, in the less conspicuous chambers of the California legislature, they worked side by side to nix a bill that would have given their users greater control over the information the tech giants share.
Part of an internet company coalition that More…

DC: Rove-tied outside groups say they’re here to stay

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the announcement More… made by American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS — the sister groups that Republican strategists Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie helped conceive — that they will continue advertising against Democrats after the elections when Congress returns and debates over extending the Bush-era tax

DC: Ten donors funnel 19 million to conservative groups for midterms

Politico has a story that notes More… today’s conservative movement is essentially getting bankrolled by ten wealthy donors. Having shied away during the end of the George W. Bush presidency and the failed presidential bid of Sen. John McCain, many of the same Bush-era donors — like Bob Perry and fellow

Jeb Bush: ‘I am not running for President’

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush told WHAS news in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, “I am not running for president.” The answer was in response to a reporter’s question as Bush was going to deliver a speech on education reform for the National Council of State Legislatures. On Monday, he hosted a fundraiser for Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul. More …

MN: New Entenza ad attempts to tie Emmer to Palin, Bush

DFL gubernatorial candidate Matt Entenza released a new campaign ad targeting GOP-endorsed candidate Tom Emmer. The ad attempts to tie Emmer to Sarah Palin and former President Bush by noting that Emmer was endorsed by Palin earlier this year. The ads are scheduled to begin airing on Monday. More…
Entenza’s ad