On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be delivering his fourth State of the State address. As a prospective presidential candidate, while his address is only one among the 50 that will be delivered by each of the state’s Governors over the coming month, Christie’s speech will be one of the most watched. But as the political world follows his every move, his high profile performance will most likely offer a speech that is dominated more by plans for a much needed recovery from Super Storm Sandy than by politics and policy. But with what logic…
After officially nominating Mitt Romney for President during the afternoon session of the Republican National Convention, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wrapped up the evening session with a keynote address that electrified the Tampa Times Forum Arena with a clarion call to all Americans who believe our nation can do better (see video and complete text of the speech below this post). In his speech, without mentioning any names, Christie masterfully addressed the shortcomings of President Obama and his policies. At one point he described the President as having a desire to be loved that runs deeper…
Promising that Tuesday’s convention theme “will honor the fact that it is the drive, determination and sacrifice of America’s job creators and millions of hard-working American men and women who made the United States the exceptional nation it is,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus today announced that Tuesday’s theme for the 2012 Republican National Convention will be “We Built It.” At a campaign rally in Roanoke, Virginia, last month, President Obama declared, “if you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.” Priebus said that Tuesday’s convention proceedings “will remind…
Excitement continues to brew about who Mitt Romney might choose as his Vice President. Today a story hit the news circulation that Marco Rubio is not being vetted, but Tim Pawlenty is being given serious consideration. Romney found himself on the defensive this evening. But before you get too excited about a Marco Rubio candidacy, or too upset about it, you may want to take a breather and consider who Romney is and what kind of campaign he is running. Flash and splash are not the orders of the day.…
The Herd is a special White House 2012 series covering the obvious and not so obvious potential choices to be selected as Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate on the Republican presidential ticket. Each day, White House 2012 will introduce you to one the many Republicans which we believe will be at least considered for the vice presidency by the now inevitable presidential nominee, Mitt Romney. In addition to a biographical information and a brief assessment of each potential nominee and their chances of being selected by Mitt Romney, White…
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