• Chris Christie,  Mike Pence,  Mitch Daniels,  Sarah Palin

    William Kristol: The 2012 GOP Nomination is Too Important to Waste

    January 20, 2011 /

    So, about whom is Bill Kristol referring?

    • Sarah Palin – who Kristol has said will NOT run
    • Mitch Daniels
    • Mike Pence
    • Chris Christie

    What do you think?

    The 2012 GOP presidential nomination is too important to waste. And it’s too important for candidates who might be successful to pass up. Any Republican leader who cares about the future of the country, and who thinks it’s possible he or she might be the best nominee, should keep an open mind about running. Donors, activists and citizens should keep an open mind about who would prove to be the best nominee, and watch to see how they all perform–in Congress, in statehouses, in debates, and on the stump–over the next year. It’s worth getting this nomination right.

    Flap’s Answer: All of the above

  • Mike Huckabee

    Mike Huckabee Will Take Cruise to Alaska in June – OUT of Race for 2012?

    January 20, 2011 /

    In another indication that Huckabee (there was an earlier one) will not be a Presidential candidate in 2012, he is taking a cruise to Alaska rather than being immersed in a campaign.

    Mike Huckabee told me a few weeks ago that if he gets into the race, it’ll likely be quite late.

    And his plan to headline “the best Christian-based Alaskan cruise for the 2011 season” sure suggests he’s not planning to spend the summer stumping.

    Looks to me that Mike Huckabee is OUT for 2012.

    The pollsters should recalibrate.

  • Chip Saltsman,  Mike Huckabee,  Mitt Romney,  Sarah Palin

    Mike Huckabee Advisor Chip Saltsman Moves to be Freshman Congressman’s Chief of Staff

    January 20, 2011 /

    Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Chip Saltsman

    Looks to me that Mike Huckabee will NOT be running for President in 2012.

    Mike Huckabee and his top advisers insist that he’s thinking seriously about running for president, but he’s doing little to put together the sort of organization needed to mount a campaign. The latest evidence: Chip Saltsman, his campaign manager in 2008 and one of his closest confidantes, has accepted a job as Chief of Staff for freshman Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.).

    In an interview, Saltsman said his taking the job should not be read as an indication about Huckabee’s intentions.

    “I have a Notre Dame clause in my contract,” he quipped. “So I can leave if a presidential comes a calling.”

    That’s to say that if a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came along – in football it would be coaching the Fighting Irish, in politics it’s running a White House campaign — he’d be able to take his leave.

    I don’t buy this explanation.

    Chip Saltsman needs a job and is taking it since Mike Huckabee will likely keep his Fox News gig and not run for the Presidency. Huckabee can read the Tea Leaves and understands he could not beat Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin in a three way race – regardless of his 20 plus per cent in recent polls.

    More on breaking polls and Sarah Palin moves in Iowa later…….

  • Barack Obama,  Day By Day,  Sarah Palin

    Day By Day January 20, 2011 – Durn It

    January 20, 2011 /


    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Chris, in the Race for 2012, there will be MANY questions asked about President Obama and his policy direction. They just won’t be asked by the Lamestream media but an invigorated Tea Party structure using Twitter and Facebook.

    As it looks today (I will be writing about this more as the morning wears on) the GOP race will be between Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney – with Palin the very likely winner.

    A Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama in the key battleground states WILL be a war of words and ideas.

    Be prepared for a battle royale, patriots.

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