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The Prospect of Puerto Rico as the 51st State?

Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño appearing at the 2011 CPAC Convention. GOP Presidential candidates Romney & Gingrich appeared today at the Hispanic Leadership Network (HLN), and both expressed support for the concept of a plebiscite addressing Puerto Rican Statehood. It was Romney however that supported an outcome to that of Statehood for Puerto Rico. “… [...]

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ROAD TO 2012: Can Gingrich Make it Last?

Welcome to another ‘Road to 2012′ – what Pundits overlook, and what we notice South Carolina: While Newt did take the win, South Carolina also opens itself up to newer scrutiny.  Unlike the New Hampshire where unregistered/independents made up 47% of the vote, the open Primary allowed registered Democrats and Independents to vote in GOP field. [...]

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Road to 2012 – Post NH Pre SC

Welcome to another ‘Road to 2012′ – what Pundits overlook, and what we notice NEW HAMPSHIRE:  While it didn’t offer the roller-coaster of Iowa caucus, the early call for Romney allowed the media pundits the chance to throw in comments which didn’t come to pass, but never chose to clarify. When the early reports of [...]

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The Road to 2012

Greetings and welcome to a New Year here at Solid Principles. I’m back from a sabbatical, mostly my thoughts have been spread on my Facebook account, and random thoughts at Twitter. Prior to resuming Podcasting, I felt it was time to share my thoughts via this article on the Republican Primaries, given that we have [...]

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Why Are You Acting So Surprised Donatelli?

Recently Frank Donatelli, a Republican Party political consultant and head of GOPAC penned an opinion piece in politico.com titled “Putting reelection ahead of nation’s woes’. Donatelli points out with some mock bewilderment that Obama’s campaigning for re-election also means 18 months of Presidential auto-pilot for America.  So why is he acting so surprised that Obama would start [...]

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Smitten No More?

It has been well documented, that the mainstream press were in cahoots with the Democratic Party in 2008.  During the 2008 Presidential election, the press interspersed their attention between attacking the President Bush, and blowing slobbering kisses towards Candidate Obama. This meant Obama, and the entire apparatus of the Democratic Party were helped along, and [...]

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Dollar Store Books: James Carville ’40 More Years’

James Carville ‘40 More Years’ (Posted Via Word Press Android App Jun 18, 2011 @ 14:10) 2nd Edit 16.33PM: This title was found at a Dollar Store, it’s where all dubious books go to die. I wouldn’t have given this book much notice, until I read Carville’s statement (most likely channeling ‘The Amazing Criswell’) on [...]

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Can This Book Deliver ‘Fanniegate’ To The GOP In 2012?

Fanniegate: Gamechanger For The GOP? WALTER RUSSELL MEAD – June 7, 2011 Democrats, watch out. The Republican Party and especially its Tea Party wing have just acquired a new weapon of mass destruction — and it has nothing to do with any of Congressman Wiener’s rogue body parts.  If they deploy this weapon effectively in [...]

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I’ve Been Thinking…..

It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then – just to loosen up and be a part of the crowd. Inevitably, though, one thought led to another and soon I was more than just a social thinker. I began to think alone — “to relax,” I told myself — [...]

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Democratic convention goes to Charlotte

By MOLLY BALL & JONATHAN Charlotte, N.C., will be the host city of the 2012 Democratic convention, the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday, sending a signal that President Barack Obama plans to compete aggressively for the Southern state next year. DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, in an e-mail to committee members Tuesday morning, called it a [...]

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