Ouch! Mitt Romney attacks Newt Gingrich for $500,000 Tiffany’s bill
“Mitt Romney went for the diamond ring in an interview with Sean Hannity on his radio show… saying that he was surprised Newt Gingrich mocked his $10,000 bet line on the campaign trail “given a $500,000 bill at Tiffany’s,”… In an interview with CBS News’s Jan Crawford today, he expanded on that theme: “Newt Gingrich has wealth from having worked in government. He’s a wealthy man, a very wealthy man. If you have a half a million dollar purchase from Tiffany’s, you’re not a middle-class American.”” -
Politico
I think that is a silly attack on Gingrich, after all Romney himself is a rich man.
““Zany is not what we need in a president,” Mr. Romney said. “Zany is great in a campaign. It’s great on talk radio. It’s great in print, it makes for fun reading, but in terms of a president, we need a leader, and a leader needs to be someone who can bring Americans together.”” -
New York Times
Washington Examiner endorses Mitt Romney
“[T]he leitmotif of the Republican race so far has been the search for the “anti-Romney.” … They have been searching for a candidate who shared their conservative principles, who had strength of character, and who, above all, could beat Barack Obama. We believe this candidate has been hiding in plain sight. Mitt Romney is not “too perfect,” as some political analysts have argued, but he is perfect enough.” - Washington Examiner
editorial
National Review editors
warn against voting for Newt: “If he is the nominee, a campaign that should be about whether the country will continue on the path to social democracy would inevitably become to a large extent a referendum on Gingrich instead.”
Candidates tout pro-life credentials at Mike Huckabee event
“Television show host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee praised the four presidential candidates who made it a “priority” to attend the premiere of his anti-abortion film in Iowa. Before “The Gift of Life” documentary, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum delivered seven-minute speeches on their anti-abortion agendas. … The audience erupted with applause when Gingrich said he would, among other things, bring back the so-called “right to conscience” policy issued under President George W. Bush.” -
CNN
“Mike Huckabee said he would not be a kingmaker for the GOP in the next three week
and told ABC News he would not endorse any candidate before the Iowa caucuses on January 3, and that he may not back anyone before the primary fight ends.” - ABC News
Karl Rove: The large number of debates have made this the least predictable race in decades - WSJ ($)
Sen. Marco Rubio continues to lead the field of potential VP picks
“Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida tops a list of potential GOP running mates in a national survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. He edges out Rep. Michele Bachmann, who is waging her own fight to become the party’s standard bearer, on the VP list.” - USA Today
Gary Johnson drops out of the 2012 Republican race to run for the Libertarian Party - Newsmax
House GOP challenges Obama to use public funding for his 2012 election campaign
“A group of House Republicans issued a challenge to President Obama today: Use public funds for your 2012 re-election campaign or quit opposing GOP efforts to end the program. … Earlier this month, the GOP-controlled House voted to end the program, funded by a $3 checkoff on federal income-tax forms. … The Obama administration has voiced strong opposition to the provision, saying killing the program would expand “the power of corporations and special interests in the nation’s elections.”” - USA Today
Romney Raises $2 Million in New York City - TownHall
That’s silly. No one gets attacked for a low net worth. IIRC his net worth is about the same as Obama’s.