Reader: Newt praised Romneycare in 06, 22% of fed workers make over 100K, Martinez for Veep?
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Veepwatch: New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has sky-high approval ratings, has “conservative cred” and is a Hispanic woman.http://is.gd/R8lmjN
Note: I’m not posting any polls from Iowa for a couple of days, as polling over Christmas is highly unreliable.
But here’s a primer on how the Iowa Caucuses will work on Tuesday, Jan. 3. http://is.gd/gDK29B
Newt Gingrich in 2006 cheered Romneycare: “We agree entirely with Governor Romney and Massachusetts legislators that our goal should be 100% insurance coverage for all Americans.” http://is.gd/PGC0BG
Romney strategist gets cocky: “I don’t see any scenario where we’re not the nominee.” http://is.gd/yNWJ4a
Romney camp distances themselves from that comment quickly. “We’re not overconfident,” says Romney spox Andrea Saul. http://is.gd/eqRAMh
It’s your government: 22% of federal workers earn over $100,000 per year. http://is.gd/yVgNNg
Islam to be majority in Europe by the end of the century. http://is.gd/beZhVu
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Does this site have any objectivity? Why does it matter to Catholics if a candidate has “conservative cred?” Consistently, this site seems to read more like Conservative Vote than Catholic Vote.
Matt,
Without at least some ‘conservative cred’, a person is not likely to be chosen as a vice presidential candidate. My question is actually why are we talking about VP candidates now, seems like putting the cart before the horse.