Still Time to Get Your Popcorn

May 3rd on MSNBC the Republican Party will hold their first debate.  In attendance will be:  Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Tommy Thompson.  The debate will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
 http://election2008warroom.blogspot.com/2007/04/who-will-attend-reagan-debate.html    by Rick Evans  4-3-2007

Behind the Scenes of Campaign Staffs

Almost half of President Bush’s key operatives from past campaigns have signed on with Sen. John McCain of Arizona.   While brother Jeb Bush, has steered his allies to Mitt Romney. Another President’s brother, Neil, and his sister Dorothy have directly helped Romney raise money.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070427whitehouse,1,6025961.story?coll=chi-news-hed  by Mark Silva  4-27-2007

Giuliani and Civil Unions

Mayor Giuliani came out in opposition to the civil union law just passed by the New Hampshire state Senate.
“Mayor Giuliani believes marriage is between one man and one woman. Domestic partnerships are the appropriate way to ensure that people are treated fairly. In this specific case the law states same sex civil unions are the [...]

McCain Would Appoint Democrat to His Cabinet

“There are very highly qualified Democrats on a number of issues,” McCain said. “The more efforts you can make towards bipartisanship, I think in Washington today, the better off you are. But it also better be, one, an important post and, two, a person who has the ear of the president.”
http://race42008.com/2007/04/28/mccain-promises-to-appoint-dem-to-high-profile-cabinet-position/  by Heavy M   4-28-2007

Tommy Thompson Can Win Without Ohio

Tommy Thompson says Republicans will lose Ohio in 2008 – where the state party’s corruption and incompetence resulted in the loss of the governorship, a U.S. Senate seat and a House seat.  So the GOP candidate must carry Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota and Tommy Thompson says he can carry those three Midwestern states.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?  AID=/20070423/OPINION/704230314/-1/ZONES04  by [...]

Huckabee Suggests Gonzales Resign

Republican Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has called Alberto Gonzales a “major distraction” for President Bush  and suggested the Attorney General voluntarily step down.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1613979,00.html  by AP/Liz Sidoti    4-24-2007

Giuliani “America Will Be Safer With a Republican President.”

“If any Republican is elected president —- and I think obviously I would be the best at this —- we will remain on offense and will anticipate what [the terrorists] will do and try to stop them before they do it.”
“But the question is how long will it take and how many casualties will we [...]

McCain Formally Announces

But he made no mention of his core position – America has to fight the war there to avoid having terrorists come here.  Instead he spoke on the mistakes of the Bush administration’s handling of the war.
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=2AA7089A-3048-5C12-00B65F7B43BD0531 by Roger Simon  4-24-2007

McCain Calls for Gonzales to Resign

“Out of loyalty to the president, he should obviously step down,” McCain said. “He’s not serving the president well. I reached that conclusion a long time ago. I just haven’t been asked.”
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3714.html  by Mike Allen  4-25-2007

Gingrich Hires Pollster and Fundraiser

Newt Gingrich has hired a pollster and a fundraiser, but it’s not for a presidential campaign.  His political group, American Solutions for Winning the Future, have spent $300,000 on travel, salaries, radio advertising and other expenses that look pretty similar to those of a traditional political campaign.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3659.html  by Kenneth P. Vogel  4-23-2007