King Calls for Brennan's Ouster

It's a Republican Party like it's 2012
New Orleans — Let the 2012 race begin. Little more than a year into President Barack Obama's first term, Republicans considering a challenge to the Democrat in his re-election Bid were gauging their political strength at the first GOP candidate "cattle call" far from Washington — the three-day Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Yet as Sarah Palin, Haley Barbour, Newt Gingrich and several others gather in Louisiana, they face a stark reality: The Republican Party's task...

Republican Party sizing up incumbent Obama
New Orleans— Let the 2012 race begin. Little more than a year into President Barack Obama's first term, Republicans considering a challenge to the Democrat in his re-election Bid were gauging their political strength at the first GOP candidate "cattle call" far from Washington -- the three-day Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Yet as Sarah Palin, Haley Barbour, Newt Gingrich and several others gather in Louisiana, they face a stark reality: The Republican Party's task will be...

Republican Party sizing up incumbent Obama (AP)
New Orleans – Let the 2012 race begin. Little more than a year into President Barack Obama 's first term, Republicans considering a challenge to the Democrat in his re-election Bid were gauging their political strength at the first GOP candidate "cattle call" far from Washington — the three-day Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Yet as Sarah Palin , Haley Barbour , Newt Gingrich and several others gather in Louisiana, they face a stark reality: The Republican Party's...

It's a Republican Party like it's 2012
New Orleans — Let the 2012 race begin. Little more than a year into President Barack Obama's first term, Republicans considering a challenge to the Democrat in his re-election Bid were gauging their political strength at the first GOP candidate "cattle call" far from Washington - the three-day Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Yet as Sarah Palin, Haley Barbour, Newt Gingrich and several others gather in Louisiana, they face a stark reality: The Republican Party's task will be...

Let the games begin: Republican presidential hopefuls angle to try to topple incumbent Obama
Sarah Palin addresses a Minnesota Republican Party rally for Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., Wednesday April 7, 2010 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) (AP) New Orleans — Let the 2012 race begin. Little more than a year into President Barack Obama's first term, Republicans considering a challenge to the Democrat in his re-election Bid were gauging their political strength at the first GOP candidate "cattle call" far from Washington — the three-day Southern Republican Leadership...

Schieffer: GOP Looking Inward For Now
Republicans are gathering in New Orleans this weekend for the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, featuring such GOP stars as Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich and Liz Cheney. On "The Early Show" this morning CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer alluded to the usual suspects of 2012 candidates in attendance, such as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, but noted that two people who are expected to run — for Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Minnesota Governor Tim...

The Crescent City welcomes the Republican Southern Leadership Conference
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana is world renown for its great Cajun cuisine, Jazz music, risqué Adult Entertainment and of course the NFL World Champion Saints. With all that New Orleans has to offer, the media spotlight is now focused on the Crescent City as it hosts the 2010 Southern Republican Leadership Conference. The list of confirmed Speakers include Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, former Alaska...

Nine Candidates on SRLC 2012 Straw Poll
By Susan Davis New Orleans– Republican Govs. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Rick Perry of Texas may be on some Republicans' short list for 2012, but they don't appear on the Straw Poll taking place at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. The nine candidates who made the cut include: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , former Govs. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, Sarah Palin of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, and Gary Johnson of New Mexico, as well as Gov. Tim...

Sarah Palin to Address Gathering of GOP Faithful
New Orleans " Next up, Sarah Palin. The spotlight at the three-day Southern Republican Leadership Conference turns Friday to the 2008 vice presidential nominee. The former Alaska governor is among the potential GOP contenders to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012 addressing the gathering of a few thousand Republican activists in Louisiana. At least four possible candidates passed up the event, choosing instead to do their political leg work elsewhere. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt...

Ronald Reagan rolls over in his grave
Image via Wikipedia There was much about the presidency of Ronald Reagan that did not suit me. By today's standards, Reagan probably would have been considered something of a Centrist simply because he was willing to work with Democrats. But during his own day, Reagan appeared to be so totally tilted to the right that he frightened young Liberals such as myself. Yet, even with my rather strongly held views that Reagan was not the man I wanted in the White House, I can recall taking...

Sarah Palin takes center stage again today
As Republican superstar Sarah Palin puts the finishing touches on her state of the common-sense drive speech for this afternoon's Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, a New poll emerged showing some improvement in her unfavorable image in the minds of many Americans. As The Ticket reported here Thursday night, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and vice presidential daughter Liz Cheney got the GOP good times roiling last night with harsh criticism of...

The SRLC Sample Ballot
By Reid Wilson New Orleans -- Ex-Speaker Newt Gingrich is on the ballot. So is ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R). But voters who back 3 potential candidates won't see their favorites' names on the ballot. When voters head to the polling station at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, they won't have the opportunity to vote for MS Gov. Haley Barbour (R), TX Gov. Rick Perry (R) or even LA Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), the conference's host governor. What's more, voters won't be able to...

Gingrich accuses Obama of a running secular, socialist machine
New Orleans — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a potential presidential candidate in 2012, called Barack Obama on Thursday "the most radical president in American history" who oversees a "secular, socialist machine." Gingrich reminded conservative activists why he was one of the nation's most polarizing leaders in the 1990s, opening the Southern Republican Leadership Conference with a biting assessment of Obama's policies. "The most radical president in American history has now thrown...

Gingrich Calls Obama "The Most Radical President in American History" - With Video
New Orleans (AP) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a potential presidential candidate in 2012, called Barack Obama on Thursday “the most radical president in American history” who oversees a “secular, socialist machine.” Gingrich reminded conservative activists why he was one of the nation’s most polarizing leaders in the 1990s, opening the Southern Republican Leadership Conference with a biting assessment of Obama’s policies. “The most...

Gingrich Calls Obama 'Most Radical President in American History'
New Orleans -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a potential presidential candidate in 2012, called Barack Obama on Thursday "the most radical president in American history" who oversees a "secular, socialist machine." Gingrich reminded conservative activists why he was one of the nation's most polarizing leaders in the 1990s, opening the Southern Republican Leadership Conference with a biting assessment of Obama's policies. "The most radical president in American history has now thrown down...

Gingrich wants to party like it's 1995
You may have heard by now that last night in New Orleans Newt Gingrich said the GOP should focus its 2010 message on bringing about "the end of Obamaism." His strategy : the GOP should shut down Federal Government until 2013, when it will Repeal every piece of legislation passed under President Obama. When we win control of the House and Senate this fall, Stage One of the end of Obamaism will be a New Republican Congress in January that simply refuses to fund any of the radical efforts. ......

Newt Gingrich opens Republican gathering in New Orleans
 Newt Gingrich spoke Thursday on the opening night of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans. A onetime history professor with a doctorate from Tulane, Gingrich rejected any claim to Bipartisanship, calling the country's Political split the most serious conflict since the years leading up to the Civil War according to http://timespicayune.com "The most radical president in American history has now thrown down the gauntlet -- 'I run a...

La. governor tells Republicans he's not running for president
New Orleans — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is welcoming several potential Republican presidential candidates to his state while insisting that he won't be joining them in the 2012 race. Addressing the Southern Republican Leadership Conference on Friday, Jindal said, "I am not running for president of the United States. I've got the job I want." Jindal is a first-term governor whose term expires in 2012. Party leaders say he could end up on the GOP presidential ticket that year. The...

Gingrich on this Congress: 'We will repeal virtually everything they did'
New Orleans -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday that he thinks Republicans will Repeal "virtually everything" the Democrats have done in the 111th Congress. Speaking to a crowd of about 300 in New Orleans before the start of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, Gingrich upped the rhetoric. He repeatedly called the Obama Administration a "secular-socialist machine" and said its moment is fleeting. "The left has a very temporary moment in history when it has...

What's Wrong With The Media?
Commentary By Ron Beasley This is what's wrong with the media?  This:   Why does anyone pay any attention to this disgraced Rethuglican?  Now this worked out really well for them last time: Newt Gingrich: Say yes to Government shutdowns! The theme of Newt Gingrich's speech Thursday night at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference was supposed to be "the Party of yes." Republicans, tarred for a year as knee-jerk obstructionists, should instead...