In case you missed it, here are just a few of the Texans who have made news in the past few weeks.
Wendy Davis!
Governing Magazine named State Senator Wendy Davis one of 12 State Legislators to watch in 2012. They write:
Democrats in the Texas Legislature lost significant ground in the 2010 elections. Still, Sen. Wendy Davis, who represents Fort Worth, used the limited tools available to her to achieve spectacular results. Hours before last year's session was to end, Davis filibustered a bill that included $4 billion in school cuts. That forced Republican Gov. Rick Perry -- who was on his way to becoming a presidential candidate -- to call a special session. It also turned Davis into "an icon among Democratic activists in Texas," says Mark P. Jones, a Rice University political scientist.
"Since the moment she stepped off the floor, supportive calls from all over the country flooded in, including lots of, 'Where can I send the check?'" says Genevieve Van Cleve, the deputy political director of Annie's List, a Texas-based group that recruits progressive women to run for office.
Early in life, Davis had a tough go of it. By age 19, Davis, whose mother had only a sixth-grade education, was divorced, had a baby and was living in a trailer park. She managed, however, to graduate first in her class from Texas Christian University, and then attended Harvard Law School. She served five terms on the Fort Worth City Council before winning a state Senate seat in 2008.
Davis' political career nearly came to an end in 2011 when a Republican-drawn redistricting map placed her in a GOP-friendly district. Luckily for her, a map drawn by federal judges put her in a more favorable situation -- albeit one that's no slam dunk either. Her 2012 re-election contest promises to be a high-profile, high-spending affair.
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Benita Veliz!
The San Antonio student and former valedictorian of Jefferson High School asked Republican front-runner Mitt Romney why he opposes the DREAM Act. Veliz faced deportation after she was pulled over for a routine traffic stop and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, aka ICE. She was spared deportation last year and has become a spokeswoman for the DREAM Act.
"I was appalled when I heard Mitt Romney say he would veto the DREAM Act," Veliz, 26, told reporters during a conference call arranged by the Democratic National Committee.
"So many young people like me who were brought here so young; Mitt Romney's notion is not only insensitive - it's irresponsible," Veliz said.
During a campaign stop in Iowa last week, Romney pledged to veto legislation that would allow illegal immigrant children to become U.S. citizens.
He defended his stance during a televised interview Wednesday.
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Ellen Cohen!
The former State Legislator and recently elected Houston City Council Member may be the first Jewish council member in the city's history. Kudos to Houston, which is not only the largest city to have an openly LGBT mayor, but now gets to rack up another notable accomplishment in electing a diverse group of elected officials. The Houston Chronicle writes:
Cohen said it doesn't make her a pioneer, but she brings her Judaism with her to the job in subtle ways. Cohen said she has shared a joke with office neighbor Jerry Davis, an African-American councilman representing District B: He told her he loves bagels and lox, and she responded by disclosing her fondness for waffles and fried chicken. Both are menu items at the Davis family restaurant The Breakfast Klub.
Cohen also said she typically will not accept invitations on Friday nights because that's when she has Sabbath dinner with her family.
Cohen has a photo of what she jokingly calls "the Jewish caucus" from her days in the Texas House, where she served from 2007 through 2010. Cohen is posing in the photo with Speaker Joe Straus and Reps. Scott Hochberg and Elliott Naishtat.
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Taco Eating Beauty Queen!
This story will make you mad, hungry, or both. Miss San Antonio was recently stripped of her crowd by a State District judge after the beauty queen gained more weight than was allowed by her contract. Her contract? Yes, when the lovely Miss Domonique Ramirez won the title, she apparently signed a contract requiring her to maintain her weight. When the teen queen gained a few pounds, pageant organizers filed a suit to strip her of the title. From Reuters:
Woods and the Miss San Antonio organization stripped Ramirez of her crown in late January, charging that she was late to personal appearances, took part in at least one modeling engagement not sanctioned by the organization and, according to Woods, gained weight by eating "too many tacos."
Her contract required the 129-pound Ramirez to stay at the same weight as the day she won the pageant.
Woods said Ramirez had been given a written warning.
The story did not indicate how much weight she gained, but since it's a "scholarship competition" and not a bulimia achievement award it shouldn't matter, right?
Mitt Romney, do Twinkies have the rights of a person? Shouldn't a Twinkie approach a lawyer for chapter 13 personal bankruptcy and get battered by telephone calls and threats like most persons? Shouldn't a Twinkie get their pay checks garnished to point of starvation until the debt is paid, just like a person who claims bankruptcy? Shouldn't all Twinkie'sassets be assessed and auction on the street?
What is next with you Republicans, jail sentences until the amount is paid? Remember The George Bush Bankruptcy Act?
These claims turned out to be false. After BAPCPA passed, although credit card company losses decreased, prices charged to customers increased, and credit card company profits soared.[21]
Mitt Romney continues to confirm that Corporations have the rights of a person but he fails to tell the whole story that people do not have the rights of a person - just Corporations do
This one-side republican special interest pledge to the 1% will keep Obama squarely in the White House for four more years! This makes Texans happy because he just started to clean up a corrupt Texas Justice Systems with Rick Perry's 4,500 bias appointees some embedded in the supreme court.
No way, they are a corporation not a person! They will get away with murder by claiming a Twinkie Defense! That's how Dan White got off for the assassination of Harvey Milk, a San Francisco City Official - he had one too many Twinkies that made him go into a killing rage?
This bring up another point, is the Secret Service a Private Corporation with the rights of a person?
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Twinkies Go Bankrupt
Atlantic Wire By Dino Grandoni | The Atlantic Wire - 20 hrs ago
Sad news, factory-made baked-good lovers: Hostess, the maker of Twinkies, is filing for bankruptcy -- but it isn't so much because Americans don't find Twinkies delicious anymore. The Wall Street Journal tries to parse out the reasons Hostess needs Chapter 11 protection, which it will file for this week. People losing their appetite for Twinkies is only a slight problem -- Twinkie sales have only declined a slight 2 percent while sales of its cupcakes and other baked goods have remained flat. So we still find those suggestively oblong cream-filled cakes delicious.
The George Bush Bankruptcy Act? [Which by George Failed Too}
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA)citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B... Main article: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-8, 119 Stat. 23 (April 20, 2005) ("BAPCPA"), substantially amended the Bankruptcy Code. Many provisions of BAPCPA were forcefully advocated by consumer lenders and were just as forcefully opposed by many consumer advocates, bankruptcy academics, bankruptcy judges, and bankruptcy lawyers.[19] The enactment of BAPCPA followed nearly eight years of debate in Congress. Most of the law's provisions became effective on October 17, 2005.
This evening, Buzzfeed posted one of the juiciest political gotchas of the new year, the entire 200 page opposition research file from the 2008 McCain campaign on one Willard “Mittens” Romney. The theme is pretty simple:
Romney Has Been Criticized For Sending "Mixed Messages" And Having "Seemingly Inconsistent” Positions
The bulk of the file consists of news clippings highlighting his ever shifting views on abortion, immigration, campaign finance reform, education, and pretty much every other topic salient to the 2008 Republican Primary.
While much of it concerns his record as Governor of Massachusetts, and statements made during his runs for the Senate in 1994 and the 2008 primary campaign, there is a particularly epic overview of his work with the infamous firm, Bain Capital.
There is just too much good stuff in here to post all of it, but here are some highlights from the file on abortion.
In 1994, Romney Claimed He Supported Legalizing Abortion Before Roe v. Wade Decision. ROMNEY: "I joined my mother in 1970 when she said she was in favor of legalizing abortion." (Scot Lehigh, "Romney Labeled A 'Pretender' On Abortion Rights," The Boston Globe, 10/12/94)
As Romney Considered Run For Office In Utah In 2002, He Told Local Paper He Did Not "Wish To Be Labeled Pro-Choice." "After Romney lost the Senate race, he decamped to Utah to run the Winter Olympics. When it was rumored he might seek political office there, he wrote this in a letter to the editor of the Salt Lake City Tribune: 'I do not wish to be labeled prochoice.'" (Joan Vennochi, "Romney's Revolving World," The Boston Globe, 3/2/06)
Announcing For Massachusetts Governor In 2002, Romney Reaffirmed His Pro-Choice Position. "[A]s Governor of the Commonwealth, I will protect the right of a woman to choose under the law of the country and the laws of the Commonwealth." (Joan Vennochi, "Romney's Revolving World," The Boston Globe, 3/2/06)
Romney Says He "Simply Changed His Mind" On Abortion One Day In November 2004. "On abortion, Romney says he simply changed his mind. He recalls that it happened in a single revelatory moment, during a Nov. 9, 2004, meeting with an embryonic-stem-cell researcher who said he didn't believe therapeutic cloning presented a moral issue because the embryos were destroyed at 14 days. 'It hit me very hard that we had so cheapened the value of human life in a Roe v. Wade environment that it was important to stand for the dignity of human life,' Romney says." (Karen Tumulty, "What Romney Believes," Time, 5/21/07)
The Doctor, Harvard's Douglas Melton, Claimed Romney "Mischaracterized My Position." "Governor Romney has mischaracterized my position; we didn't discuss killing or anything related to it. … I explained my work to him, told him about my deeply held respect for life, and explained that my work focuses on improving the lives of those suffering from debilitating diseases." (Scott Helman, "Romney's Journey To The Right," The Boston Globe, 12/17/06)
Republican Strategist Keith Appell Said Romney Airing Pro-Choice Views After Abortion "Epiphany" Begs Question: "How Many Epiphanies Have You Had?" "If he was still taking actions that appear to reflect his old, 'pro-choice' views after November 2004, it raises an important question for Republicans, Appell said. 'It's part of Romney's challenge: How many epiphanies have you had?' he said." (Rick Klein and Jake Tapper, "Romney's Pro- Life Conversion: Myth Or Reality?" ABC News, 6/14/07)
As you can see, this is some really great stuff, and I highly recommend reading the whole thing here. This is the most fun I’ve had reading about Mitt Romney. Ok, well, at least since this.
If you watched the GOP Debate Last night, you heard the Republican audience boo Juan Williams' mention of Mitt Romney's Mexican-born father.
Here's the clip:
While we wait for Gingrich, Santorum, and Perry to trip over each other calling for Mitt's birth certificate, here's the TDP's response to the incident. Good to see the TDP coming out so forcefully against such blatant bigotry by Republican voters. There's no need to boo Mitt's cultural heritage, or that of any other human being, especially not on MLK Day.
From the Texas Democratic Party:
La sola mención de México causa abucheos de los republicanos
Austin-En el debate republicano de Carolina del Sur, el público abucheó al moderador Juan Williams cuando mencionó la palabra 'México'.
"Es desafortunado que solo la mención de México causa abucheos de los republicanos," dijo el portavoz del TDP Anthony Gutiérrez. "Los demócratas de Texas están haciendo serios esfuerzos para involucrar a la comunidad latina mientras que los republicanos son hostiles, tanto en sus palabras y acciones."
Mientras que los republicanos siguen faltando el respeto y siguen siendo abiertamente hostiles hacia los latinos, el Partido Demócrata de Texas está haciendo un esfuerzo para llegar a esta importante comunidad a través del Proyecto Promesa. El Proyecto de Promesa fue creado para aumentar la participación política de los latinos. El Proyecto Promesa utilizará técnicas en línea y de base para conectarse con los jóvenes latinos. También les pediremos que nos den su promesa que serán nuestros mensajeros Demócratas a sus familias y redes sociales.
En las próximas semanas, el TDP desarrollará la segunda fase del Proyecto de Promesa. El objetivo de la segunda fase es aumentar el número de votantes latinos para la Primaria Demócrata 2012. El TDP pondrá organizadores en ciertas universidades donde llevarán a cabo:
Eventos para registrar votantes
Eventos en las universidades para generar publicidad gratuita
Producción de Vídeo
Identidades sociales en los medios de comunicación como Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google + y Vimeo.
Bancos de teléfono
Para aprender más sobre el Proyecto de Promesa visité a www.promesaproject.com.
Los esfuerzos de acercarse hacia los latinos de los aspirantes republicanos a la presidencia:
Mitt Romney promete vetar el DREAM Act, que es apoyada por el 85% de los latinos. Romney también recibió el apoyo de Kris Kobach, el arquitecto de leyes anti-inmigrantes de los estados.
Rick Santorum se opone a cualquiera reforma migratoria.
Newt Gingrich dijo que el español es el idioma del "ghetto."
Rick Perry recortó billones de la educación pública el primer año que los latinos representaron más del 50% de los estudiantes en las escuelas públicas de Texas. Perry también recibió el apoyo del Alguacil Joe Arpaio y lo nombró presidente de sus esfuerzos presidenciales en Arizona.
As readers from Iowa and every other state in the nation clicked over to the paper to track caucus results, they were greeted with a banner reading "The Republican Candidates are leaving Iowa. But their terrible policies are here to stay." The left banner also points out how extreme and out of touch the GOP's platform is with regular Americans. "The Republican Plan" reads "hundreds of thousands of tax cuts for millionaires at the expense of the middle class," "go back to letting Wall Street write its own rules," and "send our troops back to Iraq." In other words, George W. Bush 2.0 but now with an angry Tea Party and Republican Congress to exacerbate the bad policies.
The ads are a sharp reminder of what's at stake in November: a chance to keep moving forward with Obama, or go back to the failed policies of the past. While the Republican candidates and most of the mainstream media left Iowa today, Barack Obama's team is still there on the ground organizing supporters.
Last night, that organization was evident as about 25,000 Iowans came out to caucus for Obama, even though his repeat win in the Hawkeye State was assured. Caucus attendees learned how to get involved with the campaign, and will immediately get plugged into an operation that's singularly focused on winning in November. To put the Democratic turnout in perspective, Romney himself only managed to gin up 30,000 votes after organizing non-stop in Iowa for years--and his primary is supposed to be the exciting one this cycle!
Now, granted, that 25,000 is a fraction of the 239,000 Democrats that caucused in Iowa in 2008. However, it's an impressive retention rate, and an illustration of Obama's ground game hard at work. More importantly, Democrats' 2008 turnout numbers dwarf the 120,000 Republicans who turned up last night. And that's an inflated number anyways, since only 75% of the caucus goers were self-identified Republicans. Ron Paul pulled a lot of Independents and you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourself Democrats in for him.
Of anyone running, it looks like Barack Obama's got the most momentum coming out of Iowa.
Today, Steve Forbes sent an email to Rick Perry's campaign list urging people to support the floundering Texas Governor as the Conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. What was interesting about the email was its emphasis on the strategic importance of Conservative voters coming together in Iowa to support a single not-Mitt candidate.
Forbes writes:
I'm afraid that the results from the Iowa Caucuses in less than two days will still show Conservatives fractured in their support, leaving a huge opening for Mitt Romney to become our party's nominee.
Ironically, it appears to be Santorum who stands the best bet of unifying the Conservative bloc in Iowa, as his poll numbers continue to rise. So, quite naturally, the bulk of the email is dedicated to trashing Santorum over his support of Arlen Specter. Specter, you may recall, was a Republican Senator from Philadelphia who switched to the Democratic party in 2009 in a desperate attempt to save his ass from being defeated in a primary by Pat "Club for Growth" Toomey. Instead, Specter lost in the primary to actual Democrat Joe Sestak, who in turn got walloped by Toomey in November.
Anyways. The Forbes email specifically hits Santorum over his "unqualified support and endorsement of the liberal, pro-abortion former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter over true conservative Pat Toomey in the 2004 GOP primary," which is, of course, the single #1 biggest most important reason we now have Obamacare. We might as well call it Santorumcare!
Given the prevalence of attacks on Santorum over his endorsement of Specter, it makes me wonder if that's the only hit on the former Pennsylvania Senator that resonates. Maybe instead people should poll the message "wants to have sex with dogs," because I mean come on, no one goes out there spewing non-sequitor rants against bestiality if they're not into it, right?
I mean, if Santorum wants to have sex with dogs that's his issue to resolve. There's no reason for Santorum to drag our LGBT friends in to be disparaged for their perfectly normal, consensual sexual practices. (Also? Can Spike TV produce a show about Rick Santorum's Google problem and Mitt Romney's dog? "Man on Dog" vs. Dog on Car? Please? It can be a show about projectile fecal matter.)
In the email, Forbes also takes a particularly hard hit on Ron Paul, pointing out that the Gulf Coast crank simply isn't electable. He states that Romney's campaign will attack the former Congressman relentlessly over "Paul's past positions," i.e. the crazy racist newsletters, and Paul's "strange willingness to allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons." What's interesting about that turn of phrase from Forbes is that he in no way disavows the sentiments in Ron Paul's newsletters, instead just pointing out that Paul published some unsavory things under his own name that are now coming back to haunt him.
Forbes formerly endorsed Rand "Son of Ron" Paul and also campaigned for Ron himself during his 1996 Congressional run. Awkward! Forbes is so totally not getting a Christmas card or a pile of gold coins from the Paul family next year.
Forbes himself ran for President in 1996 and 2000, using the campaign as a platform for his obsession with a regressive flat-tax. Forbes supports far-right positions such as opposing union membership for police officers and firefighters. Time Magazine called Forbes the "comedy-club impression of what would happen if some mad scientist decided to construct a dork robot." Quite naturally he's endorsed Rick Perry! Forbes bestowed his blessing last week. In today's email, Forbes writes,
Rick Perry has proven he can raise the money necessary to compete with Romney. He already has an impressive war chest. And he has the necessary national organization for a long campaign.
Perry is also dumber than a bag of hammers! Conveniently, Forbes left that part out.
Anyways, the full text of Forbes' email is below the jump, and as a bonus I dug up Forbes' old SNL email about -- wait for it -- the flat tax. Enjoy!
In a battle of the also-rans in New Hampshire, Jon Huntsman released an ad slamming Ron Paul over his racist newsletters. The ad, titled "Unelectable," combines various clips from news media and past interviews with the Congressman. Here it is:
Huntsman's effort to generate some huntsmentum has been primarily focused on New Hampshire, where the more moderate Republicans of the Granite State overwhelmingly favor Mitt Romney. Polls indicate, however, that Hunstman is topping out at approximately 12%. Ron Paul, meanwhile, seems to have a solid hold on second place behind Romney. It's not really a surprise, given that the New Hampshire state motto is "Live Free or Die," since Ron Paul's views on health care policy could be summed up as "Live Free and Die." Huntsman is thus attacking Ron Paul to try and eat into the biggest bloc of Not-Mitt's in the state.
Ironically, Paul's coalition in New Hampshire is a lot like his coalition in Iowa -- young people, Democrats, independents, and isolationists, all of whom still seem far too willing to overlook the racist claptrap in the Congressman's newsletters. Huntsman's gotta be pretty miffed that these voters are going with Ron Paul, crazy kook of the Texas gulf coast, rather than the distinguished statesman with both executive and foreign policy experience.
One of the more interesting side stories to come out of the GOP primary has been the solid work of Huntsman's video team. While the mostly-sensible moderate from Utah never really caught on with voters (and I'll always have a soft spot for the man's daring pro-science stance) his campaign team continues to crank out really impressive videos and web ads that slam all of the other Republicans. His video crew's work on Romney's flip-flopping has been fantastic, and no matter which GOP Nopeful gets the nomination, there will be some excellent Huntsman videos left over from the primary to bash the poor fool.
Looking to start your holiday shopping today? Well consider some of the more clever Democratic merchandise! These are perfect gifts for your progressive relatives and friends. And you don't even have to get up at 4:00 a.m. and bust some doors to get them.
The Joe Biden Coozy
As The President himself Tweeted, if you need to keep your canned beverage cold, Joe Biden's got you covered. Yes, everyone's favorite #2 in command and The Onion cover boy now graces his own official can holder. Best of all, they're made in the USA! Add some local Texas beer and you've got a gift we can believe in.
Not a drinker, or maybe while working at the Capitol you prefer to hide your booze in a mug? Then the VP's "Cup of Joe" should fix you right up as well.
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Rock Me Like a Herman Cain Tote Bags
Produced by friend of BOR Christina Gomez, these totes poll higher than the Godfather's Pizza man, and to date no women have alleged sexual harassment against the stylish 100% cotton canvass bag. (Though apparently the pint glass that is also available emblazoned with the logo has retained Gloria Allred.) The white tee is priced at one-nine-nine-nine, which is basically like Herman Cain's tax plan, except it won't raise taxes on the middle class. Ladies can sport the feminine tee, which is so alluring that you'd better stay away from the National Restaurant Association if you don't want to be propositioned before being offered a job!
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Mitt Romney's Temporary Little Band Aids
In a recent Republican debate, millionaire Mitt Romney said President Obama's proposal to cut payroll taxes for the middle class -- which amounts to about $1500 in extra money for the average American family -- was nothing but a "temporary little Band-Aid."
If you, like Mitt, think $1,500 is pocket change, then for a donation of that amount the DNC will send you your own box of Mitt's Temporary Little Band Aids. As they write on their website, "if you, like Romney, can forgo the money for four months of groceries, seven months of gasoline, or a full year's electricity bill, we're pleased to offer a box of Mitt Romney-brand Temporary Little Band-Aids, helpfully priced by Romney himself at $1,500."
Or, if you're in the 99% like the rest of us, you can apply a lot of pressure and a piece of paper towel until the bleeding stops, possibly some duct tape, and hope you don't need stitches since your insurance charges a huge co-pay for ER visits.
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Finally, if you want to buy "normal" gifts or something, the TDP has set up a "Shop Blue" program, where a portion of your purchases go back to fund the TDP. There are a huge number of stores available.
So even if you don't enjoy the half-million dollar line of credit Newt Gingrich has at Tiffany's, you can still get your nearest and dearest Democrats a nice gift this year.
So the attack video Mitt Romney's team spliced together from Rick Perry's various stuttering, stumbling debate performances? Like the Federal budget surplus amassed by Clinton and squandered by Bush 2, that video is now gone:
A Mitt Romney campaign video attacking Gov. Rick Perry with spliced clips of his debate flubs and doofy faces has been taken off Romney's YouTube channel, perhaps for going too harsh on the Texas candidate.
The video was posted on Wednesday afternoon and removed by 9 that night.
The Houston Chronicle also has a small portion of the video as captured by a reader before the whole thing was yanked.
The video itself got a LOT of attention, not just here on this blog but elsewhere across the Internet. Critics were shocked that Romney would attack Perry not simply on the issues or his record, but the man's very intellect. The Mitt camp hasn't released a comment on the video's disappearing act, or if it was just a technical glitch. ,
No word yet if Mitt Romney will re-edit the video, or throw a glove at Perry and challenge him to a sword fight for the nomination instead.
Update Thursday 8:54 a.m. -- Romney's camp has pulled their video. See our story here.
During last night's debate, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney got into a few heated kerfuffles. The battle between the relatively-more-moderate Romney and the self-described "authentic conservative" Perry practically turned into a shoving match on stage. As the two interrupted and tried to shout each other down, I was half hoping that Dana Carvey dressed as Ross Perot would jump out from behind Michele Bachmann's epaulets and say, "Can I finish? Can I finish can I finish can I finish?"
Anyways, today brings a video from Romney attacking Perry on his relatively poor overall debate performances. It makes for an interesting contrast with Perry's more theatrical production.
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First, here's Perry's attack on Romney, called "Romney's Remedy," which looks like a Michael Bay movie and was released on a fundraising page about two weeks ago:
Interestingly, the clips of Romney in this video seem to disprove some of Romney's statements last night about his health care plan in Massachusetts. During the debate, I thought I heard him say he didn't think it should be applied nationwide? And in this video, it's edited to suggest he did? I wonder if we'll see a "Flip Flopper" video from Perry's camp on that issue soon.
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Today, Romney released a video entitled "Ready to Lead?" attacking Perry's relative inarticulateness and hot-headed temperament, as has been on display during recent Republican debates. The ad seems to make some argument that Perry's less electable, thus suggesting that perhaps Romney is more electable, or at least better able to debate Barack Obama.
What do you think? Which video will resonate more strongly with Republican primary voters? Perry's glossy trailer or Romney's media clip montage?
And isn't it interesting that Romney, leading all but Herman Cain in the polls, is back to taking shots at Perry?
During last night's debate, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney got into a few heated kerfuffles. The battle between the relatively-more-moderate Romney and the self-described "authentic conservative" Perry practically turned into a shoving match on stage. As the two interrupted and tried to shout each other down, I was half hoping that Dana Carvey dressed as Ross Perot would jump out from behind Michele Bachmann's epaulets and say, "