Ron Paul Raking it in

Ron Paul is on pace to raise more money in the fourth and final quarter of the presidential primary season than the top Republican fund raiser did in the third quarter. So far he has raised 9.75 million.
However it seems that his surprising surge has has come too late to have a definitive effect on [...]

Giuliani’s Plan to Gain the Nomination

Rudy Giuliani is an unconventional candidate; a Republican who supports a woman’s right to an abortion, gun control measures, and gay rights. He is a Republican who sees the merits in educating undocumented immigrants and the damage that would be done with kicking them out of schools. These views, and his ability to support initiatives [...]

At Least He Has One: Hillary Criticizes Obama’s Health Care Plan

Hillary (pictured abo- oh wait, that’s a kitty! Kitty!) must be getting more than a little worried, because her constant mudslinging towards Obama is starting to become even more outrageous. The most recent example is Hillary’s latest comments about Obama’s health care plan.
Obama’s health care plan is to make health care more affordable so [...]

Who wants to be first to waterboard John Ashcroft?

What luck we’ve had with Attorney Generals in the U.S.! Remember the one before Gonzales, John Ashcroft? Yep, the one who still thinks the Patriot Act is a good idea. He spoke at the University of Colorado on Tuesday to defend both the act and Guantanamo (a “good place” according to Ashcroft). But he was [...]

Huckabee Catching Up In Iowa, For Jesus

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (seen above listing the number of opinions he will take into account when going to war on his hand and then subtracting four) is nearly level with Mitt Romney in Iowa. With his Chuck Norris ads now airing I wouldn’t bet against him. I mean, who could vote against Walker, [...]

Five Years Early: Senator Trent Lott Announces Retirement

The second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, Mississippi senator Trent Lott (pictured above getting a little too personal), announced his retirement Monday, ending his 34-year career in Congress.
Lott is best known for his comment in 2002 that the country “wouldn’t have had all these problems over the years,” if racial segregationist Strom Thurmond was elected [...]

I’m Surprised He Has One: Cheney to Get Hospital Check for Irregular Heartbeat

Apparently America’s favorite vice-president was “found to have an irregular heartbeat during a medical evaluation this morning and is undergoing further testing at George Washington University Hospital.”
Cheney, who has had four heart attacks, has an “abnormal rhythm involving the upper chambers of the heart,” spokeswoman Megan Mitchell said in an e-mailed statement. It was [...]

Is Clinton Electable?

In the latest Zogby Interactive poll, Hillary Clinton trails Republican opponents Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, and John McCain in hypothetical head to head match ups. In July she was leading all the candidates, and led Romney by 10 percentage points.
Young voters and independents are less likely to support Clinton, and instead [...]

It Happened Before, It’ll Happen Again

We knew it already, but planting questions at press conferences is no new phenomenon. After investigations over FEMA’s fake press conference and disgust about the Clinton campaign’s student plant, similar situations are being uncovered from the deep, dark past.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official asked a question at a January 2006 news conference [...]

The Power of Diplomacy: Bush Blackmails Congress for War Funds

Remember when Bush asked Congress for an additional $196 billion to spend on the war and Congress instead offered him a $50 billion proposal with a timetable for troop withdrawal? Good times. Now Bush is trying blackmail.
The Bush administration pressed Democrats in Congress on Tuesday to provide billions in new funding for the [...]

9/11 9/11 9/11: Guess What Rudy is Thankful for this Thanksgiving

We here at Civic Alert hope all of our readers had a relaxing and filling Thanksgiving. It’s nice to have holidays to take a break, except if you’re Rudy “WTC” Giuliani, who spent his Thanksgiving running for President of 9/11- I mean, of America.
Rudy Giuliani spent some of his Thanksgiving yesterday meeting with hundreds [...]

Happy New Year: New Hampshire Sets Primary for Jan. 8th

The date for the New Hampshire presidential primary has been set for January 8th, earlier than ever before.
The date puts the primary five days after the Iowa caucuses, an established sequence for modern presidential campaigns. [Secretary of State] Gardner, who has authority under state law to set the primary’s timing, acted hours after a [...]

“Out of the Republican Handbook”: Hillary Slings Mud, Mistakenly Thinks She Was President

Apparently what happens in Vegas really does stay in Vegas. At the Las Vegas Democratic debate last week, Hillary, pictured above smothering a child for her lunch money, responded to attacks from her opponents on her many legitimate weaknesses by criticizing them for “throwing mud” and using tactics “right out the Republican playbook.” [...]

Ron Paul Jumps in New Hampshire

The most recent CNN poll, conducted November 11-14, shows Ron Paul jumping ahead of both Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee in New Hampshire. Ranked as favorite by 8% of respondents, he is currently 4th favorite in the Granite State, trailing Rudy Giuliani at 16%, John McCain at 18%, and Mitt Romney at 33%.
This follows Paul’s [...]

Obama takes lead in Iowa

In the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, Barack Obama has overtaken Hillary Clinton among likely Democratic Iowan caucus goers.
Obama came in at 30%, Clinton at 26%, and John Edwards garnered 22%. Bill Richardson also reached double digits with 11%.
Good signs for more future gains for Obama include him drawing even with Clinton in support from [...]