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...think all the Republican candidates "had noisily rattled sabers about Iran." I can't even begin to imagine Ron Paul wanting to go to war with Iran. He didn't even want to go to war with Iraq. You did a great disservice to Paul by using such a blanket statement. Scott Spencer, HAMPTON...
...Saturday morning. "I don't think anybody votes for yesterday," he says, streaming balm. "We vote for tomorrow. Elections are about the future." Romney's version of the future sounds as if he's pickpocketed the polling data used by Democrats roaming the cornfields, with an occasional Republican nod to lower taxes and a strong defense. He talks about the need for an alternative-energy plan, better schools, better jobs and universal health insurance but not "Hillarycare, socialized medicine." That (inaccurate) slap is about as nasty as it gets. He doesn't even mention illegal immigrants. Suddenly I can foresee...
...whole cloth. You can go negative on your opponents, but it's a stretch to attack them for taking the same positions - on immigration, most notably - that you used to take, especially when you keep getting caught having illegals tend your garden. The sheer cynicism is driving Romney's Republican opponents nuts. He is wildly unpopular among his peers. "I just hate the guy," says a rival campaign manager. "If we can't win, I want to be sure he loses...
...Both Republican candidates - one the most socially conservative in the race; the other, a Libertarian - moved in around the same time last summer...
...hasn't helped matters that earlier this month the Paul campaign paid for two former Republican legislators from Huckabee's home state of Arkansas to come to Iowa and give radio interviews attacking his record on such issues as taxes and immigration. No wonder the closest thing to a real overture between the two campaigns may be have been the day recently when a Huckabee worker came across the hall and asked whether anyone from Team Paul wanted to go shooting. "It didn't work out," says Zambenini, who adds that they did appreciate the invitation...