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Bret Baier said tonight that Romney told him after their interview yesterday that he didn’t like the interview, that it was “overly aggressive” and said it was “uncalled for”. Talk about thin skinned:

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President Obama agreed to a FOX News interview in the 11th hour of his big push toward a healthcare bill in order to reach FOX’s audience of Democrats and Independents. A few of us wondered if the network would, in appreciation for the President temporarily lifting his embargo of FOX, stage a milk toast interview and lob softball questions. After all, when FOX’s Bill “I’m lookin’ out for the folks” O’Reilly finally landed an interview with candidate Obama, it was an innocuous non-event.

Bret Michaels lead, singer of the rock and roll band Poison, recently paid a visit to troops in Iraq where he put on a concert and visited with the troops. Michaels also spent time after the show to take photos with the troops as well as sign autographs, he signed everything from guitars to casts. Four business associates from Florida raised over $240,000 in order to bring Bret Michaels and his band to Iraq to put on concerts for the service members. From right Mike Aby, Nikki Linn, Michelle Roberts and Mike Erthal spent the last year putting on...

Please join me at a Pre-Election Rally that I am hosting on Saturday, November 4th, from 7 to 11 pm, at the Bethwood, located at 38 Lackawanna Avenue in Totowa. Our special guests will include Tom Kean, Jr. and our Passaic County Freeholder candidates -- Art Soto, Keith La Forgia and Erik Lowe. Food and beverages will be served, and we are asking for a contribution of only $65 to the PCRRO (Passaic County Regular Republican Organization) to help cover costs and raise needed funds for our critical get-out-the-vote efforts. This election will be one of the most important in...

Former Gov. Christie Whitman believes the Republican Party is in deep trouble. The GOP, she says, is now where the Democrats were a dozen years ago in Washington when they lost control of the House for the first time in 40 years. President Bush's popularity is at a low ebb and several GOP leaders have been snared in ethics scandals. "We're at a critical point," she said. "We're starting to see polls that look just like the polls looked to Democrats in '94." From a converted hayloft of the barn on her family estate in Oldwick, Whitman works each day...

Corzine Ready To Lower Tax Boom On N.J. CBS 2 Speaks To Upset Residents, Many Hint At Leaving Image Marcia Kramer Reporting (CBS) BERGENFIELD New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine unveils his belt tightening new budget on Tuesday. But even before the announcement, New Jersey taxpayers were expecting the worst. When Corzine voted for himself to become governor of New Jersey he knew that one day he would have to make some difficult and unpopular budget decisions. That day is Tuesday. And already people are lining up to oppose his expected tax hikes. ”It’s utterly ridiculous we have to have the...

At this point four years ago, BRET SCHUNDLER was the Mayor of Jersey City running against the longtime Senate President who was about to become the Acting Governor. Establishment Republicans initially dismissed him as a real factor in the gubernatorial candidate selection process, allowing him to spend considerable time quietly working his party's conservative base. It wasn't until the ethical woes of DONALD DIFRANCESCO became front page news that Schundler began to be viewed as a serious contender. When DiFrancesco dropped out and was replaced by former Congressman ROBERT FRANKS, the so-called establishment figured they had Schundler beat. Two months...