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• POLITICAL BUILD-A-BEAR: Create Your Own GOP Candidate
• Posted by Deb O-MAMA • 2/1/12

The GOP field is not quite doing it for me...58% of GOP primary voters agree with me and want another candidate to enter the race?! And, I find myself imagining if I could create my very own candidate - what would he/she be like? I do like a little something-something from most of them, but none of them are the complete package.  So, want to play with me?  My ideal candidate would...

• FRONT RUNNER: Mitt Romney
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 10/11/11

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UPDATE 10/11/11:  NJ Governor and Republican darling du jour, Chris Christie, endorsed Mitt Romney for President today.

Originally posted 6/1/11: The former governor of Massachusetts has presidential hair and great looks.  He exudes competence and is a moderate, who turns right every now and then...and then left again?!  He’s got the Obamacare "problem" to handle, but did a good job of...

• THE GODFATHER: Meet Herman Cain
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 9/27/11

GOP Presidential candidate, Herman Cain, comes from humble beginnings.  He became an executive at Coca-Cola and Pillsbury, and brought Godfather's pizza out of ruin.  He's had a talk radio show and speaks all around the country.  He's a businessman, not a politician, who promises to "keep it real."  

Do we need a "Godfather" to twist some arms in Washington? Is he talking the talk we need to...

• GO POSITIVE: What Kid-O’s Can Learn From the Political Debates
• Posted by Deb O-MAMA • 9/13/11

Not a lot of kids watch political debates, but they could learn a thing or two from watching a group of adults conduct themselves during a public discussion.   Don’t be afraid, MAMAs, so far the candidates have been quite civil to each other…”G” rated TV.  Check that, the last GOP Tea Party debate merits a PG rating, due to some hecklers- bad form, people!  Kids need to know it’s always best...

• GET THE JOB DONE: Rick Perry Announces Candidacy
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 8/17/11

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Texas Governor, Rick Perry threw his Stetson into the presidential ring.  The Republican candidate is running as “America’s jobs governor, “ and is travelling across the country in a bus with “Get America Working Again” painted on its side.  He’s got quite a record to back up his slogan.  Since 2009, 37 percent of all new jobs created in the United States have been in Texas, under Perry’s...