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Sen. Lindsey Graham To Announce 2016 Bid For Prez Today

Either Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is finally coming out, or he’s announcing his run for the 2016 GOP nomination for president this morning.

Graham will bring the number of declared GOP candidates to eight. Rick Perry will make it nine later this week. Still to declare: Scott Wilson, Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush.

With the addition of Graham, that will bring the total number of announced GOP candidates to eight.

Still waiting on expected announcements from former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Wilson, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

UPDATE: The AP has this clip from Graham’s announcement today. In his announcement, Graham says he has more national security experience than anyone else in the presidential race adding, “And that includes you, Hillary.”

He also threw this red meat to the followers, “I’ll be a voice for social conservative values without apology or animosity.”

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Half-Term Governor Of Alaska Criticizes Two-Term Governor Of Maryland

Yesterday, Sarah Palin (former half-term governor of Alaska) took to the safe haven of her Facebook page to criticize former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (who not only served his FULL term as governor, but ran for a second term, won, and served THAT term to it’s limit).

Yet another anti-freedom politician jumps in the race today for POTUS. As cool as he is with his rock ‘n roll persona, this typical liberal’s erroneous grasp of our Bill of Rights merely continues the strange and disastrous agenda of Barack Obama. Good to know he doesn’t have much chance of winning. The democrats have greased the skids for their chosen one, despite the media games that play the public with various “competing” campaigns used for gamey distractions.

With today’s more-of-the-same distract-sphere – with the politician sounding exactly like all the others – don’t you wonder if there are ANY good old fashioned Blue Dog democrats who can represent the left’s party in the 2016 race? I feel kind of bad for democrats who are as embarrassed about their party leaving them as some of us Republicans are about our own party when we hear the GOP talk a good game but dishonorably capitulate when given the majority power to stop Obama’s nonsense.

The old saying really is true: those who can, do; those who can’t, criticize.

For Palin to naysay from the sidelines is cowardly. She can jump in the race herself anytime she likes. The issue? She doesn’t “like.” It’s much more comfortable, safe, and more profitable to sit on the sidelines and tell everyone how they’re doing it all wrong.

O’Malley handled the statement with class. He invited her to have the courage of her convictions.

Which, of course, she doesn’t have. She knows she’d lose.

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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley Joins The 2016 Democratic Field

Former Governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, joined Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the hunt for the 2016 Democratic party nomination for president today.

While he faces steep odds against Clinton, who’s ahead in all polls by huge numbers, I think it’s good to have some debate on where the Democratic party will go.

O’Malley calls for a “new leadership” as he promises to “rebuild the American dream.”

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Rick Santorum Is Back In The Hunt

Rick Santorum, an uber-vocal advocate for conservative family values and longtime opponent of LGBT rights, began his 2016 White House bid on Wednesday, promising to fight for working-class Americans in a new election season that will see him find his footing in a different Republican Party.

The former Pennsylvania senator surprised many by scoring a second-place finish in the race for the Republican presidential nomination four years ago. But this time, he may not even make it to the debate podium as the most recent Fox News poll for GOP contenders puts him at only 2% or 12th on the crowded list of hopefuls.

“I am proud to stand here, among you and for you, the American workers who have sacrificed so much, to announce that I am running for president of the United States,” the 57-year-old senator said, flanked by factory workers and six of his seven children in a cinderblock warehouse near his western Pennsylvania hometown.

“The last race, we changed the debate. This race, with your help and God’s grace, we can change this nation.”

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Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Rand, Ted and Marco Should Go Be Governors Before Running For Prez

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has advice for Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio: Go run for governor before you run for president.

He shared that thought with the Weekly Standard in an interview last week:

“I’ve had more than one individual say, ‘You know what, if you want to be the president of the United States, you ought to go back to your home state and be the governor and get that executive experience before you go lead this country,'” said Perry.

The former governor calls the senators “Marco, Ted, and Rand,” and made sure to say he has “great respect” for the trio. “They are smart as a tree full of owls,” said Perry, “These guys are very, very capable United States senators.”

Perry ran a short, unsuccessful bid for the GOP nomination for president in 2012.

He has signaled he will probably announce a second presidential bid on June 4 near Dallas.

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Fox News May Limit First GOP Presidential Debate To Ten Candidates

Fox News has announced a plan to limit to ten the number of candidates to take part in the first 2016 GOP debate announced for August 6.

As of today, it looks like there could well be 18 likely Republicans running for the 2016 nomination.

In a statement by the network, officials said that to be allowed on stage, candidates “must place in the top 10 of an average of the five most recent national polls, as recognized by Fox News.”

It said that “such polling must be conducted by major, nationally recognized organizations that use standard methodological techniques.”

Fox News did not elaborate on which polling organizations would be considered credible.

The debate will be moderated by Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace, all of Fox News.