Cantor: Romney Can Beat Obama

Another day, another endorsement. Eric Cantor is the latest GOP leader to back Mitt Romney as the party’s presidential nominee. On Meet the Press, the House majority leader officially endorsed Romney, confessing that he had already voted for him in the Virginia primary. “Mitt Romney is the only candidate in the race who’s put forward a bold pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future,” Cantor said. “I think he can beat Barack Obama in November.”

Two Snobs in a Pod

Who’s the snob now? After playing a clip of President Obama’s actual comments on higher education, Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace alerted Rick Santorum that he and Obama shared similar views on college and vocational training. Throughout the interview, Santorum was confronted on a bevy of topics from contraception to his charitable donations. By the time the college issue arose, Santorum seemed to be exhausted by the line of questioning and decided to, for once, side with the president. “If it was an error, then I agree with the president that we should have options for people to go to a variety of different training options, “Santorum said. Surely somewhere a pig is flying.

The GOP’s War on Women

And the battle continues. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stopped by Meet the Press to address the contraception controversy head-on, referring to Republicans’ attack on health-care access as a “war on women.” Under President Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act, the cost of contraception is covered. Without it, argued Wasserman Schultz, employers are given too much room to discriminate. “If you say that a boss can replace their own moral conviction with this policy, then that is how Republicans are proposing to restrict women’s access to contraception.”

Gingrich: Obama Apology an Excuse

President Obama issued an apology to Hamid Karzai as a way to “calm things down” after the Quran burning related deaths last month. On State of the Union, Newt Gingrich strongly expressed his belief that Obama’s apology made it look as if the U.S. troops had done something wrong. “I don’t believe that the president saved lives by what he did,” Gingrich said. “I believe that the president set a terrible precedent of a commander in chief not standing up for American troops.” Gingrich added, “If the Afghans don’t want American troops in their country then we don’t need to be there.”

Does Obama Care About Lower Gas Prices?

Has President Obama made it a goal to lower gas prices? Simple question, right? Not for David Axelrod. The senior Obama campaign adviser tiptoed around the question on This Week, never directly answering yes or no. Instead, he expressed the administration’s desire to decrease America’s reliance on oil. “Our dependence on oil makes it very difficult to control our energy costs,” Axelrod said. He added, “We always want lower gas prices because that’s good for our economy. The question is whether it's realistic to say as the speaker did, that there’s some magic fairy dust that you can sprinkle and get $2.50 gas.”

Is Paul in Cahoots with Romney?

Secret alliances? Conspiracy theories? This GOP race is starting to sound more and more like a John Grisham novel. On Face the Nation, Ron Paul addressed the rumor that he is working with Mitt Romney in an effort to secure the place of his son, Rand as Romney’s veep. Rick Santorum recently added fuel to the rumor, a move Paul says cries of desperation. “I didn’t know he was in the conspiracy business,” said Paul. “He didn’t have any issues to attack me on, so he had to go after me on something as silly as that.”

Limbaugh’s ‘Slut’ Backlash

Last week, Rush Limbaugh called law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” after her testimony in support of contraceptives. What followed was intense media coverage, dropped advertisers, and an apology from the often unapologetic radio host. On Reliable Sources, Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s David Frum said that Limbaugh’s comments may help his ratings in the long run, but will likely have a negative impact on the GOP. “What is good for Rush Limbaugh is not necessarily what is good for the Republican Party,” Frum said.