Barack Obama is running for president. In a move that should surprise absolutely nobody the current leader of the free world officially kicked off his campaign for a second term today with rallies in Ohio and Virginia. Which means that this seemingly endless campaign is one tiny step closer to being over. more ›

Mayor Bloomberg isn't running for president this year (we don't think) so instead he's having meals with the 2012 candidates. In February, Bloomberg had lunch with President Obama and, today, he had breakfast with Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Isn't it great that Bloomberg Businessweek spiked that "battered Mitt" cover? more ›

Last night was what Beltway insiders call "Nerd Prom," and what D.C. residents call "that idiotic traffic jam-inducing media circle jerk," AKA the White House Press Correspondents Dinner. Jimmy Kimmel made a few fat jokes and Obama riffed on the recent GOP attacks that he's a dog eater, and made fun of Mitt Romney in the process. Here's an "ad" from Romney backer WoofPAC that accuses the president of practicing "dog socialism" and points out that 4 more years of Obama is actually 28 more years for the country's dogs. more ›

Earlier today, Vice President Joe Biden spoke at NYU Law School, to ramp up Obama/Biden 2012 and to attack Romeny/Someone 2012. Of course, all that anyone remembers is how Biden recalled the Theodore Roosevelt line, "speak softly, and carry a big stick," by saying, "I promise you, the President has a big stick. I promise you." more ›

People, the presidential election is November 6, 2012. It might sound like a lot of time between now and then, but the Wall Street Journal wants to make sure its man—former Massachusetts Governor, lover of women who stay home with the kids and presumptive Republican candidate, Mitt Romney—is armed with all the advice he needs. So in today's Wall Street Journal, there's an editorial giving him advice on how to differentiate himself from President Barack Obama, PLUS an op-ed from Karl Rove about choosing running mates. This is better than going to Lucy van Pelt! more ›

Mitt Romney won five more states in yesterday's GOP primaries, including New York, on his long, bland march towards inevitability. Like the guy who keeps sending "Sh*t People Say" videos around the office, we were hoping that Newt Gingrich would continue to fight the good fight, regardless of societal norms. Maybe a new wife (or a different set of clip-on hair for Callista) would jazz things up a bit? Alas, Gingrich's spokesman R.C. Hammond told the Times that the candidate has already conceded to Romney, and will suspend his campaign next week—look for Tiffany's website to go black in memoriam. more ›

Today is Primary Day in New York, where registered Republicans can cast their vote for a presidential candidate. Shockingly, a low turnout is expected, even though the candidates include Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. more ›

Rudolph Giuliani has become the latest Republican to pretend to enjoy the thought of Mitt Romney being elected president. “When I look at where we are as a nation and the challenges we face, I am convinced that Mitt Romney will provide a clear contrast to President Obama,” Giuliani said in a statement earlier today. Woah, a "clear contrast?" Get a room, you two! But as Capital New York reminds us, things weren't always so peachy. Just four months ago Giuliani said of Romney, “I ran against him in ‘07 and ‘08, I’ve never seen a guy change his position so many times, so fast, on a dime." Isn't it amazing what a miserable field of candidates can do to one's viewpoint? more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Mitt Romney may have strapped his Irish setter Seamus to the roof of his car during a family vacation, but at least he never ate dog like Barack Hussein Obama did…when he was six…in Indonesia. Important D.C. publication The Daily Caller brings up a passage of Obama's book, Dreams from My Father, in which the future president describes being fed dog meat, snake meat, and grasshopper, by his stepfather in Indonesia. "Say what you want about Romney," hilarious web pundit Jim Treacher writes, "But at least he only put a dog on the roof of his car, not the roof of his mouth." Ha ha stop, stop, your DOGGONE jokes are killing us. Stop. more ›

Now that Rick Santorum is out of the race and concentrating on making his ailing three-year-old daughter a lifetime NRA member, likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is very confident in an interview with ABC News' Diane Sawyer. He says that President Obama should "start packing." Ann Romney, cause celebre/"daughter of privilege", added, "I believe it’s… Mitt’s time… It’s our turn now." more ›

The Obama campaign likes to tout that much of their war chest comes from small donors, people who give less than $250. But $250 only wins you the chance to win an awkward dinner with the president, and the joy of cleaning out your inbox every few hours. Want a roughly 75% of meeting the man in the White House? That'll be $100,000. No word on how much it'd cost to share a cigarette with the president. more ›

What's the #1 "trending in politics" story on FoxNews.com right now? "Obama paid lower tax rate than secretary." Hypocrite In Chief! How much of "Bam's" deductions were for water guns? Or prostitutes? This totally undercuts the president's message that rich people should pay more in taxes. more ›

Just in case you were wondering, Rush Limbaugh is decidedly pro-Ann Romney in the "never worked a day in her life" controversy. The radio host said on his program today, "If I had a daughter, she'd look like Ann Romney." Reminder to everyone: The killing of an unarmed black teen is an actual controversy, whereas the semantic argument of whether stay-at-home moms work is not. more ›

Thanks to cribbing their views on women's rights from Mad Men and seeming hopelessly out of touch with the country's growing sense of economic inequality (see: car elevators), the Republican party's presumptive nominee is trailing President Obama in the polls, 48% to 43%. Somewhere buried under the Zimmerman / Santorum news cycle, President Obama was in Florida today to push for the Buffett Rule, requiring those who make more than $2 million annually to pay a minimum of 30% tax rate. But Ham Rove's American Crossroads PAC has a plan: make Obama and Buffett pay more in voluntary taxes. more ›

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney really wants to seal up the Republican nomination, so during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania (which is Santorum territory) he tried to reiterate how out of touch President Obama is, "We have a president, who I think is is a nice guy, but he spent too much time at Harvard, perhaps." Of course, it's not like Romney admitted to the crowd that he went there, too! more ›

Mitt Romney's wife Ann called into a radio station today before Wisconsin's Tuesday primary to assuage doubts that her husband is in fact, the Least Interesting Man in the World. When asked if she wanted to beat back against the perception that he is "stiff," Romney laughed and replied, "Well, you know, I guess we better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out because he is not!” Yeah, all you have to do is open Mitt's lumbar chamber, run the command unzip.exe on the file humorsmile.zip and step back and watch him go! more ›

Sheesh can the Leader of the Free World and the Handmaiden to Vlad the Shirtless ever have a private conversation? In his visit to South Korea for an international summit, President Obama spoke to Russian President Dimitri Medvedev when he believed the microphones were off about the testy issue of a missile defense system the U.S. is planning on building in Europe. “On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this can be solved, but it’s important for him to give me space,” Obama says, referring to President-elect Putin. “This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” You hear that? If Barry's reelected he's gonna institute MANDATORY YOGA. more ›

The top 1% of earners in the United States—those who make at least $352K annually—earned 93% of the additional income created in 2010. While those folks saw an 11% increase in pay that year, the bottom 99% added just $80 to their annual income, which is barely enough for four liters of rye whiskey and a box of tissues. more ›

As Mitt Romney is raising money at the Walfdof-Astoria today (don't worry, there are Occupy Wall Street protesters on the scene!), the Democrats are trying to raise money off his remarks to a St. Louis TV station where he said, "Planned Parenthood, we're gonna get rid of that." more ›

Republican presidential sorta frontrunner Mitt Romney was trying to show that he's familiar with regular people topics like football. But it failed horribly! more ›

Speaking to FOX News yesterday, Mitt Romney's wife Ann was describing how living with multiple sclerosis has changed her outlook on life. At this point, the Romneys' job is to NOT point out their obscene wealth, no matter what the context. But Ann Romney seemingly couldn't resist. "And—and, so, you know, we can be poor in spirit and I don't—I don’t look—I don't even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing. It can be here today and gone tomorrow." Except for your tax-exempt retirement funds worth tens of millions of dollars. Those are designed to be around for awhile. more ›