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Romney forgets the facts in campaign speeches - Updated
The Associated Press fact checks the GOP’s apparent candidate and finds Mitt Romney is lying in his campaign speeches . Romney often repeats the Republican trope alleging President Obama has increased our debt more than all the previous presidents combined. Not true, in fact, “the debt has gone up by about half under Obama. Under Ronald Reagan, it tripled.” Romney claims he has… Continue reading
Lugar, Indiana and Fischer, Nebraska.
Voting out Senator Dick Lugar is currently the biggest bet of the 2012 season. The payoff, however, is a real concern. The decision to unseat the third-longest serving Senator wasn’t just a bet, it was betting the farm on Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock. A round of applause, first. One has to wonder what the… Continue reading
Big Oil lets leases lie dormant
A while back, when I posted about domestic oil drilling being at a historic high under President Obama, my conservative friends complained that all the drilling was happening on private land. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but as it turns out the reason there isn’t more drilling on federal land is big oil companies aren’t drilling on 2/3rds of federally permitted leases . As… Continue reading
Mitt Romney doesn't get it
At a recent campaign fundraiser, Mitt Romney complimented the hosts’ accommodations, noting the pool and golf course. But rather than just stop there Mitt decided to take a shot at Democrats using a commonly held fallacy, stating ,“You know, if a Democrat were here he’d look around and say no one should live like this. Republicans come here and… Continue reading