A government of the people, by the people, for the people only works if the people participate in the process. This means every single eligible voter needs to cast a ballot in order to let our political class know we’re watching them. If you don’t vote, they take it as an implicit consent to do … Continue Reading →
I’ve been off the grid for a couple of days dealing with real life, but I saw the latest conservative faux outrage over a poster the Obama campaign was offering that featured a stylized flag logo. The cacophony of wailing over this “horrifying” affront to our country’s flag was nearly deafening. Of course, a look … Continue Reading →
Included in Mitt Romney’s 47% non-taxpayers, those “moochers” he doesn’t care about, are many thousands of millionaires and near millionaires:
Much fuss was being made about Marc Leder, the wealthy host of the fundraiser featured in the Romney tapes, being a playboy who throws elaborate sex parties, but I don’t care what the guy does with his money. However, I am quite concerned about how Marc Leder makes his money by exploiting federal government programs: … Continue Reading →
The Romney campaign is scrambling to do damage control on Romney’s speech at the high dollar, private fundraiser which was caught on tape. Ann Romney led the pushback in an interview with a local Fox station where she claimed Mitt was taken out of context. But you can now judge Mr. Romney’s remarks for yourself … Continue Reading →
At one of the big money fundraisers held after he won the primary, someone took hidden camera video of Mitt Romney speaking to his multi-millionaire patrons. It reveals what Mitt Romney really thinks of the ordinary voters: Here was Romney raw and unplugged—sort of unscripted. With this crowd of fellow millionaires, he apparently felt free … Continue Reading →
Given their completely opposite reactions from the first moment of the Muslim protests in the Middle East, the choice between President Obama and Mitt Romney becomes ever more sharply clear with every passing day. Where President Obama wisely waited for reliable information to emerge from the chaos of the intial reports before making a statement, … Continue Reading →
A real leader doesn’t jump the gun and put countless lives in danger with careless bravado in responding to acts of aggression. A good president waits for reliable reports, considers the implications of his words, which will be closely parsed, and makes a measured statement. Mitt Romney did the exact opposite, immediately leaping to wild … Continue Reading →
Mitt Romney demonstrated his lack of foreign policy skill last night in a way that should disqualify him from the race. In a move reeking of political opportunism, Mitt Romney raced to publicly criticize our President’s response to a foreign crisis, even as our American ambassador was being murdered by a mob in Libya. Of … Continue Reading →
Anyone who lived through 9/11 will never forget that day. For myself, I still remember everything I saw and felt in minute detail. The disbelief. The horror. The concern for my friends in the city. And the creeping certainty that nothing would ever be quite the same again. Much has been said on this day … Continue Reading →