Multiple choice Mitt Romney on cutting taxes
Team Romney keeps shaking that Etch-A-Sketch. Mr. Romney’s positions change so fast you get dizzy trying to keep up with the latest shift.
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Election 2012
National Voting Registration Day
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 →
Flagging faux Obama outrages
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 →
Romney's fundraiser host revealed
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 complete Romney fundraiser tapes
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 →
Stunning video of Romney fundraiser
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 →
Multiple choice Mitt Romney
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 →
Romney fails the statesmanship test
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 →
Romney fails foreign crisis test
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 →
When Jennifer Granholm rocked the house
I’m late to this, but wanted to add a bit to Debbie Dingell’s excellent post on former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s barnburner of a speech at the Democratic National Convention. Sure she was loud. She had to be loud to be heard over the deafening cheers in the house. She electrified the crowd and not … Continue Reading →