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Math on Romney tax plan does not add up
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan make a lot of appealing promises about their tax plan. They claim they can cut everyone’s taxes, keep the middle class tax breaks and increase defense spending without cutting our Medicare or Social Security benefits or exploding the dreaded deficit they continuously claim is going to destroy America as we … Continue Reading →
Last look at the first 2012 debate
Our big media pundits were quick to declare Mitt Romney the winner of the first presidential debate of 2012, based solely on style. They were so obsessed with how Mitt delivered his lines it took them almost an hour to talk about what he actually said. The snap polls backed up their assumptions in the … Continue Reading →
Paul Ryan can't explain his math
Paul Ryan can’t be bothered to divulge the details of how he can cut everybody’s taxes, yet not severely cut social programs, including Medicare, to make the numbers work without exploding the deficit.
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.
Who are Romney's 47%
Included in Mitt Romney’s 47% non-taxpayers, those “moochers” he doesn’t care about, are many thousands of millionaires and near millionaires:
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 →