Picking Apart The Romney Tax Returns
It was with much fanfare and anticipation that Mitt Romney released his federal tax records for 2010 and 2011 yesterday morning. To keep it brief, Romney made $21.7 million in 2010 and paid 13.9...
View ArticleNewt Gingrich Rap Song: Is you ready for it yet?
Hoo! Hoo hoo! Hey everybody vote for Newt! N to the E to the WT Newt Gingrich taking over these streets, Is you ready for it yet? I don’t think so, where you at? Obama about to step out the White...
View ArticleCan we trust the media to accurately report on the effects of Citizens United?
Politico is running a news article today titled, “TV stations love super PACs,” which examines the price differential between a candidate’s ad buy and a Super PACs. The article notes that: Stations...
View ArticleRomney ducking questions from journalists
A major theme that has emerged during Mitt Romney‘s presidential campaign has been his refusal to face the press and answers questions. This was most evident during his overseas trip to Europe and...
View ArticleThe Ghost of Bush Lingers
Former President George W. Bush won’t be attending this year’s Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, but the specter of him will certainly be attending the 24-hour news coverage of Hurricane...
View ArticleThe “we built it” theme brings Romney’s dishonesty to the RNC
The Republican National Convention has decided to use the slogan “We Built It” as a major convention theme intended to attack President Obama for remarks he made in July that have been wildly taken out...
View ArticleStraight-Up Bullshit From Paul Ryan
During his speech last night to delegates at the Republican National Convention, Paul Ryan made some astoundingly misleading and fraudulent claims about President Barack Obama’s previous 4 years in...
View ArticleMitt Romney does another interview in which he doesn’t answer the questions
A Rasmussen Presidential tracking poll released today confirms what has been widely suspected since friday: President Obama gained a significant “bump” in his polling numbers from the Democratic...
View Article2012 Presidential Debate Schedule
With the political conventions finished and a little over 50 days until voter’s cast their ballots on November 6th, the focus on the campaign trail is now on how Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will...
View ArticleWhat does Paul Ryan mean when he say’s “bipartisan education reform”?
Yesterday, Paul Ryan, on the campaign trail, weighed in on the Chicago teachers union strike by declaring his support for “bipartisan education reform” (9/10/2012): “We stand with the children and we...
View ArticleUnprecedented obstructionism in the Senate
I have neglected to update this blog for some time. But after reading about the Senate GOP’s filibuster of Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary – an unprecedented move by an opposition party – it’s...
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