January 13th, 2012
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Remarks Excerpts From 2012 RNC Winter Meeting
THE QUESTION This election revolves around the failed record of Barack Obama. So our message will, by and large, be about holding him accountable to that record. In 2008, Obama had no record. So he ran on hope and change. In 2012, he has a record. So he’s running on fear and division. That means he’s already admitted that [...]
ICYMI: The GOP: Back in the Money Game
Excerpts from The Wall Street Journal By Kimberley A. Strassel January 12, 2012 “As the GOP presidential field battles over the morality of capitalism, the candidates might be grateful that at least one Republican isn’t ashamed to be hauling in the cash. Reince Priebus may not have worked at Bain, but he knows the [...]
Breaking: judge rules Perry, et al to remain off of the VA GOP ballot.
That’s all the information that we have now; no doubt the full details will be available later. Judging from current time constraints involving absentee ballots, I don’t particularly expect much likelihood of a successful appeal. Ach, well: as I noted Tuesday, this remained a possibility. (This is a placeholder post: as soon as I have [...]
Hero or Villain? Romney Under The Microscope At Bain Capital
Wall Street Vampire? Or Just Another False Caricature? Mitt Romney has been depicted as a blood-sucking, Wall Street Vampire. If only that were the simple truth. Having an iniquitous personality would be better than the public persona he exudes right now. It would add a certain cache to his otherwise soporific blandwagon of a campaign. [...]
Daily Links – January 13, 2012
It’s January 13th. As in, Friday the 13th. Thaaat’s right. On this date in 1128, Pope Honorius II granted papal sanction to the Knights Templar, calling it an “army of God.” Little did he know that a mere 884 years later, Ron Paul would raise an army to blog obsessively about them. This is also [...]
Can a Nonexistent Congress Issue $1.2 Trillion in Debt?
Pursuant to the Budget Control Act, brought to you by the GOP leadership’s sellout, Obama notified Congress yesterday that the federal debt is approaching the statutory ceiling of $15.194 trillion. [The actual total debt is already $15.237 trillion, but a small amount is not subject to the limit.] As such, he is calling on Congress [...]
Carry (Nation) Bloomberg Rides Again
It is a good thing that elected officials know so much about how to run our lives. First trans-fats, then salt, then sugary drinks, then Alcohol (well, almost). NY City Mayor Bloomberg may as well pick up the hatchet used by Carry Nation on her crusades in the 1920′s. For more information on the topic, [...]
An Economic Recovery Still Stuck in the Mud
Download audio here Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the slow growth stagnant economy and a nearly nonexistent market for electric cars. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. [...]
The This CANNOT Be Real Friday Memorial Open Thread.
Nobody’s this clueless. Nobody. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Via AoSHQ. Open thread.
The Great White Unknown
It is one of my overarching concerns with the myth of Mitt the Electable — Bain Capital and Romney’s time in the private sector. Byron York sums it up here. There’s no basis to reflexively defend Romney’s record, because we don’t know in any real detail what he did at Bain. But there’s no basis [...]
