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Romney's Bain Experience Wasn't Real American Capitalism
Tweet Share on Facebook May 26, 2012 CommentThe debate is on. The Obama forces and the Mitt Romney campaign are dueling back and forth with ads and heated rhetoric about Romney's record at Bain Capital.
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Why Is Mitt Romney Embracing Birther Donald Trump?
Tweet Share on Facebook May 25, 2012 CommentSo Mitt Romney's newest fundraising effort involves not only appearing with the world's most famous birther, Donald Trump, but also dining with him and a lucky, raffle-winning supporter. OK, I give up: What exactly is Romney thinking?
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Does Barack Obama Actually Want to Be Re-Elected?
Tweet Share on Facebook May 25, 2012 CommentIn observing the first full month of the 2012 presidential election one question continues to creep up: Does the challenger Mitt Romney simply want the job more than the incumbent President Obama?
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3 Reasons Why the Scott Walker Wisconsin Recall Election Matters
Tweet Share on Facebook May 25, 2012 CommentPolitical junkies are watching the June 5 recall election in Wisconsin very closely, but what about the rest of us? The subject of the recall campaign, Republican Gov. Scott Walker, is ahead in the polls and is looking like he'll survive. Democrats are now doing everything they can to convince voters that there's nothing here to see. But here are three good reasons why the recall election should matter to those of us who live outside of the Badger State:
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The Right's Fixation With 'Vetting' Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook May 24, 2012 CommentThe Atlantic's Conor Friedersdorf has a devastating vivisection today of Breitbart.com's "The Vetting" series, which purports to give Barack Obama's background the thorough scrubbing that conservatives feel the media failed to before the 2008 elections.
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Voters Tuning Out Flood of 2012 Super PAC, Campaign Ads
Tweet Share on Facebook May 24, 2012 CommentWhat would happen if the political operatives and political consultants running the presidential campaigns and so called super PACs threw a party and no one came? We may find out this fall.
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Scott Walker's Union Fight Helps Mitt Romney Against Barack Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook May 24, 2012 CommentWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is not flashy. He's not known for soaring rhetorical flourishes. He's not "a crowd pleaser" or a "matinee idol." What he is, however, is tough—and that toughness has made him into a national conservative hero.
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Why Is It Only Women Who Need 'Informing' on Reproductive Health?
Tweet Share on Facebook May 24, 2012 CommentLegislators from Arizona to Virginia want women to undergo often invasive procedures before having a legal abortion, since the lawmakers are convinced that the women don't really understand what they are doing. And leaders in the Catholic Church, which opposes contraception, are fighting Obama administration rules requiring employers (including those affiliated with the church, although not the church itself) to include birth control in their healthcare plans. The battles—which many of us thought had been fought and resolved decades ago—have caused dissension over religious freedom versus religious dictate, and on the role of government in people's lives.
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Obama Flops Against 'Uncommitted' in Arkansas, Kentucky Primaries
Tweet Share on Facebook May 23, 2012 CommentUsually the presidential primaries don't generate much news when the candidates are running unopposed. Up until now, Barack Obama has had the proverbial "free shot" at renomination and there is no reason to believe that won't continue. It's a little late for anyone to get into the race.
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Mitt Romney Brought Bain Capital Criticisms on Himself
Tweet Share on Facebook May 23, 2012 CommentMitt Romney's work at Bain Capital is "fair game," as the Obama administration phrases it. Criticism of Romney's work there is not an assault on capitalism, nor is it "proof" of the absurd contention by foes of the president that he is a socialist (the bigger issue, anyway, is what passes for a liberal in our era of hyper-conservative resurgence).
