CHRONICLING MITT'S MENDACITY, VOL. XXXVII -- "It's not easy to debate a liar." I have spent two days trying to summarize the lies uttered by the Republican party's candidate for president, then I found this article and decided to stop wasting my time. The article points out 50 of Mitt Romney's debate fabrications, and does it better than I can:
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/10/05/14246577-chronicling-mitts-mendacity-vol-xxxvii
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Quick Fact - Ohio Voter Intimidation
Ohio's latest attempt at voter intimidation. This billboard is in an inner city, mostly minority, low income Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood:
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Republican Party, Where Bi-partisanship Means My Way or No Way
During the 90 minute back and forth and mostly pointless bantering of last night's first presidential debate, one minor Romney comment caught my ear: "I like the way we did it in Massachusetts. We had Republicans and Democrats come together and work together".
what eye thynk: Why is it that Republicans are all for bi-partisanship in theory but find it anethema in practice? I am so sick of hearing Mr. Romney and the rest of the Republican party talk about the need for bi-partisanship if the country is to move forward. If Mr. Romney, in particular, is really so fond of this "togetherness", he should have encouraged his fellow Republicans to try a little of it during the past four years.
When President Obama took office, he invited leaders from both parties to the White House in an effort to begin the job of working together. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, voiced his response in an interview with National Journal's Major Garrett: "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president." And that has pretty much been the Republican party's answer to bi-partisanship for the past 45 months.
As Richard Mourdock, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Indiana was quoted as saying in an MSNBC interview earlier this year, "I certainly think bi-partisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view".
Despite Mr. Romney's self-serving endorsement of bi-partisanship, the current Republican party frowns upon moderation and sees compromise as a four letter word. Mr. Romney may like the way he "did it in Massachusetts"; but Washington Republicans measure progress, not by what is accomplished, but by what has been denied.
what eye thynk: Why is it that Republicans are all for bi-partisanship in theory but find it anethema in practice? I am so sick of hearing Mr. Romney and the rest of the Republican party talk about the need for bi-partisanship if the country is to move forward. If Mr. Romney, in particular, is really so fond of this "togetherness", he should have encouraged his fellow Republicans to try a little of it during the past four years.
When President Obama took office, he invited leaders from both parties to the White House in an effort to begin the job of working together. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, voiced his response in an interview with National Journal's Major Garrett: "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president." And that has pretty much been the Republican party's answer to bi-partisanship for the past 45 months.
As Richard Mourdock, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Indiana was quoted as saying in an MSNBC interview earlier this year, "I certainly think bi-partisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view".
Despite Mr. Romney's self-serving endorsement of bi-partisanship, the current Republican party frowns upon moderation and sees compromise as a four letter word. Mr. Romney may like the way he "did it in Massachusetts"; but Washington Republicans measure progress, not by what is accomplished, but by what has been denied.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Eye Recommend --- Bain's Offshore Strategies Grew Romneys' Wealth
BAIN'S OFFSHORE STRATEGIES GREW ROMNEYS' WEALTH, by Michael Luo, Mike McIntire -- This is a fairly long but well written article that simplifies the complex maneuverings the 1% use to game our tax system. Please, take the time to read it; it is well worth the effort.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/us/politics/bains-offshore-strategies-grew-romneys-wealth.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/us/politics/bains-offshore-strategies-grew-romneys-wealth.html?pagewanted=all
Eye Recommend --- Romney's Empty Foreign Policy Agenda
ROMNEY'S EMPTY FOREIGN POLICY AGENDA, by Michele A. Flournoy, Colin H. Kahl, Marc Lynch -- "The notion that Romney and his team understand the contemporary Middle East or how best to advance American interests in this volatile region is impossible to reconcile with (his) record of catastrophically bad judgment."
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/02/opinion/flournoy-kaul-lynch-romney/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/02/opinion/flournoy-kaul-lynch-romney/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
Quick Fact - Today's Political Climate Simplified
Two candidates for the U.S. Senate race in North Dakota were quoted in news stories this past week. Republican Rick Berg: “Everyone is pretty likeable. The issue is not about a personality contest. This whole thing kind of boils down to, do you want someone who is going to fight against Obama", and Democrat Heidi Heitcamp: “I fundamentally believe we need to get partisanship out of governance if we are going to get anything done”.
That sure boils the problems in Washington down to the lowest common denominator.
That sure boils the problems in Washington down to the lowest common denominator.
Monday, October 1, 2012
October 1 - Monday Quote
I believe there is so much man could accomplish if only we could all just find the right road.
monday quote: Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That's the way the mind of man operates. (H.L. Mencken, writer, 1880-1956)
monday quote: Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That's the way the mind of man operates. (H.L. Mencken, writer, 1880-1956)
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