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The Gawker Bain Document Dump

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WASHINGTON - Today Mitt Romney has an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on his days at Bain Capital. "I'm not sure Bain Capital could have grown or turned around some of the companies we invested in had we faced today's anti-business environment. Andy Puzder, the chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc., which employs about 21,000 people at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's … [Read more...] about The Gawker Bain Document Dump

The Wall Street Tea Party Ticket

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Going into the Republican Party Convention in Tampa this coming week, it's time to clearly and succinctly state the nature of this party's ticket. It can be summed up in five words: Wall Street and Tea Party. Governor Mitt Romney likes to point to his business experience. The only business he was in, however, was the Wall Street business. He raised Bain Capital's initial … [Read more...] about The Wall Street Tea Party Ticket

Gallup Poll: Obama Still Wins on Likability; Romney, on the Economy

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The latest Gallup poll underscores again why this race remains a dead heat: Barack Obama way ahead on likability, and Romney ahead on who can best handle the economy and the deficit. The question becomes: who is in a better condition to close that gap? Ostensibly, it'd be eaiser to close a likability gap than a gap on having what it takes to fix an ailing economy. The … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Obama Still Wins on Likability; Romney, on the Economy

The Tale of Two Political Tales (Guest Voice)

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The Tale of Two Political Tales by Tina Dupuy Last Friday I went to the Broadway revival of the 1960 Tony Award-nominated play "The Best Man," written by the late Gore Vidal. John Larroquette plays Secretary William Russell, the womanizing candidate in a sham marriage who's the more scrupulous of the two politicians vying for the presidential nomination in this imagined … [Read more...] about The Tale of Two Political Tales (Guest Voice)

For GOP, Storm Has Already Gathered

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WASHINGTON -- The uninvited participation of a hurricane at next week's Republican convention would be superfluous. Buffeted by powerful internal winds, the party may be flooded with cash, but it's already kind of a debris-strewn mess. Who would have imagined that Topic A, in the days before GOP delegates gather in Tampa, would be abortion? Certainly the thought never … [Read more...] about For GOP, Storm Has Already Gathered

Huckabee Blasts Romney and GOP Establishment Attempt to Force Akin Out

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Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney's upcoming lovefest in Tampa will be held in the context of some increasingly bitter party squabbling over the attempt by the GOP establishment to get Rep. Todd Akin to drop out as the Republican Senate nominee in Missouri so the GOP will have a better chance of winning the seat and a Senate majority. Former Arkansas Governor and Fox … [Read more...] about Huckabee Blasts Romney and GOP Establishment Attempt to Force Akin Out

We’re All Broderists Now?

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A majority of Americans have negative views of the two major parties, and a full 40% consider themselves independents. This year I voted in the Michigan Republican presidential primary (no point in voting in the Democratic primary) and, I voted in the Democratic primary a week or two ago for all the other offices, as there was a LaRouchie on the ballot who needed defeating. … [Read more...] about We’re All Broderists Now?

Afghanistan ‘Green-on-Blue’ Attacks: What the Chain of Command Says (Update)

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President Barack Obama speaks about insider attacks in Afghanistan during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 20, 2012. Obama said he, senior coalition and Afghan military leaders would continue to intensify measures to thwart the spate of attacks against coalition forces by people wearing Afghan military and police uniforms. … [Read more...] about Afghanistan ‘Green-on-Blue’ Attacks: What the Chain of Command Says (Update)

(Video) Bill Clinton to the Rescue? Bill Clinton Does Political Ad for Barack Obama

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Polls show that former President Bill Clinton is now one of the most popular political figures in the country. In recent weeks the Romney campaign has suggested that President Barack Obama is the kind of left wing Democrat the more centrist Bill Clinton supplanted to win the White House. Suddenly Bill Clinton has become the GOP's best bud. Only Bill Clinton doesn't see it that … [Read more...] about (Video) Bill Clinton to the Rescue? Bill Clinton Does Political Ad for Barack Obama

A Train Derailment, a Tropical Storm and the Guantanamo Terrorists Hearings

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Sailors pile sandbags against the walls of Naval Security Forces headquarters at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Aug. 22, 2012, in preparation for wind and rain from tropical storm Isaac. (DOD photo by Cheryl Pellerin) We have all been shocked by the coal-train derailment in suburban Baltimore in the early hours of Aug. 21 that killed two young women. We have also … [Read more...] about A Train Derailment, a Tropical Storm and the Guantanamo Terrorists Hearings

Romney Losing on Health Care

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Short and sweet: new poll. 60/40. Key states. After more than a week of frenzied campaigning on the issue, Medicare ranks as the third-most crucial issue to likely voters in Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin — behind the economy and health care, according to new Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News polls of the three swing states. The Republican proposal to retool … [Read more...] about Romney Losing on Health Care

Professor’s Past Reliable Election Model Predicts A Romney Win In November

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An election model that reportedly has correctly predicted the outcomes of past presidential elections is predicting an easy win for presumptive Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney: Mitt Romney will win the popular vote and take the White House with more than 300 electoral votes, according to an election model that correctly determines the winner when applied to … [Read more...] about Professor’s Past Reliable Election Model Predicts A Romney Win In November

The Republican Establishment Go Rogue for Missouri

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WASHINGTON - It's hard to not go back to what drove my brother from the Republican Party and caused his political troubles in Missouri when I look at the Todd Akin rape victim, spastic tubes, "legitimate" versus "forcible" versus "non-forcible" phenomenon, which stipulates that women are expected to be incubators for rapists, which by the way, is a view Paul Ryan shares. Ryan … [Read more...] about The Republican Establishment Go Rogue for Missouri

Why This Is No Split Ticket Year

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Bracing for two weeks of convention goo, voters must face up to the hardest fact of 2012—-that every name on the ballot has become an ideological test. In that sense, Republicans and their Tea Party masters have succeeded in transforming American politics from rational choices among human beings into litmus tests for wall-to-wall prejudice. Those with old-fashioned … [Read more...] about Why This Is No Split Ticket Year