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Political Quote of the Day: What the Ryan Pick Says About Romney

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Our political Quote of the Day comes from NBC's First Read team of Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Brooke Brower on what Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate says about him: So how will this play out for Romney? By picking Ryan, he made the calculation that he needed to pick someone to help redefine himself, first and foremost. … [Read more...] about Political Quote of the Day: What the Ryan Pick Says About Romney

Tag-Team Flip-Floppers- Romney and Ryan

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One of Romney’s major problems in the eyes of the electorate is his characterization as a flip-flopper, changing his mind about past stances on various issues for political gain. This attribute of his has been noted throughout his political career, arising this time regarding his past support of the Massachusetts health care plan and universal health care, being for abortion … [Read more...] about Tag-Team Flip-Floppers- Romney and Ryan

Paul Ryan’s Selection As Romney Vice President Choice Resets the Campaign

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If there's one thing left and right, Democratic and Republican, many centrists and independent pundits, political pros and analysts agree on it's this: you can dispute over the specifics about how it has changed the campaign, you can dispute over the degree of how it has changed it, but Republican Mitt Romney's decision to tap Rep. Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential running … [Read more...] about Paul Ryan’s Selection As Romney Vice President Choice Resets the Campaign

Why Romney’s Assertion He Can Fix The Economy Is Flapdoodle: Report From 20 Paws Ranch

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Herbert Hoover's so-called business acumen crippled his presidency Mitt Romney's leading qualification to be president -- okay, his only qualification -- is that as an experienced corporate executive officer he can lead America out of the economic wilderness in which it has wandered since Barack Obama . . . excuse me, George Bush drew on his own entrepreneurial … [Read more...] about Why Romney’s Assertion He Can Fix The Economy Is Flapdoodle: Report From 20 Paws Ranch

Oops! Two More Military Olympians Events

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In the excitement to summarize and applaud the achievements of our military Olympians, your (pro-bono) “reporter” neglected to provide the results of the last two military Olympians’ competitions yesterday in London. With my apologies to my one or two readers, but especially to Army Spc. Dennis Bowsher, the lone U.S. competitor in the men's modern pentathlon, and to Army … [Read more...] about Oops! Two More Military Olympians Events

Paul Ryan and the Triumph of Theory

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WASHINGTON -- If Paul Ryan were a liberal, conservatives would describe him as a creature of Washington who has spent virtually all of his professional life as a congressional aide, a staffer at an ideological think tank, and, finally, as a member of Congress. In the right's shorthand: he never met a payroll. If they were in a sunny mood, these conservatives would … [Read more...] about Paul Ryan and the Triumph of Theory

Authentication Error – RESOLVED

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Hello. Many of you were getting an authentication prompt for user names and passwords when trying to comment, view a page, and other activities (including posting for authors). There were some upgrades performed on the site and an administrative app was left running. Yours truly unleashed words of mass destruction to the hardware tech folks for compromising The Moderate … [Read more...] about Authentication Error – RESOLVED

Quote of the Day: The Real Reason Romney Chose Paul Ryan?

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I have a great deal of respect for the analysis of Time's Mark Halperin, who makes the effort to really stand back and analyze and isn't always following the popular narrative of the moment. He thinks some of the left and right agreement about Republican Mitt Romney picking Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate is off the mark. He doesn't agree that the pick was risky game … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: The Real Reason Romney Chose Paul Ryan?

As the London Summer Olympics Come to a Close, Kudos for Our U.S. Military Olympians

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An Op-Ed today in the New York Times by Frank Bruni beautifully captures the spectacle, the spirit, the “firsts” and the “mosts,” the triumphs, the pride, the lessons and, most of all, the inspiration to the world that the 2012 London Olympics represented. Our 16 military Olympians who represented their country and their military Service most certainly shared in all of … [Read more...] about As the London Summer Olympics Come to a Close, Kudos for Our U.S. Military Olympians

Romney-Ryan to Appear on 60 Minutes Tonight

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With this announcement it sounds as if Team Romney finally is getting it's political act together: Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his Veep pick Rep. Paul Ryan will appear on CBS' 60 Minutes tonight: CBS News chief Washington correspondent and anchor of "Face the Nation" Bob Schieffer will sit down with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Sunday for … [Read more...] about Romney-Ryan to Appear on 60 Minutes Tonight

Paul Ryan: Ayn Rand to Romney

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The Republican ticket will consist of Two Suits, aptly enough for a party of wealth, privilege and social Darwinism. Mitt Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan will propel the word “wonk” into Google heaven, reflecting the poverty of ideas in a time of nasty attack ads and sound bites. His not-Palin qualities may elevate the tone of the campaign, if not the content. The VP nominee … [Read more...] about Paul Ryan: Ayn Rand to Romney

Is Romney Taking a Risk?

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Is Romney taking a risk? Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight thinks he is and Paul Ryan is that risk. When the status quo isn’t proceeding in a way that you feel is favorable. When you have less to lose. When you need — pardon the cliché, but it’s appropriate here — a “game change.” When a prudent candidate like Mitt Romney picks someone like Representative Paul D. Ryan … [Read more...] about Is Romney Taking a Risk?

Romney, Ryan and Cheap Grace

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Now that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate, the transformation of the Republican Party is complete. The Party of Lincoln is now the Party of Ayn Rand. The party of small business and the family farm is now the party of big business and private capital. One might have thought that the Great Recession would have halted the Republican March to Plutocracy. … [Read more...] about Romney, Ryan and Cheap Grace

Weekend Book Review – Ayn Rand and the World She Made

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With the Ayn Rand cultist Paul Ryan becoming the Republican Vice Presidential Candidate today I thought this might be a good opportunity to republish my reveiw of the Ayn Rand Biography by  Anne C. Heller from 2010. -------------------------------------------------------- The picture on the left may represent the beginning of the deregulation frenzy that resulted in the … [Read more...] about Weekend Book Review – Ayn Rand and the World She Made

Romney Campaign Required Multiple Years of Tax Returns from Paul Ryan, Why Won’t He Do the Same?

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The Mitt Romney campaign examined multiple years of Paul Ryan's tax returns before he was chosen as the vice presidential nominee, so how come the American people can't see more than a year and one-half of Mitt Romney's tax returns? In fact, it was a requirement of the campaign. Shouldn't we be able to vet him in much the same manner as he vetted Paul Ryan? Talk about hypocrisy … [Read more...] about Romney Campaign Required Multiple Years of Tax Returns from Paul Ryan, Why Won’t He Do the Same?