I'm updating and re-titling this post in light of this appalling story in today's Globe that reveals Scott Brown's brave and heroic response to new questions about gun laws: US Senator Scott Brown said Monday that it should be left … [Read more...]
Romney, channeling Warren and Obama, says it takes a village to build a business
OK, he didn't say that in so many words. But at a town hall meeting today, Mitt Romney bought into exactly the argument that Elizabeth Warren and, more recently, President Obama have been making - namely, that nobody in America builds a … [Read more...]
Jon Stewart nails it on Romney and Bain (as usual)
No further comment is necessary. The Daily Show with Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cDemocalypse 2012 - Bain Damage - Romney's Blind Trustwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on … [Read more...]
Overheard from Mass. Dems who challenged Romney’s residency in 2002: “how do you like me now?”
Kidding, of course. But it's not impossible. Back in 2002, the decision to formally challenge Mitt Romney's residency in Massachusetts from 1999 to 2002 was quite controversial even within the party. Globe articles (these links all … [Read more...]
Will Romney have to amend his federal financial disclosure form?
This Bain business keeps getting worse for poor old Mitt Romney. The latest, in case you hadn't heard, is that the financial disclosure form he filed last month to run for president seems to be ... well, "in tension," shall we say ... with … [Read more...]
ICYMI: The Obama campaign’s incredibly effective new ad, and Romney’s senior advisor’s musical gaffe on CBS
First of all, if you haven't seen the Obama campaign's new ad, watch it now. It's one of the most effective ads I've seen in a while. Now, why is this ad so good? In part, of course, because Romney is a terrible singer, and his … [Read more...]
The accidental confession: WaPo’s “fact checker,” Romney and Bain, and Groundhog Day
One of the more puzzling aspects of BainGate has been the role played by Glenn Kessler, the self-styled "fact checker" at the Washington Post. Kessler has been among Romney's most stalwart defenders with respect to the date he supposedly … [Read more...]
Flashback: Scott Brown was exaggerating his contacts with famous people 30 years ago
This is an oldie but, in light of "kings and queens" and "the president, vice president, and Secretary Clinton call me all the time," newly-relevant goodie. I first posted a version of this story in January of 2010, and thought it was … [Read more...]
Romney: the buck stops … somewhere else [updated]
You know, it's funny. A while back, when gas prices were really high, Mitt Romney was insisting that President Obama was responsible for that, even though pretty much everybody knows that there's not actually much the president can do … [Read more...]
Romney campaign reeling from new revelations
Yesterday's Globe article about Mitt Romney's departure (or lack of same) from Bain has proven to be very much the bombshell that its authors and editors no doubt hoped it would be. The Romney camp's embarrassingly lame explanation that … [Read more...]
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