QUERY : Does Mitt Romney’s business philosophy work in foreign relations ? “In a free economy and in the private sector, sometimes investments don’t work and they’re not successful. It always pains you if you have to be in a situation of downsizing a business,” said Mitt Romney, who added: “This is a free-enterprise system.” [...]
Mitt Romney told an audience on September 17th at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce : we must cut the deficit and put America on track to a balanced budget. I believe that it is immoral for us to continue to spend more than we take in, to pass massive debts on to our children. As [...]
The Great Opportunity Party’s (as the Republican National Committee refers to itself in its platform) nominee, Mitt Romney is trying to court voters … including an appearance on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael for a show airing Tuesday, September 18th, wanna-be “your” President, Mitt Romney revealed : “I’m kind of a Snooki fan. Look how [...]
QUERY : Should the will of the people be tempered by the wisdom of the Electoral College and allowed to elect Ron Paul (or anyone else) ? On December 27, 2004, Representative Ron Paul wrote a piece entitled “Hands Off Our Electoral College” stating his rationale : Our nation was founded as a constitutionally limited [...]
On his way to his estate on Lake Winnipesaukee on Thursday, Mitt Romney stopped to visit campaign workers who happened to be veterans. Asked by a reporter why he decided not to discuss the Afghanistan war on his party’s biggest stage last week, the AP story offers this assessment : Romney’s omission of Afghanistan in [...]
Bill Clinton : “People ask me all the time how we delivered four surplus budgets. What new ideas did we bring? I always give a one-word answer: arithmetic.” That one-word answer actually tells voters a lot … can you believe the math … if not, how can you trust the person ? OK … so [...]
Today marks the traditional day that students return to school … enjoy today, because there could be Big Changes next year. There has been a lot written that November’s election will be about the future of Medicare, yet not enough attention has been given to other federal spending. Ezra Klein writes an interesting piece on [...]
QUERY : If you say out loud “Congress, Quit Wasting My Tax Dollars”, does your Member of Congress hear you ? When Mitt Romney was challenged by Scott Pelley of CBS News for areas of government spending that he would cut, wannbe-CFO-in-Chief pulled that old reliable bromide … “Public Broadcasting” … a storyline that has [...]
The assignment was eagerly accepted as Chairman John Kline (R-MN-02) proudly issued a press release on December 8, 2010 : “Job creation and American competitiveness are vital national priorities. As Chairman, I will ensure they are at the forefront of the Education and Labor Committee agenda. I am humbled by the decision of my colleagues [...]
The Ann Romney challenge – How do you go from the private Kingswood High School in Bloomfield Hills Michigan and pursue a semester at the University of Grenoble in France to Olympic dressage horse competition and a home with a car elevator and yet convey to the viewing public that you understand “how hard it [...]
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