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Subscribe to RSSNASHUA, NH -- In the last day of his week-long swing through New Hampshire, Jon Huntsman jabbed the Romney campaign, calling for accountability in campaign fundraising in response to the report about a mysterious $1 million donation to a pro-Romney Super PAC.
"What is important on the fundraising is transparency, knowing where the money comes from and having a reporting requirement allows the voters of this country to know who is contributing, when they contributed," he told reporters.
Also on his swing through the Granite State, Huntsman declared with a smile, "We are going to win in New Hampshire. I just want you all to be the first to know."
Huntsman has one more public event in New Hampshire before heading to South Carolina tomorrow. He has shifted into high gear getting ready for next Thursday's Republican debate in Iowa -- which will be his first as a presidential candidate.
"We are preparing for the debate; we are thinking through the issues," Huntsman said. "I am staying up at night anticipating what might come our way."
Huntsman said he is not using stand-ins for the other candidates in his rehearsals.
In a speech to business leaders at the Nashua Chamber of Commerce today (ranging from local banks to the local branch of Five Guys Burgers), Huntsman claimed that he never thought about elected office before he ran for Utah governor.
"I never thought I'd run for public office. I used to make fun of people running for office!" he said to gales of laughter.
"Who around this table would be willing to run for office today?" Huntsman asked the room.
No one raised their hand, citing inefficiencies of government. Huntsman said, "See, now that's a problem."
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You mean to tell me Huntsman doesn't approve of $1,000,000 in secret campaign cash from a company that no longer exists?
If that's the case, I'm starting to 'warm up' to this guy! ;o)
ABOLISH Citizen's United NOW!
The real answer is only allowing individual contributions that are limited. If this was the case, the Teabaggers would not have been able to run--they got their foot in the door with public funding. And if this was the case, the scummy business Republicans would not be puppets of special interests like Grover Norquist. Raising money from individuals is kind of a first-round election that keeps the riff-raff and bought-and-paid-for politicians out.
In case I don't make it to the Friday wrap-up posts (got an aniversary deal to get going on- 26 years...):
Got a whole passle of tunes to play on the old DDI beat-box tonight for everyone’s enjoyment: First, for Rick Perry- Tanya Tucker sings ‘Lizzie and the Rain Man”. Then, a triple-header for Boehner, Cantor and McConnell’s efforts in the great debt-ceiling fiasco: “Games” by Redeye. “Games People Play”, Joe South, and finally “It’s All in the Game”, Tommy Edwards.
Enjoy.
Sounds like some good songs for the juke box tonight.
Maybe since Congress left town, there's nothing planned for the Week Ahead.
Happy Anniversary to you & Mrs. DBO!
Excellent line up on the old juke box tonight! ;o)
I was thinking more like Ruthless People-Rollin Stones
Looks as if the GOP candidates are starting to take jabs at each other now; well, except, Pawlenty who hasn't figured out that he's not yet running against President Obama.
So verbal sniping between "Cain and Abel" trumps;
US Braces for Possible S&P Downgrade: Source
U.S. government officials are bracing for the rating agency Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the country’s credit as early as this evening or take other possible action, according to someone familiar with the matter.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44039103
Considering the amount of time and ink devoted to the debt ceiling "crisis" and the "deal" that was supposed to avert things like this...maybe we should have a story? Not that the minutia about T-Paw, Rick (Katy) Perry, and the rest of the vast cast of characters running for the republican nomination isn't diverting...but this S&P thing would appear to be newsworthy...
dangerfield..
I was on my way out...wow
They waited till the markets closed on a Friday to make the announcement.
Have the weekend to absorb the news if they do downgrade....
How does a weak yet volatile market react to that on Monday morning?
Ouch. I think you already guess.
But you can still be my guru. ;-)
Thanks...blush...
One must wonder as to how much money will be earned from this little stunt in Washington.
There's nothing like playing the fear card against the majority of people in order keep the game of transference of wealth from the middle class to the top 1% active.
Go Perry Go!
Great, Now we wait until Monday to find out what possible implications this will have on the economy.
dangerfield,
You mentioned other possible action, what might that be?
I indict John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Eric Cantor, and that passal of know-nothings called the Tea Party for this economic disaster. don' t even start saying both sides are to blame. the Pres did not hold the country hostage on a whim and a wisp of an issue. See Cantor's latest--can't keep pumping up all these unemployed people--gotta make choices in this economy. Priorities. What a colossal waste of air.
opajack:
Every disaster has both its share of losers and winners. From the outset we see the clear winners were the top 1% in making only token sacrifices in order to muscle under programs that benefited the middle class even further.
Cat fight! Cat fight! no, wait, it just some wanna-bees!
The Republicans were boasting that they got 98% of what they wanted.
It tells the don't understand just like Busch how the economy works.
Add the Clinton surplus to the Busch deficit and you will understand that you cant give a tax break to millionaires and billionaires then borrow to make up the difference.
You can't have only spending cuts you must also increase revenue.
How much money is enough for billionaires how much is enough.
Why did intelligent people in the Republican party allow idiots to take over?
Win at any cost win the fall of America.