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Subscribe to RSSThe Washington Post's Dan Balz writes, "President Obama’s political advisers have long been preparing for a general-election contest against Republican Mitt Romney. What they have seen of the former Massachusetts governor in the past 30 days makes them think he will enter a fall campaign, if he survives a turbulent nomination battle, significantly weakened by self-inflicted wounds and a major strategic mistake."
"When he speaks to an assembly of employees at a UPS facility in Las Vegas today, President Barack Obama will be christening the opening of the country’s first multistate, natural gas-powered transit corridor, and laying out the road map for a greater domestic energy strategy." The Las Vegas Sun reports. "The president’s energy plan, which he introduced in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, has three core components: the safe and responsible development of oil and gas, the creation of clean-energy jobs in the U.S., and increasing energy efficiency, with a special focus on the industrial sector. That begins at the UPS facility in Las Vegas."
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Obama/Biden 2012!!!
I watched Warren Buffett and his secretary on a morning show today. I am so glad we're finally having a conversation, about how the uber rich make their money, and really, what is the basis of our economy? I've lived through recessions and boom times, and have always struggled to understood the forces at work. I liked President Obama's phrase "building an economy that lasts."
Romney is the perfect foil for what the Democrats want to talk about, and I hope the Republicans nominate him. Romney started out with a pile of money from Bain, played the game of buying, stripping down and selling companies, and increased his investments. I'm sure some his companies, like Staples, became more profitable after he invested, but that's not the same as creating a company like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates did. But if its Gringrich, with his millions earns from lobbying, that works too. Either way, the Republicans seem to want to protect the old ways of making money - where it's not what you know, but who.
Here are the real questions, though. If Romney's the nominee, will Tea-baggers stay at home and not vote--or find themselves a third party candidate? If Gringrich is the nominee, will the Republican establishment bite the bullet and support him, especially if he doesn't choose a more establishment running mate? And if G were to not choose a Tea-bagger running mate, might that side of the party become disenchanted with Newt? All-in-all, the Republicans haven't got a chance until they figure some way to reconcile the disparate parts of the party, and given what we know about how unwilling the Tea-baggers are to compromise, that means that, once again, establishment Republicans will have give in to the Tea-baggers. Doesn't that get old after a while? Of course, the Republicans could play the racist/birther card as a way to bring everyone in the GOP into line to back whomever is chosen, but then don't they seriously risk losing the independent voters?
For a Democrat, I've spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about how the Republicans can reconcile the Tea Party, social conservatives and Establishment forces in their Party. I wonder how much work the Republicans have done on that? Not much, it looks to me.
I think the bottom line is, Republicans have never processed where their policies failed during the Bush administration - they just refuse to talk about the former President. Until Republicans do an "after action" report, so to speak, on the years from 2001 to 2008, they will just prolong their time spent in the wilderness.
Jerry, I believe that the Republicans will all rally around whoever gets the nomination. Very few will stay home.
I thought Warren Buffet and his Secretary paid the same % of Capitol Gains Tax? Did I miss something.
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JFK, yes you did!
KR, oh...at what percent did she pay her Capitol Gains Tax?
Well, not certain, but lets look at fox Murdoch:
popcorn anyone?
Obama is campaigning against Romney now in hopes that Newt will win. They can beat Newt easily. Romney will be a tough race.
This "energy policy" sounds like a thinly vieled cap and trade plan. Special emphasis on industry means what?? It means taxing industry according to their energy usage. This added expense will be passed on to the consumer as usual. And, as usual, our prices will go up.
Thanks Barrack. Just what we needed in the depths of your recession. Real smart.
ABO 2012.