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Subscribe to RSSNBC News confirms that Kevin Madden, Mitt Romney’s 2008 spokesman, will assume a more prominent role in the campaign going forward.
Madden served as an informal adviser through the GOP primaries before officially joining the campaign in a more behind-the-scenes advisory role.
The news comes after a Washington Post report intimated that changes were coming. CBS first reported the news of Madden's expanded role this morning.
We wrote in First Thoughts this morning:
*** Romney continues to try and quell the right: With news out today that Romney is considering a foreign-policy push this summer with a trip to Europe and his $100 million month (joint with the RNC and Victory Fund), it seems the Romney folks are trying to leak some stuff out to calm down the Bill Kristols and Paul Gigots of the world. By the way, none of the changes noted in this piece seem to be real big changes but just the type of nuggets that will calm the nervous nellies down. By the way, the power of Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul owner of The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Fox News, who started this tempest with just a Tweet, is notable here. Not only does the Aussie control those conservative media outlets, he also apparently wields enough influence that the Romney campaign felt it needed to make some adjustments. What’s makes it even more incredible is, as the New York Times reports, Romney and Murdoch aren’t even close. Murdoch got close to the Clintons and the Bushes. But he could never get close to Obama, because he bet on the Clintons, and now, he’s not really close to Romney, either.
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Shuffling the deck already...eh?
Any idea how long it is before they toss Eric Furnstrom under Willard's bus?
The "Daddy Warbucks" of the party are already calling for a pound of flesh!
And you know what happens when these sharks smell blood in the water...
Am I the only one that read the article headline and was hoping that it was John Madden expanding his role in the Romney campaign? ;-)
"BOOOOOM...what a hit!"
"When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to."
C'mon Fisty, you can spin better than that. Where's Rham? Oh, that rat left the sinking ship long ago. LOL
Obama's war on America must end. Obama's war on capitalism must end. Obama's war on the middle class must end.
OMG -- Obama must go!
More debt under Obama than all the presidents combined before him!
The welfare president must go! End the food stamp presidency!
Grimey, will he bring the tough actin' Tinactin? Hey, where ya been?
Good Morning girlfriend Beisty, it will be almost as long as it took President Obama to toss Reverend Wright under the Bus.
It looks like we are going to need more Buses before the end of November.
Auntie...LOL...probably not, but if he brings the Madden motorcoach, that would be the way to go!!! :-)
I've been around. Was having problems posting for a while, but that seems to be fixed now. How have you been?
....................... Madden to expand role in Romney campaign
Why? as if Willardo the Weirdo is not mad enough? They still want to Madden him more?
They're hopping Madden can get Romney to keep his mouth shut as well as those of his other staff members. Clearly there isn't an intelligent person in the group - especially Romney!
Obama/Biden 2012
Will this Madden bring out a Tur-Duck-en for tailgate parties this fall?
SeekingSanity
Romney will never keep his mouth shut but it's okay because he never really says anything anyway.
Another hand to shake the Etch-A-Sketch?
Hey, don't like what you hear from the Romney camp??? Give it a minute, it will change.
Shake it up, Mitt!!!!
Thank-you and God Bless you President Obama for Keeping my family Safe, and All the families of Policemen, Firemen, Teachers, People of Color, and of course all Undecided voters Safe, from all those Domestic Terrorists, crazy-wacko Teabaggers, and those knuckle-dragging Neandrethal Republicans.
And also Thank-you President Obama from stopping Mitt Romey, Murdoch, Madden, Karl Rove and Rush Limpballs from Destroying the Middle-class.
Us Policemen, Firemen, Teachers, People of Color, and us Undecided voters do Not want an wannabe "Outsourcer and Chief" who Hides his ill-gotten Bain loot in Hidden Swiss Bank accounts, and Laundries the rest of his questionable income in his phony off-shore Tax-havens and shell-companies, where he pays a measly 15% tax rate.
I'm a Republican and I'm proudly going to Vote a straight Democratic ticket come this November 2012.
I'm sure all Freedom Loving Independents and Undecided voters will to the Same!
RedSoxRule
C'mon Fisty, you can spin better than that. Where's Rham? Oh, that rat left the sinking ship long ago. LOL
Obama's war on America must end. Obama's war on capitalism must end. Obama's war on the middle class must end.
OMG -- Obama must go!
More debt under Obama than all the presidents combined before him!
The welfare president must go! End the food stamp presidency!
Hey Kids i must ask How do you spell bigot!!!!
RedSoxRule
too much hate in this year 2012, 48 years after the civil right bill, 58 years after brown verses board of ed.
its too bad a man with this much hate is allowed in society,
How can a person wake up every day with this much hate.
Man you Joanna and No Jo need help.
RIGHT AWAY!!!
hey did any body notice that when the High court ruled on obamacare Joanna was No where on this blog. MAN THAT WAS NICE!!!
Grimes-----I specifically clicked on this to see if it was John Madden...I am not kidding...Madden is just the type of guy to support Romney and the GOP..He is old,crusty white an alcoholic(The Scotch helps keep him in the bubble and fuels racial tendencies and bigotry) and rich so he fits the bill....But why are all of these middle class voters supporting him ? Could it be his color ? I mean seriously they wouldn't vote for Kennedy because he was catholic which is at least a religion of sorts and the same brand of Christianity that protestants denominations were founded on...Mormonism is a straight up cult invented by a swindler...And it is an affront to their religion....So why would they still vote for him? Because he is more of an other as branded by Palin....A terrorist,socialist,communist,they say everything in public but what they say in private is the truth(And I have heard them so it is true) and I don't understand why they are too cowardly to say it out in the public square...Hell they are even afraid to say it on the internet unless you go to certain sites.....And at those sites it is easier to argue and read the comments since they are being honest..
Missfit Romney. Hey, he has got to be flexible in a campaign. Am sure he is putting his money on someone that might be able to help. When the clueless need help, a LOT of money MIGHT fix it.
These guys are as crooked as a dogs hind leg.
Romney could get his Heavenly Father and his Goddess wife to leave their planet near the great star Kolab to help with the campaign and it wouldn't improve Romneys chances of winning :)... maybe he could try reinventing himself yet again...we have yet to see Willard XVII!!!!
Why we're not all screaming about the obvious and real influence by Murdoch is beyond belief. After being on the block in the U.K. for basically controlling their leaders for many years, why would anyone, INCLUDING REPUBLICANS, let this guy play any part whatsoever... including a remote one?
If Romney wants any shot at the independents, he needs to tell Murdoch to STFU and to stay away. A little late for that now, though.
A vote for Romney is a vote for the likes of Murdoch and the Crotch (sp) brothers.
BTW, had it actually been John Madden I might have turned right! LOL
More debt under Obama than all the presidents combined before him!
As with George W. Bush --- more debt under him than all the presidents combined before him and his daddy George H. Bush -- more debt under him than all the presidents combined before him and Ronald Reagan -- more debt under him than all the presidents combined before him. See a pattern here?? And what's Romney want to do --- cut taxes and increase spending.
Tax and spend (Democrats, supposedly) is better than spend and borrow (Republicans for real)
Jeff-1541632,
oh, you scream racism, how original... Anyone can disagree with the president, ask Hillary Clinton about that when she was campaigning in 2007. How short your memory is. What do you want? a dictator in chief?
Calling out the presidents failure is a RIGHT provided by the constitution.
WE ARE NOT SCARED OF BEING CALLED RACIST!
Who is this Mitt Romney guy? I thought Ron Paul won the nomination.
Romney is about exciting as a trip to the DMV. He needs to pick Chris Cristie as a VP!
Here is Feisty first again...paid blogger or MSNBC itself or Obama campaign??? My bet is that "she" is MSNBC always posting supporting oBUMa!
Hey @Feisty,
I heard that hookers in Times Square were offering a 4th of July Romney Special. For an extra $29 they will change positions.
Hey Chris!
LMAO! Thankfully I had already set down the Diet Coke! ;o))
I'm surprised they didn't incorporate the Herman Cain $9.99 special for sentimental value!
Chris: WOW! They (the hookers) are looking at least a $87.00 profit!! Thats if they do like Romney's been doing for 3 decades.
C'mon Fisty, you can spin better than that. Where's Rham? Oh, that rat left the sinking ship long ago. LOL
Obama's war on America must end. Obama's war on capitalism must end. Obama's war on the middle class must end.
OMG -- Obama must go!
More debt under Obama than all the presidents combined before him!
The welfare president must go! End the food stamp presidency!
From this news piece: 'Romney continues to try and quell the right?'
That's an ominous sign! So the conservatives will never warm up to the Cold Arse Hopeless Willardo the Weirdo, then .... you know the answer.
Obama/Biden 2012
RedSoxRule - you just post nonsense over and over again. Do you stay up nights thinking up your stupidity or is it just natural to you?
Rahm is doing a good job as Mayor of Chicago.
The war on the United States (you do know America covers more than the US, right) is being waged by the GOP. There is no war on capitalism except in the minds of low information voters, like yourself. The war on the middle class is owned by the Grumpy Old Perverts.
Obama will win in November because the party of NO is going to self implode. It already is. The hatred you and your group spew daily is disgusting and is against everything this country was founded on.
Obama/Biden 2012
Such silliness. Perhaps you could strive for a thought level above boring, overused bumper-sticker slogans.
Nothing you're spewing makes sense.
Mitt Romney is from the Party of George Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Rush Limpballs, Haliburton, Blackwater, etc. etc. Did I mention the "little-turd" (George Bush's pet-name for him), Karl Rove?
That's why all my Republican friends, Policemen, Firemen, Teachers, and all Undecided voters, are going to Vote a straight Democratic ticket come this November 2012, and send the Republican party back to the "Dung Heap of History" where they should of stayed!
Plus we don't want the wannabe "Outsourcer and Chief, with his Hidden Swiss Bank accounts and phony offshore Cayman Island shell companies to Destroy the Middle-class, and turn us all into Serfs to work ungodly hours for rice and peanuts in Mitt Romney's "Slave-Plantation-Companies"
Is strolling the Champs Elysees considered foreign policy these days?
I have seen him on TV spinning, he is as slimey as the rest.
Keep it up RedSoxRule, I agree 100% for what thats worth, because when you look at what we have for a President, evidently statistics do not matter, or people would be thinking about all the promises that Osama Obama made when he ran for the presidency. Oh, and was one of those health care? Please people read the Constitution, and you will find it is not up to the political leaders of this Great Country, but the States Leaders as far as what they mandate when it comes to health care reform. Fact, it is a felony as stated by Jefferson and Madison in the Constitution for a political leader or figure head, or Supreme Court Justice to make final decisions that the states have rights under. Please friends, read your Constitution, and you will find what I am saying is very true, as this is to be decided at the State level. Thanks, and God Bless our Fore Fathers for putting so much thought into God and Country. It seems we could do a little of the same since we have had hundreds of years to learn!
The Great Decider aka Mitt Romney:
He won't specify which tax loopholes he'd close.
He won't say which federal agencies he'd eliminate.
He won't say whether he'd support the Paycheck Fairness Act.
He won't say whether he supports the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
He won't say whether he'd support full reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
The transparent candidate aka Mitt Romney:
He won't release past tax returns as his father did.
He won't tell us why he approved a $75 million investment in an abortion affiliated business.
He won't release the names of his bundlers.
No Limit,
Are you not interested in why he will not do
what all other modern Presidential candidates have done ?
Most yell that President Obama wasn’t properly vetted yet
the very same people want to give a pass to Mitt Romney.
NoLimit - what is being asked of Romney has been asked of EVERY Presidential candidate - including his father. His father turned over 5 years of taxes. Romney won't turn over any. Do you see a problem here? If you don't, 'nuff said!
Obama/Biden 2012
I don't really have a problem with Mitt not releasing his financials. He WILL have to release them eventually, when the issue starts to consume all the oxygen in the room, as it always does, and the longer he fights it the longer the story is that he's hiding something.
JohnNY - clearly he's trying to give his accountants time to cover up whatever it is he's hiding.
Seeking...Please remember that NOLimitSoldier most likely never made it beyond E-2. Therefore critical thinking skills are ABOVE his pay grade!
I don't think it is neck and neck..........I think the media just wants to keep the 24/7 blah, blah up. Obama will win and win big........who wants a wall street mavin in the white house?
The problem with Romney isn't his campaign staff. The problem is him. He has no ideas about how to improve the economy other than more tax cuts for the richest of the rich and more deregulation --- the same policies that crashed it in the first place. Voting for Romney to fix this economy would be like taking up smoking to cure lung cancer.
He won't take a stand on any major issue -- or any minor one for that matter. If you asked him his favorite color, he would have to meet with his advisers, take a poll then get back to you in a week or two and his answer would be plaid.
He's been for the against then for then against then kind of for and kind of against everything He's as phony as a 3 dollar bill.
He's about as inspirational as a dead frog. Where did the party of Reagan find this guy?
Mitt Romney: You have to elect him to find out what he's for.
Could you imagine the outrage from the right if Obama or another democrat candidate refused to release their tax information? But when it comes to Romney it's "oh well, he will eventually, no big deal" etc.
Doesn't it at least raise some suspicion amongst you righties? This dude has somthing big to hide imo.
@RTypo your mistake is expecting rational consistent thought from the party that claims they want to decrease the size of government so they control less of our lives but at the same time insists they be able to pass legislation requiring everyone in the country to conform to their religions version of sexual morality.
Actually @NoLimit,
The odds of Obama winning on Nov 6th are 66.9% to Romney's 33.1%. Obama is projected to take 297 electoral votes versus Romney's 241. Not exactly a close race at 2:1.
In 2008 the media constantly polled to and talked about a "razor-close race" right up until Election Day. In fact, "Songbird" McCain led for exactly four days -- the four days immediately after he announced Palin for his VP choice, but before the public knew anything about her.
The media likes close races. Close races sell air time and ads and newspapers. Races like Obama/McCain that are blowouts do not. Polling companies work for the media. If they do not show races to be close and do not reflect the expected "house bias" the media switches polling companies. Most of the media-driven polls are so underfunded that all they can do (they have to make a profit to stay in business) is to make phone calls to people with landlines and then try somehow to adjust the results to reality. This process gets harder every year as only old white Republican males become the only people with landlines that will talk to pollsters.
Ferhnstrom may already be out.
Not only does the Aussie control those conservative media outlets, he also apparently wields enough influence that the Romney campaign felt it needed to make some adjustments
Oh great, now foreign nationals control a portion of our media and are able to influence American elections.
I don't see why not. Do you honestly think Soros is from the U.S. of A.? And what about bho's "European Apology Tour"? msnbc just wants to cover their own collective @$$e$. I'm wondering if domenico crawled directly out from under bho's desk before writing this dribble.
So easy to spot the projection... "apology tour".
The Pubs seem to really want to apologize to the world for Bush.
I can't blame them, he is/was an embarrassment, and an assault on common sense and logic.
Amy----This control over our media isn't new...It started right before Bush 2000.....Kind of shady isn't it ?
I don't see why not. Do you honestly think Soros is from the U.S. of A.?
Guess what?? The Limbaugh the junkie and Fox cultist get all would up over George Soros. The average voter has no idea who he is or do they care. It's a totally worthless issue. That kind of garbage didn't work in 2008 and it won't in 2010.
Thanks for clearing up that issue for us Charlie. Progressives are unconcerned about a man who turned not only on his own Countryman, but his own race to support, and share in the plunder of Europe, with the Nazis! As long as he gives your group money his past is of no concern!
Not that anyone has ever doubted that fact!
Progressives are unconcerned about a man who turned not only on his own Countryman, but his own race to support, and share in the plunder of Europe
You're crazy. The foreigner with REAL influence on American politics is Rupert Murdoch -- not George Soros.
@Ted Crawford Your point has a certain amount of validity to it but i do feel compelled to point out that Prescott Bush (George seniors father) was the president of a bank that was shut down because they were laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in Nazi funds in the late 40's.
It is interesting that Murdoch would fit the Tea Party's definition of an illegal immigrant. He was granted immediate citizenship by his Republican buddies in Congress so he could bypass the FCC restrictions on foreign ownership of media. But the big surprise came when Australia immediately revoked his Australian citizenship. It was the first time that an Australian citizen's natal citizenship had been revoked by Parliament. Apparently they used an obscure 1880's law that presumed flight if you take up foreign citizenship while there are outstanding warrants for your arrest in Australia.
Mitt Romney, the Ham Sandwich Candidate
I first became aware of something I call the Ham Sandwich Candidate when Hillary Clinton ran for Senate in New York. Republicans hated her so much it was inconceivable to them that she could win. It didn’t matter what polls, or their neighbors, said, hatred trumped reason. They were convinced that she was such a weak candidate that a ham sandwich could beat her. So they nominated – a ham sandwich. And they got their asses handed to them in the general. Maybe I read it wrong; maybe Republicans were so smart they realized that nobody could beat her so they nominated a ham sandwich rather than ask a top-tier candidate to fall on his sword. But I don’t think so. I was there, and my money’s on the hate thing.
On reflection this is nothing new, I just hadn’t noticed it before. But I’ve noticed it when it’s happened since. And I’m noticing it again. Republicans hate President Obama so much that they convinced themselves that they didn’t need a really strong candidate to beat him.
I won’t make a prediction at this point; a lot can happen between now and November. But I’m thinking that a lot of Republicans are starting to notice that they just might have a ham sandwich on their hands.
That is a grievous insult to ham sandwiches everywhere!
JohnNY - I used to like ham sandwiches - not anymore!
The main difference is most people like ham sandwiches, barring any religious dietary restrictions. But much like a ham sandwich you can dress up Willard the way you want, with a slice of cheese, or mayo, or whatever to make him more palatable to you. And yet, it is still a ham sandwich.
The Republican party as a political party no longer exist. It is Murdock private property. Think about it, would we even know anything about the wankers, I mean wingers, if they weren't constantly promoted by that cesspool of media called FOX (who brought us the Simpsons and the concept that stupid is cute and good)? Before Monica, the trending was for the GOP to vanish into the ether. "W" was a reaction, TP is a desperate last reach, soon we will hear their last breath; good riddance. But don't think we progressives will let down our guard, we will continue twisting the knife, because it is the right thing to do for America, until the end.
Well John --- you're right. They say love is blind -- well so is hate. A lot of Republicans hate this president so much and are so blinded by their hate that they ignore reality and reason. Mitt Romney is the Ham Sandwich Candidate. His only message is --- I'm not Obama. In my lifetime (and I'm 66) I cannot remember a single presidential, governor or senate election where that 'I'm not him" tactic worked.
Romney is banking on becoming the first "default" candidate and the GOP thinks there is some merit in this approach. You are totally correct on the "hatred" thing ~ that enough people "hate" Obama that they would elect anybody else. This is virtually palpable and as desperation in the conservative camp rises, that hate will be given greater legs and a more powerful voice. When merchants of hate like Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Ingrahm, Levin, etc make a living peddling contempt and hatred on a daily basis, what are we to expect.
Keep belittling the other candidate. What you Obama kool-aid drinkers don't realize is that Obama is running against the economy. To quote James Carville, "Its the economy, stupid."
To quote James Carville, "Its the economy, stupid."
The difference between 1992 and 2012 is Mitt doesn't have any solutions to fix the economy. Mitt wants to enact the same policies that caused the crash in the first place. Doing the same things over and over while expecting different results is called insanity.
Darn, I was hoping Willard hired John Madden. While I would never wish for John Madden to be a Willard supporter, the idea of Madden out on the campaign trail waving his arms, doing chalkboard diagrams and giving halftime pep talks would have been entertaining. Heck, Madden could even drive the campaign bus.
every campaign speech would mention Brett Favre...
Madden definitely supports him....He is rich,white,old, and drunk enough to stay in the bubble..
I sincerely doubt that Madden would be interested in a Romney activity. John seems to have a very low tolerance for bull$hit, regardless of how well it is refined and packaged.
Hey, i found the left wing of the left wing! I knew you guys were hiding in MSNBC somewhere! Couldn't take the heat on the jobs report, but you found some road kill news to feast on! Way to go! That's the old liberal initiative we always hear about!
mlkboneundrwear - no idiot. If you check, most of us already posted there and moved on. Please try to keep up - I know it's difficult for a Republican to not get mired in the mud - but try.
Obama/Biden 2012
I'll admit, it's hard to keep up with the volume and amount of hyperbole, but we try.
We're not dealing with Liberals here , mlkbone, would that, that were the case! Liberals were at least attempting to accomplish the same goals as Conservatives, they just had a different, and often correct, way of getting there.
These people are well beyond any Liberal ideaology!
Three years after the "official" end of the recession Obama still has no clue regarding the economy. No idea whatsoever other than going into even more debt to create and prop up temporary, make work government jobs. The dimwit is totally unqualified.
One just hopes that this is the case ! In the other case, things are going exactly as he , and his handlers, planned it! It's very difficult to to subjugate a free people into leftist theology, when their economy is good and their National Security is strong!
williered - oh please, tell us Romney's plans. Go ahead. Tell us anything he plans to do. Gotcha!
You're voting for an empty suit that would have to reach up to touch the soles of Obama's shoes. You're pathetic if that's the best you've got!
Obama/Biden 2012
Seeking Sanity, yes I think you have chosen a fine name for yourself, and Osama Obama! Read the Constitution, and see where Osama Obama has made a U-turn at every intersection. If you think we are mired in the mud, then I will stick mine in four wheel drive and pull right out! Oh, you cannot say the same about quick sand? Get an education, as you need it. Health care reform............against the Constitution...........check out Jefferson and Madison.............it is the states that rule....................can you read................then go to US Constitution on the net...................amazing what you will learn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Birds of a feather flock together!
Wow what a response. I am almost brought to tears from the emotional response I had to your seriously incompetent comment.
Exlax ETCH-A-SKETCH says the job report is a kick in the gut! He's right! We, the 99% Americans ought to be kicking the corrupt Republican corporate political puppets RIGHT IN THE GUT for STEALING our American way of life because of their CAPITALISTIC GREED that has brought on NOT ONLY our economic COLLAPSE but GLOBAL ECONOMIC COLLAPSE!
99% American People, haven't you had enough of this corrupt Republican corporate MONARCHY that has MADE SLAVES of us? If you have, it's time to vote 100% STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC and let's rid ourselves of these exlax ETCH-A-SKETCHES once & forever!
'TR' Rose II
TR, please count me out of your 99%. Not all the 99% think like you do. So why keep singing that song. Yes Capitalistc Greed is bad, but not everyone is greedy.
We are all greedy to get a JOB, and it is the one thing that our President does not deliver.
We need a change or he will take all our "Change"
The president is not going to deliver your greedy self a job...You will have to get that yourself.....He is trying to implement policy that will spur job growth(Tax incentives for bringing jobs back to our shores is just one) but the Teaturds are blocking it to make him look bad,but to the informed they are looking treasonous in their actions....And yes you are part of the 99% but if you choose to vote against your own interests their is nothing the rest of us can do....We can try to inform you but you obviously believe the corporations propaganda instead of the facts...Those facts exist in your own life so you don't have to take anybody Else's word for it....I can see in my life that before bush's tax cuts I made more money per hour and had benefits and could work as much overtime as I wanted now I can't......You see if rich people have higher tax rates they can either pay them or pay their employees more and invest in the company which creates other jobs like construction or manufacturing...Because they show less profit by doing that they pay less tax and create growth....But you keep believing the opposite, which is tax cuts create jobs,really tax cuts create more income for the rich to put in offshore investments just like Romney does
Its not the role of a president to provide you with a job. Check the Conservative Handbook ~ handouts of any sort are bad things.
sw philly
" A tax cut means higher family incomes and higher business profits and a balanced Federal Budget... Prosperity is the real way to, finally balance the Budget " John Kennedy
" A tax cut means higher family incomes and higher business profits and a balanced Federal Budget... Prosperity is the real way to, finally balance the Budget " John Kennedy
You teatards just love quoting Kennedy. But what you forget is while he cut the rate on the highest income earners, he also closed a bunch of loopholes for the high income earners. The vast majority of Kennedy's tax cuts went to the middle class and that's the difference between Kennedy and today's Republicans. Tax cuts to the middle class move the economy -- not cuts to the top earners.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBx2Y5HhplI
A tax cut on the middle class, yes. Which is, in fact, exactly what Obama has delivered.
Tax cuts to the rich don't help anything. If you give a dollar to a poor or middle-class person, that dollar is going to be used to buy necessities. The person who sold him the necessities now has an extra dollar and is likely middle-class or poor himself. That dollar then goes to help him, and so on, down the line. Everyone gets what they need.
Give a tax cut to the rich and it ends up on Wall Street being traded against other rich people's dollars. Money sloshing around on Wall Street does absolutely nothing for the economy. That is why tax cuts to the rich are a waste of taxpayer money. When was the last time a rich person gave you a job?
OK Byrom, let's accept that what you say is true. If we look at the much demonized Bush Tax Cuts, rated by the CBO at $4.3 Trillion. Even by Progressive estimates $700 Billion went to the 5% classed as rich. That leaves $3.6Trillion for the rest of us, again given that 49+% pay no income tax that means that 45% of us shared that $3.6 Trillion. Who, then benifited the most by those cuts! ?
In an interesting aside here, the Capital Gains Tax, ( the taxes that Obama wants to raise) has been in effect for 99 years now. For 63 of those years the rate was at or below 25%, the average, annual revenue gains for those years was 6+%. For the remaining 36 years the rate has been above 25%, the average, annual revenus gains for those years was at 3%. Taxes and the revenues they generate are inversly proportional to one another! That is what MR. Kennedy and others understood, and many still do !
Romney/Bain invested in companies that 'disposed' of fetuses. How's them make-money-inspite-of-my-principles philosophy of life working for you?
So if he'll invest in aborted fetuses publicly, what is he doing with and where did the money come from in his off-shore Swiss/Cayman bank accounts? Who is he protecting (other than himself) , how will any decisions be impacted and influenced by his hidden holdings? This man could be in bed with terrorists for all you know. But that's the point, you don't know, he doesn't want you to know, and you're willing to accept that.
JUst another tib bit in this article to confirm that Americans are right in believing that BIG MONEY IS BUYING AND RUNNING THE COUNTRY.
Better big money than big socialists hmmm ?
Better big socialists than fascist, hmmm?
Romney is a liar,a crook,a confused incoherent flip flopp owned by the Tea Party and GOP. Those who like him can identify with that many of whom dont know right from wrong to begin with.Thousands of people that doesnt follow the issues dont know that everything has been GRIDLOCKED in the House by the GOP and Tea Party for over 3 years and thats why the economy is in the tank. Obama could do little when they refuse to pass anything that may help the country. The economy crushers will get their thanks NOvember.
Well of course it's not bho's fault! Good Lord man, how can this clown be blamed for anything? Europe is tanking, must be the republicans fault. Holder is being held in contempt, must be Bush's fault. The job market looks like something I stepped in this morning, must be Chaney's fault. Although unemployment is actually around 15-20%, we're going to boldface lie and say it's hovering around 8% AND it's the previous administration's fault. Union thugs are getting their just desserts, HAS to be Walker's fault. Hopefully he'll run out of fingers to point in November, and can retire, comfortably I might add, back to his hometown of Chicago. Where him and rahm can think of new and inventive ways to screw America. Have a great day you silly liberals! Or as we call them from where I'm from, "dumb@$$e$"!!!
Hey Dan -- you Republicans have a very short memory. From 1976 to 1992 you whined and cried, moan and groaned and complained and complained more and bitched, carried on and on and blamed President Carter of everything wrong in the entire universe. Then from 1992 to 2008 you whined and cried, moan and groaned and complained and complained more and bitched, carried on and on and blamed President Clinton for everything that was wrong in the entire universe. So – using the standard you set – the left has another 29 years to blame Bush for everything just to pull even with you.
Dan
Perhaps you are simply unaware of how a bill becomes a law. The Constitution spells it out very clearly. Short version per Artical 1, Section 7- The House creates and then passes the bill, it's then sent to the Senate for their vote, once passed by the Senate, it goes to the President for signing ! Simple, except the path over these past two years has been - created in the House, passed by the House sent to the Senate, where it just lays on Harry Reids desk untouched! That has been the fate of hundreds of bills as well as several budget proposale! NO ONE, not even a President can force the Senate leader to allow a bill onto the floor! If you have a problem with grid-lock, speak to good ole Harry about that !
Of course you might also be just another follower of Uncle Saul, like Charlie!
Ted, I'm acutely aware of how a bill becomes law, having watched "Schoolhouse Rock" many, many times when I was a child in the 70's! Sorry Charlie, J. Carter was one of the worst presidents ever, but I'm pretty sure that the current inhabitant of the w.h. will replace J.C. in this respect. So when you say I was "whining" about Carter, you're probably right, but then again, I was at the ripe old age of 10 when that fool took over the reigns. And Ted, the answer as to why all of these bills simply set on Reid's desk is simple. The coffin doesn't open until AFTER the sun goes down, and therefore, he simply doesn't have the time to take care of these bills! Way too many veins to drain before the sun comes back up! And "ouch"! That alinsky comment was brutal...
Oh oh...it looks like Mitt is about ready to replace, and quite possibly toss Eric Fehrnstrom under the bus, for those pesky (but entirely accurate) contradictory statements he's known to have made. After all, he was just repeating Mitt's views on the subject...oh, that's right, that was BEFORE Mitt changed his position...again.
"I like being able to fire people who provide services to me. You know, if someone doesn't give me the good service I need, I want to say, 'You know, I'm going to get someone else to provide this service to me.".
(-- Mitt Romney in a speech in Nashua, NH, 1/9/12)
We just might see him put those words into action soon with poor Eric.
Eric Fehrnstrom strayed away from talking points. Bye bye Eric, lol.
Yes, we know Eyes. Republicans " Flip-Flop " while Progressives " Evolve " ! Semantics, Shakespere said it best I think " A Rose by any other name.. "
tedcrawford...
No one said that (all) Republicans "Flip-Flop".
But on the (pardon the pun) "flip" side of that, one in particular stands out for having become the de-facto poster boy for his use of that undeniable trait.
A Romney "position", by any other name, is subject to change...and possibly change yet again.
Romney, Murdock and Madden now we have THREE VILLAGE IDIOTS. What's next mittens? We need a good laugh, you might as well throw PALIN, TRUMP and GINGRICH into the mix, so we can have FIVE VILLAGE IDIOTS to laugh at. Don't you repugs have any viable people in your party? Lets just vote all repugs out of politics in november. They don't know how to play fair anyway.
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
CLINTON/CLINTON 2016
Just make sure all of your family and friends sign up to have their prospective wedding gifts "given" to bho and company! What a freaking clown! Already speculating he is going to be outspent, he turns to his loyal "base", to have them extort their own families for money. No thanks dumb@$$, you take plenty of my earnings as it is, but apparently not enough to satisify either yourself or your supporters. I can't wait for this lunacy to end. I honestly would rather vote for Mr. Hankey than bho. At least with Mr. Hankey you see what your getting...
He's already bowing to his Corporate Masters, by Twitter even. Seriously? This is your idea of a strong, independent minded leader? Yeah....
RepublicansforObama
All of your republican friends are going to vote a straight Democratic ticket? You must not have many friends. I have never heard from anyone who doesn't want the Dems. out...all of them including BO and Joe. Your hero has been a disaster for us and would continue to be in another term. And just think...he accidentally publicly indicated he would be "more flexible" after the election; misleading us about his actual plans until after November? You want that idiot with poor character leading us? And by the way...isn't it interesting that we have found that he was just a guest lecturer at a Constitutional Law class rather than being an actual Constitutional Law professor as he lead us to believe? Is that one of the reasons he spent so much money hiding his education history? He's not only a sorry excuse for a President but a sorry excuse for a man. Can't wait to see him strut off into the sunset after he is whipped in November.
SAINT:
Well, your comments certainly sound "Fair & Balanced", no hyperbole, distortions and over the top ranting here.
Willardo is your idea of a "Man"? Really? So draft dodgers who SUPPORTED the Viet Nam war and then weasled out of serving by using numerous student deferments is you notion of manliness? You must come from the same town Mittens did, Chickenhawk, USA.
You should widen your circle of exposure. Even those who are not Obama backers are not so desperate as to swap him and Democrats for the likes of Romney and his acolytes. In case you haven't noticed, the Republican led House of Representatives has an approval rating of 12% with the general public. The Senate is not much better ~ ~ ~ but it IS better under Democratic control. No, there will be a lot of straight party voters and when that occurs, the incumbent in the White House drafts a lot of down-ballot support.
Saint
This dude or duedet is not now, nor ever has been, a Republican ! Just another Progressive, steeped in the writings of his Uncle Saul and dilligently trying to follow his rule books! Hardly worth noticing and certainly not worth responding to !
Obama/Biden 2012
Duh!!!! I'm not smart enough to speak my own words. Staff, tell me what to say. Please write it out for me.
We have got to the point, us voters have no idea of the dudes running for office.
I did listen to the die-heart republicans,Fox News,Limbaugh,and republican leaders at the start of the GOP race. Each of them hollering out, "We hate Romney" "We hate Romney." When they spoke the truth.
President Obama--2012
Four years ago Romney was considered to be a rino. Now he is the great white hope. How did that happen?
The GOP really screwed the pooch this time. Romney is not the guy. I was hoping for a correction at the convention, but that seems unreachable now.
How did that happen? It's called Citizens United. Romney has enough money he managed to carpet bomb Newt and the rest of his Republican opponents with negative ads. So now Republicans have a candidate a good number of republican can't stand.
Multiplayer
short answer- OBAMA !
Hire Ed Rollins.
Put Marco Rubio on the ticket.
Game over, lights out for Obama.
Rollin and Rubio bring too much extra baggage for Romney. Mitt needs stability and Rubio is not stable enough for the remaining four months.
While I like Rubio, I think that he like Christie and Obamas Green energy, have a bright future, they are " Not yet ready for prime time ". A better choice might be John Thune or John Bolten instead.
Wow, kowtowing to Rupert the hacker himself Murdoch. This man has already disgraced his name in the UK and in the circles of decent human beings. His legacy is just what the GOPers stand for - we can do anything we want, and we will do anything we want and we will do it with impunity.
Did anyone notice the Romney flotilla up there in NH? Having a wonderful time in their pricey vessels, all of their kids who are protected from warfare and real work, riding on the stern, just having a regular millionaires holiday. This is their image, their chic poetry, their philosophy and their idealism - more for us and the hell with the blue collar worker. I fear forour democracy and those who have died to defend it, and for those who have lost their body parts in its defense.
Obama/Biden 2012
Nobody really cares what Robme says or does. A paltry few hundred comments proves that.