Newt’s not done playing the wealth card vs. Romney
UPDATE: As the tweet to the right suggests, Newt’s not the only one who believes that Romney’s tax records make good fodder.
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I think some Republicans were hoping that Newt Gingrich might stop targeting Mitt Romney’s wealth after widespread criticism that the tactic played into Democratic hands.
Yet here’s Newt today, dismissing the Romney argument that illegal immigrants would solve the problem by “self-deporting” themselves:
“You have to live in a world of Swiss bank accounts and Cayman Island accounts and automatically $20 million income for no work to have some fantasy this far from reality.”
So I guess that hope was in vain.
Two more quick points:
– Newt is doing it because he knows it’s working, even in a GOP primary. Again, that bodes poorly for Romney in a general election.
– The pleas from fellow Republicans are rather interesting. Are they asking Gingrich to put the best interests of the group ahead of his own selfish interests? What are they, Marxist or something?
– Jay Bookman
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getalife
January 25th, 2012
5:55 pm
“Get, she’s Moldavian by birth, I believe.”
Legal or illegal immigrant?
Better check her papers.
Kamchak
January 25th, 2012
5:55 pm
Kamchak: I wonder how many get that.
Most of the libs and anyone who has ever googled “Santorum”.
And anyone who reads TBogg.
Recon 2533 1811
January 25th, 2012
5:57 pm
Geithner not serving a second term should Obama be re-elected. Is that an admission of failure? If so his boss shouldn’t be serving a second term.
JohnnyReb
January 25th, 2012
5:57 pm
AmVet – so you don’t know anything about this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJIANsoRJyE
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
5:58 pm
…is that because we are for smaller government…
Huge belly laugh, chortle and guffaw!
F&F, I thought I had already used up my daily quota of embarrassing you fake conservatives, but for what you just wrote, I’ll make an exception
Every single Republican president since Gerald Ford has absolutely exploded the size, scope, cost, waste, redundancy and interference of the federal government And you hold up those frauds up as paragons of smaller government???
And as for veterans, you obviously don’t know a GD thing about their situations.
Otherwise you would know that unemployment and homelessness among them is HIGHER than for non-veterans.
So put that in your dipwad Support the Troops pipe and smoke it.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
6:00 pm
Jay, you have probably already looked it up but seems to me I would sure like that ALJ to explain his ruling based on administrative rule 616-1-2-.19(5): “Once issued, a subpoena may be quashed by the [ALJ] if it appears that the subpoena is unreasonable or oppressive, or that the testimony, documents, or objects sought are irrelevant, immaterial, or cumulative and unnecessary to a party’s preparetion and presentation of its position at the hearing, or that basic fairness dictataes that the subpoena should not be enforced….” What information does Obama have to add about his place of birth which has not already be certified by the State of Hawaii or who his parents where or their nationality that is not cumulative of known information?
[The Cox attorneys probably already filed the 616-1-2-.43 notice for admission to the hearing]
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JohnnyReb
January 25th, 2012
6:00 pm
“I wonder how many get that.”
I get it, and it is not very nice and I hope the person who came up with it chokes on batch.
It’s OK to dislike Santorum because you don’t agree with his idiology. The frothy mix thing is completely over the top and uncalled for in civil society.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
6:01 pm
Recon — “Geithner not serving a second term should Obama be re-elected. Is that an admission of failure? If so his boss shouldn’t be serving a second term.”
Lots of Cabinet-level secretaries don’t stick around the whole time their boss is in office. Some don’t even stick around for an entire 4-year term.
It happens with every President AFAIK, and IMO there’s nothing to read into it.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
6:02 pm
J. Reb — “It’s OK to dislike Santorum because you don’t agree with his idiology. The frothy mix thing is completely over the top and uncalled for in civil society.”
Yes, but his man-on-dog rhetoric is *totally* suited to polite society and is *never* inappropriate.
/snark
Paul
January 25th, 2012
6:03 pm
Fast and Furious
“The pretension among the liberal perception of conservatives is that because we are for smaller government, then the understanding goes, we must be for no government, including roads bridges, fire stations, police forces….that we’re for anarchy. ”
I don’t believe I’ve ever heard a Lib here make that case. I have heard them challenge Cons when they say gov’t should not be involved in much more than defense and use those examples.
As far as being for clean air, there sure are an awful lot of attacks against EPA for attempting to enforce clean air standards. Even Texas has suit against the EPA as they don’t want to clean up their power plants and keep noxious gasses from blowing to other states. Say it’s federal intrusion, overstepping authority, etc.
Real Scootter
January 25th, 2012
6:04 pm
So put that in your dipwad Support the Troops pipe and smoke it.
I’ll second your emotion too AmVet!
You and Kam make a great tag team!
Fast and Furious Spending
January 25th, 2012
6:05 pm
Bruno,
What do you expect? The lefties here are obsessed with the word “liberal”; they chaffe with the label “marxist”; with the um…. substance… of Santorum. Aquagirl (a very liberal but (unlike so many here) a respectful and relevant blogger) and another blogger on Kyle’s blog (whom I forget) have written to me that this board here at Bookman, is more like a chatroom than rhetoric and polemics. I don’t blame Aquagirl for not posting here, though she is liberal. I wouldn’t want to post my conservative wit along with whatever our version is of liberal one-liner, knuckle-dragging luddites of which we have so many here at Bookman.
What you find here is more like a Jerry Springer audience chanting and revving themselves up all day and night, literally. If you think about it, it’s kind of sad.
They won’t EVER say Obama is divisive, and I wouldn’t ever encourage anyone to try and convince them otherwise. Doing so is only just a smidgen more worthwhile than old Jay himself crowing about how stupid WE are because we claim Obama has Marxist tendencies. There’s definitions and examples aplenty about Marxists and what they do, including his obvious connection to the “rules” of Alinsky, the friendship of Bill Ayers, etc. Still, it’s opinion, and Jay shows his daffy naivete by going there, and reminding us that his chosen candidate for Pres is really a socialist bum by constantly denying it–by protesting too much.
As for divisiveness, that has a broader meaning than Marxist even and could mean anything. I don’t blame liberals for not seeing that. For them Bush was divisive. I’d rather focus solidly on Obama’s failures, which is easy to do because are many and frequent.
When I post, I often post to Jay directly. Nothing like going after the heart of the matter, even when it is the sometime non-sequitor “news” with which Jay begins his daily routine.
gm
January 25th, 2012
6:05 pm
All the hypocrites that cry about small government: Please return your SSI, Medicare, VA, unemployment, and if your home was hit by a disaster please return your Femma, Newt return your Fannie Mae Money.
I ask this question again could anybody name 3 things Newt has done for the state of Georgia besides having affairs here in Georga?
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
6:07 pm
F&FS — ” I don’t blame Aquagirl for not posting here”
Au contraire, the watery lady is well-known here.
Jm
January 25th, 2012
6:07 pm
Gm
Have elected not to use unemployment multiple times
Eat it
Kamchak
January 25th, 2012
6:08 pm
I don’t blame Aquagirl for not posting here, though she is liberal.
Aquagirl doesn’t post here?
Learn something new everyday.
redneckbluedog
January 25th, 2012
6:09 pm
Romney’s done….Mitch Daniels done turned Democrat….!!!!!
josef
January 25th, 2012
6:09 pm
FAST
Wow! Your ego is up there in the Newtosphere, ain’t it?
gm
What has Newt done for Georgia? Packed his carpetbag and left… ?
Never been out of S. Georgia
January 25th, 2012
6:10 pm
Fast and Furious Spending
Oh boy another conservatives out of touch with reality, when you have been to a socialist country or any form of Marxist country, you can talk, I have ex miltary other then that please keep your never been out of S. Georgia comments to your self.
Real Scootter
January 25th, 2012
6:11 pm
I ask this question again could anybody name 3 things Newt has done for the state of Georgia besides having affairs here in Georga?
Dang gm,that is a hard question.I can’t even name one!
redneckbluedog
January 25th, 2012
6:12 pm
Not really….but his speech sounded JUST LIKE President Obama’s last night…….They should have picked somebody besides the architect of the 2008 economic collapse……
The ticket should have been Jeb Bush/Mitch Daniels…but it’s not…..and the Muslim Socialist non-Citizen gets another term…..
Fast and Furious Spending
January 25th, 2012
6:12 pm
AmVet,
Ah, santimony from a grizzled freak. So what you’re saying is that vets are homeless, out of work, and that because you’re a vet you know that better than I do?
Might help you to know that I work with vets, helping them get trained in science and technology.
Anyway, if vets are homeless and unemployed, do they need a specific federal government funded program to get them into firehouses and police stations? No, and if you say yes, what do we need next, a federal directorate czar to get them into retain? If you don’t recognize that, then you’re certainly the most out-of-touch whiniest veteran I’ve ever met, if you ever one were to begin with.
josef
January 25th, 2012
6:12 pm
PAUL
“…keep noxious gasses from blowing to other states”
Yeah, like the Bushes, Paul and Perry?
Recon 2533 1811
January 25th, 2012
6:13 pm
The WaPo just like most MSN polling is flawed. In some cases because of issue bias in others because they’re just not as competent in comparison to professional polling organizations like Gallup and Rasmussen.
Paul
January 25th, 2012
6:13 pm
F&F
“they chaffe with the label “marxist”; with the um…. substance… of Santorum. ”
You mean like the substance of enacting federal legislation regarding medical procedures based upon personal and religious beliefs? (when life begins and abortion – )
Jm
January 25th, 2012
6:14 pm
Paul
NPR
Perry now polling very badly in TX
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
6:15 pm
F&FS — “Ah, santimony from a grizzled freak.”
For someone who’s decrying divisiveness, you sure do seem bent on employing it yourself.
Paul
January 25th, 2012
6:15 pm
josef
To our credit, we have brought two of’em back home -
josef
January 25th, 2012
6:15 pm
Never been out of South Georgia…well Kant never left Koenigsberg…
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
6:15 pm
I wouldn’t want to post my conservative wit along with whatever our version is of liberal one-liner, knuckle-dragging luddites of which we have so many here at Bookman
Has anyone seen the F&FS that has conservative wit? I appreciate that he must be a better poster than me, a Jerry Springer regular here….. Now when does someone announce the results of that there DNA test?
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
6:16 pm
Paul — “You mean like the substance of enacting federal legislation regarding medical procedures based upon personal and religious beliefs? (when life begins and abortion – )”
I want to hear more about this bringing-corpses-home program. We could have propped Grandma up in her recliner and watched Wheel of Fortune with her one last time before saying our goodbyes.
josef
January 25th, 2012
6:16 pm
PAUL
And which two “back home” would that be? Only one of them ain’t a carpetbagger!
Paul
January 25th, 2012
6:17 pm
Jm
Newspaper publishes twitter and letters and such. There’s been a whole bunch of “I’ve never seen him outside of a carefully orchestrated event where he had to answer questions and think on his feet. He was an embarrassment and we have to get rid of him.”
But…. he’s coming home with about $17 million. Some are pressing him to repay the state for the couple million he spent on his taxpayer-provided security detail.
Jm
January 25th, 2012
6:20 pm
Mitch ain’t democrat
He just killed unions on Indiana
Good job Mitch
Bruno
January 25th, 2012
6:20 pm
If you’d stop making those hooting noises and swatting at the imaginary insects, you might actually get to see a case this time.
My strategy is to show up in my best suit and display my Bible prominently. It’s worked every time so far.
Terrence
January 25th, 2012
6:20 pm
Gingrich’s wealth focus is on Romney’s political war chest. Buying an election is frowned upon.
Jm
January 25th, 2012
6:23 pm
Paul
You guys need term limits back
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
6:24 pm
Meat, we had a derisive word for never-served would be heroes like you – feather merchant.
And this is not the first time you’ve written something along the lines of, “if you ever one were to begin with.” But that was under one of your other names, wasn’t it, meat?
As the always cool Hillbilly Deluxe once wrote, “I’ve flushed better than you.”
For HD, who turned me onto this gem. Thanks buddy, wherever you are…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dS4AaXLtos
Paul
January 25th, 2012
6:26 pm
Jm
“You guys need term limits back”
Yeah, and an end to straight-ticket voting.
And an end of voting for someone simply because he has an “R” after his name.
And…. voters who actually think.
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
6:26 pm
Bruno, you’d be a smash at Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park!
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcToL15bF1NmGXbPuoUkix1zIM-Jz8Zbvc3XdjlrWrpFfw6W2sUw3Q
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
6:26 pm
Bruno — “My strategy is to show up in my best suit and display my Bible prominently. It’s worked every time so far.”
I’ve been called for jury duty twice and have served twice. Almost got picked for a second case the second go-round, but we got sent back out of the courtroom almost as soon as we were seated. We suspected that the parties involved came to some sort of settlement agreement.
I don’t mind doing jury duty at all, and I think more people should serve if at all possible.
And with that, I’m headed home to play with the wife. Everyone play nice, be well and drive safely.
YOUR party SUCKS! But MINE is GRRRRRREAT! (formerly That Black Guy)
January 25th, 2012
6:32 pm
Mary Elizabeth
January 25th, 2012
11:52 am
Hi Welcome – good to “see” you. You know my DNA is full of “preacher mission” tendencies! Got to preach to the “lost,” I guess! Can’t help it!
____________________________________________________________________________
You know Jim Jones liked to “preach” as well.
As did David Koresh
And that preacher in Texas who raped those kids.
Just because you like to “preach” doesn’t make it gospel.
barking frog
January 25th, 2012
6:34 pm
Sheldon Adelson, Newt’s sugar daddy seems to want
to continue supporting his campaign and with his 20 billion
dollar fortune he can afford it. The Romney-Gingrich slugfest
will continue.
F. Sinkwich
January 25th, 2012
6:35 pm
“Meat, we had a derisive word for never-served would be heroes like you – feather merchant.”
Just for those who are not aware, as far as AmVet is concerned, if you ever comment on anything remotely associated with national defense, you must have at least one MOH to have any credibility.
He thinks he’s Audie Murphy. But I have it on good authority he was a REMF.
josef
January 25th, 2012
6:38 pm
FORMALLY TBG
“Just because you like to “preach” doesn’t make it gospel.”
Amen!
ZamVet
Had a nice chat with Hillbilly the other night over to Kyle’s…doing well, he is…
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
January 25th, 2012
6:40 pm
Well, nobody’s said a word so far about how the federal guvmint is going to start telling schools about what food they can give kids. I guess they want the kids to develop a taste for tofu and $3 coffee and bottled water and green plants. They’ll never quit till they get rid of the Southren basic food groups: lard, sugar, salt, and grease. Bunch of commies!
Jay
January 25th, 2012
6:42 pm
Note intriguing update posted above.
Erwin's cat
January 25th, 2012
6:42 pm
Where are the jobs Mr.Boehner?
What’s that?
Congratulations on the job creation Mr. President!
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
6:45 pm
Did Murdoch’s wife give him permission to post that?
Hmmmmm…… there’s that liberal media again with their wealth envy…I bet Fox is going to tear into him….Wait for it….Wait
F. Sinkwich
January 25th, 2012
6:46 pm
“Where are the jobs Mr.Boehner?”
Well, Erwin, ask the lib ilk Senate why they haven’t passed any of the jobs bills the House sent to them.
Paul
January 25th, 2012
6:46 pm
So what’s Rupert saying? That Republicans are all about tax fairness and redistributing income and not rewarding investment risk?
That Newt’s sure bringing out Republicans’ true colors!
Jm
January 25th, 2012
6:48 pm
If mitt can’t deal with it then he deserves to lose
Boris Badnoff
January 25th, 2012
6:49 pm
Wonder if Mittens has ever had one of those $ 28 cheeseburgers?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/first-lady-celebrates-b-day-steakhouse-featuring-28-obama-burger-kobe-beef-bacon-cheese
For that kind of money you probably don’t get condiments in those little plastic bag that you need bolt cutters to open. You get the entire bottle.
The very rich are different from you and me. Well, at least me.
Paul
January 25th, 2012
6:49 pm
F. Sinkwich
“Any of the jobs bills”?!!?
According to my Congressman, Rep (Dr) Burgess, as of a couple months ago the Republican House passed two jobs bills – both dealing with energy, both dealing with small amount of permanent jobs.
Jackie
January 25th, 2012
6:49 pm
The Republican “establishment” is not happy with Newt or Romney: keep an eye on Mitch Daniels (R-IN)
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 25th, 2012
6:50 pm
The thing I found interesting about the speech last night was when the president asked Congress to send the bills to him for signature.
Although he neglected to ask that they be sent WITHOUT all the attached crap that has been being sent.
361 more days
January 25th, 2012
6:50 pm
JHM
Why stop with your insults and name calling now?
You have no idea of who I am or my service record, so don’t insinuate that you.
Now are you really trying telling me that you always refered to GB as Mr. President? How funny!!!!!!!!!!
Jay
January 25th, 2012
6:52 pm
Amvet, back it down, please.
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
6:53 pm
Willard’s falling like a rock
Bruno
January 25th, 2012
6:53 pm
Scout and Del–One of my military patients wrote a poem about his experiences in Afghanistan. He gave me permission to reprint it here. I thought it was kind of touching coming from a grizzled combat veteran:
Through tears and anger we unite
Our country calls on us to win a fight
With heavy hearts and revenge in mind
Knowing that it will come in time
.
So here we are in another domain
A God-forsaken place that sees no rain
No flowers, trees or grass in sight
We try to stay focused with all our might
.
And just when you think it can’t get any worse
It always does, like a black curse
And as the holidays come, we sit far away
Our families and loved ones in our minds every day
.
Although they know they live in our hearts
Sometimes it’s hard for them to understand our part
But for the victims and families from the outrage in September
Most, if not all, will remember
.
I am a United States soldier who will always stand tall
And to all that oppose me, may God bless you all
josef
January 25th, 2012
6:54 pm
Jay’s on the rag tonight! Bipartisan with his behave yo’self…
F. Sinkwich
January 25th, 2012
6:54 pm
“According to my Congressman, Rep (Dr) Burgess, as of a couple months ago the Republican House passed two jobs bills – both dealing with energy, both dealing with small amount of permanent jobs.”
Hey Paul, your Congressman is a lying SOB.
But he’s a lib ilk, so go figure.
Get a new one.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
6:54 pm
Mitch…. the new Chicken Little of the Republican party? The SOTU is grave Mitch?
josef
January 25th, 2012
6:57 pm
Oh, good, it’s the ilk hour…
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
6:58 pm
Jackie: “The Republican “establishment” is not happy with Newt or Romney: keep an eye on Mitch Daniels (R-IN)”:
Definitely. And the new union busting bill sets himself up nicely with a newly burnished resume.
Paul
January 25th, 2012
6:58 pm
“But he’s a lib ilk, so go figure.”
Sinkwich, I’d think anyone would be embarrassed to post such nonsense.
There’s this thing called Google, you can access it at google.com then type in his name and go to his website.
Liberal? Unless, of course, you consider anyone who isn’t a Bircher to be a lib.
Or something of that ilk.
F. Sinkwich
January 25th, 2012
6:59 pm
“The SOTU is grave Mitch?”
Yep.
Unless we vote out that Marxist in the Whitehouse in November.
Paul
January 25th, 2012
6:59 pm
josef
icky ilk -
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
7:00 pm
Oh sure, Jay slaps down that conservative AmVet and meanwhile that josef gets away with anything because he is a lib mother ilker…..
Got that out of the way!
josef
January 25th, 2012
7:01 pm
PAUL
The boy is, well, let’s just say…oh, what the hell, bless his heart!
Kentucky Jacket
January 25th, 2012
7:01 pm
I’m not so sure Newt;s thinking of it as class warfare, he’s trying to win on his “I’m one of you” plays. And the Swiss bank account and Cayman island account comments I could defend, but the $20M for doing nothing IS a class warfare attack…sad that these are our choices…
josef
January 25th, 2012
7:03 pm
Goof fight…
Oh, no, I don’t! F & F is the Imam’s l’il buddy, so I know better than to call him a Dog Third…
Erwin's cat
January 25th, 2012
7:03 pm
Mother’s ilk?
361 more days
January 25th, 2012
7:03 pm
Thanks Bruno, and thanks to the soldier
Paul
January 25th, 2012
7:03 pm
Kentucky Jacket
“he’s trying to win on his “I’m one of you” plays.”
I guarantee, any guy looks at his wife or girlfriend and says “I’m just like Newt” better practice talking about four octaves high -
Recon 2533 1811
January 25th, 2012
7:08 pm
Bruno, God Bless him and I’m sincerely glad he made it back. I wish they all could and could have.
Finn McCool (Class Warfare = Stopping Rich People from TAKING MORE of OUR MONEY)
January 25th, 2012
7:10 pm
$28 burger? Look what you get for $32:
The Bi Partisan
8oz American Kobe Burger,
Maine Lobster, White Cheddar,
Black Truffle Buttermilk Dressing
32
pogo
January 25th, 2012
7:10 pm
Obama is now blowing off about the UN budget. Yea, right, like he is going to do a damned thing about it. God, after seeing how his administration has handled that bloated and ineffective organization and has gladly funded their fiasco with more American dollars (22 percent of their total operating budget) he actually thinks we believe he is going to do anything? He definitely assumes the American people are stupid. As far as his supporters, he may be right.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 25th, 2012
7:10 pm
The Nutster needs to practice this before the next debate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJG75FJkjr8
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
7:12 pm
Barack Obama won’t ask Timothy Geithner to stay on as Treasury Secretary if the president wins reelection, Geithner told Bloomberg TV’s Trish Regan Wednesday.
“He’s not going to ask me to stay on, I’m pretty confident,” Geithner told Bloomberg. I’m confident he’ll be president. But I’m also confident he’s going to have the privilege of having another secretary of the Treasury.”
Well I am sure that will put an end to the Geithner complaints just like we never hear Van Jones complaints any more from our righty friends.
Kentucky Jacket
January 25th, 2012
7:13 pm
That’s good Paul, but it is a good point, if most people, liberal and conservative, would just carry their statements out to their logical conclusions, I believe a lot of us would rethink our lines in the sand (and realize that we are much more purple than red and blue with a line down the middle)
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
7:16 pm
One word:
ilk
Recon 2533 1811
January 25th, 2012
7:17 pm
Keep, Jones was no big deal and easy to forget. Geithner is a big deal and his announcement I’m certain is unwelcome by the Obamanites as it admits failure.
wet wiccan
January 25th, 2012
7:18 pm
The republican playoffs have gone completely insane. and another *debate* tomorrow? Please, somebody stop them!
To the poster who thinks this blog is like a chat room … damn right it is, and that’s just the way we like it.
0311/1811
January 25th, 2012
7:21 pm
Last night Obama talked about college education and how expensive it was today. Well, there’s something called inflation and it was just as expensive in your day and my day.
He wants to find a better way for students to pay for their education and to pay off those loans.
What I would like to know is HOW did he pay for his education and how did he pay his loans !
Unseal those college records Mr. President.
Erwin's cat
January 25th, 2012
7:21 pm
“Hey, ya either agree with Castro or ya don’t” – Thomas Jefferson
0311/1811
January 25th, 2012
7:22 pm
Nancy is backtracking …………….
josef
January 25th, 2012
7:23 pm
wiccan
The “debates” are sorta like certain carnal acts…once and your curiosity is satisfied…
And this blog is a great place…I like it here…
GT4EVER
January 25th, 2012
7:23 pm
The American political scene…a small group of rich guys backed by a smaller group of richer guys vying for the right to serve a population where the vast majority are barely making ends meet.
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
7:23 pm
Jay, no worries.
The decent and sane people here do not doubt my service. Or veracity.
And a big shout out to the SEALS, the CiC and all the men and women involved in rescuing those two aid workers in Somalia.
We’re gonna put her feet back on
the path of righteousness and then
God bless America again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYBSvn5juIk
Erwin's cat
January 25th, 2012
7:25 pm
Scout,
It amazing how much a college ed cost these days compared to12-15 yrs ago…In GA I blame the HOPE…all the free money a university could get…as long as the student met the criteria..here’s your check…didn’t really matter the cost HOPE had it….ever notice how many new buildings on the local campus’ lately…unintended consequences
GT4EVER
January 25th, 2012
7:26 pm
And we wonder why no matter who gets elected most people are disastified with the results.Wonder why.
Peadawg
January 25th, 2012
7:26 pm
Holy crap, Luckovich’s cartoon is priceless
http://blogs.ajc.com/mike-luckovich/2012/01/25/126-mike-luckovich-cartoon-romneys-tax-return/
Erwin's cat
January 25th, 2012
7:29 pm
“Holy crap, Luckovich’s cartoon is priceless”
first time in a long long while I’ve found him funny
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
7:31 pm
President Obama did exactly what hundreds of thousands of us have been calling on him to do—he announced a federal investigation into Wall Street. Here’s what he said:
“I am asking my Attorney General to create a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general to expand our investigations into the abusive lending and packaging of risky mortgages that led to the housing crisis. This new unit will hold accountable those who broke the law, speed assistance to homeowners, and help turn the page on an era of recklessness that hurt so many Americans.”
The best part is, progressive champion New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is co-chairing the investigation and will make sure it stays on track.
Just weeks ago, this investigation wasn’t even on the table, and the big banks were pushing for a broad settlement that would have made it impossible.
This is truly a huge victory for the 99% movement. Hundreds of thousands of us signed petitions, made calls, and held signs outside in the cold to make this issue something that President Obama couldn’t ignore.
– Over 360,000 of us signed a petition calling on President Obama to fully investigate the banks.
– We delivered that petition at over 150 events last Thursday around the country at Obama for America campaign offices.
– Our pressure on state attorneys general stopped the rush to a sweetheart deal that would have precluded this investigation.
– And we’ve called, Facebooked, and tweeted at the White House repeatedly to ask the president to launch this investigation.
Yeah baby, democracy in action.
Or as Cicero said, Freedom is participation in power.
Kentucky Jacket
January 25th, 2012
7:31 pm
Erwin and 0311/1811,
Heard an interesting story on that the other day…they blamed the increase in tuition on Federal Student loans…the school had no risk in the price, because they got their money then, and the risk is all on the government. It will be interesting if there is a “tuition bubble”, and what happens if a large number of graduates can’t pay back their loan. So many people enter the workforce with piles of debt, and when the economy dips and there are no jobs for them…
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
7:38 pm
Oy vey, more of those unpaid union thugs exposed after they caused another airline failure. If we put them on TSA duty, do you think complaints would drop?
Jm
January 25th, 2012
7:41 pm
“The decent and sane people here do not doubt my service. Or veracity.”
Yeah we just question your sanity
Jack
January 25th, 2012
7:45 pm
Thot surely we’d hear about Obama’s little performance of last evening instead of more Newt bashing.