A Quantum Theory of Mitt Romney

Seeded on Sun Apr 1, 2012 5:09 PM EDT (The New York Times)

THE recent remark by Mitt Romney’s senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom that upon clinching the Republican nomination Mr. Romney could change his political views “like an Etch A Sketch” has already become notorious. The comment seemed all too apt, an apparent admissio …

politics, humor, romney, quantum-candidate

What makes Rick run and keeps Newt in

Seeded on Sun Apr 1, 2012 5:02 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

As he begins to drift further and further back in the polls, and as the delegate math becomes more and more insurmountable, one has to wonder: why is Rick Santorum still at it? Even more confoundingly, given his even greater obstacles: why is Newt? In a presidential contest …

santorum, gingrich, romney

Joe Scarborough Lambastes Conservative Websites For Posthumous Vilification Of Trayvon Martin

Seeded on Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:27 AM EDT ()

“Why is it that some on the right are actually taking this up as a cause,” asked an incredulous Scarborough. “As National Review said almost immediately after it happened, ‘this has nothing to do with gun rights, this has nothing to do with the second amen …

politics, gop, tea-party, trayvon-martin, george-zimmerman

Wall Street Vaults Higher in Best 1Q Since 1998 | Fox Business

Seeded on Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:08 AM EDT (Fox Business | Business News & Stock Quotes - Saving & Investing)

A brighter outlook for the U.S. economy and calming tensions over Europe's debt crisis whetted traders' risk appetite, sending Wall Street surging in its best first-quarter performance in 14 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 66.2 points, or 0.5%, to13212, the S&a …

economy, stock-markets

Mitt Romney Secretly Supported Anti-Gay-Marriage Group

Seeded on Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:53 AM EDT ()

Had the news that Mitt Romney made a $10,000 donation to the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage come out a month ago instead of on Friday, it might have helped him. After all, Romney has made no secret of his opposition to same-sex marriage—indeed, he joined Miche …

politics, romney

Conservative Crush Porn

Seeded on Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:39 AM EDT ()

One day, historians will look back on these advertisements and conclude that conservatism had reached an intellectual and moral nadir, and had only two political cards left to play: fear and anger. Lacking a positive program of its own, it has opted to push paranoid delusions …

politics, gop, plutocracy, tea-party, off-the-rails, gotp, right-wing-echo-chamber, all-lies-all-the-time

A Strong Republican for Congress...Who Just Happens to be Gay

Seeded on Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:31 AM EDT ()

The Republican Party is backing an openly gay candidate in Massachusetts who could become the only gay Republican in Congress. Massachusetts state senator Richard Tisei has received an endorsement from Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and faces lawyer Bill Hudak in a September p …

gay, politics, gop, republican, homosexuality

At D.C. Journalists Dinner, Perry Plays the Comedian

Seeded on Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:52 AM EDT ()

Texas Gov. Rick Perry took to the stage at an exclusive journalists' gala tonight to roast himself — and poke fun at his gubernatorial predecessor George W. Bush, and presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. His remarks …

santorum, gop, gingrich, romney, rick-perry

The Right's Etch A Sketch Imperative

Seeded on Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:54 AM EDT (RealClearPolitics)

Clarifying moments are rare in politics. They are the times when previously muddled issues are suddenly cast into sharp relief and citizens are given a look behind the curtains of spin and obfuscation.Rep. Paul Ryan made absolutely clear that he is not now and never was intereste …

politics, gop, hypocrisy, bush-tax-cuts, tea-party, tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy, same-old-policies

Romneycare's 98% Success Rate Defies Gripes on Obama Law

Seeded on Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:50 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

The success of the Massachusetts health-care system is spurring President Barack Obama to extol the virtues of a law Mitt Romney signed as a governor. Romney, running for the Republican presidential nomination, says it shouldn’t be the model for every state. About 98 perc …

politics, health-care, gop, romneycare, obama-care, affordable-care-act

Texas has had 'death panels' since 1999

Seeded on Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:42 AM EDT (star-telegram.com)

If all you know about healthcare "death panels" is what you heard on a talk show, then you must think the feds will pull the plug on patients. News bulletin: Texas already has death panels. A Houston man's life was ended last week. A leukemia patient identified only as Wi …

texas, health-care, gop, republicans, death-panels

AP Fact Check: In 36 Years Of Data, Not A Shred Of Evidence That Drilling Reduces Gas Prices

Seeded on Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:01 AM EDT (Think Progress)

Experts deny that drilling brings down gas prices, despite how often Republicans claim to have the “silver bullet.” Now, the Associated Press reports that an analysis of 36 years of Energy Information Administration data shows “no statistical correlation&rdqu …

oil, politics, drilling, 2012-elections, gotp-talking-point

Paranoia Strikes Deeper

Seeded on Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:27 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Stop, hey, what’s that sound? Actually, it’s the noise a great political party makes when it loses what’s left of its mind. And it happened — where else? — on Fox News on Sunday, when Mitt Romney bought fully into the claim that gas prices are high t …

gas-prices, politics, gop, romney, conspiracy-theories, tea-party, gotp

Jobless Claims in U.S. Fall to Lowest Level in Four Years

Seeded on Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:34 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in four years, reinforcing signs the U.S. labor market is picking up. Jobless claims decreased by 5,000 to 348,000 in the week ended March 17, the fewest since February 2008, Labor Department figure …

economy, unemployment

Texas man allegedly killed soldier for not believing in God

Seeded on Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:45 AM EDT (Raw Story)

Can being an atheist in America get you killed? If police in the small Texas town of Petrolia are to be believed, the answer to that question is yes. Officials in Clay County, Texas revealed this week that human remains uncovered near the Oklahoma border last month were those …

iran, religion, united-states, fundamentalism, conservative, religious-intolerance

Charlie White eligible to run for office, Indiana Supreme Court rules

Seeded on Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:09 PM EDT (The Indianapolis Star)

Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White was eligible to run for office, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled this morning. The state’s highest court issued a unanimous decision this morning saying that even though White was registered to vote at his ex-wife’s ho …

politics, gop, indiana, charlie-white, felony, voter-fraud, mitch-daniels

Why We Have to Go Back to a 40-Hour Work Week to Keep Our Sanity

Seeded on Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:28 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

If you’re lucky enough to have a job right now, you’re probably doing everything possible to hold onto it. If the boss asks you to work 50 hours, you work 55. If she asks for 60, you give up weeknights and Saturdays, and work 65. Odds are that you’ve …

work, 40-hour-week

Newt's rhetoric still haunts political discourse

Seeded on Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:27 AM EDT (tallahassee.com)

Though it's a safe bet that Newt Gingrich won't win the Republican nomination, he has done well enough in the primaries to spare himself the embarrassment of abject failure.

politics, gop, division, right-wing, hypocrisy, intolerance, newt-gingrich, tea-party

David Frum: HBO's 'Game Change' Charts Sarah Palin's Revenge

Seeded on Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:10 AM EDT ()

Few things seemed quite so dead in 2008 as the campaign book. The genre—invented by Theodore White during the election of 1960—was pushing 50.

mccain, gop, hbo, neocon, 2008-election, palin, tea-party, failin, game-change, sarah-the-quitter

Are Women Leaving Religion?

Seeded on Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:39 PM EST (Discovery.com)

Both religion and conservative politicians are on the verge of losing the support of many of their constituents: women. That's the conclusion Washington Post religion columnist Lisa Miller comes to after reading The Resignation of Eve by Jim Henderson and comparing it to the cur …

women, religion, right-wing, social-conservatives

South Carolina's Republican lieutenant governor resigns in ethics scandal

Seeded on Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:54 AM EST (Raw Story)

South Carolina's Republican Lieutenant Governor Ken Ard resigned on Friday just before being indicted on seven counts of misusing campaign money. An hour after the indictment was announced, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years of probation and a $5000 fine.

south-carolina, lieutenant-governor, republican, ethics-violations, tea-party, ken-ard

The psychological poverty trap

Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2012 10:33 PM EST ()

In a behavioral economics experiment several years ago, researchers asked shoppers at a New Jersey mall to handle the following decision: Have your faulty car repaired for either $150 or $1,500.

economics, poverty, psychology

Obama quietly prepares for fall as Republicans fight

Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2012 10:06 PM EST (CNN)

The campaigns of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney don't agree on much.

politics, santorum, gop, gingrich, obama, romney, 2012-election

The Race-Baiting Continues

Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2012 6:07 PM EST ()

I've been holding off on writing something about the bizarre spectacle of the Derrick Bell "exposé" that has consumed the nuttier corners of the right in the last couple of days, simply because it's so weird and pathetic that I wasn't sure exactly how to talk about it b …

politics, gop, racism, obama, wingnuts, conspiracies, tea-party, race-baiting, breitbart-lies

The Ancient Art Of Fooling Voters

Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2012 8:05 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

Quintus's election book is frank about the gullibility of the masses and firm in its requirement that they be deceived in their own best interests. Rome was a "cesspool of humanity," and its would-be leaders could be excused of behavior to match.

elections, book, politics, rome

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