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Monthly Archives: July 2012

An alternate theory

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

New London’s own Joshua Green speculates that Romney may have paid no taxes in 2009, thus the argument that he need only disclose back to 2010: The “zero tax in 2009” theory—again, this is sheer speculation—gains further sustenance when you consider it’s the only year for which nobody knows anything about Romney’s taxes. He’s revealed […]

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Mitt’s plans

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

I understand that focus groups have refused to believe that anyone running for president would actually take the positions that Romney has taken. That’s one of the reasons, of course, that Republicans (e.g., Linda McMahon) try so hard not to tell anyone what they will do if elected. Better to spout banal talking points. But […]

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All Good Questions

Monday, July 16, 2012

TJ Walker, described as a subscriber to Forbes, has penned 35 questions that Mitt Romney should (and never will) answer about his years at Bain. As a sample, here’s five through seven (I especially like seven) 5. You earned at least $100,000 as an executive from Bain in 2001 and 2002, separate from investment earnings […]

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Our psychopathic overlords

Monday, July 16, 2012

Barry Ritholz devotes a long post to proving something we all know intuitively, that many Wall Streeters and politicians, are psychopaths: According to psychologists and sociologists – many on Wall Street and D.C. are not like you and me. They are literally psychopaths. Reuters reported Tuesday: In a survey of 500 senior executives in the […]

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Friday Night Music-Romney’s lament

Friday, July 13, 2012
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Equal justice under law

Friday, July 13, 2012

  It’s truly amazing what the government can do when it sets its mind to it. The Obama Justice Department has made a name for itself by going after internet “pirates”, read: people who Hollywood believes is costing it money. Richard O’Dwyer, an enterprising 24-year-old college student from northern England, has found himself in the […]

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In a nutshell

Friday, July 13, 2012

The Republican argument, boiled down to its essence.     Posted with Blogsy

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An implied confession

Thursday, July 12, 2012

  It seems many Republicans are upset about the fact that Obama is successfully introducing the real Willard to the American public: Conservatives have lit up talk radio programs across the country, worrying whether Mr. Romney’s business record has been “Swift Boated,” referring to attacks waged against Senator John Kerry’s military record in 2004. The […]

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At least we know he can read

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

  You truly couldn’t make this country up. Anyone who's been paying attention knows that for reasons no one has ever bothered to explain, the right thinks that Obama’s use of a teleprompter proves how stupid he is. Yes, I know it’s really a shorthand way of saying he’s stupid because he’s black, but still.., […]

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Just what they had in mind

Monday, July 9, 2012

  Seems Karl Rove has been pretty blatantly coordinating with the Romney campaign, secure in the knowledge that no one will do anything about it. WASHINGTON — Karl Rove was the featured speaker at a previously unreported luncheon held just outside the Mitt Romney campaign’s recent retreat for high-dollar donors, according to three Republican fundraisers […]

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