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Romney: Starvation, homelessness and untreated illness are American values
September 19, 2012
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by David Safier In what I've read and heard analyzing Romney's 47% remarks, there's one point I haven't seen emphasized nearly enough: the actual items Romney says disparagingly some people think they're entitled to: "to health care, to food, to housing." By choosing those categories, Romney demonstrates his complete disdain for people who are "beneath … Read more
Dick Durbin Sums it Up
September 19, 2012
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Posted by Bob Lord This quote from Dick Durbin pretty much tells you all you need to know about Mitt Romney: "He judged 47 percent of the American people based on their income tax returns," Durbin said. "We should judge Mitt Romney based on his income tax returns — or his refusal to disclose them." … Read more
Priorities USA Action ad: ‘Doors’
September 19, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
The pro-Obama Super PAC Priorities USA Action is up with an ad that focuses on the Romney fundraiser video in which he discloses his utter contempt for "47%" of Americans.
Basic message is "Romney can’t be trusted to defend the interests of the middle class."
Video below the fold.
Dissecting Mitt’s Intellectually Dishonest Tax Policy
September 18, 2012
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Posted by Bob Lord
This post gets a bit geeky, but hopefully makes a worthwhile point.
In an effort to prop up his his crazy tax proposals without having to explain the details, Mitt now is pointing to "studies" that supposedly support his claim that he won't have to raise taxes on the middle class. You can read the details here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/14/romney-tax-policy_n_1884527.html
Inferentially, it seems ole Mitt is relying on the age old conservative theory that reducing tax rates actually causes revenue to increase. The idea is that everyone is so deleriously happy with their reduced tax rates that they work harder and longer, such that the increase in the size of the economy more than offsets the reduced rates. It goes back to a concept coined by Arthur Laffer, known as the "Laffer Curve," which was the theoretical underpinning for the 1981 Reagan tax cuts.
The ‘show me your papers clause’ of SB 1070 goes into effect
September 18, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a simple three-paragraph ruling drafted jointly by the U.S. Department of Justice and lawyers for the state of Arizona, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton ordered that the injunction be dissolved against the "show me your papers clause" of SB 1070. That provision, Section 2B, requires officers to make a reasonable … Read more
Nashville Schools’ principled stand against Great Hearts charters costs them $3.4 million
September 18, 2012
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by David Safier The strongly conservative Tennessee legislature wanted a charter school in Nashville run by Great Hearts, a conservative-led charter school chain in Phoenix. The Nashville school board said no. Until recently, Tennessee charter schools could only be for low income students, and the proposed Great Hearts charter would be set up in a … Read more
Unbelievable! Pennsylvania Supreme Court remands voter ID case back to the Republican trial court judge who ignored the evidence
September 18, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As the Bard would say, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark Pennsylvania." The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today, rather than ruling on that state's voter ID law as the state's highest court, instead remanded the case back to the Republican trial court judge who ignored the evidence at trial and ordered … Read more
Fact Check: Romney’s ‘pants on fire!’ lie about the ‘47%’ of Americans whom he holds in contempt
September 18, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This one is an oldie but goodie that lives on forever in the fact-free world of conservative media. The Washington Post's fact checker Glenn Kessler takes on Willard "Mittens" Romney's lie again today. Mitt Romney, caught on video: First, let’s start with the notion that nearly half of Americans do not pay … Read more
