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Daily Archives: August 13, 2012
The Atlas Shrugged Ticket: Is America Beautiful without Medicare?
A pretty darn effective ad. Leave no granny behind. Clear and to the point. What was Mitt Romney thinking putting Paul Ryan on the ticket?
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Ryan-Romney, Medicare, and Tax Cuts for the Rich
This mash-up of clips on Paul Ryan’s budget proposals is pretty devastating. It’s difficult to believe that voters will support such an agenda come November. The more they learn, the less they’ll like.
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Obama Gets His Message Exactly Right (in Evolutionary Psychology Terms)
President Obama speaking in Chicago on Sunday: “Too many folks still don’t have a sense that tomorrow will be better than today. And so, the question in this election is which way do we go?” “Do we go forward towards a … Continue reading →
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President Obama to the JPL team this morning: “If in fact you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away!”
President Obama this morning congratulated the Jet Propulsion Laboratory team in Pasadena on its successful landing of Curiosity in Gale Crater on Mars, and said the following: If in fact you do make contact with Martians, please let me know … Continue reading →
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The Romney-Ryan-Rand Ticket: Why Obama’s “You didn’t build that!” helps him far more than it hurts him
How can that be? Simple. No one who is outraged by President Obama’s statement will vote for him anyway. The statement clangs in the ear of a disaffected Republican base, but they won’t decide the election. Swing voters will. “You … Continue reading →
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