Will He “Run Government Like a Business?” If So, Let’s Hope He Doesn’t Run It Like Bain Capital
“We lost our jobs; [Mitt Romney and Bain Capital] made millions”
Month: January 2012
Obama Approval Rating Firm at 46 Percent
46%
Barack Obama’s job approval rating in the first three days of 2012, an improvement from his November and December averages of 43% and his August through October averages of 41%.
Axelrod: Romney’s No Centrist, He’s a Charlatan
Taking two positions on every issue, one on the left and one of the right, doesn’t make you a centrist. It makes you a charlatan.
— David Axelrod, in a conference call with reporters, on Mitt Romney.
Obama Way Behind in Recess Appointments
28
Number of recess appointments President Obama has made in his first term. According to reports from the Congressional Research Service, during their time in office President Ronald Reagan made 240 recess appointments, President George H. W. Bush made 77 recess appointments, President Bill Clinton made 140 recess appointments, and George W. Bush made 171.
Mrs. Santorum: ‘Don’t Embarrass Me’
Do it right. Be serious about it. If you decide to do this, don’t embarrass me.
— Karen Santorum, quoted by the Washington Post, to her husband, Rick, on deciding to run for president. We suppose she hasn’t gone on Google in a couple of years …
McCain Sees ‘Problems with the Hispanics’
I think that if not this election cycle, the demographics are that Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, even Texas will all be in play.
— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by NBC News, adding, “We have to fix our problems with the Hispanics.”
Romney Loses Votes in Iowa But Still “Wins”
-6
The actual number of votes Mitt Romney got in this year’s Iowa caucuses, compared with 2008. Although his total slipped down by six, his percentage remained almost the same, reinforcing his reputation as the “Twenty-five Percent Man” and doing little to shore up hope that Mitt will eventually close the deal.
Mitt Romney Speechifies Lyrics to ‘America, the Beautiful’
What is accomplished by this performance — essentially a patriotic song reduced to a Powerpoint presentation read by a robot?
Gingrich Farewell Speech to Iowa: I Will Destroy Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich may be the nastiest politician to hold office in the modern era. Assuming he can muster the discipline and focus (and money) to follow through on the threats against Mitt Romney he made after losing the Iowa caucuses last night, the Republican presidential race is about to go to a very dark place.
In part, he said:
