April 10, 2012 - Pensito

Bush Unhappy with Tax-Cut Branding

April 10, 2012 Buck Banks

I wish they weren’t called the ‘Bush tax cuts.’ If they were called some other body’s tax cuts, they’re probably less likely to be raised.

— Former President George W. Bush, quoted by Forbes.

Romney to Carpet-Bomb PA with Ads

April 10, 2012 Buck Banks

$2.9 million

Amount Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign will spend on advertisements in Pennsylvania over the next two weeks, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports. According to National Journal, “that’s more than Romney has spent in any primary state to date, save Florida — more than they spent in Iowa, New Hampshire, even South Carolina.”

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Romney Appears Inevitably Inevitable

April 10, 2012 Buck Banks

74%

Obama Camp Strikes Romney for ‘Out of Touch’ Comment

April 10, 2012 Buck Banks

Romney trying to say someone’s out of touch is a little difficult when he’s shopping for car elevators.

— Obama campaign manager Jim Messina, quoted by Politico.

Miami’s Cuban Community Still Has a Short Fuse

April 10, 2012 Buck Banks

In his nine years as a big-league manager, Guillen has spit out insult after insult in his blunt style, offending, among others, gays, opponents of illegal immigration and even fellow Venezuelans. Guillen has managed to get away with his polarizing screeds by offering up contrition after the fact. But not even Guillen can hug the third rail of Miami discourse — praising Cuban leader Fidel Castro — without paying a steep price.

— The Miami Herald, reporting that the Miami Marlins — facing local boycotts and demonstrations by outraged Cuban exiles — announced the suspension of manager Ozzie Guillen for five games effective immediately after he told Time magazine that he has respect for and “loves” Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

No Home Run

April 10, 2012 Buck Banks

You’d think a baseball manager would know
There are certain lines in Miami one must toe.
If there’s someone you’re snubbin’,
Best make sure they’re not Cuban —
Oh, and never say you “love” Fidel Castro!

Day: April 10, 2012

Bush Unhappy with Tax-Cut Branding

I wish they weren’t called the ‘Bush tax cuts.’ If they were called some other body’s tax cuts, they’re probably less likely to be raised.

— Former President George W. Bush, quoted by Forbes.

Romney to Carpet-Bomb PA with Ads

$2.9 million

Romney Appears Inevitably Inevitable

74%

Obama Camp Strikes Romney for ‘Out of Touch’ Comment

Romney trying to say someone’s out of touch is a little difficult when he’s shopping for car elevators.

— Obama campaign manager Jim Messina, quoted by Politico.

Miami’s Cuban Community Still Has a Short Fuse

No Home Run

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.