Dearly Departed Leader
So Kim Jong-Il is dead and gone —
The Dear Leader’s exit was an inauspicious one.
But for poor North Korea
There’ll be no panacea —
The scepter’s been passed on to Kim Jong-Un.
Day: December 19, 2011
Newt the Consummate Name Dropper
63
Number of references to former presidents that Newt Gingrich has woven into the debates of the 139 total candidate references to ex-presidents this cycle to date — nearly three times more than his closest name dropper, Rick Santorum, at 22, according to Smart Politics.
Perry’s Retirement Is Good Work — If You Can Get It
$240,000
Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) new salary, following his retirement as a Texas state employee, though he gets to keep working as Texas governor. The maneuver, perfectly legal according to his campaign, has dramatically boosted his take home pay,” the Texas Tribune reports. “Perry makes a $150,000 gross salary as Texas governor. Now, thanks to his early retirement, Perry, 61, gets a monthly retirement annuity of $7,698 before taxes, or $6,588 net.
Allen West Compares Democratic Party Communications to Nazi Propaganda Machine
If Joseph Goebbels was around, he’d be very proud of the Democrat Party, because they have an incredible propaganda machine.
— Rep. Allen West (R-FL), quoted in The Hill, comparing Democrats’ communication efforts to Nazi propaganda.
Dems to Paint Romney as ‘Predatory, Unfettered’ Capitalist
The Bain years are central to Romney’s narrative. If you think about the arc of his life, on a personal level, he seems to be an exemplary man. He was born with every advantage of wealth, power, and privilege. But he used all of those talents to enrich himself and his wealthy friends — and to screw the middle class. That feeds into his policy agenda.
— Democratic strategist Paul Begala, in an interview with Greg Sargent, on how Democrats plan to paint Mitt Romney “as a symbol of the predatory, unfettered capitalism that landed us in our economic crisis.”
— Democratic strategist Paul Begala, in an interview with Greg Sargent, on how Democrats plan to paint Mitt Romney “as a symbol of the predatory, unfettered capitalism that landed us in our economic crisis.”
Ron Paul Wants to Kill You with Raw Milk
I would like to restore your right to drink raw milk anytime you like!
— Ron Paul, quoted by Bloomberg, saying he would give Americans the freedom to drink unpasteurized milk that the federal government says is “unsafe.”
A Message from the President
I received this email yesterday (Sunday):
Buck —
Early this morning, the last of our troops left Iraq.
As we honor and reflect on the sacrifices that millions of men and women made for this war, I wanted to make sure you heard the news.
Bringing this war to a responsible end was a cause that sparked many Americans to get involved in the political process for the first time. Today’s outcome is a reminder that we all have a stake in our country’s future, and a say in the direction we choose.
Thank you.
Barack
I’ve gotten used to the idea of being older than the American president, but I’m still working on being on a first-name basis with the man. I have to agree with whoever wrote this piece of weirdness about all of us having a stake in the future, but I can’t quite buy in to the “say” part. That would be easier if Obama had closed Guantanamo, hadn’t renewed the Patriot Act and stopped caving to the Republicans.
