Day: October 15, 2012
Romney Was an Absentee Governor of Massachusetts
417 days
Amount of time Mitt Romney spent — cumulatively more than a year — during his four-year term as governor of Massachusetts. More than 70 percent of that time was spent on personal or political trips unrelated to his job,” according to the New York Times. “Mr. Romney, now the Republican presidential nominee, took lengthy vacations and weekend getaways. But much of his travel was to lay the groundwork for the presidential ambitions he would pursue in the 2008 election, two years after leaving office.”
Paul Refuses to Endorse Either Candidate on the Grounds There’s No Difference
I’ve been in this business a long time and believe me there is essentially no difference from one administration to another no matter what the platforms. The foreign policy stays the same, the monetary policy stays the same, there’s no proposal for any real cuts and both parties support it.
— Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), telling CNBC he would not endorse Mitt Romney for president, “arguing that neither he nor President Barack Obama would make necessary cuts to public spending that would avert a fiscal catastrophe.”
France Without Sex?!
Dominique Strauss-Khan’s IMF career has long gone bust,
But the French authorities aren’t letting the case draw dust.
They charge that he supports prostitution
And orgies and criminal dissolution —
But Dom says they’re just trying to “criminalize lust.”
Palin Still Accepting, Spending PAC Contributions
$774,000
Amount Sarah Palin’s leadership political action committee spent “during the year’s third quarter after taking in more than $843,500 — the bulk of it from donors who contributed $200 or less,” Politico reports.
Schweitzer Says He’s Not Qualified for Congressional Service
I am not goofy enough to be in the House, and I’m not senile enough to be in the Senate.
— Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D), quoted by the AP, adding that he “prefers to be in charge than pay homage to congressional seniority rules.”
Voters Split On Who Will Win Tomorrow’s Presidential Debate
41%
Of voters surveyed say President Obama will do better in this week’s presidential debate, while 37% expect Mitt Romney to prevail, according to a new Pew Research poll. This stands in stark contrast to expectations prior to the first presidential debate two weeks ago, which voters expected Obama to win by a 51% to 29% margin.
UPDATED: Obama Supporters, Beware of Purported Anti-Romney, Anti-Mormon Video, ‘Who’s the Boss?’
Update and Correction: I have been in touch with a producer of the video this afternoon and have learned that my suspicions about the motives behind it were unfounded. He told me he is a supporter of Pres. Obama.
He also told me, via email, “Really, my biggest desire is that it gets people discussing the issue — and whether it’s a fair question and whether it needs to be asked. Just having the issue discussed and having daylight shined on it is a victory…”
I have posted the YouTube video here now, in case you did not see it before.
The original article follows:
