February 22, 2013

The Scott Flip-Flop

February 22, 2013 Buck Banks

Rick Scott had a change of heart when he detected
How Obamacare would aid Florida’s many afflicted.
But it’s not because he cares
How Floridians may fare —
He’ll just do or say ANYTHING to get re-elected.

Taxpayers Subsidize ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks

February 22, 2013 Buck Banks

$83 billion

Amount U.S. taxpayers pay to subsidize the top five banks — JPMorgan, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — according to the Bloomberg View Editorial Board. The board said the banks “would just about break even in the absence of corporate welfare. In large part, the profits they report are essentially transfers from taxpayers to their shareholders.”

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Sequester Seen as ‘Stupid and Cruel’ — and Therefore Republican

February 22, 2013 Buck Banks

The sequester has an advantage, and this is kind of cruel to Republicans, but it’s true. The sequester, not many people know what it is, but it sounds stupid and cruel. Therefore people think it’s a Republican thing.

— James Carville, on Morning Joe, noting that Democrats have a big advantage in the debate over the coming automatic budget cuts because of the word used to describe them.

Republican Strategist Doesn’t Understand GOP’s Obsession with Benghazi

February 22, 2013 Buck Banks

I missed the meeting among Republicans where it was decided this would become an angry cause célèbre that should be pursued at all costs and with no holds barred.

— Republican strategist Ed Rogers, in an interview with NPR, on the GOP’s obsession with the Benghazi embassy attack.

Huntsman: A Great Democrat, Poor Republican

February 22, 2013 Buck Banks

Jon Huntsman would make a great Democrat.

— Utah Democratic Party Chairman Jim Dabakis, quoted by the Deseret News, in response to Jon Huntsman’s support of same-sex marriage.

Another Republican Sees the Light

February 22, 2013 Buck Banks

The Democrats’ story is the Republicans are the party of the rich, the Democrats are the party of everybody else. And if that’s the narrative people believe, we’ll never win another national election.

Day: February 22, 2013

The Scott Flip-Flop

Taxpayers Subsidize ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks

$83 billion

Sequester Seen as ‘Stupid and Cruel’ — and Therefore Republican

The sequester has an advantage, and this is kind of cruel to Republicans, but it’s true. The sequester, not many people know what it is, but it sounds stupid and cruel. Therefore people think it’s a Republican thing.

— James Carville, on Morning Joe, noting that Democrats have a big advantage in the debate over the coming automatic budget cuts because of the word used to describe them.

Republican Strategist Doesn’t Understand GOP’s Obsession with Benghazi

I missed the meeting among Republicans where it was decided this would become an angry cause célèbre that should be pursued at all costs and with no holds barred.

— Republican strategist Ed Rogers, in an interview with NPR, on the GOP’s obsession with the Benghazi embassy attack.

Huntsman: A Great Democrat, Poor Republican

Jon Huntsman would make a great Democrat.

— Utah Democratic Party Chairman Jim Dabakis, quoted by the Deseret News, in response to Jon Huntsman’s support of same-sex marriage.

Another Republican Sees the Light

The Democrats’ story is the Republicans are the party of the rich, the Democrats are the party of everybody else. And if that’s the narrative people believe, we’ll never win another national election.

— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), quoted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”