Santorum: ‘We Will Never Have… Smart People On Our Side’

"Speaking Saturday at the Values Voters Summit, Rick Santorum said that “smart people” would never side with conservatives."

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/09/15/855551/santorum-we-will-never-have-smart-people-on-our-side/

Republican Leader Finally Admits That Federal Spending Cuts Kill Jobs

"Earlier this week, Cantor was unable to name a single deal Republicans would be willing to make to prevent the slew of cuts — cuts that Cantor himself voted for. Plus, as the Bipartisan Policy Center reports, the House Republican budget that Cantor supported cuts 'more than double the amount' of the sequester. This budget would sink domestic spending to its lowest level in 50 years. Meanwhile it prevents cuts to military spending already endorsed by military leaders."

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/09/13/847221/cantor-admits-spending-cuts-kill-jobs/

Romney’s Insensitivity To LGBT People: ‘I Didn’t Know You Had Families’David Wilson and Julie Goodridge, two of the plaintiffs whose case led to the legalization of marriage equality in Massachusetts, described meeting with Romney to discuss their experiences. According to Wilson, “it was like talking to a robot. No expression, no feeling.” At one point, Romney remarked, “I didn’t know you had families.” David Wilson and Julie Goodridge, two of the plaintiffs whose case led to the legalization of marriage equality in Massachusetts, described meeting with Romney to discuss their experiences. According to Wilson, “it was like talking to a robot. No expression, no feeling.” At one point, Romney remarked, “I didn’t know you had families.” David Wilson and Julie Goodridge, two of the plaintiffs whose case led to the legalization of marriage equality in Massachusetts, described meeting with Romney to discuss their experiences. According to Wilson, “it was like talking to a robot. No expression, no feeling.” At one point, Romney remarked, “I didn’t know you had families.”

"David Wilson and Julie Goodridge, two of the plaintiffs whose case led to the legalization of marriage equality in Massachusetts, described meeting with Romney to discuss their experiences. According to Wilson, 'it was like talking to a robot. No expression, no feeling.' At one point, Romney remarked, 'I didn’t know you had families.'”

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/09/11/831201/romneys-insensitivity-to-lgbt-people-i-didnt-know-you-had-families/

Pat Robertson to humiliated hubby: ‘Well, you could become a Muslim and you could beat her’

"Reacting to a letter from a viewer who said he’s lost his self confidence due to his wife insulting him, Robertson said Monday: 'Well, you could become a Muslim and you could beat her.' He then turned to his female co-host, who seemed to balk at the offhanded remark, and asked: 'You don’t want to go to Saudi Arabia?'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/10/pat-robertson-to-humiliated-hubby-well-you-could-become-a-muslim-and-you-could-beat-her/

Sen. Rand Paul embarrasses himself on TV, then makes it worse

"...the 143,000 number Paul quoted excludes federal postal workers. ThinkProgress reports that if you include federal postal workers, federal employment only went up by only 27,000 since December of 2008.
And, state and local budgets are deeply intertwined with federal spending.  To exclude those numbers from the discussion is, well, disingenuous!"

http://ed.msnbc.com/_news/2012/09/11/13808111-sen-rand-paul-embarrasses-himself-on-tv-then-makes-it-worse?lite 

On Solemn Anniversary, Dick Cheney Attacks Obama Over Bin Laden

"That Cheney would attempt to use intelligence briefings as a weapon to attack President Obama — on September 11th, of all days — is especially outrageous. As Kurt Eichenwald revealed in a New York Times op-ed, the Bush White House received repeated briefings about an imminent al Qaeda attack in the months leading up to September 11th, culminating with the infamous memo titled 'Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.' Despite these increasingly alarmed warnings, Cheney and his cohorts did nothing."

http://www.nationalmemo.com/dick-cheney-attacks-obama-over-bin-laden-on-911/

Poll: Bachmann in danger

"There’s been no other public polling of the district, though it’s reasonable to assume that the Bachmann campaign has commissioned its own surveys. The fact that none have been released suggests that Bachmann’s numbers also do not bode well for her."

http://www.salon.com/2012/09/10/poll_bachmann_in_danger/

The Federal Bailout That Saved Bain Capital & Mitt Romney Read more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/Hzoh/~3/IedMjQatu3M/the-federal-bailout-that-saved-bain.html#ixzz25cMyFtMJ

"How had Romney scored such a favorable deal at the FDIC's expense? It didn't hurt that he had close ties to the agency – the kind of 'crony capitalism' he now decries."

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-federal-bailout-that-saved-bain-capital-and-mitt-romney-2012-8

Why Romney Should and Will Lose

"Mitt Romney is unusually protective of the super-rich upper 1 percent of Americans. He is the first presidential candidate to withhold the names of his bundlers who help to fund his campaign. And if he succeeds in enacting the Paul Ryan budget plan he has endorsed, including converting Medicare to vouchers, and eliminating taxes on income from capital, the tax rate for Mitt Romney and his top 1 percent will drop to around 1 percent."

http://voice4america.com/articles/2012/09/04/why-romney-should-and-will-lose.html

Sarah Palin's Fox News Contract May Not Be Renewed: NY Mag

"Palin's contract is up in January, and according to sources, Fox News executives are now weighing what kind of deal they would sign, if they sign one at all."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/sarah-palin-fox-news-contract-renewed_n_1844734.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Sarah Palin was kicked from Fox News' lineup, all interviews canceled

"Palin has been noticeably absent from the Republican campaign trail, and that is because the only politician less popular than her nationwide is Mr. Mitt Romney himself. Imagine the two most unpopular figures in American politics are, coincidentally I'm sure, two former Republican governors. Because of this fact it is fair to assume that there is a cohesive plan by the GOP to keep Palin at as low a visibility as possible."

http://www.examiner.com/article/sarah-palin-was-kicked-from-fox-news-lineup-all-interviews-canceled

A Full Fact-Check of Niall Ferguson's Very Bad Argument Against Obama

"A fact-checked version of the world Ferguson describes reveals a completely different narrative -- a muddy picture of the past four years, where Obama has sometimes cast himself as a stimulator, a deficit hawk, a health care liberal and conservative reformer all at once. And it's a world where the economy is getting better, albeit slowly."

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/a-full-factcheck-of-niall-fergusons-very-bad-argument-against-obama/261306/

Paul Ryan Heckled At Town Hall: ‘Why Did You Lie About Accepting Stimulus Funds?’

“'Why did you lie about accepting stimulus funds?' Laughing off the question, Ryan simply moved on where he left off."

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/08/17/709531/paul-ryan-heckled-at-town-hall-why-did-you-lie-about-accepting-stimulus-funds/

Founder Of Obama Swift Boating Group: ‘I’m A Birther’

I have to admit it, I’m a Birther."

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/08/17/709231/founder-of-obama-swift-boating-group-im-a-birther/

Video spotlights Koch brothers' role in N.C. school segregation fight

"'The Koch brothers have more than $42 billion to make public policy out of their anti-government ideology,' says Robert Greenwald, founder of Brave New Foundation. 'Their assault against public education epitomizes their tactics to remake our nation.'"


http://www.southernstudies.org/2011/08/video-spotlights-koch-brothers-role-in-nc-school-segregation-fight.html

Romney promises the USA will be magically energy independent by 2021

"...if Governor Romney understood what you’ve been doing, he’d know that we used to have to import most of the parts were used for wind turbines — they’re now being made here in America, by American workers in American factories. That’s not 'imaginary' — that’s real. That’s part of what we’re fighting for in this election."

http://eclectablog.com/2012/08/romney-promises-the-usa-will-be-magically-energy-independent-by-2021.html

Chuck Todd calls out a Romney surrogate liar on his lie

BRANSTAD: He did it because he’s never supported the work requirement and the fact of the matter is-
TODD: The work requirement is still there, Governor!

http://eclectablog.com/2012/08/chuck-todd-calls-out-a-romney-surrogate-liar-on-his-lie.html

Mitt Romney Calls Paul Ryan’s Medicare Cuts ‘Extraordinary’

"Mitt Romney described the Medicare cuts included in Paul Ryan’s budget as 'extraordinary,' during his visit to a mining operation in Beallsville, Ohio on Tuesday — just days after his campaign claimed that he would have signed the reductions into law as part of the Ryan blueprint."

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/08/14/689571/mitt-romney-calls-paul-ryans-medicare-cuts-extraordinary/

Paul Ryan Talks like a Maker, but Lives Like a Taker

"After he graduated from college, Paul Ryan relied on the public purse for his salary and his health care when he was a congressional staffer, a speech writer for Jack Kemp, a staffer for Sam Brownback, and during the past 14 years as a member of congress. In Ryan’s language, that would make Paul Ryan a 'taker.'"

http://www.politicususa.com/paul-ryan-talks-maker-lives-taker.html

Romney’s constitutional amendment disqualifies Ryan for no business experience

“'I think this reflects how dumb Romney’s proposed constitutional amendment is, not Ryan’s fitness for the presidency,' The Washington Post‘s Ezra Klein wrote. 'It also reflects Romney’s tendency to take positions strategically without carefully considering their long-term impact.'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/13/romneys-constitutional-amendment-disqualifies-ryan-for-no-business-experience/

Paul Ryan’s History On Welfare Undermines Romney’s Attack On Obama

"In 2002, Ryan folded a provision into a House-backed version of President Bush’s welfare reauthorization bill that provided his home state 'a significant break in meeting new federal work rules,' lowering the work requirement from 70 percent to just 45 percent."

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/08/11/678531/paul-ryan-lowered-wisconsins-welfare-work-requirement-threshold-in-2002/

Misinformed USA: Why average Americans vote for Republicans

"Average Americans need to be more informed about what is going in the country, but also where to get their information. The argument isn't about holding a liberal or conservative ideology, it's about facts that are based on truth or information that is based on twisted logic."

http://www.examiner.com/article/misinformed-usa-why-average-americans-vote-for-republicans

U.S. Corporate Tax Rate Plunges To 40 Year Low Of 12.1 Percent

"At the same time that corporations are pulling in huge amounts of money, workers are seeing their wages shrink. Last year, real wages fell by 2 percent, and 'many employees are also working longer hours and getting more done without raises or overtime pay.'”

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/03/418171/corporate-taxes-40-year-low/

Romney’s Entire Premise on Taxes and Growth Is Wrong

"The entire premise of the Republican worldview is that we must cut marginal tax rates, even if it means starving critical investments and letting the social safety next get frayed. Their argument—in its entirety—about the virtue and necessity of lower tax rates is wrong."

http://www.slate.com/blogs/spitzer/2012/08/08/romney_economic_agenda_low_marginal_tax_rates_don_t_lead_to_growth.html

ABC/WaPo: Romney Favorability Levels Off At Lowest Mark For A Presumptive Nominee

"Obama, conversely, is viewed more positively than negatively. The president is viewed favorably by 53 percent of Americans, while 43 percent view him unfavorably. Critically, Obama’s image suffers no dip among independents."

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/poll-romney-favorability-popularity-low.php

Bill Clinton slams Romney 'misleading' welfare ad

"As governor, Romney offered welfare recipients free auto insurance, registration, inspections and memberships in AAA. - The Boston Herald."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/08/bill-clinton-slams-romney-misleading-welfare-ad-131405.html?hp=l5

The Koch Brothers Go After Zach Galifianakis and ‘The Campaign’

"While the Koch brothers have become a staple of political coverage, it’s taken longer for them to become fixtures in popular culture, and Ellender’s response suggests they’re not enjoying the attention."

http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/2012/08/07/651671/koch-brothers-the-campaign/

Conservatives So, So Grossed Out that a Democrat Said ‘Menstruation’ While Discussing Birth Control

"SOMEONE PLEASE FETCH ME A HANDFUL OF SMELLING SALTS AND A COPY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES."

http://jezebel.com/5932265/conservatives-so-so-grossed-out-that-a-democrat-said-menstruation-while-discussing-birth-control

America for Sale: A Report on Billionaires Buying the 2012 Election

"Sheldon Adelson owns more wealth than the bottom 40.2% of American households or 47.2 million American families. The Kochs own more wealth than the bottom 41.7 percent of American households or more than 49 million Americans."

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/072412Billionaires11.pdf

No, the Obama Campaign Isn't Trying to Take the Vote Away from Soldiers

“'And I think it’s shameful that Gov. Romney would hide behind our servicemen and women to try and win a lawsuit to try and deprive other Ohioans of their right to vote,' (David Axelrod) added."

http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2012/08/04/no_the_obama_campaign_isn_t_trying_to_take_the_vote_away_from_soldiers.html

Jenna Jameson Endorses Mitt Romney: 'When You're Rich, You Want A Republican In Office'

Considering how many GOP fundraisers are held in strip clubs, or with strippers present, this is sure to be a boon for the GOP. Wonder how it squares with Mittens' anti-porn stance...?!?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/jenna-jameson-mitt-romney-endorsement_n_1737769.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

Maddow: Romney demanded opponents’ tax returns and lied about residency in 2002

"In that instance, as in this one, Romney and his top aide Eric Fehrnstrom said over and over, 'You’re just going to have to take our word for it,' while refusing to disclose any proof. So what are they hiding this time?"

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/04/maddow-romney-demanded-his-political-opponents-tax-returns-in-2002/

Romney Smears Obama, Falsely Claims He Filed Lawsuit To Restrict Military Voting In Ohio

"Even Fox News acknowledges the purpose of the suit, noting 'the lawsuit does not restrict the ability of military personnel to cast their ballots early.'”

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/08/04/640491/romney-smears-obama-falsely-claims-he-filed-lawsuit-to-restrict-military-voting-in-ohio/

Congress closes STOCK Act loophole created by Eric Cantor and GOP

"The man is just so transparently full of bullshit that it really isn’t worth highlighting any longer."

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/186701/congress-closes-stock-act-loophole-created-by-eric-cantor-and-gop/

Romney’s Middle Class Speech Bombs as He Never Mentions the Middle Class

"Romney’s speech was some sort of absurd performance art where they promised to unveil a middle class tax plan, but instead delivered the same stump speech that was loaded with Obama attacks and scant on details."

http://www.politicususa.com/mitt-romney-unveils-middle-class-tax-plan-mention-taxes-middle-class.html

Steve LaTourette Calls Grover Norquist Tax Views 'Crap,' Congress 'An Alcoholic'

"'Grover Norquist called me and said, "You're raising taxes $2 trillion,"' LaTourette said, adding that he wondered why Norquist didn't also label the budget proposal from Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) a tax hike, since it would raise taxes from 15 percent to 19 percent of GDP."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/02/steve-latourette-grover-norquist_n_1733712.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

The NRA's big secret: Nobody is actually trying to take your guns

"They know the gushing stream of cash that pays their salaries and keeps their lobbyists dining at the finest restaurants inside the Beltway would slow to a trickle if gun owners were not constantly being scared to death. If those who cherish their guns understood how confident they should feel that their Second Amendment rights will not be abridged, they would stop writing checks to the NRA and save their money for more ammunition."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-horsey-nra-text-20120731,0,7271127.story

Official Won’t Enforce Pennsylvania Voter ID Law

"Pennsylvania’s statistics indicate that 43 percent of voters in Philadelphia lack a form of state-issued identification. The law is currently on trial in state court and the Justice Department is conducting a federal investigation into whether the law is discriminatory."

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/official_wont_enforce_pennsylvania_voter_id_law.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

Santorum Defends Penn State, Blasts Freeh Report

"...during an appearance on Dallas-Ft. Worth’s KSKY 660 AM on Friday, Santorum a Penn State alum and football fan denied the overwhelming evidence that former Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno, President Graham Spanier, and others intentionally covered up evidence that Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky molested and raped at least 10 boys."

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/27/597591/santorum-defends-penn-state-blasts-freeh-report/

Obama Administration Awards Large Title X Grants To Defunded Planned Parenthood

"Anti-abortion legislators and pro-life advocacy groups are enraged that The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found a way to continue the funding despite all their efforts to impose personal beliefs into our health care system."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/07/26/obama-administration-awards-large-title-x-grants-to-defunded-planned-parenthood/

‘Quite Far To The Right’: Meet Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy Team

"...what’s troublesome about Romney on foreign policy is what’s cooking behind the scenes. Gen. Colin Powell recently complained that Romney’s foreign policy team is 'quite far to the right.' Indeed, veterans of the Bush/Cheney administration 'pepper' Romney’s foreign policy team and the so-called “Cheney-ites” are reportedly winning the presumptive GOP presidential nominee’s ear."

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/07/25/576331/romney-foreign-policy-advisers/

Wes Harris, Arizona Tea Party Leader, Seeks To Recall John McCain Over Huma Abedin Defense

"While other top Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), came out to reject Bachmann's accusation, Harris says McCain's defense of Abedin is just the latest in a string of actions that have warranted a recall effort. 'Go to hell, Senator, it’s time for you to take your final dirt nap,' Harris concludes."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/24/wes-harris-arizona-tea-party_n_1697793.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

Opinion: N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's foul-tempered, foul-mouthed ways show disrespect

"When this governor doesn’t like what someone says to him or he doesn’t get his way, he is in a foul and foul-mouthed mood. It is time his outbursts be called what they are: temper tantrums from a 49-year-old man who alternates among bullying, ranting and insulting elected officials and everyday citizens."

http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/index.ssf/2012/07/opinion_nj_gov_chris_christies_2.html

Limbaugh: Batman villain ‘Bane’ could be conspiracy to defeat Romney

"According to The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe, Bane first appeared in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 in January 1993. It wasn’t until November of that same year that Romney took a leave of absence as the CEO of Bain Capital to challenge Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy (D)."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/17/limbaugh-batman-villain-bane-could-be-conspiracy-to-defeat-romney/

Boehner Blasts Bachmann, Says Her Unfounded Accusations Are ‘Pretty Dangerous’

"Boehner comments come after Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) took to the unusual step of repudiating Bachmann’s McCarthyesque witch-hunt as 'nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable citizen.'”

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/19/548671/boehner-blasts-bachmann-says-her-unfounded-accusations-are-pretty-dangerous/

Romney Says He Sympathizes With Struggling Middle Class Workers, But His Policies Would Make Them Worse Off

"He also recently flipped his position on raising the minimum wage, saying, 'There’s probably not a need to raise the minimum wage.' In Mississippi, the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and the minimum wage for tipped employees is an even lower $2.13. The minimum wage would need be be near $10 today to have the purchasing power that it had in the 1960s."

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/07/17/529421/romney-middle-class-worse-off/

Top Romney Spokesperson Urged Kerry’s Presidential Campaign To Release More Tax Returns In 2004

"Gillespie, who served as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee during the 2004 presidential election, must know that “Kerry had put a total of 20 years of tax returns into the public domain by the time he ran for president.” After all, throughout that campaign he personally insisted that Kerry’s wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry, who files taxes separately from her husband, publicize her tax information — a position that is in direct conflict with his current spin for Romney."

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/07/17/530951/top-romney-spokesperson-urged-kerrys-presidential-campaign-to-release-more-tax-returns-in-2004/

Jon Stewart mocks Romney: ‘Retroactive retirement’ worst use of a time machine ever

"The Republican presidential candidate has offshore investments, allowing him to pay a smaller percent of income taxes than most Americans, and as Stewart noted, he received $77,000 in business deductions to send his dressage horse 'to the fucking prom.'” LOL!

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/17/jon-stewart-mocks-romney-retroactive-retirement-worst-use-of-a-time-machine-ever/

States saying no to 'Obamacare' could see downside

"For Gov. Rick Perry, saying 'no' to the federal health care law could also mean turning away up to 1.3 million Texans, nearly half the uninsured people who could be newly eligible for coverage in his state.

Gov. Chris Christie not only would be saying 'no' to President Barack Obama, but to as many as 245,000 uninsured New Jersey residents as well."

http://news.yahoo.com/states-saying-no-obamacare-could-see-downside-183742017.html 

DISCLOSE Campaign Spending Act Blocked By Senate Republicans

"Tonight Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell convinced Senators on his side of the aisle to put party loyalty over principle, demonstrating an astonishing level of hypocrisy. This is the kind of election-year partisanship that makes more and more Americans fed up with Washington."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/disclose-act-senate-campaign-spending_n_1678055.html

Romney Suggests Releasing Additional Tax Returns Could Be Politically Damaging

"Republicans are also raising alarms about Romney’s returns. 'The fact is, there are a couple of years he may not have paid any taxes,' MSNBC host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough predicted during Monday’s Morning Joe. 'Maybe he’s concerned about that. But if it’s going to come out, he needs to get it out now so he has a couple of months to explain it.'”

Republicans are also raising alarms about Romney’s returns. “The fact is, there are a couple of years he may not have paid any taxes,” MSNBC host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough predicted during Monday’s Morning Joe. “Maybe he’s concerned about that. But if it’s going to come out, he needs to get it out now so he has a couple of months to explain it.”

Mitt Romney Supports An End To Wind Tax Credit, Which Could ‘Mean The Loss Of Several Thousand Jobs’

"While he supports ending federal support for the wind industry, Romney has fiercely defended tax credits for the mature oil and gas industries."

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/07/16/520211/mitt-romney-supports-an-end-to-wind-tax-credit-which-could-mean-the-loss-of-several-thousand-jobs/

Martin Bashir Reminds Mitt’s Angry ‘Minions’ What Bush Sounded Like

"Poor Martin Bashir. The man has so much class he simply can’t understand the Right wing culture. One day it will dawn on him that they like Bush’s failure to reflect. They love Bush precisely because he couldn’t answer the most basic question. You see, Martin, he’s just like them."

http://www.politicususa.com/martin-bashir-reminds-mitts-starving-jackals-bush-sounded.html

George H.W. Bush Challenges GOP On No-Tax Pledge: ‘Who The Hell Is Grover Norquist, Anyway?’

"Bush isn’t the only member of his family to disavow the Norquist pledge — his son and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) told the House Budget Committee that signing the pledge was akin to 'outsourc[ing] your principles and convictions to people.'”

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/07/13/516248/george-bush-grover-norquist/

Daum: The GOP's Palin hangover

"This is the quote that turns up most often in response to the female veep question, from a source typically identified as an 'unnamed informal Romney advisor': 'Unfortunately, Palin poisoned the well on that.'"

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-daum-palin-romney-vice-president-20120712,0,721780.column

Michael Tomasky on Mitt Romney the Race Baiter at the NAACP

"We learned a great deal about Mitt Romney yesterday, and what we learned only adds to the picture of this little, plastic fellow who thinks he can get points from white moderates by appearing at the NAACP while generating high-fives on the white right for rubbing dirt in the faces of its members while there."

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/12/michael-tomasky-on-mitt-romney-the-race-baiter-at-the-naacp.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=cheatsheet_morning&cid=newsletter%3Bemail%3Bcheatsheet_morning&utm_term=Cheat+Sheet

NAACP official: Romney ‘rigged crowd’ by having blacks ‘flown in’

“'The campaign actually gave me a list of African American VIPs that they brought in to the NAACP meeting. So, I’m sure those are the one they set down with because, quite frankly, none of the rank-and-file NAACPers met with him.'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/12/naacp-official-romney-rigged-crowd-by-having-blacks-flown-in/

The Bain Job Losses Mitt Romney Doesn’t Want You To Know About

"In all, as many as 6,000 jobs were lost at these four companies during the period between when the Romney campaign alleges he retired, and when the Globe’s report suggests he actually stepped down."

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/07/12/515555/the-bain-job-losses-mitt-romney-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about/

NAACP Reacts To Mitt Romney: ‘Patronizing,’ ‘Totally Disconnected,’ ‘A Serious Misjudgment’

“This morning Governor Romney laid out his policy agenda for this nation. Unfortunately, much of his agenda is at odds with what the NAACP stands for – whether the issue is equal access to affordable health care, reforming our education system or the path forward on marriage equality. We appreciate that he was courageous and took the opportunity to speak with us directly.”~ NAACP

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/07/11/514799/naacp-reacts-to-mitt-romney-patronizing-totally-disconnected-a-serious-misjudgment/

Rick Scott Closes A.G. Holley State Hospital Despite Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak In Country

"...according to an April 5 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida was suffering one of the largest uncontained TB outbreaks in 20 years -- and the largest spike nationwide -- resulting in 13 deaths and 99 illnesses, mostly among the homeless."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/09/florida-tuberculosis-outbreak-kept-secret_n_1658916.html

Romney’s Top Six ‘I Know I Am But So Are You’ Moments

"If it wasn't so serious, it would be performance art."

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/10/514003/romney-i-am-but-so-are-you/

Conservatives make it rough for business

"...when it comes to many of industry's top legislative priorities, conservative Republican lawmakers and like-minded groups including the Club for Growth and Heritage Action have thrown up roadblocks to tasks that had been easy before the 2010 elections sent a large class of conservative tea party insurgents to Congress."

http://news.yahoo.com/conservatives-rough-business-070726123.html

New details about Romney's wealth confirm F. Scott Fitzgerald's quip about the rich

“'Based in Bermuda, Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors Ltd. was not listed on any of Romney's state or federal financial reports,' according to the AP. 'The company is among several Romney holdings that have not been fully disclosed, including one that recently posted a $1.9 million earning suggesting he could be wealthier than the nearly $250 million estimated by his campaign.'”

http://news.yahoo.com/details-romneys-wealth-confirm-f-scott-fitzgeralds-quip-134039703.html;_ylt=AjhraHh3HDBrmKub16C.RVI5_Od_;_ylu=X3oDMTZkcHE2cWlqBGNjb2RlA2dtcHRvcDEwMDBwb29sd2lraXVwcmVzdARtaXQDQXJ0aWNsZSBNaXhlZCBMaXN0IE5ld3MgZm9yIFlvdSB3aXRoIE1vcmUgTGluawRwa2cDMDQ1ZjVmYWQtY2VkMi0zZThiLTk2NWEtMGY0NGMyOWY5N2RhBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNNZWRpYUJMaXN0TWl4ZWROZXdzRm9yWW91Q0FUZW1wBHZlcgMxYWFjMTg5MC1jODNhLTExZTEtYmVhNy0yODgwZjM5ZTc4MzM-;_ylg=X3oDMTM5cTkwNDlpBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDNTJlNDFmNzgtMzE1Mi0zZWFiLTk5YzUtODM1N2JkOTRkMDEzBHBzdGNhdANwb2xpdGljc3xyZW1ha2VhbWVyaWNhBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQ--;_ylv=3

If So Proud Of His Budget, Why Does Paul Ryan Continue To Hide It?

"This waste of taxpayer resources on large printed volumes of an overview, breakdowns, and charts, all in fancy glossy color renderings, demonstrates clearly where Congressman Ryan’s real priorities are, the pandering to the ill-educated. He has no budget, there is no purpose as the budget was passed last year already."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/07/07/budget/

Michele Bachmann Uses Info From a Chain Email to Lie about ObamaCare Home Sale Tax

"At least now we know why Michele Bachmann is so misinformed about everything. She gets her information from the same source where most Americans get work at home offers and Viagra ads. Bachmann is probably waiting for that nice Nigerian prince to deliver the millions that she inherited."

http://www.politicususa.com/michele-bachmann-info-chain-email-lie-obamacare-home-sale-tax.html

ObamaCare Armageddon Day 5: The Right Declares John Roberts a Tyrannical Rodney King

"On his radio show today Rush Limbaugh compared Chief Justice Roberts to Rodney King. Limbaugh said, 'John Roberts, the Rodney King of chief justices. Can’t we all just get along? Except Chief Justice Roberts didn’t drown in his swimming pool, as Rodney King did.'"

http://www.politicususa.com/obamacare-armageddon-day-5-declares-john-roberts-tyrannical-rodney-king.html

Rick Scott’s Initial Voter Purge List Shown To Be 98.4% Inaccurate

"When presented with the facts, Florida officials are quick to say that they don’t want to release the lists of potential non-citizens to the media because it isn’t their wish to “embarrass” those individuals: people like Bill Internicola, a WWII veteran and Bronze Star recipient. But it appears the real reason is they don’t want to embarrass themselves by making public their blatant attempt to steal another election."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/30/inaccurate/

Why Romney Is a Foreign Policy Lightweight

"Is Romney an extremist? Or, in keeping with the GOP approach to politics in general these days, has he simply calculated that it’s best not to agree with Obama on anything? Either way, one thing is clear: He is not a serious man."

 http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2012/06/mitt_romney_s_foreign_policy_ideas_can_t_be_taken_seriously_.2.html

Pathetic Sarah Palin is Reduced to Tossing Playground Insults at Nancy Pelosi

"Sarah Palin’s biggest weakness isn’t her lack of mental acuity; it’s the Nixonian way she nurses a grudge until it’s a big old festering wound of resentment that causes her to say something completely silly like… calling Pelosi a dingbat."

http://www.politicususa.com/sarah-palin-misses-scattershot-attempt-hurt-nancy-pelosi-dingbat.html

Scott Walker Gets Smacked Down by the Constitution and Told to Implement Obamacare

"The look on Scott Walker’s face when Kathleen Sebelius steps over his tough boy mask and gets to work actually helping his constituents while he whines about liberal enemies and Socialism will be priceless."

http://www.politicususa.com/scott-walker-smacked-constitution-told-implement-obamacare.html

Sarah Palin Crawls Out from Under Her Rock to Spread More ACA Manure

"Poor Sarah. She’s such a trooper as an attack dog. She’s never bothered by cognitive dissonance and she’s blessed to be spared acknowledging the reality that her talking points on Healthcare Reform were awarded the Lie of the Year award in 2009."

http://www.politicususa.com/sarah-palin-affordable-care-act-clown-decade.html

Rep. Mike Pence Compares Obamacare Ruling To 9/11

"In a closed door House GOP meeting Thursday, Indiana congressman and gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence likened the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Democratic health care law to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to several sources present. Pence apologized afterward, calling the remarks 'thoughtless.'”

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/06/28/508450/mike-pence-obamacare/

Romney To Republican Governor: Discussing The Economic Recovery Will Hurt My Election Chances

"The Romney campaign has directly asked Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) to 'tone down' his positive statements about Florida’s improving economy because they inconveniently clash with Romney’s national narrative."

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/06/21/503533/romney-republican-governor-economic-recovery/

Bernie Sanders Eviscerates the Supreme Court for Overturning Montana Citizens United Ban

"The U.S. Supreme Court’s absurd 5-4 ruling two years ago in Citizens United was a major blow to American democratic traditions. Sadly, despite all of the evidence that Americans see every day, the court continues to believe that its decision makes sense."

http://www.politicususa.com/bernie-sanders-eviscerates-supreme-court-overturning-montana-citizens-united-ban.html

GOP Oversight Chair Admits There Is No Evidence Of White House Involvement In Fast And Furious

WALLACE: Do you have any evidence that White House officials were involved in these decisions, that they knowingly misled Congress, and are involved in a cover-up?

ISSA: No, we don’t.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/06/24/505180/gop-oversight-chair-admits-there-is-no-evidence-of-white-house-involvement-in-fast-and-furious/ 

In the Face of Judicial Tyranny Alan Grayson Outs SCOTUS’s Right Wing Cabal

"Grayson’s comment that it will be clear to everyone that the Supreme Court will be a right wing cabal implied that it is already clear to people who follow politics that the court is a right wing cabal, but overturning the ACA would make it obvious to everyone in the country. The fact that it isn’t obvious, even after the Citizens United ruling, is the reason why the Supreme Court can continue to get away with their activist right wing rewriting and reimagining of the constitution with such little public outcry."

http://www.politicususa.com/face-judicial-tyranny-alan-grayson-outs-supreme-courts-wing-cabal.html

McConnell: Tax code benefits the poor and needs to be changed

"Earlier this year, Republicans in the Senate blocked the Paying a Fair Share Act, which would have enacted a rule named for billionaire Warren Buffett, who revealed that he paid a lower tax rate than his 'secretary.'An April CNN poll found that 72 percent of Americans — including 70 percent of independents — favored the 'Buffett Rule.'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/19/mcconnell-tax-code-benefits-the-poor-and-needs-to-be-changed/

After Quashing DREAM Act, Boehner Knocks Obama For Quashing DREAM Act

"House Speaker John Boehner criticized the Obama administration’s immigration directive on familiar process-related grounds — having apparently forgotten that he’d quashed nearly all hope of getting the DREAM Act through Congress this year."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/06/after-quashing-dream-act-boehner-knocks-obama-for-quashing-dream-act.php

Barack Obama says taxes are lower for middle class today than when he took office

"The changes to the tax code made under Obama and the analyses by the Tax Policy Center show that for the middle 60 percent of the income distribution, both the average tax paid and the average tax rate fell between 2008 and 2011. We rate Obama’s statement True."

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/dec/01/barack-obama/obama-says-taxes-lower-middle-class/

Mitt(wit) Romney’s Immigration Response – Flip Or Flop Or?

"If, as the saying goes, 'a picture is worth a thousand words,' then surely a video is worth a million pictures, so let’s watch Mitt Romney (the least interesting man in the worldhttp://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/19/mittwit-romneys-immigration-response-flip-or-flop-or/) actually verbalizing his immigration flip-flop."

Sam Donaldson And Top Conservatives Speak Out Against Reporter Neil Munro’s Heckling Of Obama

"Mr. Donaldson was in an airport lounge when he saw the confrontation on TV. He voiced his disapproval of Mr. Munro’s actions and said, 'I never interrupted any president while he was making a formal presentation of any sort. You don’t do that, do you?'”

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/16/sam-donaldson-and-top-conservatives-speak-out-against-reporter-neil-munros-heckling-of-obama/

Obama’s Immigration Surprise Triggers an Epic Blubbering Right Wing Meltdown

"The end result is a Republican Party that has seen their strategy of obstruction thwarted yet again, and with no plan they are left to do what they do best –  panic and blame Obama."

http://www.politicususa.com/obamas-immigration-surprise-triggers-epic-blubbering-wing-meltdown.html

The People Who Brought You The Iraq War Release A New Ad: Bomb Iran

"It should be noted that among Mitt Romney's Foreign Affairs advisors are many who were last employed by the Cheney-Bush regime, some of whom are hawkish enough to make Bill Kristol seem moderate."

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/06/14/499469/eci-bomb-iran/

Food Stamp Cuts Amendment Rejected By Senate

"Over 800,000 citizens of Kentucky (out of 4 million) receive food assistance through SNAP. I wonder how many of them voted for Dr. Paul?"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/food-stamps-cuts-rand-paul-senate_n_1593896.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

John Sununu defends Romney’s call for fewer teachers, says it was not a ‘gaffe’

"He wants to hire more government workers. He says we need more fireman, more policeman, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American people did. It's time for us to cut back on government and help the American people." So the solution for helping Americans is less jobs -- sounds like "fuzzy math."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/john-sununu-defends-romney-call-fewer-teachers-says-144705582.html

Rush Limbaugh Enraged When Michelle Obama Does Something He Can’t: A Push Up

"We have First Lady Michelle Obama who has taken our health under her wings. Another fine choice from another elegant and lovely woman. But Michelle is just so -- Democratic."

http://www.politicususa.com/michelle-obama-rush-limbaugh.html

Only a Quarter of Latino Voters Like Romney and His Party

"Mitt Romney has said if Republicans don't get more popular among Latinos, they're 'doomed.' So far, he's still not too popular. Plus, President Obama's leading in three swing states, and Massachusetts voters don't particularly care who Elizabeth Warren's great-great-great grandmother was."

http://news.yahoo.com/only-quarter-latino-voters-romney-party-133131530.html 

Romney accuses Obama of holding onto General Motors stake to avoid loss before election

"The simple fact is that GM and Chrysler would never have survived long enough to undergo a private bankruptcy without the federal rescue loans. Mitt Romney knows he was wrong, and now that the auto industry is coming back and creating jobs, his attempts to rewrite history are getting more desperate every day."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-accuses-obama-holding-onto-general-motors-stake-195257219.html

Senate Republicans Continue War On Women, Block Paycheck Fairness Act

"Republicans believe that employers have the right to pay their employees whatever they want and claim that women are already protected from pay discrimination. Of course if that were true, Republicans would be able to explain why women make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes in the workplace."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/05/senate-republicans-continue-war-on-women-block-paycheck-fairness-act/

Grover Norquist Whines About Jeb Bush Abandoning The Anti-Tax Pledge

"Grover Norquist is an unelected official who doesn’t care that a majority of Americans want to raise taxes. This makes Mitt Romney all the more dangerous because he will be controlled by Norquist. This is, of course, what Norquist has always wanted after all."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/03/grover-norquist-whines-about-jeb-bush-abandoning-the-anti-tax-pledge-video/

All 67 Florida Election Supervisors Suspend Governor Rick Scott’s Voter Purge

"Florida elections supervisors said Friday they will discontinue a state-directed effort to remove names from county voter rolls because they believe the state data is flawed and because the U.S. Department of Justice has said the process violates federal voting laws."

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/06/02/494088/all-67-florida-election-supervisors-suspend-governor-rick-scotts-voter-purge/ 

Rumsfeld: Obama Call To Get Bin Laden No Big Deal, Credits Bush Admin For Raid’s Success

This dickweed is still alive...?!?

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/05/31/493101/rumsfeld-bin-laden-obama/

Warming gas levels hit 'troubling milestone'

"Carbon dioxide is the chief greenhouse gas and stays in the atmosphere for 100 years. Some carbon dioxide is natural, mainly from decomposing dead plants and animals. Before the Industrial Age, levels were around 275 parts per million."

http://news.yahoo.com/warming-gas-levels-hit-troubling-milestone-054101171.html

Meghan McCain: Karl Rove Is 'Pathetic Excuse For A Human Being'

“Yes, sick, f—-ed up, a disgusting and embarrassing scar that will forever remain on presidential politics and South Carolina history. I was furious, upset, and heartbroken when it happened, and even now if I think about it, it makes me want to vomit.” I agree -- what he did to the McCain family in 2004, he should have been publicly flogged for.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/meghan-mccain-karl-rove-book_n_1552759.html?ref=politics&ir=Politics

Trump sticks with 'birther' argument, Romney sticks with Trump

"John McCain stood up to the voices of extremism in his party. Why won't Mitt Romney do the same?"

http://www.wmur.com/news/politics/Trump-sticks-with-birther-argument-Romney-sticks-with-Trump/-/9857748/14278608/-/t6dfwa/-/index.html#ixzz1wIDvizAO

Romney Says Economy is ‘A Little Better’ In Spite of Obama Policies

"Contrary to Romney’s dishonest rhetoric in Colorado today, President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy has led to both greater energy production and higher employment in the energy sector. Contrast that with Mitt Romney’s backward-looking energy policy of pushing to keep giving more tax breaks to the big oil and gas companies and eliminate protections against Wall Street speculators manipulating oil prices."

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/romney-says-economy-is-a-little-better-in-spite-of-obama-policies/

Scott Walker: Unfit for Office in College, Unfit for Office Today

"To put it politely, Walker was not the sharpest tool in the shed, actually amongst the least sharp. With a C average and never graduating, I am not surprised to see him making up his own math on jobs when the real numbers don’t suit him. This reflects the utter disdain with which he holds truth, knowledge, education, and anything else that clashes with his absolutist worldview of religious and corporate based rule."

http://www.politicususa.com/scott-walker-college-classmates-perspective.html

John McCain Calls Romney’s Tenure At Bain Capital ‘Cruel’

"Mitt Romney continually brags about being a job creator, but as Mad Money host Jim Cramer mentioned last week on Meet The Press that Romney is actually a “job destroyer.” Romney never apologized for making profit off of the misfortune of American workers. He simply fired them, outsourced the jobs overseas, and counted his money as the companies went down in flames."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/28/john-mccain-calls-romneys-tenure-at-bain-capital-cruel-video/

Romney Wades Into Tricky Waters With Unemployment Rate Promise

"Romney’s prediction of his own performance also happens to correspond to economic reports that predict an unemployment rate of around 6% by 2016. That’s assuming the current economic upturn continues no matter who is President after 2012. Romney is basically admitting that he can’t get the unemployment rate down to 4% which means he lied when he made the claim in the first place. My question is why hasn’t the American people seen Romney for the huckster he is."

http://go.bloomberg.com/political-economy/2012-05-23/romney-wades-into-tricky-waters-with-unemployment-rate-promise/

Karl Rove Remains the Single Most Harmful Political Presence of Our Generation

"Rove has taught his Republican sycophants how to lie, cheat and smear the reputations and character of political opponents all in the name of winning and power. Winning an election using the tactics of a lying, immoral sewer rat is not a sign of ‘genius’. It’s a sign of a sociopath with no conscience. Although by Republican voting patterns in the last few years, that’s the type of behind the scenes the right-wing GOP prefers."

http://www.politicususa.com/karl-rove-remains-single-harmful-political-presence-generation.html

Powell: Romney’s Foreign Policy Advisers ‘Are Quite Far To The Right’

"Romney has surrounded himself with foreign policy advisers that are a bit far to the right. Many of them helped push for the war in Iraq and many others are trying to do the same with Iran. Perhaps this is why Romney, as one of his advisers told the New York Times, 'doesn’t want to really engage on these issues until he’s in office.'”

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/05/23/488980/powell-romney-advisers-far-right/

‘Job Creator’ Mitt Romney Has Created 1.33% as Many Jobs as Obama

"It is apparent Romney’s campaign has to lie because he has no substantial job-creation record to stand on as reason to support his candidacy. When he was governor of Massachusetts, the state was 47^th out of 50 in jobs created."

http://www.politicususa.com/obam75844.html

Koch Operative Steered $55 Million To Front Groups Airing Ads Against Democrats; Ads Assailed Candidates Over Abortion, 9/11, Medicare

"The disclosure suggests that a very wide variety of Republican groups active in the last major election, from pro-life organizations that ran ads on abortion to shadowy fronts that aired partisan commercials with the infamous Ground Zero Mosque conspiracy, have been highly dependent on Koch money. The document also reveals that the Koch’s political network spent much more on electing the current Congress than previously known."

http://www.republicreport.org/2012/55million-koch-fronts/

Bernie Sanders Explains in 60 Seconds Why Congress Needs to Regulate Banks

"Republican Capitalism is nothing more than a huge gambling casino where the rich get to play with the people’s money while never really taking a risk because they always win. If they lose, we bail them out. If they win, they get richer. Either way, they still get their huge salaries and their companies do not fail. That’s not Capitalism."

http://www.politicususa.com/bernie-sanders-explains-60-seconds-congress-regulate-banks.html

April 2012 heats up as 5th warmest month globally

"The last time the globe had a month that averaged below the 20th Century normal was February 1985. April makes it 326 months in a row. Nearly half the population of the world has never seen a month that was cooler than normal, according to United Nations data."

http://news.yahoo.com/april-2012-heats-5th-warmest-month-globally-151818867.html

Weary warriors favor Obama

"'It was sheer terror,' McDowell said of the improvised explosive devices that guerrillas hid along roadways. 'They'd strap gasoline cans to IEDs. Our soldiers burned alive. You'd hear them screaming, and you couldn't do anything.' Now he is 'watching the primaries very closely to see who will be the least careless with soldiers and their families.'"

http://news.yahoo.com/weary-warriors-favor-obama-131752838.html 

Rich Guy Romney Challenges Obama To Waterskiing Competition

"What is different about Romney is that he lives an insular life. It’s clear that his months (and years) of running for President have done nothing for his ability to truly hear the issues that voters have. It’s pretty obvious that he puts himself and his economic class on a pedestal above the serfs who ultimately pull the levers to vote for the President. What frightens me about Romney is not THAT he is rich, but that he wants to be President of the rich, and only of the rich."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/11/rich-guy-romney-challenges-obama-to-waterskiing-competition/

CNN’s Dana Loesch Has Ties To Tea Party Activist Who Threatened Life Of Sen. McCaskill

"Loesch reported that the FBI questioned Boston about his remarks at his home in St. Louis. But conspicuously absent from her rambling entry was that Loesch and Boston helped to found the Gateway Grassroots Initiative."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/10/cnns-dana-loesch-has-ties-to-tea-party-activist-who-threatened-life-of-sen-mccaskill/ 

RNC: Romney Is ‘Still Deciding What His Position On Immigration Is’

"Back before Romney decided he needs to appeal to Latino voters in order to win the general election, Romney frequently took the harshest, most anti-immigrant positions on immigration among all of the GOP candidates."

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/05/08/480164/rnc-romney-is-still-deciding-what-his-position-on-immigration-is/

New Hampshire GOP Preparing New Voter Suppression Bill Based On O’Keefe ‘Sting’ Video

"Basically, O’Keefe used the names of several dead NH residents to procure ballots. No ballots were actually cast but O’Keefe is currently unable to step foot in New Hampshire because his actions were still potentially criminal in nature."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/08/new-hampshire-gop-preparing-new-voter-suppression-bill-based-on-okeefe-sting-video/

GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill

"Republicans said they favor preventing the interest rate increase but blocked the Senate from debating the $6 billion measure because they oppose how Democrats would pay for it: Boosting Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes on high-earning stockholders of some privately owned corporations."

http://news.yahoo.com/gop-blocks-senate-debate-dem-student-loan-bill-163112900.html

Reuters journalist Rob Cox: Shareholders could help reverse Citizens United

"Bank of America and 3M will be giving their shareholder the chance to vote on a referendum on Tuesday and Wednesday that would prohibit the use of corporate funds for any political election or campaign."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/07/reuters-journalist-rob-cox-shareholders-could-help-reverse-citizens-uniteds-effect/

Feingold: Justice Kennedy probably ‘embarrassed’ by ‘sloppy’ Citizens United decision

"The 2010 Citizens United ruling struck down key provisions of the federal McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law and gave rise to Super PACS, which can raise an unlimited amount of money to influence federal elections as long as they do not directly coordinate with a candidate’s campaign."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/07/former-sen-feingold-justice-kennedy-probably-embarrassed-by-sloppy-citizens-united-decision/

Romney Refuses To Stand Up To Woman Who Says Obama Should Be ‘Tried For Treason’

"Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) understood this. At a town hall event in October, 2008, McCain fielded a comment from a woman who said Obama 'is an Arab.' 'No ma’am,' McCain said, shaking his head and taking the microphone from her hand. 'He’s a decent, family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with,' he said, earning a mix of applause and boos."

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/05/07/479577/romney-woman-treason/

GOP plan boosts Pentagon, cuts social programs

"Fully one-fourth of the House GOP spending cuts come from programs directly benefiting the poor, such as Medicaid, food stamps, the Social Services Block Grant, and a child tax credit claimed by working immigrants. Federal workers would have to contribute an additional 5 percent of their salaries toward their pensions, while people whose incomes rise after receiving coverage subsidies under the new health care law would lose some or all of their benefits."

http://news.yahoo.com/gop-plan-boosts-pentagon-cuts-social-programs-073518336.html

Anti-Bailout House Candidate Lobbied For Bank That Took Bailout Money

Either McIntosh is being insincere with his fiery anti-bailout bluster…or he was just happy to profit from that which he finds reprehensible.

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/05/05/478564/anti-bailout-house-candidate-david-mcintosh-lobbied-for-bank-that-took-bailout-money/

Dubya Is Back

"Judging from his lineup of close trusted advisers what Americans will expect from a Romney presidency is a replay of the Bush-Cheney foreign policy disasters, including many of the same faces. Isn't it great in life when we get the opportunity to repeat our mistakes yet another time?"

http://my.auburnjournal.com/detail/205607.html

Even al-Qaida Knows that Fox News Isn’t News

"In general, and no matter what material we send, I suggest that we should distribute it to more than one channel, so that there will be healthy competition between the channels in broadcasting the material, so that no other channel takes the lead. It should be sent for example to ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and maybe PBS and VOA. As for Fox News, let her die in her anger."

http://www.politicususa.com/al-qaida-fox-news.html

Why Obama's bin Laden Ad Drives Republicans Crazy

"To anyone with a functioning memory, however, this whining is implausible. So are the dire predictions that the president will somehow offend voters by claiming credit for whacking bin Laden (or by smacking Romney). During the Bush presidency, Republicans used precisely the same approach and worse, over and over, without fretting whether their words and ads were 'divisive.'"

http://news.yahoo.com/why-obamas-bin-laden-ad-drives-republicans-crazy-070000855.html;_ylt=AiaIS_FLvTSAy3Y2M1Fialb9r.l_;_ylu=X3oDMTRvaGlsczlwBGNjb2RlA2dtcHRvcDEwMDBwb29sd2lraXVwcmVzdARtaXQDTmV3cyBmb3IgeW91BHBrZwNmMDUyNjgyNy03ODU4LTNmOGQtYWU3Yy03MWVmNzA2ZGY5ZGIEcG9zAzYEc2VjA25ld3NfZm9yX3lvdQR2ZXIDNjk4OGRhMTAtOTUwZi0xMWUxLWFmNmMtOGVhNjNlYTRjMzRj;_ylg=X3oDMTJyZmdobzdmBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDMjAwMjhiZDYtNTRlOC0zNDQyLWE5MjgtMzdlNTgwZGFkYzBiBHBzdGNhdANwb2xpdGljcwRwdANzdG9yeXBhZ2U-;_ylv=3

Inspired by Saturday’s statement, in which Fehrnstrom suggested the auto bailout was really Romney’s idea, Oliver Willis of Media Matters for America used his twitter feed to unleash a series of tweets he called “Fehrnstroming”:

romney 1774: "anyone else think its time we stop being british subjects?"

romney was in the colts draft room the day they got peyton manning: "gentlemen, i just feel it in my gut.

romney: "yeah, stan, what if we make the lead character a teenager, and have him bitten by something like... a spider?

romney: "sorry to interrupt this gathering of cavemen, but have you fellows considered 'fire'?

romney: "bill, this stuff is good... but have you tried writing it in iambic pentameter?"

http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-cohn/103040/romney-fehrnstrom-gm-chrysler-detroit-auto-bailout

Rachel Maddow Makes History and Triumphs over the War On Women

"Rachel Maddow was correct. The interruption by Castellanos was significant, because Republicans don’t want to talk about the war on women. They have adopted the same position towards the rights of women that they long ago adopted towards issues like poverty and racism. It doesn’t exist."

http://www.politicususa.com/rachel-maddow-war-on-women.html

Rush Limbaugh Lies And We Call It Friday – This Time Over Job Growth (AUDIO)

"120,000 jobs added is not a good number, but contrast that to just four years ago, when the Bush job losses had just started, it looks pretty good. In March of 2008, we lost 112,000 jobs. The next month we lost 215,000 jobs. During the recession’s worst month, January of 2009, we lost a whopping 839,000 jobs. Since Obama took office, the private sector has regained 3 million jobs, while government jobs are at their lowest level since 2006."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/04/28/rush-limbaugh-lies-and-we-call-it-friday-this-time-over-job-growth-audio/

US Navy Veteran Suffers Humiliation At VA Hospital: His Representative, Congressman Steve Womack Shows Little Concern

"Taking into consideration that Congressman Womack recently voted for the Ryan Budget proposed by Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, it does not appear that fixing the problems over at the Veterans Administration is too high on Womack’s list of things to do.  After all, Ryan’s budget proposal fails to mention the word 'veteran' even once while somehow cutting an estimated $11 billion in funding for veterans."


http://www.theprogressivecop.com/2012/04/us-navy-veteran-suffers-humiliation-at.html

Five Pennsylvania Legislators Leave ALEC

"A grassroots campaign by Keystone Progress to encourage Pennsylvania legislators to publicly reject membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is already yielding dividends. Five former members of the shadowy right-wing front group behind state laws restricting access to the ballot and “stand your ground” gun laws have already said they have left ALEC."

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/26/471663/five-pennsylvania-legislators-leave-alec/

Scalia Likens Undocumented Immigrants To ‘Bank Robbers’

"The line drew uncomfortable laughter and some gasps in the courtroom. It’s the sort of analogy that makes it easier for immigrant-rights advocates to accuse their opponents of lacking humanity. The vast majority of undocumented immigrants, advocates often have to point out, are not criminals and are merely trying to make a living for themselves and their families."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/scalia-likens-undocumented-immigrants-to-bank-robbers.php

Senator Chuck Grassley Advocates Boycott Of Coca-Cola To Punish Company For Leaving ALEC

"U might think abt not drinking Coca Cola since company sucombed to pressure fr Leftist not to support ALEC" ~ Senator Grassley's Twitter feed.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/21/468888/senator-chuck-grassley-advocates-boycott-of-coca-cola-to-punish-company-for-leaving-alec/

Average Fortune 500 CEO Now Paid 380 Times As Much As The Average Worker

"The ratio of CEO-to-worker pay between CEOs of the S&P 500 Index companies and U.S. workers widened to 380 times in 2011 from 343 times in 2010. Back in 1980, the average large company CEO only received 42 times the average worker’s pay." I can remember complaining about this when it was 70 times. How many workers would the inflated pay of a CEO employ?

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/04/19/467516/ceo-pay-gap-2011/

McConnell Breaks With House GOP, Agrees To Uphold Last Year’s Debt Deal

In his first opportunity to weigh in on the battle, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) yesterday sided with Obama and the Senate Democrats. Led by McConnell, all but two Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to uphold the August debt deal.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/04/20/468289/mcconnell-breaks-with-house-gop-agrees-to-uphold-last-years-debt-deal/

Half The Lawmakers On Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ Task Force Are ALEC Members, All Supported Stand Your Ground

Wickahd shoahkah.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/20/468444/half-the-lawmakers-on-florida-stand-your-ground-task-force-are-alec-members-all-supported-stand-your-ground/

Rush Limbaugh Boycott Spreads To Local Advertisers and Radio Stations

"The message that the National Organization for Women is sending is that the pressure is not going to stop. Any advertiser who supports, or radio station that carries Rush Limbaugh will be held accountable. Contrary to what Limbaugh wants to think, the outrage isn’t phony. The opposition is real and the protests and boycotts will go on."

http://www.politicususa.com/rush-limbaugh-boycott-now/

Republicans Block Buffett Rule As Dems Vow To Fight On

"A CNN poll released Monday found that 72 percent of Americans support the Buffett Rule."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/republicans-block-buffett-rule-as-dems-vow-to-fight-on.php?ref=fpa

Shaking The Etch-A-Sketch: After Promising To Veto It, Romney Says He Wants A DREAM Act

"This is a significant turnaround for Romney, who was extremely anti-immigrant for the bulk of the primary season. Indeed, Romney even campaigned with an anti-immigrant leader who has ties to hate groups and helped pen Arizona’s 'show us your papers' bill — on Martin Luther King Day. But now, facing abysmal poll numbers among Latinos, Romney is changing his tune."

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/16/465050/shaking-the-etch-a-sketch-after-promising-to-veto-it-romney-says-he-wants-a-dream-act/

Paul Ryan Gets It Wrong Invoking Catholic 'Subsidiarity' Principle

"Ryan seems to think that if government aid to the poor is radically scaled back, those old civic bonds and institutions will just organically reappear, like wildflowers. Churches and charities—and we all know how flush with time and resources they are!—will move right into the breach. No one gets hurt."

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/scott-galupo/2012/04/13/paul-ryan-gets-it-wrong-invoking-catholic-subsidiarity-principle

Romney Adviser Ed Gillespie Struggles To Defend Campaign’s Major Economic Claim

"Even Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace saw the problem with the claim and pressed Gillespie when he mentioned the figure this morning. 'It is not true,' Wallace said of the larger Romney argument, calling the 92 percent figure a 'little bit of an accounting trick' and noting that 'all the independent fact checkers have said it’s misleading.'”

http://thinkprogress.org/special/2012/04/15/464654/ed-gillespie-economics-struggle/

Obama Drops the Hammer on Mitt Romney’s Lies

"What the Republicans are about to find out is that Barack Obama is not John Kerry. Obama is not going to let the lies of the Republican candidate go unchallenged. Republicans will try to use Citizens United to swift boat Obama on an epic scale, but Obama will be ready. If this week is any indication, Mitt Romney may be the first nominee to get desperate in a general election campaign before he has even clinched the nomination."

http://www.politicususa.com/obama-drops-the-hammer-on-mitt-romneys-lies/

ALEC Whines As People Power Makes Them Pay

"Money is a powerful motivator, and the love of money causes people to do terrible things, but the thought of losing money is also powerful and the American people have the power to take it away from corporations, radio talk-show hosts, and ALEC’s donors, and now that people realize they control corporate wealth, real change may finally happen."

http://www.politicususa.com/people-power-alec/

Uteruses Everywhere Weep As Arizona Governor Signs Insanely Restrictive Abortion Bill Into Law

"Jordan Goldberg says this law 'disregards women's health in a way I've never seen before. The women of Arizona can't access medical treatment that other women can.' That's the thing, it's not just going to restrict access to abortion. It also dictates that schools make teaching about birth and adoption a priority"

http://jezebel.com/5901617/uteruses-everywhere-weep-as-arizona-governor-signs-insanely-restrictive-abortion-bill-into-law

Mitt Romney Lies His Ass Off To the NRA About Obama and Guns

"Mitt Romney’s lie your ass off to get elected tour took the stage at the NRA’s annual meeting and uttered a barrage of falsehoods about President Obama and guns, so extreme that most of them had no relationship to any facts."

http://www.politicususa.com/romney-nra-obama-guns/ 

Mitt Romney is Exactly What’s Wrong with the American Economy

"I like to say that Mitt Romney made his millions betting against American workers. It isn’t the greatest Romney-attack line ever. (That belongs to Ted Kennedy who said, 'He isn’t pro-choice or anti-choice. He’s multiple choice.') But it makes a point you can’t hear enough."

http://eclectablog.com/2012/04/mitt-romney-is-exactly-whats-wrong-with-the-american-economy.html

Religious Leaders Slam Ryan For Using Catholic Faith To Justify Cutting Programs That Help The Poor

“'It’s the height of hypocrisy for Rep. Ryan to claim that his approach to the budget is shaped by Catholic teaching and values,' said Fr. John Baumann, S.J., founder of PICO National Network. [...] 'A central moral measure of any budget proposal is how it affects “the least of these” (Matthew 25). The needs of those who are hungry and homeless, without work or in poverty should come first.'”

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/04/12/463211/catholic-leaders-ryan-budget/ 

Romney bought the nomination with flood of nasty ads

"With his eye on the general election, Romney wasn't so much buying the new Republican base -- the ultraconservative, once-and-future tea partiers -- as he was bribing them. It was part of a tried-and-true Nixonian strategy: Run to the extreme right in the primaries, then run as fast as you can to the middle in the general election."

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/12/opinion/brazile-romney-negative/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29

Karl Rove Group That Absurdly Blames Obama For Rising Gas Prices Was Bankrolled By Top Oil Speculator

"Crossroads GPS, a political organization run by strategist Karl Rove, has spent $1.7 million on a new national ad campaign blaming President Obama for making gasoline cost 'too much.' But the organization has in the past received substantial funding from Paul Singer, manager of a hedge fund responsible for some of the highest volume of oil trading in the country."

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/04/11/462668/karl-rove-group-blames-obama-for-rising-gas-prices-bankrolled-by-top-oil-speculator/

Every Single One Of Romney’s Model Justices Voted Against Lilly Ledbetter

"Yet for all of Romney’s equivocating on whether or not he actually believes that women should be paid the same amount as men who do the exact same job, Romney cannot hide two important facts. The Ledbetter Act was only necessary because of a 5-4 Supreme Court decision which overruled decades of precedent protecting equal pay for equal work; and Romney promised to appoint more justices like the ones who voted against Lilly Ledbetter."

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/11/462692/every-single-one-of-romneys-model-justices-voted-against-lilly-ledbetter/

EXCLUSIVE: Shareholders Call On Companies To Disclose ALEC Ties

"While some companies are refusing to distance themselves from ALEC’s involvement in Voter ID legislation and support for the 'stand your ground' laws that may play a pivotal role in the defense of Trayvon Martin’s shooter, newly released SEC documents show that shareholders are increasingly uncomfortable with their companies’ involvement in the conservative organization." By the way -- UPS has been funding ALEC for years in attempt to dismantle the USPS and gain that market share.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/11/462282/exclusive-shareholders-call-on-companies-to-disclose-alec-ties/ 

Romney Campaign Enlists GOP Women Who Opposed Equal Pay Bills To Attack Obama

"...their concern for pay equity and women in the workplace must be a recent development. Both congresswomen voted against the landmark Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 — which empowers women to seek restitution for pay discrimination — and both voted against the proposed Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have made it easier for women to fight pay inequality."

 http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/04/11/462671/romney-women-pay-equity/

Obama: Ronald Reagan a ‘wild-eyed, socialist, tax hiking class warrior’

"Obama also said Reagan thought 'the wealthiest should pay their fair share and said so,' adding, 'I know that position might disqualify him from the Republican primaries these days, but what Ronald Reagan was calling for then is the same thing we’re calling for now, a return to basic fairness and responsibility. Everyone doing their part.'”

http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/11/obama-ronald-reagan-a-wild-eyed-socialist-tax-hiking-class-warrior/

Allen West: I've 'Heard' 80 House Democrats Are Communist Party Members (VIDEO)

"West warned constituents at a Tuesday town hall event that he's 'heard' that dozens of his Democratic colleagues in the House are members of the Communist Party, the Palm Beach Post reported. West wouldn't elaborate beyond that, however, and didn't offer up any names. There are currently 190 House Democrats." This is the guy Sarah Palin said would make a fine GOP VP candidate.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/allen-west-democrats-communist-party_n_1417279.html

Obama Camp Brings Back Romney’s Tax Issues In A Major Way

"Calling Romney the 'beneficiary of a broken tax system,' Messina said, 'Any time Romney is trying to say someone’s out of touch is a little difficult when he’s shopping for car elevators.'”

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/obama-camp-brings-back-romneys-tax-issues-in-a-major-way.php

26 Major Corporations Paid No Corporate Income Tax For The Last Four Years, Despite Making Billions In Profits

Amongst the 30 are corporate titans such as General Electric, Boeing, Verizon, and Mattel. The only four companies that slipped into positive tax territory were DTE Energy, Honeywell, Wells Fargo, and DuPont, with DuPont the only one that paid more than 4 percent over the four years.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/04/09/460519/major-corporations-no-taxes-four-year/

Under the Supreme Court: High court agrees to consider corporate free speech post-Citizen United

"In March, Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer argued the Montana case would give the Supreme Court a chance to rethink Citizens United. 'A petition for certiorari will give the Court an opportunity to consider whether, in light of the huge sums currently deployed to buy candidates' allegiance, Citizens United should continue to hold sway,' the statement said."

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/04/08/Under-the-Supreme-Court-High-court-agrees-to-consider-corporate-free-speech-post-Citizen-United/UPI-85721333873680/#ixzz1rZxr4YtN

Ryan, Obama, and Deficits

"There’s an obvious calculation I haven’t see done: how does the Ryan proposal scored more or less honestly — that is, without the 'mystery meat', the assumed revenue from closing loopholes that Ryan refuses to identity — compare with the Obama budget?"

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/ryan-obama-and-deficits/?smid=tw-NytimesKrugman&seid=auto

Eric Cantor donation roils House GOP

"House Majority Leader Eric Cantor went into damage control mode Friday following the revelation that he contributed $25,000 to a super PAC devoted to defeating incumbent House members — including numerous Republicans."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/74926.html#ixzz1rTtj0Mem

This is no War on Women. It’s simply a uteri-policing action.

"It’s an attempted Jedi mind trick—'These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.'—performed by the exact opposite of a Jedi. And it’s deadly serious."

http://eclectablog.com/2012/04/women-to-quit-being-hysterical.html

Democracy Begins Its Death In Michigan

"Republicans do not have a 2/3rds majority, but nonetheless, they have passed over 500 bills under “immediate effect.” How does that work? As Maddow shows, they aren’t even counting the votes. That’s right; Democrats’ votes are not even being counted. The Democrats sued and won, at least for now, and it will put every piece of legislation passed by the GOP into legal question."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/04/05/democracy-begins-its-death-in-michigan-rachel-maddows-expose-video/

President Obama Calls Republican Budget ‘Thinly-Veiled Social Darwinism,’ ‘A Prescription For Decline’

"This Congressional Republican budget is something different altogether. It is a Trojan Horse. Disguised as deficit reduction plan, it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. It is thinly-veiled Social Darwinism."

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/04/03/457386/obama-republican-budget-social-darwinis/

Koch-Funded ALEC Behind State Attempts To ‘Reclaim’ Your Public Lands

"ALEC is behind many controversial state legislative efforts, including Wisconsin’s anti-union legislation, “stand your ground” gun laws, and teaching children climate denial."

http://thinkprogress.org/green/2012/04/03/457463/koch-funded-alec-behind-state-attempts-to-reclaim-your-public-lands/

Robert Greenwald on the New Film 'Koch Brothers Exposed' -- the 1% at Its Very Worst

"Koch Brothers Exposed zeroes in on several aspects of the Kochs' impact by focusing on the people most affected by the brothers' use of their billions to buy politicians and ignore regulators."

http://www.alternet.org/story/154741/robert_greenwald_on_the_new_film_

Obama hits hard at GOP budget plan, Romney

"The president linked Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to plan, offering sharp criticism of both. 'He said that he’s very supportive of this new budget. And he even called it "marvelous," which is a word you don’t often hear when it comes to describing the budget.' He added, to laughter and applause, 'It’s a word you don’t often hear generally.'”

http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/03/10998988-obama-hits-hard-at-gop-budget-plan-romney

SC Governor Nikki Haley Says Women Don’t Care About Birth Control (VIDEO)

“I feel like it’s a retro-debate that took place in the 1950s. It’s sort of back to the future, isn’t it? And it is surprising in the 21st century we would be revisiting this issue.” ~ Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/04/03/sc-governor-nikki-haley-says-women-dont-care-about-birth-control-video/

US Exports At Record Levels Putting GOP Campaign Strategy On Life Support

"While Republicans complain about fake uncertainty, the Democrats have quietly rebuilt the foundations we all stand on."

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/04/02/us-exports-at-record-levels-putting-gop-campaign-strategy-on-life-support/

Swing States Poll: A shift by women puts Obama in lead

"In the poll, Romney leads among all men by a single point, but the president leads among women by 18. That reflects a greater disparity between the views of men and women than the 12-point gender gap in the 2008 election."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-04-01/swing-states-poll/53930684/1

OUR VIEW: Gov. Robert Bentley's Taxpayer Protection Pledge isn't leadership, nor is proposal by his aide to raise fees on state services

"If the point of a no-new-taxes pledge is to keep government small, why would a governor who took the pledge support any new revenue? Yes, a fee is charged only on a service being used, such as issuing documents, making inspections or offering professional licenses. But the fee is essentially a tax that helps pay for the service. Raising that fee is raising the tax on the service. Plain and simple, a fee increase is a tax increase. That's not just The Birmingham News' editorial board saying it"

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/04/our_view_gov_robert_bentleys_t.html

POLL: Women Voters Abandon GOP In Key Battleground States

“'The biggest change came among women under 50. In mid-February, just under half of those voters supported Obama. Now more than six in 10 do while Romney’s support among them has dropped by 14 points, to 30%. The president leads him 2-1 in this group.'”

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/poll-women-voters-abandon-gop-in-key-battleground-states.php?ref=fpb

Dempsey Hits Ryan For Calling Military Brass ‘Liars’: ‘I Stand By My Testimony’ In Support Of Obama DOD Budget

“'There’s a difference between having someone say they don’t believe what you said versus … calling us, collectively, liars,' Gen. Dempsey told reporters aboard a U.S. military aircraft after a four day visit to Latin America. ”'My response is: I stand by my testimony. This was very much a strategy-driven process to which we mapped the budget.'” 

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/03/30/455447/dempsey-paul-ryan-liars/