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To the victor of South Carolina goes …
on January 12, 2012
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I'll wait for some more polling before drawing any conclusions, but the most recent South Carolina poll by Insider Advantage has Romney ahead of Newt by 2 percentage points, via The Hill: Despite a historic sweep of the first two nominating contests in the GOP field,...
“the finest example of fatuous, preening, liberal self-righteousness”
on January 12, 2012
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The "finest example"? Them's some mighty big shoes to fill, but this might just do it. Thanks for this now-classic from reader JanT, who writes: You're doing a great job with the blog, sir, and I especially like your commentary, not to mention the fun bumper sticker...
(Posting this paragraph does not mean I hate capitalism)
on January 11, 2012
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From The NY Times: While his campaign advisers generally agree that Mr. Romney must explain his work at Bain, they are wary of engaging in an exhaustive public examination of the nearly 100 deals he was involved in, anxious that it could bog him down in...
Add Bain to list of things we cannot discuss (Update: Politico story in doubt)
on January 11, 2012
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Politico has a story about Newt agreeing not to go after Romney any more about Bain, and Newt was just on Hannity's radio show on the issue. (I'll post the audio if I can get it.) Newt said there are three or four instances where the...
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RI-01 Update: Brendan Doherty for Congress
on January 11, 2012
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I previously have posted about the RI-01 congressional race, which is my home district, a seat currently held by Democratic former Providence Mayor David Cicilline. Cicilline concealed Providence financial problems until after the 2010 election. Cicilline ran a "scare grandma" campaign, making a tour of senior centers...
Starting to count the price of defending Bain
on January 11, 2012
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This was read by Rush Limbaugh on air today. Romney likens work at Bain Capital to Obama’s auto industry bailout: “In the general election I’ll be pointing out that the president took the reins at General Motors and Chrysler – closed factories, closed dealerships laid off thousands...
As the world turns
on January 11, 2012
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it turns: How Romney won New Hampshire. It's the (supposed) electability, not conservatism, stupid. Bad signs for GOP. Why do you hate capitalism? Another Iranian nuke scientist goes down. And I don't mean what you think I mean, you depraved freaks. Have you noticed that Fox News turned negative...
Eureka! I oppose capitalism because I teach at a law school
on January 11, 2012
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I knew that my position on Bain Capital would fray some relationships in the conservative blogosphere, but this post by Don Surber took me by surprise, Why Republicans Oppose Capitalism: Newt and Rock Perry are trying to divide the party in a way I never imagined. I thought the...
Drill, baby, drill
on January 11, 2012
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Funny, when Mitt Romney and his supporters played Mediscare against Rick Perry on social security and class warfare on capital gains tax rates for those making over $200,000 per year, I don't recall a chorus of objections that Romney was using leftist rhetoric and giving ammunition...
Well, now that you mention it
on January 11, 2012
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It's fading fast. We may get a change, but it's not what I hoped. Another one from Linda in Tennessee, taken at the (in)famous Lowe's parking lot in Nashville: ...
New Hampshire Primary Tweets of the Night
on January 10, 2012
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Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary. While the results are not final as of this writing, it looks like he comes in at 37-38%, with about the same total number of votes as in 2008. Here are the tweets of the night, bitter and otherwise. Tora...
New Hampshire primary results
on January 10, 2012
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89% Reporting Romney 39.1% Paul 23 Huntsman 16.9 Gingrich 9.5 Santorum 9.4 ----------------------------- Interesting: Gingrich was the target of 96% of negative super PAC spending between Iowa and N.H. But Newt's the angry nasty one, rights? Romney's argument on electability was an important factor with voters. Romney is on target to get about same...
Pre-debate, I mean pre-primary results Open
on January 10, 2012
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Some things to mull as we await the close of the polls in New Hampshire at 8 p.m. Eastern. A new results post will go live at about 7:30 p.m. Eastern. I'm going to handle it in a manner similar to the NY-09 night, not...
Swimming with Bain
on January 10, 2012
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When even Rush Limbaugh buys into the "criticising Bain is criticizing capitalism" meme, we have lost as a party. There is a huge difference between using government powers to impose value judgments (a la Obama) and making value judgments in evaluating a candidate's background. It's over. We've discovered...
I’m not going to sit here while critics of Bain badmouth the United States of America
on January 10, 2012
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Any criticism of Bain, much less a criticism of how our possible nominee ran the firm, is an attack on free markets and capitalism. Or so we are being told. No, it's not. I have been almost alone against the chorus of "Newt's anti-capitalist": Bringing up Romney’s...
