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The GOP Primary Is Badly Wounding Mitt Romney

corky — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:53:37 -0500

The 2012 GOP primary is wounding Mitt Romney, perhaps fatally. He may seize the GOP nod, but Nominee Romney will have a significantly more difficult time in the general election because of this fight.

Obama Campaign Launches 'Truth Team'

Corky — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:38:00 -0500

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is looking for two million supporters to join his Truth Team, "a network of supporters of President Obama who are committed to responding to unfounded attacks and defending the President's record." Stephanie Cutter, Obama's deputy campaign manager, wrote in an email to supporters, "People don't just want to hear from campaign statements or ads -- they want to hear from the family and friends they trust."

Obama: 2013 Budget Reflects "Tough Choices"

corky — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:27:23 -0500

(MoneyWatch) President Obama's 2013 budget blends short-term stimulus spending aimed at boosting job-creation with longer term measures seeking to gradually balance the nation's books.

Romney Needs Three-Man Race

Corky — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:31:58 -0500

Rick Santorum's three wins last weekend had a silver lining for Mitt Romney's campaign, ensuring that Santorum wouldn't drop out so he and Newt Gingrich can end up taking votes from each other. "They are playing Santorum and Gingrich off each other," one outside adviser said of the Romney officials. "They're basically like whack-a-mole. This week, they're whacking Santorum; last week, it was Gingrich. The goal is to keep the anti-Romney vote 100 percent split."

Juan Willams: Why Don't People Like Mitt Romney?

Corky — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:04:55 -0500

Mitt Romney's worst enemy is proving to be...Mitt Romney.

$26 Billion Settlement on Foreclosure, Mortgage Fraud

corky — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:16:46 -0500

State and federal officials on Thursday announced a landmark, $26 billion settlement with five of the nation's banks over their flawed and fraudulent foreclosure practices, marking the largest government-industry settlement in over a decade.

Balz: Mitt Romney and the Enthusiasm Gap

Corky — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:47:17 -0500

In the aftermath of Rick Santorum's clean sweep of Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, Mitt Romney is still, in fact, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. But the lack of enthusiasm for his candidacy among conservatives foreshadows a potentially ugly road ahead to Tampa and general election problems if he is nominee.

Fact That No One Likes Him May Be Hurting Romney

corky — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:36:45 -0500

Could Foil Bid to Become First Openly Assholic President

Exit polls from last night's Republican contests reveal that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's key obstacle to gaining the GOP nomination is the fact that voters cannot stand him.

Spano: Time to Invest Big in Solar

corky — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:17:35 -0500

Kirk Spano: [S]mall investors are almost always late to the party. Right now there appears to be a generational investment opportunity that small investors will be late to again. That opportunity is in a technology that can offer a large part of the global population's growing energy needs -- solar. By now almost everybody knows the start, stop, start again history of solar. In 2011, solar endured one of the worst years of any sector ever, crashing akin to technology shares of 2000-2002. Most see the huge selloff in solar investments in 2011 as a reason to stay away from solar investments today. In my opinion, smart investors are using the crash-level prices in solar investments to establish long-term positions that could be opportunities of a lifetime.

Poll: Obama 51, Romney 45

corky — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:05:37 -0500

President Barack Obama, bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth, leads a new poll in a match-up against Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. A Washington Post-ABC News survey of 1,000 adults found Obama would win 51 percent of the vote against Romney and 54 percent against Gingrich. Those surveyed gave Obama higher marks than Romney on protecting the middle class and taxes and trusted Obama more to handle international affairs and terrorism.

Does Mitt Romney Even Like Republicans?

corky — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:58:44 -0500

"Muttonheads" discomfit Mitt.

Rewriting the Word 'Liberal'

Corky — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:58:16 -0500

"a badge of honor"

Donald Trump and Mitt Romney Live in a Different America

Corky — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:38:24 -0500

Donald Trump has endorsed Mitt Romney, which proves that two rich guys can spend months insulting each other and still come around to the realization that they share one deep and overriding interest: money

41 Mega-Rich Donors Bankroll Romney

corky — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:59 -0500

A quarter of the money amassed by Mitt Romney's campaign and a pro-Romney super PAC has come from just 41 mega-rich donors giving more than $100,000 each, according to a Washington Post analysis of disclosure data. One donor is a hedge fund mogul who made billions betting on the housing crash. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said Wednesday that hedge-fund managers are helping Romney because he opposes higher tax rates for "carried interest" on investment income. "Of course these guys are going to give a million dollars," Franken said. "What a bargain to give that to a candidate who they know will veto a bill that makes the carried interest subject to the top [tax rate]."

Limbaugh: Mitt is 'The Prototypical Rich Republican'

Corky — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:14:45 -0500

Rush Limbaugh threw up his hands on his Wednesday show, laying into Mitt Romney for his comments that he is "not concerned about the very poor" because they have a safety net. Limbaugh said Romney is making it harder and harder to beat President Obama.