Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) is running for Senate. against Claire McCaskill. This Tea Party favorite has taken the misogynistic views of America’s right to a whole new low, declaring that: “First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways […]
This doesn’t sound to good for the Mitt Romney campaign: Mitt Romney is canceling a planned campaign stop Monday in Orlando after a whirlwind weekend in which the presumptive Republican nominee introduced Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the campaign said late Sunday that the presidential hopeful was […]
In 2008 Sarah Palin was picked as a materialistic candidate. She had no real experience to become vice-President and the voters quickly saw that. But that didn’t stop the right-wing pundits from trying to sell her to us with such qualifications as “she’s hot” and “a great attack dog”. Fast-forward to 2012 and we are […]
Mitt Romney doesn’t think the cornerstone of his Presidential resume should be discussed anymore: “Our campaign would be — helped immensely if we had an agreement between both campaigns that we were only going to talk about issues and that attacks based upon — business or family or taxes or things of that nature,” Romney […]
Maybe it would be better to call this “welcome to a Mitt Romney’s America“: The shock of losing a precious job in a town afflicted by high unemployment is always hard. A foundation for a stable family life and secure home instantly disappears, replaced with a future filled with fears over health insurance, missed mortgage […]
Think Progress points out an interesting tidbit on Romneycare: As governor, Romney greatly expanded access publicly-financed contraception through his 2006 health care reform law. The state’s Commonwealth Care, established under Romneycare, offers subsidized, low or no-cost insurance to low-income residents and provides primary and preventive care that includes “family planning services” and prescription contraceptives. In […]
Mitt Romney still loves mandates and even universal health care. Here’s what he said on his Israel trip: “Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the G.D.P. in Israel? Eight percent,” he said. “You spend eight percent of G.D.P. on health care. You’re a pretty healthy nation. We spend 18 […]
Earlier we heard about Mitt Romney blasting the U.K., accusing them of not being ready for the Olympic. It turns out it isn’t the first time he has bashed the other side of the pond. In his book, No Apology, this is what Romney had to say about them: England [sic] is just a small […]
A couple stories out today that highlight the elevated ego of one Mitt Romney. First out of London, we have Mitt already pissing off one of our biggest allies: The US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has questioned the readiness of London 2012, saying there have been “disconcerting signs” in the buildup to the Games – […]
Steve Benen picked up on something interesting: Mitt Romney sat down with CNBC’s Larry Kudlow, and made a curious observation. He said voters who want a strong economy should vote for him, but Americans “ought to give, whichever president is going to be elected, at least six months or a year to get those policies […]