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Paul Ryan Has No Time for Explanations
( The Root) — The Romney-Ryan team has one thing and one thing only on their side: the appearance that they understand the economy better than President Obama. So when the Romney budget hit the ground and was found to be mathematically impossible by the Brookings Institution and Tax Policy Center, many people watching this unfold…
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Ann Romney on Mitt's Mental Wellness
(The Root) — Ann Romney is worried. When asked what her biggest concern would be if her husband, Mitt Romney, becomes president, she had this to say: “You know, I think my biggest concern, obviously, would just be for his mental well-being. “I have all the confidence in the world in his ability, in his…
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Mitt Romney Wants You to Know He Cares
( The Root) — Mitt Romney wants you to know he cares. No, no — he really cares. He cares so much that he needs to tell everyone how much he cares in a new ad. He knows that the polls say that America believes Obama cares, so he can’t even bad-mouth the president on that.…
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Reflections on CBC Week 2012
(The Root) — My second time at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference was interesting, to say the least. Last year I attended as a newbie. My expectations were all based on what I had heard about the ALC, which is better known as CBC Week. I had jokingly referred to it as…
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Romney: People With No Insurance Have ERs
(The Root) — Yeah, Mitt Romney isn’t out of touch or anything. In Sunday night’s 60 Minutes interview, he offered a simple solution for people without insurance, saying that emergency rooms are great ways to provide health care. So what if there are millions of people with diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure that don’t…
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Leadership, Mitt Romney Style
(The Root) — The Republican candidate for president of the United States, Mitt Romney, apparently really, really dislikes people like me. My opinion isn’t based on his having cussed me out or anything. (He’s Mormon. He’s not allowed to curse.) Mitt Romney, the man known for flip-flopping when it’s to his political advantage, refuses to…
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Conservatives: Romney Doesn't Represent Us
(The Root) — Mitt Romney is being a bad conservative, say conservatives. Since the Romney tapes have hit the mainstream, writers on the right are just flabbergasted. The Weekly Standard: These appear to be the words of somebody who doesn’t understand American conservatism and its relationship to the American idea. Conservatives don’t believe in economic…
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Romney: Being Hispanic Would Help Me Win
(The Root) — The Romney campaign has stumbled yet again. And while I’m totally pleased that a candidate from a major party assumes I’m voting for Barack Obama because I depend on government (I’m not even typing on a keyboard — it’s just piles of welfare checks), there’s one part of this mess that I…
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Romney: Being Hispanic Would Help Me Win This
(The Root) — The Romney campaign has stumbled yet again. And while I’m totally pleased that a candidate from a major party assumes I’m voting for Barack Obama because I depend on government (I’m not even typing on a keyboard—it’s just piles of welfare checks) but there’s one part of this mess that I can’t…
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Politicizing Terrorism While Americans Die?
(The Root) — So this happened. From CBS News: A movie attacking Islam’s prophet Muhammad sparked assaults on U.S. diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt on Tuesday. A Libyan security official reported an American was shot to death as protesters burned the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, and in Cairo, protesters scaled the walls of the…
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