Steve Benen and Jonathan Chait are flagging an excerpt from Mitt Romney’s new stump speech (Chait calls it “Glenn Beck-level insane”): Just a couple of weeks ago in Kansas, President Obama lectured us about Teddy Roosevelt’s philosophy of government. But he failed to mention the important difference between Teddy Roosevelt and Barack Obama. Roosevelt believed …
The Next Birtherism?
Let’s say it’s a tight race between Barack Obama and whoever emerges from the GOP scrum — the Real Clear Politics poll summary currently has Obama leading Romney by less than a point, and though Obama has a much bigger lead over Gingrich, the economy isn’t getting better all that quickly, and it’s impossible to …
Let Newt Get His Geek On
I didn’t watch the debate last night, but I gather that this fell flat for Mitt Romney: Asked where he and Gingrich differed, Romney said, “We could start with his idea to have a lunar colony that would mine minerals from the moon. I’m not in favor of spending that kind of money to do …
Do You Smell That? I Think It’s the Zeitgeist
I was reading today’s New York Times and I spotted this in a review of The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins, a book that sees former high school nerds triumphing in today’s adult culture: The teen-to-adult turnabout theme isn’t particularly novel. One of its latest incarnations is a forthcoming Warner Brothers film, …
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A Long-Term Rental in the Village of the Damned
First of all, I guess I’d better make a dry-cleaner run really soon — I’m at an age when I haven’t been invited to a lot of weddings lately, but since a hell of a lot of residents of my state might be heading to the Chapel of Love all of a sudden, I’d better …
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I’m the School Bully, the Classroom Cheat, the Nastiest Play Friend You Ever Could Meet
Kevin Drum* and Ezra Klein have been chatting about how Republicans negotiate. They seem to agree that it’s remarkable how Republicans have made raising taxes (on anyone whatsoever) in the service of a budget/debt ceiling deal seem unthinkable and extreme. Ezra: It is remarkable to watch how Republicans have taken tax increases, which have long …
Because There’s Been a Yawning Clown Gap in the GOP Field Since Trump and Palin Took a Pass
This was odd yesterday: Representatives of Republican candidates are meeting today in Ames, Iowa for what is essentially a real estate auction, buying up the best pieces of the Hilton Coliseum at Iowa State University, where Augusts’ Ames Straw Poll will be held. The presence of operatives who refuse to identify which candidate they work …