“Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the G.D.P. in Israel? Eight percent,” [Romney] said. “You spend eight percent of G.D.P. on health care. You’re a pretty healthy nation. We spend 18 percent of our G.D.P. on health care, 10 percentage points more. That ga[...]
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September 26th, 2012 - 11:10 am § in Politics
Commentary by SMS:STENCHGATE I do not think even Paul Krugman can help Mitt!
Craig Robinson, a former political director of the Iowa Republican Party told the New York Times “I hate to say this, but if Ryan wants to run for national office again, he’ll probably have to wash the stench of Romney off of him.” The “stench” seems to be spreading. A report[...]
ELECTION 2012: Julian Castro Learned Spanish from Marta Bronstein
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro gave a great speech opening night at the Democratic Convention. Some of it was even in Spanish! Spanish? Castro’s Mom spoke Spanish but she insisted that no Spanish be used at home as she was raising the twin boys! So, as Julian (now 37 years old!) rose in[...]
The Ave Endorses: Bob Zerban
Hi, I’m Rob Zerban. Along with President Obama and Vice President Biden, I have the unique privilege of being the other candidate who gets to defeat Paul Ryan this year. That’s because despite running for Vice President, Paul Ryan is still running for Congress in Wisconsin. And I’m[...]
July 26th, 2012 - 9:43 am § in America
Detroit
Last year I visited this same place. I was in Ann Arbor to celebrate a bat mitzvah but spent as much free time as coud “seeing Detroit.” In the past, the death of an American city have beem translated into iconic works by Capa, Smith, Frank, or their modern equivalents working for [...]
BREAKING NEWS: NEW ROMNEY ADS!
New ads for the Romney Campaign are being leaked. Apparently these ads are intended to take advantage of a new super hero being introduced in the latest Batman movie .. a character called “Bane!”[...]
June 20th, 2012 - 12:20 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
The “Progressives” act like the Tea Party
By Ryan [email protected] LINK WASHINGTON — In a surprising reversal, Change.org, the progressive online powerhouse that channels grassroots energy into petition-based activism, has dropped two anti-union clients, including Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst, according to multiple[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Obama’s lead depends on the battle of the Bayesians
Nate Silver on the 2012 Campaign Mr. Obama remains slightly ahead of Mr. Romney in most national polls, and he has had a somewhat clearer advantage in polling conducted at the state level. Mr. Obama would be about 80 percent likely to win an election held today, according to the model. However, the [...]
Washington State Republican Convention, No cheer in Tacoma!
I was a Republican. At least my fellow delegates kept asking me if I was a Republican. This lasted the four days of their state convention. Apparently my credentials had been questioned. I was worried about how many of my fellow delegates were carrying guns, and the chair did tell the audience tha[...]
Is Mitt Romney playing Richard III?
Human remains discovered in search for King Richard III A team from the University of Leicester is today (Wednesday September 12) announcing a dramatic development in the search for King Richard III. The search, which has entered a third week, has uncovered evidence of human remains — the fir[...]