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The right-wing freak-out over all things Obama continues. This time it's the president's Thanksgiving address yesterday. The headline at The Daily Caller reads:Obama Thanksgiving address: Calls to unite behind WH, doesn't thank GodThen in the opening paragraph that changed from "unite behind the White House" to "unite behind him." Uh, no he didn't. This is what he said:"As a nation, we've just emerged from a campaign season that was passionate, noisy, and vital to our...

I'm not really surprised by the Houston Chronicle's endorsement of Mitt Romney for president. After all as the opening sentence of the editorial states, the endorsement of Obama in 2008 was the only time in 44 years that they endorsed a Democratic candidate. But at least their endorsement could have been based on something connected to...you know...reality. Maybe that was expecting too much. The opening paragraph hits on something that is an often-repeated Republican talking...

Buried in Mitt Romney's speech in Virginia yesterday in which he toned his criticism of President Obama over the consulate attack in Libya was this little tidbit:"Romney criticized Obama for reductions in defense spending and the potential deep cuts if the White House and Congress can't agree to a budget deal by the end of this year and sequestration ensues."Ever since FDR, we've had the capacity to be engaged in two conflicts at once," Romney...

The Romney campaign has decided they aren't moving the needle far enough and fast enough with economic issues, plus they can't overcome the fact that people just don't like Mitt Romney, so it's time to pull out the old Republican tried and true--the president is near."Having survived a summer of attacks but still trailing the president narrowly in most national polls, Mr. Romney's campaign remains focused intently on the economy as the issue that can...

Mitt Romney thinks he made a funny with his "no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate" line in Michigan yesterday:"In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley on Friday, Mitt Romney played down the remarks he made about President Obama's origins, arguing that they amounted to a joke and not a "swipe" at the president."No, no, not a swipe," Romney said. "I've said throughout the campaign and before, there's no question...

After refusing to withdraw from the Senate race in Missouri yesterday, Rep. Todd Akin went on Mike Huckabee's radio show in an attempt to clarify his remarks about "legitimate rape." As could be expected, Akin pulled out his trusty shovel and kept digging:"You know, Dr. Willke has just released a statement and part of his letter, I think he just stated it very clearly. He said, of course Akin never used the word legitimate to...

President Obama yesterday in New Hampshire:<br />"They have been trying to sell this trickle-down snake oil before. It did not work then. It will not work now. It's not a plan to create jobs. It will not reduce the deficit. It will not move the economy forward. It's the wrong direction for America." Yes, more of this please. ...

The headline at The Hill reads "Ryan saves boldest plan for Medicaid." I think the word they're looking for is cruelest, not boldest.:"Medicare is not the only entitlement Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has big plans to reform. Its sister program, Medicaid, would lose about three-quarters of its federal funding by 2050 under proposals from the Republican vice presidential candidate, according to federal budget auditors. Medicaid provides healthcare for the poor and the disabled. Over 10...

Fiction:Fact:But that won't stop Mendacious Mitt and his sidekick, Lyin' Ryan....

TAP:"In his ruling on the constitutionality of the law, Judge Robert Simpson, who refused Wednesday to grant an injunction, argued the law would not inevitably disenfranchise voters because of the state's plan to introduce a new "card of last resort" for those who lack the documentation to get a standard ID. For those too frail or ill to get a card, Simpson said absentee voting should be available."Or not:"The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that after...

Hannity and Ryan, sittin' in a tree..... "The Ryan selection sent a jolt of electricity, and the conservative base, including myself, are energized by it even as it allows Romney now to also appeal to young voters. In one week, Paul Ryan has become a national sex symbol. Independents are fascinated with the idea somebody might be fiscally responsible." Fiscally responsible? "From 2001 to 2008, Congress passed legislation that increased the national deficit by a...

April:"With all the challenges the nation faces, this is not the time for President Obama's hide and seek campaign.... Unlike President Obama, you don't have to wait until after the election to find out what I believe in -- or what my plans are."Yesterday:"Advisers say the campaign has no plans to pivot from its previous view that diving into details during a general-election race would be suicidal.The Romney strategy is simple: Hammer away at Obama...

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Has there ever been a more brazen, bald-faced, shameless, liar running for president than Mitt Romney? This guy makes Richard Nixon look like Abraham Lincoln. Yesterday in Ohio: "His [Obama's] campaign and his surrogates have made wild and reckless accusations that disgrace the office of the Presidency."This on the same day that the Romney campaign released yet another ad with the lie about President Obama ending work requirements for welfare, because you know (wink, wink)...

My initial reaction to Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as a running mate was probably the same as yours-kind of like a kid on Christmas morning. What a gift. This is the best news President Obama could have asked for. This will almost certainly assure the president's re-election. But after the initial joy wore off then came the sobering reality Those of us who follow politics on a daily basis know the radical ideas...

According to Nate Silver, the state most likely to be the tipping point in the November election is Ohio:Given that, this should come as no surprise:"Now, in heavily Democratic cities like Cleveland, Columbus, Akron and Toledo, early voting hours will be limited to 8 am until 5 pm on weekdays beginning on October 1, with no voting at night or during the weekend, when it's most convenient for working people to vote. Republican election commissioners...

Mitt Romney's latest ad isn't dishonest. It isn't a distortion of the truth. It isn't misleading. It's a lie. It's a dirty, shameless, bald-faced, race-baiting lie. And Mitt Romney is a dirty, shameless, bald-faced, race-baiting liar. Period. No need to go into refuting what Romney and his team of scumbags said in the ad. It's just a continuation of Reagan's "welfare queen" and Gingrich's "food stamp president" meme. Steve Benen put it like this:"I'd be...

In the uproar over Harry Reid's claim that Mitt Romney hasn't paid taxes in a decade, there is one prominent name missing. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has called Reid a "dirty liar." Lindsey Graham said Reid is lying. George Will called Reid's accusation "McCarthyism from the desert." John Sununu joined the 'Reid is lying' chorus. Richard Cohen of the Washington Post accuses Reid of "gutter politics." Frank Bruni at the New York Times calls what...

This is so 1791:A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.We need something more appropriate for 2012. This seems pretty accurate:A heavily armed populace, being necessary to expand the power of the NRA and the profits of the gun manufacturing lobby, the right of the people to own weapons and ammunition which are designed to do...