Chris Graham: Not all that enthusiastic about Obama
And it’s not that hard for me to admit, actually. And no, I won’t be voting for Mitt Romney, or a third-party candidate, or sitting out the election altogether.
But still, I wish I could vote for another candidate for president this November. My first choice would be Mark Warner, a close second Hillary Clinton, but the way these contests work, they won’t be running.
My lack of enthusiasm isn’t because I think Barack Obama has done a bad job. it’s that I expected him to do a much better job, which of course was a pipe dream, in retrospect. Read more
Suffolk U.: Obama leads Romney by double digits
President Barack Obama (47 percent) leads Republican Mitt Romney (37 percent) in a national general election match-up, with 7 percent saying they would vote for a third-party candidate and 7 percent undecided, according to a Suffolk University survey of likely general election voters of all parties.
Obama led all GOP candidates: Romney by 10 points, Rick Santorum by 14 points, Newt Gingrich by 19 points, and Ron Paul by 21 points. Read more
Chris Graham: Virginia GOP doing its best to re-elect Obama
Think back all the way to the spring of 2010. The world was such a different place. Democrats were still riding high, relatively, anyway. Sure, the Tea Party protests of the summer and fall of 2009 were a jolt, but Dems still had enough political capital at their disposal to pass historic health-care reform.
Ah, the historic health-care reform. What seemed the zenith was actually the nadir of the brief blue turn of the American electorate, which turned on Democrats in the 2010 midterms and gave the House back to the GOP and set the country on its current pace of governmental sluggishness.
Now think ahead to the spring of 2013. I’m betting we look back a year to where we are now and say that what seemed to be the zenith for Virginia Republicans – passing regressive social-issues legislation aimed at putting women in their place, pushing for budget cuts that would cripple public education and other core government services – was actually the state GOP’s nadir. Read more
Politics marks the second anniversary of health-care reform
The health-care reform law that has come to define the first term of President Barack Obama is marking its second anniversary today, and as might be expected, the occasion is serving as fodder for political posturing from the two sides of the political aisle.
“Today, two years after we passed health care reform, more young adults have insurance, more seniors are saving money on their prescription drugs, and more Americans can rest easy knowing they won’t be dropped from their insurance plans if they get sick. The law has made a difference for millions of Americans, and over time, it will help give even more working and middle-class families the security they deserve,” President Obama said in a statement. Read more
Suffolk U. Ohio poll shows Santorum edging Romney
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (37 percent) leads former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (33 percent) by a narrow margin, according to a Suffolk University poll of likely Republican Primary voters in Ohio.
Newt Gingrich (16 percent) was a distant third, and Ron Paul struggled (8 percent) in single digits with 6 percent undecided. The race is too close to call, as the top two candidates are within the statistical margin of error. Read more
Administration details framework for business tax reform
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the president’s framework for reforming the U.S. business tax system, which would enhance American competitiveness by simplifying the tax code and eliminating dozens of tax loopholes and subsidies, incentivizing job creation and investment here at home and lowering the business rate while broadening the tax base.
“In order to make us more competitive and create jobs here at home, we must reform our corporate tax code,” said Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. “The President’s framework would boost growth and provide American companies with incentives to invest in the U.S. while simplifying and cutting taxes for our small businesses.” Read more
Chris Saxman: Cold Fusion-Game Change Edition
Posted by afp on March 16, 2012 · 3 Comments
The book Game Change is an excellent telling of the election and I highly recommend you read it. Read more
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