THE REPORT last night on “60 Minutes” was foreshadowing for the House report dropping today. The House report is now online. House intelligence committee chairman Mike Rogers and ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Dutch Ruppersberger, delivered the report. The U.S. once dominated the tech field, but we don’t anymore. This report on Huawei, [...]
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Madeleine Albright Rebuts Romney: If Living in 20th Century, His Stance on Russia Might Make Sense
THE OBAMA campaign unpacked Mitt Romney’s foreign policy speech in a conference call with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. One thing I’d note of importance is that the Mother Jones tapes released also reveal Mitt Romney basically trashing the two-state solution. On the call as well, Andrea Mitchell asked about Mitt Romney’s “daylight” comment [...]
Battleground Blues Means Romney Needs a Reset
“If Barack Obama wins this election the Republican Party as we know it is finished, it is dead, it is toast — you can stick a fork in it.” – Bryan Fischer, Values Voters Summit [TPM] In both Florida and Virginia, Obama is ahead of Romney by five points among likely voters (including those leaning [...]
After Oddly Blistering Statement, Mitt Romney Calls Attack “Outrageous… Disgusting” [Updated - Full Remarks]
“It’s disgraceful that the Obama administration’s first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks.” – Mitt Romney THE STATEMENT Mitt Romney released last night shown above came in the midst of swirling events and lack of information. Instead of waiting, Romney’s desperate situation [...]
Where in the World is Hillary?
SECRETARY CLINTON is traveling to the Cook Islands, Indonesia, China, Timor-Leste, Brunei, and Russia, from August 30, 2012 to September 9, 2012. The months are winding down to the close of Hillary as America’s top diplomat, Pres. Obama’s smartest appointment. On Thursday we’ll get a glimpse of the man who could have the job next. [...]
New Look, Broader Lens
WELCOME to the new TM.com. It’s a new-media magazine that gives viewers a snapshot of the day. Politics is primary, then anything goes after that. This means new topics, including subjects not regularly seen here before. It’s a new look accompanied by a much broader lens on what’s covered. We’ll see what develops. TM note: [...]
Top Story: RNC Platform Begins By Restating Reaganism that No Longer Represents Republicans
“… In other words, we said to Osama bin Laden we think getting rid of Saddam Hussein is seven times more important than dealing with you. – President Bill Clinton (2006) POLITICO GRABBED the RNC platform that was mistakenly uploaded on to the Internet. Republicans aren’t claiming it’s the final language. This is how it [...]
News Desk: Pakistan Drone Strike May Have Hit Badruddin Haqqani
CONFIRMATION AWAITS, but Obama administration officials see “strong indications” that the leading commander of the Haqqani network was killed in a drone strike that also claimed the lives of 18 others. From the New York Times this morning: Senior American officials said they had strong indications that Badruddin Haqqani, the operational commander of the Haqqani [...]
Top Story: What’s the Matter with Todd Akin?
But for all of that the overall numbers in the race have moved very little. When we polled in May McCaskill was getting only 8% of the Republican vote, and even with the controversy around Akin she’s only pushed up to 10% of it. GOP voters dislike McCaskill so much they’re not going to vote [...]
On the Biden-Hillary Switch, the Caption Writes Itself
You want Joe’s job for the next four years? Hillary laughs out loud. IT’S AS IF President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are laughing at how stupid the suggestion is and always has been. Making fun of one last push from the right. “They know that what they’re saying about this is ridiculous,” [...]
Until a Republican Tackles the Pentagon Budget He’s Not A Conservative
PAUL RYAN FITS with Mitt Romney’s Pentagon giveaway mindset. David Stockman, Reagan’s former budget man, who isn’t exactly a foreign policy guy, does the math. He begins by naming Paul Ryan’s foreign policy stance what it is, neoconservative imperialism. Mr. Ryan professes to be a defense hawk, though the true conservatives of modern times — [...]
Romney’s Gaffes Lead to Team Mitt Meltdown
THE GAFFERIFFIC foreign policy tour of Mitt Romney has finally gotten to his campaign team. Walking through Pilsudski Square in Poland, the traveling press corps started yelling questions at Mr. Romney, asking about his string of gaffes, particularly related to the Palestinians, who were furious at what Pres. Abbas labeled “racist” comments. CNN has the [...]
But Will Any of It Matter?
President Obama came to the White House with big plans. He’d halve the deficit. Strengthen the economy. Lower unemployment. What did we get? National Debt over 15 trillion and climbing. Unemployment above 8 percent for 40 straight months. An ongoing economic crisis with no end in sight. He tried. You tried. It’s OK to make [...]
Liz Cheney Defends Sarah Palin Against Dad’s Rhetorical Buckshot
Rarely do I disagree with best VP ever but @SarahPalinUSA more qualified than Obama and Biden combined. Huge respect 4 all she’s done 4 GOP. – Liz Cheney, via Twitter “Obviously, I’m not a big fan of President Obama,” said Cheney in an excerpt from an interview with ABC News aired Monday on “Good Morning [...]
Romney Reverses Press Avail, But It’s Dan Senor Who Yells ‘Squirrel’
AFTER AN UPROAR followed Mitt Romney banning U.S. press at his Israeli fundraiser, which broke the agreement the campaign made to the press, the Romney campaign was forced to reverse itself. Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson was expected to attend the event, along with other Americans flying in for the event. These stories play out as [...]
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