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deral government of revenue. Big government, in his worldview, is inherently bad — never mind that we live in an awfully big country. Ryan and Mitt Romney offered their vision, President Obama offered his, and Americans made their choice. Rather emphatically. Now Ryan, as chairman of the House Budget C

ucture. Engaging in my way or the highway politics, Paul Ryan's budget demonstrates that he is tone-deaf to wishes of the American voters, as he and Mitt Romney were soundly defeated last November, running on the same economic policies. Although I am a die-hard liberal Democrat, please allow me to make this

hat Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid, the health-care program for the poor, is "reckless" — even as tea party-approved Republican governors such as Rick Scott of Florida announce their states' participation. From the evidence, Ryan cares less about deficits or tax rates than about finding EFTA00702700 s

f 2008, instead of cutting more than 700,000 jobs, the unemployment rate would be 7.2 percent today, noted the Wall Street Journal's Justin Lahart. Mitt Romney campaigned in 2012 on the slogan, "Obama isn't working." With almost every other Republican leader echoing that the President's economic policies wo

ed the Wall Street Journal's Justin Lahart. Mitt Romney campaigned in 2012 on the slogan, "Obama isn't wo

private insurance companies. And that tells you a lot about what conservative politicians really want. Consider the case of Florida, whose governor, Rick Scott, made his personal fortune in the health industry. At one point, by the way, the company he built pleaded guilty to criminal charges, and paid $1.7

y-side Reaganite economics of the past three decades. This economic devastation is compounded by the fact that those at the top are so distance from Mitt Romney's famed 47% at the bottom and the fact that almost everyone in between them and the Top io% are living pay-check to pay-check having been squeezed by

t that those at the top are so distance from Mitt Romney's famed 47% at the bottom and the fact that almo

ned up behind Breitbart and O'Keefe and destroyed ACORN, which entirely shut down in 2010. 3. Voter ID Laws and Voter Purges. Whether it's Governor Rick Scott of Florida purging voter rolls of minority voters who are likely to vote for Democratic candidates or states like Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Tenn

could try arguing that taxes are too progressive, and that what's needed is a tax system that's nicer to rich people and meaner to poor people. But Mitt Romney didn't have much luck with that gambit in 2012. Inescapable conclusion: The GOP is not interested at all in tax reform, and it's only mildly interes

a cover story in The New York Times Magazine last week on Republicans and their problem with technology, one quote that caught everyone's eye was, "Romney's senior strategist Stuart Stevens, may well be remembered by historians as the last guy to run a presidential campaign who never tweeted," Stevens

ilities of providing services and balancing budgets, which often necessitates compromised even among ideologically hard —liners such as Florida Gov. Rick Scott who last week broke with party orthodoxy -- joining six other Republican governors — and agreeing to accept the Medicaid expansion funded by Obamac

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implications of the Great American Outdoors Act and the future of public lands and the outdoor recreation economy in the U.S. ; 3:00 PM • GOP Sen. Mitt Romney participates in Virtual Town Hall with NAACP president and CEO - NAACP hosts Virtual Town Hall with Republican Sen. Mitt Romney and NAACP President a

ions." The lawmakers - who also "included Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rick Scott (R-FL) - wrote to the FBI, the DHS and ODNI raising concerns that EFTA00135688 the app could be used by China to interfere in American elections."

the Great American Outdoors Act and the future of public lands and the outdoor recreation economy in the U.S. ; 3:00 PM EFTA00150467 • GOP Sen. Mitt Romney participates in Virtual Town Hall with NAACP president and CEO - NAACP hosts Virtual Town Hall with Republican Sen. Mitt Romney and NAACP President

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ions." The lawmakers - who also "included Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Thom Till's (R-NC), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rick Scott (R-FL) - wrote to the FBI, the DHS and ODNI raising concerns that the app could be used by China to interfere in American elections." Cotton and hi

n economy in the U.S. ; 3:00 PM • GOP Sen. Mitt Romney participates in Virtual Town Hall with NAACP pre

implications of the Great American Outdoors Act and the future of public lands and the outdoor recreation economy in the U.S. ; 3:00 PM • GOP Sen. Mitt Romney participates in Virtual Town Hall with NAACP president and CEO - NAACP hosts Virtual Town Hall with Republican Sen. Mitt Romney and NAACP President

ions." The lawmakers - who also "included Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rick Scott (R-FL) - wrote to the FBI, the DHS and ODNI raising concerns that the app could be used by China to interfere in American elections." Cotton and hi

importance of attending to show support for President Trump." Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Charles Grassley (R-IA), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) have all said they will not attend, though only Grassley explicitly gave COVID- 19 as a reason. Florida ICU Beds Filling Up. Reuters (7/7, C

treat their people all too often and that is what we are seeing in China today." Politico (7/7, Forgey, 4.29M) reports Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Rick Scott (R-FL) "introduced legislation in March that would prohibit federal employees from using TikTok on government-issued work phones." Politico adds th

of money that Republican Conservatives are willing to squander on more tax breaks for the wealthy as soon as they get a chance. Think about it, if Romney had won; do you have even a bit of doubt that all the supposed deficit hawks of the GOP would suddenly have discovered that unfunded tax cuts and mi

d the 'Bush tax cuts.' If they're called some other body\ tax cuts, they're probably less likely to be raised." — George W. Bush 8. "(Florida Gov.) Rick Scott doesn't seen: to have any political skills at all. give him a 'B'for governing. E give hint an `A'for strangeness." — Former Florida GOP Chairman,