Daily Kos/SEIU State of the Nation Poll: Majority think Romney was concerned with profits, not jobs
Republican defenders of Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital are torn between two incompatible positions. On the one hand, they know that companies like Bain are purely in business to make a profit—and to them, that's a good thing, regardless of the...
Mitt Romney’s Bain defense: I am free enterprise
President Obama yesterday:
If your main argument for how to grow the economy is "I knew how to make a lot of money for investors," then you're missing what this job is about. It doesn't mean you weren't good at private equity. But that's not what my j...
Okay, let’s play battle of the surrogates over Mitt Romney’s career at Bain
Yesterday, Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee seemed to enjoy playing battle of the surrogates over the controversy surrounding Mitt Romney's career as CEO and founder of Bain Capital ... but that might change after they watch this video...
Batemanimation: Mitt on Bain Capital (actual audio)
After the cut: a transcript of Mr. Romney's remarks, plus a little non-political news from your friendly neighborhood animator.
Today in Congress: Senate Republicans jump out of the way of the FDA bill. But first… lunch!
Recapping yesterday's action:
The Senate is the only game in town this week, and it was a relatively productive Monday. Senators reached an agreement for proceeding to the FDA bill, allowing them to vitiate the cloture motion. They were also able to g...
Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday
From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…
Cheers to the Mayor of Castro Street
Today marks the 82nd birthday of the late San Francisco District Supervisor and gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk.
“It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no ...
Open thread for night owls: Make banks small enough to fail
At the Campaign for America's Future, Richard (RJ) Eskow has posted a good piece—Break Up The Big Banks Now. Here's How:
JPMorgan Chase is either our largest or second-largest bank, depending on when and how you ask the question. News stories often ...
The Chronicles of Mitt: May 21, 2012
Hello, human diary. It is I again, Mitt Romney, your better.
Today has apparently been Attack Mitt Romney day. Once again, my opponents have been bringing up my record at Bain Capital—despite my previous insistence that they are not allowed ...
Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: New Texas poll muddles question of who is a ‘likely voter’
If one looks at the latest poll out of Texas, among registered voters the outcome is in line with what previous pollsters have found during this cycle: a lead for Mitt Romney that is quite a bit less than the margins enjoyed by John McCain in 2008 (7-...
Republican governors in key states contradict Mitt Romney’s take on status of the economy
While Mitt Romney keeps telling everyone that Barack Obama inherited a bad economy from his "predecessor" but then made it worse, some Republican governors are touting how much things are looking up in their hard-hit states. As Travis Waldron writes, ...
