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Good Morning Morons today Tuesday January 24^th.  On this day in the year 41 Caligula was murdered by his own guards. Also on this day in 1848 gold was discovered in CA at SutterÂ’s Mill. It only took 164 years for them to send themselves into bankruptcy.

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Romney's effective federal income tax rate is 13.7%

His marginal rate is 35%. I have zero problem with this. Note also how much he gave to charity and compare that to ObamaÂ’s $240K (up from 60K) and before the Mutt h8ters chime in that it was to the Mormon Church ObamaÂ’s major charity was the hate spewing Reverend in Chi-Town

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For those that missed it yesterday. GPS tracker now requires a warrant

I have no problem with this ruling. Get a warrant.

4

How many fools will use the Italian cruise line's "discount" tickets?

5

SC refuses to debate Kagan recusal

This is a bad damn indicator folks. It appears the commies on the court have gained Kennedy.

6 What is this "normal 0" stuff?

7

Holder's selective enforcement of the Motor Voter Law

Yes, there is ample evidence of vote fraud, but it is not prosecuted.

8 I believe that's pronounced "normal-E".

9 The anti-Christ George Soros speaks on the coming class war that he's currently helping to foment. Violence in the streets, which he gleefully anticipates will greatly reduce our freedoms.

10 Great graphic, it'd be nice to actually hear the Congressional Republicans hammer this every chance they get.

Example: "Congressman, Speaker Gingrich is attacking Governor Romney's record at Bain capital. What is your position on 'vulture capitalism'?" "My position is that President Obama and the irresponsible Democrat controlled Senate have failed to pass a budget in over three years."

"Ok, next question. How can we balance the budget without increasing revenues through taxing the wealthy?" "I don't know, how about President Obama and the Senate Democrats pass a budget first, then get back to me."

Rinse. Repeat. Over and over again.

But alas, I suppose only Democrats are capable of messaging.

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Oh great, the blog's still broken. No linky.

http://tinyurl.com/79r4evo

12 I watched 30 min of last night's snoozefest. Only thing new I heard was Luap Nor would not run as 3rd party.

13

Holder's selective enforcement of the Motor Voter Law

14

I believe that's pronounced "normal-E".

Normal, I believe the name was.  Abby Normal.

15 >>>>Great graphic, it'd be nice to actually hear the Congressional Republicans hammer this every chance they get.

They are, you just aren't hearing it. Every time a Congresscritter is on the news talking budgets and spending, they cite how many days it's been since a budget. Every time that Chairman Priebus is on tv and radio, he lists it as part of the Democrats' dereliction of duty. Congressional staffer push the number of days elapsed out on twitter; they do it daily and have done it for the better part of a year now.

The idea that congressional Republicans aren't messaging on this is completely insupportable. A feature, more likely, of what media you're exposed to than what Republicans are saying in the media.

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But alas, I suppose only Democrats are capable of messaging.

I've wondered why the Party of Stoopid can't find the cojones to stand up for the Average American, Founding Principles and free-market capitalism. I've come to the sad conclusion that they're either being forced into it Mafia style with real threats to their families or they're in on it too and will receive some promised piece of power once we fall.

17 Yeah, the blog got fubared last night by script kiddies playing with the html....so it's deactivated for now. You can post links in your name or in plain text like BackwardsBoy did in comment 11.
 
Hopefully ace will take his new found Amazon riches and use them for a new platform. This platform is held together with baling wire.

18 http://is.gd/BhrIXV

Mona Charen jumping shark.

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But not to fear, she is offset by our conservative economic hero Sowell.

20 you know, Gingrich could have one of the greatest political comebacks, if he can stay on message, and I think he might want this enough to do so.

21 Someone posted this link yesterday of a compilation of Newt's greatest hits from the debates and news shows. It's pretty long at 47 minutes; I've made it about a third of the way through:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=jHRI-YQxJhk&feature=player_embedded#!
 
I added a space between ? and v that must be deleted to work.

22 How bad could a guy be that got his horse a Senate seat?

23

Illegal Obama appointee to NLRB is being paid by the union

Illegal?

24 Like clockwork, Willard releases his tax returns and the MFM fucksticks, led by the Today show's Mutt Lauer, start tsk tsking about how much fucking money he made.  Do these cocksuckers think they're fooling one fucking person with this weak shit?

25

A good day to turn off the news. Won't be watching shit head's state of the union, and dont want to listen to the televised reminders of that dumb ass all day.

Pardon the French.

26 15 - That's strange. It's almost like there's an institution, one dedicated to getting messages out, in whatever MEDIA form it takes, and that institution is heckbent on getting out only the messages it prefers. I know, I know, I'm jut being paranoid.

27

Teh Fred endorses Newt. Will Colter go insane? She didn't like Fred in 2008.

28 Whoever broke Lurch's nose and gave him a couple shiners should never have to buy another drink for the rest of his life.

29 Even paranoids have enemies.

30 Speaking of media bias, for some reason all the reports I've seen regarding Senator Kirk's medical problem are quick to point out that he's a Republican. I don't think that's an accident, but it strikes me as a bit odd, in the media bias department.

31 This is not the media bias you're talking about.

Move along.

32 12, hopefully he was pushed to that decision by the KY TSA

33 `
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34

Missed this on the Book Thread Sunday, a must read for the Morons

35 That's it.

36 All your blog are belong to us.

37 Normal 0 Romney's effective federal income tax rate is 13.7% His marginal rate is 35%. I have zero problem with this. Note also how much he gave to charity and compare that to ObamaÂ’s $240K (up from 60K) and before the Mutt h8ters chime in that it was to the Mormon Church ObamaÂ’s major charity was the hate spewing Reverend in Chi-Town

Posted by: Vic at January 24, 2012 06:51 AM (YdQQY)

Actually, I expected Romney's tax returns to be just fine for him which makes it even more puzzling that he dithered so long before releasing them. (shrug) Again, I ask...shouldn't someone who has been running for president for as long as he has be better at it than he is? Especially someone banking on his own superior "electability"?

38 30 They'll probably start banging on Kirk shortly to retire like the "responsible" Gabby Giffords did.

39

Yesterday, OPM had the DC govt workers report 2 hours late. Alexandria City had its schools open 2 hours late. Rand Paul was delayed by OPM. Interestingly, the two entities that are usually the least likely to have a delay or cancellation in the DC metro area? Alexandria (because it is all urban--no country roads) and OPM. Alexandria is also South East of the city and most inclement weather affects the NW of the city. OPM rarely gives a delay, closes only for major blizzards and will, at the most provide for liberal leave.

Why yesterday would OPM want its workforce to fill the metros and roads 2 hours later? Why would Alexandria City do the same? Here is a hint: Why would TSA delay one of the speakers for the March for Life?

Unbelieveable and unnoticed by most

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I don't think that's an accident, but it strikes me as a bit odd, in the media bias department.

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Each and every thing you see or hear from the MFM/Pravda is a product of collusion and coordination these days, coming from the CAP or Media Matters, both Soros funded projects.

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George Soros is a clear and present danger to us. He has no conscience and has willfully participated and bragged about his role in destroying economies and governments and his ability to make average citizens suffer through his economic manipulations. The US is his biggest trophy and he is doing everything within his power to bring us down.

41 1000 days without a budget and yet the media gleefully paints the Republicans as the ones "obstructing" Obamas wonderful plans. Wonderful plans to do what you may ask? Why to spend more, because it worked so well last time.

42 The US is his biggest trophy and he is doing everything within his power to bring us down.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, President, Curmudgeon's Union Local 427 at January 24, 2012 07:31 AM (d0Tfm)

Soros: still happy to be doing work Hitler would be proud of all these years later.

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39 I forgot to mention that OPM and Alexandria had delays because of "inclement weather".

Rain

No ice.

Alexandria was completely ice free.

44

Also on this date, in 1965 Winston Churchill died in London from a cerebral thrombosis at age 90.

No word on how the White House intends to celebrate the occasion.

45 Somehow I think Bill Kristol doesn't have much of an "Arab Spring" in his step one year after the disaster that he dubbed a great democratic uprising. Islamists have 3/4 of Egyptian government. They're planning on re-writing their constitution to institute Sharia via tyranny of majority. In all likelihood treaty with Israel will go into trash bin of history (Jimmeh !). I'm sure all aid & foreign arms sales will continue indefinitely.

46 Also on this date, in 1965 Winston Churchill died in London from a cerebral thrombosis at age 90. No word on how the White House intends tocelebrate the occasion.

Posted by: Nash Rambler at January 24, 2012 07:34 AM (oxgwp)

By seeing if there are any more British artifacts/gifts still at the White House that can be tossed out or returned to the Brits?

47 Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has ignited a shitstorm in Beantown over blowing off the President at a WH victory ceremony. He is only 1 of 2 American players on the Bruins btw.
He has Don't Tread On Me prominently on his mask and is reportedly a Beckie but good for him.
You should hear the media ninnies shrieking like spoiled little girls.
He says both parties are to blame for out of control government and is taking heat like Curt Schilling did for supporting Bush.
Just another reminder of why I'm glad that I Galted to the North Woods.

48 Mmmm...there's nothing I like better than to start the morning with a big bowl of Normal Os!

Normal Os - The Blogfast of Champions!

49 They'll probably start banging on Kirk shortly to retire like the "responsible" Gabby Giffords did.
Posted by: Captain Hate at January 24, 2012 07:29 AM

Indeed. None of the MFM reports I saw on Giffords' "brave move" mentioned her pension kicking in just before her announcement. Kirk won't get that luxury.

Only Democrats are allowed to "serve" while severely impaired. It's in the Constitution, you know.

50 I own the blog, wingnuts! Fear me!

51 Good morning! 

For those who are hoping that Newt will win in the fall debates, I would like to point out that he was quite flat without applause. 

Quite often the presidential debates do not allow applause, unless the audience is stacked with democrats,  who will, of course,  NOT applaud Newt.

52 I see Mitch Daniels will be doing the Republican response tonight.  I wonder if he's kicking himself for not getting into the race.  At this point, he might be in the lead given the choices we got!

53 Tim Thomas is a major reason the Broons won the Stanley Cup.  Every hockey fan should give those media fucksticks a tall order of STFU.

54 Remember when Boehner pledged to cut 100 billion from the 2010 budget?

55 I didn't watch the debates.  Did anyone win?

56

OK, y'all, enough ranting for one morning. I'm off to the salt mine to spread joy to everyone I see /s. Have fun and try not to trash the plac...Oh wait.

57 For those who are hoping that Newt will win in the fall debates, I would like to point out that he was quite flat without applause.

That's OK, Mutt is flat WITH applause.

58 Time to do my part to feed the maw of leviathan. See you later.

59 #37  Maybe he's taking a page from Obama.  Hang back on a demanded document until everyone has made fools of themselves,  then voila!

By waiting until Newt started kvetching about the tax returns (of which Newt only released on of his own, last year's) he managed to get Newt to release the contract with Fannie and Freddie,  in which we discovered he was hired as a "consultant" and not as an"historian."

Class warfare on full display this morning, as GMA reports that Mitt pays enough taxes in one day as most Americans pay all year.  Of course,  I think that is a GOOD thing.  If Mitt weren't around, 365 Americans would have to pay higher taxes to make up for him.

60 I hate the fucking media pricks.  They sound like a bunch gossiping school girls.  Good for Tim Thomas, it's his life to live as he sees fit and not how the Opie cocksuckers would have him live it.

61 Damn, none of the links came through. Must be that "normal 0" thingy.

here is link to that book

 erase this space and add html stuff //www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/01/let-us-renew-our-praise-for-harding.php

62 Why hasn't the House already passed a bill to extend the payroll tax cut? This is a no brainer as Obama will surely demagogue it in the SOTU

63 @24.  Like people in the MFM don't make money?  For the quality of "news" we get from them they should make less than the security guards in their building.

64

Remember when Boehner pledged to cut 100 billion from the 2010 budget?Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk

Yeah, that was a good one wasn't it. Ha, ha.

65 I AM NORMAL o.

66 I didn't watch the debates. Did anyone win?
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 24, 2012 07:41 AM

Didn't watch either. If you are occasionally forced to watch Brian Williams and his crew's  fellating of Osama Obama (as I am), there's no point in watching them aid in the destruction of the stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure's "enemies."

Besides, at the moment, I don't give a rat's ass about the debates. Someone I dislike will be nominated. I will vote for him, since the alternative is more treason, economic destruction, and totalitarianism. That is all.

67 I guess that makes me Abnormal 0. Nice graphic. 100 percent true, 0 snark.

68 Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has ignited a shitstorm in Beantown over blowing off the President at a WH victory ceremony.

How dare he refuse an imperial decree!

Won't be watching shit head's state of the union

We already know every sentence will be a lie, right down to "Good evening."  All I really want is--if he lies about someone in the audience, they walk out.  I've got a campaign contribution for anyone who still has that much dignity (if it's a member of SCOTUS or the armed forces, I'll send a cookie bouquet).


Do Normal Os contain the USDA recommended daily allowance of soluble fiber?  Pass the milk.

69 Uh-oh. I can't function without italics.

70 #52  Mitch Daniels is very protective of his family.  After watching Karen Santorum's past history dragged out in the press for no apparent reason except maliciousness,  I am certain he is not regretting a thing.

If the GOP as a whole had come down on the malicious attacks on Sarah Palin's family,  rather than standing off to the side allowing the press to remove her as a political threat, perhaps we would have had Daniels and Paul Ryan considering a run.   I say this as one who now wishes that Palin would avoid throwing bombs into the primary and try to be a more objective observer. 

As things stand now, Palin's people are resentful, good people don't want to drag their families into the fight so don't run,  and the press is emboldened to print whatever hit pieces they want on relatives.

71 Regarding Mitch Daniels, I'm sure he saw what Herman Cain went through and wondered how many of Axelrod's fuckheads would come forth from out of nowhere claiming to have penetrated every orifice on his wife when she was playing runaway bride in Californicate.  It would be a complete pack of lies but the MFM would take it as the gospel.

72 (did I say "if he lies about someone in the audience"? I meant "when." But y'all know what I meant.)

73 Newt's measured tempo last night was probably calculated. There were plenty of times he could have gone off on Mittens.

Newt appeared calm and under control, while Mittens got all warbly and shaky as he faced the Newt for attack.That Mitt just isn't a fighter time, was clearly evident. That Newt CAN control his fire, also was evident. 

Made for a boring debate, but it was probably necessary for Newt to show he could take heat without going ballistic.

74 Issa on F&F now pretty much calling Holder a liar.

75 I say this as one who now wishes that Palin would avoid throwing bombs into the primary and try to be a more objective observer.
But if she was throwing bombs at Newt, that would be OK

76 Good start Johnny. Now actually do something about it.

77 Posted by: Pixy's Hamsters at January 24, 2012 07:55 AM (7FadD)

...fer realz.

78 29% of Croatians just fucked their country over.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16670298

79 That guy who said the Republican "establishment" would draft Daniels was back on Fox today touting Mutt and trashing Newt. No mention of Daneils. I guess the "establishment" schooled him yesterday. BTW, he was a GWB aid.

80 Former Red Sox GM )now in Chicago) and well known Brookline liberal Theo Epstein skipped the same type of WH event as Thomas during Bush's term and not one discouraging word.
Too bad they can't bottle and market hypocrisy in Boston. If they could identify some demand for their natural resource it could mean big revenue. 

81 Morning all, I see the blog is still broken. I hope Ace bans the jerks who did this. I saw on Drudge that Soros was saying the occupoopers were going to be violent. Is that because he is going to arm them?

82 (that was my fail not pixy)

83

Straight out of Atlas Shrugged:

http://tinyurl.com/6quef4l

Morn' ya'll

84 #76 No,  I don't want her throwing bombs at anyone.   She is not in the race.  I also don't like Blakeman's snarky comments about Perry's withdrawal,  and he is a pro-Romney guy.

This is a serious situation we are in.  We are trying to choose who will be best to go up against Obama and defeat him.  Past grudges and towel-snapping are not what we need right now.  I do not like the voters being encouraged to vote one way or the other based on someone's personal disappointment or ambition to be a player in a new administration.

85 test

Teh Fred endorses Newt. Will Colter go insane? She didn't like Fred in 2008.

86 Still broken.

87
MUST SEE TV!:

Valerie Jarret will appear LIVE on F&F to discuss tonight's SOTU address.

88

Oh man, the broke is still blog again?

 

89 Daniels is well placed where he is.  I saw an article somewhere (maybe in the sidebar) that he was yammering about the need to speed up an anti prostitution bill before the Super Bowl as if not doing so would be the tragedy of the ages.  Unless what I read was the MFM doing a complete hit job on him, the Super Bowl being in Indianapolis has been known for a long fucking time so it's not like if this was so goddamn important to him it could've been done in a more orderly fashion.

It just struck me as weird and overly histrionic.  He came off like the JEF with that "Pass this nonexistent bill" nonsense.

90 app. Fred Thompson wants to lose the election

91 Only Democrats are allowed to "serve" while severely impaired. It's in the Constitution, you know.

If they weren't, there wouldn't be any Dems in government.

92 From dananjcon's link:

Shipping oil using tank cars on rail costs about $3 more a barrel than pipeline transport

...but what about the potential for spillage? What about the wildlife killed by trains? What about the "carbon emissions" of the engines?

Fucking "green" dumbasses.

93 which leads to the natural question - is Newt's righteous indignation all just an act?

Posted by: chemjeff at January 24, 2012 07:56 AM (7FadD)

you think?

Newt OWNED the last 2 debates, he wasn't able to do that last night and I think he may have just allowed Mitt to get back in it

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Lets try again.

Crony cocksuckers take two:

http://tinyurl.com/6quef4l

 

 

 

 

95 Jarret on CNBC now.  Says President will say "We can't wait." Also "equity, even playing field, equal opportunity", etc.

96

Damn you pixy, foiled again!!

 

97

If the GOP as a whole had come down on the malicious attacks on Sarah Palin's family, rather than standing off to the side allowing the press to remove her as a political threat, perhaps we would have had Daniels and Paul Ryan considering a run. I say this as one who now wishes that Palin would avoid throwing bombs into the primary and try to be a more objective observer.

As things stand now, Palin's people are resentful, good people don't want to drag their families into the fight so don't run, and the press is emboldened to print whatever hit pieces they want on relatives.

Posted by: Miss Marple at January 24, 2012 07:52 AM (GoIUi)

 

Kind of makes you wonder what the conservatives who not only didnÂ’t stand up for Palin against the unfair attacks, but joined in, were thinking.

98 Laura Ingram on F&F saying Newt playing "nice guy" was a huge mistake and will cost him. I think his advisers told him that he needed to play to the South FL crowd who will never vote for him anyway.

He needs to play to the base.

99 >>If the GOP as a whole had come down on the malicious attacks on Sarah Palin's family, rather than standing off to the side allowing the press to remove her as a political threat, perhaps we would have had Daniels and Paul Ryan considering a run.
Posted by: Miss Marple at January 24, 2012 07:52 AM (GoIUi)
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That's the problem Miss M, there is no GOP as a whole and the establishment elites like Babs Bush were the ones most guilty of the shiv to her back.

This is why that I wish that people (especially some 'ettes) that really (and understandably) dislike Newt would hold of for a bit to help highlight the MFM's complicity in taking down GOP candidates.

I don't like him much myself, but in the short term, the effect especially if Romney is inevitable, might be healthy.

100

Newt and Santorum both came off better than Mitt last night.

101 #91  Daniels is using the sex-trafficking bill as a club to get House democrats back into the legislature so that they will have a quroum and can vote on Right to Work (which would pass if quorum was reached).

102 I will cast ideology aside and vote for the Jug-eared F*ckstick in the coming election  if he starts off the SOTU Doing the Dougie.  Bonus points if he can get the SCOTUS to join him.

103 ...but what about the potential for spillage? What about the wildlife killed by trains? What about the "carbon emissions" of the engines?

Fucking "green" dumbasses.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 24, 2012 08:05 AM (ZKzrr)

I don't have high blood pressure but if I did, politics and news would be out of the question.

 

104
77 ...is Newt's righteous indignation all just an act?


Newt's entire career is an act.

105
Local paper today had a story about impending $4.00/gallon gasoline. Pull quote "I guess we'll all just have to get used to it".

Welcome to the new normal.

106 Newt attacks Mitt - he's a rageaholic maniac. Newt doesn't attack Mitt - his anger is all an act.

107 Will SCOTUS be at the SOUA? I would like to see them sit it out.

108 So we have Laura Ingraham saying Noot being a nice guy is a mistake and ace whining about going angry is the wrong fucking thing to do.  I'm not seeing a coherent strategy in this advice.

109 69 Uh-oh. I can't function without italics.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 24, 2012 07:52 AM (ZKzrr)

And I can't function with them. Go figure.

110 $4 gas in AZ

http://is.gd/fYJvML

111 Newt attacks Mitt - he's a rageaholic maniac. Newt doesn't attack Mitt - his anger is all an act.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at January 24, 2012 08:13 AM (UwYXB)

Mitt attacks Newt - he's desperate. Mitt doesn't attack Newt - he's milquetoast

112

@104  if he starts off the SOTU Doing the Dougie

Now that would be some swell Date Night entertainment.

113 #103 Ahhhh, so the MFM fuckstick geniuses couldn't see the forest but concentrated on one pretty tree.  Thanks.

114
$4 gas in AZ

http://is.gd/fYJvML
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Premium is already $4.00/gallon here.

115 VJ scrunt now on Fox giving an Obama campaign speech. She has the gall to talk about reducing need for imported oil.

116 @113 Mitt attacks Newt - Newt is the front runner Mitt doesn't attack Newt - Newt isn't the front runner He's always a desperate milquetoast though.

117 We are producing more oil now than in the past 8 years!

118 Daniels is using the sex-trafficking bill as a club to get House democrats back into the legislature so that they will have a quroum and can vote on Right to Work (which would pass if quorum was reached).

Except Democrats are cool with sex-trafficking. See Giles, Hannah--Reaction to Undercover Work.

119 Oh, good.  Here's Valerie on Fox.

She must have decided that the press secretary wasn't enthusiastic enough to present her idol's wonderfulness.

Fox  asks about pollsters and Axelrod helping craft the speech.

She gives a nothing answer and will no doubt be looking for whoever leaked that tidbit.

120

$4 gas?? Real nice. Was planning a couple road trips to Ocean City, MD to play golf with the boys and our annual family trip to to the Crystal Coast of NC.

Good job Barky...YOU BLEW IT!!

SCOAMF!

  

121

@5  SC refuses to debate Kagan recusal This is a bad damn indicator folks. It appears the commies on the court have gained Kennedy. /italics

 

I don't read that much into it.  I think the SC has always left it to the individual judge to decide whether recusal is appropriate.

122 If I drive half as much my fuel bill will be lowered by up to 50%

123 not yet vic.......jeez you gave me a heart attack......

124 <i>Mitt attacks Newt - he's desperate. Mitt doesn't attack Newt - he's milquetoast</i>
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Yes. There are people who hate him for no other reason, they claim, than his politics, yet completley let Newt skate on his own record. They make fun of his money, his hair, pretty much anything about that exists about him. So, what is it, really? His Mormonism? His success? There's more to it than just his politics.

125
Romney’s tax documents are voluminous and extraordinarily complex. They reflect the far-flung finances of one of the richest men ever to run for president. His 2010 tax return alone runs to 203 pages, crammed with information about foreign holdings, contributions to family trusts — and even a Swiss bank account.

In a conference call with reporters, Brad Malt, Romney’s trustee, called the Swiss account “fully legal, fully disclosed” but said it was closed in early 2010. He added: “The income earned on that account is taxed just as any other domestic or other bank account owned by the blind trust.”

Pages and pages are devoted to foreign entities in which Romney is invested. Many are located in places like Luxembourg, Ireland and the Cayman Islands, all famous tax havens. None shows much income.

“These entities are not evading one dime of taxes,” Malt said.




Yep, this is going to play extraordinary well with Joe Unemployed.

126 #120  Local democrats are not so cool with it.   And this is a mighty club for local legislature race in fall.  Plus governor's race.

"They put politics over the safety of women" is a pretty good line.

127 Past grudges and towel-snapping are not what we need right now.

I respectfully disagree.  Towel-snapping is always appropriate.

128 124 If I drive half as much my fuel bill will be lowered by up to 50%

Posted by: Panzer Trout at January 24, 2012 08:21 AM (j5CHE)

Hmmm...never thought about it that way.

 

129 SC refuses to debate Kagan recusal This is a bad damn indicator folks. It appears the commies on the court have gained Kennedy. /italics I don't read that much into it. I think the SC has always left it to the individual judge to decide whether recusal is appropriate.
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I'm not certain that an SC that bows to popular opinion is where we want to be either.

130 The last time I checked gas here was $3.29/gal for unleaded.

131 Yep, this is going to play extraordinary well with Joe Unemployed.
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Right. Unemployment. It's all the rich guys fault.

132

Is there anything I can do at my end to fix the formattiong of my post??

 

133
We are producing more oil now than in the past 8 years!

Posted by: Vic at January 24, 2012 08:19 AM (YdQQY)

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And refineries are closing down/prevented form being built all over. And wait until they have to brew up the next seasonal blend.

The Bakken won't bring down prices as long as environmentalist bottlenecks continue to grow.

134 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

135 Quote fail above.  Nice formatting at this here joint.

Just because you can break a blog doesn't mean you should.  Probably those out-of-towners we've seen hanging around.

136 "shouldn't someone who has been running for president for as long as he has be better at it than he is?"

Exactly my problem.  I have no issue with his tax returns.  He is rich and successful and pays his taxes.  So why the big hissy fit over them?  You had to know this issue would come up.  What are you spending all that money on, if no one is doing opposition research against your own campaign?

And the "fired up" Mitt from last night didn't work for me.  I'm not looking for you to tear down Newt, I already know all that stuff.  Show me some passion for what you are going to do to fix the country.

I raised a family? - Big woop, so did millions of socialists.

I'm still voting for Newt, you haven't made the sale yet.

137 1 Normal 0 Good Morning Morons today Tuesday January 24th. On this day in the year 41 Caligula was murdered by his own guards. Also on this day in 1848 gold was discovered in CA at SutterÂ’s Mill. It only took 164 years for them to send themselves into bankruptcy.


If Ron Paul is elected expect January 24th (or the 3rd Monday) to become a Holiday. SutterÂ’s Mill Real Money Day.

138 RomneyÂ’s tax documents are voluminous and extraordinarily complex.

That says more about our government than it does about Romney.

139 Winter gas as expensive as last summer? 

Barry's gonna lose big if we have Gas Pains in the months before November.

140 I will send money to my congressman tomorrow (I refuse to watch the SOTU or the Response, so I'll have to get the content from the Horde) if Gov. Daniels really does say something along the lines of, "How can we even begin to talk about 'solutions' when this President and the Senate dominated by his party refuse to perform the most basic task of passing a budget?"

Also, be on the look out for the terms, "Critical Moment" and "Fair Shake."  These seem to be the talking-points which were handed out to the MFM in advance of SOTU.

141 #`127  So what, we should nominate a poor person?  One who has lived on planet for 60 years and has NO money? 

Romney made his money in the private sector.  Newt would love to have that much money,  and although he got a late start seemed to manage to amass a sizable income based on his political connections,   with historian/consultant/lobbying/whatever work, speaking fees, books (which no one would buy if he were Joe Smith) and television commentary (which again,  he would not have had if he hadn't been the former speaker).

I find this distaste for Romney's wealth to be amazingly non-conservative.  He made the money legally (unlike current president who has some shady deals no one seems to investigate) and pays the legal taxes.

142
*Ahem*

And refineries are closing down/prevented from being built all over. And wait until they have to brew up the next seasonal blend.

The Bakken won't bring down prices as long as environmentalist bottlenecks continue to grow.

(no strikethrough, dagnabit)

143 130 124 If I drive half as much my fuel bill will be lowered by up to 50% Posted by: Panzer Trout at January 24, 2012 08:21 AM (j5CHE) Hmmm...never thought about it that way.

Posted by: dananjcon at January 24, 2012 08:22 AM (8ieXv)

...and if you, ummmm, inflate your, uhhhhh, tires...you'll save half as, ummmm, much!

144 Hey panzer trout did u get banned from LGF?

145 Mutt's tax return is a non-issue. So is Newt's fee from Fannie and Freddie. As Laura Ingram said earlier, they should be debating differences in policy, not this crap.

But then again, there really isn't much difference in policy between Newt and Mutt.

146

From National Journal:

Newt Gingrich says he never lobbied for Freddie Mac and under the law's narrow definition of lobbying, that may be true. But a contract released Monday by Gingrich's former consulting firm may give voters, who have a much broader, common-sense understanding of lobbying, pause.

The contract shows that the mortgage giant paid Gingrich $25,000 a month in 2006 to provide what he has called "strategic advice" to one of Freddie Mac's top lobbyists. And a clause requiring his firm to "perform services under this agreement in a highly professional manner consistent with the quality provided by other top firms providing comparable services in Washington" casts doubt on his original explanation that he was acting as a historian Similar firms are generally not being hired for the historians they have on staff.

The contract leaves room for Gingrich to provide lobbying advice and strategy to one of Freddie Mac's top lobbyists, which is standard operating procedural among a number of former members of Congress who join Washington lobbying shops and don't regularly lobby members or staff themselves. It also leaves open the possibility of advising the mortgage giant on everything from legislative procedure to the personality dynamics driving a legislative debate.

An investigation by the New York Times last year found that Gingrich's role was to defend Freddie Mac from conservatives who wanted to take the mortgage giant apart.

147 And refineries are closing down/prevented form being built all over. And wait until they have to brew up the next seasonal blend.

The Bakken won't bring down prices as long as environmentalist bottlenecks continue to grow.

Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at January 24, 2012 08:25 AM (7+pP9)

 

This is an important issue, but it's also one that can work in our favor.  Any idiot that the Republicans can get into office has a million opportunities to improve the economy in real, lasting ways.  This is an example.  Get the obstructions out of the way.  Imagine how much economic activity could be unleashed if our guy did nothing more than fix the bad decisions of the current POTUS.  Construction of pipelines and refineries would be but one field of work generating new jobs by the thousands. 

The current fool in the White House, and his multitude of cronies, is holding up the work of the nation.  Unclog the works, and things will largely take care of themselves.

148 Romney could score a lot of points if he made the case that the Federal Government needs the Bain Treatment:  Buy the failing company, cut waste, streamline operations, get out of markets and sidelines it cannot do efficiently, and restore the company/country to financial stability and fiscal soundness.

But he won't.

149 Ace post up on Newt

150 Mutt's tax return is a non-issue. So is Newt's fee from Fannie and Freddie. As Laura Ingram said earlier, they should be debating differences in policy, not this crap.
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Too bad Brian Williams doesn't agree.

151

Vic, you're wrong.  Gingrich is lying about his work for Freddie Mac and he needs to be called on it.  It's a big fucking deal because it goes to how much he still wanted to be a DC insider and trade on his contacts.  It pretty much ought to disqualify him from any claim of being an outsider in this race.

Newt was part and parcel of the Fannie/Freddie propaganda machine that fended off any regulation while ramping up the housing boom and leading the economy off a cliff.

 

152 Romney could score a lot of points if he made the case that the Federal Government needs the Bain Treatment: Buy the failing company, cut waste, streamline operations, get out of markets and sidelines it cannot do efficiently, and restore the company/country to financial stability and fiscal soundness.
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Interesting idea.

153 #143 I may have missed something but I haven't seen any conservative source, except maybe "conservatives" like Excitable Andi, consider Willard's wealth as somehow undeserved or a negative mark against him.

154 Wendell Goler on now doing his normal Obama fellating.

155 From Twitter...Romney made $20.5M in 2011, or about 20% more than Tom Brady.

Anyone got a number on how much Jay-Z made in 2011?

156

Morning, all!

Here's a transcript of that great Rush caller yesterday who's finally given up on Obama thanks to the SCOAMT's denial of the Keystone Pipeline. 

CALLER: Rush, I'm a 48-year-old black man who has all my life been Democrat, and I want to say that as a truck driver, I listen to you, and been angry with you over the years, but I still listen to you 'cause I'm in a truck.  But I have finally come to see something, and I want to say three years ago I would have never saw myself or thought of myself saying that I agree with you, but I am now dropping my association with Obama...

Great stuff.  Here's hoping a lot more former Obama supporters, especially in the black community, have a wake up call similar to this man's. 

 

157 I find this distaste for Romney's wealth to be amazingly non-conservative. He made the money legally (unlike current president who has some shady deals no one seems to investigate) and pays the legal taxes.

I haven't seen any "distaste" for Romney's wealth (except from the MFM, who are faking it).  What I've seen is the point (and it's true) that being seen to be making more in a day than most Americans in a year- and then only paying 15% on it- hurts his "electability."

Since the only thing Romney has been running on is his supposed electability, that's a major factor.

Of course, it never registers to the Romney Camp that maybe they want to run on Capitalism and American Exceptionalism, where being richer than Croesus is a net positive instead of a net negative. 

Romney is the one who made it "about" his wealth by a) refusing to release his returns in the first place and b) trying to turn the argument around suggesting that Newt's income is somehow illegitimate.

158 Romney should've released these taxes earlier. Now the media will be carping about how rich he is all week

159

....When people started paying a buck for a bottle of water, that was the start of this country going  to crap.

160 Romney could score a lot of points if he made the case that the Federal Government needs the Bain Treatment: Buy the failing company, cut waste, streamline operations, get out of markets and sidelines it cannot do efficiently, and restore the company/country to financial stability and fiscal soundness.

But he won't.

Posted by: nickless at January 24, 2012 08:32 AM (MMC8r)

Yeah, he could. And that should be something he'd be really good at doing given his background. And yet...he won't. Which again makes me ask: why in the world isn't this guy better at running for president after doing it for so damn long?

161 47 Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has ignited a shitstorm in Beantown over blowing off the President at a WH victory ceremony. He is only 1 of 2 American players on the Bruins btw.
He has Don't Tread On Me prominently on his mask and is reportedly a Beckie but good for him.
You should hear the media ninnies shrieking like spoiled little girls.
He says both parties are to blame for out of control government and is taking heat like Curt Schilling did for supporting Bush.
Just another reminder of why I'm glad that I Galted to the North Woods.

Posted by: ontherocks at January 24, 2012 07:36 AM (ZJCDy)

I love this.  It's ridiculous.   Tell me something: when did it become mandatory that an American citizen -- or indeed anybody -- must meet the President if so invited?  Sorry, when exactly did this country become a monarchy with a ruler who demands ultimate fealty?  Because last I checked there wasn't anything in the Constitution that says, "The citizens of these United States, yea of any nations so represented, who shall achieve greatness in an act of sport, shall without exception meet, shake hands, and shoot the shit with the President, so that the Executive may shoot a photo op that makes him seem more like a human and less like an aloof, aristocratic automaton with enormous ears and a Frankenstein head scar."  Pretty sure I would have noticed an amendment like that.

Sure meeting the President is supposed to be an honor.  But how is it an honor when you don't respect him?  Last I checked we still had some degree of freedom of association in this country.

162 So if you approve of Newt attacking our mortal enemies, the MSM and Obama, then you are just a jerk cause you are stupidly just gulping down red meat. OR, Newt does not really mean it and afterwards he will give the Media he attacked a blow-job. OR if you give in to your anger you are a stupid fool and we will lose the Senate, the House and the Presidency...they know, they know, how everyone will vote, even before they do. And you are just supposed to reason it all out...like we did with Bush, McCain, Dole, Ford etc, cause what the GOP establishment tells us works out pretty well for us red-neck, angry hillbillies. Want proof? Well there is Christine O'Donnell "I am not a witch." See, see, you are the same stupid people that ALLOWED, no, wanted that to happen to strike a blow for justice, truth and your selfish political desires. And now you are doing it with Newt. Forget the fact that America is essentially OVER, we are broke and can never fix it. Anyone think we can fix this yet? All that remains to us as the locusts take over our fields, our homes, our lives is to hopefully pour some gasoline and strike a match. See all these recriminations come from a perspective that the system maybe, might still work. And the only way to elect a candidate that can get it to work in our favor, is to make him look just like a liberal, can't you see it? So now you have the spectacle of formerly great liberal hunter-killers like Coulter, Krauthammer practically frothing at the mouth because we are desiring someone that says nasty things to liberal idiots, wonder where we got that idea? But no, to keep the system going and to keep selling books and columns and being talking heads, just shut up and vote for a mannequin...psst, we will dress it up in some conservative clothes, but just until the nomination process is done...trust us. I mean our alternative is Newt who might say something stupid, or (did you hear Newt cheated on wives?). Yeah, he did, and he also was kicked out of Congress because he threatened the status quo. (Of the Dems you say?) Yeah, them, but the slave hunters were from his own party. So here we are everyone HATES Newt, but nobody LOVES Romney. So you have the choice self-immolation, or death by suffocation. And now let us dream masturbatory dreams of Daniels, or Pawlenty, or of a Perry that has a brain.

163 Dictators don't need budgets, only printing presses.  I'm just saying...

164 Too bad it wasn't on display last night... The Undeniable Star Power of Newt Gingrich

165 Gnewt.  I like it.

166 The audience was controlled last night, not even any Paulbots in attendance. Brian Williams has the demeanor of a mortician for zombies. They plotted it all out, Williams job was to fire questions in such a manner as to stop Newt from attacking the media, he succeeded in getting Newt and Romney to attack each other. Also I suspect Newt listened to some handlers, or maybe Ann Coulter threatened to bite his dick off. Strange dead audience, dead debate. I would not be surprised if we find out NBC screened the audience. First 20 minutes was Newt and Romney attacking each other. Why don't our candidates meet before a debate and make a pact to NOT attack, or respond to MSM moderators that turn them loose in the wooden ring like Pitbulls? They can attack each other on the stump, but STOP playing into the MSM, they are Satanic God-hating assholes do you get it yet? Any of you candidates? Do you?

167

and the MFM fucksticks, led by the Today show's Mutt Lauer, start tsk tsking about how much fucking money he made

Lauer makes $15 million a year working 6 hours a day.

 

168

and the MFM fucksticks, led by the Today show's Mutt Lauer, start tsk tsking about how much fucking money he made

Lauer makes $15 million a year working 6 hours a day.

169

167 So if you approve of Newt attacking our mortal enemies, the MSM and Obama, then you are just a jerk cause you are stupidly just gulping down red meat.

 

I'm just saying that a candidate has to walk a fine line, making judicious decisions regarding how much red meat energizes our base, vs. how much it energizes the enemy base.

"Newt" and "Judicious" go together about as well as "Obama" and "American."

170 Lauer makes $15 million a year working 6 hours a day.

Six hours a day as a fluffer is tough though.

171 OH good lord, when will this blog get fixed?

172
I just paid $3.26 / gal.

50 bucks worth, and got 1/2 a tank.

I left a Nobama calling card on the pump.

173

>>Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO supporter at January 24, 2012 08:42 AM (4df7R)

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Most of the Thomas calls on Dennis & Callahan NESN talk show were surprisingly positive, but that show has a somewhat Conservative bent anyway.

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Heard the black truck driver on Rush and it was a from the gut manifesto that roused me out of my normal stupor, Rush gave him an Ipad btw and he was honestly shocked.

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Wanted to post near the end here that Tami reported yesterday from her phone that she'd been accidentally banned. Don't know if that's been fixed or addressed yet, but I haven't seen her comments yet.

174 I think part of it is that a lot of people don't think Romney is an actual Republican, so they think he is some sort of traitor or enemy agent.


And Newt's a conservative???

175 @171 Romney will never agree to stop Attacking Newt. Like Obama, his record of conservative action is non-existant. Attack and destroy the other guy is all he has.

176

"I just paid $3.26 / gal."

 

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Lucky you. It is $3.45 a gallon in Western PA... 

177
Now I have to decipher the degree to which that lying bastard is lying.

178 http://tinyurl.com/ztcqr

linky is busted.

179 @171 Romney will never agree to stop Attacking Newt. Like Obama, his record of conservative action is non-existant. Attack and destroy the other guy is all he has.
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Wait a minute. So Romney attacks Newt on his record and Newt attacks Romney on his success in business.

Yep. Completely uncalled for.

180 ...but what about the potential for spillage? What about the wildlife killed by trains? What about the "carbon emissions" of the engines?

When you lay across a pipeline yelling incoherent nonsense and waving a Soros-funded placard the Canadian oil just keeps flowing.

181 Oscar nominations were announced today.  Predictable bunch of money losers and absolutely nothing I've seen, or want to see.

Oh wait, I saw Midnight in Paris.  Clever, but the absolutely gratuitous swipes at the Tea Party and the Republicans made it harder to watch.

182 @184 Well, remember Romney started the attacks(or if you prefer his PACs) first. If Newt is going to attack back, you attack an opponent's strength. Romney has no record, none, zip, nada of conservative success. That's why his answer to William's question of how he, Mitt, advanced the conservative cause was so weak ie. "I raised a family" So, you go after his strength- which is his time at Bain Capital. Because Bain Capital Romney is a guy I'd want to see in the White House applying the same standards to our sick, bloated, greedy, money-wasting government. That guy I'd happily vote for. But so far, that guy hasn't appeared at all. So, I don't expect him in the White House. Unfortunately, Newt went after it from the left. Which was stupid. I'd prefer no attacks on each other, but well that's the game Romney prefers.

183 test

184

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Try again...

185 Just kidding...

186 You know, those damn Republicans just are not pure enough or good enough .We should teach them a lesson and make sure democrats control everything.

187 I wonder how Peanut Butter sales are doing. Supposedly, that's as good an economic indicator as any.

188 I am not clear if I totally understand the full thought pattern behind this.