Thursday, May 31, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Republican ads, Obama, Obama, Obama
In the Republicans' latest ad blitz, it's all Obama all the time http://gu.com/p/37q27
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Obama's move on gay marriage
How Barack Obama's gay marriage move changes the presidential race | World news | The Observer
"In US politics, where religion and social views play a central role, nothing is simply the right or wrong choice....Few people believed that Obama had not privately supported gay marriage all along. "It is sad that we now get excited and root for a politician when they just come out and say what they have believed for a long time," he said. ...There is no doubt Obama's decision was highly political. ..."
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Newt Gingrich ends with lukewarm backing for Romney
Whatever one says about Newt Grudgrich...he's himself till the end...
Newt Gingrich ends with lukewarm backing for Romney – US politics live | World news | guardian.co.uk
Newt Gingrich ends with lukewarm backing for Romney – US politics live | World news | guardian.co.uk
Time to stop wasting the minds of a whole generation | Paul Krugman
Time to stop wasting the minds of a whole generation | The Irish Times
While along way off the horrific kind of youth unemployment seen in Spain (>50%) it seems the US still has problens (16.5% equivalent level currently). Romney's advice to this vulnerable section of society doesn't seem to be doing much to negate his image of a member of the aloof elite who can't appreciate how it is for 'ordinary' people:
"some advice Mitt Romney gave to college students during an appearance last week: After denouncing President Barack Obama’s “divisiveness”, the candidate told his audience, “Take a shot, go for it, take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business.”
The first thing you notice here is, of course, the Romney touch – the distinctive lack of empathy for those who weren’t born into affluent families, who can’t rely on the Bank of Mom and Dad to finance their ambitions. But the rest of the remark is just as bad in its own way.I mean, “get the education”? And pay for it how? Tuition at public colleges and universities has soared, in part thanks to sharp reductions in state aid. Romney isn’t proposing anything that would fix that; he is, however, a strong supporter of the Ryan budget plan, which would drastically cut federal student aid, causing roughly one million students to lose their Pell grants. "
While along way off the horrific kind of youth unemployment seen in Spain (>50%) it seems the US still has problens (16.5% equivalent level currently). Romney's advice to this vulnerable section of society doesn't seem to be doing much to negate his image of a member of the aloof elite who can't appreciate how it is for 'ordinary' people:
"some advice Mitt Romney gave to college students during an appearance last week: After denouncing President Barack Obama’s “divisiveness”, the candidate told his audience, “Take a shot, go for it, take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business.”
The first thing you notice here is, of course, the Romney touch – the distinctive lack of empathy for those who weren’t born into affluent families, who can’t rely on the Bank of Mom and Dad to finance their ambitions. But the rest of the remark is just as bad in its own way.I mean, “get the education”? And pay for it how? Tuition at public colleges and universities has soared, in part thanks to sharp reductions in state aid. Romney isn’t proposing anything that would fix that; he is, however, a strong supporter of the Ryan budget plan, which would drastically cut federal student aid, causing roughly one million students to lose their Pell grants. "
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