Mitt Romney
Wall Street Is Totally Out-of-Touch and Has Completely Lost It
Perhaps Wall Street types simply don’t understand big numbers the way the rest of us do. It is not “the timing” that is the problem here. It is the money. $2 billion is a huge freaking number. $2 billion dollars represents the median family income for one full year for 38,525 American households.
Was Mitt Romney a Schoolyard Bully?
(Photo via Thinkstock.) Yesterday, the Washington Post published a long and detailed account of some teenage pranks and alleged bullying by Mitt Romney. The main […]
Why Businesses Actually Want Regulation
If the government eliminated every regulation about everything, everywhere tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, there would be a line of business lobbyists waiting outside the offices of politicians, hoping to propose one little new regulation, because it would give them an advantage.
How Mitt Romney Closed the Massachusetts Budget Gap by Hiking Fees
While he was governor, Romney approved more and higher fees “on everything from marriage licenses to real estate transactions to gun licenses,” which enabled him […]
Being a Mormon Doesn't Matter
no matter what you personally believe about religion, statistically speaking, the chances are pretty good that you’re wrong
Being a Mormon Doesn't Matter
no matter what you personally believe about religion, statistically speaking, the chances are pretty good that you’re wrong
Being a Mormon Doesn't Matter
no matter what you personally believe about religion, statistically speaking, the chances are pretty good that you’re wrong
Does the GOP Believe Science is Bunk?
If Bishop Usher and the right wing theocrats of today are right, then nearly every physicist, biologist, geologist, archaeologist, geneticist, and scientist working today is wrong about nearly everything from the theory of gravity to how Silly String really works.
Eleven Half-Assed Endorsements for Mitt Romney
“You want me to dance like a puppet for your endorsement? Okay…” (Photo via c.berlet/publiceye.org) The Republican Party, left with only one suitor for the […]
Dems Take Swipe at Mitt Romney for Filing an Extension
Yesterday, Romney was at the Red Sox game, not doing his taxes. “Everyone should take in a baseball game from time to time,” said Brad […]
Mitt Romney’s Secret Weapon: Lying
Romney has already been given a “Pants on Fire” or “False” ratings by the non-partisan fact checking organization Politifact for 32 separate claims he has made.
The Individual Mandate is Safe in Massachusetts
Yes, the Supreme Court pummeled the individual mandate last week, and no, that’s not going to mean anything for Massachusetts’s version of the same provision. […]
Boston's Most Powerful People: Colleges
Shocker: Harvard alums run this town. (Photo © iStockphoto.com) After we had assembled our 50 Most Powerful People in Boston list, we had our star […]
Boston's Most Powerful People: Colleges
Shocker: Harvard alums run this town. (Photo © iStockphoto.com) After we had assembled our 50 Most Powerful People in Boston list, we had our star […]
Boston's Most Powerful People: Colleges
Shocker: Harvard alums run this town. (Photo © iStockphoto.com) After we had assembled our 50 Most Powerful People in Boston list, we had our star […]