Another Question for Roscoe Bartlett
Despite denouncing Representative Todd Akin’s comments on rape and abortion, the Romney-Ryan-Roscoe Republican Party adopted the ‘Akin plank’ in their national platform.
Archive of entries posted on 23rd August 2012
Influence from behind the scenes: State Sen. Tommy Williams aided lawyers filing voter fraud complaint in Woodlands residency case
State Sen. Tommy Williams played a key role as attorneys tied to the Woodland Road Utility District pushed for voter fraud charges against seven Woodlands residents who sought to usurp the sitting board of the district.
In an email on Sept…
Revenue projections for Houston-area Metro called optimistic by outside accountants; Metro: ‘We will not build more than we can afford’
When the federal government provides $900 million in grants, it’s a big deal.
And if that award represents the first-ever funding of its kind for Houston light rail, the requisite celebration includes Federal Transit Administrator Peter R…
NYT Picks Up on Cuts to Current Medicare Beneficiaries Arising From Romney-Ryan Plan
By David Dayen
The story I covered on Sunday about how the Romney-Ryan campaign would have to cut current Medicare benefits because of the box they’ve shoved themselves into by promising to “restore $716 billion in Medicare cuts” finally gets pi…
NYT Picks Up on Cuts to Current Medicare Beneficiaries Arising From Romney-Ryan Plan
By David Dayen
The story I covered on Sunday about how the Romney-Ryan campaign would have to cut current Medicare benefits because of the box they’ve shoved themselves into by promising to “restore $716 billion in Medicare cuts” finally gets pi…
Barack Obama: The Five Trillion Dollar Man
He promised to cut our deficit in half. Instead, President Obama has doubled it. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the 2012 deficit will surpass $1.2 trillion. Obama has added almost as much debt as the previous 43 presidents combined. “We’ve now had four years in a row with a president that’s built trillion dollar deficits. [...]
Tampa Update: Iowa GOP Still Focused on Ron Paul
When several Ron Paul supporters were elected to positions of power within the Republican Party of Iowa, many activists across the state feared that the Republican Party of Iowa might as well be called the Republican Party of Paul. For months now, RPI has made attempts to downplay that image publically, but they aren’t doing [...]