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Blog Entries by Jonathan Weiler from 08/2012

Why Romney's Desperate Welfare Attacks Won't Work

| Posted 08.10.2012 | Politics
Read More: Reagan, Welfare, Lee Atwater, Romney, Obama, Tanf, Dog Whistle, Paul Waldman, Politics News

The Romney campaign's particularly scurrilous and misplaced attack against Obama on the issue of welfare is more likely to serve as another reminder of Romney's inability to speak relevantly to the concerns of typical Americans than anything else.

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Does the Ryan VP Pick Set Up a Serious Debate? Think Again

| Posted 08.14.2012 | Politics
Read More: Mitt Romney, Deficit, Medicaid, Medicare, President Obama, Paul Ryan, Ryan Budget, Politics News

The notion that Romney's choice of Ryan will elevate the tone of the presidential campaign and augur a serious-minded debate between Republicans and Democrats is wishful thinking in the extreme.

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The Republican Party Is a National Disgrace

| Posted 08.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Rick Santorum, Abortion, Republican Extremism, Rape, Mike Lofgren, Jon Kyl, Sarah Palin, Todd Akin, Dave Catanese Todd Akin, Dave Catanese, Todd Akin Rape, Todd Akin Legitimate Rape, Politics News

Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin has been appropriately pilloried over the past 24 hours for his amazing "legitimate rape" comments. But should we any longer be surprised? Isn't this what the Republican Party has come to?

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