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Newt politically newters himself with ‘nuanced’ position on Paul Ryan’s Medicare reforms

The GOP presidential contender field continues to be mostly uninspiring and disappointing, not only thanks to Mitt Romney’s flimsy attempt last week to embrace RomneyCare while advocating an executive order-like repeal of ObamaCare should he be elected President, but also thanks to Newt Gingrich’s description of Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan – which most of the House GOP support – as, essentially, an unnecessary “radical” attempt at “social engineering.”  Via the WSJ:.....   [Read More]

Hey, maybe Obama has started to heal the oceans after all!

“The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal …”Democrat presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), 6/3/08.....   [Read More]