Posts tagged “unemployment”
Full Blows (With Distinction)
During most of the Republican primary, one of the main lines of attack against Romney by the more conservative candidates focused on Romney’s potential inability to distinguish himself from Obama. Certainly, now that each campaign has taken the “gloves” off we can see distinguishing the two candidates has not been a problem. The media has [...]
Get A Job
Associated Press (10/16/2011): Sandra Fox, 69, of Baton Rouge, La., stood, confused, on 46th Street with a ticket for “Anything Goes” in her hand as riot police pushed a knot of about 200 shouting protesters toward her. “I think it’s horrible what they’re doing,” she said of the protesters. “These people need to go get [...]
Constituent Backlash
Town halls have just not been the same since the fiery Republican talking-points inspired health care rage summer of 2009. Instead of mostly calm civic discourse, they now are predominately characterized by wild screams, hoots, and hollers regardless of the elected officials’ political orientation. Lately, the tides been turning against Republican Congressmembers who, according to [...]