Eugene Robinson's column is about more than FEMA
His column, Romney would pass the buck on disasters, has the FEMA aspects of it featured in the Pundit Roundup on the Front Page.
But Romney's attitude on FEMA is only part of it, because his attitude on this agency is emblematic of his attitude towards the Federal government as a whole.
The title given the column by the editors does not fully represent the content.
Here are three key paragraphs from the column:
Surveying the political landscape after Sandy
But Romney's attitude on FEMA is only part of it, because his attitude on this agency is emblematic of his attitude towards the Federal government as a whole.
The title given the column by the editors does not fully represent the content.
Here are three key paragraphs from the column:
Most disastrously, this is what Romney and Ryan propose for Medicaid, the health-care program for the poor. The GOP plan would give the states block grants that would not begin to cover Medicaid’s rising costs. Governors and legislatures would be forced to impose draconian cuts, with
Surveying the political landscape after Sandy
I had planned to make firm predictions either today or tomorrow. That becomes complicated because we do not yet know the political impact of Sandy -
- who might have difficulties voting
- how the electorate might react to Obama's handling of the situation
- whether or not Romney might again really step in it, beyond his previous statements
It is possible that some people will decide that voting is simply not that important. That is likely to fall more heavily in Democratic areas than in Republican areas. That could depress Obama's national popular vote totals.
It is also possible that the difference in attitudes towards Government will be affected by this storm, and not just
Romney’s lax regulation fueled meningitis outbreak
- who might have difficulties voting
- how the electorate might react to Obama's handling of the situation
- whether or not Romney might again really step in it, beyond his previous statements
It is possible that some people will decide that voting is simply not that important. That is likely to fall more heavily in Democratic areas than in Republican areas. That could depress Obama's national popular vote totals.
It is also possible that the difference in attitudes towards Government will be affected by this storm, and not just
Romney’s lax regulation fueled meningitis outbreak
That's the title of this story by Craig Unger in Salon.com.
NECC, the company whose compounding has been determined to be the source of the outbreak, successfully lobbied the Romney administration to prevent even probation on previous citations of not properly abiding by safety and professional standards.
If this were less than a week before the election, and were the news not being dominated by Sandy, it is possible this could become a very big story in the campaign - it is illustrative of what happens when regulations are rolled back. And Romney's fingerprints are all over it.
Allow me to quote a few snips:
How Romney's untruths about Jeep playing in OH
NECC, the company whose compounding has been determined to be the source of the outbreak, successfully lobbied the Romney administration to prevent even probation on previous citations of not properly abiding by safety and professional standards.
If this were less than a week before the election, and were the news not being dominated by Sandy, it is possible this could become a very big story in the campaign - it is illustrative of what happens when regulations are rolled back. And Romney's fingerprints are all over it.
Allow me to quote a few snips:
...state records reveal that a Massachusetts regulatory agency found that the New England
How Romney's untruths about Jeep playing in OH
Greg Sargent's Plumline Blog at The Washington Post has this piece which gives a terrific summary of how newspapers in OH are responding to Romney's latest ad - here I note that the ad does NOT say the jobs are going tobe moved from OH to China, but after Romney's comments about such a movement and because of how it is phrased most people on first hearing the ad think that is what they are being told.
Sargent quotes from The Toledo Blade, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and the Columbus Dispath, which endorsed Romney (it is Republican and conservative in its orientation). The Cleveland editorial is titled Flailing in Ohio, Romney rolls out Jeep ploy, and here is what Sargent offers about it:
Latino Decisions: Latinos’ Support for Obama Solid in Florida
Sargent quotes from The Toledo Blade, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and the Columbus Dispath, which endorsed Romney (it is Republican and conservative in its orientation). The Cleveland editorial is titled Flailing in Ohio, Romney rolls out Jeep ploy, and here is what Sargent offers about it:
The editorial flatly noted that Romney is now trying to sow “confusion” among Ohioans, to obscure his opposition to a policy that has helped save an industry linked to one in eight Ohio jobs. “It
Latino Decisions: Latinos’ Support for Obama Solid in Florida
This post at the Latino Decisions blog drills down into the Florida International University robo-poll from earlier this month which claimed that Florida Latinos were breaking for Obama by only 50.7% to 44.2%
The post offers two things to consider.
1. The poll did not include cell phones, and as most here already know, we now have a wealth of information that this means that non-Cuban Hispanics are likely to be undersampled.
2. It does not account for the political attitudes of Cuban-American voters as distinct from other Latino groups,
The post offers two things to consider.
1. The poll did not include cell phones, and as most here already know, we now have a wealth of information that this means that non-Cuban Hispanics are likely to be undersampled.
2. It does not account for the political attitudes of Cuban-American voters as distinct from other Latino groups,