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Rooting For Newt

Arnold Hamilton - January 25, 2012 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Ask any honest Democrat, and they’ll tell you what I’m about to tell you: We’re rooting for Newt. The death penalty for marijuana? Replacing janitors with school kids? Mining the moon for minerals? Go, Newt. It’s not that the former speaker doesn’t have the smarts. Quite the contrary. He may be too […]

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Being Rich Is Not Mitt’s Political Problem

Arnold Hamilton - January 24, 2012 0

BY FROMA HARROP It’s no secret that Mitt Romney is rich. He was born rich and got mega-millions richer as a financier. Nor is it a secret that his income is mostly taxed at 15%, a far lower rate than middle-class grunts pay. Nor does he have any obligation to pay more in taxes than […]

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American Dream

Arnold Hamilton - January 24, 2012 0

BY SHARON MARTIN All men are created equal … in fantasy land. Depending on the family into which you are born, you may be assured good...

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Mitt Romney’s Gingrich Nightmare

Arnold Hamilton - January 20, 2012 0

BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN Poor Romney. He’s back in the Newt nightmare. Here comes the portly Georgian, brushing aside the guards outside Romney’s hotel suite, kicking open the bedroom door, seizing Romney by the throat … Aaaargh! And then Romney is awake, realizing that this is a cold-sweat nightmare that will last … maybe until they […]

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Dear Democrats

Arnold Hamilton - January 20, 2012 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Me, worry? Yes. Every day I’m asked by Democrats whether to worry about Mitt Romney. Many of them, frankly, aren’t. They tell me about his being a Mormon [unfair, but true, the prejudice is real] and about the right-wing attacks and the Bain business and his being rich and paying less in […]