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Observations on Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney released his 2010 income tax return today, after weeks of pressure from the media and his GOP rivals. In reading various reactions to the release of this data, there are a few reoccurring discussion items that I want to draw attention to, and hopefully diminish. Misconception: Since Mitt Romney held investments in offshore [...]

Mitch Daniels Response to President Obama’s State of the Union

Topics and remark excerpts Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will be covering in his response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: Jobs: As Republicans our first concern is for those waiting tonight to begin or resume the climb up life’s ladder. We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of haves [...]

Post State of the Union Approval Rating History

Gallup has a great post today discussing how the State of the Union has impacted approval ratings of American President’s since the Jimmy Carter Administration. While Gallup notes: U.S. presidents rarely see a spike in public support after their delivery of State of the Union addresses. Since 1978, Gallup has measured only four instances when a [...]

Coverage from the Code Red Rally

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make it to the ‘Code Red Rally’ in Washington, DC today, however I have been following it closely. To help anyone looking for coverage of the event, I’ve put together a small archive of some of the coverage received. If you come across something that I’m missing, simply leave a [...]

Video: UPS vs. FEDEX: Ultimate Whiteboard Remix

Here is a great video from the creative geniuses at Reason TV. “You may have heard the UPS is in quite the political fight with FEDEX. Though both are package-delivery companies, they’re governed by totally different federal labor rules. As a result, UPS’s workforce is much more heavily unionized than FEDEX’s—and more than twice as [...]

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