In the history of mankind, many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost the power of governing themselves and thereby of governing their state. TR
10:50 am || Departs the White House 12:25 pm || Arrives Nashua, New Hampshire 2:15 pm || Delivers remarks at a campaign rally; Elm Street Middle School, Nashua 5:05 pm || Departs Nashua 6:45 pm || Arrives White House All times Eastern
Gov. Mitt Romney is playing an uncharacteristic game of populist nonsense with his vow to declare China a “currency manipulator” on Day One of his administration. Most American business leaders, whom this is designed to benefit, oppose the move and know it’s garbage as economic policy. The outrage is, with his knowledge of business and international finance, Romney realizes it’s garbage too. And yet, to
President Obama was widely held to have won Monday’s third presidential debate with Gov. Mitt Romney, but a new poll conducted entirely after the encounter shows the president getting little to no benefit from his performance. According to the latest Rasmussen daily presidential tracking poll, conducted Tuesday through Thursday, Romney now leads Obama by three points, 50-47 percent. In a poll completed Monday and released
“Not only has Katy Perry endorsed me, but she’s agreed to perform for the White House staff in the Situation Room if I’m reelected.” – Barack Obama A note from our attorneys: This is not a real quote
Gross Domestic Product grew at an annualized rate of two percent in the third quarter, the latest evidence that almost four years into the Obama presidency, the economy is still struggling to launch itself into a normal rate of growth. The rate is a bit higher than the 1.5 percent rate of growth in the second quarter. But anybody who is basing their vote on
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has apparently been pulled from the podium of the White House Briefing Room, as President Obama’s political advisers seek to control their messaging as much as possible and avoid unforced errors. Carney, the public face of the “openness” White House, has not briefed from the podium since October 10. It’s the only time he has appeared there this month.
President Obama, who for months has barely taken questions from the White House press corps, will sit down today at the White House for an interview with MTV. Conducting the interview will be rapper and “MTV News” reporter Sway Calloway. The interview is one of three Obama is conducting at the White House today, but the objective is not to provide news to the public.
Obama campaign: Passion replaced by grunt work . . . New York Times Romney makes all-out push in Ohio . . . Wall Street Journal Obama tries to regain edge with women . . . Politico Fiscal cliff already wiping out jobs . . . Washington Post Romney has cash lead over Obama . . . Politico Obama appears next to women, minorities . . .