Posts Tagged ‘Republican primary 2012’
Sunday Night!
* Flights of inspired genius that made me wish I had more Twitter followers: #tweetsfrom2112 (1, 2) and #cabininthe2012GOPprimary.
* Rachel Maddow and conservatism, the new liberalism.
* The New Jim Crow: How the War on Drugs gave birth to a permanent American under caste.
* Adding Monsters to Thrift Store Paintings.
* …But for every Romney action, there is an equal and opposite Romney reaction.
“I wanted to increase the work requirement,” said Romney. “I said, for instance, that even if you have a child 2 years of age, you need to go to work. And people said, ‘Well that’s heartless.’ And I said, ‘No, no, I’m willing to spend more giving day care to allow those parents to go back to work. It’ll cost the state more providing that daycare, but I want the individuals to have the dignity of work.”
Let Jamison Foser have the final word: “If you think rich stay at home moms are awesome and poor stay at home moms lack dignity, it isn’t motherhood that you respect.”
* Tough times for the Romneys during their college years.
“We were happy, studying hard. Neither one of us had a job, because Mitt had enough of an investment from stock that we could sell off a little at a time.
* CNN has interviewed women in all branches of the armed forces, including the Coast Guard, who tell stories that follow a similar pattern — a sexual assault, a command dismissive of the allegations and a psychiatric discharge.
* How 25 National Magazine Award Nominations Went To 25 Male Writers.
* A Short History of Neoliberalism (And How We Can Fix It).
* Save money next tax season with these space-related tax breaks.
* And a little NostalgiaFilter: What if Google had launched in the 80s?
(thanks zz)
‘Call It a Longshot If You Like’
The “maybe a savior will emerge to save the GOP from itself” fantasy genre has finally been perfected. Ladies and gentlemen, President Clarence Thomas.
‘Every Money Guy I Know Thinks Romney Can’t Win a General Election’
If either Romney or Santorum gains the nomination and then falls before Obama, flubbing an election that just months ago seemed eminently winnable, it will unleash a GOP apocalypse on November 7—followed by an epic struggle between the regulars and red-hots to refashion the party. And make no mistake: A loss is what the GOP’s political class now expects. “Six months before this thing got going, every Republican I know was saying, ‘We’re gonna win, we’re gonna beat Obama,’ ” says former Reagan strategist Ed Rollins. “Now even those who’ve endorsed Romney say, ‘My God, what a fucking mess.’ ”
Monday Break
* The liberal blogosphere is falling in love with Rick Santorum, who has taken the lead nationally and who today leads Romney by double digits in Romney’s home state of Michigan. He’s closing in Newt in Georgia, too.
* Black Herstory: The Founders of the Feminist Party.
* 2015 is only three years away: Mattel Is Finally Making the Back to the Future Hoverboard. Thanks Tim.
* Marriage equality fight heats up in New Jersey.
Lazy Saturday Night
* 100,000 protest austerity in Portugal.
* Adventure Gamer is blogging his way through the classic adventure game canon. He just finished Leisure Suit Larry; next up is Maniac Mansion, and soon after that, Police Quest…
* And only Weird Al can save the Super Bowl now. You heard me.
Primary Analysis of the Night
Josh Marshall: It’s not unusual for also-rans to opportunistically pick up a caucus here and there, even when there’s a more or less anointed frontrunner. And it’s true Romney didn’t campaign or spend aggressively in those states. But the frontrunner, already prepping for the incumbent, shouldn’t need to go full court press just to stave off resounding defeats at the hands of a palpably second or third tier opponent. It looks more like Mitt Romney — at least in this cycle — is a sort of electoral Bubble Boy, unable to exist in the natural political environment without a protective layer of massive SuperPAC spending.
Tuesday Night Links
* When the equitable distribution of Springsteen tickets is put at risk, the New Jersey State Legislature springs into action. More on the BOSS Act at MetaFilter.
* As usual, Aaron Bady is killing it on the Occupy Oakland beat. Another good post on reporting-as-stenography here.
* CFP for a collection of essays on Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad: The Video Game.
* Tougher Than Wisconsin: Arizona Republicans Launch ‘All Out Assault’ On Public Unions.
* Shocking no one, Romney wins! Florida turnout actually fell from 2008. Can Newt hold on?
* And Brad Plumer keeps hope alive for a brokered GOP convention…