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13.9% Just Under 15% ?

What is a small amount of money ? The extremely excellent Josh Marshall typed We’ve got the first report about Romney’s 2010 taxes. His effective tax rate was 13.9%, just…

Grinding Old Axes

This post is self therapy and probably not worth your time. Outline before the Jump 1) Hillary Clinton is very honest. Too honest 2) Mitt Romney is extremely dishonest. He…

…this year was Mitt Romney’s, but my vote for the most significant goes to Grover Norquist’s. In his charmingly blunt way, Norquist articulated out loud a case for Mitt Romney

Are Refis Contractionary?

…you’re Tagg Romney. But let’s follow the flows here, pretending that all transactions are with two banks for reasons that will be clear. My refinancing means that Bank A receives…

Pandering to the Right Fringe

…as an advocate for blue-collar workers and their economically troubled communities, hoping to capitalize on differences with Mr. Romney, a wealthy former private-equity investor and son of a Michigan governor.”…

Posterity

…have been re-elected not with enthusiasm among Democrats, but rather due to a sense that Romney was even worse. Part of that came from a feeling that Romney’s views on…