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Occupy Wall Street Has Seized Control of This Year’s Political Debate

In a statement following the Senate’s rejection of the proposed Buffett Rule to impose a 30 percent minimum tax rate on those making more than $1 million a year, President Obama accused Senate Republicans of “choosing once again to protect…

Rubio or Portman Could Be Game Changers for Romney

With the selection of Beth Myers, who served as chief of staff for Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts, to now head the search effort for a presidential running mate, the obvious question that arises is who will…

What Questions are at the Heart of the Tax Issue?

The Empty Election

What has happened to the 2012 campaign?   This should be the most important election of our lifetime. But it’s clear that something is seriously wrong. How can we be having such an underwhelming, uninspiring and irrelevant election campaign at…

Romney ahead in GOP race, but falling behind Obama

The Inevitable, Yet Unpalatable, Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney may be consolidating his lead over Rick Santorum in the race to secure the GOP nomination, but he is facing a new and potentially very serious crisis in his campaign. But Mitt Romney’s most serious problem going forward–…

No End In Sight

The Republican Presidential primary race remains Mitt Romney’s to win, but that has more to do with arithmetic and delegates than it does with votes. With Romney’s third place finish in Mississippi and Alabama yesterday, any prospect of a quick…

How Many Billionaires Does it Take to Buy a Nomination?

President Obama tried on Tuesday to justify his announcement last week that he will send senior level administration and campaign officials to fundraising events for the pro-Obama Super PAC, Priorities USA –a major flipflop for the President who had been …