Posts by fidlerten
Politics and Other Issues, Discussed and Debated In a Polite, Civilized Manner.
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Politicus.com- PolitiFact
- Mitt Romney:
"This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not."
February 24, 2012The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Mitt Romney says Barack Obama 'could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not.' Mitt Romney told an Arizona debate audience that President Barack Obama’s most "serious failure" as president has been "his failure to deal with Iran appropriately." "We simply cannot […]
- Rick Santorum:
"When I was born, less than 10 percent of the federal budget was entitlement spending. It's now 60 percent of the budget."
February 23, 2012The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Rick Santorum charts explosion of federal entitlement spending since 1958 During the Feb. 22, 2012, presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz., Rick Santorum offered some historical comparisons of the federal budget. "When I was born" -- which was 1958 -- "less than 10 percent of the federal budget was entitlement s […]
- Rick Santorum:
"When I was born, defense spending was 60 percent of the budget. It's now 17 percent."
February 23, 2012The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Rick Santorum says defense spending has fallen since 1958 as percent of federal budget During the Feb. 22, 2012, presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz., Rick Santorum offered some historical comparisons of the federal budget. "When I was born" -- which was 1958 -- "less than 10 percent of the federal budget wa […]
- Mitt Romney:
"This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not."
February 24, 2012
- FactCheck.org
- Did ‘Elite Media’ Ignore ‘Infanticide’? February 23, 2012Newt Gingrich was wrong when he accused the “elite media” of failing to ask Barack Obama during the 2008 campaign about his votes “in favor of infanticide.” In fact, there were reams of mainstream media reports about Obama’s votes as an Illinois state senator on the “born alive” legislation to … More >>
- Fact-Mauling in Mesa February 23, 2012The four remaining GOP presidential candidates met in Mesa, Ariz., for another debate, and mauled a few facts. Rick Santorum claimed earmarks were done in an “open” process during his time in Congress. Mitt Romney said dispensing morning-after pills to rape victims was “entirely voluntary” for Catholic hospitals in Massachusetts. … More >> […]
- Slaloming Through Olympic Facts February 22, 2012With Rick Santorum attacking Mitt Romney for “hypocrisy” regarding his requests for Olympic earmarks, competing claims about taxpayer support for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics are flying from all sides. But when it comes to presenting the facts, none of them stick the landing. A Romney spokeswoman downplayed Romney’s … More > […]
- Did ‘Elite Media’ Ignore ‘Infanticide’? February 23, 2012
- Top Stories From MSNBC
- FDIC coming up empty in pursuit of bankers February 23, 2012The case of First National Bank of Nevada illustrates complex legal maneuvering as the FDIC steps up efforts to pick through the detritus of the financial crisis.
- Activists demand ceasefire, aid access in Syria February 23, 2012Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate Thursday as government forces resumed shelling an opposition stronghold in the central city.
- Disabled demand aid in Bolivia May 11, 2011
- FDIC coming up empty in pursuit of bankers February 23, 2012
- Ezra Kein – Washington Post
- Reconciliation February 24, 2012— Josh Barro likes Obama’s corporate tax proposal. — Where the term “dude” came from. — Yes, you can patent recipes. No, it’s not a good idea in practice. — Pawnshops for the 1 percent accept wine as collateral. — Building a Death Star would cost $852 quadrillion. Worth it? — Political scientists aren’t wholly convinced by evidence that negative political ad […]
- It’s not easy to talk to the Fed because lobbying is expensive February 23, 2012Simon Johnson blames the Fed for listening too much to Wall Street titans and not enough to public-interest groups: He points out the central bank has held hundreds of meetings with industry lobbyists over Dodd-Frank and only a handful of meetings with reformers. But financial reformers themselves say that it’s not just the Fed’s fault that their access has […]
- Gallup: Obama’s favorability lowest of any nominee since Bob Dole February 23, 2012The latest Gallup-USA Today poll holds grim news for the White House. While 44 percent of Americans says President Obama’s time in office has been a success, 50 percent say it’s been a failure. The poll also finds that his favorability rating is 50 percent — presumably that’s the 50 percent that doesn’t think his presidency is a failure. That’s lower than ev […]
- Why we don’t eat our vegetables February 23, 2012New research in the journal Public Health Nutrition offers some surprising findings on what prevents people from eating more healthily. The study’s authors looked at fruit and vegetable consumption in six low-income, primarily minority neighborhoods in Chicago, and they found that convenience was key among those who eat more produce. Participants who agreed […]
- Could Obama tap our strategic reserves to lower gas prices? February 23, 2012As oil and gas prices soar — due, in part, to tensions with Iran — many Democrats have called on President Obama to tap into the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to moderate the shock. But would this move actually work? That’s not so clear. A new policy brief (pdf) by Philip Verleger of the Peterson Institute for International Economics lays out how the […]
- Reconciliation February 24, 2012
- OpenSecrets.org
- Center for Responsive Politics Celebrates its 29th Birthday February 22, 2012
- Some GOP Candidates Leaned Heavily on Super PACs as Early Voting Got Underway February 22, 2012
- OpenSecrets Blog PolitiQuizz: Who was the 2008 Presidential Underperformer? February 21, 2012
