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Sunday, December 04, 2011

Stories to Watch: 12/4/11

Went out yesterday in the petition drive to recall Gov. Walker. It was fun. In fact, only one person refused outright and she was pretty nice about it -- all the rest of the doors that didn't sign had already signed elsewhere. Mostly, I got thanks. Seems to be going strong. If you're in Wisconsin and interested in volunteering, either find a petitioner and sign up through them (that's how I did it) or contact One Wisconsin Now or United Wisconsin. There's tabling and phonebanking too, so if you're not up to trekking through Wisconsin weather this time of year, you've got options. Now here's the news...


In related news, PolitiFact confirms that it is indeed perfectly legal to sign the recall petition more than once, if you feel you might've been scammed by someone collecting signatures to keep them from being turned in. Just don't sign every time someone puts a petition in front of you.


In a sign that Mittens' troubled past is going to be an issue, the LA Times runs an article on Romney's time with Bain Capital. It's the second time I've seen that exact photo illustrating a piece; the other was a similarly less-than-complimentary New York Times article on the same subject.


Sen. John McCain suggests we should find a "humane" solution to illegal immigration and that several states, including his own Arizona, might be "up for grabs" as Republican rhetoric on immigration drives away Hispanic voters.


Powerline's John Hinderaker joins Herman Cain in blaming Democrats for Herman Cain's fall -- proving once again that John Hinderaker is an emptyheaded lightweight. When Herman Cain went down the drain, I'd imagine they held a wake at the White House, just as they would've thrown a party had he been nominated. He was just such a poor frontrunner, an Obama win would've been guaranteed.


Presidential pardons still bias white.


Sen. Tom Coburn, who was a mere House member at the time, does not have fond memories of Speaker Gingrich's leadership.


Ron Paul says he won't attend the Donald Trump-moderated celebrity game show GOP debate.


Finally, Michele Bachmann seems to confuse Occupy Wall Street with Wall Street execs. "If you go to the essence of what Occupy Wall Street stands for, it’s having other people pay for their stuff," she told CNN. "That’s not where the American people are at." Meanwhile, the bank bailouts + huge executive bonuses = huge taxpayer-funded executive bonuses.
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