Posts Tagged ‘CNN’
October 19th, 2011 by John Feehery
Newt Gingrich had the line of the night towards the end of the debate when he complained that the moderator encouraged a level of bickering that could only make it harder for the GOP to get the White House.
I don’t think Anderson Cooper was really trying to sink the Republican nominee for President in this debate. He was trying to make an 8-person debate interesting for television. But, if the bi-product is to make all the candidates look silly, well, mission-accomplished.
As Mitt Romney has tried to point out occasionally, we live in complicated times and sometimes the simplest answer is not always the best answer, but giving nuanced explanations in 30 second sound bites is damn near impossible, especially when you have a moderator asking your fiercest opponents to tear your ideas apart in a brief rebuttal.
Most avid Republican primary voters probably have heard that Mitt Romney has a 59-point plan to reform government and revive the economy, but I bet you only two people outside the media and Romney campaign have actually looked through it. Newt Gingrich has a new contract with the American people. Nobody knows anything about it and I am sure all of the other campaigns have their own plans, even Rick Perry. Read more...
Tags: Anderson Cooper, APEC, ASEAN, CNN, GOP, Herman Cain’s plan, immigration laws, Mitt Romney, Mormon, NATO, Newt Gingrich, OPEC, pre-primary debates, President Obama, Republican nominee for President, Rick Perry, White House
Posted in Contests, GOP, Government, Liberal Media, Media, Politics, Presidential election, Promises, Theory, election | 2 Comments »
May 13th, 2011 by John Feehery
Two things drive me completely crazy about the debate over higher gas prices.
First, this whole issue of big oil subsidies is complete crap. The oil industry gets the same tax breaks as any other manufacturer. And why shouldn’t they? They manufacture a product here in the U.S.
I am stealing the following four paragraphs from the American Thinker blog (if I say that I am stealing it publicly, then it isn’t plagiarism, right?) because I think the author does a nice job of summing up what these tax credits are:
“Domestic manufacturing tax deduction — $1.7 B. This is a tax deduction given to every manufacturer in the US. Per CNN, it was “designed to keep factories in the United States.” If that deduction were eliminated for oil companies only, it would mean singling out oil companies from all other manufacturers.
Percentage depletion allowance — $1 B. Any industry can write down a portion of the cost of its capital equipment as part of the cost of doing business. Right now, oil in the ground is treated as capital equipment. Again, this “subsidy” amounts to how the cost of doing business is defined. All companies get it, not just oil companies. Read more...
Tags: American Thinker blog, CNN, energy independence, EPA, foriegn oil, gas, gas prices, Government, Iran, Isreal, Obama Administration, oil industry, Saudi Arabia, taxes
Posted in Economy, Financial Crisis, Foreign Relations, GOP, Government, Politics, The Web, Theory, middle-east, national security, spending, taxes, terrorism | No Comments »
January 25th, 2011 by John Feehery
There is a television show called “State of the Union” on CNN.
It’s not doing very well in the ratings.
Just like the country.
The President is going to step into the House Chamber with approval ratings as high as he has had in a long time, at least according to CNN. They would know. They know ratings.
Mr. Obama’s approval ratings have steadily increased through no fault of his own. He gave in to Republicans on the whole tax deal at the end of last year, he made some empty promises on the regulatory front, and he hired Bill Daley to run the White House for him.
Oh, and he gave a great speech in Tucson in the aftermath of the Gabby Giffords shooting. The speech looked even better in contrast to Sarah Palin, who released a videotape that was, well, silly.
The President is going to give his remarks tonight and then he is going to face two rebuttals. One from Paul Ryan, which will be terrific, and one from Michelle Bachmann.
Michelle Bachmann? Yes, she is the new head of the Tea Party Caucus. Her role is to make both Ryan and Obama look really good. And I am sure she will do a good job in making both Ryan and Obama look good. Read more...
Tags: Barack Obama, CNN, Congress, Democrats, Economy, election, George W Bush, GOP, Government, Republican, Republicans, State of the Union, taxes, Tea Party
Posted in Economy, GOP, Government, History, Laws, Liberal Media, Media, Politics, Theory, election, speeches | No Comments »
March 12th, 2010 by John Feehery
Washington (CNN) — When the Founding Fathers decided to create a bicameral legislative branch, they were trying to make things difficult for the federal government to grab power from the people.
What the Founding Fathers may not have foreseen was how much the House and the Senate would grow to dislike and distrust each other. Why is this important now? Democrats in the House may have to take the political risk of voting to pass the health care bill based on assurances from the Senate that the upper chamber will eventually modify the law to change some things House Democrats don’t want.
I live a bipartisan household. I am a creature of the House, having spent 15 years toiling as a Republican staffer in the lower chamber. My wife is a Senate girl, having spent about the same amount of time as a Republican staffer in the upper chamber. Talk about Mars and Venus.
When you are working for the House majority, you worry less about the tactics of the minority and more about the workings of an inscrutable Senate. Former Speaker Tip O’Neill reportedly once said to a Democratic colleague: “Remember, the House Republicans are merely the opposition. The Senate is the enemy.” Read more...
Tags: CNN, Democrats, Denny Hastert, House Republicans, Senate
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