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Sat Aug 4, 2012, 11:44 AM

mopinko (39,652 posts)

3. called 'chicago style politics'. if you thought that was a bad thing,

now you know.

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64 replies	Author	Time	Post
Two masterful strategic moves by a brilliant political operation. [View all]	grantcart	Aug 2012	OP
Fascinating explanation	Marymarg	Aug 2012	#1
I think you hit it on the head:	cilla4progress	Aug 2012	#5
Strategic Move Two	GoCubsGo	Aug 2012	#2
called 'chicago style politics'. if you thought that was a bad thing,	mopinko	Aug 2012	#3
Excellent analysis, thank you! n/t	pnwmom	Aug 2012	#4
By Jove I think your on to something....	Historic NY	Aug 2012	#6
Plus - POTUS has now turned Romney into the guy that wants to raise taxes on the middle class to pay	Pirate Smile	Aug 2012	#7
To be fair, Rmoney built that himself.	Schema Thing	Aug 2012	#10
True	Pirate Smile	Aug 2012	#17
We need more voters to understand that lowering taxes for the rich	LiberalFighter	Aug 2012	#13
The President has pulled off a hat trick.	sofa king	Aug 2012	#8
excellent- you should make this an OP	Tumbulu	Aug 2012	#49
And he's even managed to execute Americans with impunity!	midnight armadillo	Aug 2012	#60
Very well said...	cheezmaka	Aug 2012	#61
Team Obama started running for reelection day one.	vinny9698	Aug 2012	#9
I hope your theory is right.	Denninmi	Aug 2012	#11
I might have bought the Rove trap, were it only Reid saying his source had high credibility. But	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#27
Wonder if it's John Huntsman?	dballance	Aug 2012	#34
I don't know how Huntsman would be in a position to know, though. But I agree that	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#40
The better strategy would have been to hold off on the income tax return strategy until Oct.	jerseyjack	Aug 2012	#12
That is just nonsense.	speedoo	Aug 2012	#14
Yeah, but there is definitely 'some thing($)' in there that's not going to go well for willaRd...	Amonester	Aug 2012	#15
Mitt has consistently refused to release his tax returns.	JDPriestly	Aug 2012	#16
I wonder all of the time how many of the people who work in the IRS have seen his taxes?	left on green only	Aug 2012	#52
Also, there is no upside to Reid of saying something untrue about this.	JDPriestly	Aug 2012	#58
Interesting is your thinking that Romney would drop out over this....	left on green only	Aug 2012	#59
Several including his Accountant	cheezmaka	Aug 2012	#62
Someone suggested that he "under-tithed" to the Mormons.	mwb970	Aug 2012	#57
Romney has a long history of refusing to release tax returns	magical thyme	Aug 2012	#20
Nah, I disagree. The time to brand your opponent - in this case, as a shifty-eyed crook - is	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#28
I agree. Get the branding done and repeat it over and over again so it is really, really	CTyankee	Aug 2012	#31
It's working: saw a sign "Romney for Cayman Islands President"	dougolat	Aug 2012	#51
Besides the other points brought up is that end of the campaign ad space in swing areas is basically	grantcart	Aug 2012	#33
If he does release them, it will be FAR more damaging.	NYC Liberal	Aug 2012	#41
October Surprise	Herlong	Aug 2012	#18
He knows what's in his tax returns	magical thyme	Aug 2012	#21
DING DING DING! Grantcart, you're our grand prize winner!	rocktivity	Aug 2012	#19
plus Reid is a fellow Mormon. nt	magical thyme	Aug 2012	#22
icing meet cake	grantcart	Aug 2012	#35
I have a hunch re using Reid as the messenger....	pkdu	Aug 2012	#46
As for Church doctrine,	dougolat	Aug 2012	#53
+1	bemildred	Aug 2012	#23
Thinking of an October Surprise	Herlong	Aug 2012	#24
Great post! Why the devotion to military spending? 1. image 2. money	underpants	Aug 2012	#25
"Why the devotion?" In non-combat positions at the Pentagon, it's BRIBERY that runs the revolving	patrice	Aug 2012	#32
Absolutely	dougolat	Aug 2012	#54
the republicans rejected jon huntsman	madrchsod	Aug 2012	#26
Huckabee might also have given Obama a serious run for his money. He has	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#29
Why do you think one of the first things Obama did as President	rocktivity	Aug 2012	#36
Meanwhile, more & more people are thinking, "FOREIGN accounts? WTF??? W - H - Y????"	patrice	Aug 2012	#30
Brilliant OP	lillypaddle	Aug 2012	#37
Thank you	grantcart	Aug 2012	#38
If move one works out	intersectionality	Aug 2012	#39
Insightful analysis...	ThisThreadIsSatire	Aug 2012	#42
Reince has called Harry Reid a Dirty Liar	bucolic_frolic	Aug 2012	#43
The president gives them just enough rope	maindawg	Aug 2012	#44
Speaking of Rope, the Limbaugh 9000 is almost worn out.	grantcart	Aug 2012	#45
very well put...	nradisic	Aug 2012	#47
Brilliant is our Prez.!	Kteachums	Aug 2012	#48
Amen to that!	Paka	Aug 2012	#55
Amen!	cheezmaka	Aug 2012	#63
Great analysis. K&R.	cliffordu	Aug 2012	#50
Romney's lucky the Olympics are still going on.	mwb970	Aug 2012	#56
Round 2	Rosa Luxemburg	Aug 2012	#64

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