Bill Scher
| Hometown: | Northampton, MA |
| Interests: | Energy Independence, Global Security, Health Care, Progressive Message |
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- Published War On Contraception: Conservatives Claim "Religious Freedom" Means Freedom To Impose Religion On Workers (Blog entry)February 8, 2012 - 1:10pm
It was just one month ago when conservatives were complaining that ABC's George Stephanopoulos was displaying his "bias" while moderating a Republican presidential debate by being "obsessed" with cont
- February 8, 2012 - 9:48am
On the menu this morning
- MORNING MESSAGE: CSI Missouri -- Foreclosure Fraud Indictments
- Settlement Status Murky
- Santorum Punctures Romney Inevitability
- GOP Refusing Simple Deal On Payroll Tax Cut
- Fed To Keep Rates Low
- Outsourcing Firm Scandal In Mexico
- Breakfast Sides
- February 7, 2012 - 9:41am
On the menu this morning:
- MORNING MESSAGE: The GOP's Mutually Assured Destruction
- Romney Sputters Into Next Round On Contests
- Payroll Tax Cut Talks Stall
- Key States Still Won't Settle
- "Right To Work" Not Working
- Breakfast Sides
- February 6, 2012 - 9:17am
On the menu this morning
- MORNING MESSAGE: Plutocrats Play Political Ponies
- Deadline Today For Foreclosure Fraud Settlement
- Economy Still In Pain
- Romney Winning Now, Weakened For Later
- Breakfast Sides
- February 3, 2012 - 9:39am
On the menu this morning
- MORNING MESSAGE: Don't Break Out The Bubbly
- Unemployment Rate Ticks Down
- Romney Economic Message Tied Up In Knots
- President Roots Fight Against Inequality In His Faith
- SEC Goes Easy On Banks
- Corporations Warm To Super PACs
- Breakfast Sides
- February 2, 2012 - 7:21am
On the menu this morning
- MORNING MESSAGE: The Republican Myth Of Obama’s Entitlement Society
- Romney Doubles Down On Dismissing Poverty
- Obama Proposes, Boehner Rejects Refi Plan
- GOP Tries To Extend Fed Worker Pay Freeze
- Breakfast Sides
- Published When Mitt Says "I'm Not Concerned About The Very Poor," It's Not a Slip-Up. He Said It Before. [VIDEO] (Blog entry)February 1, 2012 - 11:39am
Today, the nation is abuzz over Mitt Romney bluntly cold comment: "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there."
This is not a slip of the tongue. This is what he believes. We know, because he said it before.
In October, I reported here that Romney made this exact same argument while stumping in Iowa: "In our country, the people who need the help most are not the poor, who have a safety net, not the rich, who are doing just fine, but the middle class."
Why would Romney repeatedly make this claim? Here's my analysis from October:
- February 1, 2012 - 8:53am
On the menu this morning
- MORNING MESSAGE: Taxpayer-Backed Mortgage Giant Bets Against Its Customers
- WH To Reveal New Refi Plan
- House GOP Threatens Transportation Jobs Bill
- "Buffet Rule" Proposed In Senate
- FL Win Doesn't End Questions About Romney
- GOP Obstruction On Taxes Increases Deficit
- January 30, 2012 - 9:34am
On the menu this morning
- MORNING MESSAGE: Why Aren't Mitt & Newt Talking Social Security in FL?
- Europe Admits: Austerity's a Bust
- No Settlement Yet
- Businessman Presidents Are Failures
- Breakfast Sides
- January 27, 2012 - 9:42am
On the menu this morning
- MORNING MESSAGE: Democracy V. Plutocracy
- Economic Growth Picks Up Pace
- Obama Sells Energy Strategy
- Romney V. Truth
- Pentagon Cuts Budget, Or Does It?
- Public Demands Action On Housing Crisis
