“About 98% of blog-based political analysis begins with the assumption that the average voter is similar to the blogger.” - Jim Geraghty
I think the consensus amongst the blogosphere, whether you are on the side of the Senate or the House, is that the GOP managed to screw up the payroll tax cut debate to a fair thee well. You would think this would be an easy one. We were getting a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, weren’t raising taxes on successful people, and taking away the Democrat talking point aboot not working together.
Instead, we botched things up and managed to make President Class Warfare look like a tax cutter while we want to hike everyone’s taxes. How do I know this? Because of my mom and all the women in my office asking me, “Why are Republicans raising my taxes?”
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The day after Mitt Romney won the nomination for President (give or take a few weeks) and I decide it’s time to pivot to among other things local politics, it was refreshing to see Westchester county executive Rob Astorino 
“Nothing will turn America around more than election night, when Barack Obama loses decisively.” - Newt Gingrich
“If you don’t make the argument in the campaign,what makes you think that you’ll ever make it if you get elected–Jan. 21?”
I’m trying to get used to the idea of Mitt Romney as our Presidential candidate. He seems to be the only one organized enough to run a national campaign, and if he doesn’t motivate me I can always find Senate and other local candidates I can channel my energy on. Fine.
