Richard Socarides (former senior adviser to President Clinton), Joe Williams (political reporter), Matt Taibbi (contributing editor, Rolling Stone), Jeff Connaughton (author, “The Payoff: Why Wall Street Always Wins”) and John Fugelsang (political satirist and Current TV host).
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Mitt Romney’s great hypocrisy: Matt Taibbi explains how Romney got rich off debt at Bain
“A lot of people think that Mitt Romney was really in the business of turning companies around — that’s not really what he was doing. He was in the business of extracting value for investors.” —Matt Taibbi watch video
Eliot Spitzer’s advice to Democrats convening in Charlotte
“We must make clear that we have learned, even if they have not, from the enormous errors in judgment and policy made by the last Republican administrations.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
Is the Republican Party schizophrenic? Comedian John Fugelsang reacts to Clint Eastwood at the RNC
“Mr. Eastwood is pro–gay marriage, he’s pro women’s reproductive freedoms. I mean, he’s very much at odds with a lot of Mr. Romney’s agenda and the platform.” —John Fugelsang watch video
Five courts go the right way on voter suppression
Five court opinions about voting went the right way this week. In Ohio, Texas, Florida and elsewhere, voter suppression efforts are rightly being called illegal. read post
