Rick Scott Pretends To Listen To Scientists (NEW VIDEO)
Ever since Rick Scott's buffoonery on climate change was thrust into the national spotlight -- and promptly ridiculed -- he's been desperately trying to rehabilitate his image on the subject. The other week, he even strung together an environmental tour in which he purported to be an environmentalist. Well the charade has continued. Yesterday, Rick Scott finally met with climate scientist and he listened with all the focus and alacrity of an eighth grader on the last day of school. His faux interest in climate change (paired with his steadfast rejection of its causes) didn't fool the scientists that met with him and it isn't fooling the voters.
Things Mitt Romney Could Talk To Bruce Rauner About While In Illinois
Mitt Romney will be in Chicago this afternoon as part of Paul Ryan's book tour, where the two can reminisce about that time they lost Illinois by 17 points en route to a landslide defeat two years ago. Perhaps while Mitt is in town, he should take some time to talk to his political doppleganger, Bruce Rauner. After all, the two would have SO much to talk about, like:
- The joys of shipping jobs overseas
- The age-old debate: Car elevators vs. $100,000 extra parking spots
- How annoying it is when the public demands to see your tax returns
- What a lovely place the Cayman Islands is for stashing millions to avoid paying US taxes
Bruce Rauner: Refusing To Take Responsibility (VIDEO)
Bruce Rauner touts his experience as the CEO of a business as evidence he deserves to be governor. And yet when a subsidiary of said business is embroiled in scandal, Rauner takes precisely zero responsibility for their actions. Executives at ConvergEx, owned by Rauner's former firm, GTCR, have been indicted for defrauding stock investors and have already agreed to pay over $150 million in restitution. Rauner has tried to write off the executives at ConvergEx as a couple of "rogue employees" and absolve himself of any connection.
Illinois Loves Rich Guys With Tax Shelters, Right?
A political candidate worth hundreds of millions of dollars is coming under fire for channeling part of his fortune to…
Welcome Back to Iowa, Rand!
Last week, Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst's spokesperson admitted that in a "perfect world," Ernst would "support doing away with the" renewable fuel standard (RFS), a critical component of Iowa's economy that supports thousands of jobs. Well, Joni must just be thrilled that Rand Paul is starting a three day swing through Iowa today, because Rand is already living in her "perfect world" - at a 2012 event in Des Moines, Paul expressed his opposition to the RFS. Who else opposes the RFS? Why none other than the Koch brothers, of course. Koch Industries lobbied for the "Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act," and the Kochs' main political entity Americans for Prosperity wants to "permanently eliminate" the RFS. Conveniently enough, AFP has already spent $2 MILLION on ads attacking Ernst's opponent this year to prop up her Tea Party candidacy, while members of the Koch family and Koch Industries have directly contributed $15,000 to Ernst's campaign. One thing is clear: Joni Ernst, Rand Paul, and the Kochs are all too extreme for Iowa.
I Think They Love Me In Iowa Too, Diane!
In just over twelve hours, Chris Christie will make his first appearance of the day in Iowa in an attempt…
Bruce Rauner: The Everyman With The $100,000 Extra Parking Spot
Guys, Bruce Rauner is just like me and you. His campaign bio boasts, "He still drives a 20-year-old camper van,…
Rubio to Speechify About His Non-Existent Support for Working Families
This afternoon, Senator Rubio is scheduled to give a speech in D.C. designed to burnish his middle class credentials: "Finding…
The Grand Old Tea Party Has A New Majority Leader
Kevin McCarthy is your new majority leader, a victory for the Republican establishment in the ongoing battle with its identical twin, the Tea Party. Then again, who can tell who's who? Take a quick look at McCarthy's record on women. He's repeatedly voted against legislation to help women fight back against pay discrimination. He's voted to defund Planned Parenthood and control women's access to reproductive health care services. And oh, last but not least, he co-sponsored extreme, anti-woman legislation to redefine rape as "forcible rape." Sound familiar? It's tragic, really, watching the Tea Party and the Republican establishment continue to fight like this, and over what? We'd tell them to put their differences aside, but there are no differences. Even Speaker Boehner says so. Now that they have a new majority leader, can't everyone just get along in the Grand Old Tea Party?
Paying Off Student Loans Is Easy: Just Get A Massive Book Deal!
Last week, Marco Rubio spoke out in opposition to President Obama's Student Loan Relief Initiative. Specifically, Rubio railed against the idea of forgiveness for student loans after 20 years. It was a notably unsympathetic stance from a Senator who has personal experience with the burden of having massive student loans to pay back. When Rubio was elected in 2010, his financial disclosure showed that he was still encumbered by over $100,000 of debt on his own student loans. Luckily for Rubio, he netted a hefty sum from his book deal in 2012 and was finally able to pay off his debt. As for the rest of us, a lucrative book deal doesn't seem like it's in the cards. And to us normal folk, Marco Rubio has a nice message: You're on your own, pal!