“The power under the constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to representatives of their own choosing; and whenever it is executed contrary to their interest, or not agreeable to their wishes, their servants can and undoubtedly will, be recalled.”

~ George Washington (1787)

Thursday, August 23, 2012

A selection of reading

POLITICO e-book: Obama campaign roiled by conflict.   No surprise, given how divisive a leader Obama is:
President Barack Obama’s campaign team, celebrated four years ago for its exceptional cohesion and eyes-on-the-prize strategic focus, has been shadowed this time by a succession of political disagreements and personal rivalries that haunted the effort at the outset.

Second-guessing about personnel, strategy and tactics has been a dominant theme of the reelection effort, according to numerous current and former Obama advisers who were interviewed for “Obama’s Last Stand,” an e-book out Monday published in a collaboration between POLITICO and Random House.
Heartless: DNC Expected to Affect Cancer Patients. Well, ObamaTax  ObamaCare doesn't kick in officially until well after the election:
 On Tuesday, September 4th, the DNC will officially kick off. Tens of thousands from around the world will head to the Queen City and there’s no secret, the convention will have a major impact locally, including on people battling cancer.

Matthews resident Sue Falco is fighting stage four colon cancer, and says the DNC will force a major cancer treatment center to close. Carolina’s Hematology Oncology Associates on South Tryon will close for four days during the DNC, because of security and traffic concerns.
Obama: Team Romney coming on strong, playing dirty, time to ‘put them away’.  Narcissistic much?  From the article:
 “It’s very rare that I come to an event where I’m like the fifth- or sixth-most interesting person,” Obama said.