The Wright Brothers

Most mornings I plod up the sidewalk to the driveway, pick up the News and Observer, then plod back to the kitchen and read the paper. But Wednesday morning my routine got discombobulated so I ended up reading the paper at my office on-line – and promptly landed on this diverting headline: Romney favored as…

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Politics in Las Vegas

Lord help us, Donald Trump reality TV star and champion self-promoter is back. In Las Vegas. Endorsing Mitt Romney.   The Presidential campaign is heading from tragedy to a farce – Obama’s wreaked havoc for three years and we Republicans have a campaign where Newt’s daughters by his first marriage are defending him from his…

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PR 101

Gary is taking a break this week from consulting, blogging and politics. He invited several TAPsters to contribute blogs during his hiatus. Here’s one of them: Mitt Romney’s reluctance to turnover his tax returns proves yet again how important it is to FALL FORWARD FAST in politics.  What started out as a refusal by Romney…

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What’s Wrong with this Picture?

Someone ought to say a kind word about Ron Paul – after all, he may be the last of an almost extinct species in American public life: An honest politician.   A politician who doesn’t spin at all.   Ask Newt about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and he’ll tell you they paid him for…

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Network

Does it seem the Republican debates have become a lot like a ‘reality show?’   Herman Cain gets voted off the island.   The bachelorette says no to Rick Perry.   Michelle Bachman gets voted off Dancing with the Stars?   And – in the season finale – we’ll know America’s New Idol.   Up…

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That’s Entertainment…

Ole’ Mitt Romney’s hit a rough patch – a week ago he was the conqueror of Iowa and New Hampshire and rolling to victory in South Carolina then his victory in Iowa vanished in front of his eyes and Newt shot past him in South Carolina.   The Republican Establishment’s a peculiar beast: Armed with…

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Politics South of the Border

It was reputedly Robert E. Lee who said, “the problem with South Carolina is that it’s too small to be its own nation, but too large to be an insane asylum.” General Lee should have lived to see this year’s Republican primary.   Stephen Colbert’s candidacy officially makes the race the best comedy show on…

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Mitticisms

Mitt Romney has a worse case of Rich Foot in Mouth disease than George H.W. Bush and John Kerry combined. A few favorites:   “I like being able to fire people.”   “I had to worry about a pink slip.”   (Of his $374,000-plus in speaking fees): “It wasn’t very much money.”   (Of the…

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Knightdale Builds a Bridge

Over in Knightdale they’re building a million dollar footbridge over the Neuse River so residents can walk or jog or cycle down the Neuse River Greenway Trail, meandering through what they call a ‘wilderness area.’ Even better, if you’re from Knightdale, the million dollar bridge is free because Washington and state government are paying for…

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Mitt’s Tin Ear

What political planet does Mitt Romney live on? How long does he really think he can get by without releasing his tax returns?   He’ll have to do it. The longer he waits, the greater the pressure and the anticipation. And the clearer it becomes he has a lot he wants to hide from the…

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