Political Ruminations

Quote of the Day

Rahm Emanuel on the media narrative that President Obama is “aloof”:

“You guys are the ones who keep saying, ‘Oh, he's not approachable’.That's not what the American people say. I think maybe you guys should evaluate where you're coming from. Maybe it's you. Maybe it's the elite journalists who aren't all that approachable.”

Emanuel is right. Just ask the American people.

Via Taegan Goddard

Image credit Larry Downing  /  REUTERS

Quote of the Day

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during an interview with the LA Times on Romney’s gaffes relating to U.S. allies overseas:

“I don’t know how he’ll handle the head of state job. He’s made a mess of being a tourist.”

Willard is a simple fuck-up. Or, as my source close to (back in the day) Willard’s Dad aka George Romney has said  “He’s [Mitt Romney] a jerk. He was a jerk as a kid, and he’s a jerk now.” Must be why George Romney's former lieutenant governor, Bill Milliken, has not endorsed Mitt.