Articles worth reading….
American Exceptionalism Means Politicians Who Take Responsibility and Face Our Problems
Gary Shapiro, Contributor to Forbes
President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association
1/25/2012 @ 8:17PM
“To hear President Obama explain it in last night’s State of the Union Address, the real problem affecting job growth and economic recovery is that millionaires and billionaires don’t pay enough taxes. What a change from year ago, when the President spoke forcefully and eloquently about rebuilding America’s innovation engine. He mentioned the need for innovation last night, but it was your typical SOTU throw-away line, buried beneath mounds of class-warfare rhetoric. This might be good politics, but it won’t put a single American back to work. I heard brilliant oration but felt sad that President Obama chose to divide and campaign, and ignore our problems, rather than have an honest discussion of our fiscal reality, provide leadership and unite our country.” -Read More-
Aneesh Chopra leaving the White House, likely to run for Virginia lieutenant governor
US Cybersecurity Efforts Trigger Privacy Concerns
In a report for release Friday, The Constitution Project warns that as the Obama administration partners more with the energy, financial, communications and health care industries to monitor and protect networks, sensitive personal information of people who work for or communicate with those companies could be improperly or inadvertently disclosed.” -more-
NBC legally obliged to run Romney ad it wanted pulled
By JOSH GERSTEIN |
1/29/12 2:02 PM EST
“An NBC-owned TV station is reportedly continuing to air a Mitt Romney ad that the network has asked Romney to pull, prompting charges of hypocrisy.
But the situation isn’t particularly surprising since broadcasters are legally required to run any ads candidates present—as is.
NBC and former Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw asked Romney’s campaign to drop the ad—which consists almost entirely of a clip from a 1997 Nightly News broadcast discussing then House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s reprimand for ethics violations.” -more-
notes from the peanut gallery:
agree with it or not,he is paying customer and canidate , if the ad ,which I have not seen so I can’t comment on it’s contents , is that offensive he is shooting himself in the foot any way …
GOP Woos High-Tech Industry
- By Janie Lorber
- Roll Call Staff
- Jan. 30, 2012, Midnight
- “Democrats, long the darlings of the technology industry, might be losing some of their fundraising edge in Silicon Valley.
With major firms spending more than ever on politics, Silicon Valley has become a necessary stop on the campaign trail for Republicans, too, and lobbyists warn that the industry’s allegiance to Democrats might be waning.” -more-