UP-FRONT ANIMAL RESCUE QUOTE:
"Saving the life of one animal may not change the world, but the world will surely change for that one animal."
UP-FRONT CAMPAIGN NUGGET!!
Stephanie Miller Thanks Obama For Health Care, Discusses Sister's Struggle With Cancer from the Huffington Post
"President Barack Obama received a hug from a sobbing woman while working the rope after a campaign event in Sandusky, Ohio, on Thursday. Stephanie Miller, whose 37-year-old sister, Kelly Hines, died of colon cancer four years ago, got a chance to personally thank the president for passing the health care law that the Supreme Court upheld last week."
For China, It’s All About America (Michael Auslin) from The Diplomat
"Ultimately, as one European diplomat put it to me, when it comes to China’s foreign policy, it’s all about the United States. This monofocus on America tells us a great deal about China’s worldview, but it also reveals the degree to which Washington is hampered in forging a better working relationship with Beijing."
Five Signs of the Chinese Economic Apocalypse (Trefor Moss) from Foreign Policy Magazine
"From hog ratios to growing coal stockpiles, the Chinese economy is blinking red."
Think Again: India's Rise (Sumit Ganguly) from Foreign Policy Magazine
"Is the world's largest democracy ready for prime time, or forever a B-list player on the global stage?"
In the UK, Don't Expect Our New Remodelled Army to Fight a Major War (Con Coughlin) from the Daily Telegraph [of the UK]
"As Lord Dannatt, Sir Peter's immediate predecessor as Army chief, said this morning, with commendable understatement, making significant reductions to the size of the standing army – and expecting the shortfall to be made up by the Territorials – is "risky". It is far more than that. It is an abrogation of this Government's fundamental duty to defend the realm."
Africa's Growing Middle Class Drives Development from Der Spiegel [of Germany in English]
"Africa's growing middle class is fueling development across the continent. Ambitious entrepreneurs are creating growth with companies focusing on everything from fashion to pharmaceuticals. But poor
infrastructure, corruption and political conflict are hampering their efforts."
GOP’s Rejection of Medicaid Funds Is One More Ideologically Driven Bad Idea (Bryce Covert) from the New Republic
"Republican governors are again planning to reject federal money that would help their states."
Romney’s Taxing Twist on Health Care Mandate (Jonathan Capehart) from the Washington Post
"Romney will accept his party’s nomination for president in Tampa in 55 days. That’s nearly eight weeks to convince conservatives he can be trusted. But at the rate things are going, I’m convinced there’s not enough time in the world to make that happen."
Calls for Shake-Up of Mitt Romney Campaign Team Ignore Their Successes (John Avlon) from the Daily Beast
"Conservatives like Murdoch are pushing for a high-level shake-up of Mitt’s campaign team, but such calls ignore the staff’s success in helping Romney clinch—and blame them for the candidate’s own failures."
Yes, Romney is not the greatest candidate -- but I (oddly) find myself in agreement with the WSJ: Romney's team has needed some shacking up for some time. Surrogates have done as much damage to Romney as Obama's (who was it who put Romney out there as the etch-a-sketch candidate?) and they have seemed remarkably slow in reacting to events and new circumstances.
Conservative Critics Attack Romney’s Play-it-safe Approach, say He’s ‘Squandering’ Opportunity from the Washington Post
"A chorus of prominent conservative voices is worrying aloud that Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s play-it-safe strategy is jeopardizing his chance to win the presidency. As President Barack Obama’s campaign intensifies criticism of Romney’s background, influential Republicans — right-leaning leaders in business and the media — charge that Romney’s message on the economy and other issues is short on detail and muddled at best."
In A Post-Birther World, GOP Embraces New Conspiracy Theories from Talking Points Memo
"Mainstream birtherism is, for the most part, dead (top Mitt Romney surrogate Donald Trump keeps hope alive, but President Obama’s birth place is no longer an actual part of the congressional agenda). Fears that the president of the United States is a secret Kenyan may have faded, but newer, bolder, conspiracies about the secret schemes at work in Washington are taking hold. ... A look over the new grassy knoll:"
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