Governor W. Mitt Romney

Another day, another presidential candidate of the Republican Party remembers the 2009 U.S. automotive industry bailout and declares his disdain by saying that both the country and the carmakers would be better off without it. So what else is new? Well, Rick Santorum managed to attack not only President Barack Obama, but also his predecessor in the White House, George W. Bush and “fellow” Republican candidate Mitt Romney – all during the same speech he made at the Detroit Economic Club today...Read Full Story

You can access all the past editions of The Daily Planet on the green Category bar on the top of each page under the heading PlanetPOV. ____________________________________ BUDGET New Report: Romney Budget Proposals Would Require Massive Cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, & Other Nondefense Spending Center on Budget: Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s proposals to cap total spending, boost defense spending, cut taxes, and balance the budget would require extraordinarily large cuts in...Read Full Story

New York Daily News Romney PAC readies ad blitz against Santorum New York Daily News By Jonathan Lemire / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will try to fend off a resurgent Rick Santorum in Michigan before its Feb. 28 primary. Mitt Romney's allies opened a familiar playbook Friday: Unleashing a barrage ... Romney fights for home state win Financial Times First Read: The fight for Michigan msnbc.com With video: What Romney said Detroit Free Press NPR  - Boston...Read Full Story

From the Washington Post , here's a chart comparing the proposed tax rates under President Obama's proposals with those under candidate Mitt Romney's: Ezra Klein's column points out the differences in  terms of percentage of GDP taken in taxes under each proposal. We are at near-historic low levels of taxation today, and taxes would increase somewhat (as a percentage of GDP) under both proposals (though not to the levels we experienced during the Clinton administration). Romney would raise...Read Full Story

Boston.com Risking union ire, Romney slams Santorum's labor votes Boston.com Mitt Romney spoke to supporters at a Chamber of Commerce meeting yesterday in Farmington Hills, Mich. Romney is ramping up attacks on Rick Santorum ahead of the Feb. 28 primary. (JD Pooley/Getty Images) By Michael Levenson Mitt Romney is taking an ... Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum sell nostalgia in Michigan Politico Romney takes on world as he vies for presidency The Associated Press Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum put...Read Full Story