I've been observing Mitt Romney off and on for a few years, and quite closely since I started this website in February of this year. Up until the last couple of weeks, I've viewed him as awkward, a bit odd, but basically harmless and even somewhat amusing. He has a slightly weird way of looking

Voting is underway in swing states Iowa and Ohio. Most of the rest of the swing states will start voting between October 18 – 27. In 2008, early voting in four swing states accounted for more than 50% of the total vote in those states. Nate Silver, the highly regarded pollster for the New York

I've got a few thoughts on the Romney tape debacle. 1. It's too early to determine whether Romney has done himself fatal harm.  2. Obama's reaction to Romney's self-inflicted wound has been understated and pitch-perfect. 3. Fox News showed how desperately dipsy they are by dredging up some 1998 tape in which Obama made some

That's right … October. Early voting starts in Iowa on September 27, and Ohio, October 2. One could have guessed that based on the recent travel schedules of the candidates. In 1992, early voting was 7% of the total votes cast. In 2008, it was 30%, and it will be more, by quite a bit,

Mitt Romney has a history of giving different answers to the same question depending upon which of his shifting interests he is trying to serve at the time of his answer. Bain Capital With Bain, there were deals that worked well and deals that went badly, especially for the employees of companies being acquired. Mitt

I've heard from your people that you liked my June 20, 2012 memo, and that you'd like me to send my advice and views throughout the campaign. Will do. Bain Capital and Outsourcing This topic, along with whether or not you should release more of your income tax returns, has dominated the news for the

Mitt Romney described President Obama's action to grant temporary relief from deportation to over 800,000 undocumented immigrants who met certain criteria as "political". Whoa! Mitt, you really know how to hurt a guy.  MEMO TO MITT Mitt, we need to talk.  President Obama occupies a political office. When he takes an action pursuant to a policy

There's an old saying in the investment business that goes like this:  "The reason stockbrokers aren't rich is they don't believe their own BS."  Barack Obama can be a very compelling speaker … at times. He saved his campaign in 2008 with a world-class speech on race. He played the role of "Consoler in Chief"

A friend of mine who worked for a Senator from Arkansas liked to tell the story about the preacher applying for a job at a church in a small rural community in that state. The church elders, who were charged with making the hiring decision, met with this preacher to ask him his views on

Since undertaking this blogging adventure back in February, I have written everything that has appeared herein. Today, I'm departing from that tradition by posting, with permission, an op-ed piece written by a friend of mine that appeared in the Stamford Advocate on April 17, 2012.  Marie, who had the good sense to be born in