Well, Mitt Romney has at last released his federal tax returns. The stupid Democrats will now use this information against him. They will say Romney gave millions and millions of dollars to private charities to avoid paying the federal taxes he rightful owed the government. They will say in their campaign commercials, "You can't vote for someone like Romney who is a tax dodger!" By the way, does Barack Obama spend Every Waking Hour trying to get our economy moving in the right direction again? Absolutely not! President Barack Obama has not met with his jobs council for six months because he has too much on his plate, White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Wednesday. "Theres no specific reason, except the president has obviously got a lot on his plate," Carney said during the daily White House briefing. "But he continues to solicit and receive advice from numerous folks outside the administration about the economy about ideas that he can act on with Congress or administratively to help the economy grow and help create jobs." The 26-member President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness has not officially met since January, according to a Politico report. That article suggested that the group of business executives and CEOs might be reticent to appear with Obama as his reelection campaign heats up. Discussion and analysis follow. JACKSONVILLE No commodity is more valuable to an American president than his time, say veteran White House watchers and former administration officials. So how does President Obama spend his? He explained it this way today at a grassroots rally here: I told you I would wake up every single day, every single day and spend every waking hour thinking about you, fighting as hard as I knew how for you because I see myself in you. Republicans say that line is just too cute by half. Today they hit the president in an email blast for just more words. They note that tonight Obama will again set a new record for time spent fundraising by an incumbent. He attends two high-dollar events in Florida that combined will rake in north of $875,000 from roughly four dozen supporters, according to figures provided by the Obama campaign. The latest events raise to 185 the total re-election fundraisers hes attended for his campaign or the Democratic Party in his first term setting another new all-time record. (George W. Bush attended just 86.) Why is Obama spending so much time on the money trail? Experts say that Obama is the first modern incumbent to forgo public financing for the general election campaign, forcing him into a non-stop sprint for cash to compete. He faces an army of pro-Republican super PACs and nonprofit outside groups which have amassed significant war chests. And, experts say, contribution limits (capped at $2,500 per person by the FEC) have not kept pace with the skyrocketing cost of campaigns and paid media. That means candidates have to reach more donors in a race to keep up. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/a-note-on-how-obama-spends-every-waking-hour/
