Mitt Can't Remember But Stays Consistent, Ex-PATRIOT, Demon Sheep of GOP Admen (PM Note)

May 17, 2012 07:14 PM "Ex-PATRIOT" - Schumer Targets Anti-Tax Facebook Set - Act to Target Eduardo Saverin - It's  not a Bill of Attainder, they say, because they'd target any soon-to-be Internet  billionaire who renounces his (or her) citizenship to avoid paying taxes - http://abcn.ws/LgYc14 Eduardo Saverin Writes from Singapore to Say He's Not So Bad - http://abcn.ws/JbcZbS Whatever I said, I Still Agree With It - Read this Mitt Romney quote and dissect it - "I'm not familiar with precisely what I said, but I stand by what I said, whatever it was," Romney said. "And with regards to - I'll go back and take a look at what was said there." It started this morning with a New York Times story Jeremiah Wright and Fred Davis and the possibility of a new SuperPAC attacking Obama with a "literate" black spokesman. The Details of the Jeremiah Wright Plan were Dissected Piecemeal by Jake Tapper: On the immediate distance Romney put between himself and the idea - http://abcn.ws/JNMaJe On Adman Fred Davis - Mark Salter said he needs "round-the-clock adult supervision" -http://abcn.ws/L3dFfr On TD Ameritrade and their billionaire former CEO who considered bankrolling the Jeremiah Wright-focused campaign - http://abcn.ws/Kk72FM The proposal, which was one given to the Joe-Ricketts-backed group, and we're told was never seriously considered, dominated the day. http://abcn.ws/Jy7a7x Romney said he was going to focus his campaign on the issues, not personal attacks. But it turns out that earlier this year he himself had mentioned Wright in a radio interview. He didn't remember that interview, which led to the afore-mentioned quote. Matt Negrin explains why Romney not remembering something but still saying he agrees with it could mean something - http://abcn.ws/J1jVDL What did Romney not recall saying?  Something on the Hannity radio show in February: "I'm not sure which is worse him listening to Reverend Wright or him saying we must be a less Christian nation." Character Assassination - That stomped a bit on Romney's pledge today that he would focus his campaign on the economy and the issues, unlike the Obama campaign, which he said was trying to assassinate his character - http://abcn.ws/KFjCCl Coburn Suggests DNC and RNC Give Back $36 Million in Convention Tax Money - Jon Karl asks them about it. Rough translation:  Both said no.  Bipartisanship! - http://abcn.ws/Kjhyvf The Demon Sheep of  GOP Admen - Our favorites from Fred Davis' Oeuvre - http://abcn.ws/Klbiot Power Players - Can John Edwards Ever Come Back? - George "I've never seen approval ratings this low" - 3 percent! - "Those kind of numbers rule out a political career. But not personal redemption - and ultimate recovery from the scandal.  Here's what Edwards can do." Be like Chuck Colson -  http://abcn.ws/KqnoNu Closing Arguments for Edwards - http://abcn.ws/J1jVDO RIP Americans Elect - http://abcn.ws/KqnnsX Biden Claims Romney Bain Investments Cost Taxpayers - Vice President Joe Biden today added a new twist to Democrats' economic argument against Mitt Romney, saying his business practices at Bain Capital resulted in costs to taxpayers - http://abcn.ws/JW3wV0 Obama Courts Veterans With New Campaign - Obama lost the veterans' vote in 2008 to John McCain (himself a veteran), 55 to 45 percent. But campaign officials now believe that changing demographics in the country and the military, coupled with Obama's record on veterans issues, could give him an edge  -http://abcn.ws/KwT5IK Breyer Robbed… Again - http://abcn.ws/JzURts Palin v. Obama - Matt Dowd looks at the past week and says Obama failed to seize the moment, while Sarah Palin very much did - http://abcn.ws/JjPkYb Tapper Talks Drones with Tom Donilon - http://abcn.ws/LbHWbn Why Wait 'Til December? - Rubio Warns of Daily Debt Ceiling Crisis, Won't Back Schumer's "Ex-Patriot" Proposal -  http://abcn.ws/Mpmmph The Mystery of Capitol Hill Burglaries - http://abcn.ws/L3ydED Another Veep SuperPAC - this one is for the "children's future" and supports Chris Christie -http://abcn.ws/LgYc18