REWIND - A Week of Quotes & Cartoons

SUNDAY

Quote of the Day
July 8, 2012

'TRENTON - Gov. Chris Christie today called for the
privatization of the Higgs boson. "Binding the earth
together is something that could be handled much
more efficiently by the for-profit sector," the
Republican governor and deeply available vice-
presidential prospect said. "Auctioning off the rights
to the Higgs boson will create American jobs and
balance American budgets". '

Columnist Gail Collins
New York Times
July 7, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/6pn5jb5

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/7wecmqg
Vot?
David Horsey - Los Angeles Times

MONDAY

Quote of the Day
July 9, 2012

''Unappreciated in this chaotic political environment
is that the ACA is the first U.S. law to attempt
comprehensive reform touching nearly every aspect
of our health system. Even President Lyndon
Johnson's achievement in establishing Medicare
and Medicaid in 1965 was more narrowly focused.
The law addresses far more than coverage, including
health system quality and efficiency, prevention and
wellness, the health care workforce, fraud and
abuse, long-term care, biopharmaceuticals, elder
abuse and neglect, the Indian Health Service, and
other matters.'

The Road Ahead for the Affordable Care Act
John E. McDonough, Dr.P.H.
New England Journal of Medicine
July 2, 2012
(10.1056/NEJMp1206845)
http://tinyurl.com/7q9puwt

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/79uc5oa
Flip Flop
Rob Rogers

TUESDAY

Quote of the Day
July 10, 2012

'In calling for cooperation from Congress, Mr.
Obama said that the point is to "agree to do what we
agree on": extend the middle-class tax cuts. As a
matter of fairness and responsible policy making, he
said, the majority of Americans, and the broader
economy, should not be held hostage again to
another debate over the merits of tax cuts for the
wealthy.

'Unfortunately, it is not a message Congressional
Republicans want to hear, committed as they are to
preserving tax cuts for the rich at all costs. It is not
even what some Democratic leaders want to hear,
including Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader
and Senator Charles Schumer of New York, both of
whom voiced support on Monday for Mr. Obama's
approach but have advocated in the past for
extending the tax cuts for households that e'arn up
to $1 million a year, a level that would please
wealthy campaign donors.

'... Million-dollar earners don't need a break.
Extending the tax cuts to those earning $1 million a
year would cost the government $366 billion in lost
revenue over 10 years, compared with extending the
tax cuts only to those making less than $250,000 a
year. That amount would have to be made up by
cutting federal spending in critical areas like
Medicare, Medicaid, education and food safety.'

Editorial
New York Times
July 10, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/88zqm78

Toon of the Day

http://tinyurl.com/cqbntbh
Zip It
Rob Rogers

WEDNESDAY

Quote of the Day
July 11, 2012

'This is a financial crisis whose consequences are
being paid not by the politicians and bankers but by
the most vulnerable people in our society. I don't
see any ray of light if subsidies are cut this year and
my mine closes, because I live in an area that offers
zero job alternatives at the moment.'

Santiago Marzo, 47, who has worked
for 25 years in the Arino coal mine,
in the eastern province of Teruel,
Spain and who set out from June 22,
since then covering about  250 miles,
on foot to reach Madrid.

New York Times
July 11, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/83kvjuz

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/82rnceb
Diversity
Mike Luckovich

THURSDAY

Quote of the Day
July 12, 2012

''Like the non-disclosure of his tax returns, Mitt's
opaque foreign investments and bank accounts
make you wonder what he is hiding, not just about
money but other aspects of his life and career,
including his yet-to-be-detailed years as a lay official
of his church. Voters like to feel they know the
person they are voting for, and every Mitt secret on
any subject plays into the trope of Mitt the Mystery
Man. And, as with his tax returns, Romney doesn't
have a good answer to the questions raised about
his offshore holdings. Speaking of his investments a
few days ago, he came up with this: "I don't manage
them. I don't even know where they are." Which
prompted Romney's persistent critic David
Letterman to counter: "He does not manage his own
finances and he doesn't know where his money is -
This is the guy to fix the economy."'

Frank Rich
New York Magazine
July 11, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/7a8p8zl

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/6pz549u
Poor Man
Rob Rogers

FRIDAY

Quote of the Day
July 13, 2012

'"It is a can of worms,'

Financier Warren Buffett
on Barclays Bank and
Libor Scandal
CNBC
July 12, 2012

http://tinyurl.com/7ot2hqo
also: http://tinyurl.com/7879ukg

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/85jvvel
Reruns
Stuart Carlson

SATURDAY

Quote of the Day
July 14, 2012

'Using a combination of Photoshop, Excel,
scanners, and both laser and ink jet printers I was
able to make very convincing forgeries of nearly
every document that came from the bank.'

A prominent futures-industry
executive Russell Wasendorf Sr.,
confessing to having stolen than
$100 million from customers at
Peregrine Financial Group.

New York Times
July 14, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/7a6c8xm

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/6syc4xe
Banking Scandal
Jimmy Margulies - The Record (N. New Jersey)

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