December 08, 2011 4:01 pm ET filed under Blog
Not So Fast: Gov. Scott's $1 Billion Education Increase Isn't What It Seems
December 02, 2011 9:14 am ET filed under Blog
Luntz's "Occupy" Advice Reveals GOP Weaknesses — And One Major Strength
November 09, 2011 10:27 am ET filed under Video
Gov. McDonnell: Tell Wall Street "They Do Something Good Because They're Job Creators"
From a November 9, 2011, appearance by Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA) on MSNBC's Morning Joe:
August 22, 2011 11:15 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - August 21, 2011
This Sunday's talk shows echoed a quiet week in Washington, with newly-minted head of the Republican Governor's Association Bob McDonnell (R-VA) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) regurgitating standard lines on the President Obama's economic policies. McDonnell also faulted President Obama for the country's current debt and deficits, rejecting the notion that President George W. Bush bears any responsiblity. Long-shot presidential candidate Rick Santorum joined him in misplacing blame for deficits, claiming that safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps are "the core problem with our deficit," before wrongly suggesting that repealing the health care reform law would create jobs and increase growth. Fellow presidential contender Jon Huntsman trotted out his flat tax plan, glossing over the truth about its disproportionate effect on the lower and middle classes. He also blamed the fact that corporations aren't hiring on "uncertainty and confusion," when business leaders themselves point to weak demand, not government policies.
August 30, 2010 10:02 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - August 29, 2010
August 30, 2010 9:59 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - August 29, 2010
Sunday on Face The Nation, Republican Senate hopeful Joe Miller (AK) stoked fears about Social Security's finances and Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) wrapped his sugary drawl around a variety of sour attacks on Democrats' economic policies. Miller claimed "the trust fund is empty," but in reality Social Security holds assets of $2.5 trillion and is solvent through the Baby Boomers' golden years. Later, Gov. Barbour dissembled about the cost-cutting Affordable Care Act — the bill actually reigns in health care spending while expanding coverage dramatically and cutting the deficit — and suggested Democrats aren't creating jobs despite the expert consensus that the Recovery Act and other measures saved millions of jobs and turned the economy around.
August 10, 2010 3:10 pm ET filed under Blog
Meg Whitman Flip-Flops: Is Now Against A Path Towards Citizenship
April 15, 2010 12:46 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Republican Governors Association Repeats "16,500 New IRS Agents" Falsehood
In recent weeks, conservatives have spread the false claim that the federal government will hire "16,500 new IRS agents" to enforce the Affordable Care Act. Though the claim was debunked by independent fact checkers more than two weeks ago, the Republican Governors Association still peddles the myth, sending out an e-mail today with the subject line, "16500 New IRS Agents."
June 19, 2009 10:16 am ET filed under Blog
FactCheck.org Smacks Down Republican Attacks On Gov. Corzine
On June 18, 2009, FactCheck.org debunked two misleading anti-Corzine ads produced by the Republican Governors Association.
