Cory Booker's Popularity Spikes with Republicans

It's funny, the little moments that make huge differences in a politician's career. Take for example Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker, as of late. All it took was one selfless act of impromptu fire rescue a month ago to gain the support of the entire Democratic Party.

And one appearance on Meet the Press to gain the support of the entire Republican Party…

The Republican National Committee is looking to capitalize on Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s (D) criticism of the Obama campaign's attack on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, urging supporters to sign a petition saying they "stand with Cory."

"Yesterday New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker, a surrogate spokesman for the Obama campaign, called the president's attacks on the free market 'ridiculous,'" the petition reads. "That's right Mr. President, we aren't going to let you destroy free enterprise. Stand up for America. Stand up for job creators."

I think we can add one more name to ever-growing list of prospective Romney VP choices. It would certainly be more interesting than some.

And not nearly as silly as others.

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We Must Protect Our Expatriate Billionaire Tax-Dodgers!

If there's one thing that's ruining America, it's the lack of freedom afforded to our job-creating billionaires seeking to renounce their U.S. citizenship so as to avoid paying taxes.

These people are true American heroes, and any attempt to stymie their noble efforts to horde money is clearly an act of anti-patriotic menace so heinous it can only be compared to… compared to…

Well, I'll let Grover Norquist explain…

Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform, said the targeting people that turn in their passports reminded him of regimes that had driven people out of the country, only to confiscate their wealth at the door.

"I think Schumer can probably find the legislation to do this. It existed in Germany in the 1930s and Rhodesia in the ’70s and in South Africa as well," said Norquist. "He probably just plagiarized it and translated it from the original German."

The Nazis infamously implemented a departure tax on Jews who tried to flee Germany before World War II. Schumer is Jewish.

Well put! I'll bet Grover Norquist got an A+ in Comparison class back in school.

And it's only more chilling a comparison when you consider the awful inhuman yoke of subjugation under which that U.S. billionaires are forced to live in the Democratic regime. Can you imagine the grim specter of being forced to cycle money back into the economy? I get physically ill at the very thought of it.

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John Boehner Has a Wheelbarrow Full of Frogs

In case you were ever wondering why Congress never seems to be able to get anything done, John Boehner explains…

"It is hard to keep 218 frogs in a wheelbarrow long enough to get a bill passed," the Ohio Republican said in an interview aired Sunday on ABC’s "This Week" when asked about the internal criticism of his leadership style.

Wow. The legislative process is even more byzantine and antiquated than I'd thought.

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From the Pork Barrel: The League of Extraordinary Losers

* Walter Shapiro highlights the grim future that lies ahead for Joe Biden should he and Obama fall short in November.

* New Bridge to Nowhere discovered in New Hampshire.

* Rush Limbaugh has not shown his face in Chicago since Occupy Wall Streeters started protesting him. This would mean something if he was in Chicago.

* George W. Bush is being coaxed away from his Texas ranch long enough to visit the White House for the first time in two years for the the unveiling of his official portrait and to pick up some old Doobie Brothers records he left behind.

* Rahm Emanuel is "livid." Which, I suppose, counts as a news item.

* Don't forget to download our Election Companion App for iPhone and iPad and follow along as Ilya Gerner liveblogs Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Paul Ryan on this Sunday's Meet the Press.

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Quote Unquote: Blame

Joe Biden on the 40 percent of West Virginia Democrats who voted for an incarcerated felon over President Obama…

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"I don't blame people, they're frustrated, they're angry."

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This is actually a minor gaffe by Biden standards. On a normal day, he would have said that he voted against Obama as well.