Mitt Romney, Home of the Whopper: Punching In

Romney takes to Facebook to tell his campaign’s most dangerous, most egregious lie yet.
Related: Forbes (really, Forbes) describes how disappointing a Romney presidency would be.
Also: Nonpartisan Factcheck.org deconstructs the Romney tax plan.
A big break in the fight for sick days: New York Times editorial calls for an earned sick days ordinance in NYC.
Fox News <3’s voter suppression.
Straight talk on four of the states with governors who are “rejecting” the Medicaid expansion in Obamacare.
This is what quid quo pro looks like: Michigan Rep wants to privatize prisons for his prison executive donor.
First of many? Minneapolis City Council calls for principal reduction from federal housing agencies.
Education matters for fixing the economy – but we can’t really build a stronger economy without good jobs.
Why corporate-backed SuperPACs are hunting Sen. Sherrod Brown.
FACT: Government employment at lowest point since 1968. (Public sector lost 9,000 jobs in July.)
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
