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Turns out, the #FEC is tired of #DonaldTrump spreading lies.

Turns out, the #FEC is tired of #DonaldTrump spreading lies. Check out @EllenLWeintraub's Tweet: https://twitter.com/EllenLWeintraub/status/830184891887259649?s=09 #AlternativeFacts #putuporshutup https://twitter.com/EllenLWeintraub/status/830184891887259649?s=09

Romney's Credit Card Scandal

The plus has been abuzz today over the " Romney Credit Card Scandal ." Everyone seems to be on the Romney-bashing bandwagon. But while everyone is running around talking about how big of a jerk Romney is being because some staffers had to pay their own cab fair, people clearly aren't looking at this though objective eyes. One, this is a very small sampling of credit/debit card holders in the campaign. Two, it is very reasonably to assume that the staff credit cards were applied for with a termination date and it's perfectly reasonable to conclude that date to be election day, Nov. 6 this year. This means, after the Romney concession speech on Nov. 7. (in the wee hours, for sure) those cards would be automatically turned off.  Three, Romney himself probably didn't micro-manage campaign finances. That's why campaigns hire CFOs and campaign managers. These decisions aren't made from the prop-head, they're made by staff and managers. Does the candidate t...