Obama Makes Populist Pitch – Wall Street Journal   “Mr. Obama’s laundry-list of initiatives—steep tax increases on wealthier Americans, fresh investigations into the mortgage crisis and support for domestic manufacturing—was aimed at buttressing a re-election message that posits him as defender of Americans beset by inequality in the tax code and broader economy.”

Warren Buffett’s Secretary Likely (Reportedly) Makes Between $200,000 And $500,000/Year – Forbes   “I have nothing against Debbie Bosanke earning a half million or even more. Buffet is a major player in the world economy. His secretary deserves good compensation. At her income, however, she is scarcely the symbol of injustice that Obama wishes her to project.”  This is the person Obama picks as the perfect example of the “unfairness” of our tax system?

Soros: Euro Crisis Might Wreck EU – Guardian   “George Soros says Europe did too little, too late, and Nouriel Roubini says Europe needs ‘less austerity and more growth’”

Geithner: Obama Wouldn’t Ask Me to Stay in a Second Term – Bloomberg   “He’s not going to ask me to stay on, I’m pretty confident,” Geithner said in an interview with Bloomberg Television today. “I’m confident he’ll be president. But I’m also confident he’s going to have the privilege of having another secretary of the Treasury.”

WHO’S GREEDY? Obama Gave 1% to Charity, Romney Gave 15% – Fox News   “Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle gave $10,772 of the $1.2 million they earned from 2000 through 2004 to charities, or less than 1 percent, according to tax returns for those years released today by his campaign.”