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Today:
10:0: President Obama departs the White House
10:50: Delivers remarks at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va
12:05: Departs Va.
1:15: Arrives in Cleveland, Ohio
2:30: Delivers remarks at Cleveland State University in Ohio
4:55: Departs Cleveland
6:20: Arrives at the White House
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Newseum
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Washington Post editorial: Here is one way to distill the confusing charges and countercharges of the first presidential debate:
President Obama has no adequate plan to cope with the frightening level of debt the U.S. government is accumulating. His proposal would only worsen the level of U.S. debt.
Republican nominee Mitt Romney has a plan to make it worse.
To understand that harsh assessment, you have to spend a few minutes with some facts that Mr. Romney did his best to obscure Wednesday.
“First of all, I don’t have a $5 trillion tax cut,” he said. In fact, Mr. Romney has proposed lowering income tax rates, abolishing the estate tax and making other changes that would cost $5 trillion over 10 years…..
…. The Republican cites studies that he says prove that wrong, but when you look closely, they prove him wrong….
…. here’s the really scary part: Mr. Romney’s plan is irresponsible, even if he could pay for it….
Full editorial here
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