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Massachusetts House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo is rejecting Governor Deval Patrick’s proposal to raise $260 million in new revenue with various taxes and fees, including a tax on candy and soda, an increase in cigarette taxes, and a new deposit requirement for bottled water. Howie was with the speaker and wanted to know how the listeners felt about the proposed taxes.
A government report released yesterday included a list of the top 10 sources of sodium and found that bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet. The report claims that bread accounts for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips. Howie said you can have his Wonder Bread when you can pry it from his cold dead hands....
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum was the winner in all three primary contests last night, including an unexpected five-point victory in Colorado's caucuses. Santorum also won the Minnesota caucuses, by an 18-point margin, and he won by 30 points in the Missouri primary. He may not have any new delegates, but he does have the big Mo - momentum. Howie still did not believe that Santorum has a shot.
Mitt Romney had a third-place finish in last night's caucuses, trailing both Rick Santroum and Ron Paul. In 2008 Romney was able to hold John McCain and Mike Huckabeein a 3 way tie with 29% of the vote in the Missouri caucus. This year, with fewer opponents, he won only 25 percent. Howie asked is Santorum the new anti-Mitt.