At @Reuters_Summits, @RobPortman says he thinks Romney wld be willing to make tough decisions & risk being 1-term president @Reuterspolitics
@RobPortman tells @Reuters_summits he thinks Romney wld be willing to make tough decisions & risk being one-term president @Reuters_politics
Blunt says to keep an eye on Virginia
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt, a Republican who is Mitt Romney’s point person in Congress, doesn’t think Ohio or Florida will be the main states to watch on election night. He will have his eyes on Virginia.
In an interview at the annual Reuters Washington Summit, Blunt was asked which state was the one to monitor in the run-up to the Nov. 6 election between President Barack Obama and Romney.
@RoyBlunt : if Obama wins in Nov Congress must learn to compromise; says only recently has compromise been seen as an evil @Reuters_summits
Sen. @RoyBlunt tells @Reuters_summits VA most interesting state to watch in Nov; says if Romney wins VA he’ll win presidency
@Hip_ToBe_Square belated thanks for FF last week. was on vacation and now just catching up with things.
Book Talk: Michelle Obama on White House kitchen garden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has adopted healthy eating and fighting childhood obesity as one of her pet causes.
Her first book, “American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,” tells of her experiences planting the first vegetable garden at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt and shares other stories of other community gardens across the country.
Advice from Michelle Obama to Ann Romney – enjoy campaigning http://t.co/QFQZ5eKf
Michelle Obama to Ann Romney: have fun campaigning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forget the long hours, sleep deprivation and 24/7 scrutiny. First lady Michelle Obama has more upbeat advice for Ann Romney as they face a hectic summer of campaigning: Enjoy it.
Though Obama will be out campaigning for her husband, President Barack Obama, to beat presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in November, she said she hopes Romney’s wife, Ann, will be able to appreciate the unique opportunity.



