Misogyny is a central plank in the platform of the GOP these days, sadly. Asking women to weigh in on the Republican Party's hateful policies is like asking a mugging victim to offer her opinion on the personal values of the mugger. The GOP therefore does not want women to voice their opinions for obvious reasons.

Feisty--I would not compare Rick Santorum with Mr. Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a gentle and kind person who respected others, even if they weren't like him. He taught children that they should be kind, caring, compassionate, and tolerant toward others. Nothing like Mr. Santorum, the absolute antithesis of gentle, kind and compassionate! Other than that, spot on!

"We have met the enemy and he is us!" Pogo by Walt Kelly

Right Sail,and fem-nazi doesn't count we know who wears the pants and who wears the bra in her marriage..

You got that right Feisty......not one woman was invited to testify. Not one person who had an opposing view was invited either.

Darrel Issa, is nothing but a brain dead ideologue as is his party. Since becoming chairman. he has done nothing to better the country. Just calling these idiotic committee meetings to further a political agenda.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/16/426850/democratic-women-boycott-issas-contraception-hearing-for-preventing-women-from-testifying/

The jerk is probably manipulating Big Pharma stock for personal profit for him and his buddies...

And the winner of the "paper tiger vs. Mr. 'Sweater Vest Rodgers'" will get to complete against Mr. Empty Suit!

*Cackerjacks* anyone?

Obama-Biden 2012 - the continuing journey of the fall of America.

There's no room for Extremism in this country. Stump these Talibans out.

Feisty--the only thing Mr. Rogers and Santorum have in common is a connection with Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Rogers was more of a cardigan guy than sweater vests, too.

Seriously, Mr. Rogers taught tolerance and accepting people for who they are. I have not seen these attributes in Santorum.

So...are we now supposed to compare Obama to Tiger Woods since they are both golfers?

O is not a golfer he is the POTUS...I know some people still have a hard time grasping that,but he is..

sw philly,

Well...it's hard to tell the difference somedays... If you are going to compare Santorum to Mr. Rodgers, then an equal comparison should be Obama to Tiger Woods.

JK---let's see a comparison between the President & Tiger Woods

President----happily married family man. Tiger----not

President---plays golf maybe once per week Tiger---golfs for a living

President---African-American -----Oh, JK now I see where you are going with this. Very clever of you to get a two-fer. Feigned outrage over any time that the President takes for relaxation (despite that time being equal to what other Presidents have done) and a racist remark as well.

What's funny is these Republicans campaigning in a State where the Republican governor raised taxes considerably in his first year in office.

Steeler Fan,

Nice that you throw the race card out there... I see that your bigotry knows no bounds. My comment was simply a comparison of your co-horts of comparing Santorum's waredrobe (sweater vest) to Mr. Rodgers (sweater vest). Nothing more, nothing less...if you people start making idoitic comparisons then it should be free game to compare others the same way, no? As for race, Tiger was the first name to come to mind...would you prefer I used Phil Mickelson instead? Or perhaps Jack Nickalus, or perhaps Tom Watson, or well...you tell me what golfer to use that is politically correct in your bigoted world to use, ok?

B.S. Now you want to act all innocent as if someone else brought up the color thing. If golf comes to mind why not Mickleson, Palmer, Sing. At least be man enough to stand behind your comment. You really are low class.

kingofmyhill,

Not sure you are directing that comment at me, but Steeler was the one that brought up the issue of race, NOT me...

Like I said JK, low class.

Well...I'm sure there is no one that holds that title better than you, kingofmyhill...

I brought up race by saying people have a hard time accepting our president instead they except him like saying he is our president except he wasn't born here or he is not one of us or he plays golf too much...

credit reporting and insurance companies rule the world they won't give up that power,too many lobbyists on the payroll...We won't see any real oversight...They are the real Big Brother on the scene.

sw philly you are probably right, but if we can throw a little sunlight on how they operate that too will help the consumer.

Nice to see you post again.

KIds spilled soda or something on my keyboard....Missed all you guys momma

It gives me a chance to let my cynical side out on here...

And I whole heartedly agree on the oversight trans-union and the other good old boys are worse than any loan shark

SW Philly - We have to try! If we just give up then they will win!! It is all about voting the right people into office!

Never say never!!

President Obama 2012

I will be pullin the lever for O in Nov. that is decided.

I will not

sw: And I whole heartedly agree on the oversight trans-union and the other good old boys are worse than any loan shark

Think they'll be as good as the CFTC, you know, the government regulation agency that saw MF Global collapse?

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/us-mfglobal-cftc-policy-idUSTRE8102IV20120201

What's interesting with the Left is they think because the government says they will do something, that the regulation will actually get done. As seen with MF Global, these "regulators" are actually part of the scam. If the you can't regulate an obvious sham like MF Global, there is no way you're ever going to regulate all the debt collectors and credit bureaus.

So Libs, I like your enthusiasm, I question your judgement.

BNSr: I will not.

It's difficult to fathom why anyone would want four more years of Obama's "leadership", unless of course you're collecting a government paycheck. But even then, what is your Plan B when those checks run out?

Oh go lib yourself that is what I said,there will be little oversight going on...And now its the feddie govs fault everytime an investment firm or something fails ? Really you righties can't make up your mind...Its really just whatever O does is bad MMMMkkkayy...

So whats the queen of mean bachman gonna do ? vote for him and hope the checks keep coming for her and the adams family she has under her farmhouse roof ?

JoAnnaSmith1

Our judgment? We elected President Obama, look at the state of the economy and compare it to one handed him by Bush.........about 4million private sector jobs created so far. That's our fulfillment.

RWNJ, what's yours?

Pen they are inside the fabled cone of silence or Bill Maher and Jon Stewart's bubble...They don't see reality..

So sw, you have regulations, and bureaucracies to run them, and they both have a track record of failure. Either you have regulations that work, or you don't. And with the 8th largest bankruptcy (MF Global) in history, so goes your proof of how well the regulations have workerd. But keep cheering the regulators philly, they'll get one right sooner or later. So if you have regulations and regulators that are supposed to make sure these firms don't fail, but they still do, what good are they?

Take the blinders off and face some reality sw.

PEN: Our judgment?

Yeah, your judgement. It's poor. Still on your "Bush kick" I see. You would think 3+ years in you'd face the reality of the situation, but I guess you choose to live in the past. You really have nothing else.

JSA1

"Yeah, your judgement. It's poor. Still on your "Bush kick" I see. You would think 3+ years in you'd face the reality of the situation, but I guess you choose to live in the past. You really have nothing else.

No, I refused to live in the past. Today, GM made a big roar courtesy, Obama's bailout. Today, unemployment claim down to 4yr low. There's economy recovery buzz everywhere and so deafening it is, RWNJs ran out of talking point. All these and more are recent happenings.

Your a loser. You've got nothing......NADA. The numbers are in and Liberals are winning, yes, WINNING.

Keep up your fight against women...........Looser.

PEN: No, I refused to live in the past.

But yet you do. Why is that?

PEN: Today, GM made a big roar

They paid back the money they owe the taxpayers?

PEN: There's economy recovery buzz everywhere and so deafening

You must be listening to some other roar. GDP growth projections for 2012 are an unsteady 2%, which is a teeny-tiny roar at best. The roar you may hear is from car owners where gas prices are projected in the $4/$5 range by spring. Obama is asking for another $1.3 Trillion in debt, on top of his other $5 trillion from the previous three years, that roar you hear there are from our children and grand-children who will have to pay for it.

PEN: Keep up your fight against women...........Looser.

"Looser"? I'm sorry, I didn't know I was dealing with an illiterate fool. Now I know.

Question?? Does Anyone KNOW if Santorum is a "Norquist Pledge" signer???

Mitt & Newt ARE; Plus, 238 Congressmen & 41 Senators??

Hell they said he won in Iowa...It has been lousy manipulating and outright lies from the begining...and after FL 2000 you would think they would wait to call if its only a supposed 8 vote margin..

The press needs to stay out of the picking winners game and leave it to the voters

danger, as you said, there's been a ton of volatility. I suspect Santorum's numbers can go down as fast as they are going up, just like Gingrich/Cain/Perry/Bachmann/Trump's did. Let's see if he's still standing after the avalanche of mud about to hit him. It's Romney's only proven tactic as a candidate... but it is a proven tactic.

Dangerfield ... interesting numbers, thanks for the update. Be interesting to see what kind of spin comes out of it.

Two most recent Michigan polls show Santorum increasing his lead and momentum...

Inside MI Politics/MRG

Mitchell/Rosetta Stone

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/mi/michigan_republican_presidential_primary-1589.html

Newter Obama 2012

bumper sticker sited at lunch

Dangerfield,

You more than anyone ought to be able to answer your own question - what is the reason for the unprecedented volatility of this nominating cycle....

No respect!!!

Seriously, it has been fascinating and it isn't over yet. Stay tuned. Overall I think the volatility is bad for Republicans.

Saw that while listening to Lush Dimbulb in your oversized truck with more doors,seats and bedspace than you will ever need huh? You know what Frued said about men and size dontcha? stop advocating physical harm on the pres please...Aren't you guys all patriotic and stuff?

dangerfield,

I bet private moments with Gov. Romney and his campaign staff aren't real pleasant ones right about now.

In fairness to the media, until recently Mitt Romney was the consistent "front runner" in the National Polls. Sure, a new candidate would rise sharply, come close to Romney, tie or lead slightly but quickly fell back down. When Santorum proves he has durability and momentum, he'll be the "front runner".

phine---how about the person on the Romney staff who oversaw the ad where Romney is driving around Detroit in a car made in .........Canada.

Steeler,

OMG! Well, Romney did say he likes to fire people...........................

They will try the anti-union thing, TOG, but they don't realize that in the real world, people have friends and families in unions even if they themselves don't belong to one.

*John-4274116*

Romney is a career politician... The thing is, Romney's campaigns were rejected by the majority of the American people.

Romney has been greatly successful in the business realm, but he has experience more failure than successful as politician. The truth be told, he is an elitist who think that it is turn to be president, but destiny has charted another course for this campaign. Sorry Mitt you have to wait until 2016 or 2020. Maybe he should try taking a Dale Carnegie Course, it help him will freinds and influence people.

Yup

Everybody GOP candidate but Huntsman signed allegiance to kingmaker Grover.