Ana, nice post. Unfortunately for the GOP they will do what they always do - surround themselves in negativity no matter what the issue. They hate everybody and every thing. And they're not even competent about the issues, that's the rub.

Michigan workers - there are workers like them all over the country - it is they we need to stand with. Not the religious freaks or Jesus freaks. They aren't dealing in reality.

Reality is the people who are bringing our country back, one 9-5 shift at a time.

President Obama is a great president. He believed in those who everyone stopped believing in 30 years ago. He was just the right man at just the right time.

As some FR lefty liberal kindly pointed out recently, the Chrysler 300 Romney was driving in a MI campaign commercial is actually manufactured in a foreign country, Brampton, Canada.

Hmmmmmmmm.......... All the big three "American" auto companies manufacture lots and lots of their cars in numerous foreign countries.

Where is all the FR leftuous indignation about giving BILLIONS in bailouts and subsidies to these champions of "shipping American jobs to foreign countries"?????

I guess they get a free ride because they are darlings of the left.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have a point Joe, besides the one on top of your head?

Moron: Don't quit you day job flippin' burgers at Micky D's to pursue your career as a comedian. You'll be living in a refrigerator box and eating out of Micky's dumpster.

AnaBanana-1782128

I agree with Pat. If President Obama found the cure for cancer the jealous fearful crazy right wing would disparage it. They are sooooo afraid because they are losing their privileges and are losing the battle.

I can see Romney hitting sour notes singing I love cars now. LOL

Wow lookie here. The personal attacks from Joe the Puss in Albany. Must have struck a nerve. Betcha he is just like his boy Mitt: Never been on a shop floor, knows nothing about CAD Modeling, CNC Machining, Quality Engineering, ISO Standards, and couldn't tell the difference between a caliper and a micrometer. Betcha Joe believes that buying and gutting companies like AMPAD make him a businessman! What a POLTROON!

This is so damn funny - Bill Maher:

My favorite moment of the debate was the last question, when they all were asked to summarize themselves in one word:

Rick Santorum said "courage" , whereas I would have said "Bellevue."

I can't stop laughing.

Joe in Albany

Gee Joe, are you living in a cloud. Canada helped with billions to bring back GM to solid footing and our Conservative PM said it was the right thing to do.

@!$%# Detroit, @!$%# the auto workers unions, and @!$%# the bailout!

GM's is doing well, because I (along with everyone else) PAID TO BAIL THEM OUT!

Will the united auto workers union bail ME out if I'm lose MY job?

Will G.M. give me (or anyone else) a free car if we can't afford to buy a new one?

Didn't think so......they were owed NOTHING by the American people, or myself.

Bragging about this might just be a double edged sword. Because there are a lot of people like myself who think that GM' mismanagement of their company's finances should not have been rewarded, and the union's GREEDY @!$%#ing bargaining stance is part of what has jacked up the price of new vehicles into the stratosphere. Not to mention the fact that Detroit makes, and always did make, @!$%#ty products that are built to break down at 100,000 miles.

So, take your bailout and SHOVE IT! It isn't something to brag about to the people like myself who had to pay for it!

To quote ByJonathan Bernstein

"And if one of these candidates is elected, then he’ll have very little that he’s promised to his constituents beyond not bowing to Saudi kings, not going on apology tours and not using a teleprompter.

It’s just sad. "

Joe in Albany.

You need a logic class, a critical thinking class, and your cognative abilities absolutely suck.

IJS.

So, Joe in Albany.....cars made in Canada = Bad?

Canadian, XL Pipeline = Good?

[So, take your bailout and SHOVE IT! It isn't something to brag about to the people like myself who had to pay for it!]

Stanley,

It's not about YOU anymore...get over it. Those days are over, for awhile anyway...at least until all this crap gets straightened out.

In the mean time, it's time to buck up and put your hands in the fire and get things moving again.

The train is leaving the station, are you on it or are you gonna be caught in the bathroom with your pants around your ankles?

J. Merle. You really need to take your meds or a course in anger management. Your boy Romney (a paper pusher) has never been on a shop floor and earned his "income" from buying and selling companies much like a PAWNBROKER, who buys jewelry than takes it apart for it's components and sells them for scrap. Is this the man (and I use the term loosely) you want for POTUS?

The Government is NOT a business and the last businessmen to run the government were George Bush with an MBA and Dick Cheney of Haliburton fame which got really fat off of no bid government contracts AND the blood of our servicemen...Or do you prefer Hoover?

Are you a paper pusher like Spanky J. Merle? Perhaps you should have taken some engineering courses J. Merle or are you just another paper-pusher sponging off the rest of us who actually create a useful product for domestic and foreign consumption? Just askin?

[So, Joe in Albany.....cars made in Canada = Bad? Canadian, XL Pipeline = Good?]

chilled, little Jofus here voted for Carl Paladino for NYS governor...'nuff said.

Next year, when Hussein is unemployed and standing on the street asking for handouts, you think some of the liberal Gyno-Americans here will offer to make a porno with him? I mean, he already gets a cyber-Lewinski everyday here. He's gonna need the cash. Michelle will already have left him and will be doing a talkshow...

@Mickey...

Paladino of cursing, baseball bat carrying, racist jokes and e-mails, child out of wedlock infany...

...you're correct..'nuff said

your cognative (sic) abilities absolutely suck.

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My cognitive abilities tell me that lefty liberals get very, very, angry when their hypocrisy about "companies shipping jobs to foreign countries" becomes an indictment of the Billions used to bail out and subsidize the UAW.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seems as tho J. Merle(aka Buck naked Senior) & Fake Democrat, has a Problem. His Hillary Doll has sprung a leak, & he's incapable of figuring out how to Fix it.

O well, J. Merle, crawl back into the Foxhole & wait on the Apocolyse!

Occupy SoggyBottom!

Joe's pointless and senseless comments that are followed by the phony laughter tells me he is getting desperate. Time is running out for the GOP and their leading wannabe candidates are a trio of hateful religious extremists, cynical political opportunists, and unrepentant philanderers. The fourth wannabe, Paul, is being marginalized by the press because he is a non-entity as far as the primaries are concerned. The writing is on the wall and even Joe can see it: the Republican Party is done and Obama will walk to victory on the backs of the GOP's right wing lunatic fringe.

The Republican Party is a party of exclusion, not inclusion and that is not a strategy that wins elections. Sorry Joe. See you here the morning after the election in November! Bring your tissues!

LMAO after listening to the ad spot. The ad and obama gave no credit to the American taxpayers (L & R) who were the real facilitators here. While I have mixed feelings on the bailout, Obama and company screwed the American taxpayers by agreeing to use GM common stock as collateral for the bailout.

Other observations are...

Ford motor went their own way.

Chysler is well on its way to repaying the US taxpayer if not already completely repaid.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/05/23/chrysler-government.html

Even clint eastwood was not a supporter of the bailout (any bailout)...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/chrysler-eastwood-idUSL2E8D6HCC20120206

Obama has completely ignored the effects that last years Japan quake and tsunami played in GM retaking the #1 spot, but hey we are talking about politics here. It isn't a good idea to present all the facts that would diminish the political spin.

I see that the cash for clunkers program wasn't referenced as well. Not hard to envision the effect of removing all those vehicles from the market as impacting demand as well. Related to this program is the scrap replacement rate going forward.

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Let's keep in mind that a 30 second political ad only plays to those who chose to blindly follow a csndidate, regardless of party.

Damage, you could show a little respect for the man that is OUR President. I respected GW Bush even though I strongly disagreed with his policies, practices, decisions etc. If you can't respect the man at least have the courtesy to respect his office.

Joe, Canada buys a lot of American cars. That money goes to GM, Chrysler, or Ford no matter where it is sold. By the way most cars sold in North America are made of parts from all over the world. If you buy a Toyota parts of it may be American, others Italian and still others from Japan or Germany or perhaps made in Mexico, Canada or Ireland.

The same is true of American brands. That Chevy you buy or the Ford or whatever with the American brand on it is likely only assembled in the US (or Canada) but parts will come from all around the world. Canada is probably the one country that buys more US products than any other country. Those auto workers in Canada probably own many items made in USA or are US brands just like we in the States.

Besides Chrysler has paid back their loan and GM is well on their way to paying off theirs. GM has record profits. Ford is also contiuing to do well albeit not needing government bail out.

You win a few and lose a few. Unfortunately Solyndra didn't work out but GM and Chrysler did. The "to big to fail" banks are still around and slowly starting to lend money to small and large business alike to get money circulating again.

American - Salient points, all! There is no convincing liberals that Obama is just short of God himself, and many of them believe he is the second coming. Liberals completely refuse to see any of Obama's faults or the way he is slowly taking this country down.

Most people aren't even aware that Obama has signed an international treaty without the approval of Congress, a direct violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Before the American people were protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, the president managed to sign an international treaty which would permit foreign companies to demand that ISPs (Internet Service Providers) remove web content in the United States without any legal oversight. Entitled the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the treaty was signed by Obama on October 1, 2011, but it is currently a subject of discussion because the White House is circulating a petition demanding that senators ratify the treaty.

http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/10685-obama-tries-to-bypass-congress-with-deadly-global-internet-treaty-acta

There were internet blackouts because of this... well Obama signed it on Oct 1, 2011 anyway. Now he is demanding ratification of this treaty.... do any of you liberals know what this will do to your freedom?

baldeagle said: You win a few and lose a few. Unfortunately Solyndra didn't work out but GM and Chrysler did. The "to big to fail" banks are still around and slowly starting to lend money to small and large business alike to get money circulating again.

Solyndra didn't work out? To the tune of a half a trillion dollars? How nice... the government is in for a half a trillion... chump change, eh?

The government does NOT want money circulating again. Do you know what happens when money moves? It inflates. Take a look around you baldeagle... how much more are you paying at the grocery store? Did you know that food is not on the government's list of inflation reporting? How about the price of gasoline? Another item the government doesn't include in it's inflation index. Why? Because it makes the president look bad... and who's manipulating who?

Torpedo and Mo, quit being stupid. I see that you embrace personal attacks even more so than joe, whose post 1,2 had no personal attacks. Or J merle either.

Ideo - have another cup of coffee and reread joes post 1.2. He does make a point about how FR lefts make the jump about blaming the right for outsourcing yet ignore that the bailouts also supported outsourcing.

Chilled, cars being made in canada was your conclusion not joes.

Torpedo - you apparently take great stock on a hands on approach to life. I won't claim CNC experience, but I will claim experience in setting up and running production machines for producing shafts, trunnions and boring housings before the mass use of CNC machines as well as using the appropriate inspection tools from profilometers, shadow graphs, mikes (od and id), etc. Tack on the design of test stands for verifying hydrostatic transmissions and subassemblies to meet spec as well.

That said, pray tell what does shop experience have to do with posting POV's on blogs?

Mickey...

The train is leaving the station, are you on it or are you gonna be caught in the bathroom with your pants around your ankles

If you don't mind I will wait for the train traveling in the right direction, won't be long. Have a nice trip.

"cants then show joe how it is done, that is if you really know... It is one thing to run off at the mouth and another to just be a parrot. So junior, do you want a cracker?

BrianB, thanks. I have been called a cynic as well as being pragmatic. A cynic as I rarely see any politician who really cares about anything except being re-elected. Pragmatic in that there are always 3 sides in any discussion. My side, their side and the truth. Most FR lefts only see their way as being correct. Unfortunately for FR progressives and liberals I have learned that being pragmatic doesn't mean that I ignore the human element, but I can put it into a proper perspective.

Thanks on the treaty info, at least it can't become effective without senate ratification. What bothers me most about obama is his proclivity to want to produce documents hundreds of pages long and then want (as churchill said in WWll) "action this day". As if his way is the only way. Then he jumps to another issue before the first is on the way to being resolved. In my opinion, not a sign of a political leader being competent, he could have used more seasoning in the US senate.

"cants then show joe how it is done, that is if you really know... It is one thing to run off at the mouth and another to just be a parrot. So junior, do you want a cracker?

ROFL!!!! Now that was funny American.... gotta hand it to you.. made my morning!

So American, you are "old school." Cadillac Gages and stuff like that huh. Ever program a CMM? Know what GD & T or Gage R & R is? What about supply chain technology like MRP. KANBAN? No problem! But guys like you who do not adapt are being left in the dust by new technology which changes by the month. If you are in LA you might want to attend the WESTEC show in March.

BTW my attacks are never personal unless some else uses personal attacks first.

Shop experience and management skills go hand in hand......

My point ?: Mr. Romney who claims "business" experience can run the country. It is a false equivalency argument because the government is not a business. Hell this guy is not even a businessman. He is a sophisticated pawnbroker who buys (mostly thru leverage) and sells companies for the purposes of making a profit then hides the money offshore to lower his tax rate. No problem with profit, but don't claim to support the manufacturing sector when you have no idea how it operates.

American said: Thanks on the treaty info, at least it can't become effective without senate ratification. What bothers me most about obama is his proclivity to want to produce documents hundreds of pages long and then want (as churchill said in WWll) "action this day". As if his way is the only way. Then he jumps to another issue before the first is on the way to being resolved. In my opinion, not a sign of a political leader being competent, he could have used more seasoning in the US senate.

The treaty info is not widely publicized. Obama doesn't want it to be because he thinks it will go unrecognized as a loss of our freedom. You do realize your comments indicate exactly what Obama is don't you? A narcissist.

Joe in Albany - who's the one that's angry? Thought I saw you call someone a moron. Best look in the mirror. Somehow I picture you as the guy in my avatar.

Hey Mickey, I hate to break it to you, pallie; but, it's all about me and people like me! We're middle class taxpayers who are tired of footing the bill for FREELOADERS, be they individual OR coprorate! And this "train" you talk about has already left the station and run over you, me, and everyone else in it's path. Time to pull the break handle before it runs off a cliff, and drags America down with it.

....and torpedo, just who the @!$%# you think YOU are? It's time for you to pull your head out of the sand (or is that you ASS it's stuck in?)

You talk about "businessmen" ruining America......take a good god damned look at what this "community organizer" is doing!

Obama hasn't done jack-@!$%# to fix the economy in three (3) years.

But, you act like he's created a recovery. Take a look at the job market, sport.......not so good today eh?

You need serious psychological counseling, and perhaps some medication yourself. Because you are completely delusional when it comes to Obama-Shama-Lama-Ding-Dong and his record as President.

PS.....I suppose you're one of the @!$%#s who thinks its a good idea to apologize to the pricks who killed those two US servicemen, aren't you? @!$%# YOU @!$%#

Great point. Since those "loans" not corporate welfare, did save GM. And yes I voted, and will vote for Obama because he spends money mostly the way I want him to, on programs I approve of. The Republicans? Not so much. They just give away corporate welfare and American jobs with it. Thanks for making the connection Alan, NJ . . . Oh! Oh! I see you fuming with a Solyndra comeback. Even though that loan originated during Bush's presidency. Wouldn't want facts to get in your way so fume on. . . really. . . continue . . .

Ana: Would you disagree that this special deal for GM stinks of Obama corporate welfare???

GM's sweetheart tax deal

By Chris Isidore, senior writerFebruary 23, 2011: 1:49 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The U.S. Treasury is giving up $14 billion in tax revenue because of a sweetheart deal it's giving General Motors.

The automaker is expected to post its first profitable year since 2004 when it reports fourth-quarter results on Thursday. But GM (GM) won't have to worry about being hit with a big tax bill because billions in previous losses will provide shelter for years to come.

That break will reduce GM's U.S. tax bill by an estimated $14 billion in the coming years, and its global taxes by close to $19 billion, according to a company filing.

Companies typically get a break on future taxes because of past losses. But in most cases they lose that tax break during bankruptcy, because the losses are offset by the "income" the company receives from shedding its debt.

The power behind GM's throne

Since the company shed $30 billion in debt during bankruptcy, it should have wiped out most of the tax break. GM even warned it expected to lose those tax breaks shortly before filing for Chapter 11 protection.

But somehow, that never happened, and the automaker was able to keep most of its tax breaks, essentially receiving a $14 billion "gift" from the government.

While it's unclear why GM was allowed to carry over its losses, some experts insist that GM got preferential treatment.

"A lot of things were done differently here," said Heidi Sorvino, head of the bankruptcy practice at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith. She said that the tax break was just another example of how GM's bankruptcy process was unlike any previous bankruptcies.

Joe I thought you tea people GOP Koch republicans were all for corporate tax cuts. Oh that's right just the ones that give big donations to the tea people GOP Koch republicans.

Joe and Alan, do either of you know the difference between a loan and a giveaway (corporate welfare)? I'll enlighten you, a loan is paid back, corporate welfare is stuck in the bank by the corporation to make the wealthy wealthier. That's right you're tea people GOP koch republicans, facts don't matter.

Moron: Don't quit you day job flippin' burgers at Micky D's to pursue your career as a fiscal and tax policy expert. You'll be living in a refrigerator box and eating out of Micky's dumpster.

Alan, NJ

And what is Obama after spending 60B on Corporate Welfare to rescue GM?

Ahem, President and the most powerful man on the planet technically. In addition to being appreciated by the people in the auto industry who got their jobs saved; as well as those others in the food chain who benefited.

But Beverly, at what cost? What did his bailout cost me? I received nothing from the bailout. In fact as far as I'm concerned, we are much worse off because of that cost. It benefited a limited amount of people but I have to pay that price. I don't even live in the region where the bailouts occurred.

Considering the amount of debt this country is in, the bail-outs were a zero net gain. It didn't benefit the federal government's $7 trillion debt one bit. In fact, it added to it.

Why does this need to be spelled out to liberals all the time? When the government gets involved in private enterprise, nobody benefits and many people lose. If companies are too large to fail, let them figure out how not to fail... especially when they pay their CEO's millions of dollars a year to keep the company together.

Mo - Facts? Lmao, you state no facts. What happens when a loan defaults? Corporate giveaway? Really? Is that anything like the EITC? or medicaid? or foodstamps?

Since you seem to be so big on facts, please tell us on if obamas corporate tax reform plan eliminates all deductions, or just some? I don't know the answer, but apparently you do from what youimply in your post 2.3.

BrianB (post 2.6), you mean like the old saying "I am from the government and I am here to help you". I always get a chuckle when I think of that phrase.

Ran across this link when I tried accessing the phrases origins...

http://ezinearticles.com/?Exposing-the-Myth---Im-From-the-Government-and-I-Am-Here-to-Help-You&id=4552539

the leadin follows..

Probably at some point in our nation's past, this was a true statement: "I'm
from the government and I am here to help you." That was when government was
much smaller and more focused on a limited set of functions. So limited, in
fact, that government was actually good at getting some problems solved.
However, given the behavior of today's government functions, personnel, and the
American political class these past few years, it is probably true that this
statement is no longer a fact, it is just a myth.

Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/4552539

AnaBanana, the GAO says the taxpayers are going to lose at least $15 billion on the auto bailouts. You apparently aren't smart enough to realize that's corporate welfare. Or, in this case, union welfare since they benefited more than anyone from this travesty. But, hey, we're used to Obama blowing our money by investing in shaky companies where he's either protecting his union supporters or his big campaign donors over at Solyndra.

By the way, if you knew anything about the auto industry, you'd realize that GM and Chrysler are not out of the woods yet. When they're done burning through taxpayers money and have to actually stand on their own it's not going to be pretty.

Edit:

Why does the GNOP have HATE s-u-c-c-e-s-s?

Feisty, success? Democratic president + success? It's not in their vocabulary. They have been hoping for another crash and burn, because they have been led to believe that Democrats are commies and only the GOP knows anything about fiscal responsibility.

All of which is a lie of course. But people in this country like to be lied to. The Bible lies as well, but that's okay too with them.

They just like lies. And are in no mood to follow the words of Jesus. Not while a Democrat is in the White House. LoL.

Why does the GNOP hate s-u-c-c-e-s-s?

Because it never happens during their watch. Bill Clinton deposed the ruthless dictator Slobodan Milosevic with nary an American casualty; George W. Bush deposed Saddam Hussein at the cost of thousands of lives and billions of dollars. The GNOP is simply more concerned with ideology than results. They don't work well with others.

Amy, I will also add that success runs counter to the GOP/TP mantra to make Obama a one-term president. They must ensure failure if they have any hope to unseat President Obama.

Amy B. Portland, ME

"..........Why does the GNOP hate s-u-c-c-e-s-s?

Because it never happens during their watch. Bill Clinton deposed the ruthless dictator Slobodan Milosevic with nary an American casualty; George W. Bush deposed Saddam Hussein at the cost of thousands of lives and billions of dollars. The GNOP is simply more concerned with ideology than results. They don't work well with others. .........."

Yes, Bill Clinton did a lot of good things for this country, internationally, economically, diplomatically, and yet; people like yourself called him a racist when he campaigned for his wife in North and South Carolina back in '08.'

Hillary supporters, such as myself, haven't forgotten that.

you never supported Hillary. You are a phony.

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

.........."Edit:

Why does the GNOP have HATE s-u-c-c-e-s-s? ..........."

"Free market capitalism" hasn't succeeded, when it's taxpayers who foot the bill! What's more, we can't afford to keep doing it everytime some large conglomerate mismanages their finances.

Sure, it's nice that a few people kept their jobs, and that Detroit is doing well.

But, tell me; WHO is buying these cars? It aint you and me.

It's the wealthiest 1%, that you hate so much, who's buying them!

Hmmmmmm, I detect just a little bit of hypocrisy in your celebratory postings!

So, I guess the rich ARE good for something, eh?

LOL Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

I remember that well, Merle. These people all the sudden HATED him. They couldn't trash him and make up fake-as crap about him fast enough. Why? Because he and his wife had the nerve to stand in the way of the Golden Child's entitled stroll to the WH. But I loved it!!!! It was great seeing a liberal like him have to be the victim of a climate that he helped create!

you never supported Hillary. You are a phony.

Bingo Amy!

Anyone who could vote for Palin is certainly NO supporter of Hillary!

BTW: Speaking of Palin, is it just me or is old Merle all wee-weeed up this morning? Med cart must be late again! lol

Poor Merle, she makes the Mad Hatter sound sane! ;o)

Amy B. Portland, ME

"..........you never supported Hillary. You are a phony. .........."

If anyone is a phony, it's YOU and the other "Green Weenies" and"Third Party Pukes" who infiltrated the Democratic party in 2008, and got this nincompoop nominated.

Accusing me of NOT being a Democrat makes you feel better. Because, you just can't stand the thought of someone in the party who thinks for himself, doesn't let the crowd do his thinking for him, and still puts America and ITS needs ahead of himself.

What's more, you just can't stand the thought of ANYONE who challenges your "messiah."

Too bad.

Face it Amy, HE HAS FAILED, and miserably so.

LOL, I see NastyRedNeck's been sippin' on the kickaboo juice again.

A little early for that, isn't it Nasty?

Besides, don't the middle schools have mid-terms this week?

How did you get the liquor.....phony ID?

Or, did you get a homeless person to buy it for you?

I didn't know they took FOOD STAMPS at the liquor store. (?)

Ha Ha ha......hey Nasty; did you take the Obama-brator out yet?

"Because, you just can't stand the thought of someone in the party who thinks for himself"

Oh, baloney. Hillary Clinton has worked herself to death to make our foreign policy a success; you come on FR to trash the administration she works in and you claim to have been her supporter?

As the guys on Car Talk would say, boooogus!

Amy---I have heard nothing but praise for Secretary of State Clinton from the supporters of President Obama ever since the two of them ended their primary contests. In fact, most of us wish she would run for President in 2016 and would give her our whole-hearted support. The fact that some of us preferred then-Senator Obama didn't mean we believed Hillary to be unqualified---we wanted the best candidate to defeat Sen. McCain. Had she prevailed in the primaries, I would have campaigned as hard for her as I did for President Obama. J. Merle is out of touch for sure.

Amy you are so full of @!$%#, your toenails are brown. You're just an Obama minion. A trollop who has been turned out by her pimp daddy Obama.

Hillary has done a wonderful job as Secretary of State, in spite of Obama's incompetance.

Good thing she's there too, or we'd be in worse trouble. Too bad she isn't the President like she should be,

But Green Weenies, and Third-Party-Pukes like you helped him get the Democratic nomination in '08'.

You LIARS may have other Democrats bull@!$%#ted, but not this one. You aren't a Democrat, and you'll go running right back to your precious Ralph Nader, or your Cynthia McKinney just as soon as the party nominates a main stream, blue dog candidate.

Amy.......you need to pull your head out of your ass, and face up to the truth. Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.

Feisty, nobody hates successful American companies more than the Democratic Party. They hate them for being profitable. They hate them for creating wealth and jobs. They hate them because they make the losers in the DNC look inadequate. All you have to do is listen to Obama's rhetoric. He wants to punish successful people and businesses and he wants to take away what they've earned and give it to lazy slackers.

Plus he (Romney) fits nicely into the populist theme that seemed to be developing - a Republican candidate who couldn't connect with sub-seven figure net worth people if his life depended on it.

You think?

As a Democrat, I can't decide which I am more excited to see Obama run against: the out-of touch billionaire or the narrow minded bigot.

"Don't bet against the American auto industry......Don't bet against the American worker" says the President in this clip.

".....because of the grit and sacrifice of Michigan workers" says the voice-over.

Memo to Mitt Romney: This is what I was talking about the other day when I said you needed to re-think how you're connecting - or not - with the people you expect to vote for you. Apparently you still haven't quite gotten it.

Mitt Romney at last night's debate: "You get to ask the questions you want; I get to give the answers I want.”

So which one of these guys is the poster child for narcissism again? Which one is all about entitlement again? And which one is still desperately trying to figure out why he can't get even half of his own party to support him?

Paul that just shows President Obama can do more than one thing at a time (aka multitasking). He can take on Willard and Ricky at the same time. Unlike the tea people GOP Koch republicans who can't even handle one task at a time.

Do you think he's campaigning against anyone in particular, or is he campaigning against the republican party in general?

Paul.

Interesting speculation about Obama's campaign strategy.

As Santorum said last night, the GOP are spending tons of money from their campaigns and superpacs in this primary race .Obama has not yet spent a dime.

Well today Obama spent some money. His ad reminds the people of Michigan that he is on the side of workers and American auto companies. It is a simple and clear message about jobs. It does not matter who wins the GOP primary in Michigan, Obama will be ready.

Romney would be the strongest candidate because his crazy quotient is lower than the rest. He has been trying very hard to be crazier to keep the tea drinkers happy but it is disingenuous. Somewhere in there is the Mitt Romney who did so well running the Olympics and was a moderate Governor of Mass. Someone, (not too bright) has convinced him just like they did McCain that he had to drink the tea and act more nuts to win the nomination. It's weird. I like the president and will vote for him again but with the economy as it has been his position should be tenuous and yet the Republican Party is once again self destructing. McCain should have been a strong candidate. War hero, individualist, someone with integrity, a person who could attract independent voters with his ability to work across party lines. The pre- presidential race of 2008 McCain would have been a formidable candidate. And then someone got his ear and convinced him to go conservative, pick the loon from Alaska, and he went down inflames. There used to be principled Republicans who were a good foil to the liberal Dems. They had some good ideas, and there was some bi-partisan progress. I don't know what happened.

Whoever wins the Republican nomination will be running against the anti-American do-nothing empty suit. You know, the guy that can't make a decision so he voted "Present" instead of Yea or Nay because he's an inept coward.

And Faux News is - what??

That's odd .. all I see is Romney this, Santorum that, Newt this and that. And all we see from those candidates is Obama is the worst president in history, all the way back from the birth of the Universe. Tell me again about this mythological 24 hour free TV ad campaign for Obama.

Sorry Bob, the only ones confused on FR is you tea people GOP koch republicans. Your just to confused to realize it.

RedDev - Good point. Thanks to this site, I've already seen more than enough Romney, Santorum, Gingrich and Paul ads to last me a lifetime - and they haven't even started running in Pennsylvania yet! I've read coverage of every GOP debate here, every speech any of these guys has made, every lie they've told about the President and even every last thing they had for lunch at the local diner for the last several months. So in a way Bob McD is right - it is different to finally see an ad FOR the President. Except I don't find it confusing, I find it kind of refreshing.

Bob you must be proud to be for a candidate that thinks it is his right to force a procedure akin to rape on women to push his religious agenda.

Now due to all the protesters the governor of Virginia is now willing to concede that government doesn't have the right to force women to an internal probe akin to rape. But the republicans in Virginia think they have the right to force their views on women and now refuse to drop the forced rape procedure.

So now does your hero veto state sponsored rape or not?

Like I said Bob you must be very proud.

Maine's Republican AG, William Schneider, is also jumping on the bandwagon, playing politics with women's health. by signing a letter addressed to President Obama, asking him to reverse the federal mandate on insurance coverage for contraceptives despite this fact:

In 1999, when Schneider was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, he voted in favor of Maine’s contraception equity law. Since then, Maine law has required all health insurance policies that provide prescription drug coverage to include contraceptive coverage, with a limited exception for churches and religiously-affiliated schools.

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/22/politics/maine-ag-wants-obama-to-reverse-contraception-policy-womens-groups-cry-foul/

chilled, I still watch Bill Maher's rant on the unionized NFL and it's profit sharing plan. Socialism in the heart of the American heart.

Yup, but nobody (those that yell socialism at every turn) seems to care...or they don't understand.

Good socialism V Bad socialism.....gheeze

At least we know the rich and corporation aren't paying for President Obama's energy policies. They're still getting their corporate welfare checks.

ssmithlg I hope you enjoy paying your taxes so the rich and corporation can keep getting their welfare checks form the government.

What's more smith, are you ready to pay higher taxes so the richest in the country can enjoy more tax cuts? That is the republican plan.

Yes the entire republican plan is to lower taxes on the rich and remove those regulations for wall street so they can rob us again. Seems only fair you should lose your house and everything you have worked for all your life so the republicans can give the rich more tax cuts.

I know republicans don't like to talk about bush, but do they remember the condition he left our country in? Apparently not as they want to repeat the bush years as if they did something other than drive our country off the cliff and into the ditch.

For the love of America, Obama/Biden 2012

"ssmithlg I hope you enjoy paying your taxes so the rich and corporation can keep getting their welfare checks form the government."

So I take it from that statement above you are one of the 49.5% that doesn't pay income tax? I have to ask, how does a corporation receive welfare? Anyways, you're a little confused.............how much do you receive from the Government?

Tommy, so true.

Obama / Biden 2012

And then there is this.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-22/solyndra-wins-approval-to-pay-bonuses-to-remaining-employees.html

JFK, you can disagree without name calling! They could not get money from the banks because they were failing! The Republican cut out regulations of the banks and this started the chain of events.

You are entitled to your own story, but these are the facts!!

Please ask the same of Feisty will ya.

Please ask the same of Feisty will ya.

Still got the fever - eh? lol

Your obsession with me is growing creepier by the day! ;o)

One more time - if you find me so offensive WHY do you continue to read what I right?

Does the word masochist come to mind?

I don't read your idiotic posts, I was just telling Tommy who didn't like my name calling to make the same requests to others on this board, mainly the inconsequential liberal who I like to refer to as Feisty Skankhead.

I don't read your idiotic posts

Well then - how do you know I name call? Hmmmm?

God it's fun bitch slapping you! lmao

Want some more?

♥

Skanky Redhead

BTW: I have been called much worse by much better then YOU! ;o)

Gas prices reached an all time high during the W administration in summer of 2008 of $4.11.

When this happened - many people noted that 8 years of oil industry lobby presidents had done nothing to reduce America's dependency on oil.

Santorum - Bachmann - Ron Paul - were all in Washington, in Congress, and they all had nothing to say about any of this.

When the economy collapsed due the GOP economic meltdown - oil use fell and so did the price of oil.

Just as GOP had no solutions to high oil prices before the meltdown, they had no solutions to the meltdown either.

The point is - that on energy policy and economics the GOP has no credibility.

None....whatsoever.

Notice how things didn't start turning around until Republicans took control of the House and businesses, investors and consumers started to gain confidence again.

No.

^ Austerity in action. Isn't that what you want, cut as much government as possible?

It's the nature of a hypocritical Republican to complain about Big Government. When a Democrat does something about it, they then whine and snivel about it. That's how Republicans are, though. That is why the GOP is going to lose the election: normal people aren't like them and they will vote for Obama out of disgust for the GOP's hateful, failed political ideology.

God how I miss Bill Clinton in the Oval Office....then we could add....."Cigar Aficionado"!