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In the upcoming Wisconsin primary, billed as perhaps the final opportunity to change the trajectory of the Republican presidential contest, frontrunner Mitt Romney leads Rick Santorum by seven percentage points, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll. But should he capture the nomination, Romney would start out as the underdog against President Barack Obama, whom Romney trails by double digits.
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Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during an event at NuVasive, a maker of devices intended to improve spinal care, in San Diego on March 26, 2012 in California.
In Wisconsin’s April 3 Republican contest, the former Massachusetts governor gets support from 40 percent of likely primary voters, including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a particular candidate. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum gets 33 percent, Texas Rep. Ron Paul gets 11 percent, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gets 8 percent. Seven percent of respondents are undecided.
The poll – conducted March 26-27 – is consistent with the findings of a recent Marquette Law School survey, which found Romney leading Santorum by eight points. The Wisconsin race follows a familiar pattern: Romney holds the advantage over Santorum among liberal and moderate Republicans (43 percent to 24 percent), conservatives (42 percent to 33 percent), non-Tea Party supporters (42 percent to 31 percent), and those who earn $75,000 or more annually (47 percent to 32 percent).
Meanwhile, Santorum leads among very conservative primary voters (42 percent to 33 percent), strong Tea Party supporters (40 percent to 32 percent), and evangelical Christians (40 percent to 29 percent).
So far in all the GOP contests where there has been exit polling, Romney has won in every contest where evangelical voters have accounted for less than 50 percent of the electorate. And he has lost in every contest where that number has been higher than 50 percent.
The evangelical percentage among likely Wisconsin GOP primary voters, according to the NBC/Marist poll: 41 percent.
Obama leads in the general election
Looking ahead to the general election, the survey shows Obama holding a sizable advantage over his Republican opposition in this battleground state, which he carried in 2008 but where Republicans made big gains in the 2010 midterms.
Obama leads Romney in Wisconsin among registered voters, 52 percent to 35 percent, with 13 percent undecided. And he edges Santorum, 51 percent to 38 percent, with 11 percent undecided. The poll suggests, however, that both Romney and Santorum would have room to grow in the general election, given that a substantial portion of the undecided vote leans Republican.
Benefiting Obama is growing optimism about the state of the economy (52 percent believe the worst is behind them), as well as a more negative perception of the Republican Party (48 percent say the Democratic Party does a better job in appealing to those who aren’t hard-core supporters, while just 32 percent say that about the GOP).
What’s more, there’s a significant gender gap: Obama leads Romney among women by 25 points (55 percent to 30 percent) and men by 12 points (50 percent to 38 percent). The president’s job-approval rating in Wisconsin stands at 50 percent.
Divided over the recall
As for the recall contest of Republican Gov. Scott Walker, 46 percent of Wisconsin voters say they will support him in that race, while 48 percent indicate they’ll vote for the eventual Democratic candidate who will face off against the incumbent governor.
The approval rating for Walker – who sparked a firestorm of criticism in his effort to curb collective-bargaining rights for the state’s public-sector workers – sits at 48 percent approval, 48 percent disapproval. According to the poll, a majority of likely Republican voters say they’re following the recall more closely than the GOP presidential primary race, 51 percent to 37 percent.
The NBC/Marist poll of Wisconsin was conducted March 26-27 of 2,792 registered voters (with a margin of error of plus-minus 1.9 percentage points) and of 740 likely Republican primary voters (plus-minus 3.6 percentage points).
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The Republican Base will naturally beat out the lunitic fringe of religious zealouts. Interesting that we are fighting the same mentality in the Middle East. In the general primary, the Republican base of those emphasizing the economy will also naturally beat out the lunitic fringe of Communists and Social Democrats (i.e., Obamaism) that cannot run an economy.
Unfortunately, since the days of Ronnie Rayguns, the lunatic finge of religious zealots seems to have become the base of the Republican party. And I wouldn't call the Democrats communists. Diehard socialists, certainly. But not communnists. Except, perhaps, for Van Johnson.
Catzenjammer....They are very close to communists
Perhaps you could define what you mean by communism, and describe (factually, please) exactly how Democrats are "very close to communists".
Van Johnson? The actor and dancer who died in 2008? Why is someone scapegoating him all of a sudden? I know he was no Gene Kelly, but a communist?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Johnson
Sorry, I meant Van Jones. The guy that Obama appointed as his "green" czar. He was a self-avowed communist.
Key word is "was". See here: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/08/glenn-beck/glenn-beck-says-van-jones-avowed-communist/
The blatant and willful stupidity of republicans is appalling.
The policies put forth by these mental midgets have never worked, EVER. Not anywhere. But they keep trying to sell the same old snake oil to their mindless minions. And these morons eat it up like it's candy!
Republicans are the dumbest voters on the planet, they willingly support their oppressors, they constantly misinterperate the Constitution in order to keep us trapped in a 17th century mindset.
They are truly the party of the "flat earth society". And they are the minority.
The majority of our citizens, when asked about specific aspects of the health care bill, like it. Most people willingly admit, they have no idea whats in it.
We must stop allowing insurance companies stealing from our citizens. We must stop oil companies from stealing from our citizens.
We must stop republicans, they are FASCISTS, selling our nation and our rights as citizens to corporations. They are traitors.
Stop the FASCISTS from destroying our nation, from selling our economy to COMMUNIST CHINA.
They are traitors and trolls, we must preserve our rights as human beings.
We will defeat the lying republican scum.
grownupguy....Do what your screen name implies. You are filled with hate and misinformation. College is over and you can take off your "question authority" and "act up" lapel pin. Time to play with the adults.
" You are filled with hate and misinformation."
Said by the person who just finished calling Democrats communists. Pot, meet kettle.
Dr. Do nothing.....I never called the Dem. commies although my icon picture implies that. Looks like I got to you...Mission accomplished.
BTW......It is so typical of of people like you to tell me what I said when I never really said it....You must work for the press.
Oh, hi Comrad Jimbob. How's the old sycle and and hammer hangin' in the Red State nation? I think, if I'm not mistaken, you said that Democrats are very close to communists. Speaking of college and questioning authority, is it easier for you swallow what the GOP ministry of information feeds you or do you use reason and skepticism to come your own conclusions? How about did you take any poli sci classes to compare and contrast the democratic party in the US to communism or do you just like to sprew out the divisive status quo calling card by lines of the GOP? Your "picture" is just as offensive as it is repugnant. Thousands of Democrats and Republicans alike died in the name of democracy fighting communits and nazis a like. Labeling Democrats as communits or like communists just lowers you level of being able to show others that you are on the same level as them when it comes to meaningful dialog about politics in this country. Stop being a shill and take your lapel pin off (it's probably a revolutionary war DON'T TREAD ON ME flag which the Republican Party seems to feel it owns along w/ this Country and GOD). An elephant w/ a swastica painted on it would most likely offend you wouldn't it?
"Dr. Do nothing.....I never called the Dem. commies"
Really? Cause here's what you said at 55.2 "....They are very close to communists"
P.S. When you resort to name-calling, it means you don't have a very good argument.
Romney's economic record
By Andrew Sum and Joseph McLaughlin | July 29, 2007
AS MITT ROMNEY pursues his bid for the presidency, his record as Massachusetts governor will come under scrutiny, including how the state's economy performed during his administration. Our analysis reveals a weak comparative economic performance of the state over the Romney years, one of the worst in the country.
On all key labor market measures, the state not only lagged behind the country as a whole, but often ranked at or near the bottom of the state distribution. Formal payroll employment in the state in 2006 was still 16,000 or 0.5 percent below its average level in 2002, the year immediately prior to the start of the Romney administration. Massachusetts ranked third lowest on this key job generation measure and would have ranked second lowest if Hurricane Katrina had not devastated the Louisiana economy. Manufacturing payroll employment throughout the nation declined by nearly 1.1 million or 7 percent between 2002 and 2006, but in Massachusetts it declined by more than 14 percent, the third worst record in the country.
While the number of employed people over age 16 in the United States rose by nearly 8 million, or close to 6 percent, between 2002 and 2006, the number of employed residents in the Commonwealth is estimated to have modestly declined by 8,500. Massachusetts was the only state to have failed to post any gain in its pool of employed residents. The aggregate number of people 16 and older either working or looking for work in Massachusetts fell over the Romney years.
We were one of only two states to have experienced no growth in its resident labor force. Again, without the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina on the dispersal of the Louisiana population, Massachusetts would have ranked last on this measure. The decline in the state's labor force, which was influenced in large part by high levels of out-migration of working-age adults, helped hold down the official unemployment rate of the state. Between July 2002 and July 2006, the US Census Bureau estimated that 222,000 more residents left Massachusetts for other states than came here to live. This high level of net domestic out-migration was equivalent to 3.5 percent of the state's population, the third highest rate of population loss in the country. Excluding the population displacement effects of Hurricane Katrina on Louisiana, Massachusetts would have ranked second highest on this measure. We were a national leader in exporting our population.
From 2002 to 2006, the level of real output of goods and services did increase each year, rising by 9 percent over this four-year period. This modest rate of growth, however, fell well below the 13 percent rate of real output growth for the nation, and the state ranked 14th lowest on this measure. Labor productivity growth underlies all of the increase in the state's output, but little of this productivity improvement accrued to the typical worker or family in the Commonwealth in the form of higher wages or earnings. Between 2002 and 2006, the median real (inflation adjusted) weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in Massachusetts is estimated to have fallen by $10 or nearly 2 percent. The real income of the average (median) family in Massachusetts in 2005 was 1 percent below its value at the time of the 2000 Census while median household income was 3 percent below its 2000 value. Median household income fell even more sharply in the nation. Family incomes in both the United States and Massachusetts have become more unevenly distributed since 2000.
There is one additional area in which Massachusetts was a national leader over the past five years, the rise in housing prices. Between 2000 and 2005, the median self-reported home price in Massachusetts increased by nearly 95 percent versus an increase of only 40 percent for the United States. The median home price ranked fourth highest among the 50 states, and the median value of homes relative to household income was the third highest in the country. The high affordability cost ratio encouraged the high levels of outmigration from the state of young families with children.
Real world experience has shown that a governor is limited in his power to influence the course of economic development in a state. A full-time governor who is deeply committed to the economic well-being of a state's workers can, however, make some difference. The state unfortunately did not receive such leadership over most of the past four years. Jokes about Massachusetts may receive some half-hearted laughter on the national campaign trail, but few working men and women in Massachusetts should see anything funny about the state's lackluster economic performance during the Romney years.
Andrew Sum is director and Joseph McLaughlin is research associate at the Center for Market Studies at Northeastern University.
Man, I want to see this circus to go on and on and on to the convention. Then want to see them fighting among themselves more. Then a bruised Romney or Santorum or Gingrich nominated and go into the General Election. What a lovely scenerio would that be.......
Your scenario might be good for Obama, but that would be very bad for this country. We need someone with the skills to address the problems we have, not an attorney turned community organizer.
I'd pay to see that circus. Rubio's endorsement of Romny yesterday doesn't seem to stop the in-fighting. For every slur the Republicans throw at each other is another independent voter that will vote Democrat. Yesterday a TIME senior correspondent on CNN said Romney could lock this up with an endorsement from Palin. Yeah, Sara give him an endorsement and give the democrats the election. And Romny ruined Mass and now he wants to ruin the country.
Peter.. .you can thank the RNC for this fiasco, since they changed the nomination process with the sole purpose of getting the best candidate to beat THIS president. Guess it's backfiring, isn't it??? Barack Obama was a community organizer turned attorney, and not the other way around. He was a community organizer during law school, then he became a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law until he became an Illinois State Senator for 8 years. You go right ahead and call him a community organizer if it makes you feel better. The truth appears to be too much for you to handle...
Man, oh, man. Can't wait for FOUR more years of President Obama and FOUR more years of right-wing lies, hyperbole, paranoia, hysteria, and fear mongering. All the media, except Faux "News" is conspiring to hide the truth.
It will be hilarious to see what the conservative, blowhard mouthpieces can possibly make up after these beauts: born in Kenya, Social Security of a dead man born in 1890, birth certificate a fake, Socialist/Communist/Marxist (take your pick), secret Muslim who took Oath of Office on the Koran, palling around with terrorists, Malcolm X's love child, out to destroy the country, removed the American flag from lapel/Air Force One/Oval Office, decorated the White House in weird Muslim symbols, marched right in there and took over Chrysler, evil community organizer who *gasp* helped the poor, ad nausea.
It's like a free four-year subscription to Mad magazine.
LOL if it weren't so sad
Yes, Pat, it is sad to think there are "rational" people in this country who actually believe the lies. Too many.
My 70-year old Christian neighbor is one--she wondered who that woman was sitting behind the Obama family at the Inauguration ceremony. Every time the new president, the woman would stand and applaud wildly, sit down, and do it again. My neighbor thought her name was Palaski, or something like that. (It was Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi). I have to laugh at nitwits like that or my head would explode!
Pax
The anti-conservative rhetoric here is pretty much as inane and inaccurate as MSNBC and all the rest of the left-wing pundits in the media dribbling lies daily. All America gets from the left is arrogance, smugness and a litany of Goebbles-like propaganda that the Alinsky crowd has taught you to respond to like Pavlov's dogs.
Yeah, Woodsyhowl, FOX is THE channel to watch! If you dislike MSNBC so much, why are you here?
Nearly99......Is that your IQ? Even if Odumbo wins the general election he will be the longest serving Lame Duck Prez. in history. So much for your hero....Oh I don't mean Odumbo...I mean your heros like Bill Maher and Jon Stewart
And especially Michael Moore.
Some people, mainly tea baggers, have to make up stories so they do not look racists. The only reason they do not Obama is because he is black. Down here in TX, going to small towns that is the case. None of the rebus are strong enough to win against Obama. i wish my state would turn blue, but I know that is not going to happen.
Nearly99 - More amusing years to come. None of extremely conservative are going to stop until they can actually prove the stories they made up.
Obama 2012!!!!!!!!!!
I wish Texas would turn blue, too. With good people like you, Texas, maybe there's hope.
Well, much to the nervous dismay of conservative Texans, the state is filling up w/ Californians headed East and the state is slowly turning Purple. Hang in there, there is light at the end of the tunnel and Perry won't be waiting to welcome you to the pearly gates in a professional sized football stadium filled w/ Jesus Freaks.
The anti-liberal rhetoric here is pretty much as inane and inaccurate as FOX and all the rest of the right-wing pundits in the media dribbling lies daily. All America gets from the right is arrogance, smugness and a litany of Goebbles-like propaganda that the Alinsky crowd has taught you to respond to like Pavlov's dogs.
Romney supporters speak with dollars, ten to one. Those voters still willing to vote for a Republican, in spite of a disastrous governor, are gullible enough to believe political advertising and dependent on the Republican Party to lend them a sense of self worth as a ditto head. However, it could also be a factor of Romney's being so cheesy in so many alternative forms.
Mitt Romney is a cold person. If anyone watched him on the Jay Leno Show a couple of nights ago and heard what he answered when he was presented with a hypothetical situation about a man with a preexisting condition getting insurance if he was President you know what I mean. If you didn't see it then here is what he said,"If this guy comes out later and says he needs insurance because of this condition, well I.m sorry but we don't play that game here." That will be the scenario all over this country if the ACA is repealed and Romney has said time and time again that will be the first thing he will do should he become President. If that happens, and he does that, he will forever be labeled the most hypocritical son of a bitch in this country and he had better repeal the health care law in Mass. because it is the blueprint of Obamacare. I don't understand why so many people are so adamant in their quest to kill everything good Obama has done already. All they can do is blame, blame, blame and as a result, this is our choice for President. The only thing that gives me hope is the fact that Obama is leading Santorum and Romney in the three swing states of Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Is it too early to call? Yes. Do I still have hope? Yes.
Romney's real problem is that he is a leader, not an ideologue. The discussions are being framed on the emotional concepts of the far left (Obama) and far right (Santorum/Gingrich). Someone who may be practical enought to maintain a safety net for the poor without breaking the bank is not going to strike up the emotional support of those who are only interested in the strongest possible safety net, or those who are interested only in the strongest possible bank.
Actually, he is a technocrat, not a leader. Leaders have to be able to inspire confidence and loyalty.
Santorum cannot possibly win in Wiscosnin. It bans first cousins from intermarrying while of child bearing age, thereby depriving Santorum of his base.......
Santorum is the best thing that could happen for the DNC. The country is more center/left on social issues and center/right on fiscal issues. We are more willing to let people live their lives the way they want, and we are less willing to give up our standard of living.
As long as Santorum keeps the discussion on social issues, his far right position puts him farther from the norm, a plus for Obama and the Democrats. If the discussion shifts to fiscal issues, the right will be closer to the norm and gain favor.
Another observation is that the Tea Party was supposed to be supporting limiting government by lower taxes, and to support the constitution. It should be against their principles to support someone who would use the government to limit the freedom of speech as Santorum has proposed with the talk of banning pornography. Granting the government power to override the first amendment could result in bans of other things that people may find objectionable, like Biblical teaching. They need to think about what they are doing, and be consistent with their stated principles.
Hmmm 2792 people polled. 740 of them Republicans likely to vote. So, 2072 are non repubs. A real cross section of the population. What a joke. Of course a poll like tis in a blu state is going to show Obama beating Romney.
Oh really? So tell me, what's the Party association of Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio?
rasmussen (leans right) shows the same thing: obama up 52 to 41 over romney in wisconsin.
I don't really know the party associations in Pennsylvania, but I did hear one commentator describe the state as Philadelphia in the east, Pittsburgh on the west, and Alabama in between.
Two separate polls. Republican primary voters was for the GOP primary, and the 2,792 registered voters was for the general election. You can read all of the actual poll questions and results here:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/NBCNews-MaristPollWisconsinAnnotatedQuestionnaire_March%202012.pdf
Whoever wins we are in deep trouble if its obama or rommey.
Santorem was here in CA at the Jelly Belly factory trying to channel Reagan. Romney is trying so darn hard to capture the Reagan mantle that he said Russia is our biggest foe...
When is the GOP/TEA/Dumb FUX NEWs party going to show us who this "anybody" person is that can beat Obama because Santorem and Romney are going to get destroyed in a general election...
This repub primary is so funny. I want Santorem to start winning so this goes all the way to Tampa. Best reality TV on today. Sometimes I laugh myself silly at how weak the rebups are. Obama will win without having to break a sweat.
This really doesn't say much. Wisconsin usually leans liberal in presidential elections so, Moderate Romney posing as an extreme conservative vs. an extreme conservative is most likely going to pick up the state as opposed to the deep south where minds can be as narrow as a dime. Sanctorum's chances of getting in to the whitehouse as about as good as an openly gay man becoming president of the Southern Baptist Council. Romney's chances are only so much better since Liberals, independents, and Evangelicals pretty much don't like him. He's not exactly a cult of personality. Left to his own devices to run w/o the aid of superpacs to create attack adds for him, he'd be even worse off. So far the President hasn't had to do much but sit back and watch the mosh pit circle closer to him. He'll be wearing steel toed boots and spikes when he jumps in.
They are saying that Santorum has to gain points in Wisconsin. Right now, Wisconsin is in the middle of recalling their Republican governor. If that happens, and the governor is recalled, it's another slap in the Republican face.
Romney should be proud. He has the backing of the whole Bush family except for one. WOW! I'm not impressed.
Ooops...we're not supposed to mention nor remember George W.
There's NO CORPORATE RULE HERE, IS THERE? Look who's on the FRONT PAGE OF MSN AGAIN!!
We, the 99% American People, thought ALL candidates were supposed to get the SAME EXPOSURE to the American People????
How in the hell can we respect our government when this nonsense is NOTHING MORE THAN A FRONT for the American People to share and comment on! WHY DON'T THE REPUBLICANS save the expense and tell the 99% American People who the CORPORATES WANT US TO VOTE ON!
We aren't going to, and will probably never again vote for any corrupt CORPORATE REPUBLICAN POLITICAL PUPPETS ! We, the 99% WANT TO SELECT WHO WE WANT for our leader, NOT WHAT CORPORATES BOUGHT FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP!!!
Just as many of our corporate CEOs are Democrats as Republicans, including those on Wall Street.
"Just as many of our corporate CEOs are Democrats as Republicans, including those on Wall Street."
Provide factual link.
FACT: Barak Hussein Obama rec'd more political contributions from Wall Street and Corperate entities than Republicans 2008. Check the National Election Board for verification.
He also rec'd more "anonymous" donations that all other candidates COMBINED. Being small donations he was not required to submit documentation of where those donations were coming from.
From 1968 to 2008 there were 2 democrats in the White House for a total of 12 years. All the rest were repubs. From 1996 to 2006 both branches of congress were controlled by repubs. During the years from 1970 to 2010 the middle class shrank 26% with 19% of the lost middle class falling into poverty. The last 2 repubs in the White House gave us 3 wars, 1 a lied for, intel frabricated fiasco that cost over 4,000 military personnel their lives and over 30,000 wounded (and isn't Iraq doing so very well now) but on the bright side it did make 100's of billions for the BOD and stock holders at Halliburton, GE, Brown&Root, Blackwater, etc. Under Boy George we were given the suspension of habeas corpus, the end of posse commitatus, the Unpatriot act, the total and complete meltdown of housing and the economy, the outing of an active CIA agent in an act of revenge (this of itself an act of treason as defined by law), the total failure of the intel services viz 9/11, the total failure of FEMA viz Katrina due to experienced and capable people being replaced and resigning in protest due to high money repub donors with no experience and totally clueless being placed in positions of authority. I could go on and on. This crapfest we're in was not built, fed or controlled by Obama and the democrats. It was built, fed and controlled by the party that has controlled the White House and packed the courts with radical repub judges for the overwhelmingly vast majority of time in the last 40 years. You want to point out who's crushed the middle class and landed us in this shjtpile via 'trickle-down economics'? It's the repubs. lol
You left out something. From 1949-1995 Democrats controlled the House of Representatives. Virtually all the legislation on the books of the Federal Government, including both the Individual and Corporate tax codes was written by Democrats.
I must applaud you. That is an excellent post and so true. Funny part is, there will be total denial from the Republican supporters here because they can't stand it when faced with the truth.
JC...don't you know that posting truths and facts will only upset the GOP? Somehow, they'll twist it all around and blame President Obama.
K2mm....Just like Obama blames everyone else...turn about is fair play
ALL these Crumb-Bums of Bozo the Clowns that are running for Repukealin or Teashysters for President are LUNATICS . They are BRAINWASHING, LYING SON"S OF BITCHES that have NO CLUE HOW TO BE HONEST !!
The DEVILS TROOPS out in force to CON YOU for a VOTE PURE AND SIMPLE.
If you are a voter and vote for these SLUGS you really need help in COGNITIVE THINKING ! In other words you are an IMBECILE !!!
Adding to Charlie-1915998... hope you don't mind me using your verbatim...
This is for all you "teatards, birthers, flat earthers, religious fanatics, mindless dittoheads, evolution deniers, Fox noise cultist and all around 15th century Republicans."
Now, since Obama's Presidency folks mentioned above have gotten mad, and want to take America Back... BACK TO WHAT/WHERE is my question? I am voting fo PRESIDENT OBAMA no matter what! He should get 8 years in term, because he is CHANGING America and we all know why THEY don't like it!
After 8 Years of the BUSH/CHENEY Disaster, NOW You Get MAD???
You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.
You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate Energy policy and push us to invade Iraq.
You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.
You didn't get mad when we spent of 800 billion (and counting) on said illegal war.
You didn't get mad when Bush borrowed more money from foreign sources than the previouse 42 Presidents COMBINED!!!
You didn't get mad when over 10 Billon Dollars... yes that's right 10 BILLION just disappeared in Iraq.
You didn't get mad when Bush embraced trade and outsourcing policies that shipped 6 million American jobs out of the country.
You didn't get mad when the didn't catch Bin Laden.
You didn't get mad when Bush ran up 10 Trillon Dollars in combined budget and current account deficits.
You didn't get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed.
You didn't get mad when we let a major US City, New Orleans drown including the lack of human compassion.
You didn't get mad when we gave people who had more money than they could spend, the 1% over a Trillon Dollars in tax breaks.
You didn't get mad with the worst 8 years of job creations in several decades.
You didn't get mad when over 200, 000.00 US Citizens lost their lives becasue they had no health insurance.
You finally got mad when Obama was elected President and decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if the are sick. Yet, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, job losses by the millions, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, and the worst economic disaster since 1929 are all ok with you, but helping fellow Americans who are sick... OH Heck No!!!
People need to be reminded!!! 2012 is a good year for them to remember except for those FOX lying Cultist Fanatics and the rest of the adformentioned!
Let's get as passionate about re-electing our wonderful hard working President Obama as we were when we got him elected!
Make a difference, get educated, stop complaining and do your part!
VOTE Obama 2012, Spread the word!!!!
And he did all this good stuff with the Republicans attitude "Just say no!" After three years they are beginning to realize that was not the right answer. Senator Mitch McConnrell until recently said "Our job 1 is to make Obama a one term president" Job 1? Not the deficit, not jobs creation not putting back all the laws that allowed the banks to sink this country (and I could go on).Speaker Bonehead is another one that repeated this cant and i hope he cries in November if he loses his Speakership.
RIGHT ON, BRETT! But remember, truth and facts are taboo for the GOP.
Awesome Brett!!
You could fill a book with these. Here's a few more:
You didn't get mad when Bush signed the Patriot Act, essentially allowing the government to snoop through your medical files, library check-out list, emails, and phone calls without probable cause?
You didn't get mad that over 4,000 soldiers came home in a box; thousands more scarred mentally and physically, on said fake war?
You didn't get mad that Halliburton(whose CEO was Dick Cheney) and one of its subsidiaries KBR made billions of dollars getting no-bid contracts?
You didn't get mad when the US used torture techniques that are considered worldwide as crimes against humanity?
You didn't get mad when Bush ignored the written warnings that Al-Quida had intents of ramming airplanes into American skyscrapers but went off to chop wood in Texas instead?
You didn't get mad when financial regulations were loosened up, allowing Wall Street, banks, and investment companies basically rape the economy?
You didn't get mad when Bush made a "joke" at the press affair when he was laughingly looking for Osama bin Laden" under the podium and said "Nope, not under there!"
You didn't get mad when Bush put his hands on his hips and declared, "Bring it on"?
Anybody else care to add to Brett's list?
Anybody else care to add to Brett's list?
Did you get mad when he and his Republican Congress didn't pay for 2 tax cuts?
Did you get mad when he and his Republican Congress didn't pay for 2 wars?
Did you get mad when he and his Republican Congress turned the largest surplus of all times into the largest deficit of all times in less than 4 years?
Did you get mad when he and his Republican Congress brought about the largest expansion of federal power since LBJ?
Did you get mad when he and his Republican Congress passed a new entitlement program without paying for it?
Did you get mad when he dressed up like a fly boy and told us "Mission Accomplished"?
Where the hell are you getting your facts and figures people?
The Supreme Court did NOT "appoint" Bush, they did however follow the Law. Bush was elected not Gore, the recount process had its purpose and upheld the Bush election.
So... what you are saying is Cheney was the "decider" when it came to Iraq? Foolishness.
What country did we "illegally invade" btw? Are you talking about Afganistan or Iraq? Both? Hmmm... seems to me I recall G. Bush coming before the American people making a case, then going before Congress who then voted, DAMN NEAR UNANIMOUSLY BOTH DEM AND REP to go to war. Hate to tell you this but that is BOTH legal and Constitutional, UNLIKE what Obama did in Uganda and Lybia.
Borrowed more than all other 42 presidents combined huh? Show me. Give a link please.
Bush didn't outsource those jobs, Clinton was the one who passed NAFTA hello LOL.
No, Bush didn't catch Bin Laden. It was however Bush tactics and stratagies that allowed Obama to take the credit. What did Obama do again? Oh that's right, he approved the attack that SEALS carried out and then took credit for the CIA, FBI and our military's efforts for the last 10 years...
I can prove Obama has spent 6T$ give or take, provide your source for the 10T$ number you are claiming. Bush spent 800B$ in 8 years on 2 wars... Obama has spent 6t$ in just over 3 yrs. Again, where are you getting your info?
You wanna blame Bush for Walter Reed? LOL. Not a laughing subject but that had NOTHING to do with Bush, but I know it doesn't go along with the liberal narrative.
LOL, so Katrina was Bush' fault? How about the fault of the Gov of Louisianna and the Mayor of New Orleans who couldn't work together? Were there problems at EVERY LEVEL of government? YES so blaming Bush for all the problems is petty at best and dishonest (otherwise and outright lie) at worst. BTW was it Bush' fault people didn't heed the warnings to get out of New Orleans before Katrina hit? Does anyone else have to take any responsibility for their own actions or not?
EVERY WORKING PERSON in this country rec'd a tax break, don't be an A-HOLE and attempt to say it was ONLY the so called 1%. BTW I'm part of the 53%, the 53% that actually pays 100% of all the income taxes in this country.
LOL, you might actually do some research. After the Bush tax cuts we had a record 52 straight weeks of job growth, higher revenues and lower unemployment than at ANY time in the current admin... Just saying if you want to throw "facts" out there, might be useful to have the truth to back you up. Not to mention that the Federal Deficit was declining up until 2007' from 2003 to 2006, the deficit was IN FACT going down. Easily verified with a little research thru the GAO. LOL
Give me the research to PROVE 200,000 people died. Never seen it, send the link.
I can however tell you that NO PERSON in this country that needed health care could legally be denied life saving treatment. It IS and WAS the law.
I'm giving you the facts. No spin just the facts.
The super PAC that backs former Bain Capital CEO Mitt Romney primarily attracts big donors from Wall Street -- specifically private equity and hedge fund players.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/26/news/economy/super-pac-donors/index.htm
The republican party, if they were really smart, which they aren't, would save their time and money in finding a stronger candidate to run in 2016 when Obama will not be able to run for a third term.
Question is do they have any strong candidates?
Actually, that's exactly what the better quality GOP candidates are waiting for. That's why we have the current GOP clown posse running around the country this time.
Honestly, I'm not sure this is anything as a better quality GOP candidate anymore unless you want to go back to the 19th century when they were considered liberals who based one of their main positions as the abolition of slavery. Today's GOP is the Democratic Party of the 19th century south.
Ricky: You're a dream (nightmare). So in your dishonor, he's somethin' special:
Start me up,
Yu start me up,
You know I'll never stop
I've been running hot,
I'm ready now to blow my top,
You make a grown man cry.
Adapted: The Stones
Speech fees, Ricky. They're finally here! Start countin'! (What a relief)
Now you can subscribe to the New York Times without anyone knowing.
I do not believe that 50 percent of Wisconians approve of Obamas performance. This poll is very flawed.
Denial ain't just a river in N. Africa.
This poll is very flawed.
Funny thing about you teatards-- whenever you don't like the results of a poll --- the poll is very flawed.
Once again, the polls show that Sanctorum has very little support outside of the redneck jesus freak crowd. I saw one survey that said the he hasn't won any state where that group was less than half of the voters. Iowa had the smallest percentage with 57% calling themselves evangelists.
I see where Romney is going to speak about having policies of oppurtunity.What a pack of lies!All republican policies promote a few rich ruling class and the rest of the population as virtual serfs.No wage increases(no unions),no healthcare(health savings accounts or private insurance for people who cant pay even their monthly bills).Less upward mobility than any Western Democracy.If he ever visits his stables,he will find more of what he is dishing out to an apparently gullible populace.
If you believe that Wall Street hedge fund managers are looking out for your best interests, then Romney is your man.