Is Mitt Romney is a true American patriot?

He invested his money off shore not in our country!

I keep waiting for someone/anyone to ask Willard about his money in off shore accounts, Dennis.

Can't imagine what Willard will say.

Maybe that he can a better savings interset rates than the puny 1% under the slowbama recovery.

Did I miss something?

What states are these ads running in?

Nah - it was the accountants that did it....as Mitt would say he is only playing by the rules.....(with a yellow streak down his back).....

Rocco,

1-Show me which countries/banks have a better ROI than the US

2-His investments were in foreign countries/businesses not ours and his money has been outside the US many years before the 2007 recession began.

I absolutely LOVE this early offensive. If President had been able to do that in 2008, it wouldn't even have been as close as it was.

By the time we get to August, Romney will be so far down, it will seem like up to him.

I do hope they're using some clips from Newt and Santorum in these ads.

After all, THEY tried to tell Republicans what Romney is, didn't they?

Ought to be PLENTY of material there.

Way to go, Republicans. Way to go. LoLoL

I also keep wondering when the press will ask Romney about his off-shore money. So far he only gives interviews where the questions are soft-ball ones and so far, the only GOPer to mention it has been Newt Gingrich who gets a gold star for saying it.

Rocco, the interest rates have been hovering around that number for at more than 10 years. FYI, he doesn't have his money off-shore for the interest rate, he has it off-shore to avoid paying taxes. You can bet that if President Obama or any democratic politician had their money in the Cayman Islands, Rocco and Friends would be the first to complain.

Well if that $25 millon works out like the stimulus did it ought to save or create about 10 jobs.

Romney wants to know if we are better off now than when Bush left office - my personal family is still deep in a recession (my husband is in construction) - but when Bush left office,we were looking down an abyss.

No, we're still not out of the canyon Bush put us in, but we are starting to see some light up ahead and we are hopeful.

Obama has turned us around and has us going in the right direction.I don't want Romney to bring back the Bush economic policies that got us here in the first place and have us sliding back down while his cronies benefit from all our labor.

Along with the off-shore money, I wish the press would ask Romney about his tax returns from years prior to 2010---why haven't they been disclosed? If he doesn't want to disclose the actual returns (although why not--everyone else does), how about a summary or an indication of his effective tax rate, sources of income and charitable giving.

Let's stop worrying about what Mitt Romnet has been doing with his money and start worrying about what Obama has been doing with ours......

Sorry, UAWPleeeeeeease, you can't have it both ways.

You want a President who is going to encourage investment and job creation in this country. That's fine...so you're going to elect a guy who invested in The Cayman Islands and outsourced jobs???

Rasmussen- what a surprise.

Nice try ....

Our government outsources jobs all the time ....

Noid, I think it's accurate to say that my last 3 years of taxes would have provided a better retrun in the Cayman Islands than what Obama has done with it....

The national media is ignoring what is going on within the states that elected Tea Party governors in 2010. Maine's Republican Gov LePage has an approval rating at 38%, while Obama beats Romney 55% to 38% in recent polling here. Maine is known as a purple state, that favors moderate Republicans like Snowe and Collins, but Ron Paul just won all our delegates to the Republican national convention.

To know Romney is to not support him. Moderate Northeast Republicans are not backing Romney.

Hi Dennis...

What percentage of his wealth is "off-shore"? (I honestly have no idea). If it's a small percentage, couldn't this be viewed as diversification. That is certainly something to strive for with an investment portfolio. I know that I have a small percentage of my 401k money in foreign indices.

Have a good one my friend! :-)

So Obama is trying to buy the election with his ads ! Surprise, Surprise, Surprise !

I guess running on his record would not be a good idea. Yes, once again, he is talking about HIS "vision for the future" ..... you know, government control of the health care industry, gasoline at $7.00 a gallon to promote his green agenda, shutting down ALL coal-fired electricity producing plants ..... and a nation full of voters totally dependent on Uncle Sam for their redistribution of wealth, and subsidies (welfare) for all those not able "to afford" health insurance under Obamacare.

If Obama is elected, I wonder how many more trillions in debt is added to the national deficit by the end of his second term. Will we be like Greece, or worse ?

Hi Grimey,

I’m not sure either but I know (a little birdy told me) the Super PAC’s and the DNC are going to make an issue of it and play it as un-American.

UAW Palezzzzzzzzzzz same old rhetoric same old sh,it totally devoid of common sense,get over it when your goon loses you might want to get a job with the UAW so your not left in the Dust.

By the way just what was it the new Republican Administration will do for us and how will they do it Perhaps if you know you can forward it to Romney so he can have something to say besides running around behind Obama trying to play catch up

Going to be a bit of a problem there, Dennis.

Obama says romney "hid" his money in Switzerland and the Caymans. . .

The information comes from his TAX records- as in, income tax.

Now, do you see an issue here? I do.

It's the same issue Obama ALWAYS has with the truth.

Katheryn,

No, we're still not out of the canyon Bush put us in, but we are starting to see some light up ahead and we are hopeful.

one can conclude that it is easier and quicker to fall all the way to the bottom of the canyon than it is to climb all the way up. But our Republican friends expect the President to pull miracles out of his a$$

UAW77, I'm not really looking for the Republicans to "DO" anything for me. I just think they give me the best chance to spend my money taking care of my own needs like, retirement, healthcare, job, etc. I know it sounds like a lack of common sense not to just hand over my money to the Obama administration so they can handle those bills for me. I just feel like I can do it better.

I don't think the UAW would work out for me either. I just can't see them being any better at handling retirement and healthcare either. (didnt Obama have to step in and bail out them with my money already?)

Jim-

You should re-read the article. He fully intends, at least on this ad buy, to run on his record. That was sort of the whole point of the article.

As far as 'polling' goes...

only states that matter are VA, OH, MO, IA, NH, AZ, FL, NC.

The rest of it is background noise.

Obama takes IA+NH or any of the others he wins.

He doesn't take it, he loses. That's the entire election in a nutshell.

And Greece...England...France...are all recessionary because they followed the Republican playbook on budgets. They went to Austerity and it failed them. Now the French just elected their Socialists, England will likely follow suit, and Greece just kicked their moderates out of office and split that vote WAY up. Takes 3 parties to make a coalition right now.

You, sir, need to educate yourself a bit more at-length concerning current events. And read more thoroughly.

Why doesn't the media ask questions about Romney's off shore $ and tax breaks resulting from those accounts? It takes an ordinary citizen to ask him as I just saw on TV, and then Romney shrugs his shoulders, walks off and says he'll have to look into that. Incredible! He has no idea about what is happening with his own money. How can he manage the taxpayer's money when he can't even know what is done with his own? The man is an empty suit. He doesn't even know how to answer simple questions, like what he would do to fix the economy.

If you are so wonderful then why do you have to spend $25 million on ads to tell America. Shouldn't they see it in their pocketbooks and in the economy? Shouldn't they see it when they go to work? Or when they buy a house? Shouldn't they see it when they buy fuel?

Shouldn't it be obvious?

Hey Judyaz,

According to you, I am supposed to worry more about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Obama does with MINE!!!!

Stop it. You are embarrassing yourself.

@ Chilled

I keep waiting for someone/anyone to ask Willard about his money in off shore accounts, Dennis.

Can't imagine what Willard will say.

If I was advising Romney He'd respond,

"You should worry less about what a private citizen does with his or her money and be far more concerned with what your government does with your money.

That should shut up even the most fervent democrat.

Strike that, Dems are just not that smart, they'll keep on yapping like the donkeys they are.

Hype and Blame, JoAnna, Hype and Blame!

Obama promised that he could turn it around and if he did not then we could make him a one term president. I intend to help him keep that promise.

The next president will be Romney 55 to 43.

You're right.

Romney will give YOUR money to publically-funded abortions.

prolifeprofiles.com/mitt-romney-abortion

Romney will make you give YOUR money to Insurance Providers, just like the ACA does.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_health_care_reform

Romney WILL increase taxes and fees to cover budget shortfalls.

money.cnn.com/2012/01/23/news/economy/Romney_tax_record/index.htm

Romney WILL attack Iran, even while his kids avoid service.

(Has no one listened to his speaches?)

Romney DID dodge the Vietnam draft by getting a Student Deferment, and then a Missionary Deferment. Yes, he cited his religion to not fight.

deathandtaxesmag.com/172731/mitt-romney-loved-vietnam-draft-he-purposefully-avoided/

Romney DID commit voter fraud in the 2010 MA primary race, and MA is considering whether to press charges or not. As you know, a felon may not run for president of the United States.

(That's everywhere right now)

Romney DID get crushed when he ran for Senate. He won Governor in a mid-term election, and then didn't seek re-election because his approval rating was in the 30's.

(And any historical election record can show you this, too)

So, AmeriCAN, your ignorance of your own candidate is making me hope you're not registered to vote.

But alas, I doubt the nation is so lucky.

Yeah. Romney. A real winning horse you picked, there.

Teknishan:

Please give citations. Otherwise it makes you seem like a paid shill for Obama and not a very intelligent one at that.

Democrats invest Our money ofshore.

If Mitt wants to invest "his" money offshore that's his choice after all its "His" money not the Tax Payers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40565987/ns/business-going_green/t/wind-their-backs-powerful-democrats-help-chinese-energy-firm-chase-stimulus-money/#.T6gigcWvEbI

Wind at their backs: Powerful Democrats help Chinese energy firm chase stimulus money

Sen. Reid and Obama donors back company seeking $450 million in U.S. money

WASHINGTON — Top Democratic fundraisers and lobbyists with links to the White House are behind a proposed wind farm in Texas that stands to get $450 million in stimulus money, even though a Chinese company would operate the farm and its turbines would be built in China.

The farm’s backers also have close ties with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who, at the height of his hard-fought re-election bid this fall, helped blunt congressional criticism over stimulus dollars possibly going to create jobs in China by endorsing a proposal by the Chinese company to build a factory in his home state. Although his campaign received thousands of dollars in donations from the wind farm’s backers and Reid stood on stage with them at a campaign event they hosted, his office declined to answer any questions about the wind farm’s organizers or their plans for Nevada.

@Rational: I am not perfectly happy with the way my money is being spent. I think that more of it should be spent domestically and less on wars. But anyway you must have missed the point I was making: Romney certainly would not be able to manage the taxpayers' money ( I assume that is yours and I know it is mine) practically and efficiently, with any kind of plan for the future of our country.

JAS1

That light would be the train coming at us head on.

the train hit us head on in 2008. The train pretty much crashed every single bone in our body and in 2012 we are still recovering from it.

Rational AmeriCAN

If you are so wonderful then why do you have to spend $25 million on ads to tell America.

Q: If Romney is so wonderful, why did he keep spending money on NEGATIVE ads against his Republican opponents?

A: Because Romney could not say anything positive about himself so that all he had left.

Romney failed as a governor for crying out loud! He couldn't do it in a itsy bitsy Massachusetts.

Romney did not beat Ron Paul yet.

You Obama robots are funny to behold. Bless you're poor, clueless little hearts. You're in for such a huge disappointment in November but you keep on smiling and acting like everything is fine and dandy. That's sweet.

I am rooting for Paul to eke it out in Tampa, actually.

Romney is Obama-lite. Much in common, except he lies too much and isn't nearly as charismatic. Also, did I mention he lies a lot?

Ron Paul, at least, presents a different viewpoint and offers legitimate differences in -everything-.

Rational ameriCAN --

If you are so wonderful then why do you have to spend $25 million on ads to tell America. Shouldn't they see it in their pocketbooks and in the economy? Shouldn't they see it when they go to work? Or when they buy a house? Shouldn't they see it when they buy fuel?

Shouldn't it be obvious?

If it's so bad, then why has Karl Rove committed to spending $250 million to run ads attacking the President. Shouldn't it be obvious?

And that's just one of many PACs, SuperPACs, and other organizations that will be spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to defeat the President.

What for? Why would savvy business people waste that kind of money on something so glaringly obvious as you suggest it is?

But face it. It doesn't really matter whether it's obvious or not. This is what Citizens United bought. And now everyone is too scared not to spend.

And so Congress has to spend about half of every week bowling for dollars, and the President has to waste a lot of time chasing Mitt Romney away that could be better spent for a LOT of other purposes.

Do you call that either "rational" or "American"? I don't think so.

The next president will be Romney 55 to 43.

Huh. You must work for Diebold or something.

If it's so bad, then why has Karl Rove committed to spending $250 million to run ads attacking the President.

Would that be the same Karl Rove who is splitting hairs with the IRS by claiming his ads aren't political?

Who the hell does this dirty rat think he's fooling?

The group insists that most of the ads the organization produces comprise "issue advocacy" rather than political campaign activity.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/07/crossroads-gps-karl-rove_n_1477833.html

Unbelievable!

Nah, someone who doesn't understand how presidents are elected.

Romney could win the popular vote 55-43...and still lose the election.

Because he will get the hick vote, the scared vote, the whitey-rules vote, and the jesus-loves-me vote.

And the only big state that those votes carry is TX and, possibly, FL. The Hick and jesus-loves-me vote (TX) and the scared/whitey-rules vote (FL).

TO: Rocco-2976776 who wrote:

"Maybe that he can a better savings interset rates than the puny 1% under the slowbama recovery."

Hold it! Republicans WANT the recovery to be slow, and YOU and other Republican Voters put people IN PLACE in Washington to MAKE SURE that NOTHING President Obama does can speed our recovery.

PLUS The GOP has staked their entire political lives on stopping or at least stalling our Economic Recovery in hopes that THEY will benefit from hurting the American People.

NOW you want to blame President Obama on Republicans' Evil Plans?

Why sicker than I thought!

Maybe that one will get passed the brain-washed Republican Electorate, but I don't for one minute believe that anyone else is gonna fall for that pile of crap!

Obama / Biden 2012

The GOP heavy weight TOLD everyone to get behind Romney and they did, poor lemmings or should I say Republicans or teabaggers all the same Being led!!

UAWpleeese or however it goes.

Well you do not have to use medicare when you get older; there are private insurers who will let you buy from them. If you don't want to pay your fair share of taxes for social programs then move to that country that does not have a social security tax, I am sure there are dozens of countries to choose from. By all means save ALL that money you must have; because you are making enough to take care of yourself you must be doing great.

The Paul Ryan budget will solve all your problems, oh but you don't have any and sounds like you never will; I just wish we all could be so lucky to know that our futures are all guaranteed like yours. This has to be the first generation ever that has complained about taking care of the old, the poor, and, those not blessed with everything you have. Your parents must be proud.

The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

How is giving the inept Obama another term anything but the pinnacle of insanity?

Forward. Forward. Forward. I think of a row crew on a Persian warship about to attack the Spartans.

Nice try at deflecting the substance of the article, libbies..but nobody's listening.

First of all, most of America is not interested where Romney's money is, they're interested in what he might do to improve their financial situations.

Second, Axelrod says the campaign is building on Obama's first term...how can you build on a foundation that doesn't exist; he didn't accomplish anything! Oh wait, I forgot; he put on his cammies and went and personally killed Bin Laden.

Trickle down ? Job Creators? Yes the GOP keeps saying and doing the same thing each time and they screw things up each time

And the only big state that those votes carry is TX and, possibly, FL. The Hick and jesus-loves-me vote (TX) and the scared/whitey-rules vote (FL).

Nothing like using a nice, broad brush there. Do you live in Florida? I do...and I have for quite a while. I seem to be missing all of these racists that apparently live here. Curious though...how on Earth did President Obama carry a state full of scared racists in 2008?

TO: UAWPleeeeeeease who wrote:

"Let's stop worrying about what Mitt Romnet has been doing with his money and start worrying about what Obama has been doing with ours..."

You know I've noticed that.

Everytime a Republican is asked when they're going to talk to the General Electorate about the Ryan Plan and how badly it hurts the middle class, seniors, and everybody else that's not rich, the FIRST THING Republicans do is start talking down the President.

Now I have to believe THAT is because Republicans don't have a darn thing to say. What, should we expect Republicans to tell the truth or admit just how badly they're planning to do in (that ain't gonna happen), and then what, Republicans continue on with this scam that they're doing it to teach us a lesson for electing a "Half-rican American"?

Romney's "plan" gives the wealthy another $250,000 on the Tax Refund Check, and what do we get?

A pay cut.

Republicans have waaaaay to much B.S. with them, especially if they think they can get elected JUST by calling the other guy names.

Obama / Biden 2012

Since Obama is not capable of running on his record, the least he can do is remind all the auto workers that he bailed out their unions. There is no one that believes GM would not have stayed afloat without the bailout, but there is no way the unions would have gotten such a gift. With the latest poll showing Romney up 48% to Obama's 47%, you can bet the Obama attack ads are already in process.

@Rational AmeriCAN -- How would electing 'George W.' Romney be doing something different?

Insanity is one thing - doubling down on stupid is quite another.

@TEKNISHAN #1.28,

After reading your post, the word "pompous" followed by a three-letter word quickly comes to mind.

Whenever a libtard is unable to handle the opinion of another, he quickly resorts to the arrogance of comments like "you should educate yourself" and other such bu11$h1T.

If you think that Obama will stay on the high road with this campaign, you are only deluding yourself. In fact, much of his 3 years and 4 months + has been spent in attacking those who fail to rubber-stamp his every whim.

He has failed repeatedly to offer any semblance of a realistic budget proposal and has added to the national debt faster than any President in U.S. history. He has played a game of class warfare, using income taxes as his talking point .... even when it is clear that his tax proposals, if enacted, would be but a drop in the bucket towards the massive financial shortfalls.

But go ahead, convince yourself of your own, SELF-APPOINTED intellectual superiority. Pat yourself on the back and tell everyone how much smarter you are than everyone else.

But please, pass out the BARF BAGS before doing so ! Obama is financially inept.

TO: spider-737231 who wrote:

"Nice try at deflecting the substance of the article, libbies..but nobody's listening..."

That's EXACTLY what I can't stand about Republicans, they NEVER listen to the American People, but you can be darn sure the Democrats are listening, AND the Independents!

That's the EXACT same thing Bush did, refuse to listen to ANYONE and when even the experts were against Bush, he still refused to listen and said he had to go with his "gut". Now we see where THAT got us!

That's why we're going to take our vote and turn the Republicans OUT of office.

Vote a straight Democratic Ticket this November!

Obama / Biden 2012

@irRational asks:

'If I was advising Romney He'd respond,

"You should worry less about what a private citizen does with his or her money and be far more concerned with what your government does with your money.'

Well, TeaPeople like invading other countries/wars, gotta pay for that.

Most other folks like the military, interstate highways, teachers, firefighters, electric grids, medical research, clean food, air and water, etc....all the stuff that equates to a civilized society that has to be paid for.

TO: jim-1455434 who wrote:

"So Obama is trying to buy the election with his ads!..."

Well hell, Romney bought the Republican Nomination with "ads" and Santorum and Gingrich hate Romney for it (especially Santorum)!

Obama/Biden 2012

Feisty --

Who the hell does this dirty rat think he's fooling?

LoL Only his hairdresser knows for sure. The only "grassroots" that Karl Rove knows anything about are the ones growing from his head.

It's about time that Obama go on the offensive against Romney/Rove.

TO: White Collar Auto who wrote:

"Well if that $25 millon works out like the stimulus did it ought to save or create about 10 jobs..."

Yeah, Republicans really worked hard to hold the American People back and slow our Recovery. I bet THEY won't have nothing to do with President Obama's 25 mil in ads.

I have a hunch that, as long as Republicans don't have their hands in it, things will be just fine!

Obama/Biden 2012

TO: Rick-3416939 who wrote:

"Since Obama is not capable of running on his record..."

So that' the lie Republicans think works the best for them?

Keep thinking it, and while you're at it, why not ask one those Republicans to come out and explain the Republicans' "RYAN PLAN" that Romney and all the rest of the Republicans have signed on to and let's see how the American People feel about that pack of crap.

Obama / Biden 2012

What exactly has the government been doing with my money?

Bailing out banks? Gee, thanks.
Giving away tax cuts bigger than my income? Really appreciate that.
Subsidizing corporations that raise prices? Yeah, certainly helped my budget.
Deregulated banks? Hey, we all love fees and high interest rates.
Creating easy debt and high inflation? Love those smaller packages.
Tax exemptions for offshoring jobs? Yep, China is our friend.

Am I better off since Obama became President? Hell, I haven't recovered from when Clinton left office.

Breaking …

US reportedly foiled a plot to bomb a US jet to mark bin Laden’s death anniversary.

BO and his kool-aid drunk fools. Keep your head in the sand for you can't stand the truth. Struthio camelus economics.

Nerm your an idiot. Everything you are spouting is Republican policy and you are to stupid to realize it.

Circumcision, originally adopted from the Jewish faith, is something we can all agree with. But what is it with white religious-right men like Romney? It's as if they all had a corn cob inserted at birth.

Question: If you did a good job as President, why would you even have to spend a dime on your campaign? Wouldn't the people already know and be on your side? Apparently not!

Ron Paul 2012

Where did Obama get the money to pay for this ad?

@Chad-4213400 -- PYHOD

Nerm your an idiot. Everything you are spouting is Republican policy and you are to stupid to realize it.

Exactly. Since Obama's election - the Republicans have promised to do nothing. The Republicans have kept that promise. Romney is making the same Republican promises.

Tired of wars?

Tired of a economy that isn't improving?

Tired of prices going up?

Tired of American rights being taken away?

If so vote Ron Paul.

Mitt Flip Flopper is a rubber stamp for the 1% !!!!!!!!!

Sorry Nerm didn't understand post.

Obama's record on job creation.

Obama and job creation in the same sentence, what a laugh. Brought to you by the man who owns 3+ years of sustained reported unemployment over 8%, real unemployment at or near 14.5%, and net jobs lost of greater than 1/2 a million.

Hey, where are the OWS protesters ? Spending this amount of money on campaign ads.

Yep, and Mr. Biden sure helped the Liberals with his same sex marriage comments. Mr. Biden was against same sex marriage before and now he is "for" it (gotta say Flip Flop) which is in direct conflict with Mr. Obama's absolutely NOT. Now, Mr. Biden's video clip just did a heck of a lot more DAMAGE to the Obama campaign machine than the negative exposure of Mr. Obama's "expensive" attack ads.......LOL.

Yep, FORWARD with the same FAILED Obama agenda. The Obama Bucks are running out.

LOL! Fiesty actually asked, "Did I miss something?"

@Chilled,

Thanks for the least coherent post in the vine (And that's saying something!)

That must have sounded good in your little democrap brain, but it was worthless drivel to those with a better than 8th grade education.

@teknishan

Nah, someone who doesn't understand how presidents are elected.

Romney could win the popular vote 55-43...and still lose the election.

Because he will get the hick vote, the scared vote, the whitey-rules vote, and the jesus-loves-me vote.

And the only big state that those votes carry is TX and, possibly, FL. The Hick and jesus-loves-me vote (TX) and the scared/whitey-rules vote (FL).

Who is the party of race baiting and religious persecution? In Teknishan's world it is the Democrats.

That said, it is a statistical improbability for a candidate to lose an electoral college election while defeating her opponent by 12 percentage points in total votes.

Romney will win in Michigan, he will win in Wisconsin, he will win Ohio and Pennsylvania, he will win North Carolina and Florida, and he will win Colorado and Washington. Virginia is a little harder to figure with all the federal pork dollars spent in Northern Virginia. But that to, will go to Romney.

The undecided vote has a strong history of going against the incumbent. Think about it. He has been the president for about 3 and a half years and you are undecided about how good a job he is doing? Let that settle in. History shows the undecided will go to the new blood in a large way.

Let me give you an example:

Take a state like Ohio that has it Romney 45, Obama 44 with 3.1% error of likely voters. That leaves 11% undecided with 1-3 going to Paul, perhaps. Romney will win this state 51-46 with 3 going to Paul.

And as Obama's negativity drones on it will only get worse. Last night on Hannity they were showing the president speaking before a 40% packed house where previously he drew a packed house. His likability factor is sinking.

Several reporters were muted when they were called upon to ask questions. "They've snipped our lines" Lols.....

More likely they avoided the hard questions. As usual.

Personally, I'd like to see if anyone can point out where Romneys and Obamas policies differ in any major way. As far as I can tell, they don't. Obama recently named a bigshot from Bain to his administration. Romney says he would have signed the NDAA.

The number one issue is the economy. One candidate for President is clearly the most respected on this issue. That man has appeared over 17 times on major financial news programs in the last 30 days. He is NOT RObamaney.

When I ask my friends, liberals, democrats, republicans, OWS, Union members, whatever, what it is they really want the next President to do, they say pretty much the same things.

Repair the damage to the economy, and restore it to health. Stop the wars, get out of Afghanistan. Stop taking away our rights. Stop the Wall St. bailouts. Get the money and the corruption out of politics. Do something about Illegal immigration.

See, a lot of people actually support most of the things Ron Paul stands for.

They just aren't aware of it.

PS, Nerm @ 1.55 -

How would electing RObamaney be doing something different?

Insanity is one thing - doubling down on stupid is quite another.

There, I fixed it for you!

Ron Paul 2012

Forget all the ads, superpacs and money thrown into this campaign. In the final analysis, the debates will decide the election and Obama will twist Romney like a pretzel.

TorpedoYou - Your wishful thinking won't help Obummer get elected. Obama's arguments would be nothing but fluff and finger pointing.
I don't like Romney, but even he would absolutely dismantle our current community organizer-in-chief.

Bankrupt America ? Yes, we can !!!!!!

This is the TRUE reality of Obama's vision.

Bankrupt America ? Yes, we can !!!!!!

Don't worry W. Bush took care of that.

What and how will the Republicans do it for America JIM-1455434

After fixing all the damage of the last 4 yrs of GOP rule he needs to fix the first 4 yrs to get things back to the wonderful place that Bill Clinton left it.

Well, well, P.O person, why don't you just tell us all exactly what the hell he "fixed" so far...and please be specific!

Still blaming Bush because Obama has failed. Try pulling on some big boy pants, Obama has done nothing but make matters much worse. Giving Obama four more years knowing what a disaster he has been is simply irresponsible.

Yes lets get back to the Clinton years. After all Clinton was the recipient of a booming economy thanks to twelve years of Republican leadership. All Clinton had to do was not screw it up, but that was too much to expect and he did when he signed NAFTA into law. Then this country began the decades plus of bleeding millions of jobs that have never and will never return. On second thought, lets get back to the way things were before Clinton.

If Obama made things worse then why has the economy grown each and every quarter since he was sworn in. Google GDP graph.

Let's see UAW, maybe we can start with no more bailouts of union pension plans in favor over bondholders and stockholders. Maybe we could then end the $535 million in green giveaways like Solyndra. Maybe then we could cut down GSA to an efficient size, fire the crazy-spending leaders and reduce to a small efficient size. Maybe then, the Republicans could work on collecting back taxes owed by Obama's appointees. Maybe then, we can implement the reversal of Obamacare (if the Supreme Court does not) which is but another government entitlement program the U.S. cannot afford.

Then, there are massive opportunities to consolidate duplicitous government bureaus and agencies with overlapping functions.

Aaahhh ..... the possibilities are endless to trim government waste ! Libbies simply want to tax and spend and redistribute.

Why not have the rich balance the economy on their backs they made the money on our backs. As far as unions go that has nothing to do with anything other than the fact that some Republican blowhard looking for a place to throw blame. You better look to you so called leaders to trim the pork pal and i would definitely give the money that your party pisses away to the poor and disenfranchised than the rich pigs in this country and if you think they are going to help you your downright stupid.

What about the Trillion Bush gave wall street you think that was money well spent.

What about 2 bogus wars that cost 3 trillion bucks and 4.5 thousand American llives

You want to roll lets roll put it on the table your party hasn't done anything for anybody since Rosevelt and then it questionable

That freaking peice of Shi,t Bush was nothing but a coward just like Romney

If Obama made things worse then why has the economy grown each and every quarter since he was sworn in. Google GDP graph

Yes, let's cheer on 2.2% GDP growth. That is well below the projected 2.6% growth most were expecting.

Even at 2.6%, why would anyone be happy with that? After coming out of the Carter years the Reagan economy averaged over 7% GDP growth in his fourth year.

All Reagan did in his first years was cut taxes and regulation. Maybe if he would have implemented massive Keynesian stimulus he might have gotten Obama economic numbers.

@uaw

LOL typical liberal l*zy union worker.. blame the rich because you decided to become stagnant and be comfortable turning a bolt 3/4 inches to the right

the rich did not become rich because of you and your labor, they became rich because they risked capital that they had and it paid off.

you can't even defend that the bailout of your company stole money from the creditors of the company so that you could go to work. at least the financial sector actually paid back their loans, something the auto makers will never do...

btw, fords are amazing, GM's are pathetic excuses for decent automobiles

now lets hear your rage paragraph

weaselyone- Reagan was the start of this current economy. Deregulation, outsourcing to third world countries. He started the assault on the middle class and conservative Americans are not smart enough to see the long term damage he has caused.

Clinton was the recipient of a booming economy thanks to twelve years of Republican leadership. All Clinton had to do was not screw it up, but that was too much to expect and he did when he signed NAFTA into law.

Wow, talk about failing history! Bush senior spent the first part of his term trying to fix the deficits he inherited from Reagan and realized he couldn't do it without raising taxes. Given his "no new taxes" pledge he'd run on, his Republican buddies wouldn't work with him on it (so much for that "fiscal responsibility" myth), so he got it done with the help of the Democrat-controlled congress. That (plus H. Ross Perot splitting the conservative vote) cost Bush reelection, but at least he did the right thing. Then came Bill Clinton and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 -- which passed without a single Republican vote, mind you (another blow to that "fiscal responsibility" myth) -- which led directly to the surpluses we experienced at the end of the Clinton's 2nd term. As for NAFTA, that was Republican legislation championed by Bush senior. All Clinton did was add some protections for U.S. workers and some environmental standards to make it more palatable for his Democrat colleagues -- bipartisan "give and take" that today's Republicans treat like The Plague.

I realize facts are anathema to many of today's Republican ideologues, but please do yourself and the rest of us a favor and look 'em up anyway before you spout such nonsense, because I'm sure you don't want to look like a fool, and we all deserve to be better-informed anyway.

Brendan- this country was built on the backs of these so called lazy union workers. Go back to your dumb FUX news station.

@Chad

Union workers did not build the wealth in our country, small private business did and always will. Unions only modern day purpose is to fund democratic campaigns so the revolving door with the negotiating table will be open, further taking from the parent company or which in most cases(public unions) involves the tax payer. I shouldn't have to fund someone else's guaranteed retirement pension. Nice try, but I don't watch fox news.

TO: weaselyone who wrote:

If Obama made things worse then why has the economy grown each and every quarter since he was sworn in. Google GDP graph

Yes, let's cheer on 2.2% GDP growth.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

We could have done better, but Republicans were convinced that the only way THEY could ever get re-elected is if they sabotaged our Recovery.

Call of email Mitch McConnell over at the Senate, he'll tell you about his plan to brain-wash his electorate and saturate the airwaves with hate speech.

Obama / Biden 2012

The Romney standard is shipping more jobs overseas and flip flopping our country for the 1% !!!!!!!!

Brendon, how old are you? You don't fund unions pensions unless you work for a company that has unions. Do some research on the barons in the early 1900's and see how they treated employees. That is why there are unions.

P.S you don't fool me, you do watch FOX

TorpedoYou -- In a Few Good Men the general confesses after his ego is pushed to a breaking point. It wouldn't take much to get Romney to hyperventilate.

Tony_Baloney -- Excellent post. But realize the rightwing lives in a parallel universe with their own history, data, etc. -- They don't believe a word you said.

Yay! The good guys strike back!!

Job1..."Blame Bush for that."

Yep, if all else fails, blame Bush. Oh what the heck, why wait for anything to fail. JBB!!! Just Blame Bush!!!

"Hope and Change" or "Hype and Blame"?

"W" was a Big Mistake, Hope and change is working !

OBAMA...... One Big Ass Mistake America !

The vagueness of "Hope and Change" has been replaced with "Dope and Strange" .... a/k/a Obama and Biden.

That sounds more like Obama.

The first thing Obama declared was the closing of Gitmo .... OOPS, he found out it had a purpose and George Bush was right.

Then, there is the famous clip of Obama sharply criticizing the Bush administration for raising the debt ceiling ..... while Obama has raised the debt rapidly and STILL has yet to give the Congress a realistic budget proposal.

Yes, indeed ..... all the Republicans have to do is show film clips of Obama's words contradicting Obama's actions ! If Libtards call that a negative campaign, then they only have to choose between which Obama to blame. LOL !!

P.S. Nothing sux like a Big Orange !

You really don't want to get into using Romney's words against him now do you? Even you Republican's label Romney as a Flip-Flopper.

As to not closing Gitmo? Look no further than the scardy-cats in the House and Senate. Remember, according to these people we are incapable of housing these foreign detainees on American soil because our prisons are soooo weak. <sarcasm off>

By the way, you violated Republican talking point #10 "Don't mention the most recent Republican president by name".

Obama couldn't close Gitmo because repubs got all upset when the proposal was to move the Gitmo muslims in with other 300+ muslim terrorists already in the US prison system. Something about suicide attacks in the communities around the prisons, guards families taken hostage by terrorists, etc etc.

Do you want to talk film clips? How about Newt and Santorum describing Romney's defects and how he's not a true republican? What about Backman's flipflop to where she's now a Romney supporter - there's film clips of that too?

No value blearyeyed. Hillary now laps up Obama's orders after their fierce battle in 2008. Newt, Santorum and Bachman will not be the Presidential candidate.

I was talking about Obama contradicting Obama and you guys are talking about something else that is not comparable.

How about Obama declaring that the President of the United States had no authority for an attack on another country where our national security interests were not at risk. Then, of course, he unleashed hundreds of Cruise missiles on Libya and spent another billion on a useless war.

Wow wow wow Brendan you make me tremble. The got rich off your stupidity and your back and by the way i have 34 years with the Fords and ..oh yeah we didn't need taxpayer money and i make what i make because because the Fords appreciate the billions of dollars that we have made for them. Mr. Bill Ford comes to the floor everyday and thanks his employees has your poverty purveyor boss thank you for you $10.00 an hr. job and your family's poverty stricken life style. Your just another Republican loser who's jealous of anybody that has made it.

Your just another Republican Blowhard with a stale comment that was deemed irrelevant 4 years ago. Grow up Boy

The first thing Obama declared was the closing of Gitmo .... OOPS, he found out it had a purpose and George Bush was right.

Then, there is the famous clip of Obama sharply criticizing the Bush administration for raising the debt ceiling ..... while Obama has raised the debt rapidly

Obama has worked on closing Gitmo... OOPS, the Republican failbots on the right have done everything they can to keep him from keeping that campaign promise for no better reason than to try to make him look bad. You could say he overpromised since no one was accounting for right-wing obstructionism, but that's hardly proof of hypocrisy.

As for the debt ceiling, there's a little thing called "context" which applies here that our friendly neighborhood right-wing ideologues always gleefully ignore in their haste to make a point. Obama criticized Bush for raising the debt ceiling because Bush was doing it to fund his wars -- if he hadn't fabricated the Iraq WMD debacle, he wouldn't have NEEDED to get the debt ceiling raised because there wouldn't have been an Iraq war with all of its no-bid contracts to the Halliburtons of the world to pay for -- whereas Obama had to fight congress to raise the debt ceiling to keep the entire *&^%$#@! U.S. economy from collapsing. If you can't see the difference, then I don't know what to tell you other than to turn off FOX "News" and Limbaugh and educate yourself.

I was talking about Obama contradicting Obama and you guys are talking about something else that is not comparable.

Hey, Romney contradicting Romney is EXACTLY comparable. The fact that the other Republican nominees this year also pointed out that Romney's a flip-flopper just lends credence to that perception, which is anything but fabricated.

Do all Mormons flip flop or is it just Mitt !!!

So, you have something against Mormons ? LOL ! Another Libtard shows his/her/its religious intolerance !!

There is only one candidate for President who does NOT flip flop. Only one candidate who isn't LYING to you, right to your face.

Only one candidate who is consistent.

Only one candidate who is a man of his word.

Ron Paul 2012

Romney is a empty suit !

Wow ! "Patriotic American" .... did you think that one up all by yourself or did you have help ?

RObamaney is a empty suit !

There, I fixed it for you!

Ron Paul 2012

Willard's prognosis on how 500,000 jobs a month can be created?

Unac, He didn't say he'd create them in THIS country,....did he?

Did Romney mentioned "saved" jobs? Or does he have integrity?

He will create "Slave" jobs to tie in both of your comments mostly out of the country. The body count won't matter as Slaves don't pay regular taxes. The coprorate owners will give the kickback taxes to Romney.........He just want's to have the king of the world title.

Actually facts show that Wall Street gave more to Obama in 2008 than to McCain. Billionaires support and own Obama - see Soros, Buffett, Stryker, Kaiser, Turner, and the Media Moguls. Obama's every action plays to his Environmentalist handlers and most every one hurts the poor and middle class with higher gasoline, energy and food prices. But he tosses them $20 a week in a payroll tax rebate that will hasten the bankruptcy of Social Security and the stupid people kiss his butt. Meanwhile his wife flies off to Spain with her friends and spends $475,000 in tax-payer money to do so and tells us to "eat cake." And again the idiot liberal lemmings worship at their altar when they toss a few crumbs their way.

He has none he's just a Republican blowhard that follows Obama around making the same stupid remarks as the Republicans on here make. He's just another wipe

Mr. Mitt has a new bumper sticker ("Flip Flopper")

Let me guess, "Patriotic American" .... you failed miserably as a stand up comic, and now you are getting paid by Media Matters for your deep .... insightful .... one-liners ....... always in BOLD letters ..... so everyone can appreciate your wisdom.

LOL ! LOL!! LOL!!!

What are you willing to compromise?

America! They compromise everything this great country once stood for in order to get free food stamps.

Mr. Flip Floppers wife looks like Eva Braun ?

Your comments remind me of a gnat .... determined to fly up your nose.

So now you, a liberal, or going to try to attack the appearance of Romney's wife ?

GOPisextinct..You hit the nail on the head! I made lots of money in the 90's when the democrats passed the high capacity magazine and assault weapons ban. These whack jobs would come into my gun store and buy up Glock mags for up to $120.00 each. My cost: under $20.00...Pity I give up my license since Spanky would most likely be one of my best suckers...errr I mean customers'.

Torpedo:

Bwahahaa! Good for you sir,.... good for you,...well played ,....well played.

Yeah, and I don't buy the "Gifford's assassin wasn't political" crap from the germs at the RNC HQ/Limbaugh. If her assassination wasn't political the why didn't he attack a plumber's convention?

Just askin'.

I'm gonna be just like Palin. I'm going to wring as much money out of these right wing morons as I can before I no longer look good in a pair of nylons.

@Torpedo are you sure you aren't a capitalist Republican? With 83% markup you might qualify as a 1 percenter..... Sounds like you are playing both sides of the fence. LOL

Valid observation ksw.

First thing we need to do is put the NRA out of business then we need to make the streets and states in the south safe again

@KSW...83% markup. Hell it was closer to 500% (some capitalist you are)! I always played by the rules, so when the whack jobs increased the value of my holdings thru no direct action of my own, what was I supposed to do? Tell ya what I did do: I sent $ to my local Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul. Hell I even gave bonuses to my employees. The difference between me (democrats) and you (conservatives): I serve my country and in doing so provide the environment so you and your conservative cohorts can serve yourselves!

BTW...As a former storefront FFL holder I have no problem with criminal background checks or closing the "gun show" loophole...Do you?

@Torpedo Some retailer you are if you can't calculate markup on your goods. The example you gave was not a 500% markup.

I am an Independent and have absolutely no problem with stricter gun control. I just don't have a problem with class envy or people making money and I also don't believe for a second that only Democrats contribute to charity......

ksw,

That is a 600% markup. To compute divide the selling
price by the cost paid by the retailer ($120 / $20 = 6 or 600%).

Most retailers use a 200% to 300% markup.

No Dennis I have worked in retail management for the last 20 years. Most retailers do NOT charge a 500-600% markup. I don't know where you shop but I would advise you to look for cheaper options. LOL Here is basic retail math

Markup Dollars = the difference between your retail 120 and cost 20.

Markup % is the Markup Dollars divided by the retail 100/120

Ding Ding Ding! Correct Dennis..Sorry i was doing the calculations in my head.

As far as the class warfare card is concerned..Republicans have been waging war on the middle class since RR.

Riddle me this: Who allowed banks to create the new and exciting products like CDS's and CDO's? Who values finance more than engineering and the sciences. Who runs Wall street?

@Dennis Typo most retailers do not charge even an average 200-300% markup. There are some exceptions but again I would shop elsewhere if I were you.

What does the 100 represent?

I managed a book store and I am positive our mark up was greater than 200%. If not 200-300% markup you cannot cover your opperating cost.

You still have your retail math wrong. The 100 is the difference between your cost and what you sold it for (i.e. how much you marked up the goods). Were you responsible for purchasing the books ? If so then you would know the difference between what the goods cost and what you sold the for retail.

ksw,

The mark up percentage M is gross profit P divided by cost C.

M = P/ C

http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/financial/markup.php

So by that formula Profit =$100, Cost=$20 thus 100/20 = 5 or 500%

Since you had to look it up I know you were probably a sales manager not a merchant so here is the difference. I am bored with this thread and already know how to calculate markup you can go teach math to someone else.

http://www.wikicfo.com/Wiki/Default.aspx?Page=Margin%20vs%20Markup&NS=&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

From your link: “Markup percentage is the percentage difference between the actual cost and the selling price”

Markup percentage is the percentage difference between the actual cost ($20) and the selling price ($120)

Your link proves that I was correct – Thanks

I am bored with this thread and already know how to calculate markup you can go teach math to someone else

Translation - I just made a major fool ass out of myself!

This is how I try to save face while slinking back into my cave! lol

Nice work Dennis & TorpedoYou!

Feisty, something tells me that one was born, not made. I've seen it so many times, but it never fails to flabbergast me how often someone who can't even do basic math and has never run a particular business (if indeed they've ever run ANY business EVER) will try to "educate" someone like Torpedo, who actually CAN do math and who DOES have relevant experience in the area in question. Every single one of these "know-it-alls" I've ever met face-to-face in my life voted a straight Republican ticket, even if it went against their own convictions and interests. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. I don't know why that is, but it can't be coincidence.

Romney is controlled by the 1% money pimps !

Sometimes gnats fly into your ears also. You do know that Barack Hussein Obama has already held more fundraisers than his last three Democratic candidates combined.

Who's pimping the White House for Obama ?

UAWpleeeease -

Obaman has not raised one single tax. You tell me what taxes have gone up or how he has spent your money compared to what was going on before.

Why am I even trying with you, I just cannot stand someone who does not know anything they are talking about but blows wind all the time.

Bill,

"You'll have to pass the bill to see what's in it".

Obamacare raises the 7.5% of AGI floor on medical deuctions to 10% meaning taxpayers with significant out-of-pocket medical expenses get screwed out of their deduction.

Obamacare imposes a 2.9% medicare tax on stock gains.

Obamacare can, depending on your "level of gain" take part of the gain on the sale of your personal residence. Maybe Bill will read the bill and tell us the exact percentage.

Obamacare has a tax on sun tanning booths .... not sure how many African-Americans use these.

Obamacare recues the amount you can put into a cafeteria plan for a medical reimbursement arrangement from $3,000/year to $2,500/ year.

But then again BILL ..... you would actually have to READ the bill to see what's in it.

So, are you a blowhard or just a blowfish ?

Bill, I would applaud Obama for not raising one cent of my taxes but that's not the whole truth. You are forgetting about Obama's added debt. I guess I'm just saying just because he didn't garnish my wages now doesn't mean he didn't stick me with the bill.....

Hey - unfair. Answering a liberal slander with facts! Stop it or I will report you to the editors for using such tactics!

JIm,

You got me, I have not read the entire bill, but, you are only listing cost. Why not list some of the benefits. You cannot tell me that there is absolutely no benefit to anyone if we do something about health care cost.

How about the one thing I do know, people who have kids in college; especially those that might have pre-existing conditons can keep them on thier current policies until they are 26. Do these cost you are taking about cost $300 a month?

What would you do to lower health care cost?

Bill,

"Benefits" of approximately (at last count) of 5,400 pages of new rules and regulations just to administer the new law are questionable at best. Besides paying for my family, we now get the privilege of helping to pay for all those previously uninsured. You see, the new law mandates EVERYONE must buy health insurance, but "FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD" health insurance the government will "subsidize" ..... which is simply another form of government welfare designed to redistribute the cost !

Then, of course, Obamacare gives the government authority to control annual increasing rates of premium increase while, at the same time, blowing the lid off of maximum payouts, and defining new aspects that "must be covered" such as providing contaception and other "protections" it deems necessary.

In short, the government cannot mandate protection, limit increases and thereby drive private insurers out of business ...... if it chooses to do so !

Then, there is the control over doctors and how they are allowed to practice medicine. It is no wonder so many doctors are now taking early retirement or are aleady turning to MDVIP practices as an alternative.

Medicare is close to financial insolvency. Social Security has recently been upgraded to 3 years earlier than expected depletion of funds ! So now, our government will run health care in this country.

I wonder if their meetings will be like that of the GSA ..... in Vegas, where "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas", or Tahiti ...... or Disneyland or .............. ?

Jim,

You are tellilng me that there his NO corruption in republican politics. You are telling me that only Obamas governing has cost us money?

You sound like a smart guy (smarter that me) but I am also not an idiot. You talk as if not a damn thing went wrong under republican leadership. I gotta tell you things have gone wrong under republican leadership. In fact our "Great Depression" and the "Great Recession both started under republican leadership.

By the way, we already pay for a lot of unisured americans right now, who go to emergency rooms for their care. You seem to look at the pennies; do you know how much more it cost to take care of someone that way?

Would you put a dog killer in the White House ?

The Flip Flopper will have the Middle Class eating Dog Food if he gets into the White House !

Speaking of eating dog - what was Barack's favorite flavor - Labrador Retriever
or  Telomian?

This is a country ran by corporations. Of course the Republicans aren't going to listen to their constituents, they don't have the money to get them reelected!!!

Pat - as someone may have pointed out on another post - Mitt sez he's a job creator....he just doesn't say WHERE the jobs are created....I'm sure if he has created as many jobs as he said he has here in the US we wouldn't have had such a high unemployment rate!

That man who is responsible for jobs going overseas would be Obama. He has a corporate tax that is the highest in the world and any corporation that can leave and does not would be in violation of the fiduciary duty they owe to shareholders. Meanwhile he funnels tax-payer money by the carloads to the Green Corporations that then support his campaign so that he can buy 25 millions dollar ads - when they don't go bankrupt!

Watermoon, there have not been any business tax increases during the Obama administration. Nor any tax increases for that matter.

Watermoon, there have not been any business tax increases during the Obama administration. Nor any tax increases for that matter.

Yes, through inaction we now have the highest corporate tax rate in the world. Japan lowered their rate and dropped below us at the beginning of April.

Drop the corporate rate to 25% and get rid of loopholes and deductions.

Obama is toast to bad he can't see it coming!!

Obama knows he's disliked by the majority of America now ....

He sees what's coming ....

Don't think he doesn't ....

Hey big ben,

First of all you are in London, not Alaska.

Second, what are you going to do on Nov 7, 2012, and President Obama is still President?

Let me guess GOPisextinct, You were making the same comments in October, 2010 weren't you ?

If Obamacare is tossed this summer, it may not matter much. Congress has already neutered the Campaigner-in-Chief's ability to summarily inflict his will upon the people of this country.

Its called SEPARATION OF POWERS ... and it was put there for a purpose !

Its called SEPARATION OF POWERS ... and it was put there for a purpose !

Sure was Jim. It was put there to prevent the type of 100% power monopoly that the GOP enjoyed from 2000-2006. Unfortunately, when you have the SCOTUS pick your president for you the safeguards you mentioned are bypassed. The GOP also had an effective power monopoly from 1994-2000 as well. They controlled all but the Presidency.

The country had O.D.'d on republicanism by 2007/08, and the hangover became evident in the stock market. Even republicans like you lost your friggin' biscuits.

One more term of repubs this close to the last disaster will finish America off.

Waaah ! Waaahh !!! Waaahhhhh !!!! I still haven't gotten over the fact that Al Gore lost in Florida !

Waaahhhhh !!! I am STILL IN DENIAL !!!!!!!

Obama and Democratic spending have damn near run this country into bankruptcy. The biggest part of Bush deficits came in his last 2 years when the Democrats controlled Congressional spending.

The only 100% power monopoly came during Obama's first two years when Obama knew he had no balance of Republican opposition to offset his lust for power. Even then, the Louisiana purchase of Mary Landrieu, the Cornhusker Kickback to Ben Nelson. and the stupidity of Stupak were all necessary for Obamacare to get squeezed through .... supported by bogus assertions of fiscal viability spoonfed to the GAO.

November, 2010 was a lesson to Libtards everywhere ... but you did not listen.

And Rasmussen is the only one using likely voters in its poll while all others are using registered voters - 40% of whom won't vote!

And you want to state facts based on fantasy, good job.

@GOPExists

Second, what are you going to do on Nov 7, 2012, and President Obama is still President?

Pretty sure that is a given, even if he loses the election. He will be president until Romney is sworn in in January of 2013.

Do you work for MoreOn.Org

Are you serious? Really? You can tell us.

It won't surprise me to see him refuse to do two debates - especially if he isn't assured soft-ball questions like he got against McCain.

TO: faye-1874136 who wrote:

"...Romney ads are more realistic..."

Which one, the one where he claims he's a Mexican?

Obama / Biden 2012

Faye is right. He got by last time by promising the world and is hoping that it works again - despite his hope and change becoming despair and lies. Anyone remember how his administration was going to be open and transparent and that the health care debate was going to be televised on C-SPAN? C-SPAN remembered and asked to show it but was totally rebuffed by the liar-in-chief!

Are you talking about Mr. Bonehead, hes at the 19 th hole. Some say Boner is a Drunk !

Sometimes, gnats simply fly into your eyes. Patriotic American, are you a gnat ?

I ask this in all sincerity since you keep slinging out these really deep, insightful (I am sorry, but I am trying real hard to suppress a laugh) one-liners ..... in BOLD TYPE no less so we can all see and appreciate your infinite wisdom.

Some say Obama was a dope smoker and did Cocaine .... or was it Obama who admitted to that ?

I see you're hiding out over here now boob.

Typical coward, always running with your tail tucked between your legs!

Why can't won't you answer the question I posed to you on the previous thread?

Drag him out from under the porch Feisty!!

For Boob that's a very simple equation Feisty he has no mind of his own he only spews what he heard on FOX not the facts. Republicans do not deal in fact they deal in assumptions and false theory's they tell them anything because they will forget it anyway.

History for a Republican is yesterday and nothing before. Their religious figures preach hate, racism, and division amongst the nation what would you expect. And i guess you have seen that Virginia is swinging left haven't you

Drag him out from under the porch Feisty!!

Wait until the sunlight hits him - he'll be howling like a vampire hosed with holy water!

For Boob that's a very simple equation Feisty he has no mind of his own he only spews what he heard on FOX not the facts.

UAW,

The boob is the poster child for; "The mind is a terrible thing to waste"! ;o)

Cockroaches like Bob are silent and feed on sewage..They just scurry away in ANY kind of light. Equating Bob to a vampire is an insult to vampires.

Equating Bob to a vampire is an insult to vampires.

My bad! You're right & I stand corrected!

Vampires have more of a soul then any of these right wing nitwits ever will!

Mirrors? Not popular in repub households.

There was a time when the editors insisted that we treat each other with respect and not get into this kind of name-calling. I hope they are reading these posts by feisty et al and make some effort to uphold their standards.

Why you do not, nor do your comrades. Right only the left has to play by rules.

Watermoon,

You know how it works here ..... certain "liberal posters" here can say what they want, whenever they want and however they want, attacking conservative posters with apparent immunity.

I once used the creative terminology of something describing a part of one's anatomy inserted in another part of one's anatomy ..... and was restricted for a day. The same day, a liberal with a direct, crude expression of the same thing was given a pass ! LOL !! At least mine was creative and required some imagination.

paddywacker do you know the difference between personal wealth and election money. How about super pacs here about those, both side on that one are spending big money and how much has Romney already spent on just becoming the #1 boy for the GOP. and don't forget it used to be anybody but Romney not that long ago just on the right. Its his personal wealth that has put him out of touch with the middle class not the campaign funds.

It never was "anybody but Romney" on the conservative side. Romney has always been the one Republican that could unite Independents and the near right. Because he can do that and because his SuperPac can spend even with Obama Bin Lyin's supporters he will very likely send the HNIC back to Chicago jobless this November.

I would much rather have a man in the Whitehouse that has made himself wealthy in business after a long career than a nasty little man who worked as a community organizer and got lucky in politics.

bfitz, I think you are missing how many times your GOP party went looking for anyone but Mitty, Remember Jeb, Chris Christy just to name two. But regardless of that you show reself for just what you are with (HNIC). Got to have some dough white boy in office to make sure we don't change color on ya right. Just got to have you some Good Ol Boy sitting in that chair holding a pen waiting for something to sign sucking on his JW beating on his banjo. What we do not need is some dumb racist pig with a pea brain holding his pants up the a rattle snake like you in this country. If you want the south in charge may I suggest Brazil to you, maybe you can run into the ghost of Hitler and you can start you superior race thing again because up here you just some dumb hick with a stick and no place to put it.

You poor Democrats have no one other than Obama - and he isn't in the same ball park of any of the GOP you listed.

Watermoon thank god for that, if he were no better than a republican I would not vote for him either. Even I do not want to be in the same ballpark with the republicans running. I could bath for a year and would still feel unclean.

Isn't it fact that Obama is also a multi-millionaire? And how did he earn that money? Began as a community organizer, then Illinois legislator, then two years ion US Senate and after three years in the White House he has arrived. He produced nothing but somehow managed to squirrel away several million more than those salaries ever added up to. And while we fly coach is wife uses Air Force One to take her friends to Spain at a tax-payer cost of $476,000. These people are not like any common man I kniow.

Try using water Tis. It helps when doing the job interview. Once making a salary of one's own there won't be a need to vote Democrat. One can stand on his own two feet.

Now they are taking friends on their vacations, it just keeps growing. And are you now saying the President is a thief, steals money or takes bribes. How jealous are we, you should be flying on Air Force One since you are the President. And no president or first lady have ever flown on Air Force One right. Really you need to get you head out of your azz and get some fresh air. As for his income I believe he has submitted many more years of tax returns then old mitty. How come, one is left to wonder were his money came from.

Thank God for Grover Norquist, he will ensure that the GOP destroys this country, swear allegiance to Norquist Not the USA.

What??

But the Koch's are putting way more than that into their proRomney superpacs. Seems like teapubs expect the dems to just bend over, which won't happen this year. Too bad those activist republicans on the Supreme Court made that godawful CU decision, allowing the purchase of our government by special interests (including foreign).

And just where would Obama be without George Soros - or Ted Turner, or Warner Buffett, or Pat Stryker, or George Kaiser, or the billionaire media moguls who order their networks and newspapers to cheer lead for him, and the list goes on.

TO: Watermoon who wrote:

"And just where would Obama be without George Soros - or Ted Turner, or Warner Buffett, or Pat Stryker, or George Kaiser, or the billionaire media moguls who order their networks and newspapers to cheer lead for him, and the list goes on."

Yes, the list DOES go on for President Obama.

Whereas Romney only has one name on HIS list: "The Nut Cases".

Obama / Biden 2012

Actually it was the policies begun by Carter that led to this recession that Obama just can't seem to fix or do anything but worsen. And yes, we don't want to return to that or remain in the present mess created by the incompetent.

Watermoon, you just told us 3 republican Presidents could not fix what Carter did. How inept are you guys. If 3 republican gods could not fix it then how could a lowley organizer manage it. Imagine what it would be like if the president could not organize anything, oh we did George II now that was a fixer upper.

TO: Watermoon who wrote:

"Actually it was the policies begun by Carter that led to this recession..."

I had to laugh when I read that!

Obviously you have no memory of Democrat President Bill Clinton, who straightened out ALL that Republican "Bu@!$%#".

Boy oh boy, sometimes Republicans are so pooly informed it's actually funny! All the rest of time it's just plain dumb.

Obama / Biden 2012

Yes, Marilyn Monroe was known as a "Dumb Blonde".

LOL ! Here comes so more of that "poorly informed" bs.

How high is the national debt today, Marilyy..... er, American Girl ?? Please show us how "informed" you are !

Jim everytime I have seen the debt clock in my life it has always been going up. So whats your point.

Clinton exacerbated the problem that Carter began. He forced the major banks to copy what Carter's Fannie Mae was doing and give the poor loans they couldn't afford or he would make it impossible for them to open a branch. And yes the GOP did not fix the oncoming train wreck. Can you imagine the screams if they had stopped mortgages to the poor? The same this is occurring today. everyone knows that this deficit spending is going to destroy the country but neither party has the guts to call for the austerity needed to stop it. And after seeing what happened in France and Greece when someone did have such courage, who can blame them?

Watermoon wrong again the republican house stopped the glass steigal act which prevented banks and financial institutions from merging. So wrong again moonpie. It was after 2001 that they started handing out loans to people who could not afford to pay them.

The point is so simple that EVEN YOU ...might be able to understand. During Obama's first term, our national debt has risen faster than any other U.S. President, even those who were in office for 8 years.

During this time, Obama has failed to produce any semblance of a meaningful budget proposal. One of his proposals was voted down 97 to 0 in the Senate ... not even garnering 1 single vote from a Democratic Senator. Obama's most recent "offering" is being hatched by Harry Reid ( he's sitting on it) and Reid will not bring it up for a vote ! That is NOT leadership, that is fiscal insanity !!

Jim again how has President Obama done this 1 without a budget which has always contained cuts as well as tax increases to balance the budget. 2 he does not control the house or senate on passing the submitted budget which they do control and have not done so. WHY! might you ask. Because the Republicans have sworn a pact with Norquist no tax increases right? So in you home if you have cut everything you can what is left to do to pay your debts, maybe you get a higher paying job to increase your income right. You really need an education on politics and how it works so you can understand what is happening. Right now you have no clue except talking points, someone elses.

Nothing says TOTAL FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT like no budget after 3 years ++++

Fiscal management is the job of the Congress not the President please read the Constitution.

The president proposes the budget. Congress accepts or amends it and then sends it back to the president for his final approval. Or that is the way it has always been before Reid took over and completely abrogated his duty these past three and a half years.

I read the constitution and know about separation of powers. The various departments that get the funding are all part of the executive branch and hat is why it is the president who proposes the budget, not Congress. Congress accepts or amends only!

Correct and he has submitted budgets each year, right? So why do you say he has not done his job. Also as you state the Congress has not accepted or amended his budgets have they, so again why are you blaming the president. Which branch of Government holds the purse strings? Right now in the House and senate they are debating the Military budget, not the President, he has submitted his and they are spending more than he submitted. So again how do you blame the President.

Watermoon 1

Tis the Season 0.

Read the Constitution. The President is to submit a proposal to Congress. That is where it starts. That is also where leadership is SUPPOSED to start ...........

Jim you and watermoon just don't see it do you. The President has submitted a budget each year that is a known fact, you don;t like it to bad. Second to leadership, who is running the republican party right now Boner or Norquist, how many of the GOP have signed and sworn allegiance to Norquist, How many times have the republicans said no to the president. Boner had an agreement with Obama to reduce the debt by a large amount and Boner walked out of that agreement WHY? If you have a coworker who states they will not work with you what happens? do they work with you or are they or you fired.

Tis the season- jim and moonpie are mouth breathers. You cannot reason with simple minded people who watch FOX 24/7.

Republicans don't do research there blurter's

TO: David Noah who wrote:

"Nothing says Presidential failure like diverting away from the real issues..."

NOW I know why Republicans do that!

You can't ask Republicans 1 single question without them going into their "talking points" and hate speech!

Obama / Biden 2012

The amazing thing is these bimbos still vote for the GOP/TP Clowns !

I am sure you speak about Republicans?

He actually made his millions working with failing corporations - shutting down the totally y inept and streamlining the others to make them efficient and productive. Sounds like the perfect resume needed to deal with the bloated corrupt federal bureaucracy that Obama has expanded so greatly these past three years.

Actually Watermoon he tanked some companies that were thriving and profitable, laid off their employees, stripped their pension funds and took the money for himself.

Dahly, not as low as your IQ.

TO: Dahly-1755482 who wrote:

"Voter Confidence Index dropping again Mr. Obama."

Seems like Republicans are gambling their whole wad on lies and hate speech.

And that's "Mr. President" to YOU!

Obama / Biden 2012

If Obama was so good, why does he need millions in ads to tell us?

The real reason for the ads?......OBAMA SUCKS !!

You are how Old and still have not figured out what it takes to get elected to any public office. Change your diapers they smell.

We are so glad to know you go around smelling diapers !

So you have no relevant comment about the article ... only attacking jw101 ?

And all you add is what? I don't see much from you either except keeping score, wow that hurt my feelings dude. Just why do you feel you have to protect jw101 can they not speak for themselves.

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney has emerged unscathed from a nasty GOP primary fight and already has President Obama locked in tight race, a national poll revealed yesterday.

Romney not only took a 48 percent to 47 percent lead over Obama among all voters, but also scored a 10-point advantage among independent voters, who are a key group that often decides elections.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee beat Obama among independents, 48 percent to 38 percent, in the national Battleground Poll conducted for Politico and George Washington University.