@Britney

That sounds like a very sound strategy...that way you win either way...Turn America into Afghanistan or Migrate to Afghanistan...just one Question?? Do you have to take the rest of us with you??

I've been told to go to hell by a lot of liberals, but never a Mormon. Guess I just haven't met a nasty one yet....anyway...I hope you enjoy your new life abroad. I'm sure of one thing....the Afghan's won't tell you to go to hell, but they'll be happen to send you there.

Really Jane, care to cite a source where he outsourced jobs to China? I can cite where Apple and G.E...two HUGE obama supporters both outsourced jobs to China, India, and other parts of the world.

rockmebritney

if romney wins, i'm renouncing my citizenship and moving to a country like afganistan, because living under the tailban would be far better than being the citizen of a country run by a mormon dictator.

Goodbye, don't let the door hit you in the a** on the way out and don't forget to say hi to Karzai for the rest of us, they're going to love you over there!

jpeg- i believ it was the washington post who pointed it out that when Romney was running Bain he outsourced jobs to china and india, and the campaign doesnt deny it except they call it "offshoring" whatever the hell that means, and reason its pertinent is Romney says he will stop china from taking our jobs. and as far as i know Apple and GE are not running for president

In response to moving to Afghanistan, you may want to rethink that option.

No point in losing your head over a rash decision.....

By the way, how did Feisty miss being first on this thread?

@CPO

Romney is starting to slip, MSNBC had to call off the dogs...If he doesn't turn it around soon, they may actually be forced to report on President Obama...

Oh ya the Muslim brotherhood is a whole lot better.

What a fool.

CPO... apparently he/she/it had a few to many last night in preparation for the obama crushing SCOTUS decision.

There are a lot of loud pronouncements regarding the upcoming election. Everybody is sure of the result, and terrified by the alternative.

Obama has not been nearly as bad a President as some of his more shrill critics claim, and all of real crazies and border-line, mental defectives on the Republican side are out now [Caine, Perry, Bachmann & Santorum].

Personally, I can live with the election of either candidate. We survived Bush. Romney could hardly be as bad. Despite his self-characterization of himself as a "severe conservative", he is a pragmatist, who sets his ideological sails to the prevailing political winds. I don't like him, but, if elected, he won't be serving as my best friend.

As to Obama, his biggest mistake over the last 3.5 years was the championing of his half-baked health care reform. He has not been able to turn the economy around enough to satisfy large numbers of voters. But, in judging him, we should look around the world. The global economy continues to be troubled, and many places, such as Europe and Japan, are in much worse shape than the U.S.

So what will happen in November? Barring some major terrorist attack here at home, it will all revolve around the economy. If the sluggish recovery gains strength, Obama will win. If not, he may well lose.

That is it in a nutshell.

JaneEco...(#1.22)...."Where as governor, his state was 47 out of 50 on job creation!"

Perhaps they didn't need as many jobs "created"...

When he was Governor, Massachusetts Unemployment rate was at or below the national average.....It went from 5.6% to 4.6% ....That is nearly what is know as "Full Employment"( You can google it, I won't try to explain it to you)....So, not too bad for a Republican Governor with a Democrat Legislature in a Blue State....

It's a darn shame that people like rockmebritney don't follow through with their hot air. Baldwin made the same claim about Bush, and gosh, darn, he's still here. But, I don't doubt that these people would rather live under the Taliban since we've got the next best thing in the WH already.

It's funny the selective rage the left has. Bush was bashed mercilessly because it was better to overlook a democrat mayor who didn't order the buses into operation to help the city's citizens escape Katrina and the democrat mayor and democrat governor refused to ask the federal government for assistance. So, these types of catastrophes were to be addressed so it doesn't happen again. Now, Colorado and Utah have been burning burning for a while and what does our fearless leader do? Well, he's scheduled a flyover and nary a word in the lib press. Of course, if it was a repub in office he'd be bashed fearlessly, just like they did Bush. We've already seen this scenario from this president. The speed with which Obama acted to contain the oil spill was simply amazing. This allowed it to built into to the great catastrophe of the 21st century. Of course, it was a crying shame that fizzled out into being one of the biggest non-events of the century, but at great cost to BP and the oil industry in this country. Can't let it be said that this administration won't take advantage of a crisis, even if they have to create it to take care of it. Oh, that kind of reminds me of fast and furious. We've got to get the guns off the streets and crack down on the 2nd Amendment rights. Opps, well..... never mind that we put the guns in the hands of the criminals in the first place. Oh well, life goes on in the new normal.

Let me be clear, transparent if you wish. NO BAMA 2012. Crystal?

sandtrich ...(#1.24).."Since President Obama did not craft Healthcare Reform--yet the right continues to call it "Obamacare"--"

Well, if Obama didn't craft ObamaCare and the Democrats in Congress didn't craft ObamaCare.....who did ???

I'll tell you....It was a legislative proposal crafted by the Hospital Corporations lobby, the Insurance Company lobby, the Pharmaceutical Company lobby, AARP, the AMA (Doctors that graduated at the bottom of the class in Med School) and Lawyers...

After all the wheeling and dealing in the basement of The Whitehouse......All they had to do is get Sponsors in the Senate and House...Reid and Pelosi gladly obliged....And then bribed enough of their own to get the votes to pass it.

I see the party of tolerance and open minded thinking is now ok with bashing Mormons as well as Christians and Jews. Talk about radical Muslims and you will be labeleda bigot, Islamaphob, and intolerant, but feel free to talk trash about the rest of the religions who don't tie bombs to their children, who don't hijack airplanes, who don't beat and kill their women.

I will vote for Romney mainly because of his views and his successes, but people like rockmebritney make me want to vote for him just to piss people like her off.

Hey Mike who gives a s%^& who crafted it he was the only person in a position to pass it and make it a law. Therefore it is bammycare.

jpeg,

Please show me the source for your 'rich grandmother' statement. It is my understanding that his grandmother worked in a bank for 26 years and his grandfather was a furniture salesman. They had an apartment in Hawaii, not a big fancy house/mansion. They were middle class. President Obama attended private schools on scholarships, and had scholarships and student loans for college. But, hey, if you have credible sources (you do know that Rush, Glenn and Bill O' are NOT credible sources, right?) then please post them.

OBAMA wants to divide the United States into Latino and non-Latino.

He wants another CIVIL WAR!

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Bain capital is an investment capital company, they do not outsource jobs. They buy bankrupt companies and attempt to turn them around.

No.. Bain capital bankrupted successful companies, fired all of their workers, and then ran with tax payer money.

• Michael Rumbin, a vice president for technology management at Dade told the Los Angeles Times, “My experience at Dade during those Bain Capital years was that it was strictly an investment, not to create jobs.” Rumbin

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/01/09/400404/romney-bain-bankrupts-billions/

http://www.romneygekko.com/mitt/

mowdy5gsMr. Romney had his wealth handed to him and then used it to make more off of investments

If you are going to slam the opponent at least get your facts straight. Romney father left the bulk of his estate to BYU. He left some to Romney who turned around and gave it to charity. By the time Romney's father died, Mitt was already a millionaire from his own successful career. He didn't need the money.

Its funny how Romney's net worth bothers libs, but Obama & Biden's don't. As always, libs use a double standard when trying to make a point.

Polls show, no one cares about their Net Worth, nor their religion, neither one of them. All people care about is whether they can get the job done. The person in office right now can't seem to get the job done. And in his own words, if he can't get the job done, he needs to be a one term president.

Best source right now for the most polls is Dave Liep's site. All the rest have a limited selection of polls that they are using, yes even RCP.

I just re-checked all states that are close with polls this morning. When you elminate the "P" (People) and the "RV" (Registered Voter Polls) and use only LV (Likely Voters) and averaging the 3 - 5 most current polls not older than The EC count is 266 - 266 as it became about 1 week ago.

That said, Registered voters will tell the democrats if they can win IF they can get their base out.

A loony Libbie is moving out of the country? Oh goody!

It's about time.

100% of all businesses aquired by Bain Capital were already Bankrupt. 80% of those companies aquired by Bain Capital are still operating today. Some are smaller and leaner, some about the same size, but most have grown and have more than made up for any jobs lost.

ThinkProgress purpose is to assault capitalism under the cover of being a "truth telling organization".

Progress is about building, not ripping things that work apart.

Bob Jones-3591206 ...(#1.32)...."Hey Mike who gives a s%^& who crafted it he was the only person in a position to pass it and make it a law. Therefore it is bammycare."

Relax....did you miss the part where I said it was crafted in the Basement of the WhiteHouse ??....All I did was point out why it's called OBAMACARE....and Joe Biden confirms that with his " "This is a big f-----n' deal,''.....after the signing ceremony of Obama's "Signature Legislation"...his legacy enshrined...

Looks like Obama is ahead and the attack ads are working.

Even if health care is defeated, all we have from Romney are vague promises without specifics (as with all issues).

Can you trust the GOP to "replace" health care? They are already saying they don't need to do it anytime soon.

Personnally I don't do surveys or poles, they are only samplings and answers given out as a % figure. A percentage figure is a wonderful thing, it can be tweaked around to make you think it says one thing, when the real answer goes the opposite way.

I offer this, I drove an 18 wheeler for several years. at the end of a run I would have to figure out a varience of miles, based on the miles I was given and the actual miles I drove. If my actual miles were less than given miles I would have to do what was neccessary to get driven miles higher than given miles. I got paid by miles driven but could not come out with. We used % figures to make this work.

whenever someone wants you to check out a website like 'romneygecko' they lose all credibility as an 'informed voter', lol they too should leave the country!

Romney/Rubio 2012.... now more than ever!

Here's my plan for culling the liberals:

A. Back off and let those men who want to marry men, marry men.
B. Allow those women who want to marry women, marry women.
C. Allow those folks who want to abort their babies, abort their babies.
D. In three generations, there will be no Democrats.

I love it when a plan comes together.

sandtrichThe right has always came up with catchy names for the delusional games they play--"The Cold War," "Axis of Evil", etc. Get a new game plan because you guys have no platform on which to run.

The term "Cold War" was introduced in 1947 by americans Journalist & speech writer Bernard Baruch. Who was also an advisor to Roosevelt & Truman (democrats).

The term "Axis of Evil" also came from a journalist & speech writer David Frum who came up with the term after reading Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor speech "date which will live in infamy". Frum was a speech writer for Bush II.

People need to get a friggin education and actually learn about their subject before they post it!

Let's forget about Obama Bankrupting a Nation. Focus on Bain.

Let's forget Obama's "God Damn America" religion. Focus on Mormons.

Let's forget that unreasonably harsh regulation, taxation, and failure to negotiate fair trade with China that is "outsourcing" more jobs than any single company. Focus on Bain.

Let's pretend that anyone who isn't Obama is George W. Bush. Hate Bush.

Let's pretend that all women will have a much better life as long as there are government subsidized abortions. There's a War on Women.

Okay, but I still have a problem with a large intrusive federal government.

ItsAboutTime-3704531 Why would Bain capital invest in a successful company and how would they gain control of a successful company? It doesn't work that way.

Successful companies don't leave themselves open to takeover bids and Bain capital does not spend billions buying stock in successful companies in an attempt to do hostile takeovers.

Try citing a REAL source next time....Think Progress? REALLY?

DBAKron

Sources? I have already produced 2 sources and there is a lot more.

Progress is not taking a successful company, saddling it with large debt, firing all the workers, filing for bankruptcy, and then going to the american people for a handout.

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Ask Romney that same question and then produce a source that shows the answer.

If you have a better source, by all means, post it here :-).

TexasT-2966501

I wouldn't be to concerned if a 'libby' moves out of the country. Doesn't Perry want to leave the Union too, but comes running back for a handout when a natural disaster hits Texas?

Get serious. NBC is 'in the tank' for Obama, so I wouldn't believe any poll involving them.

Also, polls of Registered Voters fail to take into account the 'Likely Voter' spread, which favors the Republicans by about 4% - case in point - In 2004, polls of Registered Voters had Kerry ahead by 2% just before the election, but polls of Likely Voters had Bush ahead by 2% - Bush won the actual vote by 2.5%. This 'spread' can vary from about 2% (2008) to 6% (2010), depending upon the 'enthusiasm' factor, and it doesn't look like the Democrats are very enthused right now.

The biggest problem for Obama is the 'trend', which shows Obama trailing down and Romney gaining each month.

So, this means -- with the New York Times' 4 point adjustment towards the more conservative candidate between "registered" voters and actual voters -- that Romney in reality is tied with Obama in Michigan, ahead of Obama by 2 points in North Carolina, and ahead by 4 point in Hew Hampshire.

ItsAboutTime-3704531 " Bain capital bankrupted successful companies, fired all of their workers, and then ran with tax payer money."

Nonsense. Venture capitalists don't make their money on companies by putting them out of business - they lose their 'venture capital' when that happens. It's risky business, which is why they make so much money when they are successful (Staples, etc.), but risky also means that some will fail - or everybody would do it.

It would be easy to find a few failures and dwell on them, but the fair thing to do is look at the overall results (good and bad), and when you do that, Bail Capital has an excellent record of net job growth - unlike Obama, where we still have 1.3 million fewer people working than when Obama took office, along with about 5 million net new workers entering the workforce, only to find few job opportunities.

Anybody that looks at Obama's record for his first 3.5 years has to conclude;

Obama is a huge failure as President.

PS - Bain is a PRIVATE company, so no 'taxpayer' funds are involved, unlike Obama's attempt at 'venture capital' with SOLYNDRA using taxpayer money, where he lost over $500 million of taxpayer money - but got lots of personal campaign contributions from its owners.

ROY WILSON-336103

In some cases, businesses were loaded up with debt, wages were cuts and, as the business failed, Bain Capital walked away with employees’ pension funds and millions in profits. Workers were left without jobs, health care, and retirement savings.

http://pollways.bangordailynews.com/2012/06/10/maine-politics/romneys-bain-profiting-from-failure/

Public funds were USED by Romney via something called "BANKRUPTCY Protection"

Obama is not a huge failure and certainly not as bad as his predecessor. When Obama took office, all the seeds to create the "great recession" were already growing. To abjudicate Obama without examing the ENTIRE situation is absurd.

There is no way any President or Congress could resolve in 3.5 years what has taken decades to create. When are the republicans going to accept (along with the Dems) that they contributed to the sitaution this country in as well.

Romney, the puppet man. Who would want him in charge during a crisis? The man has no backbone or the guts to make a decision. You would not be electing a man for president, you would be electing Karl Rove, The Koch Bros. and the rest of these kind of freaks.

CPO Sharkey "By the way, how did Feisty miss being first on this thread?"

Feisty had better get on the ball or Obama might 'outsource' HER job.

Roy's got a point that I'd like to elaborate on- Venture capitalists are in business to develop companies and spin them off to make money. They find a company that should be doing well but isn't, that has all of the indicators that it can/should do well (market share, viable products, etc.) and they buy it up for pennies on the dollar. Then they make strategic changes within the company to make them profitable (sometimes selling off a branch, closing a plant, etc.). They front their own money to attempt at changing the company and reap the rewards of the growth in value of the company and the profits. Once the company is doing well the venture capitalists either sell it or keep it within their portfolio building money for other projects. Trust me, you want this folks. If no one is willing to take risks on businesses we would no longer have Solo cups (taken over by a liberal run venture capitalist company), Toys"r"Us, etc.

On today's Supreme Court finding (I think will strike down Obamacare), I think either way it will show up on Wall Street. If Obamacare falls I think Wall Street will show significant gains, if it somehow stays intact I think the stock market will decline. Watch and see.

On Holder's contempt of Congress charges/vote, I think it'll stick. Unfortunately the politicians are trying to make it a partyline vote, which is a travisty. The issue is simple and clear- Holder supressed information from Congressional investigators, lied under oath that he didn't know anything, had the DOJ move all of the parties involved in the program moved, sealed the murder file for Brian Terry, and refused to release files for almost a year- but is finally willing to if whatever he supplies is the only release and Congress can't come back if they find interesting information. He's clearly obstructing justice- that's not a political party issue. If Brian Terry was your kid would you care about political parties? No, you'd want the truth to come out so that someone else's kid wouldn't get killed by a government program gone wrong, you wouldn't want taxpayer money going towards the killing of your kid, and you would want heads to roll of those who didn't run the program properly. I find it completely lame that the Black Caucus is calling for a walkout during the Holder vote- it clearly shows that they don't care about the truth, just posturing. Jackasses. Grow a set and do what's right for the country, get the truth out there.

@JaneEco; good morning, your comment re: "stand on your own 2 feet", reminds me of a statement by Craig T. Nelson (the guy who played Coach on the TV machine), who said " I've been on food stamps and welfare and nobody helped me", tooo funny!

BTW: to the folks who rag on Obama for using a teleprompter: SILLY, as the prompter has been in use for many years by many people.

ItsAboutTime-3704531

Do you really believe that nonsense? Pension funds cannot be taken by 'venture capitalists', and there is no doubt that Bain cut expenses in an attempt to turn around companies that were on the verge of bankruptcy, but that's what it is all about - saving a failing company.

By the way - everybody knows that you can find dozens of biased sources on both sides of an issue, some making totally unsubstantiated claims, so quoting one is hardly impressive. Try doing what I try to do - make a point and back it up with links to official government sources - like the government Bureau of Labor Statistics that proves that there are 1.3 million fewer people working in May 2012 than when Obama took office.

No spin just the 24 hour news cycle.

Time to wake up and smell the coffee kiddies.

Tomorrow there will be a story showing Romney ahead. Next week there will be a story showing Obama ahead. Romney will get a big boost after the GOP convention. Obama will get a big boost after the Democrat convention and so on and so forth and it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that bling.

It will all come down to "butts in the booth". (you may quote me)

The side that can get the most people to vote on Election Day will win. Butts in the booth. That's all that matters. These polls and predictions and the associated pissing contests are meaningless. Why don't you give it a rest, huh?

Thank you, I now return you to your regularly scheduled mud fight.

In the words of Bugs Bunny, "What a (bunch of) maroon(s)"

Obama/Biden 2012

JoeNY "Venture capitalists are in business to develop companies and spin them off to make money. They find a company that should be doing well but isn't, that has all of the indicators that it can/should do well (market share, viable products, etc.) and they buy it up for pennies on the dollar. Then they make strategic changes within the company to make them profitable (sometimes selling off a branch, closing a plant, etc.). They front their own money to attempt at changing the company and reap the rewards of the growth in value of the company and the profits."

Exactly right. Poor management is typically the reason that companies fail, and Romney has a business MBA that allows him to make the necessary changes to turn a failing company into a successful one - that's how he made his money.

I totally understand Mike. The answer wasn't to you but to re-enforce that no matter what excuse the libbies want to use it belongs to bammy.

roy wilson: libs have no clue about economics and don't understand, or don't want to admit that they really do understand what firms like Bain Capital actually do. I suppose some really do believe that the objective of venture capitalists and any other corporation is to bleed them dry and bankrupt them and get government money. For some reason they don't believe that people should be allowed to take risks and suffer the consequences, or reap the rewards with their own money. They do seem to believe that it is OK to take money from taxpayers and let the politicians take those same risks (think Solyndra). They fail to realize that politicians are interested in their own re-elections and buying votes as opposed to making money. After all, it's not their money they are playing with.

It's not unlike their bi-annual scream that republicans want to drink dirty water, breathe foul air, kill babies and the elderly, and whatever else they dream of.

I still don't think a lot of people understand what Limbaugh meant when he said that he hopes Obama fails. It's precisely because he didn't fail is why we are in this mess. He has gotten just about everything he's asked for. That's why he and other libs thinks he's so successful. And it's also why the country has been in the most remarkable recovery for the past 3 years. It's like magic! The country is booming! The only problem is that people can't see it. The magician has truly worked his magic.

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You're right.. anyone can 'make up facts' and resources to support them. However, real testimony from workers at these 'bain' take overs speak volumes.

In terms of Obama's record, I could post even more fact about where he has succeeded and failed. However, no matter what is posted, individuals who cannot see the 'entire' picture have a sided view of the events at hand. Those who can see the entire sum of the situation realize it takes more than 1 man to cause it, 1 man to resolve it, and more than 3.5 years to do it.

Pointing the finger of BLAME solves nothing.

Why Romney isn't at least 20 percentage points ahead of Obama is beyond comprehension. He needs to get his vision for America and his plan out there and start winning over the voters. There is less than five months before the election and this country is in deep trouble if Obama gets four more years.

Hilarious, Obama has thrown the ones who bought his election under the bus (unions, Wall Street) so now he is begging for money from the ones who thought he was giving THEM money!

Romney says...corporations are people.......Birthers should be all over this one....Protect the country from Citizens United allowing Foreigners to buy an American republican politician. ...Republicans allowing Foreigners to buy the republican candidate of their choice. Meanwhile, real Americans were dying and getting wounded In Iraq fake WMD war. Did a corporation get blown up by IED? Did a corporation get wounded, or serve 3 terms in Iraq? Did a corporation come home in a coffin?

Don't forget ever what Bush/Cheney/ reepubs did to economy and to our soldiers. Romney wants to do it all over again.

Corporations are NOT PEOPLE! Vote President Obama/Biden 2012

ROMNEY THE DRAFT DODGER! He went to France and fought the war from the French Riviera. Joined the missionaries and just awhile ago,when asked about it, he said he wished he could have been a part of it. Why didn't he quit the missionary and join the Army? Why did he take numerous deferments ? Why? Because Romney was a DRAFT DODGER LIKE Cheney!

The money Obama handed over to Solyndra would have bought 18 firefighting aircraft that he said we couldn't afford- sorry Colorado.

You're right.. anyone can 'make up facts' and resources to support them. However, real testimony from workers at these 'bain' take overs speak volumes.

Except most of those "workers" are really Union thugs lie about what shape the company was in and what actually happened. GST Steel ad said Romney colsed them down to make money, except Romney wasn't even at Bain Capital when they went under.

Romney wasn’t with Bain when GST went down. Romney had left Bain Capital in 1999, two years before GST’s 2001 collapse.

http://www.rightwingnews.com/democrats/fail-obama-ad-attacks-romney-for-bain-bought-company-that-laid-people-off-but-romney-didnt-work-there-then/

I guess if your going to link left wing sites as news sources I can do the same.

What did Romney do with his illegals?

ROMNEY CAUGHT with HIRING ILLEGALS!

When Romney was caught hiring Illegal aliens to work on his landscaping, did he just fire them or did he call ICE and have them deported?....We all know the answer to that one don't we! He did nothing! He kept hiring the same firm and did it all over again.......Good ol turn em loose Romney. Repubs say illegals are criminals, so Romney is a criminal for hiring them. Christ he is a multimillionaire and he couldn't hire Americans to do the jobs. Had to get a few more pennies from American workers......GREED GREED GREED at your expense

And you think the Democrats aren't the ones saddling us with debt? WOW! You will NEVER make progress with blinders on like that!

Federal Budget (not total budget)

Fiscal Year Receipts Outlays (Deficit) Author

2004 1,345,369 1,913,330 (567,961) Republicans (Weak Majority)

2005 1,576,135 2,069,746 (493,611) Republicans (Weak Majority)

2006 1,798,487 2,232,981 (434,494) Republicans (Strong Majority)

2007 1,932,896 2,275,049 (342,153) Republicans (Strong Majority)

2008 1,865,945 2,507,793 (641,848) Democrats (Weak Majority)

2009 1,450,980 3,000,661 (1,549,681) Democrats (Weak Majority)

2010 1,531,037 2,901,531 (1,370,494) Democrats (Majority Control)

Est 2011 1,614,278 3,317,275 (1,702,997) Democrats (Majority Control)

Bush never signed Fiscal 2009 because it contained 200 Billion more in spending than he proposed. Obama signed it the day after he was inaugurated along with another 50 Billion in spending that Bush refused to sign, not included in the budget.

The reason 2010 outlays are lower than 2009 is because 300 billion in TARP was returned along with 50 Billion in interest. BTW Obama then sent much of that money back out to middle sized banks. The stimulus was added into the baseline budgeting and now will be spent for ever.

If you don't have a job, or taxpayers, you have a revenue problem. To make up for a revenue problem, you get another job, (get more taxpayers), or cut spending. Raising taxes is taking money out the economy, which decreases the amount of wealth created proportionally to the amount the taxes are raised. Raise taxes enough and you will have a loss in wealth.

Republicans want to cut spending, Democrats want to raise taxes. Our economy is telling us that raising taxes won't work. That makes raising taxes to control deficits to be unrealistic which leaves the only choice to be cutting and the current group of Democrats REFUSE to cut anything.

Why? Because Romney was a DRAFT DODGER LIKE Cheney!

You forgot Clinton, I'm sure it was an honest mistake.

Romney and repubs have no plan...except to take the economy down as they pledged.

The first economic plan from the republicans ...was to blow up the economy so president Obama would not have a second term. Newt said it was the first seed sown for the 2012 election. 14-15 republicans secretly met the dat after Obama took office to pledge to vote against every bill that would help the economy recover. They pledged this saying they wanted him to be a one term president. They pledged to take the economy down just to destroy the presidents plans for recovery. Bin Laden wrote down the same plan and executed 911 to take the economy down to destroy the nation. These repubs, Ryan, Cantor, DeMint, and Gingrich pledged to act like the Taliban, to act like the insurgents do,(their own actual words) to prevent President Obama from a second term. Acting like the supreme terrorist of all time Bin Laden. Traitors. Deliberately sabotaging the recovery. Ref Richard draper new book.

Ryan repub Plan...Kills socoial security and medicare. Repubs want to destroy the Post Office and privatize that also.......Take down America and give more tax breaks to the rich 1%. Romney for a worse tomorrow tomorrow.

Vote President Obama/Biden 2012

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Bain capital is an investment capital company, they do not outsource jobs. They buy bankrupt companies and attempt to turn them around.

Are you being intentionally thick? What exactly do you think they recommended from a labor stand point to turn those companies around?

@ Rockmebritney,

Have you ever noticed that liberals always threaten to move out of the country if the Republican candidate wins, but never actually leave?

Yet Republicans never threaten to leave the country if the liberal wins. Why is that?

@ Starsailing.

You have a number of posts. But no cites. Without them, nothing more than non-influential opinion of regurgitated left wing rubbish.

@cdahl; do you recall rash limbaugh saying he would leave the country?? :=)

@ Old Dude.

I do not listen to, nor respect Rush. So, no. But I do recall Rockmebriteny stating they would. And to Afghanistan as early as today.

cdal....nothing but facts....prove me wrong! Guess you did not read my post for ref...Richard draper book on the secret meeting, do search yourself and pick your poisen.

CDahl.........Like this one? for ref?

Romney caught with Illegals, did he call ICE?

By Amanda Terkel on Dec 1, 2006 at 11:39 am

The Boston Globe reports today that for the past decade, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) has employed a landscaping company that relies heavily on undocumented Guatemalan immigrants. The company, Community Lawn Service with a Heart, also tended to the lawn at Romney’s son’s house.

When asked by a reporter about his use of Community Lawn Service with a Heart, Romney said, “Aw, geez,” and walked away. But in the past, Romney has been a vocal hardline critic of illegal immigration:

Runs away instead of answering.......

Romney the president....Mr President, we are under attack from Switzerland!...Romney responds..."Oh Geez!".....and runs away......aaaahahahaha

@ Starsailing.

Let me make this easy for you. Unless you were at the meeting, where is the link. Without it, wasteful dribble.

Your link, source. A liberal Think Tank.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2006/12/01/8933/romney-illegal-immigration/?mobile=nc

Mine. The boston Globe itself. Written December 7, 2007. One full year before Obama took office, and when we all thought Hillary was going to be the candidate. Romeny did not hire an illegal person as you reference. The company that cut his lawn did, and when Romney found out, he fired them. Do you ask for green cards if you hire a contractor to fix your roof after a storm?

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/05/more_immigrant_woes_for_romney/?page=full

GOP candidate fires landscaper after Globe shows continued use of illegal workers

@ Starsailing.

Same link directly from the Globe article, not from an opinion about the story from the Boston Globe.

Last night, the campaign issued a statement saying Romney had just learned - apparently from Globe reporters - of the company's continued practice of employing illegal immigrants, and immediately fired it.

"After this same issue arose last year, I gave the company a second chance with very specific conditions," Romney said in the statement. "They were instructed to make sure people working for the company were of legal status. We personally met with the company in order to inform them about the importance of this matter. The owner of the company guaranteed us, in very certain terms, that the company would be in total compliance with the law going forward.

"The company's failure to comply with the law is disappointing and inexcusable, and I believe it is important I take this action," Romney said

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/05/more_immigrant_woes_for_romney/?page=full

Simply....too easy. But it is why I stick to my values and vote for candidates that reflect them. Both Democrat and Republican. Those that follow a party and vote along party lines have a difficult time finding honest non-biased facts.

CD...stick to your spin...What did the illegals have to say who worked for him through the mormon church?

Politico.com Dec 4 2007

UPDATE: The Globe has now posted their story. Not only was the company still employing illegal immigrants, but Romney himself still had them tending to his lawn.

The morning after last week's debate "immigrants from Central America who say they are here illegally were in plain view on the lawn in front of Romney’s salmon-colored mansion in Belmont. Chatting in Spanish, they hustled to rake massive clumps of leaves, dump them in barrels, and clear debris from his tennis court.

Their boss, Ricardo Saenz of Chelsea, was the same man who for a decade brought illegal immigrants and others to work for Romney, whom he had met through their shared Mormon faith. A year ago, the Globe broke the news that illegal immigrants landscaped Romney’s 2.5-acre property.

In the past two months, the Globe observed Saenz and his crew at Romney's estate once a week, except during the week of Thanksgiving. The lawn work at Romney's usually took place around noon, then the crew drove a few houses down the street to the home owned by Taggart Romney, one of Mitt Romney's sons, where they worked for about an hour. The work was sandwiched in between other jobs elsewhere, on workdays that sometimes lasted 10 to 12 hours.

Last Thursday, the Globe interviewed two of the three workers who were at Romney's house. Both said they were illegal immigrants from Guatemala; one of the immigrants said the third worker was also here illegally. After the first snow, one of the workers said he went on to another job for another employer after Saenz said they would not return to Romney's house until next spring.

Maybe you no speaky the English eh CD?

Obama & Romney nek and neck in Michigan? That is very bad news for Obama.

@ starsailing.

Again, from 2007. And Romney fired the company that hired illegals. Romney met the owner of the company at a church. Was he supposed to ask for the owner's SS#"s then and there? Or anytime they worked on his lawn? How many of the workers were illegal? How many were not? How many were of the same minority? And was Romney home during the gardening? At noon? If that is your angle, I suggest a new one.

But NOWHERE does it state that Romney approved of using a company that hired illegal aliens. It does state that he was informed of it in 2006 and gave the owner one chance to clean up the employment. When the owner did not, he fired the company.

Your "Romney hired illegals" argument you got from a left wing spin tank is significantly different than Romney actually paying directly an illegal like a house cleaner.

Name call all you want, but your argument doesn't stick. And if that is all you have on Romney, I feel sorry for your ability to research.

Yeah...interviewing the illeagals...a spin....Now the illeagals are spinners........Ya...it sticks.......your spin doesn't.

I wonder if these are the same pollsters who reported a close race in Wisconsin earlier this month. The recall election was supposed to be "neck and neck" even on the day of the election, but ended up with an 8 point victory for Gov. Walker.

NOBAMA 2012!

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The pollsters used in this poll are a Democrat and Republican that work together. Sheesh.

It's definitely not the FOX news pollster that says that tax cuts create jobs.

John, you are on to the game. It is the left leaning media trying to supress the conservative vote and goad others into voting for the person of their choice.

The entire news budgets might as well be credited to the DNC, especially since 79% of news media is Registered Democrats.

The founders felt that a free and independent press was essential to the survival of this nation. if it is not free and independent, it becomes the tool of tyranny.

Since 2000, different members of the press have boasted that they can affect elections by their influence by 5 points or more - and it wasn't the conservatives.

Eric, neither NBC or Marist are Republican or Republican leaning....nice try though.

Some lousy choice this year. It's feels hopeless no matter who wins. Never felt this way before, always perferred 1 to the other, but not this time. I'm afraid we're (middle and lower class) on our own people.

So...Issa admits on Fox news...there is no evidence of lying...or coverup By anyone .....yet..." Yet all the rt wingers on the blog say there is.....?

Let's see what is known....

So repubs don't know, what they don't know. And..they admit they don't know , what they don't know, that they don't know. How can they don't know, what they don't know about what they don't know? We do know that they don't know, what they don't know. But they don't care that we all know, that they don't know, that they don't know. If repubs did know, what they don't know, about what they don't know, we would know what they don't know about what they don't know about.

so, after eight years of reaganomics and the savings and loans debacle, it took clinton eight years to get us back on track, only to be disabled by eight years of war spending and obliterating the middle class to poor classification, from the bush administration, with the only winners there were the cheney/haliburton clan and the bush oil clan. the republicans are drinking the kool aid again, only this time, there's no kool aid, no talk about policy, only obama put downs, no answers, because, their outdated policies and marxist tea partiers threatening us at the state level are dangerous to the country. we need tougher bank regulation, still.

can't believe the race is so close. it's a no brainer. this isn't obama's fault, but the fault of the rich, the damage has been done, obama really is doing a good job, considering what he was dealt. we made it through eight years of bush, they can handle eight years of president obama. he put food on the tables of the unemployed who are now poor, thanks to the rich. he wants america to take responsbility for the health of its workers, where the corporations and republicans throw them away to die after they use them. compared to countries like germany, we've almost reverted to a third world country, the way republicans want to treat their own. the opposite of pro in progress, is con, in congress. hasn't there been enough cons by republican ceo's , republican congress, and republican con bankers??? wake up people. the rich do not care about you, only how you vote to support the one percent, not you. if you are on ANY government program, medicade, medicare, social security and unemployment, and you vote republican, you are a hypocrite. you can thank a democrat for their fight to keep these programs in tact. republican memories are short. the dow was dipping down under 7000 points before president obama took office. i'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it any more. no more tea party. no more ignorance.

OBAMA 2012. for a civilized, better america. we're better than the tea party people. time to send a message, a strong one.

It's simply the attempt by the main stream media to help make Obama appear to be relevant, trying their best to shore up his campaign.

NOBAMA 2012!

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It's the main stream media attempting to inflate Romney's chances to make the race look close so that the television ad money keeps pouring in.

@eric, you hit the nail on the head.

@john, I have your butt on extra duty til after the elactions.

Obama can still win without Michigan, North Carolina and New Hampshire; even though I doubt that it is that close in Union controlled Michigan.

It's the main stream media attempting to inflate Romney's chances to make the race look close so that the television ad money keeps pouring in.

Yeah Eric, they have to get it from some where obama's just about broke!

2010 Elections did teach us something. Repubs said they want to privatize Social Security and medicare. Teabaggers said leave our Social Security and Medicare alone, and who do Teabaggers vote for?...The very same repubs that said they want to privatize Social Security and medicare.....The Ryan Romney Plan...kill Social Security and Medicare, Give more tax breaks for the rich while cutting food stamps from starving children and familes to pay for tax breaks for the rich!...Insanity...voting against themselves.....Teabaggers are wondering WTF?......Ya we learned who was insane>

Rubio isn't too loved down here in Florida. He's been a complete failure as a Senator. As far as a politician I guess the right-wing nuts love him. Florida is still a purple state and I doubt he'd get reelected if the 2010 election was a do-over. Charlie Crist running as a democrat will send Rubio packing in 2016.

Didn't Charlie already try that.......

You are seriously underestimating the intelligent population of Florida.

jpeg- bigfinn is correct Rubio has lost a lot of followers, especially after it came out that his parents came here before Castro took over and did not escape from Castro like Rubio said, that and his weak stance on immigration. i dont know about Crist but if things keep going like they are for him, he could easily be defeated next time, at least i wont vote for him(didnt do it in '10 either)

Care to cite some polls showing that....

His weak stance on immigration is pretty much the plan obama just put into effect. Why do you think the loser in chief did it? Rubio was gaining bipartisan support for his bill.

I don't know that Rubio really cares what the voters in Florida think.

If Romney is elected look for Rubio in a cabinet post. If Romney is not elected look for Rubio on the speaker/book tour circuit.

Either way he's bound to make more money than being a Senator from Florida.

Not sure about that CPO....he said in the last interview, he could do more good for the people of Florida as a Senator.

I am sure Obama can get his job back as the bathroom attendant at 21 Club

Obama will be just fine. He will be just fine as he packs to return to chicago wearing his ass for a hat.

Obama will be just fine....

Yes...unfortunately, has-been democrats never seem to disappear.

Obama will definitely win Michigan. This nov. the FULL legalization of marijuana will be on the ballot. Not just medical, but fully legal. Now before all of you say "well potheads won't ever make it to the polls" The results of the medical mj vote was 63% for 37% against. Over 3million for, less than 1.8million against. That will drive people to vote and while they are there I think we all know who they will vote for. It sure won't be Romney.

The problem that Romney has, outside of all of his obvious flaws, there is not a veep candidate out there that can deliver a state of consequence to his side of the electoral count.

Ryan of WI, his budget sucks and everyone knows it.

Rubio of FL, no one in Florida wants him in the WH.

Condaleesa tied to Bush43, a failed administration, biggest failed administration in the history of the USA.

Christie of NJ, looks its New Jersey in pants.

Bob whatever of Virginia, vaginal probe Bob, women aint buying it.

Actually, Rod, Carter was the biggest failed administration in recent history. Obama will be a close second. Give me the any of the eight Bush years in office versus the any of Obama's four years any time.

Highest unemployment rate under Bush? 6.0 % in 2003.

LOWEST unemployment rate under Obama? 8.6% 2011.

ROMNEY LOST to McCain....who Lost to President Obama.

President Obama/Biden 2012

Odd that Gallup shows the same thing...

Rasmussen has Romney ahead in NC. That is one most rely on.

NBC must have written their poll on the american dollar since its just about useless ,or heading that way,thanks to the Obama printing press.

yeah its easy to be ahead in a poll when 65% of people surveyed democratic's

hot daddy-4087878

Rasmussen has Romney ahead in NC. That is one most rely on.

The one to rely on is the one that always shows results divergent to the other polls? That sounds odd. Maybe because it is the poll favored by News Corporation? That must be it.

After being in campaign mode for YEARS and YEARS....ROMNEY shows no compassion for flood victims in Florida or the thousands of people in Colorado who are burnt out of their homes. Romney attends two fundraisers of which one is at TRUMP'S mansion at 50K a pop. Romney learning secret from Trump on what to do, keep Gary Bussey or fire him. Romney only fires people, so we know the outcome. Romney will put Bussey on top of his car and fire him while driving around.

Run up huge deficits, create class warfare, fix the healthcare system by allowing doctors, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and labs to charge whatever they want while blaming it on insurance costs, keeping unemployment above eight percent for four years and blaming it on Bush while doing nothing, keeping interest rates below one percent which scr*ws anyone trying to save money, etc....etc.... etc...

wilman its idiots like you who are the reason were in the mess we are in everything you said is nothing but right wing hate talk and deceptions , look in the mirror and blame yourself for supporting and voting for the idiots you do, unemployment would of never went up to close to 10% if bush and you righties wouldnt of destroyed the worlds economy of 2 unfunded wars, huge deficit spending and encouraging people to buy buy buy on credit, and out sourcing galore, you my friend and people like you are to blame for supporting this

Blacks don't even like Obama...They just can't vote for whitey when theres a black on the ballot...

not a troll.....facts....+$6 Trillion added to the debt in less than 4 years....medical costs and insurance premiums through the roof....a divided country because the man will not work with both and most of the time either party....what did wilman say that was false?

Yes, it's my fault. I need to pay more than forty percent tax my share according to Bozo.... Because that's my fair share for working hard and trying to get ahead. Maybe when you idiots finish blabbering about Bush, the Koch Brothers, sheepie, and whatever repetitive phrases you can come up with, you will man up, take some individual responsibility for your lives without expecting the government to solve all your problems.

Yes, it's my fault. I need to pay more than forty percent tax my share according to Bozo..

Nobody is asking you to pay 40% and I I highly doubt you're anyway near that income bracket. Try getting some real facts rather than repeating the talking points spewed out by the right wing noise machine.

obama the freaking MORON is fooling NOBODY!

I USE to have health insurance... After obama 'JOKE' I have NONE.

The freaking thing tripled over.. Not paying for some obese cigarette inhaling giant liter pop guzzler who will have health issues to the extreme and dead before 60 because they dont give a dam.

Go F yourself obama!

WherehasAmerica please don't tell us who we like. Thanks. Obama is doing the best he can facing unprecedented obstruction due to the hate and racism of the GOP. And I believe that many of you trolls will be very sad after election day. I hope Faux News gets their comments section back up so you can go home where you belong.

But my favorite part of reading these comments is that the wingnuts NEVER believe polls unless they like them. It's hilarious.

Facts:

Obama inherits a 11 Trillion dollar debt.

TeaPartys swoops in and REFUSES to work with Obama on anything. Republicans vote against raising the debt ceiling, but had no problem voting to raise it when Bush was president every time.

Medical and Insurance Premiums were already skyhigh.

BUSH made it so the government cannot negoitate the prices of prescription drugs.

Republicans support corporate tax cuts saying it will create jobs. Corporations are back at pre recession profit levels, but no jobs. Obama attempts to work with Congress to keep corporate taxes low, provided loopholes are closed. Republicans say no.

Republicans continue billion dollar tax subsidy for oil corporations already making record profits.

Republicans dip into social issues by telling women what they can and cannot do with their own bodies. Refuse to support basic civil rights for gays/lesbians even though they pay the same taxes. Refuse to allow women "equal pay" for the same jobs men do. Refuse to allow women in the military to use their insurance for 'help' when they are raped and end up pregnant.

It'sAbout Time....Debt under Bush $4.8 Trillion...COUNTING $1 Trilion for obamas tarp spending. TOTAL FOR EIGHT YEARS.

Debt under obama $5 Trillion in 3 years.

Yeah obama's done a great job...of pushing America out of the ditch and over the cliff.

@Domewars

I know how you libs like to make everything about race, but President Obama is not Black, he is mixed race. He's has as much Caucasian blood in him as he does African. Raised in a middle class white America, not the streets of Chicago's east side. Obama's heritage is pretty much what every American is today, a mixture of races.

Jpeg....

When Bush took office in 2000, he and the entire Congress became responsible for the debt. What budget did Bush submit to Congress that went into law to reduce the debt? As far as I am concerned, the minute any President takes office, or a new Congressional session begins, they are solely responsible to the American people to practice fiscal responsibility.

Bush Failed and Congress Failed. They passed along a LARGER debt to Obama and Congress to resolve.

Now here is 2012, and Obama and Congress (that includes REPUBLICANs as well), have failed to balance the budget and will continue to "Pass" along an even larger debt.

Obama and Congress have FAILED.

Show me Romney or any other "member of Congress' plan to pay off the deficit. Do not show me his website, a bunch of made up bullet points mean nothing.

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not a troll.....facts....+$6 Trillion added to the debt in less than 4 years

You do realize that several trillion are the middle east wars that came on the books in 2009 due to them being removed from emergency appropriations right? Oh nevermind. Who am I kidding. Its just easier to be stupid.

She is a PMSNBC/DNC paid troll.

Feisty is still in bed waiting fot "The Hope and Change"

Must be too early to get up if you don't have a job and spend the entire day on your computer....

You seem to have plenty of time to spend on your computer. Do you have a job?

Romney says he can find some common ground.....meaning ...he will hire some more illegals for cleaning, mowing and taking care of the grounds around each home he own...!

Common ground indeed. That's is funny, he has no plan other than supporting the Ryan Plan and his statement "corprations are people." So what have we learned from Romney? He wants to destroy Social Security, Medicare, and replace the Post Office all with his rich friends corporations so they can make a bigger profit after they raise prices on everything and give worse service or none. Ryan plan gives Romney ove $700,000 tax break while you get a 20% hike and pay the taxes the rich would have been paying but won't. Cuts to food stamps and programs for the midlle class while paying for the 1% tax breaks. Why does he not have a plan for jobs? Because he is a job killer and his past work shows it. Repubs need to be investigated for trying to kill the economy so they can regain the whitehouse. Take the economy down...Just like Bin Laden wrote as his master plan. Take the economy down.

Yea, if Reps win, end of medicare and SS!@ LOL Have to get up early to hear these sort of lies. Go Occupy a job troll.

hot daddy you are very well uninformed if you think otherwise, read the Ryan plan, the GOP budget , educate yourself, and then apologise to me for your uninformed untrue statement you just sent

Yeas not a troll, a you know very well both sides ask for everything and meet in the middle....no one is going to end SS. Obamacare would have ended Medicare, but fear not...it's history today. SS will be saved as soon as common sense measures are put in place...means testing and increased contributions.

jpeg I hope you are right, if romney or anyone on the gop could openly come out and say that I might consider voting for them,as of now i cant-tomany saying they want to end all these entitlements especially the tea partiers

I hope so too....but keep in mind...plenty of dems have talked about cutting benefits also. A few simple steps and a "keep your hands off" sign would go a long way in sustaining it.

Wow, dragging out the Social Security scare. The democrats have been using that for 50 years.

@not a troll; You do realize that Pres Obama cut Medicare by $500 billion with his healthcare bill, which provisions started immediately. One of those provisions, co-pays doubled. Reduced reimbursements to drug companies. What happen? The cuts got added to the consumer's bill. Cuts to Dr's reimbursement. If you go on Medicare, which you have to when you turn 65, good luck in finding a doctor to take you as a new Medicare patient. They are not doing it as it cost them too much money out of their own pockets. So clearly your not on Medicare, because frankly I am steaming at the additional cost put on my spouse and frankly his medicare, supplement & drug cost are far higher that mine! We paid $15,000 out of pocket last year for medical coverage, drugs and dr visits. 3/4 of that was my spouse's cost. We have already paid more out of pocket this year in comparison then last year at this time. We normally do not fall into the donut hole for drug coverage until Sept, we now fall into it in July and his drug cost have gone up considerably. I can't even imagine what a widow or widower are going through who don't have extra income to rely on and are just living off of SS.

This didn't happen under Republicans. Not to say it wouldn't just saying Democrats are not your saviours when it comes to SS & Medicare.

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Yea, if Reps win, end of medicare and SS!@ LOL Have to get up early to hear these sort of lies. Go Occupy a job troll.

The funny / sad thing is you think he's fabricating that. Go get yourself educated ffs.

you are correct, with new hampshire and michigan being toss ups, romney should easily win florida and ohio, may now even take states like pennsylvania

The two swing states that matter are Ohio and Fla.

Romney has to win them both and he's behind in both. President Obama can win without Florida while Romney can't.

Romney in a landslide? What planet do you people live on? Seriously. The delusion is creepy. You do understand that the election will be decided by electoral votes, don't you? Have you even looked at the electoral map lately? I am guessing not. Right now, Romney is not winning. If Obama wins PA and Ohio he will probably win. He is currently ahead in both states and he has totally flipped in Florida. He was once down by 6, but now he's up by 4. This is not a good trend for Romney. As he alienates more and more Latinos things will get worse for him. Romney would have to run the table with all the toss up states. It's very unlikely.

Romney may win, but it will never be a landslide. Just delusional.

the polls are somewhat correct and I think you should be seeing romney gaining and obama losing ground, obama having to spend big money in michigan and new hampshire is a big blow to them, they wanted to concentrate on ohio, florida, virgina , n.carolina, states like that, now they cant, the gop should easily be able to out spend him now with more than a billion predicted in gop pact money-its already late-obama team is in deep do do

RCP has had Romney leading for quite a while...the last week of lib leaning polls have skewed the results. As soon as the non-partisan polls are factored in..he'll be right back up there.

BTW....obama has already flooded FL, NC, SC, and VA with campaigns and ads.

Obama has already won Michigan. I gurantee. The only reason the poll is even close is because Mittens daddy was gov. here back in the 60s and the old farts long for the "good ol' days".

Add legalization of pot on the ballot and sorry mittens... you are out of luck.

I always like Diana Ross songs........

Set me free, why don't you babe? Get out' my life why don't you babe?

who do you suggest? i know of no one running other than these 2

not a troll......very good point. A third party candidate running on fly-by-night solutions will never take traction.

@not a troll

If a seventh century desert people can organize the uprizings in Northern Africa, I think Americans could organize a write in campaign...I was given 10 names...just yesterday...



R.J.Harris, Robby Wells, Wayne Allyn Root, Gary Johnson, Virgil Goode, Darrell Castle, Laurie Roth,Condie Rice, Robert Burke, Chuck Baldwin

maybe in 2016-maybe , we may be ripe for one then

You can't have one then if we don't set the stage now...America has to know it is possible...the Media is going to need to be forced to cover them...the only way that happens in the next election is if one makes a showing this election...I'm not talking about throwing an election...I'm only talking about "Deeply" colored states, vote for a principle...

IE...Cali...NY...TEX...OK...Obama and Romney are not spending money in these states...and either one winning the others state is as likely as shooting down the moon with a BB-Gun...If Second Place in those states went to Third Party Candidates??? next election they are in the debates, in the polling, people hear their names...etc...it doesn't matter if it is a T-Partier or Greenie (preferably both)...If your vote for President doesn't matter in your State, then Vote for America...but do not stay home, go vote for the locals, vote for the House and Senate (Left and or Right)...And Send a Messsage to DC and the RNC and DNC

If nothing else is accoplished, you force both parties to spend money in your state next time, and that is good for you and your neighbors

If you hate Denizens United or Union Thugary, kick them where it hurts...make them spend that money defending your state instead of piling it on in the 4 or 5 states that matter

Vote Gary Johnson for one.

It is interesting to see the lock the two parties have on election coverage, that Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for President, can't compete for equal time in any of the media.

Then they run the polls, and if Johnson can't poll around 25% of the voters he's barred from ever being in a Presidential debate.

It really is a "good 'ole boy's club", in which the electorate only gets to hear from two parties. Monopolistic competition......

and the Constitution Party, The Green, literally a dozen or more candidates are running for President...and 11 would be better Presidents than the two choices we are allowed to vote for...You want to know why it seems that the candidates for evry office seem worse than the last batch...it is because the best are no longer accepted into the Shoe-Horn Two-Party System...and that is exactly how they want to keep it

Ted Kennedy says Cuber, your spot on in that both parties are no good and your correct in that the cable news networks are blood suckers.

I also hope the nation starts to see and understand that our two party system needs to go and right now our nation needs real "patriots" in government that won't be bought out by big corporations and or wall street.

It sickens me to read the comments people make regarding their party of choice. They root for their party as if it was a super bowl team. These people have no clue that both parties are not what they stood for back 15 - 20 years ago. Both parties have done nothing for us as a nation and their candidates have become more and more incompetent.

Baaaaaa

Hooray for OBAMACARE!!!!!!!

well you do now, I am and so is everyone in my family, my parents family and most all of our friends-hope that helps and yes we have to keep quiet because you tea partiers are quite violent and quite rude, i dont want my car slashed or to get fired from my job because someone knows I'm voting for Obama

not a troll,,,,Have ANY proof that the tea party does anytype of violence your lieing face spews? Unlike the piglosi/obama endorsed "occupy" democratic party that has murder, rapes ,drug dealing, and destrution of private and public property among other hundreds of charges under your belt?

Romney's solid beliefs...Obama's broken promises....

What's the difference????

Funny, Obama will be toast. Have you looked at his record of pissing money away and his socialist agenda? Romney will have no problem smacking Odumbo accross the head.

romneyis the master of deception, knows how to be on both sides of every issue known to man and can like a chameleon change his colors to what ever the winning side is in a moments notice, will be very good in the debates, look very presidential and be able to answer most every question without really answering anything at all. I give the gop credit, they picked a masterful politician in romney, dont see how he could lose as of today.

obama is the master of LIES!

If it's really at 50% now, then it means Romney wins by big margins....

" Just what actually happened to half of this country's minds?"

Given you post I'd say they've lost their minds.

Musts be on drugs. Most Socialist Libtards start out with just a beer, but later you can see them sleeping on a park bench eyeing little girls with bad intent.

Whats happened to their minds is the education system teaching social/economic outcomes rather than the 3 r's. In public school these days you are not educated you are indoctrinated.

Sharriannie...its just the same way he runs the goverment..spending more than he brings in is nothing new to him.

Hey Bill, it's nice to know that the left wing bigots are still out there. Most are absolutely gutless and won't dare to show their true colors.

Frank -- when it comes to separation of church and state, I'm ALWAYS out there showing my true colors!

Bill-337808 I agree with you Bill!!

Romney's religious background versus Obama's religious background any day of the week...

especially with spiritual leaders teaching you to ask God to Damn America...

WhereHasAmericaGone, you my friend are another lost soul to the evils of the devil! I will pray for you!!

Well sure we already have one!! Obama

You might want to use that prayer for Obama and his preacher Wright...

They are the one's who want God to Damn American. Not me or Romney (or his preacher)...

Ask yourself one question people: Do you really want to go back to the same economic policies of George W. Bush? That's the real question. As for Romney being a Mormon, I don't care if Mormon, Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Baptist or an atheist. His religion is a non issue.

I wish we had Bush back today, Obama is a real Socialist Libtard from hell

Over Obama,you bet. Although your notion that a president would actually govern using his religion is ridiculess.Your hate for all things religious Bill seems to cloud your judgement,not uncommon for liberals though.

Religion is a BIG issue when it comes to the presidency and ANY government official. Embrace your religion (or no religion at all) as a personal matter, but keep it out of my government. Obama (cf. Bush) disavowed his connection with religious zealots such as Wright, and embraced all religions. And save yourself the trouble trotting out the founding fathers: all you have to do is read Common Sense (which many of you obviously lack) to know what our founding fathers thought about religion . . . and government. Why do you think this country was founded and has succeeded!

MukMAn God will have mercy on Bills soul, but not yours if you vote for Romney!

so rand thinks God hates Romney and worships Obama...

And he talks about saving one's soul...

WhereHasAmericaGone God Hates no one, but does allow for us to make our own mistakes. That is why we have free will you sinner!!

Flush out your head gear Rand and try and fill it with something other than rabid liberalism.

Rand -I don't know if you are old enough to remember 1960, but a lot of people were afraid to vote for a Catholic, fearing that the Pope would have undue influence on his decisions. The Catholic was elected (Kennedy), and we didn't have religious rule.

Rapco - trying offering something of substance in your posts rather than the old, worn out labels of liberalism, etc.

Roger - Catholicism vs Mormonism? Give me a break! Have you ever accessed the LDS website to see their beliefs? Scareeeeey!

Bill, my point was that religion doesn't come into play like you think it might.

I lived in Eastern Washington for 10 years and am familiar with how Mormons operate. Whatever the strangeness in their theology, they were good neighbors and were always willing to volunteer in their children's activities. They wouldn't bother you when they knew you weren't interested in converting.

I may also point out that there are many atheists that think Christians believe in a Zombie god. If you aren't a member, you can decide that anyone's beliefs are strange. The bottom line isn't the theology.

Beg to differ, Roger. What about Bush's "Faith-based" crap? Secondly, I have known Mormons, too, as neighbors and "friends;" however, when push comes to shove, they'll circle the wagons (pun intended) and look after themselves. Theology mixed with government is bad enough; fringe theology mixed with government is the worst.

sorry I upset you so much, no transplant, look on the brite side no one like me will ever be elected to any political office

You are right, you can't fix stupid and you are proof positive of it. The idea that this country would be dumb if they re-elected Obama is laughable on its face. This man has faced a s&it storm and inherited a country going off a cliff. And morons like you want to conveniently forget that. I am so sick of tea party types going on about how bad the economy is when they and their crowd CAUSED the mess to begin with. This president has presided over 27 months of positive jobs growth and the figures would have been better except the REPUBLICAN TEA PARTY blocked every jobs initiative this president tried.... they WANT this country to have a slow recovery so morons like you can utter statements like that on a daily basis. You need dumb because it is only the stupid that would cast a ballot for Mitt I can create jobs (but they'll be overseas in India) Romney.

Philly, BOTH parties have shipped jobs overseas. This went on under the first Bush, Clinton, Bush Jr. and Obama.

Yes he took control of a bad economy, an economy that was crashed by too much government spending by Bush, AND a housing crisis caused by the democrats, Frank and Dodd forcing banks to give home loans to people who could not pay them back.

After 3 years Obama has done NOTHING to fix the economy and in fact has made the deficit 3 TIMES WORST THAN BUSH!!

Obama thinks he is a king and that he can roughshot over or by pass Congress. Just look at the illegal invader protection he decreed.

Romney was not my first choice but he is WAY better than Obama. He certainly can't do any worst.

And I am NOT a Mormon. I am a proud Roman Catholic who does not like what Obama is trying to do to our hospitals and charities.

Romeny / Rubio 2012.

phillycap, from Philly? Have not had a republican Mayor since the 50s. Been a $hithole and broke for the last 40 years. What a toilet. Keep blaming the last guy a$$hole. Idiot. Mindless sheep with their hands out. Keep voting Dumacrat.

Historically, you are correct..the challenger usually picks up the undecided. Keep in mind though...9 out of 10 dead people vote Democrat.

Not to mention Obama is trying to get all the illegals to vote for him too...

I know it's wrong to gloat, but even a federal judge agreed yesterday with Florida. Federal law does not prevent them from removing illegals from the voter roles...no matter how close it is to an election. Federal law protects American voters...guess holder missed the American part of "The United States of AMERICA."

This surprises me too, especially after the gay marriage thing and the de facto amnesty for young illegal migrants. But then, North Carolina has a lot more cucarachas now that in 2008. And I suspect that they are 90+ percent in favor of Obama. Maybe there's a lot of rednecks holding back.

I am not sure what a "cucarachas" is but if it's Mexicans there a a lot LESS now than in 2008. The construction boom died in this State in 2009 and they left in 2010. Even the Mexican grocery stores have closed around here...

it surprised me too, maybe there are a lot more blacks and hispanics that now vote there? and im a lib im surprised obama is anywhere close