ENOUGH already elliot! What won't people follow you on your own little blog????

Where's the report on Obama's economic achievements?

LOL economic achievements? Go to a store buy some clothes, buy a tank of gas, a gallon of milk. That's Obamas economic acheivments.

*pretzels*

DNC Still Won't Call It “Bank Of America Stadium”

Democrats first tried referring to the site of this year's convention in Charlotte as “Panther's Stadium. In the latest email, it's just “the stadium.”

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Antonio Villaraigosa, DemConvention.com
Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Subject: See you in Charlotte

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Dear Friend,

On Thursday, September 6th, Americans will come together in Charlotte to join President Obama and Vice President Biden as they accept our party's nomination.

I'll be there, and you could be there, too.

You can sign up for the opportunity to receive a community credential to attend the final day of the 2012 Democratic National Convention on September 6th. Visit BarackObama.com/community-credentials to find out how you can get your seat in the stadium and hear the President and Vice President's speeches.

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

In more refreshing news.
The newest research from Nate has it as:
Today

“Obama chance of winning 72.5% Romney 27.5%”

Projected Winner Obama 302.3

Projected Loser Romney 235.7

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My projected election Electoral Vote out come totals are:

Electoral Vote:

Projected Winner Obama 297

Projected Loser Romney 241

Another boring, stupid, same old same, old from the resident hag. Get some new material, moron.

Here's a few, German:

1. Passed Health Care Reform: After five presidents over a century failed to create universal health insurance, signed the Affordable Care Act (2010). It will cover 32 million uninsured Americans beginning in 2014 and mandates a suite of experimental measures to cut health care cost growth, the number one cause of America’s long-term fiscal problems.

2. Passed the Stimulus: Signed $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 to spur economic growth amid greatest recession since the Great Depression. Weeks after stimulus went into effect, unemployment claims began to subside. Twelve months later, the private sector began producing more jobs than it was losing, and it has continued to do so for twenty-three straight months, creating a total of nearly 3.7 million new private-sector jobs.

3. Passed Wall Street Reform: Signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) to re-regulate the financial sector after its practices caused the Great Recession. The new law tightens capital requirements on large banks and other financial institutions, requires derivatives to be sold on clearinghouses and exchanges, mandates that large banks provide “living wills” to avoid chaotic bankruptcies, limits their ability to trade with customers’ money for their own profit, and creates the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (now headed by Richard Cordray) to crack down on abusive lending products and companies.

4. Ended the War in Iraq: Ordered all U.S. military forces out of the country. Last troops left on December 18, 2011.

5. Began Drawdown of War in Afghanistan: From a peak of 101,000 troops in June 2011, U.S. forces are now down to 91,000, with 23,000 slated to leave by the end of summer 2012. According to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the combat mission there will be over by next year.

6. Eliminated Osama bin laden: In 2011, ordered special forces raid of secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in which the terrorist leader was killed and a trove of al-Qaeda documents was discovered.

7. Turned Around U.S. Auto Industry: In 2009, injected $62 billion in federal money (on top of $13.4 billion in loans from the Bush administration) into ailing GM and Chrysler in return for equity stakes and agreements for massive restructuring. Since bottoming out in 2009, the auto industry has added more than 100,000 jobs. In 2011, the Big Three automakers all gained market share for the first time in two decades. The government expects to lose $16 billion of its investment, less if the price of the GM stock it still owns increases.

8. Recapitalized Banks: In the midst of financial crisis, approved controversial Treasury Department plan to lure private capital into the country’s largest banks via “stress tests” of their balance sheets and a public-private fund to buy their “toxic” assets. Got banks back on their feet at essentially zero cost to the government.

9. Repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: Ended 1990s-era restriction and formalized new policy allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military for the first time.

10. Toppled Moammar Gaddafi: In March 2011, joined a coalition of European and Arab governments in military action, including air power and naval blockade, against Gaddafi regime to defend Libyan civilians and support rebel troops. Gaddafi’s forty-two-year rule ended when the dictator was overthrown and killed by rebels on October 20, 2011. No American lives were lost.

11. Told Mubarak to Go: On February 1, 2011, publicly called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to accept reform or step down, thus weakening the dictator’s position and putting America on the right side of the Arab Spring. Mubarak ended thirty-year rule when overthrown on February 11.

12. Reversed Bush Torture Policies: Two days after taking office, nullified Bush-era rulings that had allowed detainees in U.S. custody to undergo certain “enhanced” interrogation techniques considered inhumane under the Geneva Conventions. Also released the secret Bush legal rulings supporting the use of these techniques.

13. Improved America’s Image Abroad: With new policies, diplomacy, and rhetoric, reversed a sharp decline in world opinion toward the U.S. (and the corresponding loss of “soft power”) during the Bush years. From 2008 to 2011, favorable opinion toward the United States rose in ten of fifteen countries surveyed by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, with an average increase of 26 percent.

14. Kicked Banks Out of Federal Student Loan Program, Expanded Pell Grant Spending: As part of the 2010 health care reform bill, signed measure ending the wasteful decades-old practice of subsidizing banks to provide college loans. Starting July 2010 all students began getting their federal student loans directly from the federal government. Treasury will save $67 billion over ten years, $36 billion of which will go to expanding Pell Grants to lower-income students.

15. Created Race to the Top: With funds from stimulus, started $4.35 billion program of competitive grants to encourage and reward states for education reform.

16. Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards: Released new fuel efficiency standards in 2011 that will nearly double the fuel economy for cars and trucks by 2025.

17. Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis: To keep world economy out of recession in 2009 and 2010, helped secure from G-20 nations more than $500 billion for the IMF to provide lines of credit and other support to emerging market countries, which kept them liquid and avoided crises with their currencies.

18. Passed Mini Stimuli: To help families hurt by the recession and spur the economy as stimulus spending declined, signed series of measures (July 22, 2010; December 17, 2010; December 23, 2011) to extend unemployment insurance and cut payroll taxes.

19. Began Asia “Pivot”: In 2011, reoriented American military and diplomatic priorities and focus from the Middle East and Europe to the Asian-Pacific region. Executed multipronged strategy of positively engaging China while reasserting U.S. leadership in the region by increasing American military presence and crafting new commercial, diplomatic, and military alliances with neighboring countries made uncomfortable by recent Chinese behavior.

20. Increased Support for Veterans: With so many soldiers coming home from Iraq and Iran with serious physical and mental health problems, yet facing long waits for services, increased 2010 Department of Veterans Affairs budget by 16 percent and 2011 budget by 10 percent. Also signed new GI bill offering $78 billion in tuition assistance over a decade, and provided multiple tax credits to encourage businesses to hire veterans.

courtesy of:

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/march_april_2012/features/obamas_top_50_accomplishments035755.php

By Paul Glastris, Ryan Cooper, and Siyu Hu

Now let's watch the little mittbots go into overdrive trying to spin them as negatives. That should keep you busy for a little while.

The U.S. economy is tanking fast. US DEBTCLOCK.ORG

GermanGem - you got the list from Jon R and realize you don't have a pathetic leg to stand on so you flip. Perfect Romney supporter - just like the idiot the right is running. No substance - just stupidity!

Obama/Biden 2012

Hey Job1 Stop spamming Nate Silver's Predicitons!

Feisty doesn't like spamming!

Where is the outrage Feisty?

Electoral Vote:

Projected Winner Obama 297

Projected Loser Romney 241

Job,

Keep those numbers coming - you see how they set the RWNJ's follicles on fire!

Feisty doesn't like spamming!

Hey little buddy, when you manage to figure out the definition of spamming... get back to us... K?

It's not a matter of liking or disliking spamming, it is against the RULES!

I although, I realize, you right wing nitwits don't feel they apply to you!

Nothing on that list improved the U.S. economy. Go ahead and live in denial. Obama has dug such a deep financial hole America might not ever recover. Yes, 4 more years, obama will bankrupt America in 2.

Nearly everything on that list did nothing but add to our debt. The rest is just 0bama taking credit for things he had nothing to do with.

Some of you folks are depicting signs of serious mental illness. I have never seen so many people fawn over a president and lap up every bit of lies that come from the white house.

He truly does put a thrill up your legs and a tent in your pants doesn't he.

spamming present participle of spam

Verb:

Send the same message indiscriminately to (large numbers of recipients) on the Internet.

Seems to me Red your girl Job1's continued posting of this day after day a dozen times a day meets the definition. Do you even have a clue about what you say in your posts?

German,

Take another look at #8 on the author's list. Personally, I would have put that #1. #17 was crucial also. If we had had a massive failure of the banking system (Thanks again, W!) , then the first Great Depression in retrospective comparison would have looked like a summer holiday at the beach.

Jon R - GermanGem doesn't have a clue about what effects our economy - or doesn't care. Her comprehension skills are minimal at best.

Great post, by the way!

Obama/Biden 2012

hey white collar, look at the incontemptible harpy. Its ok to spam like backhouse and jobless1 as long as it is shared by those that believe in Karl Marx.

Keep it up White collar, Fisty gets OWNED by you daily

Obama is going to decrease the deficit by 4 trillion. thats one of his ads. He didnt say which country would benefit by a reduction in 4 trillion.

GG: The U.S. economy is tanking fast. US DEBTCLOCK.ORG

It is GG. See, the Left gets confused about Obama's "accomplishments" when they are compared with his results. Obama has spent a lot of money, he's added tons of regulations, he's taken over the student loan programs, he's changed the leadership in the middle-east.

The results? 1.5% GDP growth, massive and increasing unemployment, record deficits, $6 trillion in new debt, student loan interest rates increasing, millions more on government aid, a chaotic and uncertain middle-east.

That's the problem with the Left, they don't understand it is the results of Obama's actions, the actions he is responsible for, that is the problem.

Obama 2012 - "Results? Those are Bush's fault!"

Spamming :

Job1

The newest research from Nate has it as:
Today

"Obama chance of winning 72.5% Romney 27.5%"

Projected Winner Obama 302.3

Projected Loser Romney 235.7

#7.3 - Thu Aug 9, 2012 10:00 AM EDT
Job1

In more refreshing news.
The newest research from Nate has it as:
Today

"Obama chance of winning 72.5% Romney 27.5%"

Projected Winner Obama 302.3

Projected Loser Romney 235.7

My projected election Electoral Vote out come totals are:

Electoral Vote:

Projected Winner Obama 297

Projected Loser Romney 241

Thu Aug 9, 2012 12:44 PM EDT

So tell me Old Girl are you really against all spamming or just the ones you don't like?

Should Job1 "Keep 'em coming" all day long?

Hypocrite.

GermanGem -

The current policies working, albeit slowly.

People seem to forget how bad things were: massive job losses, plummeting home values, stock market crashing, negative GDP, and unemployment over 10%. All of these things were caused at least in part by the reckless tax cuts, spending, and deregulation of the Bush administration.

Now we have the stock market doubling in value, positive GDP, slow but steady job increases, and unemployment around 8%. Disappointing, maybe, but we are still much better off than we were - especially in comparison to the rest of the world, which is still struggling mightily.

A few key facts:

Unemployment: 10.1% in October 2009, the highest rate since 1983 and roughly twice the pre-crisis rate. Since then, steadily reduced to around 8.3%

Stock Market: Dow Jones was at 6,600 in March 2009. It has since recovered - over 12,000 during most of 2011, over 13,000 in 2012.

GDP: GDP growth of 2.2% in Jan. 2008 rapidly declined to a negative growth rate of -5% in 2009. Growth rates have been positive since then to a high of 3.5% before settling to a rate of around 2% growth per quarter.

Home Values: US Home Values declined by almost 25% from Jan. 2007 thru Feb. 2012. The rate of decline slowed and homes values have increased for the last 4 months, with June reporting the first year-over-year increase since 2007.

I don't see how a return to the failed "tax-cut and spend, deregulate everything" policies of the Bush administration that Romney is proposing will do anything but make things worse (again).

Oh, and in the interest of full disclosure I did post some of this on a previous page.....

So tell me Old Girl are you really against all spamming or just the ones you don't like?

WOW!

Someone has a hard on this morning... too much time on your hands ripping off your company ehhh... WCA?

In any event, if Job is reposting the same thing over & over on the same thread, I would ask he cease doing so...

Let's see is you have the balls to do the same?

No sense, getting down in the cess-pool with you & your ilk!

JAS1:That's the problem with the Left, they don't understand it is the results of Obama's actions

I had a football coach who once told me to never confuse effort with results. Seems that is a lesson the Libs could learn.

Hey Feisty, should Job1 keep them coming or what?

By the way Feisty Job does post the same crap over and over, just like elliot. its a goose and gander thing

WOW!

Someone has a hard on this morning

Feisty, why are you libs so interested in my package?

I posted an article once in this thread, it was deleted, so I posted it again.

You cant hide from the truth Feisty.

I had a powder-puff football coach who once told me to never confuse effort with results

There, that's better!

Let's see is you have the balls to do the same?

Didn't think so! Maybe you should wait until your BFF SpankMe gets here, cause you really aren't capable of 'going it alone'! ;o)

Feisty, why are you libs so interested in my package?

I'm fascinated by miniatures...

I posted an article once in this thread, it was deleted, so I posted it again.

It will continue to be deleted - you are comment spamming, but you already know that!

White Collar Auto, I told you how to file a report to the moderators quite awhile ago. Go reread the User Agreement and COH for Newsvine and then read the new policies for NBCNews. In other words, please stay seated 'cuz you don't have a leg to stand on! ;-)

Job1:Thanks for keeping everyone informed!

Obama/Biden2012

Hey CP don't get mad at me. Feisty is the one who was all worked up about spamming this morning.

Nice to see that I have gotten under Your skin as well as Feisty's.

You girls are easy. are you worried about my package too?

elliot -

Post or write the truth and maybe it won't get deleted.

Copying a column about lies from breitbart.com - talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

Add to that the fact that EVERY point in your post counters what they call a "blatant lie" with .....A BLATANT LIE!

hey cythinia, quit being a lap dog to feisty. you guys quote COH honor and user agreement while Feisty belittles everyone right of Castro.

obama/biden out after 2012

Feisty, interested in miniatures, go have an MRI then.

White Collar Auto, I told you how to file a report to the moderators quite awhile ago.

Careful Cynbad!

This is the part where WCA goes into full blown victim mode...

Which, personally, I think is funnier than hell watching a supposedly grown man whimper... lmao

Unemployment hit 10.5% during Reagan's first term - think the Republicans were saying "Reagan has dug such a deep financial hole America might not ever recover" ? No?

KENVA - she's not a she at all.... the other night dum fux admitted to me that it was a queen... and everyone knows that a queen is a gay male of particular flamboyancy.

I can repost his exact words for all to see... and then he accused me of being a homophobe... Sorry queen fux... no matter how you swoon me, I won't go your way... I'm totally hetero.

the other night dum fux admitted to me that it was a queen... and everyone knows that a queen is a gay male of particular flamboyancy

Well, there's our little homophobe!

What took you so long BB?

Maybe BB, can explain why is it most homophobes are either in the closet or on the down low themselves?

I'm totally hetero.

Sure you are *winky winky* sure you are...

Says Brian whose last name in (B)endsover!

Hey WCA!

Have you found your balls yet? Or don't you have any?

Caesar Augustus- Ignoring author

Did you say anything of value yet??

Obama/Biden 2012!

I doubt it Cynthia, you libbies dont seem to understand the definition of most things. Like spam, once the definition was provided Feisty continued lock step with its ignorance. I doubt you put me on ignore. even if you did, no loss of mine.

GermanGem clearly doesn't believe in the power of free market. "She" thinks the government should create jobs, lower the price of gas, raise the price of lobster, subsidize oil companies and force Greece to accept austerity measures. Gosh, for an entity which is suposed to be so small it can be drowned in a bathtub, Republicans sure think government should do alot of things!

I had a powder-puff football coach

That's all you got Feisty?

You Lose. Thanks for playing!

dum fux said: Well, there's our little homophobe!

I said it before, and will say it again... no matter how you swoon me, I won't go your way... I know you can't help yourself... must be something in the water.

Maybe BB, can explain why is it most homophobes are either in the closet or on the down low themselves?

You present a compelling picture... something you must know an awful lot about... being in the closet... you have had people here fooled for years... but the cat's out of the bag now... queen fux.

Hey WCA!

Have you found your balls yet? Or don't you have any?

Proof is in the pudding... queen fux asking about someone's balls... hmmmm

If there's no more compelling reason to know that Queen fux is a flamboyant gay man, this says it all.

You have found yourself a home fux... with all your tolerant liberal buddies... tolerant only of other liberals that is.

You Lose. Thanks for playing!

I lose? lmfao!

You're the pussy who doesn't have the balls to stand up to your right wing buddies!

I asked you a simple question and all you have done is squirm away from having to answer!

One more time, are you willing to call out Elliot or NOT? Yes or NO?

I have some lovely parting gifts for you including a set of Neauticals... you need them! ;o)

Aw, White collar..I could never get really mad at you! I took you off ignore a long time ago! ;-)

So, how's that emergency manager thingy in Michigan going? Apparently, those "emergency managers" have been replaced and voters will get the chance to stop the govenor's agenda by referendum in November. Do you think the people of Benton Harbor may get back their park that was expressly donated to them? hmmmmm????

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

You Lose. Thanks for playing!

I lose? lmfao!

You're the pussy who doesn't have the balls to stand up to your right wing buddies!

Tick Tock Feisty...Got em white collar, you got IT to blatantly violate the COH that Cynbad doesnt quite understand.

Feisty, Didn't you all but guaranteed everyone that Walker was going to be Recalled? What Happened?

Obama DID NOT kill Osama! First off there were standing orders for Osama long before Obama. The U.S. military planned and executed the mission. All Obama did was rubber stamp the paperwork!

Feisty - I expect the sexual innuendo and or homophobic rants from someone like Brian B's closed mind.

Can you do better than insult WCA with like minded innane hostile comments and innuendo? Most of us don't appreciate the personal attacks no matter the context. I know, I don't care who is spewing attacks it should stop. Otherwise don't complain about how the site is going downhill.

You deserve a time out. The moderators should have both you and BrianB sit out a few days.

roc,

Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better. Apparently, military planning improved after the National Guardsman left office. If you want to go down the revisionist history road, then Reagan had nothing to do with the fall of the U.S.S.R. It just imploded on its own.

In fact, using right wing logic, I think St. Ronnie must have been a closet communist sympathizer. He sure did spend a lot of time chumming around with Gorbachev. They were seen in public together. And had private meetings. A lot of them!

Romney created more net new jobs in his time at Bain than Obama has created during his entire presidency... Staples 90,000 jobs, Sports Authority 15,500 jobs, Dominoes Pizza 175,000 jobs...

Obama imported 1,800,000 illegal job seekers! How does that help Union labor jobs? How does this help middle class America?

Wake Up America! This president doesn't care about middle class America, he cares about getting re-elected, period!!!

Oh, come on, Caeser, lighten up! Women have balls, too.( *) (* ) They're just higher up! ;-)

Jon sounds like you already live in a liberal Obama fantasy land like the debit is actually decreasing! It's OK just blame that on someone else, typical.

roc1960 - you're a damned liar. There was no STANDING ORDER to kill Osama bin laden. Bush and Cheney both said it wasn't a big deal any more and focused their energies elsewhere. President Obama said it was one of his top priorities.

When he was presented with the option of going in to get bin Laden or not, he was advised against it and told if it failed, he would look bad. He gave the order and the mission was actually accomplished.

Go spread your stupid lies elsewhere!

Obama/Biden 2012

Do your research please before you call someone a liar. By your statement Osama could have come and visited with no reprisal?

One more time, are you willing to call out Elliot or NOT? Yes or NO?

Three hours later and nothing but *crickets*

I'll take your silence as a resounding NO, WCA!

What a good little sheep you are!

SeekingSanity -- GermanGem is a rereg, and is probably a guy who uses fake photos to get young men to talk to him on the Internet.

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

Which, personally, I think is funnier than hell watching a supposedly grown man whimper... lmao

Save up some popcorn, because if the Senate is hit with Teabaggers McConnell will join the Weeper of the House.

Yellowdog-Mark D

Nothing against you, but wit means intelligent humor. Brianb is no Feisty.

GermanGem is a rereg, and is probably a guy who uses fake photos to get young men to talk to him on the Internet.

LMFAO!

You owe me a roll of paper towels for computer clean-up!

Feisty, didn't you say Gov. Walker was going to get recalled? What Happened There?

Well elliot, you were warned. See you next week.

elliot-3020456 -- suspended for a week #1.13 - Thu Aug 9, 2012 11:35 AM PDT¹Ϻ

When I read your first line, Frank, I thought you were going to remind Domenico of your own candidacy. You're probably the only member of the GOP who I'd like to see as a candidate!

LOL...thanks Steeler Fan!! :-)

Frank -

Who is your pick for VP, and why?

Frank, you don't seem to understand how far to the right your party has gone. Have you forgotten how badly Jon Huntsman did during the primaries? Even I would have voted for Huntsman at some point. You're a Democrat now, Frank. We'll send your welcome packet soon. Too late to sign Obama's birthday card, but I'm sure there will be other opportunities to show your support!

TNSEVOL...Who do I THINK he'll pick? Or who do I WANT him to pick? Or both?

Amy...lol...I'm still a conservative, just the bulk of the party is to my right now. Definitely in the "moderate" wing to be sure. Trust me though...I was pulling for Huntsman as I think he would have been a stellar candidate. He had a good record as governor and obviously showed that he cared for his country and had the ability to work with both parties. (I will still wish the President a belated birthday though!) :-)

Frank - both, I guess.

I don't see a clear choice for VP that would appease his base and appeal to independent voters - or even not turn off independent voters.

I think Romney is facing a tough electoral college map, although I can't pretend to be broken up about it!

TNSEVOL...this is tough one. Who do I THINK it will be? Marco Rubio. Why? Brings some diversity to the ticket, resides in a swing state, excites the base, and due to his relatively short tenure in the Senate, I'm not sure he would turn off independents. Again, just my thoughts, take them for what they are worth.

As for who I WANT it to be? I would love Huntsman, but I know that's not going to happen. I would be very unhappy with any of the other former GOP Presidential candidates. What's interesting is a lot of the most talked about VP candidates are fairly new to the national scene, having only been governors or senators for a short time. Of the legitimate candidates, I guess I would prefer Rubio, Ayotte, Jindal, or Susana Martinez. I'm gonna be honest though...I'm just kinda giving you my impressions of them and I haven't really delved into their positions all that much, with the exception of Rubio, since he is one of my two Senators. How's that for a non-answer! LOL! Best I could do when put on the spot! :-)

How bout your thoughts? Of the plausible candidates who do you think would do the best at not upsetting the base and not turning off indies?

(Edited to add...I know some sites have talked up retired general David Patraeus, and while I think he'd be great, I really, really don't see that happening).

The liberal progressive agenda is destroying America. See California and Scranton, PA.

What do 0bama and Biden want do do to the country?

I would enjoy listening to Romney and Ryan defend Ryan's "marvelous" budget--you know, the one that cuts taxes for the 1%, would have to cut social programs and ends Medicare as we know it. Perhaps Ryan will explain it in detail over a $200 bottle of wine!

What does 0bama and Biden want do do to the country?

Save us from the corrupt policies of the Republican Party, and return fairness to all.

Job1 said: Save us from the corrupt policies of the Republican Party, and return fairness to all.

So this is Job1's reasoning for voting for Obama. Tell me Job1, the democrat party... has no corrupt policies? None? How is the democrat party going to restore fairness to all? As far as I'm concerned, the democrat party represents select interests... and just how is that fair to all?

in other words, seeking is saying ignore the debt it will go away on its own.

I keep hearing the Rome/fiddle burn analogy yet it won't be applied to Rex Obama

The debt will only go away through a combination of tax reform and sensible long-term spending cuts. Even then it will take a long period of economic growth to achieve any noticeable debt reduction.

The Right say we can't spend our way out of a deficit, we can also not "tax cut" our way out of it. Austerity failed in Europe and would fail in America.

Exactly how does the Romney plan reduce the deficit? Any reasonable person understands that tax cuts plus increased military spending equals increased deficits.

tnsevol - I can ask the exact same question of Obama... where is his plan to restore the economy? With registered unemployment at 8.3% and unreported unemployment somewhere near 20%, what has Obama done to bring this under control? Some claim he saved the auto industry by bailing out GM, but that is only a tiny ripple in the water.

Where I live, businesses are closing left and right leaving store fronts and office buildings empty. We use to boast of having several major construction companies in our area actively building... only to watch them leave and nothing to replace them. Houses are empty, either been foreclosed on, or abandoned.. and I'm talking about homes that were valued in the $300,000 range and above. Construction and tourism are at an all time low. Roads that used to be impassable because of traffic are now only slightly busy during rush hours...

I realize this isn't like this all over the country, but my area has shriveled up to bones. I can't even work in my town because the unemployment rate is upward of 17%. I have to work out of state in order to survive and finding a job anywhere is met by fierce competition and location factors.

Is this what you envision as a government in action? Here you are complaining about a nominee you know very little about because you only listen to what is being fed to you. I don't have to be fed anything about Obama... I see his results all over the place.

Sometimes it takes a big person to admit a change is needed.

BrianB -

I am not saying I would be opposed to change - if a candidate came along who supported serious tax reform, cautious entitlement reform, and the necessary modifications to the ACA I would be all for it.

I don't like everything president Obama has done but the economy IS better off now than it was at the depths of the recession and it is slowly improving - which is better than most of the world.

I have gone to Romney's website and reviewed his plans - I even downloaded the pdf. file and went through the details. I don't see any new ideas - just more of the same "tax cut and spend, deregulate everything" policies that have failed in the past.

I honestly believe that President Obama's policies would be more succesful over the next four years than Romney's plan. I also feel that Pres. Obama is more likely to accept the compromises necessary to amke it happen. I have major concerns about Romney's ability to compromise combined with misgivings about his lack of conviction on the major issues.

I am baffled by the "ABO" crowd who complain about rampant spending and the deficit, then say they will vote for Romney even though his plan as detailed will undoubtedly increase the deficit.

Brianb,

if I remember correctly, aren't you or weren't you in construction? Is there any possibility you could move out of state? The housing market is slowly ticking up in Indiana but the construction season is shorter here than in the southern states, obviously. Good luck with the job hunt and I do mean that. And watch your blood pressure.

Our lives are decided by the choices we make

The changes we go through

And the chances we take. Cynbad

More than Romney.

Job1 - and President Obama actually has common people lined up to attend his - unlike Romney!

Obama/Biden 2012

we know Job1, it was a retorical question

President Obama definitely has more "common" supporters both contributing to his campaign and attending his campaign events.

Caesar, for bonus points spell "rhetorical" correctly........

TNSEVOL - no bonus points for Caesar!

TNSEVOL - no bonus points for Caesar!

Bonus points?

The only thing that nimrod is worthy of is a "booby-prize" at best!

The only thing that nimrod is worthy of is a "booby-prize" at best!

Nope, not going to comment on that, no way!!!

Feisty, you have that crown, no way I can be heir to your throne

I knew that would ruin your day.......

thanks

Romney argues that John McCain only released two years of tax returns, but fails to mention that was because McCain was in the Senate for all of those years and had a long history of financial disclosure forms.

Where are Romney's historical financial disclosure forms? He called for the release of Ted Kennedy's tax returns but didn't release his.

Romney: Epic. Fail.

If Willard was clean, he would release his taxes and get a 10 point bump in the polls, and make Harry Reid and the Democrats look really bad. With such logic, Willard is dumb or dirty.

So, to not take the 10 point bump, well dirty!

UAW -

Romney's tax returns will probably prove that he is really good at taking other people's money and converting it into HIS money.

I am afraid he would do the same thing if he was elected - increase his own wealth and that of his "chosen few" on the backs of the rest of us.

Your post is inaccurate on both counts.

Most of the jobs created at the companies you listed came after Romney claimed to have left Bain.

How is that creating jobs?

Pres. Obama said he would not pursue deportation of those already here if they came as children, had no criminal record, and were working or in the military.

How is that importing anyone?

Stop lying....

Staples, founded in 1986

Dominoes Pizza 1990

Sports Authority 1992

Up until Obama issued work permits to illegal aliens, it was illegal to hire them... We have Union Contractors pickiting construction sites in Missouri where the hispanic labor has been imported from out of state taking good union jobs away from American workers!!! Look up Ross for less!