But we have seen plenty of action from the repubs. Blocking or flibustering any job bill brought up. Renaming post offices. Getting our credit rating lowered. What a glorious four years they have had. After all the slow recovery has nothing to do with any of that stuff now does it?

Agree. I'm sick of politics already....that's why no one should be allowed to declare they're running for President until the YEAR of the presidential elections. Two years of this is enough!

Kannin, I know you republicans are hoping we all believe that the economic collapse occured under Obama, but we're not that stupid. The massive job losses are from Bush's presidency. The economic collapse was inherited by Obama. Jeez, even Romney admits that.

Kannin -- much to my dismay, I must ask you a question: What does that (Mandarin?) you use as your avatar translate to? From what I read from you I would guess: "lies, damn lies, and statistics", or, "we CAN just make stuff up", or, "Do you believe me or your own lying eyes?" Maybe it means "Trust me". I don't know. Just asking.

The Message that you keep hearing from the President is "The House is reponsible for the Budget". They just don't seem to understand because they continue to send a Budget to the Senate that they know will not be acceptable because of the defunding of Social Programs.

The Senate is never going to pass a Republican Budget untill they find something that will be acceptable. The House Republicans don't want to compromise on anything. When the Congress is working correctly the House sends a spending bill to the Senate and they set down in a Joint committee setting and work out the details of a compromise. That is the way it has worked since the Government was formed.

The Grid Lock in the Government is the Republican House and every American knows what the problem is and how to fix it this November. The Congress of the United States has the Lowest approval rating in the History of the Republic. I think we know why. REPUBLICANS.

Don't just complain here folks! Make sure that every democrat you can muster, in a district where a democrat has a chance to win a seat in the house or the senate, gets to the polls this November and votes a democratic ticket. I grew up in a Republican household, and many members of my family still feel they relate more closely with republicans than democrats, but none of them will look me in the eyes and tell me they want Mitt Romney to be president. They just don't like Obama, and most of them can't discern why. I gave up on the Republicans when they stopped being fiscal conservatives, blew through the budget surplus, started 2 unfunded wars, and started pandering to religious extremists. Obama is the only person remotely moderate running in this race, but he can't get the job done by himself. Democrats need to show up this November in force and we all need to drive, bus, or walk every democrat leaning voter to the polls we can. It's time we work together to give our President a shot at getting something valuable done for the American pubic! Make sure people you know, especially the elderly, get registered, have a legitimate ID, and make it to the polls to vote in November. Their medical benefits and those of their children depend on it!

If you don't like Obama and you don't like Mitt, but you usually vote republican, vote for Gary Johnson. It's better than voting for Willard and Lyin' Ryan!

4 more for 44!!!

"Ryan put out a plan that would balance the budget, the spokesman said"

That balance budget would be 26 years from current date. And would blow up the budget.

Who called Ryan a liar? FOX NEWS DID

Deceiving

On the other hand, to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to facts, Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech. On this measure, while it was Romney who ran the Olympics, Ryan earned the gold.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/08/30/paul-ryans-speech-in-three-words/?fb_action_ids=10151189044597182&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%2210151189044597182%22%3A430876850304107%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151189044597182%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=[]#ixzz25NENELBu

From 1980-2008 the size of government and debt has gotten larger in every year except the 8 Clinton years where government got smaller and we balanced the federal budget........case in point: Reaganomics(trickle-down) is fully to blame. Only when these tax breaks run out will we see a steady rise in the middle class.....

Sorry Daniel, I live in his district and I'm now seeing hard core Ryan supporters saying they are getting sick and tired of the lies. Some people looked up to Ryan and thought he was a hero, they are pretty upset about his constant lies.

Anyone who makes excuses for his lies is living in denial, and THIS is what you want running the senate? Someone who can't tell the truth?

Kannin....the last six months of Bush administration saw the greatest loss in jobs in America since the depression. Obama administration stopped the bleeding and has been creating jobs for three years ! Not enough jobs, I agree, but certainly a lot better than the Bush disaster that came came within inches of causing a worldwide depression !

So tell me how Romney is going to create jobs and decrease the deficit while promising not to cut the military budget and not raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. Show me how that math works, I think we are all waiting to hear that secret plan ! My guess is that he will tell us the plan on the same day he releases his last six years of tax returns !

DCC70 EXACTLY!

WE DESERVE BETTER.

Obama 2012

Romney has lied so many times, it's full employment for the fact checkers.

What to know the real Romney? Look no further than his actions. Disgusting.

rollingstone.com/politics/news/greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-20120829#

@ dal

You are correct!

Ryan blatantly lied multiple times during his convention speech which the link below details:

Fact Checking 6 claims in Paul Ryan's convention speech

---www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57503683/fact-checking-6-claims-in-paul-ryans-convention-speech/?tag=pop;stories

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I saw where they cut out Clint Eastwood's speech from the RNC video. Too bad, that was the only good part of the whole three days.

I'm sure there are many who would like to tell Romney what he can do to himself. I really doubt Clint Eastwood would accept being scripted like all the other participants. Way to go, Clint!

So when it comes to jobs being lost in 2008 it was Bush's fault but now it's the Repubs in the House's fault that they aren't coming back, anyone see a problem with that?

People talking about all the good during the Clinton years remember who controled the house and senate the last 6 years? Also who controled the house and senate Bush's last 2?

Joe-755363, the one lie from Ryan that I like the most: He ran a Marathon ( 26.2 miles) in “Under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something.”, which is a serious 7 minutes a mile time.

Except Ryan didn’t. He was fact-checked by, wait for it…Runner’s World magazine, a repository of marathon times. They couldn’t find his name as having run in any marathons. Finally, Runner’s World reported that the campaign told them that “that the Republican vice presidential candidate has run one marathon. That was the 1990 Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, where Ryan, then 20, is listed as having finished in 4 hours, 1 minute, and 25 seconds.”

Truth is that Ryan has crafted and passed two budgets in the spirit of Bowles-Simpson. How many has Obama? How many has the Senate?

Ryan has also been praised by both Simpson AND Bowles. Has Obama? Has Reid?

Make this an issue. By all means make this an issue!

Biden also claims Romney wants to go to war with Iran and Syria!

And even though his claim is false, it does reveal Obama's real Iran policy.

Obama lied when he said that "all options are on the table"!

Obama lied when he said that he would "have Israel's back" if it decided to attack Iran on its own.

So although this claim by the VP certainly doesn't prove that Romney intends to go to war, it certainly proves that Obama has been lying all along! And it proves that Obama has already accepted a nuclear armed Iran!

Obama: "This is my last election. After this election I will have more flexibility..."

Medvedev: "I understand you. I will transmit this information to Vladimir."

"After the commission, Paul Ryan turned around and passed two budgets that put us on the path to balance," Buck said. "The President's proposal, meanwhile, was so un-serious that it received zero votes – from either party – in Congress.”

Oh yeah. Responsible Congress.

What he means is the President's plan was so serious no one in Congress would vote for it because it would upset their big money backers.

I used to think these people thought we were idiots. I've come to realize that collectively they have the IQ of a gerbil and it never crosses their minds what they are saying isn't true. Like a child, they want it and they will make up any lie to support it.

What next? Flying monkeys?

The Presidents message will not "move people". The American people are suffering economic hardship and now that Obama wants to get re-elected he "feels your pain". Where has all the money gone in his almost 4 years in office? The average annual revenue to the federal government is $2.6Trillion. Over his 4 years he has spent 10.4Trillion plus another $5Trillion for a total of $15.4 trillion. So now he wants more taxes. We need less government, less spending not more taxes. $4trillion went to entitlement programs $2.7trillion to defense in 4 years...where did the other $8trillion go? Foreign aid and pay interest on the debt. The constitution says the government coins the money. It should not have to pay interest as long as the government has the assets to back it's money.

So ...Obama blew it and you want another 4 years of this incompetent executive...go for it... both Democrats and Republicans are to blame for this mess we are in...not just Bush. But here is the point over 4 years Obama should have been taking actions which would be apparent to the American people he hasn't yet he wants to continue with his "hope and change". Where's the hope and what changed?

Actually, the "super majority" was a total of about 24 days ... and those were split into two sections, they were not continuous days.

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41, still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casts his last vote in April and leaves Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returns, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That leaves the balance in the Senate 58-41, two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members is 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected in November of 2009. The Senate was not in session during November and December of 2009. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown was sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.

Summary: The Democrats only had 24 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: The Democrats had a super majority for a total of 24 days. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into one 11-day period and one 13-day period. Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 - 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 - 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 10/09 - 60-40 – Super Majority for 11 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 24 Working days.

Isn't Simpson-Bowles a matter of public record Mr Biden? Wasn't that presidential commission created by Mr Obama and weren't 4 of the 7 votes not in favor of the commmission's report democrats?

Joe-755363

You might consider seeking help for your lack of proper brain function. When FOX NEWS says a Republican vice presidential candidate is lying you can take that to the bank.

Go ahead and vote against your own interests but don't bother promoting the crap that sways you. You waste your time.

Mitt Romney ---what's your plan to fix this economy? You tell us you're going to cut taxes, increase military spending and cut the deficit but you're not gong to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, education, or veterans benefits. How are you going to do that Mitt? Give us SPECIFICS --- specific, verifiable numbers and FACTS. Your glittering generalities make for nice sounding words but how will you do all of this?

As I recall they didn't vote for the President's because the White House wanted to withdraw it because it assumed that that the Congress would pass some result from Simpson-Bowles and instead it all fell apart. You have to remember that the problem to be solved there was the House being unwilling to do what had to be done and so this law was drafted with teeth and cuts everywhere to force them to act. They passed it and then failed to act anyway.

No one cares what sleepy joe has to say, except for those who hope to catch him 'misspeaking' as he's prone to do.... lol....!

here has all the money gone in his almost 4 years in office? The average annual revenue to the federal government is $2.6Trillion. Over his 4 years he has spent 10.4Trillion plus another $5Trillion for a total of $15.4 trillion.

Could you explain where you get these numbers? Because these seem total lies to me.

The total national debt today is about $15.4 trillion. (just google 'national debt.') According to you, he has built up all of this debt himself.

That means you are ignoring the fact that when he took office the debt was about 10 trillion already, along with the two wars being kept off the books and the unfunded mandate.

Yes, I am blaming Bush. For the wars. That he started.

As Obama himself has said, he has grown national spending at a rate lower than any President in modern history. It takes time to slow this wreck down.

.Obama the promise BREAKER!! Equals a LIAR!!! BIG EMBARRASSMENT to the USA!!!

Obama’s promise that his healthcare proposals would “never be purchased with [a] tax increase on middle-class families.” The SUPREME COURT & JUSTICE DEPT say it is a TAX!!! .Attack on the middle Class! Taxation by misrepresentation---the LARGEST TAX in World History!!! Does he remove the tax part????....NO!!!

…….…NOW Obama wants to invade Syria and Iran!!!

..mr. American businessman..YOU DID NOT MAKE THAT!! It was stolen from the back of the worker---PURE MARXISM!!...this is PURE

…ANTI-American…tell it to Ford or Steve Jobs or the Mom& POP store on the corner>>>

Remember these?
THE OBAMA CHRONICLES:
“I promise 100% transparency in my administration.”.
“I promise NO NEW TAXES on a family making less than $250K a year.”.
“I will allow 5 days of public comment before I sign any bills.”.
“I will remove earmarks from PORK projects before I sign any bill.”.
“I will end Income Tax for seniors making less than $50K a year.”.
"I will bring ALL of our troops home within ONE year."
“I’ll put the Health Care negotiations on CSPAN so everyone can see who is at the table!”.
“I’ll have no lobbyists in my administration."
"I'll close Guantanamo."
"I'll resign if I don't cut the deficit in half by the end of four years."
"I'll unite the people of this great country."

“The TROOPS will be home for CHRISTMAS.” WHY ARE MORE LEAVING EVERYDAY???? AND DYING every day…

NOW Obama invokes Executive Privilege( as a Sen. called it’s use a RUSE!) for Holder on GUN SMUGGLING and killing US Agent Brain Terry!!! That only applies if Obama was part of it!! Obama & Holder should be on trial for giving Machine Guns to the Mexican Drug cartels!!
BETTER KNOWN AS LIES.
Fool me once shame on YOU!
Fool me twice shame on ME!

Even Joe BIDEN has endorsed ROMNEY for Prez!!!!

BozoHussan=Chicago MOB politics=NBC=GE= no taxes from the bought and paid for crony ==twist every crises toward Pravda PressPROPAGANDA!!

Sounds like a lot liberal jealousy to me, your "boy" hasn't done crap, other than flap his lips...now that the rubber is going to meet the road your all thinking,Wow where did all the time go? we'd better get him back in office so we can procrastinate 4 more years....

Inside every liberal is a conservative just waiting to get out....

Border joe says it all. Plain and simple. Bush isn't president anymore! Obama's in charge!

It is clear to me who is going to lose this election. The American People.

If the slogan is 'FORWARD' why are we going 'BACKWARDS'? It's time for a change ... and I don't mean 'HOPE AND CHANGE', what he really meant was 'HOPE FOR POCKET CHANGE'

Obama supporters are just a bunch of 'suckers' and just plain stupid people that think that this tele-prompter, wannabe hip hop Halfrican american bullsh!t artist can pull you out of the gutter!

He said himself that if he can't create jobs and turn the economy around that he's a one term president, then what's the problem? He should honor his own words and step aside and let someone else that at least knows how to run a business run the show.

1- there are no more jobs and unemployment has gone up

2- home foreclosures still going through the roof

3 - in just 1000 days of him being president another 5 trillions dollars in debt

4 - the economy in the tank worse than ever

5 - taking credit for killing Bin Laden is something that a even a 'half ass' president would 'NEVER' do ... EVER !!!

Good luck Obama chumpsters, I'm sitting here in my oceanfront home in Costa Rica enjoying life in paradise and please keep your fearless liar up there where he can continue to ruin the USA. Another 4 more years of Obama and you should fear not the terrorists, Obama will drive what's left of the USA into the ground himself and with your help too, he seems to be doing a fine job of that, now that's credit he truly deserves ..... he can sure F-Up a country.

However, fear not Obammie fans, her will jump on Air Force One to catch ball game somewhere at $186,000 per hour, hey it's only taxpayers money.

Well, it's time to hit the beach .......

So it's 'The pot calling the kettle black'.

Please, no 'racist' charges.

Sadsadworld "Blocking or flibustering any job bill brought up.... Getting our credit rating lowered."

You must be talking about Harry Reid, who is blocking about 30 jobs bills passed by the House. And the credit rating was lowered during Obama's watch - I'm sure you would 'Blame Bush' if it happened during his last 2 years under a Democratic Congress.

Hey border Joe, "you didn't build that" was taken out of context. He wasn't talking about small businesses, he was talking about things like roads and bridges. Try spending equal time listening to different media outlets, you might learn more. Talk radio is not the end all be all on political information. It is fine to listen to it, but unless you want to sound like an idiot, take the blinders off and listen to the other side once in awhile.-I am not an Obama supporter, but if we are to judge these candidates, let's try to not perpetuate misinformation.

I noticed that both Gallup and Rasmussen have Romney ahead by 3% to 4% among Likely Voters (the ones that actually vote). These are the only two major pollsters that have issued post-convention polls.

"After the commission, Paul Ryan turned around and passed two budgets that put us on the path to balance," Buck said. "The President's proposal, meanwhile, was so un-serious that it received zero votes – from either party – in Congress.”

What is not noted here is what was in Ryans proposed budget.....and how it would effect the middle class, the poor and those on social security...education..and health care. Its also interesting that...the so called budgets Ryan got passed had little to no endorsement by democratets in the house..only republicans...who had desided when Obama took office to do all possible to make Obama a one term president..at any cost.

If Romney and Ryan want to cut out taxes for their wealthy friends..great...as long as ALL taxes are cut out...not just for their wealthy friends.

It's funny that Biden would call out Ryan for voting against that particular act, which did not do enough and The Obama administration did not publicly embrace Simpson-Bowles either.

The American people are tired of this presidents lies and failure to get the economy going which would create jobs. An empty suit to say the least and GONE for sure in Nov. Libs can scream and tell us how Mitt lied or Paul lied but the fact is still that obumbo is a failure and must go.

Americans like results, not excuses.

Obama had his chance and FAILED.

It's really simple - Time for someone new.

NH_Shellback

Isn't Simpson-Bowles a matter of public record Mr. Biden?

You bet it is, and perhaps you should do a little research on your own before posting comments. Pres. Obama created the bipartisan commission to identify and create a fiscal budget proposal. He appointed Sen. Alan Simpson and two world renowned economist from the Brookings Institute and Honeywell International to also be on the commission along with 4 other former CEO's from the private sector. There were 6 House members (3 Dem & 3 Rep) and 6 U.S. Senators (3 Dem & 3 Rep). ALL VOTED YES. And the bill was sent to the House. When the bill hit the House of Representatives floor for vote, it was 53-46 because Rep. Ryan went behind the commissions back to get Republicans to vote against the bill after he, himself approved the bill in the commission (which by the way he lied about and said he never did, then admitted he did in fact breech the commission's guidelines and talked to other's before the vote,but only after those republicans said he had approached him about sustaining a failed vote). All six who were on the commission voted against it after approving it for the house vote. Even Republican Senators called Ryan reckless and called the Ryan Plan "Economic Nonsense". But after all, this guy has a Bachelors degree in Political science and a minor in Economics and his own party has rebuked his "RYAN PLAN". I wonder why? Maybe because he knows nothing about advanced economics. A bachelors degree hardly makes one a highly educated economist, as a matter of fact, most companies would require a minimum of an MBA (Masters of Business Admnistration) to balance the books of a shoe manuefaturing company.

COYOTEHUNTER

YOUR "BOY" HASN'T DONE CRAP, OTHER THAN FLAP HIS LIPS

Was the use of "boy" used in your remark meant to be racist....because it sure sounded like it. Unnecessary Coyotehunter....very unnecessary. Is it easy for people like you to just live life with blinders on and no matter what accomplishments one side or another make, your belligerent belief that it is better to be a "right fighter" overwhelms your sense of accuracy. What is accurate is that when Obama took office, our stock market was in a 8,000 range dip and the entire auto industry was teetering on collapse in this country. Do you have any idea what that would have caused? Obviously not. Under the Obama presidency whether as Republicans we want to see the facts or not....the auto industry was saved, banks under new regulations paid 99% of TARP money back, which was a bailout by George Bush, 1.2 Million people have gone back to work (not great, but a start after this country almost sustained a complete financial collapse driving our nation into a Depression), troops are out of Iraq, 10,000 Marines came home in August as negotiations are winding down the war in Afghanistan, people who were denied health insurance because of pre-existing conditions and women who had their rates raised annually can no longer be denied. 7 million young people were allowed to stay on their parents health insurance plans without it costing triple the amount for a COBRA policy for them. Medicare has cracked down on the self governing payment reimbursement systems of the AMA for their own physicians which caused wide-spread abuse of federal funds, and oh by the way.....that "boy" got Bin Laden under his watch. Considering the state of this country in November 2008, and the mishapped management that took place for 8 years to burn up a Surplus and engage our country in two wars, deregulate the housing market, banks, and wall street which nearly cost this country everything.....I'd say Obama did a C+ job at a minimum under the circumstances.

Inside every conservative like you is a rational factual person who wants to take the racial and hatefilled blinders off.

wow do you have the race card speech on speed dial?

I personally believe that people need to wake up and get realistic; look into the candidates rather then the "precious parties" and vote for the one most capable of pulling this country out of it's spiraling debt and the mess it is in! I refuse to belong to any party and I have voted for candidates from both parties. You sir, have NO clue of what you are talking about and spout half truths & fairy tales. You can blame Bush for many things, but he's the one who set the pull out date for troops in Iraq and also set October, 2012 for those in Afghanistan. He left us with debts and Obama has increased the national debt although his campaign promise 4 years ago was to LOWER those debts!! We are in basically out of Iraq which SHOULD be helping decrease our debt. Obama knew where OBL has been for quite some time so why do you suppose he waited until elections were near to take him out? OBL actually was bottled up & not an immediate threat while Obama had Afghanistan "police forces" being trained by our own forces to kill our own people!!! FINALLY, Obama has had basically 4 years to AT LEAST slow down the debts that he promised to get rid of; yet he has increased them drastically and further endangered medicare and our status as a country!!! Obama has perhaps helped his own state with temporary help for the auto industry but he put the country further in debt in doing so...you can't spend money in one place without taking it from somewhere else, ESPECIALLY when the "bank" is empty!!!

In my opinion, Obama may be a charming individual with a gift of gab, but he certainly doesn't know the first thing about finance except to stuff his own pockets or how to lead a country anywhere but DOWN!!

Dotties girl - I am not the one who referred to the President of the United States as "boy". And that term is derogatory, has racial undertones associated with it's use, and very inappropriate to refer to anyone let alone the President.

Biden will have lots of time to ride the train in 2013.

I wonder sometimes if all of you see our problems as interrelated or if you think of them individually? The unemployment rate always goes up when GDP goes down or is stagnant--this isn't a republican or democrat problem--it's a fact of life that occurs in every sort of administration. In order to fix unemployment right now, we must stabilize and increase GDP. In order to increase GDP, we must make doing business in the US profitable again. None of this has anything to do with left or right, or congress or the presidency, beyond what the policies will be and how those policies will effect doing business in the US. Will they make matters better or worse?

While policies of "fairness" are great socially (and yes, they often represent the way things ought to be), they don't make for stability in business because they force business to lose profit. Some of you think profit is evil, but profit is necessary in business, in government, and even in your private lives. If a business is just breaking even, it can't expand, which means no increase in GDP, which means more unemployment. To restate, in actuality policies of "fairness" don't make for stability in your personal lives because they make your employers look for other ways to manage profit, which increases GDP, which means more jobs, which means increased government revenues, which means government has more money for the social programs you love-- IN SOME OTHER COUNTRY rather than here, because that's where the money's being made right now, because those other places made doing business more profitable.

It doesn't work the other way around though, as some people would like to think. GDP cannot truly be increased by pure increased government spending (QE print-on-demand). It's an impossibility, because printing to stimulate increases inflation, which makes the dollars we earn less valuable, which means doing business in the US costs even more than before. Furthermore, increased spending by the government without actual increase in GDP in the private American sector, where private business is actually doing more business, means increased public debt and higher debt repayment later, which means it's a sink hole, as everyone will have to be taxed more later on in order to pay for the increased spending now on top of inflation in costs of everything else making the same dollar buy less. This hope that the economy will be kick-started by stimulus after stimulus is a farce--literally it was hoped that it would temporarily fool everyone into doing more business. It hasn't improved anything, because the problems that caused the economy to dump in the first place haven't been addressed.

How do we address these problems? Do we even know what these problems are? Can we list them? Is it possible to undo them? We have to have serious, non-partisan talks about the order of things, what the causes and effects have been, in order to determine a sensible, measured way of moving forward. If you want stable jobs, you the people will stop fueling the partisan BS and start the honest discussion, without anger, without hatred, without the finger-pointing. All of our problems will be fixed by restoring confidence in the American business. Let's figure out how to bring that about.

Republicans can only say no Robert.

NO IS NOT A SOLUTION!!!!!!

4 more for 44!!!!

It's a choice of either "Obama Cares" or "Romney could "Care-Less"!

Obama/Biden 2012

It is Harry Reid who says NO. No budget, No balanced budget, No to everything the House passes. The Senate are so entrenched, so full of themselves, they need to go. Obama even refuses to work with the other branch of government. Yet he is quick to point fingers. Obama places blame, ridicules his opponents, divides groups by categorizing them. He has a message to women, to blacks, to gays, to Hispanics.......NOT to Americans.

Dev--/You don't consider an affordable Health Care Reform,the only President who has ever been able to put it into law,nothing?The industrial nations have had this ,in some cases,for over one hundred years,although most of them obtained it in the twentieth century.Some Conservative governments have tried to abolish it ,but the voting population of all those that attempted to have been voted out of office.Trying to have the Super Rich pay their fair share of the national taxes.The increase in their wealth is obscene,but to you that is acceptable ? I see where you are coming from.No thank you.

Until you republicons put up a real budget without all of your neanderthal social engineering poison pills built in, then Dirty Harry might agree to talk to you.

Are you capable of actually running this country? Your record says no and until you start acting like responsible adults your worthless bills will continue to be thrown right back in your faces.

Devonshire, I know this may burst your bubble a little bit but, the United States has a substantial population of women, blacks, gays and, oh my god, Hispanics!

I got a surprise for you fool, most of us recognize that, women can be Americans, we also recognize that some black people in the U.S. are Americans, we know that Rmoney acknowledges that some American people are gay but still, he has never said he would not accept their vote if it were cast for him and, if Rmoney did not consider some Hispanics to be American he'll never hear the end of it.

Mitt might be prodded, without mercy, to prove that his father, born in Mexico, to fugitives from America, ever renounced his Mexican citizenship. Perhaps he lost it automatically when his father was kicked out of Mexco

Was George ever an American citizen? Was he an illegal alien thus, Mitt being an 'anchor baby?' (surely I jest).

Certainly we'll want to see his father's citizenship papers.

Devonshire's issue I think is only a delusional desire to remove these groups of people from the voting rolls by trying to make us believe they don't exist.

You really can't stand using your brain? It's Brendan Buck ...it's a him not a she.

met:

Many of those promises have been purposed, but, much that you would hate to admit, the republicans have stopped, obstructed, and added pork and amendments that were not able to garner votes with. Exactly how is the healthcare system destroyed??? It was broken for many years, and now more people can get insured, what is wrong with that. If you start in on the tax...it only affects those without insurance...those that already have insurance will not be taxed...what is so hard to understand about that. The brinkmanship of the republican party is what brought on the downgrade..better read up on the that from last summer. Who walked away from the grand deal, it sure wasn't Obama and the democrats. Just admit it....you don't like Obama and will tell non facts to make your point.

Metoo999;

Did the Republican House let him do any of these things?

I assume you don't know that the House Republicans caused the down grading of the credit rating.

I assume you don't know that he tried to fix the infrstructure but the House Republicans said he had to defund the Social Programs so that the net cost would be zero.

I assume you know that the Republicans keep insisting that the Temporary Tax cuts under President Bush be made permanate.

No I bet you did not know any of this and will say it is not true. Republicans hate facts.

metoo,

When Obama made those promises, he did not know republicans would do every thing in their power to prevent him from succeeding. He did not know republicans would dig in their heels to prevent any economic recovery and throw out anchors at every opportunity to prevent the creation of much needed jobs. And Obama did not know republicans would go so far as to inflict suffering upon the American people just to get the black family out of the White House..................

Now republican leaders are asking us to give them the White House and Congress or they will commit more treasonous acts against the American people..........When H3ll freezes over.

Jackie

Exactly how is the healthcare system destroyed???

Try the Affordable Health Care Act isn't Affordable!

1) Premium Increases on Health Insurance went from 12-14% annually Now increases fall somewhere between 18 - 35%

2) Papa John's Pizza estimates the new mandates will add 11 - 14 cents per pizzaI . (Most employees already insured.

3) McDonalds estimates $30,000 per full time employee and $10,000 per part time employee. It's been quite a few years since I studied to be a Manager at McD's. As I recall, at the time, about 20 - 25% of every dollar was the cost for labor. There cost estimates nearly double the cost of labor. That would mean unless they find a way to cut how much labor thay have to function, then the price of food will increase 20- 25%. Or the $1.00 value menu would become the $1.25 value menu.

4) I interviewed at a professional office last week. When the part about discussing benefits arrived, the interviewer told me that the owner pays all of the Health Care insurance, but doesn't know what he will continue to do so when the ACA is fully implimented.

Health Care also has to pay the same increases for it's employees. Do you seriously think they aren't going to cut staff too? Seems to me that would harm health care delivery when they are expecting an additional increase in people wanting servies. Thoughts anyone?

Meto,

I wish we elected dictators so we could have those promises fulfilled, but we only elect presidents and their power is held in check by the other two branches, mainly the legislative branch the last 3 years. Time to get rid of the people standing in the way of those reforms and let the people that promised reform do their job. Saying no is not a solution, it is just refusing to do your job. I've got no problem with republicans that don't want to rubber stamp every bill that passes through the house or senate, but saying no to everyone doesn't cut it. Attaching anti-abortion laws to every bill they try to pass doesn't pass muster either. Time to let the democrats do what the republicans are only capable of refusing to do.

NO IS NOT A SOLUTION!!!!

4 more for 44!!!!

DB:

Health care premiums have been going up for the last 10 years....way before the ACA. Some employers may be increasing their product prices to cover that, but haven't they been doing that for the last 10 years...so what is the difference???

Pardon me, but my premiums have slowed this year in percentage of increases..and many more are being insured, thereby, decreasing the cost. More premiums being paid and hospital cost will start to go down due to more insured, not draining the system for emergency health care.

Also...most owners don't pay ALL of the cost for health care...over 75% employer plans have employee contributions...mine are over $100 each paycheck. Your interview was really great if the owner is paying ALL of the benefits...I'd grab that job and hang onto it.

I'm a nurse, RN, and work at an outpatient surgery center. No talk of lay-offs, but just like any corporation...we are asked for ways to be more efficient and to keep waste at a minimum. Most corporations ask employees how to keep cost down, and most corporations look for cheaper ways to do things.

By the way, my teenage daughter worked at McDonald's for over 3 years part-time. The entire store only had 2 full-time employees. McDonald's doesn't offer benefits for many of it's employee's, so that analogy is pretty lame. Just like Walmart...they keep their employee's wages low and in part-time work to avoid benefits.

Jackie - Thank you for your kind words yesterday..... :-)

With Obama'sCare the insurance companies are only allowed to make a 20% profit, if it's more they have to refund the $$$ above the 20% back to the companies which they did a month or so ago. It's up to the company to decide what they do with the $$$, such as giving it to the insured employees, which some did.

Hey now! It's MEtoo999 Blog Louse Of The Year!!!

Can I have your autograph?!!

Jackiekay....Obama had a Democratic Congress and a Democratic Senate for his first 2 years in office. The only thing he got done was Obamacare. He wasn't focused on the economy or infrastructure. He had the opportunity to fulfill his promises. He did not. Now he can only blame the Republicans, while Harry Reid blocks everything the House passes. But hey it's his story and he is sticking to it. Even under Bush there was a Democratic House and Senate. They approved the tax cuts and they approved the spending. But hey it's their story and they are sticking to it. Don't blame the Democrats...blame the Republicans.

@Devonshire, if you study the legislature (and it is clear you don't) or read previous threads (equally clear) you will know that the Republicans set up an obstructionist stance since Day one of the Obama Presidency: "Our number one job is to make Obama a one term President" -John Boehner. Really? Job one? Shouldn't Jobs be job one? Especially since the economy was chugging along at -7.8%. Also, did you know the Debt Reduction Committee was voted down in the Senate by SIX REPUBLICAN COSPONSORS? The first time in history cosponsors voted against their own bill. Why? Obama supported it. The senate vote was already a majority but in an obstructionist legislature you now need a SUPERMAJORITY to overcome filibusters. and the PResident's supermajority? According to a well written thread above...24 days in session. Not focused on the infrastructure? Over $800 Billion spent on ARRA (a poor man's New Deal). And if you are talking about the House being blocked...which of the 32 (at last count) times the Republican House voted to repeal Obamacare is the one that "went over the line" into insanity (with the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result). Which leads to a legislature with a 12% approval rating and the most obstructionist since the Reconstruction. Shall we go on to hypocrisy like Ryan attacking Obama for "ignoring" Simpson-Bowles while Ryan (in a block of three Republicans-according to 3rd party analysts, the only vote bloc on the commission) voted against it? In a court of law that is called "opening the door"...and it is now wide open...where was any mention at the convention of ROmney's biggest health care accomplishment? the "Daddy" of Obamacare in MA? Or any mention of W.? Devonshire11, I have been looking to have a serious issue-related debate...are you up for it? Can you learn facts fast enough? Apply them properly and in context (you know, counting the budget deficit in Obama's first year in office to Bush...as you need to for ALL budgets passed the previous year for incoming Presidents. And no, I am not a Democrat. I am a Pissed Off Centrist who HATES hypocrisy...

FWIW, it was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that said, "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.".....not John Boehner, Speaker of the House. ;-)

There's plenty of blame to go around, but pointing fingers isn't gonna solve a thing. Laugh if you want, but Clint Eastwood was right when he said, "politicians work for the people". If you feel the politicians in your state aren't working for you, vote & remind them of that !

Obama has laid a foundation for growth, he turned the Republican party into fertilizer!

FOMOFO-O....MOE......

Right, you go right ahead and vote for Romeny/Ryan but don't try and claim you are smart. You are voting to increase your own taxes so Romney can have more tax cuts.

Please do tell me what is so smart about that?

Mo Howard: What an idiot!!!!

In the 1996 campaign Bill Clinton talked about a bridge to the future. Today Republicans are talking about a bridge to the past -- an imaginary past that never existed.

Sorry teapublicans -- Mayberry RFD was a TV show, not a real town and next to nobody ever lived that way.

Well Moe, at least you acknowledge that they, Rmoney/Ryan are stooges too. That's a good start!

Someone on another site mentioned something I had to look up because I could not believe it was true- I thought this administration had run out of outrageous things, but it seems my imagination cannot compete with their corruption.

We're you aware that Biden charges the Secret Service RENT,!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/joe-biden-collecting-rent-secret-194812366.html

Now, I'm the first to agree that Presidents, Vice Presidents, and their families need protection from lunatics, and, of course, we taxpayers must pay the bill.

Why the heck are we paying the Biden's rent for those agents we are already paying to protect them!

And where the heck is the media on this? It's never been done before- and needs to end now.

Good lord.

Hey, No Joe.

I don't begrudge V.P. Biden having rental property and renting it out to qualified tenants. But there's a conflict of interest there. If there's even a perceived conflict, any official should say no. That would exhibit a bit of integrity and demonstrate fiduciary responsibility over the tax payers money. Unfortunately, long time politicians have lost sight of core and reasonable ethics.

This sort of thing happens in Chicago all the time.

[And where the heck is the media on this? It's never been done before- and needs to end now.]

That's because nobody gives a @!$%# about this but you, NoJo...It's his cottage, isn't it? He deserves to make an income from renting out that cottage, doesn't he?

Ain't capitalism grand! Free market! Free market! blah blah blah...

Now sit down and shut up, you're stinking up the place with your fake outrage.

...idiot...

@ Mickey

Correct you are!

There are extremely more important things to be concerned about then Joe's cottage, which is a mute issue?

So, no jo: Biden should pay a fee by giving a rental away? We don't charge a fee to anyone else. Or is this just your latest sick "I hate the President and anyone who is nice to him" rant?

This is why you are disliked on FR. You are a petty, small person, and the thing we can bet on is that you will beat this into the ground until everyone is sick of it and you.

nojo - you are trying to make something out of nothing. This is a distraction on your part and an effort to deflect from the facts of the article by trying to discredit VP Biden.

The cottage is a rental property. It was a rental property before it was rented by the Secret Service. It was an existing business and if the Secret Service were not renting it, someone else would be. Therefore is no "undue profit" generated by this business by it being rented as it is generating the same income it would have if it were rented to a private person.

VP Biden did not use "undue influence" to have the property rented by the Secret Service. Neither VP Biden nor his family are recieving any "undue benefit" from the property being rented since the Secret Service is there to protect him already. It can be also argued that by using this cottage the Secret Service is saving taxpayer money in travel costs and other expenses directly related to their duties.

So to recap, it's not unethical because: no undue financial benefit (business existed prior), no undue influence used, no undue benefit (to renter or family), it's not illegal (or it couldn't haven been done), it's not immoral, and it saves the taxpayer money (thereby demonstrating financial restraint with the taxpayer dollars).

(FYI - federal ethics and legal sources: 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 18 CFR, 18 United States Code (USC) )

I am consistently amazed at the selective reading abilities of the Obama cult.

From the article I linked in my original post

The agency says it is a unique situation. "We don't pay rent to any other protectees," Donovan told The Ticket

Yes, the Bidens had a rental property on their property. Yes, their tenants moved out. Yes, the Secret Setvice requested the property as being in closer proximity to the people they were protecting.

Since we are already, rightly, paying for that protection- why the heck do we also have to pay the Bidens RENT?

And what would you say if it were the Romneys- or the Ryan's?

Oh. Right. Then selective outrage would crop up, and you'd be all over it. Sort of like how, now, the reason the President cannot go to an area devastated by a hurricane is that he might interfere with the First Respinders, or his security would interfere with the clean up, or, well, whatever, it's just not a good idea- even though the Governor of that state invited him to come see for himself what his decision not to build a levee in that area because it never flooded has wrought on the "not enough people" in that area.

Now, explain, please, why those reasons are justification for Obama staying away, but were unacceptable for Bush?

no jo: You do realize that this obsession you have with trashing your President is starting to look sick?

Why don't you take a few days off and try to get your brain to focus on something else?

We would all be relieved.

Unique does not mean unethical. They are two entirely different words. And no, I wouldn't whooping and hollering if the situation was applicable to the Gov. Romney or Rep. Ryan. Besides, what part of "saving taxpayer money" is bad? So now you are advocating that the federal government should deliberately (and therefore improperly) pay extra for what would amount to the same level of protection? That's just a bizarre position for a conservative to take.

With respect to Hurricane Isaac, it's not uncommon for Presidential visits in emergency events to require a few days advance planning in order for the Secret Service, the State, and the local jurisdictions to coordinate resources and meet whatever needs are required. Specifically, the State will also provide input to the President's staff advising them of the ability of the State to meet the visit needs under current conditions. I don't fault President Bush for taking a few days to show up.

So why/how did Gov. Romney get to slide in so fast? Because Gov. Jindal is a Republican and he can make the executive decisions for allocation of staff and resources for his State. I am NOT implying that Gov. Jindal diverted required resources from N.O. I am saying that he can authorize additional State resources to meet political and ideological agendas under the rational that he is advocating for the people of Louisiana via the publicity associated with the visit.

Now that said, I DO directly fault President Bush and his administration for not taking the Hurricane Katrina seriously by not being prepared, and in fact directly, reducing the capability/capacity and coordination required for federal response prior to the event.

Under the Bush administration FEMA had been reduced from a Cabinet position, been functionally gutted (for political reasons and to divert its staff and budget to DHS), and was basically incapable of preparation for disaster or response. No resources were in place prior to the Hurricane Katrina event happening. FEMA Administrator Brown was a political appointee who's only emergency services expertise was whatever happened in an Arabian Horse Club show or meeting.

In fact, when Administrator Brown showed up in N.O., his first question was "any good places to eat around here?" Not, "What do you need" or "Can you give me an update?" Then when President Bush showed up his first public words were "Doing a heck of a job, Brownie." And this was after the Superdome issues had started to rear their ugly head.

It's really quite sad the lack of intelligence people have and clearly demonstrate in their postings. Liberal/Democrat or Conservative/Republican, all that is here are kool-aid drinking cult followers. Do you people not see? I used to wonder why football players would go out and shake hands and laugh with the members of the other team at the conclusion of the game. Then I got it. They're in business together. Win or lose they get their money. The federal gov't is the same way. Republicans and Democrats make their money for each other and put on their "show" or "game" on certain Tuesdays. Like NFL or Pro Wrestling viewers, political fans are sucked in while the politicians laugh all the way to the bank.

Hey Joe, would you rather the Secret Service pay fair market value for facilities convenient enough to provide the Vice President's protection detail, feasible accommodation or, would you rather pay the going rate for a lease or rent in that neighborhood? (near Greenwood, DE) Let's see now, $2,200 per month or going rent for nearby accommodations suitable to the task +other costs associated with transportation and facilities at Biden's home) which would bring the costs substantially higher (several thousand)? Consider that this neighborhood is in what, many democrats, might consider to be 'a high rent district.' The Biden's charge them the same rent they charged the previous tenant. Perhaps we could have the Secret Service move to a different location and you could pay the difference in cost?. That is, by the way, your only option.

I wouldn't rely on Biden to make rational arguments. He likes taking other people's ideas and claiming them as his own. So be careful who you call a liar -- lots of skeletons in old Joe's closet.

Ryan will be missing most of his butt when Biden gets done with him~

Biden is very knowledgeable on foreign policy. Ryan only knows how to lie.

Obama/Biden 2012

Ryan can't even be honest about his time in a marathon. If he lies about something that insignificant hos can we trust him with something important?

Yet you support a man that lied about his dying mother to sell his political policies?

Careful, Josh...

Your own VP candidate is working those abs hard and close-cropping that hair for a reason. Larry Craig redux, perhaps?

Don't get railroaded by RYAN/ROMNEY !!!!!

You should see the taxes that the trucking industries pay.

DB, how many miles of interstate would the taxes paid by one truck cover? Half a mile, over the lifetime of the truck...maybe? How about the snow removal in the winter? Every winter. The repair after disasters like Isaac? The taxes they pay are MINUTE compared to the actual cost of buhilding maintaining and operating our interstate system. The balance is a defacto subsidy of their operating expenses, and is far more than AMTRAK has ever received.

Amtrak passenger services has been a losing proposition for many,many years. Every year Amtrak gets a large subsidy but it remains hughly expensive and unprofitable. It's had enough time to turn around so it's now clear that it need to be shutdown. How can it currently compete with Megabus ($19 from DC to NY) for only a few more hours travel time. Train travel has its romantic side but you have to let it pass into history sometime, and that time has arrived.

Trucks and automobiles get even higher subsidies than the railroads. What do you think highways are? Did they build them for free?

Could Megabus make a profit if they had to build, maintain and support the interstates they drive on? I dont think so. The defacto subsidies that road, sea & air transportation systems receive are far more than AMTRAK ever has and they would not survive without them. May I remind you that during blizards in the northeast the last few years.. what means of transportation kept running? It wasnt Mega Bus or USAir. It was AMTRAK. AMTRAK moves more passengers at less cost to the taxpayers than any other form of transportation in the USA.

The other direct advantage to increasing rail usage is that it would lower our use of fossil fuels dramatically. This would directly help us with energy independence, national security, and reduce environmental impacts associated with the increase in impervious surface and fuel emissions.

Ryan's budget CUTS 700 billion, Obama SAVES 700 billion. There's the difference.

Do the math.

Why should I pay $6,000 more a year on top of increased taxes so that Robme & Ruinme can get big tax cuts? What is in it for me and mine?

A better economy? All that reaganomics has given me and mine is Rack and Ruin.

O & Joe 2012.

You never got a job from a poor person you dolt!

Repeal of Medicare is proven to be an effective means of population control. If it will work well in America, we have proof that lack of medical coverage and care leads to rapid decline in populations around the world so, let's get it rolling.

Fewer mouths to feed, the more food for the fat cats.

Prove it.

As far as I'm concerned Mitt was born is Timbucktoo and nothing will make me believe otherwise. LOL Stupid Birther

You see we can act like morons that refuse to believe facts also.

Romney refuses to show his birth certificate. Two family members claim Romney was born in Mexico.

ROMNEY IS AN ILLEGAL

John, you're a jerk. It's been proven over and over and over and over and over and over again that President Obama was born in America. Oh wait, I fell for it. Let me fix that now by putting you on ignore.

And who isn't an American?

Got any pics ? naaah didn't think so you scumbag lying putz.

hey dal, we already knew that Mitt's father, George Romney was born in Mexico. We just need to know if Mitt is an anchor baby or not. Oh yeah, and see his father's citizenship papers too.

Think of another four of Bush. OMG. The debt tripled and spending was off the chart.

I think you are referring to the most recent 4 years!!

Yes, there is the last for years of that do nothing republicon congress. Record filibusters and nothing passed but gas.

We have had enough of your hostage taking and extortion. You party over country people even went so far as to get our national credit rating downgraded a year ago.

Someone's got to! Otherwise we would be even deeper in debt as a nation!

What are you party over country anti Americans blocking? The revival of the American economy!

Have you read Obama's jobs Bill? Everything in it has worked in the past. FDR had our economy growing at a 9% rate in the 1930s. What a failure, you say. I say lets do that again! Why are you against 9% growth?

During Bush's 8 years, he created 1 Million new jobs, in 3.75 years Obama has added or saved over 4 million Jobs.

During Bush's 8 years, 2.4 million net jobs were created. Under President Obama, you quote 4 million jobs were added or saved. Those are not "net" jobs. Net jobs are still in negative numbers. These are facts.

In addition, you can't count "saved" jobs. "Saved" is just conjecture. If you use a "saved" number, you have to come up with a "saved" number for President Bush, too. Otherwise your comparisons aren't really valid.

@BIGB-1318444 Had you bothered to check with the unemploymemnt board of statistics, you would have seen ...

So I googled "unemploymemnt board of statistics" I also googled "unemployment board of statistics" The result?

No results found for "unemployment board of statistics".

You not only make up bogus figures, you make up bogus sources for your bogus statistics.

Do you all remember the bikini graph? The one showing the economy going very steeply down at the end of bush/cheney's time in office and then going steeply up again under Obama? What is it now over 2 years of continuous job growth in spite of your do nothing republicons in congress.

He never put anything viable forward.

That is why you say NO.

I really cannot understand why so many liberals can be so brainwashed so quick.

AND remain that way for such a long period of time.

Idiot the Vice President ALWAYS campaigns for the President just like Ryan is doing for Mitt. Duh

Seriously is that all you have? If so you should just sit down and STFU

Oh please we don't want him here in Chicago we have enough problems

In a debate, the idiocy will come out quick.

And it's name will be Joe.

Agree gustifer, Ryan is a puppy compared to the big dog Biden...

USAF50

No he has not personally but that is why he has "Mrs" Biden !

Romney ran the Olympics...and conveniently omits the fact that he had $1.5B in taxpayer money to help him "build it".

You nailed it in a nutshell woodbutcher........the President needs us to give him some help.

The only thing dumber than a liberal is there intellectual giant Joe Biden.

dal - Sally Cohen is a liberal contributor to Fox. Her columns are biased to the left. That's okay. That's her job.

Fox affirmed the General Motors story was "not unfactual." They did call Mr. Ryan out on the incomplete representation of Simpson Bowles. The debt ceiling debacle can be attributed to the Republicans, the Democrats and the President.

Actually, the misrepresentation of Simpson Bowles that Ryan gave in his speech is quite similar to Vice President Biden's comments today. VP Biden neglected to mention that "The Obama administration did not publicly embrace Simpson-Bowles either, fearing backlash both from Democrats and Republicans – who Democrats feared would reflexively oppose a plan Obama backed." according to the article above.

Mr. Biden was doing exactly the same thing he is accusing Mr. Ryan of.

Just saying.....

Ryan blatantly lied during his convention speech, which this fact check shows and is also the same facts that have been reported previously in the news.

Fact Checking 6 claims in Paul Ryan's convention speech

---www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57503683/fact-checking-6-claims-in-paul-ryans-convention-speech/?tag=pop;stories

Mr Biden the draft dodger wants to speak. Sorry Joe can't hear a word you are saying because I am a veteran and didn't refuse to go in the military like you. Prseident Obama has promised to cut military health benefits starting in January of 2013 so I am going to see if candidate Romney who also didn't serve in the military wants to let us veterans have the health benefits we have earned with our sacrifices.

USAF50

The only thing dumber than a liberal is there intellectual giant Joe Biden.

It's multple choice time!

a) there b) their c) they're

It means he's going to start a war and trick old people into voting for him.

No. He is going to increase military spending, protect Medicare and Medicaid, reduce unemployment to record levels, intervene in Iran, continue the war in Afghanistan, AND balance the budget, all WITHOUT raising taxes.......just don't ask him how.....

The two of them can't even get their stories straight......they make a funny pair. R&R a break from reality.

Hey Kathryn when Obama Mao gets his facts straight let us know.

Romney's wants to go to war and also drill for oil.

.Obama the promise BREAKER!! Equals a LIAR!!! BIG EMBARRASSMENT to the USA!!!

Obama’s promise that his healthcare proposals would “never be purchased with [a] tax increase on middle-class families.” The SUPREME COURT & JUSTICE DEPT say it is a TAX!!! .Attack on the middle Class! Taxation by misrepresentation---the LARGEST TAX in World History!!! Does he remove the tax part????....NO!!!

…….…NOW Obama wants to invade Syria and Iran!!!

..mr. American businessman..YOU DID NOT MAKE THAT!! It was stolen from the back of the worker---PURE MARXISM!!...this is PURE

…ANTI-American…tell it to Ford or Steve Jobs or the Mom& POP store on the corner>>>

Remember these?
THE OBAMA CHRONICLES:
“I promise 100% transparency in my administration.”.
“I promise NO NEW TAXES on a family making less than $250K a year.”.
“I will allow 5 days of public comment before I sign any bills.”.
“I will remove earmarks from PORK projects before I sign any bill.”.
“I will end Income Tax for seniors making less than $50K a year.”.
"I will bring ALL of our troops home within ONE year."
“I’ll put the Health Care negotiations on CSPAN so everyone can see who is at the table!”.
“I’ll have no lobbyists in my administration."
"I'll close Guantanamo."
"I'll resign if I don't cut the deficit in half by the end of four years."
"I'll unite the people of this great country."

“The TROOPS will be home for CHRISTMAS.” WHY ARE MORE LEAVING EVERYDAY???? AND DYING every day…

NOW Obama invokes Executive Privilege( as a Sen. called it’s use a RUSE!) for Holder on GUN SMUGGLING and killing US Agent Brain Terry!!! That only applies if Obama was part of it!! Obama & Holder should be on trial for giving Machine Guns to the Mexican Drug cartels!!
BETTER KNOWN AS LIES.
Fool me once shame on YOU!
Fool me twice shame on ME!

Even Joe BIDEN has endorsed ROMNEY for Prez!!!!

BozoHussan=Chicago MOB politics=NBC=GE= no taxes from the bought and paid for crony ==twist every crises toward Pravda PressPROPAGANDA!!

Cut taxes for the rich and increase for poor and middle class.

If Romney gets elected the prudent thing to do regarding the military is not to change military health benefits like President Obama is going to do starting in January. Sorry Mr President you CAN"T compare the military to the private sector like you mentioned when announcing making the military pay more for their health benefits they have earned with their sacrifice.

Romney if elected should see which weapon systems are truly needed and cut funding for systems that are non-essential. As far as medicare goes there are some places cuts need to be made like unnecessary equipment that medicare pays for i.e. a pump to give you an erection is covered by medicare. A cell phone, etc, etc.

As far as social security goes : the politicians have been stealing from the social security fund for years and have never paid the money they stole from social security back. Why don't we cut politicians pay and make them have the same health care as the rest of us. See how many politicians would run for office if they had to live like the working class.