BrianB - you need to put your head back in the sand where it has been. Everyone that I know that voted for Obama last election is pushing their hardest to give him another four years. I personally am more scared of this Republican party nominee than I was of Palin and that my friend was Scary with a Capital "S".

I think R&R and their supports will be shocked by the turn out this year! Sorry!

I agree voter, a guy who won't show his tax returns and hides money off shore? Who would want that kind of shady person in the oval office?

What Romney does with his own personal money matters how?

Obama is not what he was in 2008... he can't tell anyone what he will do to correct the economy... and that's what it will boil down to... liberals might as well get it planted in their brains... Obama is toast. People aren't going to vote on hope and change this time... fool me once, shame on you... fool me twice, shame on me.

BrainB -

You are missing the point. We have no problem with individuals making millions of dollars - however we do have a problem with them hiding it off shore or possible illegal tax evasion - now I said possible "We don't know if he has or hasn't until he shows his tax returns" That my friend is called TRUST - Romney wants us to Trust him with the position and financial welfare of this country - then he needs to TRUST the American people with his financial statements.

I sure he can't go into a bank and just say Trust me I am good for the lone - he has to provide detailed financial information. American people should expect nothing less.

We have no problem with individuals making millions of dollars - however we do have a problem with them hiding it off shore or possible illegal tax evasion

ok so you'll call out debbie wasserman schultz right

Self Educated Voter - I'm sure those two other people you know won't make much of a difference on election day. Saying something like that is really stupid. I could say the same thing about voting against Obama, but what's the point in the statement. For as many people you know, I know as many people that aren't voting for him.

I'm glad to see you support his lies... did Obama cut the deficit in half like he promised? Did he close Gitmo? Did he do anything he promised he would get accomplished? I'm not talking about signing insignificant items either. What happened to his promise that if he couldn't get this done it would be a one term proposition? Millions of shovel ready jobs... $1.2 Trillion in stimulus and Omnibus... Are their more people working today than there were when Obama was elected? What is the deal with 23 million people unemployed?

Only liberals think he's done a good job. Then they will deflect everything to Bush... what about the 4 years of Obama... What has HE done to improve conditions...

It is a long and honored tradition started by Romney's dad no less of all candidates making their tax status public. Romney is showing us the back of his hand, but be aware if you are voting for him, another Nixon is not what you want I promise.

So did Wasserman refuse to make her tax returns public? I had not heard that.

no, she's just a hypocrite lefty that has offshore accounts.

Brian, define 'improve'. because libbies believe it something other than Webster Merriam have it defined as

Self Educated Voter said:

BrainB -

You are missing the point. We have no problem with individuals making millions of dollars - however we do have a problem with them hiding it off shore or possible illegal tax evasion - now I said possible "We don't know if he has or hasn't until he shows his tax returns" That my friend is called TRUST

I'm not missing anything. Romney could show every tax form he's ever filed and you wouldn't be satisfied. It's a political ploy to make him bow to your demands and he's not falling for it. Too bad, get over it. You wouldn't trust him no matter how good his tax forms were. Admit it... so what difference does it make if he shows them or not? When it all boils out, you are going to support Obama and his tax forms are nothing but a diversion to take the focus away from Obama's poor handling of the economy... which by the way, was supposed to be job one for him.

Caesar Augustus- said:

We have no problem with individuals making millions of dollars - however we do have a problem with them hiding it off shore or possible illegal tax evasion

ok so you'll call out debbie wasserman schultz right

Forget her... what about Nancy Pelosi? She has offshore accounts... let's demand to see HER tax returns.

is that all you welfare blood suckers have is tax returns? the debt just went over 16 trillion today. manufacturing has continued to collapse and all you care about is tax returns? no wonder you are all on welfare and food stamps. dolts.

Yes the long honored Tradition that Kerry did not accommodate or McCain in 08 but it didnt madder then because ITS NOT Fing important except as a distraction

The difference is brian, that Romney has made certain claims, both about his love for this country and his acumen as a business man, as well as how gosh darn wonderfully charitable he and Queen Ann are.

So let's find out. How much are YOU paying brian to stable Annie's "therapy horse"? How well are those overseas accounts of his doing, and how much shelter from tax does it give Mittens?

And how close to the legal line does he tread?

I realize that those are all pretty complex things for you to think about, but Mitty owes show and tell time.

If he doesn't, and he avoids the information that other candidates are giving, you know he is simply trying to hide something.

I'm a young adult and I don't understand why anyone would vote for either of these two "candidates" (and I use that term lightly).

Oh wait a minute, I forgot that we don't vote for those that deserve to be in office, but simply for the better of two evils. Tell you what, I will send over a male stripper and a male whore to take your daughter out for the night.....what? you say you wouldn't let her out the front door? Then why the hell does your country deserve anything different?

Hey Newday you gonna chide about Romney's lack of military service? you did a week ago yet you never told me where you, Feisty or Obama served. talk about love of country, explain to me how Obamao loves this one? Im sure you'll have a real informative response.

TO: Brianb-999431 who wrote:

"What Romney does with his own personal money matters how?..."

You're kiddin, right?

Oh right!!! That crazy statement comes from the same fools who never learned or understood that when they put 2 oil men in the White House, those 2 guys were going to take over the 2nd largest oil fields in the world, IN IRAQ! And they surely did, and no one or nothing was able to stop them!!!

Now Republicans want to elect a JOBS CREMATOR that will just as surely liquidate American Jobs and ship them overseas because THAT is how Romney made his millions, just like Bush & Cheney made their millions drilling oil!!!

Mitt Romney came in 47th out of 50 in jobs creation, which means 46 OTHER states were able to create jobs while Romney was NOT!

Oh yes it matters, it really, really, really matters!

Obama/Biden 2012

NewDayDawning said:

The difference is brian, that Romney has made certain claims, both about his love for this country and his acumen as a business man, as well as how gosh darn wonderfully charitable he and Queen Ann are. So what? Something tells me he can make those claims because his faith does require certain charitable acts... unlike Obama that thinks people owe him charitable acts. Maybe you have no clue as to what his faith is all about. Any clue you have, you'd be critical of anyway.

So let's find out. How much are YOU paying brian to stable Annie's "therapy horse"? How well are those overseas accounts of his doing, and how much shelter from tax does it give Mittens? I pay nothing for Romney. He pays what he pays and I pay what I pay. The two are not intertwined. I try to pay the least amount I can legally. I'll bet you do too.

And how close to the legal line does he tread? I don't care if he takes it right up to the molecule of the ink on that line. I know you would too.

I realize that those are all pretty complex things for you to think about, but Mitty owes show and tell time. Romney owes you nothing... because you aren't going to vote for him. I can't see how you think he should give you anything, including information that he's not giving everyone else.

If he doesn't, and he avoids the information that other candidates are giving, you know he is simply trying to hide something. I don't see it that way... like you don't see Obama holding his educational, health and personal records as hiding anything. You are just using this as a crutch to foment your hatred for anyone but Obama.

American Girl... considering your response then you'd have no trouble spelling out all your finances to me, correct? I mean, that's what you are asking of Romney. What's fair for the goose is fair for the gander... so start telling me all about how much you make, what you pay in taxes, social security, what your house note is, etc, etc...

See how easy it is to bust a hole in your theory?

Tell me how you can create jobs when your unemployment was 4.3%. Mass was one of the lowest in the nation when he was governor... what room do you have to create jobs in an almost perfect working environment.

You really have to stop listening to talking points that are meaningless.

Brianb. Thx. Finally someone sensible.

Self Educated

Romney's wealth has been in a "blind" trust since 2002 when he became governor of Massachusetts. If you see one of his returns after 2002, you have seen them all, and any changes are the administrators decisions, not his. I.E. If there is anything illegal, he didn't even do it!

Your point is pointless!

I'm not missing anything. Romney could show every tax form he's ever filed and you wouldn't be satisfied. It's a political ploy to make him bow to your demands and he's not falling for it.

But here we are Brian, still talking about it (chuckle). Not releasing his returns HAS HURT HIM. Its a fact. It doesnt matter what YOU think about it Brian, Americans think he is hiding something. Continuiing to fuel the rumor by not releasing them just perpetuates.

Funny that here you are weeks after the issue surfaced, and you are still in a defensive crouch....because Romney wont put it to rest by releasing the returns......the issue is hurting him..... Mission Accomplished!

Teddy Kennedy gives me the creeps for leaving that poor girl in a car to drown at Chappaquiddick, while he saved his sorry self.

Others laugh, and make jokes. She had a right to live.

Brian, Queen Ann is taking a tax write off on that horse to the tune of 77,000 dollars. It is being made up somewhere, which means we ALL pay more.

I realize that you think that your logic is second to none: but pay close attention brian:

If I were running for President, I would disclose my taxes for at least 10 years. Mittens IS running and must do the same. If he doesn't want to do that, he has the option of being a private citizen. He did not make that choice.

Brian, you seem to have a lot of time on your hands... I would recommend a logic class at your local community college.

The deduction is legal. Take it up with Congress. Let us see Pelosi's returns.

let us see ALL of obama's hidden records!!

News today...obama is "struggling" with the question of ARE U BETTER OFF NOW OR 4 YR. AGO!!

That is a yes or no question!! How do you struggle with a yes or no question??

Clint Eastwood summed it all up in 10 minutes!! No One can afford another 4 years of this Craziness!!

BozoHussan==NBC=GE= Chicago MOBpolitics=lie,cheat, steal ,twist every crises to benefit your Pravda Press PROPAGANDA!!

Thanks Amy -

We are doing more this year for the campaign - data entry, manning phone backs and hosting house parties. We have donated as much as our budget allows and purchased our T-shirts "Women for Obama and Veteran's for Obama"

4 more years!!!!

Amy, oh brother...turn the channel will ya. How exactly are we going to pay off the 16T Dollar deficit? What's your plan? Oh and whats your plan for Social Security and Medicare when that money runs dry?

Take the cap off SS and put part D back into Part B. Two simple fixes.

Obama can't answer the hard questions. In fact the media hasn't ever asked him any hard questions... like how do you control $1.3 trillion deficits... Remember a deficit is what is left over after you've spent all the tax revenue collected.

What about people's losing $4000 per year on average in personal income? Do you think those people will vote for Obama because of his charm? What about people not doing better is so hard to understand? Obama slurpers don't even view what other people are looking at..

Actually do think Obama will win because of his vision for the country......I don't like where Ryan/romney want to take us.

you like where Obama has taken us? into the void. well Kathryn, nothing like being an obamabot. Clap your hands and say cakes and pies

When you have nothing after two complete years of total control and then two more of both the Executive Branch and Senate control, all the Democrats can come up with to scream "LIE!" Childish way to point and scream fire when all anyone needs to do is to look at facts. He has failed in his term. Even he said in 2008 that he was to be graded on his performance when this time comes... Well, here it is... grab a hold of some of the FACTS -

First President to Violate the War Powers Act
First President to Orchestrate the Sale of Murder Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartels
First President to issue an unlawful "recess-appointment" while the U.S. Senate remained in session (against the advice of his own Justice Department)
First President to be Held in Contempt of Court for Illegally Obstructing Oil Drilling...in the Gulf of Mexico
First President to Defy a Federal Judge's Court Order to Cease Implementing the Health Care ReformLaw
First President to halt deportations of illegal aliens and grant them work permits, a form of stealth amnesty roughly equivalent to The DREAM Act, which could not pass Congress
First President to Require All Americans to Purchase a Product From a Third Party
First President to Spend a Trillion Dollars on Shovel-ReadyJobs and Later Admit There Was No Such Thing as Shovel-Ready Jobs
First President to sue states for requiring valid IDs to vote, even though the same administration requires valid IDs to travel by air
First President to Abrogate Bankruptcy Law to Turn Over Control of Companies to His Union Supporters
First President to sign into law a bill that permits the government to hold anyone suspected of being associated with terrorism indefinitely, without any form of due process. No indictment. No judge or jury. No evidence. No trial. Just an indefinite jail sentence.
First President to Bypass Congress and Implement the DREAM Act Through Executive Fiat
First President to Threaten Insurance Companies After They Publicly Spoke out on How Obamacare Helped Cause their Rate Increases
First President to Threaten an Auto Company (Ford) After It Publicly Mocked Bailouts of GM and Chrysler
First President to Order a Secret Amnesty Program that Stopped the Deportations of Illegal Immigrants Across the U.S., Including Those With Criminal Convictions
First President to Demand a Company Hand Over $20 Billion to One of His Political Appointees
First President to Encourage Racial Discrimination and Intimidation at Polling Places
First President to Have a Law Signed By an Auto-pen Without Being Present
First President to Arbitrarily Declare an Existing Law Unconstitutional and Refuse to Enforce It
First President to Tell a Major Manufacturing Company In Which State They Are Allowed to Locate a Factory
First President to refuse to comply with a House Oversight Committee subpoenas
First President to File Lawsuits Against the States He Swore an Oath to Protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN, and others)
First President to Withdraw an Existing Coal Permit That Had Been Properly Issued Years Ago
First President to Propose an Executive Order Demanding Companies Disclose Their Political Contributions to Bid on Government Contracts
First President to fire an inspector general of Ameri-Corps for catching one of his friends in a corruption case
First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner
First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in
First President to be in office during a downgrade of America's credit
First President to to held in contempt of court of illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
First President to defund NASA thereby terminating America's ability to put a man in space
First President to hide his medical, educational, and travel records
First President to visit foreign countries and apologize to foreign rulers over America's values
First President to state that America is not a Christian nation
First President to have 22 taxpayer funded personal servants for his wife
First President to keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense
First President to organize more fund raising dinners than all the previous five presidents

Common sense and the responsibility of those in office to be fiscally responsible leaves no choice but to CHANGE administrations

Go stand on the Fisher Kings corner and shout this junk.

Just like the people who stayed home to vote instead of voting for Mccain last time, 8.3% unemployment and 16 trillion in debt, thats not a mistake they will make again

I'm a young adult and I don't understand why anyone would vote for either of these two "candidates" (and I use that term lightly).

Oh wait a minute, I forgot that we don't vote for those that deserve to be in office, but simply for the better of two evils. Tell you what, I will send over a male stripper and a male whore to take your daughter out for the night.....what? you say you wouldn't let her out the front door? Then why the hell does your country deserve anything different?

If someone has common sense they sure will not vote for RMoney. What else you got?

I agree, Amy. There is no enthusiasm gap here for sure.

My cat is also very enthusiastic---she wears her "Cats for Obama" collar proudly.

Cats for Obama---28 more years!!

Paynefulthought -

Your list of so-called "facts" can be found on any number of right-wing web sites, word for word. If you're going to cut and paste from others, at least give them the credit - otherwise, it's plagiarism.

Either that, or do what everyone else does and make up your own lies.

Too lazy even for that? Why am I not surprised.

Lots of lies and misrepresentations in that list, Payn.

PAIN,

I'm begging you, please put the crack pipe down.

Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital

By Matt Taibbi, August 29, 2012 7:00 AM ET

A man makes a $250 million fortune loading up companies with debt and then extracting million-dollar fees from those same companies, in exchange for the generous service of telling them who needs to be fired in order to finance the debt payments he saddled them with in the first place. That same man then runs for president riding an image of children roasting on flames of debt, choosing as his running mate perhaps the only politician in America more pompous and self-righteous on the subject of the evils of borrowed money than the candidate himself. If Romney pulls off this whopper, you'll have to tip your hat to him: No one in history has ever successfully run for president riding this big of a lie.

http://Bruce-1628250.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/04/13660654-greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital

Amy B. Portland, Maine

If Romney wins because people are too lazy to vote

Every business should have you as a motivational speaker. Do you get paid for that? Obama sure could use you in the "get out the vote" team.

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Brian,

You're pretty much wasting your breath trying to explain anything to idiots that are so stupid they wouldn't know what a tree was if it fell on them. They are not about to believe the damage that Obummer has done to this country during his almost 4 years. He promised CHANGE, and man did he ever deliver that, unfortunately, our kids, grandkids. and many generations to come won't have any change in their pockets or money in their wallets/purses, it's all going to go to repay the national debt caused by his stupidty. College education indeed, oh wait, he went there as a foreign exchange student so he could smoke the good stuff...........

b

Posting the points from a Left web site or a right web site doesn't make what is posted right or wrong. Researching and understanding where they come from and if they actually are true proves whether they are right or wrong.

Looking at the poster's list of complaints, most are based on fact and happened, except that unless prosecuted, they are not proven as illegal and declared so.

They are not about to believe the damage that Obummer has done to this country during his almost 4 years.

Meanwhile, Ryan/Romnmey has NO SOLUTIONS to fix anything, empty Policy, empty Suits and EMpty chairs. Sorry Teaturds, no ideas, no vote. Hate only gets you so far

Romney has no core and NO SOLUTIONS

DB - What? I think your attempt at "lawyer talk" kind of fell flat this time.

@katherine... What vision? Run the debt up? Penalize the successful? More foodstamps?

18 in your family going to vote, only 6 of them alive but 18 of you will vote

Seems the media may be playing numbers games with us.

Everyone I know who voted Obama is voting the same again. Nothing has changed after Romney came on , in fact he cemented Obama's vote further.

ptny - "Everyone I know who voted Obama is voting the same again"

Further proof of the greed and ignorance that exemplifies Democrats.

Kathryn

There are reports today that they are considering moving the acceptance speach from the stadium, not just because of the weather, but because they are having some difficulty busing enough Minorities and Students from anywhere near enough to fill the stadium of 73,000. In 2008 he had no problem filling an 84,000 seat stadium without arranging the transportation.

Katheryn Sullivan

I may be wrong but I do not remember Carter coming anywhere close to this number of failures during his entire four years as President. I do not think he set anywhere near the number of records that the Obama administration has set as far as the weakest economic recovery ever, the most failed economic programs, the most Americans ever on food stamps, etc. I do not think Carter had nearly as many firsts as Obama such as the first government sanctioned American citizen assassination, the first ever U.S. credit downgrade, the first ever TRILLION dollar annual government deficit, etc. I do not think Carter had nearly as much disdain for individual Constitutional rights, Constitutional tenets. or the rule of law.

Oh yah, I can tell the baggers are REALLY excited about the etch a sketch millionaire who hides his money off shore.....right.

baggers? Like grocery baggers? carpet baggers? Bagger Vance?

The Democrats are the party of everyone....you don't see a sea of white at our gatherings. The GOP better wise up....the country is turning tan.

nothing like racism to incite the cro magnon party known as the DNC. You are now a big f#&k stick

Just stating facts........did you not watch the GOP Convention? a sea of white.

Ah Kathryn was playing "Spot the Negro" with MSNBC...

stating facts. care to back up those facts. NBC playing spot the negro, real quaint coming from the same shlt organizationg thats been in trouble recently for all sorts of video editing. NBC is America's Al Jeezera. Ask Mullah Murray

Caesar,

When you disrespect the president of the USA you disrespect every American. Which tells me your not an American. What country are you from? Communist China? You American hating piece of !$#!#@. Spread your propaganda somewhere else.

You cannot judge racial mix of people using television cameras, especially NBC which went to extraodinary measures to no show any of the Non-White Speakers. Many non-white look plenty white, Many white are sporting nice dark tans. And from behind, you cannot tell which is which at all.

The Democrats are the party of everyone....you don't see a sea of white at our gatherings. The GOP better wise up....the country is turning tan.

Kathryn - "you don't see a sea of white at our gatherings"

Too bad for you. You probably don't hear much English either do you?

pjam09,

"You probably don't hear much English either do you?"

I would suggest you take a few grammar classes.

The beast (666) is upon us, FOX news F=6, O (15th letter) 1+5=6, X (24^th letter) 2+4=6.

Can you say redistribution of wealth from those who have worked hard to those who never have. Why are so many on foodstamps? My father would have worked a hundred jobs so that would not happen to his family

lulu - evidence would seem to indicate that so many are on food stamps as a result of the melt down of the world economy exacerbated (here in the US) by two unpaid for wars and several years of tax cuts that negatively impacted the creation of an economic investment environment (as measured by the inability to invest in transportation infrastructure and inability to finance and take advantage of the agglomerating effects of energy and communication co-located infrastructure) and also destabilized much of the US economy.

In fact, the tax cuts were more costly and had less positive impact to the US economy than the stimulous package did.

Baloney, Matthew, And now the money that would be invested is wanted by the government because they have proved how good their economic decisions are. It does not really matter who is in charge because they are all clueless. Infrastructure is obviously important but not the end all. And poor investment decision such as Solyndra which I do realize were focused on by both Bush and Obama does not help. Bush put the investment technically on hold because something seemed fishy. Too many people do not want to make the hard decisions in their personal life to do even ok. My dad was never rich, worked hard, paid his bills, did not expect someone else to do it no matter what. Plenty of times there was no food at the end of the week. I remember eating mustard sandwiches. Did not think we were poor. Went to college and grad school paying my own way. Now it seems people want an easier way.

Respectfully lulu, is clear you've already decided you know the answer in spite of the financial evidence to the contrary. Apparently (per your "baloney" statement) there are no world economic issues, the US economy is not part of the world economy, and that there is no reason for the US to invest in alternative energy (Side note - you do know that Solyndra went belly up as a result of the Chinese government absorbing the losses on behalf of the Chinese solar panel companies so that they could undercut all other competition and get a corner on the world market? And that the US is prohibited by law from doing the same thing?).

Apparently it's all about personal choices for everyone that is receiving government assistance. Per you, they are unable to "make hard decisions."

Yep, and I had onion sandwiches (two pieces of day old bread with a slice of onion from the garden, mayonnaise or mustard and pepper) for lunch and mashed turnips with greens for dinner. I respect what you have overcome but sometimes it's circumstances that decide what you need and what you can do.

And I'll be durned if I would let my kids go hungry because I was too proud to accept a temporary helping hand from anyone if I needed it to feed them. The kids needs are more important than my ego. I might not eat but you better believe they'd have a meal on the table.

Let us see. My experience with some of these kids who I wish were NOT penalized for their parents not providing for them, was to feed them. Lunch at my house, did not care why your pathetic parent did not provide. Maybe it was drugs, maybe there was not a job....but that is where it starts... Not with the government. They would probably tell me not to give them peanut butter. Worked with my church to pay medical bills of a sixteen year old hit by a car whose family did not have sufficient, if any, insurance. We did not know the family.

My problem s also not with temporary help but with those who think they deserve the handout and it goes on even for generations. With thse who will not leave a town with no jobs to go some place better. My parents did, my husbands parents did, we did.

When those options are available, I'm all for it! They aren't always there.

I've known people on the public dole that were slime and people that were gold. I'm not willing to throw out the gold because a few of the slime are messing things up. In some of the communities for which I've worked (think one-business rural towns where the factory closed) there was no way out for the families without government assistance. Or in places that were catastrophically impacted by disaster and they had nothing left, there was not way out w/o government assistance.

Like you, I believe that the any public assistance should be temporary. But the other question is, where do they go when the jobs aren't available due to economic conditions? Why would they move and be in poverty there when they have family and a community where they are at?

I'll look forward to the fact checkers assessments of the speeches. Wonder if they'll meet the GOP achieved standard of being trashed by FOX (and everyone else) for lies.

Kinda bad when even Fox trashes their buddies in the GOP.

Carville told him months ago to stay away from the economy going forward. He has done a pretty good job of that so far. You may be right JFK.

See, even you don't want to remind them of Obama.

Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital

By Matt Taibbi, August 29, 2012 7:00 AM ET

Four years ago, the Mitt Romneys of the world nearly destroyed the global economy with their greed, shortsightedness and – most notably – wildly irresponsible use of debt in pursuit of personal profit. The sight was so disgusting that people everywhere were ready to drop an H-bomb on Lower Manhattan and bayonet the survivors. But today that same insane greed ethos, that same belief in the lunatic pursuit of instant borrowed millions – it's dusted itself off, it's had a shave and a shoeshine, and it's back out there running for president.

http://Bruce-1628250.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/04/13660654-greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital

We have plenty of "While" males still available...

Actually in a few years white males will be in the minority......

Biggotry! Is this your new slogan along with "Forward"! Just another liberal nut who has a pea size brain!

K.: As a white male It looks like we might be better as a minority. ☺

Obama/Biden 2012

are 'minorities' Americans? well the biggots of Exito(intelligence) and K Sullivan, its dirtbags like you that file every person into some grievance class that serves no purpose. DNC, the party of racism and serfdom

Kathryn Sullivan - Lindsey Graham South Carolina Senator and buddy of John "Bomb Bomb" McCain said

The Republican Party needs some more "angry white men"!

Well one day they will look back and regret it if the incompetent in chief (Obama) gets back in office. My state is a traditional blue state and normally that does not bother me since I am an Independent who normally votes Democrat. However, for the upcoming presidential election I am hoping we can swing it Republican.

Also, all of the "show us the taxes" people, do you realize it sounds an awful lot like the "unlock your records" that the Republicans yell at Obama. The only difference is that I am sure that Romney did nothing illegal because the IRS would be on him in a second if he did. Obama has been a huge failure and he lost my vote and I wish I could retract the one for 2008.

Obama Admin already is.

Don't hold your breath for Romney to utter a peep. He still doesn't know.

wish until you're blue in the face, vitriol will be a staple of party politics until the voters show the parties that we'll no longer accept smear campaigns. However, if you look at the party platforms, you'll see their policies clear as day:

Republican: tax cuts for the rich, eliminate tax credits that go to the middle class to pay for it. privatize education. repeal ACA and turn medicare into a voucher program. eliminate medicaid, welfare, and any other government program not titled defense. outlaw abortion and the use of contraceptives to prevent pregnancies while further entrenching 'God' into our republic (just like they did in the commie hunt 50's when adding 'Under God' to the pledge of allegiance).

Democrats: repeal bush era tax cuts, eliminate tax breaks for corporations outsorcing jobs. work to reform education and enhance college subsidies. find ways to improve health care and keep medicare viable. find ways to cut costs on programs that are overburdening our fiscal system, and do more cuts to bloated programs once the economy returns to full employment. Maintain status quo in regards to Roe V Wade and contraception, maintain a secular nation.

i'd like to see more talk about new energy sources (particularly moves toward biodiesel/biomass as a stepping stone to hydrogen cells and other future techs), ways to counter the defecit/debt problem, and campaign renovation, but we won't hear anything about these topics i'm afraid...

As for strategies to combat the debt (i've spoken about energy and campaign renovation before), how about establishing a 1% national sales tax on all goods purchased in the country with the specific purpose of paying down the debt? interest on the debt is crushing our fiscal policy, so if we were to pay down the principal it would then free up more discretionary spending for the other budgetary problems such as SS/medicare and medicaid. a 1% sales tax on 15 trillion (current GDP) would be 150 billion per year that we could reduce the debt by. this alone would cut the debt by 1 trillion every 7 years (although income from sales tax may be less due to how GDP is calculated, and i don't have the time right now to figure out what national 'sales' would be...). to supplement this program, we could set up a charity and request that all professional athletes, entertainers, and other 'celebrities' donate 10% of their income to this charity that would pay down the debt principal in addition to the national sales tax. i'll be the first to admit it isn't a perfect plan, but it is better than any other ideas out there (because i've not heard any...). These are the types of things that i like to throw at walls to see if it sticks, i could care less about the pandering nonesense that dominates the airwaves. We need fresh ideas, and in the current climate there is no room for actual problem solving that might put out a 'bad' soundbite...

We do need fresh ideas but a national sales tax will not fly with most because they will claim it to be regressive. I would pay it IF it actually went to pay down the debt but we all know thse idiots in DC will find a way to use it for something else.

PTNY I know I shouldn't type such hard questions.

BFD? Typical jealous, uneducated mentality!

You do know, don't you, that Romney plans to get rid of most Commerce regulations...that would be Wall Street!

Nonsense NYPD the "NEW" Democrats Will Impeach Romney In February For Betraying US To Wall Street if we get Rid Of Obama In November!

Your "Kind" just tries to convince America that there is a "Difference Between The Two" where THERE IS NONE (for now)! The First Thing America Has To Do Is FIRE ALL OF OUR MANAGEMENT.....Let The New Guys & Gals Figure Out Wall Streets Past Crimes!

One Term is All They Get Until that FACT is Burned into Washington DC's minds.....Betray US To WALL STREET....Look Forward To UN Employment Line with Someone else looking into your Evil Deeds next Term!

Once Again Refuse To Reward FAILURE Refuse To Re-Elect ANY Incumbent be they Democrat Or Republican!

The beast (666) is upon us, FOX news F=6, O (15th letter) 1+5=6, X (24^th letter) 2+4=6.

Hmm and what does that make NBC the DEVILS TOOL? NBC/WSJ (Wall Street Journal) work hand & hand to Generate Disinformation & Propaganda For Wall Street and their Minions in Washington DC like Bailout Barry!

Once again America...Refuse To Reward FAILURE Refuse To Re-Elect ANY Wall Street Sponsored Incumbents be they Democrat or Republican for They All Work For The DEVILS On Wall Street and NOT US!

PS Speak Of The Devil Watch This........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8J_lcHwkvc

and Rick, name calling really makes you and your party distance themselves even more! Although I am indepedent, because I am voting Obama, I guess I am also an "moron" and an "idiot". Thank you

@Rick Colo:

Do you expect this type of drivel to persuade anyone? If so, it won't. you'd be better off with a less slanderous and more thoughtful approach.

oh, btw, calling dems liars after the last week's lying convention is just... well, i suppose displacement is the nicest way i can put it.

- Freedom of religion is being bashed!

- Why keep looking at the color of skin? His 50/50 African / Hawaiian is no different than my 50/50 Irish / Swedish.

- Name calling is real politics!

The beast (666) is upon us, FOX news F=6, O (15th letter) 1+5=6, X (24^th letter) 2+4=6.

Should have been here last week with the regulars on FR. Fisty got particularly bad. Especially late in the afternoon and early evening. Think her "libation of choice" kicks in mid morning and late into the day.

PTNY ... You may wake up in the real world after the election...with no freebies or handouts

I think the poor ratings on Romney's speech, and the Dirty Harry Dupe really got to them.

Rick, if for some reason, Romney does win, all I ask is that you remember how good it is today. If nothing improves, remember than, who are the "idiots and morons".