"Move on Ron"

Small ball Ron. Tax the rich and give contraceptives to anything that looks like a female. Obama 2012.

We have enough to worry about at the state level with lies and corruption taking our hard earned money away

I think your being unfair. Ann says your just going to use his taxes as more ammo to complain about something else. Mitt is fair and balanced in his policy. Why would you think he would help rich people be richer. He worked hard , and had no help or advantage from anyone else. By God he screwed all those little companys all by himself. A regular dragon slayer. Go Mitt go. Run spot run. Screw the common working class. God bless American rich. Start another war somewhere were we dont belong. Tear down another company and send it to Communist Red China. They got a great labor union, easy to deal with. OSHA?? I dont need no stinking OSHA. Make my day Mitt. Ford just started its 7th auto factory in China. Whats wrong with this picture????????????? Send Mitt packing.

Well i see i will be buying my flooring needs elsewhere.

Good attitude Kerry, how old are you? So are you implying that you will only shop at stores in which store owners share your conservative views? Republicans have become such a laughingstock, and comments like this prove why. What's next, only shopping at stores that are owned by people of the same race, same religion, same sexual orientation as you?

Typical conservative ideology, if you don't think like me then you are wrong and in Kerry's case she will not shop at you place of business. What a sad, pathetic life you must lead that your political views dictate where you will or will not shop.

What a sad, pathetic, person you are to assume my feelings. You must be a bleeding heart liberal who assumes alot with no knowledge or facts. Typical liberal, angry.

Actually ,Dems have always been the laughing stock. Just look at your post and everyone understands why.

Actually Kerry I am not angry at all. In fact I laughed really hard at what a loser you must be when I read you post. What facts am I missing? You replied to TLC's post that you will take your flooring needs elsewhere. You determine where you will shop based on someone not sharing your conservative opinion? Are you serious, because if you are that is really, really funny. Should stores start hanging political party affiliation notices so that you know where you can or can't shop. I think your Doctor is voting for Obama, better switch health care providers.

The "facts" are simple, you disagreed with a business owner's post and you said that you wouldn't shop there, like I said you must live a very pathetic life to live your this way. Your party is a joke admit it, this guy did... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDyCkdaSQHE

You are a couple of sandwiches short of a full picknick. You make false assumptions and make your self look like an idiot. Your party says they are compassionate? Where? You have none.

Every post of yours makes you look worse. I will let you continue. Dont dissappoint us.

The facts are evident. You make accusations with no facts. Just assumptions. Its evident you have no higher education .

I also will be waiting for you to post where i stated my party affiliation. I will be waiting.

Kerry, I'm confused. What did you mean when you wrote, "Well i see i will be buying my flooring needs elsewhere."? It's true that YOU never said YOU would never not shop based on not sharing like opinions but it sure seems like YOU were implying it.

Kerry, I will continue because you gave me permission and I hope I don't disappoint you (there is only one "s" in disappoint, basic fourth grade spelling that you must have missed)

The more you type the more apparent it becomes that you have no idea what you are talking about and you don't understand basic grammar and spelling. If you are going to question someone's education you might want to ask someone to proof-read your posts because you come across as being really dumb in the way you write..

"Picknick" is used completely wrong here, the word you were struggling to come up with is "picnic". In order to correctly use your choice of words it could be used with the following scenario. A classroom teacher allows two children to pick teams for a classroom spelling bee. The two team captains go through the whole class and there are only two students left - you (Kerry) and Nick. The teacher asks the student with the second to last pick who they want on their team and the team captain replies, "I will pick nick." (while the other team lets out a collective groan that you end up on their team) See that is how you can use those words moving forward, except you will need a space between "pick" and "nick".

If you are going to call people idiots you also might want to figure out that yourself is one word and not two. Also "Just assumptions" is not a complete sentence. There are a bunch of other errors you made, just let me know if you need me to point them out to you.

One should never assume . Implying about a persons comments can make one look bad also.

John ,its also save to assume you dont have a clue. You dont know me.

Why not just answer the simple question, Kerry?

I will not be bullied because you lack the intelligence to understand a simple post. its simple really.

John Carr is the poster child for liberals. He cant understand a simple post and makes mindless accusations. No wonder most have a dim view of liberals. Now , John before you make more mindless accusations, make sure you understand and read this post. I did not say i am conservative. I am defending you by my post. You have the right to say things even tho you dont have a clue. I always thought all liberals are compasionate, understanding people, at least thats what the news media brainwashes us to believe. You have proven that i am wrong. I dont expect you to get the point tho.

I think you show a lack of a formal education. Its too bad you dont educate yourself. Take some time and READ. Its you who writes at the second grade level. I have to come down to your level for you to understand. When a person resorts to the attacks and nit picking that you do ,it shows you have nothing left . It shows the world how stupid you really are.

You are one angry person that shows no respect for others.

Fact checking is a vanishing art.If someone actually did check out Bain&Co when Romney took charge in 1990,you'd see a company that the FDIC ate a 15 million dollar loss over...which was better than the alternative,as in zero.Bain&Co was on verge of bankruptcy,but had cash assets.Romney structured a workout plan that would allow Bain to survive but still manage the cash assets.Inside that agreement, (this was really slick)was a provision that allowed Bain to disburse cash bonuses to its VP level and above execs.So,when the creditors,including the FDIC(that's our tax money folks) demanded Bain&Co to live up to their agreed payment plan,and Bain couldn't pay,Romney countered with a demand to forgive 65% of Bain's obligation.Problem for Bain was that ALL creditors would have to agree to forgive that amount.Needless to say,they did not all agree.Mitt,acting in his capacity as head of Bain&Co,then started to disburse massive amounts of cash bonuses (which was legal) which had the effect of driving Bain's worth down even more.He (Mitt) then offered to pay only 30 cents on the dollar for the debt payment plan agreed to with the creditors.At this point,the FDIC stated that "Bain was essentially worthless as an entity with no provisions to halt the bonuses being paid out" so they agreed to pressure the other creditors into accepting Romney's demand.Bain survived, Romney/Bain got bonuses paid, and taxpayers (FDIC) and creditors were left holding the bag.Then he did it again...

Mr. Harrison I appreciate your time and explanation on the Bain matter. I lost my job of many, many years because of this scum bag. I could have moved overseas and lived in a tin shack making $2.oo a day but had a sick wife at the time. Romney is nothing but a blood sucking leach who thinks of no one but himself. I find this entire campaign sickening. Here's a man ( I could think of a better term but will refrain) who wants to be the commander in chief of the United States yet destroys the very principle this country was founded on. He will sell this country to the first person who offers him the right amount of money, in his book everything is for sale including our freedom. There will be 2 classes of people when he's done, him and the poor.

I've voted republican all my life but will not be doing that this time around. For all the people who think that his hands of wrath can't touch you, you couldn't be more wrong. Job security is no such thing, not while he's still around. You could end up like me working 3 jobs to make ends meet, great american dream!

I don't know anyone who is saying that Romney has done something illegal. It is the responsibility for any company to make a profit legally. I think what we should take from the Bain Capital story (which russ has laid out for us) is how our current system doesn't work. Romney as CEO of Bain Capital used the tools at his disposal to manipulate the system to his advantage. Unfortunately the tax codes and regulations (or lack thereof) are not being written by working class people to protect the working class. They are being written by millionaires to protect the wealth of millionaires, billionaires, and potential trillionaires. Romney has no obligation to show us his tax returns. I'm sure what his tax returns would show is how the system works for the very wealthy. Code words like "job creators" and "punishing success" are just ways of victimizing the wealthy to make sure they get to keep the advantages that they already have. Romney wants the wealthy to have even more advantages. The problem is that wealth is not trickling down to rest of us.

Lets define what a "job creator" is: It's the person that hires the neighborhood hairdresser to do their hair. The local handyman and mechanic to fix their home and cars. They hire the kid down the street to mow their lawn, and tip the teenager waiting tables at he mom and pop diner. The job creators buy movie tickets and popcorns, and they buy motorcycles and cars. They pay their grocery bill and buy their gas, and pick up flowers for special occasions and sometimes just to be nice.
In exchange, these job creators provide services for pay. They fight fires, teach , police and repair. They sell us insurance, keep gas and electricity coming to our homes, and remove garbage from our streets.They build roads and bridges, schools and ails, and they grow food. This is where the bulk of wealth comes from that benefits our communities. These fine people that do NOT receive corporate welfare and special tax breaks.These are the true job creators, not Goldmann Sachs and Bank of America BP and Exxon...all of which paid not one cent in income taxes and yet received BILLIONS of dollars in tax returns.
The true job creators are Dick and Doris Diligent, and they should NOT have to pay a larger portion of their income than the upper 2%. And yet,despite having seen strong economic growth when tax breaks were not so lucrative for corporations and individuals, we have a confirmed "out of touch" aristocrat and his court jester running for President and VP.Lous XVI and Marie, come on down!

A job creator...anyone who makes money off of others goods or services or, anyone who spends money on others goods and services is in fact a job creator. Anyone who makes or causes the making of goods or the support mechanism for providing services is also a job creator. You might also say that when a flow of cash is created so has a job been created or supported. Because the flow of cash is the measure of job creation then you can assume the rich do indeed spend more and therefore create more jobs. The poor spend less and create less. Only if the rich hide the money under their mattress where it creates zero cash flow do they hamper growth. When they invest cash flows and creation of jobs happens....always! I believe Romney undertstands *effective, usefull and sustained* cash flow better than Obama.

Overseas accounts, tax avoidance investments, corporate welfare and refusal to pay back loans subsidized by the taxpayer. Return on investments for lobbying for corporate welfare, investing in foreign countries workforce, and demanding more breaks from taxation...and getting the elected officials into bed with personal interest groups are the new way of sticking your money under the mattress. Jobs are not being created from the private sector, and the jobs the government are trying to stimulate are being thwarted. That system of "tricle down" didn't work, won't work, and isn't ever going to work until we have a political party that will set aside its own agenda, ignore the the demands of the proletariat and will actually work with all parties to enhance the stability of the country. "With Liberty and Justice for all..." should not have to include a word about fairness, that should be accepted. When CEO's pay grow by 470% in 30 years and the average paycheck only grows by 8%, there is NOT fairness, NOT justice, and soon, there will not be freedoms. For to allow freedoms to continue, the ones that have benefited the most from the "trickle down' policies stand to lose their gains, and they simply will not tolerate that. And they don't have to. Voter apathy and sheep blindly following the best financed campaigns have insured the erosion of personal freedoms and restricted the ability to flourish of small business.
Hail to Government Sachs and the Corporate States of America.

Russ, jobs are created by the private sector. More jobs can be created by the private sector if the govt leaves the business alone to create jobs. Businesses are currently holding back as they see an administration who is not in favor of business. They see an administration that wants to create burdens to them in creating jobs. Trickle down does work if left alone to work.

You can't have it two ways. Cash flow is the fuel in the tank! You can't however exclude the cash flow created when someone BUYS stock or BUYS a Cd or a treasury note or bond or anything else that costs money... that creates cash flow! The rich create more because they spend and invest more it is pure and simple. You can't pick and chooze which kind of purchase or "spending" qualifies...it ALL qualifies. The trick is to spend/stimulate on something that has "legs" and will create work for others for some time to come. Obama does not have a knack for picking winners. I think Romney has the experience to stimulate/invest and cut where needed to balance income and expences with growth for a smoooooth cash flow and sustained growth.

Explain to me again: If I am Ultra-Rich, How does buying shares in Goldman Sachs, or investing in CDs, or municipal bonds, or government securities backed mutuals create jobs? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I want to avoid paying taxes, those are pretty much the best places to put my money.I don't really see where the jobs are all that many there. If I'm uber wealthy, its not likely I'm going to risk my money on something risky like a factory in Illinois. If I want to invest in one of those, I'll spend my money overseas, like China. I get better tax breaks and I can hide some of my assets.
So...explain to me gain how this trickle down economics works to create jobs? Its been nearly 40 years and jobs have dwindled and wealth has gone predominantly to the ultra wealthy...creative a chasm between middle class and upper class that is obscene in its ratio (412:1 with the top 2% figured, Forbes Magazine)
But wait. We had 8 years where tax breaks weren't as generous and the economy grew and unemployment dropped.....but then we went back to trickle down, Bush tax cuts to the wealthy and Corporate welfare... and it went to heck.Seems something's wrong with the formula...its either in the tax largesse or the naive belief that the ones with the most will actually spend that money to sustain a decent economy for the rest of us. Naw....that's too obvious.

Russ, can you accept the concept that cash flow and jobs are created EVERY time money moves be that to buy goods or services or simply to BUY a CD, Stock Certificate, Bond, Savings Account or whatever and where ever...as long as money moves and is exchanged for something...a positive result occurs. Anything that exchanges money for something else creates a JOB for some one. The more money you have and "move"...the more jobs you help to create. It is quite simple! People with less money through no fault and with no criticizm, create fewer jobs.
Finally, i would ask if you cannot see the wisdom and practicality and reality of that...what system would you care to define here for us. What would you do? Forget minimizing your tax burden just tell us your "big plan" for fixing the economy.

p.s. remember too that every time money moves the government gets a piece of the cash flow/pie...ie taxes.

I'm having trouble selling my point. Let me try an example. Two boys get $10,000 inheritance. One decides to be popular and spends 10k for firweorks for his community. It is a rousing success and he collects 12k at the gate and everybody is impressed with the big bang and will talk about it for a year. The boy decides he likes the limelite and puts the 12k under his mattress untill next year to buy more fireworks. With the time value of money he will actually have 3% less to spend. He created virtually zero jobs!
Boy number two bought three acres of land for $9000.00 and spent $1000 for seeds. He planted a crop. Salvage seeds for next year and hired people to pick and take the crop to the market and collect for same. He paid the bank the mortgage payment on the 9K and had considerable cash left over. With that money he planned on buying more land next year and expand his business. He CREATED wealth for himself and jobs! He is a Romney like boy. The "happy Dan" is still enjoying the limelite for the great fireworks display he put on. He is an Obama like boy.
Keep it simple. Judge Obama and Romney on their past performance and see which one you think would have made you proud if you coughed up that inheritance.Vote for that one!

Ed - Did boy No.1 above create any jobs?

Ed, Also, did the people that stumped up the cash to watch the fireworks create any jobs?
I'm asking because up above, you stated that any time cash "flows", jobs are created.
I need to know which boy created the most jobs with his money before I can judge which system is better.

Russ, trickle down DOES work. Period. By the way, please refrain from your condescending attitute. You are not an expert in Economics, its obvious.

Kerry is right, trickle down does work. It's called a Monarchy. Peasants were extremely happy to get the scraps. Vote for Romney and we can get back to those glorious days.

Russ is right, its called Socialism.

God save the King ! Glorious days the Chosen One led all of us, peasants!

John, You failed to use a comma .

John , by the way, your writing is terrible. It is full of errors. You need to go back and check your basic school grammar book. This is an English class so i need to point out your errors. Its a shame that i have to speak down to you for you to understand.

Google Barack Obama and see how many businesses he created and led before becoming President. Google how many jobs he created. Btw , a community organizer is not a business.

John , are you implying that you are an English teacher or an Economics teacher? Its a joke, right?

Kerry,
When one is trying to use the term "it is" in it's contracted form, the correct spelling would be "it's" and not "its" as you have repeatedly used.
HTH :)

Sheeesh, let's just look at the records and draw our own conclusions
1)Governor Romney's Massachussettes was FIRST in state debt
2)Governor Romney's Mass was 47th in job creation
3)Governor Romney allowed tax cuts for corporations and wealthy while raising taxes on Middle Class
4)Governor Romney Instilled Romney Care without funding
Mitt Romney:
1)Participated on the 2009 IRS Tax Evasion Amnesty program for illegal overseas financial activities
2) Has refused to release any returns prior to 2010, and has not completed his 2011 return
3) McCaine saw Romney's 1995-2007 taxes and chose Sarah Palin as his VP candidate
Businessman Romney:
1) Engineered 2 separate bailouts for Bain Capital/Bain &Company and then refused to abide by the agreements, sticking the FDIC (our tax money) with over15 million the first time and 32 million the second. How? By giving out HUGE cash bonuses that depleted the company's cash assets and made it improbable the company(s) would survive without a bailout. (1991-1992 was the first time,worked so well he did it over and over with a variety of companies)
2)Romney's Olympic management was referred to by the Utah Governor as "Crony Capitalism at its' worst"
3)Referred to as a "Vulture Capitalist" and debt creator by his peers in industry and politics.
Romney the Politician:Find 4 major issues that he has not reverse his position on repeatedly...it can't be done.
Romney himself: Impersonated police officers, beat up gay people, dodged draft.

Obama's past record is simple, nothing. The only thing he ever started and ran was his car.

Russ...you make a great case for us voters simply closing our ears to all the bullcrap and looking at the two men and their accompolishments and credentials and, making our decision from there! Why? Because we can't trust anyone to give us the truth. You for exapmle state that Romney screwed us tax payers via transactions with the FDIC. In fact the FDIC is not funded by us taxpayers. It is indeed a private insurance corporation formed years ago under the direction of Congress to safeguard depositors money. It is not a government organization. It collects premiums from the banks, sells foreclosed assets for cash and maintains balances mandated to keep it safe as a corporation. Now, only IF, and it has never happened, the FDIC were to run out of money...it has a one billion dollar line of credit with the Government wherein it could borrow needed funds. That line of credit has never been used to my best recollection. The FDIC goes back to the 1934 or 35 era. So, when one of your "facts" turn out to be pure bullcrap...I have to assume the rest of what you post is suspect as well. Don't take this as a personal attack because it is not meant that way. Rather, it makes the point that we voters can't believe too much of what we hear and have to go on basics. Pick the MAN best qualified and vote accordingly. Ignore all else. The authority for my FDIC comments come from my days as a director of a local bank...I am sure the rules have not changed.

For those interested, there are Bain Capital and Bain &Co documents, with Mitt Romneys signature available to the public. Obtained under FoIA, those documents have had some substantial dedactions (legally done) done to them before they were released(legally done). However, the general message is there, along with some disturbing details (most notably the use of cash bonuses to force better terms for an agreed upon bankruptcy diversion).
Do a search, read the materials (and a few very well written articles from both sides of the camp and draw your own conclusion. You can also request data from the SEC, FDIC, National Governors Convention, Harvard Review, etc etc etc but its probably just easier to internet search it. I'd be leery of really slanted opinions and conspiracy theory wacko's, he seems to have more than his fair share.
My personal opinion is that while Mitt may have not done things in business that were totally illegal, he certainly did things many people and agencies find questionable.
BTW> I'd have voted for McCain this time, but never for Romney/Ryan. That's choosing the steak, not the sizzle.

Happy Anniversary!4 years ago this month is when the financial collapse that led to all these foreclosures,bailouts,and near miss depression became public knowledge! Whoohoo!Cheers for 2008!
September was a great month...Loehmann collapsed,Freddie and Fannie/Franky imploded and had to be bailed out,Wall Street got caught with their assets out, my own retirement lost over 30%, gosh, what great memories.Do you remember the thrill of watching MSNBC and Bloomberg commenting as your stocks dropped faster than an Olympic sprinter on Meth?Remember how 750 billion dollars, (which later turned into 1.3 TRillion) were handed out to big banking so that they could continue to make loans in order to keep the economy from crashing?Remember how those banks refused to make the loans but kept paying bonuses and buying each other stocks up...those kooky pranksters,they sure fooled us!
Reminisce about those days of watching furniture loaded into trucks as friends and neighbors moved from their homes,the advancement in technology that allowed semi-illiterate workers to be paid as "highly specialized foreclosure specialists" as Robo-Signer whistled while it worked...fun times.
September of 2008 bought us the acknowledgement of "Government Sachs",where Wall Street was allowed to "self discipline" itself over fraudulent and illegal activity. Remember how we laughed at their antics and waited to see what came next?The GOP hosted the festivities.Bring the GOP guys back in 2012, it'll be fun!

Ed> Now that you have had time to research Bain and the FDIC problem, still think you're being fed hogwash?
Here's another item: As Governor of Massachussettes, Romney drafted the plan to outsource the State of Massachussettes' help desk to India. I can't even spell Massachussettes, so how does someone from Calcutta know what to tell some US citizen what to do about an issue in Boston?
I've read and reread Romney's website, particularly the "issues" area. I suggest you do the same. I came away feeling like I was just at a car dealership that had no cars to show me, no brochures, no details,not even a color selection chart or a list of available options and the cost. The guy couldn't tell me when it would be delivered, what my final costs would be, or what type of fuel it would run on.But...by golly he knew what I needed and that I was going to love it...but he couldn't guarantee the car would ever be built. Then he demanded I write him a check before he'd let me know he answers to my questions...because that's what other people have done. But he wouldn't let me see his sales records and assured me that the bad references and complaints about the cars he previously sold was from when he was at a different company...but he still know what's best for me and my family because he would never have made so much money if he didn't know what he was doing....And my faithful protector, Mr. GOP, recommended I do business with him.

Logan, you better check as to why Obama will not release info on HIS background. What is he hiding? Check out Obama and Tony Rezko. Bill Ayres too.

Logan, Romney believes in capitalism , Obama does not. Romney will restore America as a great nation, unlike Obama and his bowing to officials of foreign countries during one of his many his appology tours.

Logan ,you are confusing laws with regulations. Huge difference.

Logan, thanks for your comments. I respect your opinion even tho i do not agree with you. Have a good day.

Russ...reformed burgulars become consultants and do a great job teaching law enforcemnt how to catch criminals and stop future crimes from occuring. If Romney is as good as you say about dodging and weaving his way through the loop holes...I have to assume HE WILL DO A GREAT JOB OF CLOSING THEM!
As an aside...Obama released his White House receipe for beer recently. I'm waiting for the one on the cool aid!

Ok logan , one more time then i have to go. One thing i learned in college was to do research. I will do it for you. You simply need to google ....Clinton regulation on home loans. Also look up the " Community Reinvestment Act". See its easy to find all the info you need.

Kerry,
yep. Google gets all the info you need, except whether Romney cheated on his taxes...or even paid any prior to 2010. It will, however, point out his missing FBAR report and the accounting irregularities at Bain, as well as disclose that he received income from "capital gains" (taxed at 15%) that the IRS is arguing was actually earned income (taxed at 35%)...
There are some very complimentary items about Mitt as well. He's given to a variety of charities, appears to honestly believe his actions are above reproach, and has actually had his expertise with the leveraged buy-out Vs hostile take-over taught in advanced business schools.
Research goes both ways Kerry. You can't just stop with one position, you have to check both sides and draw your concussion.(yeah, I spelled it right!lol)

Logan, i tried to be polite with you but now i think you are just a joke. You understand you just cant and will admit it. You are a waste of time to have any debate with.

Romney this, Obama that, blah, blah, blah. Obama won't release any documents and when he does release a "birth certificate", experts find out it's a fake.
Romney is a smart businessman, but claiming that he never got anything from the government is an outright lie.

Yet, here you are bickering amongst yourselves and the elites are laughing their asses off while the whole ship takes on water.

The government media complex is slowly but surely turning each one of you into a serf, and you don't even realize what's going on. Republican vs. Democrat is a handy diversion to keep you from figuring out that your so-called Constitutional rights are quickly fading away. Don't believe it?

Stop this madness and start questioning why:

*The TSA has yet to capture a single terrorist, still they continue to jam their hands down the pants of children and elderly--and are now moving into bus stations and highways.

*Maybe you should start wondering why the DHS is deporting aliens at a record pace while at the same time allowing unfettered illegal entry.

*It might do you some good to look into how 2 airplanes can destroy 3 buildings.

*With our current unemployment situation, why do we continue to import foreign workers at an alarming rate, mostly from countries that have cultural values contrary to ours?

*Why 50 years of the Great Society has absolutely destroyed the so-called urban "poor?"

And so on....

You are all being played for fools. Wake up.

"Look at your comments at 7:30 and 9:44. You associate the two. You need to read."

Kerry, you are the one that needs to read:

You: "The problem is that WE ARE ON a radical left wing site." (The only site we are on now is the Patch)

Me: "The Patch is a radical left wing site? "

You: "Logan, i never said patch is a left wing site ,YOU said that. We are on a moveon.org site. You cant be that off to know what site you are posting on."

It is obvious you don't know how to read or can't understand English. I never associated the Patch with moveon.org. That was you. Another thing you have failed to provide proof for in addition to explaining how the Patch is "a radical left wing site."

I am beginning to think you have multiple personalities because you come across as a crazy person.

I dont worry one bit about health care. My health care has been free for over 30 years. You need to ask Nancy Pelosi if the help you need will be covered[ we have to pass it to see whats in it] lol

By the way ,you never answered my question. You stated a "hosing" problem. Whats a hosing problem?

I realize that you are posting under 2 different names here. Split personality?

Just like your claims, You have no support to back them up ,Logi

So ,whats a hosing problem that you posted? You cant answer so you run.

Yes i am better with Google than you are, its evident. Thanks for the complement.

I think every complainer here should run for an office. Just simply do something else than blogging.

Every job has a job description and a pay grade scale associated with it. Those elements create a job value. This can range from a retail clerk to a physician in a hospital. Everyone also has the opportunity to succeed in their life. Whether it be going back to school or presenting oneself as an ideal candidate for a job. My oldest daughter interviews applicants for various levels of jobs and the most laughable and FACT there are many are whiners and complainers and only want to work limited hours in order to retain government benefits. Self improvement is not a common goal at this time in history. Compare Jimmy Carter to our current history.

People that want something for nothing are really emotional. Just like when my kids were 2.

What other people earn is not mine.

What other people take from my taxes and do as they may...is of interest.

Dying and paying taxes is something we all have to do at one time or another. Romney is not exempt from these 2 things or is he? Show your darn tax returns already or is it because you're a tax dodger.
Last time I checked we were all Americans and that means we must support this country through taxes. Those people who hide their money overseas ( Republican's and Democrat's) and make the choice not to support this country should be deported to the country that their money supports. The more I read up on Romney the more disgusted I am with the republican party. No wonder McCain wanted nothing to do with him.

Whya doesn't someone just put a muzzle on Romney? This morning, on a national TV interview, he stated that he would keep many of the parts of "ObamaCare"...Then, this afternoon, said the "whole thing (ObamaCare) is a travesty and insult to the american people"...and people wonder why we older Republicans are saying no more to following the party line like sheep?
My gosh, even on this venue one of the most stalwart Romney proponents reduced his justification for voting Romney to basically stating that it takes a crook to catch a crook...so that's why Romney would be a good choice. Sheeesh...maybe by 2016 half these idiots will be gone and we can take the GOP back to what it once was, a proud, group of people motivated for the public good that would work together with others to benefit this country...;not this gang of thugs (Norquist,Rove,Ryan,Kochs) that will lie, cheat, and screw over their own mother just to win an election.

Do you honestly think the country will come together if Romney is elected. Right now the vote is split evenly pretty much. The country will be divided until 2016.

Not buying it> hiding behind a false name is something that Romney's puppet masers don't even do...grow a set and put your name up there with the big boys and girls instead of hiding behind the curtain. That way, your comments may actually have some consideration. BTW> what color Kool-Aide do fascists and proletarians drink? Before you answer, look up the actual meaning of fascism, NOT the often cited and inaccurate meaning. In the meantime, here's a few bumper stickers you might want to display:
Romney/Ryan 2012 "Because the Ledbetter Act Should Never Have Happened!"
Romney/Ryan 2012 " Vowing to End Women's Suffrage!" (women's right to vote act)
Romney 2012 "Best President India Will Ever Have!"

Why Obama does not have what it takes! He came into office with glaring problems to solve. Debt, housing problems and a failing economy. Now, anybody with a half of an ounce of savy would have looked at the problems looming, prioritized them and set about a fix. This especially when he had the majoirty in Congress and was bullet proof on any decisions. What did he do? He launched Obama care and used up two years and created a program we cannot afford. Not something that we really needed at this time. He is simply in over his head. He does not know how to lead. He has hundreds of folks in congress and could have build teams to work on solutions to more than one looming problem at a time. Instead he blew more money and created even more for us to worry about. He has got to go. Anybody would be better!

Ed> you mean I could actually get paid for these posts?

Why is it that if a middle class group of people unite to gain a social advantage, like reduced costs and universal access to health care, some people call it "communism". But if ultra wealthy people act to stop the effort to meet that common need, and claim that "Free Markets" without regulation will make those goals attainable and affordable, we call that "capitalism"?
And the next question...what exactly do we have and what are we looking at getting?..and how?

I'm just wondering, if Obama mandated "free" beer to match free contraception, would we be arguing so much?

When you choose not to vote, you are NOT protesting...you are, in fact, surrendering.

I love Mitt Romey's question" Are you better off today than you were 4 years ago?" Well, if you want my answer Mitt, you go first. Show us that you are worse off today than 4 years ago...let's see your 2008 and 2009 tax returns. Or is your divine being that resides on the planet Kolob (he actually believes this) keep your returns in his magic underwear? (which Mitt also believes in)
Who wants to jump in first? LDS (Mormons) members not intended for insult. Mitt on the other hand...free ball!

It's time the tax dodger shows us those returns. I'm still waiting to hear what his plan is for this country. All I've heard him do is flip flop on his views, agrees with Obama doesn't agree with Obama, which one are we in agreement with this week.

Russ where can I get one of those stickers? I know a lot of people who'd buy the president of India sticker. Give him time he'll sell this country to the highest bidder!

Russ, just curious. What does your vision of a more 'just' America look like? Please provide detail.

Eileen> Its actually pretty simple A just America goes back to when I was younger, when people went to jail if they swindled hard working people.Today companies like BoA and GS can robosign foreclosures, put thousands of people out of their homes without actual cause,admit they screwed up,and get a paltry fine for what they did while keeping the profit.A just America would have Exxon,BP,and GE actually paying taxes instead of paying zero taxes and still receiving millions in refunds.A just America would have punished those that bought about the 2007 and 2008 meltdown,that rigged interest rate on school bonds and that sold worthless investments to pensions and then bet against them.
A "just" America would not continue to subsidize corporate welfare, would not move 92% of the economic growth of the last 30 years into less than 5% of the population while actually decreasing the economic health of the middle class. And a "just" America would certainly not make it more efficient to spend money lobbying against regulations than actually fixing the problems.
Corporations are NOT people,WE are!We should have a fair stake in our government. We should have a "just"say in what social programs we allow, and which ones we don't, but we should not have people dying because they cannot find an insurance company to cover them, nor should we have children suffering diseases that could have been prevented with a decent meal once a day.Why should you pay more in taxes than Exxon? Is it just?

Ryan will begin running his congressional election ads in Wisconsin on Wednesday morning... he's running for congress AND VP at the same time...it can be done, but its just NOT done...how glad is Mitt now?

You just can't make this stuff up folks! Follow this logic: Obama wants to waive certain beaurocratic red tape for states that are trying to put welfare recipients to work as part of their program..that means that the White House is trying to make it easier for states to put welfare recipients to work, pretty simple, right? Streamline or eliminate some federal versus state barriers and put poor people to work. Simple.
But...and this is where I get confused...House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R Mich) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R Utah) of the Senate Finance Committee are asking fellow Republicans to vote to block those measures by forcing a simple majority vote in the Senate by invoking the Congressional Review Act...which will effectively keep those welfare recipients from working in some states...which is what the GOP keeps complaining about, welfare people not having to work.
So, the White House claims they are not trying to waive work requirements, only make it easier for states to require work for welfare. But Camp and Hatch want to torpedo that idea...I thought we wanted welfare recipients to work, or did I miss that part of the GOP line?
Did the GOP Gurus suddenly decide welfare good, working bad? Or has Hatch and Camp finally lost their collective marbles and truly believe we're going to blindly follow them no matter what it does to the economy? Oh wait! They already decided we were going to do whatever they decided...as long as Obama gets gone.Silly us.