I can not believe there are people out there that think Obama has done a good job.
Seriously?? We need to get rid of Obama and get in a new president whether it is a Democrat or a Republican. Preferably a smart team like Romney and Ryan!!

Suzanne, the country was losing nearly a million jobs a month when Obama took office. Obama has done a good job getting the country back on track. We have economic growth and job growth. But the House GOP has opposed all of Obama's job-creating initiatives and then accused of him failing to get anything done--all with the ultimate goal of thwarting his re-election.

Romney certainly doesn't know how to improve the economy. Look at his deplorable record as governor. Under Governor Romney, Massachusetts was the only state with three straight years of a shrinking labor force. The state was hemorrhaging jobs under Romney, even as the rest of the country was growing.

During Romney's time in office, the Massachusetts labor force contracted by 1.7 percent, and it was the only state in the nation to decline each year during the time period. The nation’s labor force expanded by 3.1 percent.

When Romney was in office, the Massachusetts labor force was the only one in New England that did not grow, while the labor forces in all the other New England states grew between 4.6 percent and 6.0 percent.

When Romney ran for governor, he bragged that as CEO he’d bring corporations and jobs to Massachusetts and belittled his opponent for "not knowing what I know." While Mr. CEO Romney was governor, major employers like Gillette, Hancock, Fleet, and Reebok closed down their Massachusetts operation and sent hundreds of thousands of jobs out of state.

what jobs? the only jobs he tries to create are in the public sector. how many more people do we need on the dole?

Wow, talk about an ignorant public! All I can say is Thank God ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, or NPR weren't broadcasting their lies on the Titanic. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been any survivors...

Dave Hoag couldn't have said it better. There's no politics for the sake of the country anymore; it's all partisan obstructionism. The GOP's goal is getting the White House by preventing anything Obama asks for and then hoping the public is too stupid to realize that they're what's causing him to not be able to do anything.
We desperately need to end this "intend to fillibuster" nonsense that makes it so easy to force passage in the Senate to require 60 yes votes; if someone's that desperate to block progress, let the public see them read from the phone book for 36 hours and we'll see how quickly public sentiment turns on people who refuse to allow votes to occur.

The problem is that Obama is a very poor leader and does not know how to work with people. Hoping for better with Romney.

Remember the GOP roadblocks all of the time.

How did the GOP roadblock when Obama had full control of the House and Senate for 2 years? Explain that to us.

Tom Bartmann. Joe Lieberman and the other democrats bought by the healthcare and the NRa.

Due to the fact that the President is a tax payer, you are absolutely correct! The President plus all the rest of the American tax payers have built our roads, which is the President's (exact) point!

Mock the President if you will Matt, but only the dimmest bulbs on the string of lights would not get the President's point and/or believe the Republican propaganda and false representation of his comments.

just wondering what type of thinking/upbringing/religion should be at the top of our gov't?

Would you rather a no work experience community organizer at the top of our Govt? Oh wait we have that and that really didnt work out.

Why are you waiting?? I guess you realize he has more important things to say than Obama. Or should I say truthful?

"Waiting in the sun 4 hours to hear that moron speak, I'm having a much more productive day than that. I shouldn't say that, he's not a moron..."

If you actually thought you shouldn't say it, you wouldn't have. That's why there's a delete key.

In English please so everyone can understand you.

Is lyng Ryan blamin obama 4 the gm plant closngs? OK mike.

Apple pie. More like the poisoned apples that the witch made.

Think you have been drinking the party of No's Kool Aid

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." --Joe Biden on Barack Obama

Dennis. Do you realize you made it about race as soon as you mentioned it's not about race?

Dennis - I don't know what you mean by "Ryan being about American as apple pie." Apple pie was created long before this country was here I believe. Apple pie does not equal American.

And Obama's upbringing outside of this country does not equal All-American either.

Ed, how do you figure that Ryan and Romney are responsible for any of those? Please enlighten us all. Are you referring to middle class jobs? Such as?

You're darn right Ed. The Romney/Ryan budget would kill 4.1 million middle-class jobs within two years:

http://www.epi.org/blog/paul-ryan-budget-discretionary-cuts-cost-jobs/

In Obama's Inaugural speech, he promised..create jobs, ( truth: only in the public sector) lay a new foundation of growth (promised 4%, reality 1.3%..lowest in ten years), build road and bridges, elecric grids, and digital upgrades (none of this was done), reduce the deficit (has risen 7 trillion)......Sad. He has done nothing in Iraq, done nothing in Syria and the Islamic Republic violently crushed the protestors and heas unitied the "Extremist Muslim" by doing nothin in the Middle East. Vote him in again at least you'll get free money from the Government

1. Akins' comment was a flubbed remark. He admitted it. Hardly scandalous when you consider those of Charles Rangel, Anthony Weiner, Rod Blagojevich, John Edwards, Joe Biden, Timothy Geithner, Tom Daschle, and the list goes on.... I find it remarkable that Progressives and Dems want to crucify a guy for admitting that he spoke out of context when practically bragging about the misgivings of their own party.

Spoke out of context, Bill L? Did you see the video?

This is really a non issue for president and vice president. They do not write the laws, the congress does. They only sign it or veto it. And, quite frankly, with the huge deficit and the high unemployment and the state that the world is in I think they have more important things on their mind to deal with than abortion. Also, why should the unborn child have to pay with their life for the crimes of the father? It is quite a moral dilemma.

The Democrats have an accused rapist, Bill Clinton, addressing their convention, not just someone who admitted his misspoke. It's not about the issue, but all agenda driven.

There is ONE extreme view on Abortion in Presidential race. President Obama's. Another example of the things the Democrat Media Complex completely ignored was Obama's votes against the Illinois " Born Alive Act". Then state legislator Obama voted "present" one year, and "NO" the next . Synopsis: It protected a l fetus/infant who survived a Late Term Abortion. If the to be aborted fetus somehow survived... it would then be afforded human rights and medical care. Forget "present" he didn't vote YES!

Language was identical.

Good Video on the topic from CNN
CNN fairly reported then-state Sen. Barack Obama's opposition to the IL Born Alive Infants Protection Act, a bill to protect abortion survivors from being shelved to die in hospital soiled utility rooms.

Obama not only voted against Born Alive, he was the sole senator to speak against it on the senate floor - 2 years in a row.

The federal version of Born Alive passed unanimously 98-0 in the US Senate with Sens. Kennedy and Boxer speaking in support on the senate floor. It passed overwhelmingly by voice vote in the US House. President Bush signed it into law on August 5, 2002.

As chairman of the IL Senate Health & Human Services Committee, Obama singlehandedly stopped the identical wording of the federal bill from being introduced in IL in 2003.

Barack Obama is so radical in his support of abortion, he supports infanticide.

See CNN Video from 08 election <http://youtu.be/QPZCXcTwZPY>;;

Bill L are you married? Do you have daughters? That was one of the dumbest responses I have ever heard of. I guess thats what happens when you don't have a college education!

OK, Steve. Whatever you say. Calm yourself down and take a deep breath. No one is going to overturn Roe v Wade on you, my friend. Question though: Does requiring tax-payers that oppose abortion to fund an abortion seem, in your apparently college-educated mind, seem moral? Legal?

Bill L - When you talk about the "recipient class" are you reminding us that Paul Ryan had his college education paid for by Social Security and chose to go to school (out of state), which cost more than an in state school? Further, outside of having a government job and receiving gold plated healthcare and "cushy" pension, his only job was driving the Weiner Mobile.

Bill L...your right on the money...Obama = hand outs. I worked in social services for a few years and had to get out. The sense of entitlement is beyond belief. People believe that the government owes them rent, food, extra moneyfor booze etc...I start a business, struggled and became semi-successful. And I built it on my own with out government.

I don't believe John said that the Dems were comprised of only non performing minorities etc, but that their policies directly support a state whose purpose is to "nanny" those that can't provide for themselves (e.g. socialism).

The point isn't whether people take advantage of what the gov't gives them as that is the right economic approach (i.e. if the gov't offers you something free, most people will take it regardless of whether they think it is good policy). It isn't disingenuous to both take the gov't money as that is the policy of the day and then vote against it because they don't believe that is the best approach for the country.

What John seems to be alluding to is the policy of the gov't becoming the provider to the people rather than a servant of the people -- If only 50% are paying the taxes, then it is very tenous that the gov't works for the people.

Steve, is that what you are voting on this year? Choice? While you are obsessing over that, the entire economy is collapsing. Personally, I am pro-choice as a matter of fact. Frankly, I'd like to see a lot more "choice" exercised by the Recipient Class, but, alas, they continue to burden the taxpayers by irresponsible procreation. Consider me one of the many pro-choice, pro-death penalty, fiscally-conservative, Chester County Republicans. At the end of the day, when you stack up the real issues that are weighing HEAVY on the future of America, the battle over women's choice is far down the list my friend. Because in the next couple of generations, if the Recipient Class continues to squirt out other Recipient Class offspring, then, like a cancer, they will overtake the healthy body that is the Producing Class of the country.

Bill L, spare us the purple prose. The "entire economy" is not collapsing. We're in a recovery. We have positive job growth. The stock market is booming and hit a four-year high today. The GOP wrecked the economy under George W. Bush and now they're telling us they can fix everything? That's baloney.

Steve, this is really disingenuous. No one holds this view that is remotely aligned with the GOP or Dem ticket. One poor sap who is very bad with the media stepped in the poop. It doesn't make it a national scandal.

Honestly, this really isn't even part of the issue at the national level. Abortion as a litmus test makes for very bad elections and choices (on both sides.)

This is a canard to deflect the discussion from real and significant choices: What is the correct role of the federal gov't in the life of the average person?

louis kootsares you would deal well to spend some time reading some fact checking sites. Talk about nutso! LOL!!!!

Their platform is one that promotes an Oligarchy and big government in our personal lives.

I guess their problem is they can't explain it in 30 second soundbites. The average attention span of a lefty.

Seriously this is about the dumbest thing I have read in a long time. Abortion makes crime go down......your an idoit - and I'm being nice.

ADOPTION. Talk to Pam Stenzel whose mother was raped and who could have been easily aborted but instead is so thankful to her birth mother and her adopted family. She has devoted her life to talk to teens about abstinence. We are NOT out of control animals. Do you really think that this is a blob in your stomach with a beating heart and you have a right to stop the heartbeat? How many people adopt oversees every day because they would have to wait YEARS to adopt a child here. Abortion destroys most woman over time. They cannot deal with the permanent decision that they made. They see children that would have been their childs age and it kills them. They self medicate with food, alcohol or drugs. They are depressed and angry that nobody told them that they would have after affects FOREVER. Permanent decisions often have permanent pain. How come I do not have the right to choose to drink and drive...is that taking away my rights? NO, it is for the safety of others. I 100% agree that mothers who do not want their children should NEVER be mothers..but guess what ...we need to teach responsibility. Do not have sex with anyone you are not willing to be a parent with. If you do, then be willing to carry the child and give them up for adoption. You can be proud of yourself that you did not commit MURDER. Where did you get the impression that the BIble supported that the world was flat? Go to answersingenesis.org or gotquestions.org.Pray for wisdom before you decide you eternal fate.

Anonymous: pam is a bit plump, certainly she has self esteem issues, pam is against sex, is that healthy? pam is a carnival barker selling her books profiting

Anonymous- I believe in the right of the mother to choose for herself what to do. It should not be dictated by others or peoples religious beliefs. It is her body, her uterus, her decision, no one elses. You would force a women to have her rapists baby? Then everytime she looks at that baby she is reminded of that rape? It is her right to choose, no one elses. All making abortion illegal will do is increase the black market ones, or some women will do it themselves. Just like the war on drugs. It drives these things to the black market which makes it even more dangerous.

150 years ago

That's right about Ryan only holding government jobs, I mean look Obama worked at, I mean he did .....never mind.

Anitra (scroll up) is the genius that insulted us all by comparing Paul Ryan's visit with a KKK rally, in case you are wondering, Laura. So that's where that "race card" comment entered the discussion.

Wait, if you 'won the battle' against the spread of Communism 20 years ago, how did the most powerful position in your country end up being filled by a socialist/Markist - that sounds a lot like losing to me. And, you know, there's China - the actually Communist country that makes all our stuff and owns most of our debt? And how is this country any more divided than it was 8 years ago? That's both unprovable and silly.

Much of it has to do with attitude. Obama has a negative attitude against this country and his whole campaign is negative cause he cannot run on his record. Romney's is positive and hopeful for a great future. He has turned things around in bad situations, the Olympics plus under performing companies, and has the confidence that he can do it again for the whole country. That is what I am voting for.

@Rosemary B - So you are voting for Mutt & Jeff because of their *attitude*?

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally? Oh my. Mitt & Ryan are all smoke & mirrors. Just like my big Republican boss.

Be careful what you wish for....

Peace.

I am voting for Romney instead of Obama for many reasons. Attitude is just one of them.Some others are that I am against Universal Healthcare and I think Obama is a terrible leader. I think Romney is a much better leader who has proven he can accomplish real things and fix problems, as he did with the Utah Olympics and by turning around faltering companies. He has real life experience that Obama lacks. I am not impressed with Obama's 'accomplishments" while in office and would like to try a more experienced leader in the position. I also do not agree with Obama's position on Israel.

That may be because so much of what now passes for printing is done overseas. Local printing such as it is can be done in-house much cheaper.

YEA! Give us substance!!! Just like Obama did in 2008!! Oh, that wasn't substance? Sorry.

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2012/08/16/nobel-economists-back-mitt-romneys-plan

All you have to do is look and you can find his plan.
http://www.mittromney.com/news/press/2011/09/fact-sheet-mitt-romneys-plan-turn-around-economy

Beary, you are the man. Why do we allow Allyson Schwartz to represent us ? Because half of the 13th district is in Phila. In philly there two kinds of people : union members & citizens with there hands out . Thats why she stays in office.

What's with you two? Beary & Roman? You one and the same? Must be. You never really contribute anything worth reading so why take the chance of a carpal tunnel attack? Lots of hot air and no balloon.

Good point #5.
Slyfox - "You never really contribute anything worth reading" - you responded - what does that say?

So give a few of those "Marxist" ideas...you just keep ducking the question (though you've been ask to cite specifics several times)...you just keep spouting propaganda and Fox News talking points.
So again (I don'tknow how many times you've been asked this but here we go again)...
Name, specifically...the Marxist, Socialist, non-capitalist philosophy you keep whining about but refuse to name!

Mr. Blue - read his books, listen to his speeches. Take a breath and pay attention!

Actually his extreme leftist views have not been documented at all. He is actually just a left of center moderate politician who the Republicans try to demonize so they can take his place. Even the so-called centerpiece socialist piece of legislation, ACA, is nothing like socialism. It forces people to purchase healthcare from private insurers. If you think that is a socialism ideal, you do not know what socialism is.

Your final two sentences say it all. If you believe Mitt won't be any better then there is no reason to vote for him. The last bit? There is always that chance that Mitt will be worse. I am not willing to take that chance, That's a big chance. Mitt & Ryan continue to tell us that THEY will create all these jobs and improve our economy. They have yet to provide any facts and substantial evidence to that promise.Truth be told, they spew lies and 1/2 truths just as anyone else does or have done.

They all lie, cheat and steal. You will end up voting for the pair that comes closest to your financial status. Comes down to the "haves" and "have nots". Bottom line. It's a shame that we can trust no one to help us. There is no quick fix nor is there an end to this madness.

Obama created more jobs in 2010 than Bush created in 8 years...
That's fact.
The Federal Government work-force has been reduced over that time while the Private sector such as manufacturing is growing at a faster rate than in the last 10 years.
These are facts Mr. Daly, not Fox News just talking points...or more twisting of facts to confuse the issues or just plain BS which is mostly what I've been hearing from your side of the debate.
Why not start defending the draconian voter ID laws as "really needed to stop voter fraud" which I hear so many on the Right proclaim but is totally un-substantiated, there is not one proven case of in-person voter fraud (which is what the law pretends to protect against) in the 21st century!! Not a single proven case and only about 10 alleged cases, Go ahead and defend that BS as well!!
That's what

MrBlue,
I pray that you are not basing your vote on the issue of voter identification. Aren't there more important issues? Or is this another way to divert attention from Obama's dismal performance?
Also, if the unemployment rate was much lower during the Bush years, doesn't it make sense that there were far fewer people out of work? Should he have created jobs for people who were already employed?
Your ignorant "MSNBC talking points" are ridiculous!

The steep decline in job creation started in late 2005, our exchange rate with China - our primary consumer goods provider - started plummeting in 2005, the purchasing power of the dollar has been ridiculously low since the early 80s and the generation that grew up with that is now unable to afford houses and other big economy-driving expenditures - the home ownership rate has been dropping sharply since 2005. Even Obama's terrible unemployment rate started its steep upward climb in May 2008, before he was even elected. Obama hasn't been working miracles, exactly, but it's hardly appropriate to lay these problems at the feet of his administration - all things considered, seems to me he's done a pretty good job keeping things relatively functioning. This whole spectrum of economic troubles goes directly back to deregulated outsourcing, as far as I can tell - a country that doesn't make anything can't survive in a global economy for long. Romney and Ryan's Randian free market economic platform continues to foster this same strategy, oblivious to the fact that there will always be cheaper laborers somewhere else in the world

That one single issue makes me angry but so glad that in the long run, no matter what your side does, the demographics of the US will reduce your parties influence and power over time.
You know this, the Party knows this and the candidates know this (it's why you're so scared run fairly so you are trying these tactics)...and maybe you'll pull off some shady maneuvers this year and get away with it... but there's always 2014, 2016, 2018, etc...and your Party is declining in numbers and as a percentage of the population already and that trend isn't going to do anything but accelerate.
So play these games, anything to hang onto power if/while you can (it might already be too late!) but it's clear your's is a shrinking coalition and it won't be too long before the demographics do you in no matter what you do.
Your Party is scared and they should be!!
All this immigrant bashing, tax cuts for the rich, deregulation, supporting outrageous gun laws, crazy bat-shit members like Aiken and Bachman...it's just a matter of time before you're like the Whigs...people will have heard of you but wont remember even what you stood for.

Mr. Daly,
Are there more important issues than Voter ID...?? Maybe...maybe not.
I guess if I didn't get to express my will at the ballot box maybe not. Trying to reduce voting, by any side for any reason, is disgusting and un-American...and to many of us it's a very big issue.
The problem with you and the Right is you think this is a legitimate way to win an election. Use clever tactics to disenfranchise millions of voters in a way that only a certain demographic will be disproportionally denied the chance to vote. Admit it... they did it because that's the outcome they want...not voter fraud or to win on ideas but on dirty tricks and shady maneuvers, only and THEN Republicans can win.
Not by actually appealing to the majority of voters...that would be crazy huh?
If you and your parties ideas are so powerful...why are you all working so hard to stop people from voting? Isn't that a legitimate question?
there may be more important issues to me personally that will make me vote for Obama over Romney/Ryan...preserving Medicare (not a voucher system...), preserving Social safety net like food stamps, National Security (your party is a joke when it comes to defense), Women's Health/Choice, Healthcare for the poor, Fairness in Taxation (cut taxes for millionaires and expect the middle class to vote for you?), Global Trade, Immigration policy just to name a few but the coordinated efforts by Republicans to depress voting is a big, big issue with me.

kinda sad that all 4 have zero military experience

Great point!!!! Biden would crush him in a debate..Could you imagine a debate on foreign policy between the two..Seriously..Ryan would pee his pants!!!!

Keep holding your breath MR.Blue.

Ryan is a very smart man. I have confidence he will be crushing Biden. And all you have to say about the abortion issue is ask biden why an innocent child conceived during a rape has to pay for their fathers sins with their life?

We'll see soon enough won't we...actually I think the Ryan pick was a critical mistake by Romney. He can't defend his voting record, he didn't get a bounce from puttin ghim on the ticket...
And slowly but surely the Ryan "dismantle medicare" plan is goign to get more and more traction. So debate or no debate...Americans don't want to touch Medicare or Social Security. Bush proved that after the last election,
But hey, enjoy this time while you can...it won't last very long (it's already starting to unravel!)

You forgot the part about the food stamps, where he is paying for premium ice cream, steak, shrimp, and all sorts of good things with food stamps, while you stand there with a loaf of bread and some peanut butter because that is all that is left in your food budget. (sorry, this is not a cliche, but my everyday experience for the last 40 years.)

I think it's really sad that you repeatedly correlate a person's identity and the value of their thoughts with their choice in vehicles, both yours and his. If the best counterpoint you have to someone you disagree with is 'Oh yeah? Well I drive a truck' in contrast to the vehicle you are pretending they drive - as if that was some indicator of your authority or masculine righteousness instead of the sad pervasiveness of Like A Rock commercials - you probably shouldn't be involved in the discussion in the first place. To save you the trouble of coming up with another apparently-emasculating Liberal vehicle to imagine me driving, in case you were planning on it, I, too, drive a truck - it's a stick, even! - though mine runs just fine on 87 gas.

That's right i asked... and you cowardly didn't answer, just blew smoke about insulting your intelligence but didn't answer the question.
I've said this 100 times and still you and the rest of these kool-aide drinking Right Wingers never seem to answer the question.
Its getting funny.
I bet if you reply you still won't answer the question...i laugh every time.
Insult your intelligence... you did that with your weak-ass response!
Come on, answer the question.
Name these Marxist, non capitalist policies...

Revising history is the only answer Obama has.

THAT'S funny!!

I looked at the website and to say that it is non partisan is a bit of a stretch. For instance when I looked at Romneys statements it considered false when he states that Obamacare robbed from Medicare. Why did it consider it false? Because of the term "robbed". One of the first things libs do is play the semantics game.

Why hasn't anyone answered your question? Good question, too.

Slyfox, your an idiot ! And because your an idiot, I want your help in my reelection campaign. We need to let those crazy, right wing, Republicans know that big government IS the answer. You , me and Obama can tax and spend our way to fulfill our great socialist agenda. Yes, eventually we will run out of tax payer money, then we can just raise the debt ceiling and borrow some more. Who cares, our grandchildren will be paying for it. OBAMA 2012

Mallison, I don't think you understand the debt ceiling, taxes, or the economy in general. You make fun of others calling them idiots while using the wrong form of "your." You and people like you are what is wrong with politics today: not the politicians, not the economy, not even SuperPACs and the absurd bias in all news sources, but you because you are misinformed and assume everyone who disagrees with you is a fool, which therefore perpetuates the problems with the politicians, the economy, SuperPACs and news bias.

On that note, please do us all a favor and keep to yourself before you continue hurting our political world.

You responded again!!!!

A choice that kills a child. Let's not forget that.

How dare you selfishly call it "your own body". Whether by God's design or nature's evolution (whichever you are so inclined) it is not. It is your body + another body. No way around it, it doesn't belong only to you.

@Tim.. that was ridiculous. Is that just for women or men? If we all share each other's bodies shouldn't we be a socialist nation? I am just way too confused by your statement.

Ahhh, another nice little nazi.

As a society we have agreed that murder is wrong. I don't think that is solely a religious belief. Yet it is ok to murder a baby in utero? That "glob" eventually turns into a baby then a child and then an adult. It seems like it is still murder to me, no matter when it is committed. That is the ugly truth about abortion. It is not just some nameless, faceless, harmless "choice". You are ending the life of another human being. Be pro-"choice" if you want, but accept the fact that you are really pro- murder.

I disagree with your belief that a newly formed embryo is a human being. Although it will eventually turn into a human if all things go well, the bottom line is that it is not human yet and could not survive on its own out of the uterus, therefore I do not consider abortion within the first trimester murder. The only thing that would happen if abortions were made illegal is an increase in back ally coat hanger procedures and an increase of pregnant women intentionally doing bodily harm through ill advised diet or drug use to "naturally end the pregnancy." If a women really does not want to have the baby and end her pregnancy she is going to do it regardless. So now because you think you are doing good, you are making a bad situation even worse.

Actually, Hitler was pro-life for Aryans.

Hey Liberty1,
Why don't you shut up about things you can't possibly understand... such as whether a woman is killing a child when she decides to terminate a pregnancy...calling someone a Nazi really pissed off.
What about a child that's raped and becomes pregnant, or something like incest?
I know a person like that and you have no freaking idea what they went through. Calling them a Nazi shows what an idiot you are.
So don't you dare call someone who might have to make that terrible decision a Nazi you moron, you sound like a total jerk, you have no idea but your constant diarrhea of the mouth has gone a little far if your calling someone a Nazi..i read some of your crap posted here and that was the most stupid...and that's saying something when it comes to you!
Until you are confronted with a decision like that...you should grow a set and apologize.

Oh boy! Mr.Blue took a breath!!! I heard you foot stamping all the way to my estate. Get control of your emotions will ya? Why couldn't I "possibly understand" abortion? I am not a Jew but I can understand the Holocost. I am not black but I can understand the racist democrat policies that have always kept me down. You bring up a very extreme example (no shock there - you ARE a lib) of a child raped or incest, well what are the percentages of that? There are many more abortions due to not wanting to face the responsibilty of their own actions as pleasurable as it may have been.
I call abortion supporters nazis (and will continue to do so) because they, like the Germans of the 30's & 40's, have no problem doing away with innocent lives by declaring them not human.
Mr.Blue, don't worry, I don't see you as a nazi. Most Germans were not Nazis, you are more like the guy in the street extending his arm crying "sieg heil" as der fuher drove by, with tears of joy running down your cheek.
Yea, maybe I am a total jerk. So what?

Can we get you to leave this comment on every political story?

It's all about finding the right balance and telling people what they want to hear ; )

Then you didn't understand the point of her post and don't understand that a stalemate in Congress is the worst outcome. It makes us seem weak and undecided as a country. The stalemate about the debt ceiling caused us to lose our rating (yes, we did raise it, but we were seriously talking about not paying America's bills, something that if you know people were thinking about doing as private citizens you would be appalled).

Decision is almost always preferable to nothing.

A Congress in stalemate is much better then one working against a free people. Who cares how we look to other nations? We are NOT like other nations, we are BETTER then other nations, so why are we trying to become like those failures in Europe? Our ancesters left there for a reason.
And a decision to do nothing is still a decision.

Be honest will you? What you are saying is that you prefer to be lied to, that's good. Which republican would you have wanted to see? No matter who headed the ticket your post would read the same because you want to try and give the illusion of being "independent". You fool no one with your dishonesty, kind of like Obama.

What this country needs is TERM LIMITS for Congress!

His first two years he had an overwhelming majority in both houses of Congress. He still has his democrat led do nothing Senate. To blame it on the House is why you guys are laughed at so much!

Agree, Rosemary. Add publically funded campaigns and fair and enforced trade agreements to the list.

Liberty 1, why all the endless lies? Overwhelming majority? The House had a number of Democrats from conservative districts who cared more about their careers than the interest of the country. Republicans obstrcuted and slowed down all that they could. Their tactic was soooo predictable. Plenty of Democrats were predicting they'd later claim Obama could have done anything he wanted to. From 2008 - 2010, all we heard was Republicans screaming Obama is going to fast and would make a mistake as a result. Now, they claim he didn't do anything when he had a chance. People have to be really stupid to fall for that.

Well, he did win 2008. Oh, you were not speaking of Obama voters?
Name one conservative left in the democrat party. A real conservative not just someone right of Pelosi or Obama. There are none. They were purged long ago. It is fun watching the undefendable being explained away by the unintellegent.

The real fact is that about 75% of welfare money goes to children and the elderly. These are people that cannot help themselves. Fact is the gov't has always had these programs but tax rates are lower now than they ever have been. The deficit is due to 2 wars not paid for and a stimulus to prevent a depression. Its not due to entitlement programs. Both parties lie, both parties will continue to spend money regardless of who is elected. Congress is the entity that sets the budget not the president. With that being said social issues are important. I would never vote for a party that treats women, minorities, gays, muslims, immigrants, drug users etc as second class citizens. So yes it is about a womens right to choose, about gay marriage and other social issues because fiscally both parties will do the same thing. Oh my household makes less than $250,000 a year so based on every article I have read, Romney / Ryans plan will increase my taxes while lowering those who make more than me... Why would I ever vote for him?

Who is treating Muslims as second class citizens? If you use and/or abuse drugs that's a problem but second class citizens? Minorities as second class? Women as second class? And the best immigrants, didn't you forget the word illegal? Where do you get this stuff? Who pays for those illegal immigrants? How do we keep track of the taxes they don't pay? I am kept track of! Why is it wrong to prove you are who you say you are to vote? Give it all away until there is nothing left, that is your plan! Give the money, citizenship, freedoms... Why are there so many people in the country that don't pay any taxes at all? Surely each citizen should pay something, no? Why do people file returns and get back more than they payed in? You say that the majority goes to children. Are you speaking of those single mothers with 4 and 5 kids, who keep having kinds and increasing the money given to them by the government with each birth? Yea that's really helping! We need to have people be responsible for themselves. Bottom line, we can not efford the current administration any longer. It is that simple. We cant keep floating bonds from China! Just think of the resources they will own.........oil, coal, fresh water, land, farms, they are not dumb....and soon it will be a fire sale!

Brunell provides us with the results of the massive war that was declared on our President is one that stirs, fear and hate via psychological manipulation (propaganda) messaging of a man of color who "hands out money, like it is free."

The dog whistle campaign of insinuating that the President of the United States, (the first President who happens to be a man of color) steals and lies. He's not an American, he doesn't understand America, he's the food stamp president, how could he possibly have earned scholarships and attended elite educational institutions...we need to see his transcripts! Republican politicians embracing public disrespect of the Office of the President, by screaming out "you lie" during the Presidential State of the Union Address, and then rewarding ones self by taking money for that disrespectful behavior. Of course, for the first time in history we also have the Commander in Chief, who is publicly mocked by Republican politicians and their surrogates, after ordering the killing of bin Laden. Then come the repeated flat out lies at the Republican convention.

To add to that Republican's at the State level have created voter ID laws based on promoting suspicion of minorities and young voters committing in person voter fraud.

No one believes that the government "makes" things. However, the Government of the United States has always invested in America and the American people to assist in providing pathways for opportunity in building our country, businesses, and achieving the "American Dream." Infrastructure, clean up after mother natures devastation, the GI Bill, clean drinking water, transportation, energy, national protection.

Why is it that we never hear those Republican's who tout their family history of working hard and receiving government help to make their level of living conditions possible, saying thank you rather than dismissing and condemning.

Why don't Republican's publicly recognize that they receive a public funded government pay check, gold plated health insurance, and a lucrative pension.

Why don't Republican's mention all the connections to business opportunities, education institutions for their own children, and of course the jobs/ career opportunities that their children are afforded and score, because of their names.

I would include the Democratic politicians in these comments. However, it is the Republican's who (pretend) that they are not government and they and their families do not reap great financial rewards, positions, and careers, curtesy of being a member of government.

That is the problem. It used to be when you worked for the government it was a public service job with a lower salary and slightly better benefits. Now, it is in major run away with both pay scale and benefits. Who pays my pension? ME! Who pays my health care, my company pays about 12k a year for me and I pay 900 per month for my family. When my non-matching 401k goes down, who funds the loss? ME! Not the taxpayers. The Government takes 2 billion dollars of funding a day to run. When will this stop? The government should provide infrastructure. However, the minority participation laws, prevailing wage, and other restrictions are driving the cost of building this infastructure out of this world! Who pays....the TAXPAYER! For every government program(restrictions), there is an army of government workers to insure that the small businessman/contractor is following the rules. So it's a double cost, the cost to implement the regulation and the cost for the regulation itself. It's got to stop.

You are right Brunell! It has gone from public service to the servant public.

It wasn't Billions it was millions and investment in alternative energy is 100% necessary. More RnD is needed in all aspects of solar and wind energy. The sun provides life, is a constant energy source for the next 5 billion years or so. I do not feel sorry for any banks that got screwed as they have been screwing us for years and are the main cause of the financial collapse. Again all politicians from both sides of the political spectrum will do this. Look at all the laws (wiretap) that Bush broke. Just because your guy isn't in the white house. You really think things would be different if McCain and Palin were in there or that Mitt and Ryan are going to preform some sort of miracle and turn the economy around by going back to the policies that caused the collapse to begin with?

Finally, some facts and common sense!