woofer49
Is Romney and the Republican Party, historically, going to hot-button issues like abortion, gay marriage, etc to appeal to a poorer, more religiously oriented voter core, as Republicans and their "less government: in our lives have increased government spending, but for the wrong reasons, with priorities askew, important issues get stalemated and stagnate for the want of a few common sense people who can compromise rather than are hypocritical to the point of harm to the nation.
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Ann
Obama is well educated and is an excellent Orator. But that is where it ends. Romney is a businessman and very smart. The government is a business and I know that Romney would be able to turn our economy around and make the right decicions for our country and its people.
Our National debt is like a run-away train under the Obama Administration and needs to be stopped or our country will never come back!.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
I respectfully disagree, but appreciate your response
ed shank
CREDIBILITY: Romney, SELF RESPECT: Both, INTELLIGENCE: Both in their respective fields, EDUCATED: Don't know either ones exact educational background. All of Obama's records however are sealed concerning his college days.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
One has to wonder was or is the media on that?
They sure looked into all President Bush's school and military records.
One of Obama's class mates believes Obama attend Columbia University, with a Scholarship as a FOREIGN studet. Makes one Curious does it not?
Jack Large
That is obvious, Obama has shown he does not have a clue about how to create jobs or improve the Economy.
He has shown to be GREAT at raising the National Debt by 1.2 TRILLION DOLLARS a year for over three year.
That is not only stupid, it is destroying the future for our children and grand children.
His failure to address the emanate bankruptcy of Social Security and Medicare is almost criminal
His re-election will be a disaster for the USA.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
Look around, there are nearly 250,000,000 FEWER jobs available in the US and millions more are on Food Stamps since he took office and he has produced the biggest increase in the National Debt in our history.
Why would anyone vote for four more years of that, what every party, or whomever was President who had a record as bad as Obama.
Even his own party that controls the Senate has not passed the Annual Budgets he has submitted, as required the Constitution, for THREE straight years.
• 23 million Americans are out of work, have stopped looking for work, or are underemployed
• $16 trillion national debt (that’s $50,000 for every American)
• 43 straight months of 8% or higher unemployment
• 4 straight trillion dollar budget deficits in a row -- more than any other president combined
We CAN NOT afford another 4 years of Obama!
Stop with the laying blame on Bush crap. Obama has had 4 years to come up with a budget that works to downsize government spending and 4 year to create jobs that middle America can apply for. He claims that he created 26 or so million new jobs. Where are they? Who got employed at these jobs? Perhaps it was his illegal immigrant friends. My state was just forced to take in 6000 illegal immigrants and find them jobs. They came first over the legal citizens in my state who need jobs. Obama takes care of his own and screws the rest of us. He has done nothing, NOTHING to lower spending. Instead he has borrowed more money to keep government spending alive. The only thing he has managed to lower is the US credit rating and that is because his administration never created a budget! They take, take, take and spend, spend, spend and now Obama looks to increase taxes in a devastated economy to cover all his wasteful spending. He took up the shovel that Bush left behind and instead of filling in the hole Bush dug us into, he jumped into it and dug further down. Instead of blaming Bush for 4 years, he should have been a more solid and smarter president and fixed the damage done by Bush, not added to it. He was never ready to lead this nation out of the mess Bush and Clinton created. He did not have the experience or smarts to do so. He still doesn't. He's a puppet with a good speaking voice. That's it.
Chiangmai
Class and Education: Mitt Romney.
Perspicacity and Perspicuity: Obama.
Charisma: slight edge to Obama. Looks: a tie.
Just my opinion.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
line 2 I may be back......LOL
Maybe you ought to throw your hat in the ring!
leeroy
By far Romney has an advantage in virtually every area. Obuma is trying to change the U.S. into Europe and his do nothing approach is tiring. Not to mention his horrible track record so far.
IF RE-ELECTED he will bring this once great nation, even further to the edge of distruction.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
Clonge
Obama.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
doolittle
bustieone
mycatsmom
Romney is more honest and ethical than Obama.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 1 | |
tabber
woofer49 thanks for this question. I love politics and tend to pay attention to what is going and plus I volunteer for political activities whenever I can. I wish people had more time to fact check before they get behind the rhetoric sometimes is not true. I believe people can Google fact check what politicians say. One big fact is that Obama kept us from going all the way under. Financially the US was slidding off the cliff. President Bush was losing over 500,000 a month. Obama has many thousands of jobs being added every month. Republicans would rather choke on a snake than give that credit to Obama. Republicans did everything they could to see Obama fail. They would not vote on the jobs bill to fix the bridges and roadways. We have about 8,000 bridges that are in bad shape in the US. The Republicans rather fight Obama, no cooperation what so ever. They act like spoiled little children instead of looking out for society and its well being. As far is who is the smartest, Mitt or Obama. They are both very smart. It's not the smartness its the intentions. Mitt is smart because he and Bush did what the rich and powerful commanded. Republicans took the debt up more than anybody, but they spent money on different things . . . wars, space exploration, less taxes for rich people. Democrates spend money on people, schools, policemen, libraries, health care. It depends on how rich you that will determine what and who you support. Political analyst on tv have indicated that they have never seen a campaign lie as much as the Mitt campaign has done this campaign cycle. It's facinating to me and I do not see why people go for it. But I guess big money and untruths fool a lot of people. I hope people fact check more, no matter who you think is right or who you like. I like Mitt Romney as a person and businessman. But economist say if we get him as president he will be a disaster. Why? Because as Mitt said himself, he will get rid of the Board of Education, Environmental Protection Agency (more lung cancer for us all), US post office and make it privitized (his big dream to privitize everything). My prayer for those of us that influence people . . . "Fact Check" with groups that are not Democrats or Republicans before you speak or write.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 0 | |
What they did do instead was pass a "Continuing Resolution" that contained the previous Annual Budget for THREE years that INCLUDES an INCREASE in spending of 15%! Is it any wondered the NATION DEPT has gone up 1.2 TRILLION DOLLAR A YEAR FOR NEALY FOUR YEARS?
The number of new jobs would need to go UP by two million annually, just keep up with the population increases in the US.
The average income in the US has DROPPED $8,000 since Obama took office.
The inflation rate has increased around 2% a year since he took office because of the nearly SIX TRILLION dollar INCREASE in the NATIONAL DEBT, since he took office and is projected to go to double digits by 2016
The House Budget Office says it will continue to increase at a rate of over ONE TRILLION a year by 2016.
If you want to voted for Obama based on THAT record, you are a fool.
The black man will vote for Rommey instead
The tree huggers who believe they are doing something marvelous but really just impede on progress. The pipeline could be moved. In my opinion tree huggers are a bunch of egoists who have made nature a religion, a cult religion. Over aged, over grown hippies. Let's not keep blaming Bush. Obama's failings are his own. I did not want to go into Libya and I certainly did not need or want Obama apologizing to Libya for Reagan dropping bombs on them for kidnapping our people. We should never have been involved in Libya's civil uprising but ooops, there we were and now Libya hates us more than ever. Thanks Obama! A trillion dollars and many American lives wasted on that venture. Obama promised to bring the troops home from Iraq within 6 months after he was elected, he instead sent 3000 more troops over seas. It wasn't until last year that he began bringing them home after making some do a 4th tour of duty. Obama does NOT listen to the people. Mitt will remove the intensives that Clinton put into place to get businesses to move over seas. He will instead give those intensives to companies to stay here on American soil and create more jobs here. As a Governor he can not offer those intensives so there's little he can do to stop that company from moving. A president he can give such companies a reason not to move. You listen to to Obama camp too much. They lie and so does their leader. And I STILL want to know where all these jobs Obama create are! WHERE ARE THEY??? I keep asking and yet no one answers. We are also more dependent on foreign oil than ever since Obama shut down 1/2 of the oil drilling companies on government land causing a depletion of thousands of jobs and a spike in oil prices. He needs a huge Donald Trump style,"YOUR FIRED!" message. Not votes from people still waiting for all the free stuff he promised them.
Here's the only factcheck.com that I can find http://factcheck.com/
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Karma: 420
Bottom Line is a distinct feeling that once again, the Republicans running their 'chicken little' campaigns full of half truths, (as when Bush was selling the last Iraq conflict and having General Powell as a pawn he played because of his credibility.) innuendo, bald face lies, and a total disregard for the people of this land. Ronald Reagan once wanted to cut school lunch programs and declared ketchup a vegetable. How about another Dick Nixon, more Rumsfelds, Cheneys on and on. We get two presidents, both Democrats, who try to do something for the people via the healthcare benefit, and you folks cry bloody murder, when the prior president ran up billions and billions in War costs, to chase down two "evil doers" and new damn well that ther was no true evidence of weapons of mass destruction, but was drawn by the lure of glory and oil and other perverse reasons only history will sort out. Republicans have never been fiscally responsible in the 63 years I have been on this planet, and have been responsible for escalating and initiating Defense buildups (invading Cambodia) and leaving the citizens of this country to suffer in the richest land on the planet, to have 3rd world medical care in a 1st class system that no-one can afford. I want a president that truly puts the citizens who pay his salary to have the best decision maker and is well-rounded, quick to learn, and honest to the point of losing his job, by addressing problems, not covering them up and blaming others. I hold Obama in that esteem, not because he talks well, but his heart is in the right place by putting the individual citizens at least in the running to receive some intelligent governance of his investment in this land. I thank you all for your input in this important election and if I see some spot of brilliance suddenly emerge from Mr Romney's corner, I will reconsider my position.