We already knew the GOP is willing to tackle the tough issues that Obama and the Democrats refuse to deal with. This was reinforced by Paul Ryan at the Republican National Convention, but for most this is not new information. The convention speeches had attacks on President Obama’s record that were done in a tone of sadness about the damage done, rather than anger. Again we all knew president Obama is a disappointment. What we did get to see is more about who Mitt Romney is and we saw the many rising stars in the Republican Party.
President Obama in his advertising is claiming, sure Romney is a highly successful leader, but he is out of touch, he is evil, he outsourced jobs a Bain Capital, he hates minorities, and he hates women. If you watched the convention I did, all of the above claims were proven beyond a doubt as false, except that it is true that Romney has been a highly successful leader at everything he has done.
Being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints it is laughable to suggest that Romney is out of touch and does not understand the problems of average people, given that he has served as a Bishop and Stake President. At the convention there were many opportunities to see clearly that Romney understands the needs of average Americans and that he is really good man. There were three great examples on Thursday in the non-primetime part of the convention. One opportunity to see this came when a firefighter and his wife talked about how Mitt had visited his son and helped his son as their son was dying. (1) Another was when Pam Finlayson talked about how the Romney’s helped when her premature baby was in the hospital. (2) Then Grant Bennett one of Romney’s assistants when he was a bishop spoke. He talked of the work Romney did as a Bishop, meeting many hours every week with people about the burdens of life including unemployment, sickness, financial distress, and loneliness. (3) These and more gave convention viewers a look at who Mitt Romney is, a really decent man who is not out of touch and does understand challenges the average American faces.
There were several speakers that discussed Mitt Romney’s true record at Bain Capital. The truth is that Mitt Romney’s record is that of turning things around. Bain capital took many struggling companies then reorganized them to give them a chance. Another part the Bain Capital story is that he helped new companies get a start, like Staples. (4)
President Obama is trying to divide America as Rubio said, “Hope & Change has been replaced with Divide & Conquer”. President Obama wants us to hate rich people, he wants women to hate men, and minorities to feel threatened. Truthfully what we need is leadership to improve the growth of the economy, reform entitlements, and cut spending to avoid debt crisis. These are things we all need done regardless of our wealth, sex, or any other way the Democrats seek to create division. This convention demonstrated that the Democrats are wrong in pursuing their war on women. They try to claim Romney does not support women. One example of Romney’s commitment to diversity was that he had Massachusetts ranked # 1 in the percentage of women in top positions in the state. (5)
The last thing we saw is that the Republican Party has many rising stars that are having success with reform and improving their states, like Scott Walker has here in Wisconsin. It will be interesting who the Democrats have speak at their convention, given that they have no successful leaders following liberal principles. Even their best star and last big success story, former President Bill Clinton, big success involved cutting capital gains taxes, welfare reform ,and other conservative ideas. Maybe they will have Pat Quinn speak as he has followed the liberal playbook. Or maybe have Pat Quinn and Jerry Brown get up and explain that they are leading their states to bankruptcy and President Obama is doing the same for our country.
The challenge for Romney, post convention, is to get the truth about his record, the need for reform, who he is, and his plan for America to a wider audience of voters. President Obama’s challenge is the opposite he needs to hide who he is, he needs to distract from his record, and confuse people into thinking Romney is somehow even scarier than a second term for a failed president that is in over his head. At this point I think the truth will prevail and Romney will win.
2) http://www.c-span.org/RNC/Events/Pam-Finlayson-at-the-2012-Republican-National-Convention/C3844140/
3) http://www.c-span.org/RNC/Events/Grant-Bennett-at-the-2012-Republican-National-Convention/C3844138/
4) http://www.c-span.org/RNC/Events/Tom-Stemberg-at-the-2012-Republican-National-Convention/C3830821/
5) http://www.c-span.org/RNC/Events/Jane-Edmonds-at-the-2012-Republican-National-Convention/C3806214/
Deficit hawks who stood by and rubberstamped egregious tax cuts for the folks who needed them least, stood like statues as billions of taxpayer dollars were handed out in no-bid contracts to Halliburton and its newly-created subsidiaries and other contractors; as Bunnatine Greenhouse, contract official, was publicly demoted for trying to stop it (and received a $970,000 settlement in taxpayer dollars 2011 in response); etc., etc., etc., are now pretending they now have a solution. If it wasn't so pathetic it would be funny.
Can't you people make up your mind?
That's not a "lefty" problem as informed voters know all about Mormonism and Ayn Rand. This is a GOP strategist-created issue with their voting base, pure and simple.
You again label some hidden item that will destroy America, but you never explain. You claim Obama is for an inclusive America, yet the Democratic Caucuses met in distinctly separate room based on race, gender, income and religion during this convention. It is Obama who reshaped our entire healthcare system while the public was against it. Are you glasses mirrored on the inside, because you are only seeing what you want and not the reality the rest of us are living in.
You said, "Blah, blah, blah contraceptive. Blah, Blah, Blah hate the poor." I could pull those lines from a post made by any liberal on Patch. If the campaign wants to move forward, maybe they could attempt to advance new ideas rather then spend time and money on these old lines of rubbish.
What is your source for that data, and what is counted as a 'vacation day'? GW Bush certainly had his staff and resources at his Texas ranch during his 'vacations', allowing him to work from there in pretty much the same way as he did when he was in Washington DC. I'm pretty sure that Obama does not have the same level of access when he's on the golf course, or even in Hawaii for that matter.
You and others are attempting to deify Romney and Ryan and make Obama Satan. Just as others on the extreme right, you wouldn't recognize the truth if it jumped up and bit you on the nose. I have been critical of Obama and the left on a number of issues even though I am a lefty. I don't fear that the blatant truth will hurt those on the left, but you obviously fear any truth that would cast the Republican ticket in less than a work of perfection. If you want to do people a favor, try some self examination before rolling out your partisan trash.
Obama only came forward about his past drug abuse AFTER the 2008 election had concluded! As you say - Nice!
You're like a broken record, repeating the same old nonsense over and over again! And you never directly answer the tough questions - just like Obama! No wonder you like him so much!
Your problem appears to be that you believe in unfounded conspiracy theories as opposed to objective factual reality. That is why you dismiss the objective facts as being meaningless and instead perpetuate a bunch of nonsense that you cannot back up beyond your own opinion or the opinions of other extremely biased partisan types. Have you ever thought for yourself a day in your entire life? Or do you only believe in and adopt the opinions of others without the ever exploring the primary factual sources for yourself? Your vision of America is that of a blind lemming society reliant and ever trusting in government. Sorry, but that's not what this country is all about and the people of this country will make that message loud and clear come November! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veOfWtDhPYg "Trust the government? Heck, I'm in the government and I don't even trust it. You don't have to believe in your government to be a good American - you just have to believe in your country!"
Labor The Democratic platform states the party members: Believe that the right to organize and collectively bargain is a fundamental American value; every American should have a voice on the job and a chance to negotiate for a fair day’s pay after a hard day’s work. We will continue to fight for the right of all workers to organize and join a union. The platform adds, “We oppose the attacks on collective bargaining that Republican governors and state legislatures are mounting in states around the country.” The Republican platform praises states that passed “right to work” for less laws: We support the right of states to enact right-to-work laws and encourage them to do so to promote greater economic liberty. Ultimately, we support the enactment of a national right-to-work law to promote worker freedom and to promote greater economic liberty. The Republican platform also blames public employee unions for state fiscal crises: We salute the Republican governors and state legislators who have saved their states from fiscal disaster by reforming their laws governing public employee unions. We urge elected officials across the country to follow their lead in order to avoid state and local defaults on their obligations and the collapse of services to the public.
The Democratic platform says that President Obama will fight to extend tax cuts for those making less than $250,000—while “asking the wealthiest and corporations to pay their fair share.” This means, only the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans would see their taxes go up. The Republican platform calls for extending all the Bush-era tax cuts, which experts agree are enormous drivers of our budget deficit. Medicare The Democratic platform explains that the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan Republican budget plan to give seniors vouchers or “coupons” for health care “would end Medicare as we know it.” The platform states: Democrats adamantly oppose any efforts to privatize or voucherize Medicare; unlike our opponents, we will not ask seniors to pay thousands of dollars more every year while they watch the value of their Medicare benefits evaporate. Democrats believe that Medicare is a sacred compact with our seniors. The Republican platform cynically claims it will “save Medicare by modernizing it.” It calls for block-granting Medicaid and giving future seniors, those under age 55, a voucher to pay for health care. Vouchers are designed to cover less and less, leaving seniors with large out-of-pocket health care expenses.
The Democratic platform pledges to “find a solution to protect Social Security for future generations” and to “block Republican efforts to subject Americans’ guaranteed retirement income to the whims of the stock market through privatization.” The Republican platform wants to carve out private accounts as “supplements” to the Social Security system: While no changes should adversely affect any current or near-retiree, comprehensive reform should address our society’s remarkable medical advances in longevity and allow younger workers the option of creating their own personal investment accounts as supplements to the system. It's pretty clear which platform lays the groundwork for an economy that works for everyone, not just the 1%. Read the entire Democratic and Republican party platforms and you decide. Now that should get things bubbling.
I think it’s a given our dear Bryant has issues as to his competency to evaluate, discern and comprehend the little he can apprehend. Right Wing’s empathy will embrace him. After all he has their qualifications of a bigoted mentality. Like anti says books are not a source for information! Probably thinks its cheating. They are so funny. Oh well lets try this. The Hoffas will like this; Ever hear my story of the truck? Well here it is; 2 Guys buy a truck to serve their business. Each have their own business. {A} uses the truck, with wear / tare and fuel added , 10% of the time. {B} uses it the other 90%. Now time to add up cost and who pays what. {A} says he owes 10% {B} disagrees. He claims that 85% is what {A} owes. For {B} at 15% is paying far more in monies than {A} is paying with his 10%. Now if{ A} don’t pay, {B} will SHUTDOWN the truck. The rest I’ll leave for you to figure it out. Now if you decide that {A} should pay the 85% then contact me immediately. Baby do I have a deal for you.
Instead of huge off-topic anti-conservative liberal brain dumps in the comments section, which just acts to disrupt the on-topic conversation, why don't you actually do your own blog on the Patch with this crap?
"Steve - Why does a commenter constantly found to make idiotic statements persist in making more idiotic statements so easily disproven?. The liberals did not run up the national debt alone, of course, your very own dear sweet party contributed many many trillions, and everyone knows that.." Bernie replies; The issue is all about economics! Lets see how the parties measure up. Pedro Santa-Clara Nova School of Business and Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Rossen I. Valkanov University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management Pedro Santa Clara and Rossen Valkanov Concurred that the democrats fared better than the republicans by a wide margin. Democrats had consistent above average returns. Most Republicans had lower than average returns and greater volatility. Santa Clara and Valkanov attribute the difference in returns to the stock markets being systematically and positively surprised to discover that democratic polices in a 80 year time frame of quantifiable data, are the best economic stewards for the nation. Differences are substantial.
Republicans Nest egg would have accumulated $224,375. Democrates Nest Egg would have accumulated $ 3,912,210. Now at $5,000, initial nest egg investment. Republicans Nest Egg would have accumulated $126,027. Democrats Nest Egg would have accumulated $1,985,526. ‘The Presidential puzzle; Political Cycles and the stock market” Accessed journal of finance, Vol.LVIII, no.5October 2003 In addition;http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/may/23/facebook-posts/viral-facebook-post-says-barack-obama-has-lowest-s/ Pulitzer Prize Awarded site
"Bernard - Instead of huge off-topic anti-conservative liberal brain dumps in the comments section, which just acts to disrupt the on-topic conversation, why don't you actually do your own blog on the Patch with this crap?" Well if I can’t get the anti Hoffa’s to the books then I’ll bring the books to ya’all. Blog really who reads those. Too many words for the little guys to read. So I’ll just keep putting facts from the economist all laid out for you in small packets for you to digest. Have to admit some of you guys are never going to get out of their little, little, little world. Their too comfy in their foxy dens and they Yip to yip, yip, yip their nonsense. Yipping gets my attention and I try to pat their heads and get them to settle down. Hate to see them in such turmoil. Poor guys… Think they hate democracy.. How do the Hoffas feel about that. http://youtu.be/2Ux8Q3XC98U
My favorite George W. Bush quote from the golf course: "I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. [Holding up golf club] Now, watch this drive." Like that kind of "work," Cow? And there are these interesting contraptions called smart phones and apps. One can check up on news, sports, texts, and emails from all over. For example, I have two videophone-type apps on my phone so I can see the other iPhone user's face. Cool, huh? President Obama probably has something like this as he Tweets quite a bit. So he's probably in the loop. Mr. Hoffa, Mr. Hoffa. "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance," which discusses Obama's self-described "party lifestyle" (drugs/booze), was first published in July 1995 and republished in August 2004. Further, Obama is upfront in his preface about changing names for privacy reasons and creating some composite characters. Hope this helps,
Anyone can cut, paste, and post. Try proving to us that you can think for yourself by doing your own blog here on Patch and stop disrupting the flow of the on-topic conversion with large off-topic dumps. No one is reading your crap and it only upsets those of us actually engaged in the on-topic conversation. Just like a liberal - very inconsiderate of others!
You are correct - Hoffa meant to say that the media vetting of this fact only occurred after the election had concluded. Meanwhile, the media is beating up Mitt Romney over a hair cut prank and the car ride of his family dog. Funny how the media does not see Obama getting into fist fights and shoving and belittling girls in his early adulthood as not being news worthy, but Romney's prank haircut and family dog incident somehow are relevant? Even you have to admit that the liberal media bias here is pretty messed up! And please don't give us that crap line about how the the truth has a liberal bias - we've heard that LIE too many times already!
( http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/hist.pdf ) YEAR ------ TOTAL SPENT ---% INCREASE ----------------(in millions) 2008 ..........2,982,544 .............9.30% (last year of Bush) 2009 ..........3,517,677 ...........17.94% (transition budget with TARP) 2010 ..........3,456,213 ............-1.75% (first Obama budget) (still higher than 2008 by 15.88%) 2011 ..........3,603,061 .............4.25% 2012 ..........3,795,547 .............5.34% (estimate) and the politifact followups: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/may/25/lots-heat-and-some-light-obamas-spending/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-facts-about-the-growth-of-spending-under-obama-part-2/2012/05/30/gJQA3V4d2U_blog.html So how do you go from 2.982 TRILLION to 3.795 TRILLION (a 27% increase in four years) and still have "the slowest growth in spending of any President in the past 60 years"?!?!?!?!?!