Romney hiding something.................. whats new with that. I think every president we had was hidning something.
Agreed.
I think it will be the reverse Romney by 5+ points.
We'll have to resurrect this thread after the election (assuming it has died by then) to see who's guess was closer.
Steve R. said:
Obama's economic policies are nothing more than "Bread and Circuses" to entice the unthinking electorate to vote for him.
Actually, I think they are much more then that. I think there is a an agenda that is getting through, which many Americans agree with, but which cannot be called out into the light of day as it is too prone to over-sensationalized "patriotic" attacks.
Steve R. said:
Romney spews the free-enterprise message and claims to want government out of the private sector. Yet he claims that he, as President, will create jobs! Of course the misleading assertion will be that he will foster an environment that would encourage job creation. Job creation results when there is unmet demand for goods/services, not by
manipulating the tax code.
Agreed. If you think of all of the corporations sitting on piles of cash right now, it isn't hard to imagine that if Romney should happen to be elected, that they might spend some of it. Why? Mostly because with a President Romney the corporations know they will have a friend in the White House. They won't have to worry so much about taxes or regulations.
If that were to happen, and those corporations started to spend, there would be some people who would say "See, Romney helped the economy". In my own opinion, if we're down to begging corporations to spend their money to help the American economy, our government is already in far worse shape than most Americans can imagine.
Steve R. said:
The election is coming down to the lesser of two evils.
The more things change, the more they stay the same?
I realize that politics will shade everyone's perception, mine included, but I feel much more pride in our country now than I did during President Bush's terms. I think most of our allies would agree.
Vassago said:
I think the Republican party is starting to fall apart.
Agreed. The Republican party of Barry Goldwater is no more. The party has been commandeered by social conservatives, which is turning away a lot of the moderate Republicans or right-leaning independents.
Vassago said:
With the possible consequences of banning birth control and abortion, especially in the instance of ra** or incest (psychological and emotional issues for the mother/father), how can anyone be anything but pro-choice.
Yeah, I don't get it. The supposed sanctity of life seems to end at birth.
Vassago said:
As far as his tax returns, I find it amusing he wouldn't follow his own father's suit and release more information. This is a standard thing most Presidential nominees have done, and when you promise to work for the middle class, why hide it?
That's why I think it is going to be a lingering issue. The democrats keep hammering this issue, because they know it is working. They even offered him a "deal" where if he would release the last 5 years returns, they'd stop asking him about it, and he refused. The only reason to refuse is that there must be something so politically damaging in his returns that he can't release them otherwise he'd be ruined. That says a lot.