The Right Scoop
Romney does need to keep harping on the Obama understanding of the economy. I have a fantasy where Romney pulls a Gingrich and sets the rules in advance of each debate. To wit: "In these debates, time is limited. The stakes are high. The decision for the voters is critically important. So to that end, I am only going to address the following issues: Jobs, the general economy, government spending, the deficit and the debt. To the moderators. As you engage in your preparation, keep this in mind and make sure the questions remain on these issues."
Then at the beginning of the first debate: Romney says, "I am giving my time to the president so he can explain to the voters how a job is created in the private economy. He can take as much time as he needs. We all need to know if Barack has this essential understanding of how the economy works."
Romney has an outstanding health care plan. Here's hoping his team is dusting it off and putting a communications plan together to roll it out the instant SCOTUS rules ObamaCare unconstitutional.
I've come to believe that "Out of context" is Orwellian libspeak for, "Damn, you caught me accidently telling the truth again."
I hope and pray that the Roberts supreme court overturns every aspect of Obamacare. Enough said!
Even if the Supreme Court srikes down part of ObamaCare, Romney and the Republicans will still have to formally repeal it. There are a lot of new taxes on the books (aside form the personal mandate) that I think will still remain in effect unless they are repealed. If ObamaCare is only partially struck down, you could actually be stuck with the WORST of all worlds, no insurance coverage but a lot of new high taxes still on the books. Regardless of what the Surpreme Court does, the new Congress in 2013 is going to have to repeal the ENTIRE law and start from scratch. Romney, as well as the other Republicans in Congress, should remind people of that from now until November.
How about "Repeal and Get the Federal Government the Hell Out of Our Way".. Romney?
Another big government statist. Repeal and Replace are words that should scare us to the core.
The government knows better than we do how to run an industry right Comrade Romney?
I agree about the "replace." I'd like to see some real research done to determine who is actually harmed by our system.
The fact is, we pay so much money for healthcare Because We Want To. End of story.
But I'd lay off the "comrade" stuff. It's pointless now. Let's just shove him to the right as best we can. (and that's not "moderator" talk, it's just my opinion).
Romney didn't need to say, "I'm not taking the President out of context."
What he should have said is, "I'm not taking the President out of context. I'm taking the President out of office."
Boo-ya!
I like Romney's plan to repeal Obamacare. But what does he mean by 'replace' Obamacare? Makes me nervous.
Pablum to serve to the "undecided."
Right now we have Obama on the run. It's time to stop with the pablum and get to the tough measures.
I should. It should indeed.
We work in healthcare including services for RomenyCare patients. The government has ruined healthcare and health insurance - badly, intentionally.
And now the very same statists who did it, like Romney, are telling us we need to trust them, give up more of our choices, money and liberty to let them "fix" it.
sDee, you are preaching to the choir! I completely and whole-heartedly agree with you. But given the choice this November I would trust Romney more to handle this than Obama. I understand that Romney has done similar in Mass. but I think Romney will listen to the people so we will have some influence in the decision making process.
Our liberty does not hinge on who can provide better government healthcare solutions. The battle is if Healthcare remains a private industry with free choice - or a government regulated controlled industry with no choice.
The only answer is to get government out of healthcare. Repeal not only HusseinCare but all of the federal regulations that have created this mess.
If Romney was saying this and that Romneycare was a big socialist mistake, I would open my checkbook and signup that instant to get him elected.
I like the disciplined on-message, on-issues Romney campaign. Do you hear that rumbling under your feet? It is the tremor just be for the landslide.
I hear, drphibes! I cannot wait until November 6, 2012! This has been a very long 3 1/2+ years. I think the longest on record, in my mind.
And what's with the lie plastered on his podium?
His transition team director wants state pools to stay - while he profits from them
Romney wants preexisting conditions to stay.
Romney ain't about repealing nuthin'.
Romney just needs to stop calling out the president on being out of touch.
Pot, kettle.
IOW, Romney is EVERY bit as out of touch.
That's the reality.
Yeah, I've been waiting for that. So far, I'm hearing "Romney sucks, he's the same as Obama, I hate Romney, etc."
I have never even implied that anyone who wants to, should not vote for him. Of course you should. Again, I just want to stave off false hope and false trust in him.
sDee, I don't think any of us here -- so many of us who were ardent Gingrich supporters (or supported other candidates along the way) -- think Romney is the answer. But he's not going to "go away" just because you don't want to vote for him. We're stuck with either him or Obama, and none of the energy you waste on trying to get us not to vote for him is going to change that.
Really, we're more in agreement on everything than you think. I gave to Gingrich (and voted for him in the NJ primary last week), I sent money to Scott Walker, I'm focusing on congressional elections, and I'm unaffiliating from the republican party in protest of the crappy choice they made for me, but I'm still casting my vote against Obama, because I still feel we'll be able to pressure Romney more than we'll ever be able to pressure Obama. Maybe we can slow down Romney's agenda to make him benign until we can get a true small-government, fiscal conservative in there. But with Obama, we don't stand a chance.
I'm going to work to get Reformers elected to the House and Senate.
McConnell and Boehner have to go. We need leaders who will not raise the debt ceiling. Who will balance the budget in 5 years. Who will pay down the debt. NOW.
Who will restore the right balance of power between the Legislative and Executive branches.
The Romney/Obama race is a wash.
And this is why the BIGGER fight this year is taking back the Senate and displacing Mitch McConnell:
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/other-senate-republicans-dont-back-cornyns-call-for
Romney/McConnell/Boehner do NOT represent sudden, relentless reform.
Obama's attack has been so all-out that many of his programs are in place - and won't be stopped unless the GOP pulls them back.
Romney/McConnell/Boehner have NO record of EVER reforming anything.
They are all go-along to get-along career power politicians.
And make no mistake. The ONLY reason Romney has not been in office for DECADES is because he couldn't get people to vote for him. He left his ONE term in ANY kind of public office with such a low approval rating that he didn't dare run again.
In fact, he didn't even govern his last year in office, when he was out of state 212 days as of December 2006.
This is not bashing.
These are facts.
McConnell and Romney together do not have the guts to dismantle the gravy train in DC.
My money and my time is going to local, state and congressional candidates who are true conservatives. And efforts like the Walker recall. Not just in my area but wherever I can afford the cash or the time. I donate to Allen West, SarahPac and Ilario Pantano.
I give zero time or money to the RNC, Romney, or the Republican Congressional funds.
It is hard. I wasted a lot of money and energy foolishly thinking the Republicans would realize they could nominate a Conservative. My block and local Republican groups are run by liberals and progressives - sickening.
It is going to be a long hard battle - decades - that we will never start and damn sure never win if we place false hope that Romney is going to return to to limited government or defend the Constitution.
My money and my time is going to local, state and congressional candidates who are true conservatives. And efforts like the Walker recall. Not just in my area but wherever I can afford the cash or the time. I donate to Allen West, SarahPac and Ilario Pantano.
I give zero time or money to the RNC, Romney, or the Republican Congressional funds.
It is hard. I wasted a lot of money and energy foolishly thinking the Republicans would realize they could nominate a Conservative. My block and local Republican groups are run by liberals and progressives - sickening.
It is going to be a long hard battle - decades - that we will never start and damn sure never win if we place false hope that Romney is going to return to to limited government or defend the Constitution.
I understand that. You've said the same thing several different ways.
What I want to know is what you're going to do about it.
Who will win has been decided just as it was in the 2008 Democratic Primary and the 2008 general election. I do not take this Wrestle Mania seriously.
I hope and pray people take off the rose colored glasses and see what both of these men are, because our Republic and Constitution are in grave danger.
Only we, the people, can save America. I place my hope and effort there, not in Romney.
I still don't get what you and hrh40 think you're going to do about it and how voting for neither accomplishes it.
Just different fights, President Romney or President Obama. It is Cloward-Piven.
Obama's job was to collapse America and mortally wound or neutralize the Constitution. He was supposed to have 8 years to do that before they sent someone in to "restructure" the government into a more centralized state capitalist model.
If Obama wins we will fight him but he will do more damage. If Romney wins, he does not have as damage much to work with as he'd like, but the restructuring will commence and unfortunately we may not see it or try to stop him.
Pick you opponent - it is a fight for the Republic and the Constitution either way
So you don't think if we accomplish putting conservatives into the House and Senate that having Obama as the president vetoing everything they pass would be counter-productive? I just think your plan would work a lot better if they had a republican president. Even if he's a republican in name only, he's at least expected to act like one, and I highly doubt putting a stop to bills that a Republican House & Senate pass would serve him well or get him elected for a 2nd term. At least he'll have THAT hanging over his head. What will Obama have? Absolutely NOTHING to lose, and a lot more Executive Orders to move forward his agenda.
hrh understands that a spiritual revival is what is needed in this nation.
No politician will ever sweep us off off our feet.
My alternative solution is to urge people to stop focusing on politics as the solution.
The Founders understood that the people are sovereign and we need to restore our nation.
Put enough conservatives in the Senate to unseat McConnell for someone like DeMint.
Put enough conservatives in the House to unseat Boehner for someone like Steve King.
Then restore the proper checks on the executive branch.
The presidential election is a wash this year. Neither Obama or Romney have a clue about the sudden, relentless reform that is needed.
That is the best we can hope for regarding political solutions.
Turning back to God as the Divine Providence behind the success of this nation and humbling ourselves before the Eternal Presence will be the salvation of this country.
Or not, if people continue to look to political solutions.
The Founders themselves did not:
John Adams: "This Constitution is for a moral and a religious people; it. will. work. for. no. other."
Why do people talk about socialism like it's in the same family as quantum physics? You don't need a PhD to see the (Marxist) roots of Obama's policies. Socialism is two things: a low gradient in wealth distribution, and government run industries. Is there anyone who can say Obama doesn't believe 100% in each facet of socialism? Call a spade a spade.
Romney 2012
Romney is a socialist.
Do you know ANYTHING about his governorship of Massachuestts? Do you understand that he governed as a socialist?
Do you understand that's why he's TRYING to run as a private sector genius?
Even though the closest match on his resume to the job he is currently applying for, i.e., public sector executive, is Governor of Massachusetts?
Think. It. Through.
Romney governed MA in a very similar fashion to the way Obama governs the U.S.
Obamneycare?
Green company crony funding?
Appointment of liberal activist judges?
Fill in the blank ...
hrh40, I think it's pointless to try and convince this group of people that evil is still evil. We don't have to accept Mitt Romney and that's the bottom line.
Romney is worse than Obama in this sense "Romney knows how to run the economy".
Good luck with that! I'm voting ABO and writing in Daffy Duck.
hrh40, I think you are way off base. Nobody here loves Mitt, to be sure. The problem is that Jesus just isn't running this election cycle. This turkey is the best we've got, I'm sorry to say. Bashing our only realistic option is not helpful to you or the country. One step at a time here.
I do not disagree with that. I agree entirely. My only point is that what we are having here is a political discussion about the benefits and shortcomings of a political candidate. I am merely stating that there is no perfect candidate. We're making due with what we've got.
What's your point?
Jesus wasn't running when the Founders created our country either.
Or when they wrote the Constitution.
But the nation's people looked to God much more than they do today.
I still maintain that we need a spiritual revival.
We the people looking to God for our sustenance and not the government by way of politicians is what will turn this nation around.
Bashing?
It's called telling the truth.
You see what the problem is here when telling the truth about "our" candidate causes you to retort that I'm "bashing."
That's a big problem. With "our" candidate.
We got Obama and immeasurable damage to the Rebublic and the Constitution because Americans did not know a Marxist when he stood in front of them and preached pure Marxism.
We have to recognize Romney for what he is whether we like him or not, vote for him or not.
America does not have much time left. Romney is being sent in to restructure the Cloward-Piven collapse that Obama was sent in for. We have to know that and fight him.
Romney is a socialist? I stopped reading at that point.... Come on! Your joking, right?
Romney's record is clear. He believes bigger government is the answer at the expense of the private sector. He believes that more, not less, regulation and control is the means to achieve it.
Did he say turn the healthcare industry over to the private sector? No, he wants to control it.
Healthcare is the pillar of all forms of marxism, fascism, socialism etc throughout history.
How much more evidence do you need of his core belief system than RomenyCare? That is socialized medicine and a particularity nasty form of it: government control of a huge industry based on government mandates, regulations and penalties. That is how they do, the fascists, socialists, state capitalists and their ilk.
That IS how they do it.
You shouldn't have stopped reading.
Apparently you haven't looked at (what's left) of Romney's record as MA governor (after he destroyed records.)
You can stop reading and hide your head in the sand if you want, but it doesn't change the reality.
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