USA -election '12-The People, the Platforms etc

Walter

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The biggest problem with the U.S. election is the number of people discussing it for the length of time they do. The election is early Nov. , we shouldn't hear a peep before Sept. 15. How much money is squandered on that charade by a country that is strapped? :roll:
The Republican money is private money; the Bamster is campaigning on the public dole.

On the other hand maybe too much ability is not a good thing. :lol:
Who has too much ability, besides me of course?
 

ironsides

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I imagine there are a few million Republicans who would agree with you. I would have to agree to the extent, that he doesn't appear to be too effective, eg. Guantanimo hasn't been shut down as promised. I not sure if it is realistic to mend the damage done by the sub prime mortgages or even if its his job to do so, but the recovery from that little fiasco seems to be slow. Perhaps people just expect too much from politicians and over rate their ability. On the other hand maybe too much ability is not a good thing. :lol:

The issue with Guantanimo has not been a problem with me, no question that the people (espicially the un-employed) think the recovery has been to slow not to mention giving money to a company that failed almost right away. He just makes poor choices. :)
 

Spade

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"As the nineteenth century was that of the United States, so I think we can claim that Canada shall build the twentieth"
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister, 1904

Hey! Unfair! The US already had the 19th century!
 

GreenFish66

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Newt Gingrich? - Is this really the guy Americans want as the next president of the U.S?...
Newt King Grinch has more money coughers than public interest ...Their Spreadin Republican Spewbugs all over America/Americans...Someone please quarantine these Ignorant Filthy Greedy Rich Germicides before they become a Panderin' Pandemic.!( Philathropists Excluded/Exempt..;))
 

Ocean Breeze

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Breaking News Alert

The New York Times

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 -- 9:00 PM EST

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Romney Wins Arizona; Locked in Tight Race in Michigan



Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential primary in Arizona, based on preliminary exit polling, but is locked in a tight battle with Rick Santorum in Michigan, a crucial electoral battleground where Mr. Romney’s hometown advantage has all but evaporated.



Mr. Romney’s victory in Arizona will earn him 29 delegates, extending the lead he already enjoys over his rivals. The win comes after his rivals largely conceded that Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, would take the border state.



But Michigan has been a much tougher challenge for Mr. Romney, who was raised in the state and whose father served as the state’s governor. Exit polls and early returns showed Mr. Santorum mounting a fierce challenge to Mr. Romney in a state that was not expected to be close just weeks ago.

Same results coming in from numerous sources at the moment.

Breaking News Alert

The New York Times

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 -- 10:18 PM EST

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Romney Wins Michigan Primary

can we give him a nik-name yet???:smile:
 

damngrumpy

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If one of the present four Republicans won the election, the world will be the loser.
We would face a dark ages never mind an ice age. I personally have never seen
such a collection of misfits. We have two out there talking about social issues that
deal more with the spiritual realm rather than practical down to earth serious issues.

Mit here is a so called mainstream Republican, and if that is true we are going to see
the middle class get more kicks in the butt, and more unemployment than we have
seen with Obama. Actually the unemployment picture is improving, and it has a long
way to go thanks to the Republicans who created the mess in the first place.

Ron Paul is out to lunch but at least he is sincere about his beliefs. We have a group
of pandering self serving folks who don't understand the American people let alone the
situation the country is really in.
 

wulfie68

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If one of the present four Republicans won the election, the world will be the loser.
We would face a dark ages never mind an ice age. I personally have never seen
such a collection of misfits. We have two out there talking about social issues that
deal more with the spiritual realm rather than practical down to earth serious issues.

Mit here is a so called mainstream Republican, and if that is true we are going to see
the middle class get more kicks in the butt, and more unemployment than we have
seen with Obama. Actually the unemployment picture is improving, and it has a long
way to go thanks to the Republicans who created the mess in the first place.

Ron Paul is out to lunch but at least he is sincere about his beliefs. We have a group
of pandering self serving folks who don't understand the American people let alone the
situation the country is really in.

I'll disagree with you slightly: the world survived 8 yrs of G.W. Bush, thus it would likely survive these guys, especially Romney.

Santorum, through his own statements, has neutered himself with the Republicans in Congress: if he were to be elected, he would become a figure head to their agenda.

Romney, I pretty much agree with you. He is the closest thing to a "compassionate conservative" and he's the corporate raider tycoon. I do think he is the most pragmatic of the lot though.

Gingrich, I don't see how this old sleeze bag got this far, never mind how he is still in the mix.

Paul, I will disagree on perhaps the most. He's not a self-serving panderer and he doesn't appear to be the racist scumbag his son is; he just is too much the idealist stuck on a utopian view of how he thinks the founders of the US wanted things. He hasn't compensated in that view for how the world has evolved (and often appears not to understand it). In many ways he is the most admirable of the bunch, but with his limitations, possibly the most dangerous.
 

Highball

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GOP= "Great Old Pretenders" and they are doing their utmost to show it too on the mainstream media.
 

Ocean Breeze

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Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum will each get half of Michigan's 30 delegates, according to CNN estimates.



Romney won the popular vote in Tuesday's Michigan Republican presidential primary. However, Michigan's delegates are distributed proportionally.



A total of 1,144 delegates are needed to clinch the GOP nomination.

source: CNN breaking news mailing.
 

Ocean Breeze

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-- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich will win the U.S. Republican primary in Georgia, CNN projects

CNN breaking news.

Breaking News Alert

The New York Times

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 -- 7:01 PM EST

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Gingrich Takes Georgia, Exit Polls Say


Newt Gingrich has won his home state of Georgia, according to surveys of voters, giving him an early Super Tuesday victory in a state he had promised to win.

NY Times breaking news mailing (Source)

On the "lighter"?? side??

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Mitt Romney will win the Vermont Republican primary, CNN projects, based on exit polls.



All 17 Vermont delegates are tied to the Super Tuesday contest, and the state will award those delegates proportionally. A total of 1,144 delegates are needed to clinch the GOP nomination.

CNN breaking news mailing