If it splinters off three or four of those race concious, college students O's gunning for... excuse me... those race concious, student loan indebted, believers in electric scooters and Chinese solar panels O's gunning for, he may very well be a one-termer.
I think Mitt's optimistic message on spending more money on defense and having a stronger military presence around the world is a winning campaign issue, don't you? At least we'll be better protected from an attack by Russia or China.
That's just it -- he is either doing angry class warfare rhetoric or his stand-up routine. Both are unpresidential. If mitt plays his cards right -- it's his for the taking. Not only has Obama made a mess of things -- but people are sick of him on a personal level. Just my opinion.
Makes obama appear scowlIng, grousing and a total downer in already down times.
You talking about the guy that's working himself up to kegging frat houses and hitting raves all around the country?
Totally unrelated but... how many times now has Carney claimed Obama isn't campaigning? I suppose you could just put a ruler to his nose but I think it's more fun to actually count.
Mitt is being framed. He can't help it. He's just that rich. (ref: Jessica Rabbit, "I 'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way" in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, )
The optimistic message is getting well worn. GWB did that after 9/11, again in the depths of the Credit freeze-up in 2008. Then, BO said it in the form of Change. And now MR?
Been listening to parts of Obama's snide speeches in front of college audiences for the last two days. Am I missing something--but is he in the process of running down his own economy to get the youth vote? What he's saying would be fine for his first campaign, but it makes no sense for this one.
Also, judging by his performance on Kimmel and his recent speeches, he seems to be running for Comedian-In-Chief.
There is a fine line in which sometimes "likeability" turns into lack of respect. I personally think Obama is at the tipping point at which people are beginning not to respect him (even within his own party), even though they may love his comedic timing.
Obama's stump speeches at colleges; the Student Loan progam.
Its the budget process. Why do something today that could hurt you at election when a last minute vote will give you cover,
The Republican MOC is being framed by P.BO as being insensitive. If you takeaway for-profit schools, direct student loans at ~3% subsidized & 6.5% unsubsidized interest, is making money for our Uncle. PLUS loans at 8.5% is really making our Uncle very rich.
{full disclosure}DS loan obligations (unsubsidized and PLUS) are at little less than 3% for 20 more years, courtesy of GWB and his R Congress to stimulate the economy.
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-- Edited by longprime on Wednesday 25th of April 2012 04:00:57 PM
My son is a total Romneyite and I've always been fine with him, but more along the lines of "I'll support the nominee because beating Obama is the goal." However, I thought the speech last night was excellent. For me, personally, it was exactly what I needed to hear. My husband and I have struggled a lot to get our kids educated and we always tell each other "we just have to hang on until D2 graduates in two years and then whatever comes comes." Knowing that there is a tax bomb coming our way, along with the implementation costs of Obamacare (please God it should be struck down) one year before we reach the finish line scares us to death. Hearing our future nominee say "just hang on a little while longer" brought tears to my eyes. I've been blessed over my career in white shoe law firms to have worked with or served on committees with the wealthiest of the wealthy in this country and it's been my experience that there is a certain class of well-educated, incredibly wealthy people who take service to their country and their fellow man as a calling and do good works that benefit countless people. On the left, those people work for the values that liberalism is supposed to embody and cast shame on the hatemongers and grubbers who have nothing to do with liberalism. On the right, those people create opportunities for those less fortunate to lift themselves up and embody what the best of conservatism is supposed to mean, and cast shame on those who hate or oppress in the name of religion. If Mr. Romney and his family are such people, we would all be better off with him as President.
I don't know if this country can handle four more years of divisiveness, stress, rage, conflict, drama, anxiety, misery, struggle, scandal, contempt. I know my psyche can't.
Very smart ! Just what I was hoping he'd do !
Makes obama appear scowlIng, grousing and a total downer in already down times.
Morning in America again ! ( bye bye jimmy !!)
