American history, as told through the two Romneys
The political debate continues to be dominated by questions involving GOP nominee Mitt Romney and his financial history, more particularly his refusal to release any tax information other than his 2010 return and an estimate of his 2011 taxes.
The decision to withhold the information has begun to perplex even conservative pundits such as William Kristol (”It’s crazy”) to George Will (”He must have calculated that there are higher costs in releasing them).” In many cases, unflattering comparisons are being drawn between Romney and his father, George, who as a candidate for the GOP nomination in 1968 began the modern practice of tax disclosure by releasing 12 years of his returns.
While that debate rages, I thought it might be interesting to study what we know of the two Romneys not for what it might tell us about their character, openness, etc., but about the time and place in which each man lived.
Take a look at the thumbnail financial descriptions posted on the right. The younger Romney, as a passive, non-working investor now drawing upon his success at Bain Capital, collected income in 2010 amounting to 439 times the median household income of his fellow Americans.
His father, during a 12-year period in which he mainly worked as chairman and president of American Motors, earned an average annual income that was 44 times that of the median household income of his fellow Americans. Adjusted for inflation, his average income of $247,743 in 1965 dollars would be $1.7 million today.
In the ’50s and ’60s, a period considered the economic heyday of a free and capitalist post-war America, George Romney paid 37 percent of his income in federal taxes.
By 2010, Romney’s son paid a total of 13.9 percent of his income in federal taxes, this in an America that is supposedly well on its way to becoming a socialist state, with a confiscatory federal government intent on stealing the wealth of its highest earners.
Reality, in other words, directly contradicts mythology, but with little apparent effect. The fact that the “socialist” meme not only survives but thrives despite its obvious absurdity is, I would argue, testimony to the perception-altering power of propaganda. Or as the elder Romney might put it, a case of brainwashing.
– Jay Bookman
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stands for decibels
July 16th, 2012
9:49 pm
Nice to see Gooper Senators doing what they do best–standing in the way of a functional democracy.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa-campaign-money-disclosurebre86g026-20120716,0,6708371.story
The proposal defeated on Monday was a scaled-back version of a measure that was blocked by Republicans in 2010.
The centerpiece of the legislation would force tax-exempt “501(c)” groups, which include labor unions and chambers of commerce, to publicly report any donor giving $10,000 or more to the Federal Election Commission.
I honestly wonder sometimes how these ass wipes can look themselves in the mirror.
Peter
July 16th, 2012
9:51 pm
here is the Real McCain. the gu7y who doesn’t want to help American’s……
McCain: Don’t expect GOP cooperation on legislation for the rest of this year
By Michael O’Brien – 03/22/10
Democrats shouldn’t expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday.
McCain and another Republican senator decried the effect health reform legislation has had on the Senate, a day after the House passed the upper chamber’s bill.
GOP senators emerged Monday to caution that the health debate had taken a toll on the institution, warning of little work between parties the rest of this year.
“There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year,” McCain said during an interview Monday on an Arizona radio affiliate. “They have poisoned the well in what they’ve done and how they’ve done it.”
DebbieDoRight - The Only Thing Wrong With Capitalism; is Capitalists
July 16th, 2012
9:51 pm
Frog — that’s the only place he CAN get it. No human would touch him with a Rove’s ####. That is if Rove has one……
Old Goober
July 16th, 2012
9:52 pm
Repealing obamacare via reconciliation is by the rules
And so would be a drastic cutting of Social Security benefits. And so would be a conversion of Medicare to a voucher system. There aren’t many things that aren’t “spending bills.”
But the Democrats respected the filibuster in passing Obamacare, working to achieve a 60-vote majority. That’s more than a Republican majority would ever do.
And I’ll remind you of what Bill Frist did as Senate majority leader. He threatened to discard all the rules if the Republicans didn’t get their way with Bush’s SC nominees—the so-called nuclear option. And Frist resembles a strait-laced Puritan in comparison to the smarmy Mitch McConnell.
Jm
July 16th, 2012
9:52 pm
Jamvet 9:49
I agree McCain is honorable and a decent person
I think he has several flaws, but so do we all
In the end, I hate to say it, but Obama was still the better choice
McCain is honest, against wasteful spending
But there isn’t a military fight he wants to avoid
And he doesn’t always put the most thought and due diligence into his decisions (see palin)
St Simons
July 16th, 2012
9:53 pm
another difference in the greater father and lesser son,
(wait, haven’t we made this horrible mistake before)
is that George put jobs in Amerka.
they’ll get a bump from the kardashian reality teevee
demographic due to their august infomercial,
but this is soooo over by mid sept.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 16th, 2012
9:54 pm
josef:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2d_iGnx5zE&feature=related
independent thinker.
July 16th, 2012
9:55 pm
Romney gave McCain twenty years of taxes;he took a look at them and immediately selected Pailin.
The Repubs are in the same situation as 1972 when they put a crook back in the White House only to have him resign or face impeachment a year later. Everyone knows Romney is hiding something and it could be grounds for impeachment as soon as he is sworn in to office. Its not too late for an open comvention. Gimgrich even looks better than this con artist.
Jm
July 16th, 2012
9:55 pm
“But the Democrats respected the filibuster in passing Obamacare, working to achieve a 60-vote majority. That’s more than a Republican majority would ever do.”
You’re confused.
The non spending portions of obamacare will be impossible to repeal through reconciliation
Peter
July 16th, 2012
9:55 pm
Jm. He played up his war hero time well used it great to get where he is today, and then what…..Voted against soldiers who were poorer then himself……
Having got that way by divorcing his wife and marring the younger rich girl…. Yup a true Republican hero !
They BOTH suck
July 16th, 2012
9:55 pm
Jamvet
As I stated earlier today, even though I believe Romney has not done anything illegal with his money, I’m not one who would take advantage of the good and then move money offshore in accounts as he as done.
With that said, I do think he is a good family man and surely an industrious hard working individual.
I do not adhere to the majority of his policies and will not be voting for him, but I there is some credit to be given and I have no problem acknowledging it.
Josef
July 16th, 2012
9:55 pm
BOTH
I’ll catch it in the a.m. for a mood for off to work…
OK gotta call it a night early…
Jm
July 16th, 2012
9:57 pm
“but this is soooo over by mid sept.”
Yeah, probably because Obama is going to run out of money or end up wildly in debt
The same place he is driving this country
Steve Atl
July 16th, 2012
9:58 pm
Jay – aka (biased and narrow minded journalist)
How about telling us about American History through one sleazy and incompetent Obama. Now that would be a great read.
Recon 0311 2533
July 16th, 2012
9:58 pm
0311/8541,
Yes I did and she’s correct. The physical toll of combat is beyond the comprehension of those who don’t have the experience. Woman, God bless them aren’t equipped for the physical trials of combat and in fact many men aren’t. It goes beyond the imagination.
Peter
July 16th, 2012
10:01 pm
Steve Atl . Please tell us the story in your head……
Taxes and other myths
July 16th, 2012
10:01 pm
Get rid of all the preferences in the tax codes and Mitt Romney’s effective tax rate would go up. Also have to remember that if Mr. Romney is tithing 10% of his income to charity (LDS), that is a lower taxable income amount to actually tax (he would be itemizing). No note is made in article of whether the “income” you quote is AGI (what many quote as income, but that is not what you pay tax on). But you get a tax code riddled with these things when your nearest Rep and Senator are for sale and bake such things into the code after lobbying. Don’t blame Romney, blame the system.
Teresa Heinz Kerry made several multiples of Mitt’s income and paid less in tax, her money is mainly in Municipal bonds. And no one every hears peep 1 about Ted Kennedy ever paying taxes (also tied up in muni bonds)…interest free.
St Simons
July 16th, 2012
10:02 pm
this has been ringing in my ears all day
“I’ll be glad to get home. You don’t have health care.
You have barber surgeons”
–a new Costa Rican client opening a store on de island
what really pisses me off is, she’s right
smile big, cons – a banana republic just taunted you
They BOTH suck
July 16th, 2012
10:04 pm
Taxes
What year did Teresa Heinz Kerry run for President?
Did Kennedy run after his failed 80 bid?
TaxPayer
July 16th, 2012
10:05 pm
muni bonds. I wonder if they were issued by the Cayman Islands, like Mitt’s.
DebbieDoRight - The Only Thing Wrong With Capitalism; is Capitalists
July 16th, 2012
10:06 pm
There are 3rd world countries where women as well as children are forced to serve as soldiers. They hold up just fine. Women are stronger than a lot of men think they are.
Peter: Didn’t he state he would stop working with the Democrat’s once Obama care went through ? Gosh he is soooooooo wanting to help American’s !
OK Peter — you win. McCain has no redeeming qualities.
F. Sinkwich
July 16th, 2012
10:07 pm
“In the end, I hate to say it, but Obama was still the better choice”
That’s nice Jm, now we know you prefer socialist/Marxists over patriots.
Truly, truly pathetic.
You happy now?
I would weep at my ignorance if I had the severe misfortune of being you.
Afterwhich I would go to city center, drop to my knees, then beg for forgiveness from all who passed.
Peter
July 16th, 2012
10:07 pm
Teresa Heinz Kerry made several multiples of Mitt’s income and paid less in tax, her money is mainly in Municipal bonds.
When is investing in America BAD ? that must be a Republican idea.. don’t invest your money in Municipalities……. is that the new ” Republican Mantra ”
Kind of like the unfunded. ” No child left behind ” ?
TaxPayer
July 16th, 2012
10:09 pm
All of you passing through city center be sure to toss a coin of the realm into the beggar’s cup.
DebbieDoRight - The Only Thing Wrong With Capitalism; is Capitalists
July 16th, 2012
10:09 pm
Teresa Heinz Kerry ………
Is not running for President. Duh.
Peter
July 16th, 2012
10:09 pm
“In the end, I hate to say it, but Obama was still the better choice”
That’s nice Jm, now we know you prefer socialist/Marxists over patriots.
Really now Palin was White House material ?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!! Sure !
Jm was correct.. McCain made a real bad choice, and told us who he was.
Jm
July 16th, 2012
10:11 pm
“OK Peter — you win. McCain has no redeeming qualities.”
Weathervane DDR
DebbieDoRight - The Only Thing Wrong With Capitalism; is Capitalists
July 16th, 2012
10:13 pm
everyone have a nice night.
And someone feed that dog that keeps yapping for attention — throw him a bone why don’t ya?
I’m out.
Jm
July 16th, 2012
10:14 pm
Sinkwich
McCain is a patriot and a great person in many ways
But he is not perfect
Obviously Obama isn’t either
But we really do need to take a less aggressive military posture
And McCain is a fearless lion
But the president needs to be more judgmental about wars
And hiring decisions, like the veep
Peter
July 16th, 2012
10:14 pm
“OK Peter — you win. McCain has no redeeming qualities.”
I am sure he does have some good qualities……doesn’t every one alive ?
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
July 16th, 2012
10:15 pm
Well, all this talk about McCain brings back bad memories. First there was the “lipstick on a pig” speech and everybody got real excited and next the polls showed McCain in the lead against Obama and a few weeks later there was a coffin arriving at McCain’s house where him and Sarah and a few others were having a barbecue and saying they lost. And after that they spent a few weeks trying to figure out which clothes to give back to the department store.
And the next day was the real bad news. No. 1 Foxy Lady got on here and told all us conservatives to . . . well, you know.
Peter
July 16th, 2012
10:19 pm
Jm the one issue I have with McCain is his anger……he flies off the handle and uses his anger to intimidate.
If you don’t like what he says then you are the enemy, and screw the American public. His way first, the country second.
Jm
July 16th, 2012
10:21 pm
Peter
I don’t think his anger and cursing are intended to intimidate
I think that’s just who he is
Thulsa Doom
July 16th, 2012
10:21 pm
Did Jay say openness? Mitt should show previous years tax returns- just as soon as Obama shows them college grade transcripts that we’ve been asking about for 4 years. Talk about openness. Geez.
Jm
July 16th, 2012
10:22 pm
“His way first, the country second.”
This I disagree with entirely tho
TeBowed
July 16th, 2012
10:22 pm
If you don’t like what he says then you are the enemy, and screw the American public. His way first, the country second.
That’s republicans in general.
Midori
July 16th, 2012
10:25 pm
this is why John McCain didn’t pick Mittens as a running mate: The Bain of His Existence
http://www.scribd.com/doc/78582788/McCain-2008-Oppo-File
Thulsa Doom
July 16th, 2012
10:25 pm
“His way first, the country second.”
Upon what specific evidence does Peter base this rather broad criticism?
Thulsa Doom
July 16th, 2012
10:27 pm
“If you don’t like what he says then you are the enemy, and screw the American public.”
Sounds like the folks who pushed through Obamacare.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 16th, 2012
10:28 pm
Recon 0311/8541:
“Yes I did and she’s correct. The physical toll of combat is beyond the comprehension of those who don’t have the experience. Woman, God bless them aren’t equipped for the physical trials of combat and in fact many men aren’t. It goes beyond the imagination.”
But the politcally correct will march on and good soldiers will die because of it.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 16th, 2012
10:28 pm
Midori:
Where have you been ?
Midori
July 16th, 2012
10:30 pm
Scout,
been depressed.
yesterday was what would have my my kid’s 40th birthday.
Just getting some reading in before I go to bed.
Thulsa Doom
July 16th, 2012
10:31 pm
“But the politcally correct will march on and good soldiers will die because of it.”
Libs putting social engineering dogma and utopian worldview ahead of common sense regarding the military again? No surprise there.
They BOTH suck
July 16th, 2012
10:32 pm
Midori
Continued positive thoughts going out to you and yours
Hang in there
Midori
July 16th, 2012
10:34 pm
ty Both — make sure you check out my link.
nite all.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
July 16th, 2012
10:35 pm
Midori:
I am so sorry ………. I had forgotten.
May God bless you in a very special way during this difficult time.
They BOTH suck
July 16th, 2012
10:36 pm
Thulsa
What’s up my man? Hope you had a good weekend.
Forget to mention, Maiden was on FIRE. Those dudes can still do it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPbqQOf41Qc
Jm (LL)
July 16th, 2012
10:42 pm
“Upon what specific evidence does Peter base this rather broad criticism?”
“Evidence? We don’t need no stinkin evidence.” – Liberals
Thulsa Doom
July 16th, 2012
10:42 pm
they both suck,
I’m still on vacay. Just chiming in to get my shots in on the liberals. Tee hee. I was getting behind in my monthly quota of razzing you guys.
Dang. That still just irks the hell outta me missing the Maiden. I watched a replay of their concert in Rio and it was rocking and was probably only about a year ago. If and when they come again Doomy aint missin it.
On a different note may everyone say a prayer for Midori tonight. I’ve certainly had my differences with her in the past but I hate to see her or anybody in pain- especially over the loss of her child. Hang in there Midori. This con will say a prayer for you.
They BOTH suck
July 16th, 2012
10:45 pm
TD
Enjoy your vacation. Catch up when you get back.
peace
Thulsa Doom
July 16th, 2012
10:51 pm
they both suck,
I’m coming back Wednesday but tomorrow gonna be around the laptop a bit in the morning so I can chime in.
Midori left the building but does anyone know of any good buys they can recommend to her to help her through the grieving process? I have a copy of the book “When bad things happen to good people” that from what people have told me is helpful for overcoming the untimely loss of a loved one and for dealing with grief. I haven’t read it but I’ve heard its good. If anyone can think of any ideas then please suggest it to her the next time she is on or suggest it to someone on here to relate to her.
Thulsa Doom
July 16th, 2012
10:52 pm
Any good books not any good buys
Oscar
July 16th, 2012
10:58 pm
It’s always a bad idea to kill the goose that laid the golden egg. That is what is happening now and we are watching it happen right before us. Right before our eyes.
Jm (LL)
July 16th, 2012
11:02 pm
“It’s always a bad idea to kill the goose that laid the golden egg.”
Obama, goose hunter
G Mare
July 16th, 2012
11:13 pm
TD, that is a very, helpful book. I used to keep a few copies on hand to give to those in need. Maybe we can ask Jay how to get a copy to her?
That would be nice for us to do, but that kind of hurt & loss must truly be beyond much of anything we can do. Hard as it is to lose parents, even spouses, it is no comparison to losing a child. I came so close to losing one of my daughters many years ago & have no doubt that I would probably never have recovered. So maybe the best thing we can do is hold Midori close in our hearts & hope she can feel us hugging her.
gm
July 16th, 2012
11:19 pm
Mitt, I had no connection with Bain, but I took 100K, I helped sent jobs overseas, but yet the right talk about character Obama wins in class and character hands down.
Thank you Michele Bachmann, Limbaugh you are pushing everyone that is not a old white male towards the President.
Pizzaman
July 16th, 2012
11:56 pm
Why is the right so determined to repeal the ACA. Take out the tort reform it’s exactly the same as the bill Newt sponsored in 1996. Yes you far right, even the mandate.
Yes the winter uniforms for Salt Lake City were made in Burma.
Yes Mitt is a draft dodger. Just like W and Cheney. Seems the Repubs love wars as long as they don’t have to fight.
Vote early, vote often!
Oscar
July 16th, 2012
11:57 pm
Jm (LL)
July 16th, 2012
11:02 pm
_____
No, the President is not the goose killer.
Oscar
July 16th, 2012
11:59 pm
Pizzaman
July 16th, 2012
11:56 pm
_______
The part of the bill that requires businesses to furnish health insurance to their employees should be repealed.
The part about pre-existing conditions should not be repealed. And won’t be.
The part about the penalty-tax should not be repealed.
Jm
July 17th, 2012
12:03 am
Oscar
Obama, goose killer
Had no idea until Obama came along that liberals were such prolific killers
Jm
July 17th, 2012
12:07 am
Oscar 11:59 agree
Would add, minimum coverages need to go down, maximum annual benefit needs to go down by 50%, no lifetime maximum needs to go away and be replaced with $5mm lifetime maximum
Billybob
July 17th, 2012
12:09 am
the socialist meme is what describes our president along with central gov’t planning policies and a marxist class warfare rhetoric….just thought i would bring you back to the reality that you openly support jay bookman……after obama’s own words on friday there is no doubt that the leftist democrat president hates america and what it stands for and the longer you support this classless man and his classless words the further you move from relevancy bookman…..don’t let this radical take you down with him….by the way, it’s the leftist liberal media that again tries to dominate the political landscape with financial slander against mitt romney……you and your buddies can have at it, but the american people see right through another false media template directive straight from the white house that your ilk parrots with complete dishonesty and integrity…..how about vetting the fact that hussein’s political career started with a fundraiser in an unrepentant domestic terrorists house, in case you forgot that is bill ayers……i’ll wait for the crickets involved in your response……hack is as hack does……peace out lib
Billybob
July 17th, 2012
12:13 am
it’s amazing to see the blind idolatry that dems are caught up in with the radical in the white house…..the morning they awake from their dream will be a devastating day……see nov 7th
Billybob
July 17th, 2012
12:17 am
obama’s tax plan costs jobs and pays for the gov’t for about 7-8 days…..it’s called politics which is exactly the problem he says washington still has…..fact is that he’s the biggest problem their, but we have an completely dishonest media that ignores his utter incompetence on a daily basis, but the american people realize this more and more every day jay……
Oscar
July 17th, 2012
12:29 am
Jm
July 17th, 2012
12:07 am
________
I thought the specs for the coverages had not been set yet. I better check that out. One of the problems I see is that they can, or have been, set too high.
GM is broke, and OBAMA did it
July 17th, 2012
12:43 am
Hey bookie, when you gonna write about the real value of GM and how the barry and the unions ripped off the taxpayers?
Stop being a shill for the clown in the white house
ken
July 17th, 2012
12:48 am
Mr. President, I built my business not you or anybody else in the Govt. Govt rules and tax laws have have not helped.
Pizzaman
July 17th, 2012
12:56 am
Oscar, Billy Bob, Gm and Ken,
Stop listining to rush, sean, neal etc. Like Tiberius told me. Go to Google and learn.
Government regs help business and protect consumers, GM is doing well and some, not all yet, of our money has been returned and the ACA hasn’t cost one job yet.
Read and learn!
Vote early, vote often!
Pizzaman
July 17th, 2012
12:59 am
Ken. Your accusing the wrong person. Government rules and tax laws are written by Congerss, passed by the Senate and signed and enforced by the President. Blame Congress. Civics 101!
Oscar
July 17th, 2012
1:18 am
Pizzaman
_____
The sooner we seperate health insurance from employement the better off we will be. That link is one of the biggest problems we have in trying to formulate a health care system that will get a positive rating with the American people.
ld
July 17th, 2012
1:54 am
Revealing the content of tax returns, including all attachments, is important because it informs voters:
it will give voters a better idea of any potential conflicts of interest, specifically with regard to any foreign and/or international entities.
it will enable voters to make an assessment of a candidate’s beliefs w/regard to charity.
it can enlighten voters w/regard to whether or not the candidate has been living w/i or beyond his means.
…just for starters.
MiltonMan
July 17th, 2012
6:32 am
Mitt will release his tax returns to all 57 states as soon as Obozo releases his college transcripts.
kmac
July 17th, 2012
6:45 am
Jay is just doing his part as a liberal lackey to help the effort to distract us from the utter failure of the most dangerous President our country has ever had.
TaxPayer
July 17th, 2012
6:51 am
President Obama has already released his tax returns and his birth certificate and just as much, if not more, information regarding his education as Romney.
Romney needs to man up and release his long form tax returns so the cons can inspect box 26.
How much did Romney make off of shipping those Olympics uniforms to Burma to be made.
Skip
July 17th, 2012
7:09 am
Grades=tax returns, only in cartoon land.
curious
July 17th, 2012
7:10 am
How much did Bain make off of those companies it shut down? Saw an ad claiming >$90 million, but don’t know its accuracy.
The real test of a person is how they act when their fellow man is threatened.
Kinda like taking a seat in the lifeboat, leaving women and children behind, as the Titanic sinks.
Just whistle and float away; the heck with the others.
curious
July 17th, 2012
7:13 am
MiltonMan
July 17th, 2012
6:32 am
Mitt will release his tax returns to all 57 states as soon as Obozo releases his college transcripts
Why are you so interested in Obama’s transcripts? Is it education envy?
stands for decibels
July 17th, 2012
7:15 am
Here’s the deal on the whole battle over when Mitt Romney retired from Bain and over his refusal to release any tax returns other than 2010 and, eventually, 2011: Of course he’s hiding sh-t. The question is whether that sh-t is illegal or just, in a general sense, immoral, even sinful, if you believe in that sort of thing, with unchecked avariciousness at the core of nearly every decision Romney made at Bain.
What we’re seeing in the ludicrous scramble to justify Romney’s retirement date and his lack of disclosure of his tax returns is that Romney doesn’t want to let the rest of the nation know exactly how sweet the deals are for the wealthy. He doesn’t want the curtain opened.
Jack
July 17th, 2012
7:16 am
I suppose it’s okay if you make a lot of money and then spread it around the neighborhood; otherwise you are a stingy old rich man. And if Bookman wants to pay more than the 15% top tax rate on his capital gains and qualified dividends, he can do so.
AU Liberal in ATL
July 17th, 2012
7:20 am
So some of you want to defend Mitt? Really? Unbelievable!
TaxPayer
July 17th, 2012
7:22 am
As pathetic a running mate as Sarah Palin was, John McCain still picked her over Mitt Romney.
By the way, Sarah called. She said the GOP forgot to mail out her invitation to speak at the convention. She says she has lots of new material from Orly and the Donald to present.
stands for decibels
July 17th, 2012
7:24 am
Why are you so interested in Obama’s transcripts? Is it education envy?
not that I’m a mind reader so maybe MM has another answer, but based on what I’ve seen of most who cry “release the college transcripts”, I believe it’s got a lot to do with thinking among too many conservatives that black people have it easy because of quotas and set-asides, and boy howdy, wouldn’t it be cool to find out that Obama only got into that fancy Ivy League school on account of quotas and set-asides?
TaxPayer
July 17th, 2012
7:24 am
So some of you want to defend Mitt? Really? Unbelievable!
They have no choice. Mitt was selected from their star lineup of the best they had to offer after a thorough vetting in front of the party constituency.
stands for decibels
July 17th, 2012
7:26 am
Mind you, they’d still have a lot of ’splaining to do as to why Obama was somehow able to successfully manage the Review, and then a nonprofit operation, and then get elected state Senator, and US Senator, but they’ve pretty much all agreed that it’s the monolithic Librul Media what did all that for him.
All he had to do was read off a teleprompter.
Right, guys?
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
July 17th, 2012
7:26 am
Mitt Romney
massachusetts refugee
July 17th, 2012
7:33 am
this whole brouhaha (brouhaha?) isn’t making a whiff of a difference. those who were gonna vote for mittens will still do so; those who were gonna vote for el presidente will still do so; those who haven’t made up their minds aren’t even paying attention. so can we move on please?
stands for decibels
July 17th, 2012
7:33 am
She said the GOP forgot to mail out her invitation to speak at the convention.
yeah, I read about that…
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/07/15/sarah-palin-still-waiting-for-romney-invite-to-tampa.html
The Mitt Romney campaign hasn’t invited Sarah Palin to speak at — or even attend — next month’s Republican National Convention, in Tampa, Newsweek’s Peter Boyer reported.
[...]
Palin surely knows that the official schedule isn’t set, but that didn’t prevent her from pouncing at Boyer’s inquiry, saying she suspects she’s “not the only one accepting consequences for calling out both sides of the aisle” and that “in accepting those consequences… you don’t invite yourself to the Big Dance.”
Palin has never shied away away from an invitation to knock the Republican establishment, and she has a knack for turning those knocks into rallying cries. Boyer gifted her with just such an opportunity, which turned into a dare to the Romney camapign: Want to fire up the right wing? Watch this.
I dunno, it all sounds like pro wrestling; I think Palin and Romney and all these rich, powerful wads-o’-f### know exactly what they’re doing to try to keep us poor, dumbass voters thinking the stories are more interesting than they really are. But I’m cynical that way.
TiredOfIt
July 17th, 2012
7:35 am
Romney Says GOP’s Not ‘Party of the Rich,’ But ‘of Those Who Want to Be Rich’
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So that’s how they are selling it now.
Verbal Kint
July 17th, 2012
7:40 am
Well, TiredOfIt, it’s better than Obama/Democrats party line of “Where’s my check?”
stands for decibels
July 17th, 2012
7:41 am
those who haven’t made up their minds aren’t even paying attention
well yeah, actually, this is the time of year when they DO start to pay attention. The primaries are over, the news conglomerates have basically one or two types of political stories that they run “above the fold” (so to speak) and the swing voters get a whiff of this or that bit of negative press that they carry with them until the next time they absorb a story, a week or three down the road.
Of course it’s not enough to allow Obama to coast to victory, but it keeps him ahead for now, in this matchup, and Romney knows that by the end of the summer he’s going to need to have some good news cycles to turn it around.
(and yes, I realize that having a rich crime-boss benefactor taking out a hundred million or so worth of ads will help Romney somewhat, but swing-vote people… well, they’re dumb, generally, but they aren’t quite THAT dumb that they they’ll vote solely on what the attack ads tell ‘em.)
Not ‘Party of the Rich,’ But ‘of Those Who Want to Be Rich’
So much more politically correct than simply calling them “Greedy, selfish a##holes,” which is how most people would describe these, um, “aspiring rich.”
stands for decibels
July 17th, 2012
7:42 am
Verbal, I think you’ve misplaced a vowel in your last name.
TaxPayer
July 17th, 2012
7:42 am
Romney’s condensed statement – “GOP is the party of the greedy rich.”
Where else do you find billionaires whining about paying 14% in federal income taxes and constantly looking for ways to reduce it even farther through off-shore accounts, etc. The greedy can never be rich enough.
Ronnie Raygun
July 17th, 2012
7:44 am
When did Mittens release his college transcripts? Oh, he didn’t?
While we’re at it, how about Mittens releasing his draft deferment papers so we can see his rational behind dodging the draft to live in a French chateau for a couple years until it was safe to come home..
Jm
July 17th, 2012
7:44 am
No lifetime maximum in obamacare seems insane to me
It is a recipe for medical spending fiscal disaster
Speed Racer
July 17th, 2012
7:45 am
Funny how we are pointed down the wrong path sometimes. Shouldn’t the real argument be, “How was it moral for the govt to take 37 cents of every dollar the elder Romney made?” And, regardless of the %, the younger Romney contributed $3 million dollars to the govt. That is more than enough for one person to pay. Oh yeah, and then there’s the fact that the top 20% paid 67.9% of income taxes. Jay, you are focusing on the wrong issues.
Verbal Kint
July 17th, 2012
7:49 am
No stands, check google.
I'm a liberal and believe everything I read and nothing the other side comes up with...cause we're smart and they are not
July 17th, 2012
7:50 am
You are born, grow up, educated and look at life in America. Key word America. A place where ANYONE can make it big ( Look at this guy running our country…..did I say running, I meant ruining). If you are moaning and bitching about the rich, it’s because you aren’t. I’ll take the Romney path. Obama’s way of thinking is if there is not enough ice cream to go around, then nobody gets ice cream.
Or, the ice cream YOU WORKED for, went to the store and bought, needs to be shared with all who don’t have ice cream. Obama is not worried about immigration…..because he’s making this country a place where some will now look around before coming here. He is a total loser. Why F’up the best country in the world because a few losers are not sharing in the dream. Geez.
Verbal Kint
July 17th, 2012
7:50 am
Taxpayer – can you please explain what law Romney has broken when it comes to sheltering his money from taxes? I’m waiting.
stands for decibels
July 17th, 2012
7:50 am
Oh yeah, and then there’s the fact that the top 20% paid 67.9% of income taxes.
And what percentage of the wealth do this top 20% hold?
Sheesh. Are you feebs still trying to sell this as the mostest progressive tax system in the history of the planet?
Pay no attention to the man rigging the rules to benefit the upper echelons behind the curtain.
Project Dreamz
July 17th, 2012
7:53 am
Are YOU registered to vote?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP6Mcvgdrtg&feature=related