Romney outlines “tough” foreign policy approach
To date, Mitt Romney’s critique of the Obama foreign policy has been a case study of bluster over content, without specifics, although the presence of men such as John Bolton, the shoot-first former U.N. ambassador, as influential members of his foreign policy team ought to give Americans serious pause.
In fact, if we are to judge him from the tone of his rhetoric and by those whose counsel he seeks — and that’s about all he has given us to go on — Romney proposes to pick up where Dick Cheney left off in 2004, when a chastened President Bush belatedly took back control of foreign policy from his over-adventurous vice president.
I note that in his speech today at the Virginia Military Institute (text available here), Romney blamed the Obama administration for differences of opinion that have erupted between the United States and Israel.
“The world must never see any daylight between our two nations,” Romney said.
However, I do not believe it is our responsibility alone to ensure that such daylight never occurs. Israeli leaders bear at least equal responsibility for keeping that important relationship on an even keel. We are certainly under no obligation to outsource our foreign policy in that region to Benjamin Netanyahu, as Romney seems to advocate.
(In fact, if forced to synthesize the Romney Doctrine to one sentence, I might offer this: The rest of the world will be required to abide by our wishes; we will be required to abide by Israel’s).
Romney also spoke, as he has in the past, of a foreign policy based on confidence, clarity and resolve. These are good and necessary things. Unfortunately, the man’s credibility in preaching these virtues is more than a little suspect. You may recall that earlier this year, as an uprising in Libya gained strength, Romney first supported U.S. intervention and then opposed intervention and then embraced it again once it had succeeded. At one point, he even fled reporters in Las Vegas rather than be forced to take a position on the crisis.
Likewise, he harshly criticized the goal of removing Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddhafi from power, then turned around celebrated once that goal was achieved.
That is not a policy based on resolve. Likewise, Romney’s outrageous claim that President Obama sympathized with those who attacked and killed our ambassador to Libya and three others — a statement issued on the very night of their deaths — communicated not mature confidence but hasty, amateurish desperation and an eagerness to inject partisan politics in foreign-policy decisions.
I am most curious about his policy toward Afghanistan. Here’s what Romney had to say:
“… in Afghanistan, I will pursue a real and successful transition to Afghan security forces by the end of 2014. President Obama would have you believe that anyone who disagrees with his decisions in Afghanistan is arguing for endless war. But the route to more war — and to potential attacks here at home — is a politically timed retreat that abandons the Afghan people to the same extremists who ravaged their country and used it to launch the attacks of 9/11. I will evaluate conditions on the ground and weigh the best advice of our military commanders. And I will affirm that my duty is not to my political prospects, but to the security of the nation.”
Now, I would suggest that those are odd words from a man who just preached the necessity of clarity in foreign policy. Take a look again — do those words tell us anything about Romney’s approach to Afghanistan, or how it might differ in concrete terms from that undertaken by Obama?
Finally, Romney not only suggested that he would oppose any cuts in defense spending, he advocated what would appear to be a new military buildup. That is consistent with his pledge to commit a minimum of 4 percent of GDP to defense spending. By 2014, that would mean a $200-billion-a-year increase in spending over currently projected levels.
Given our financial situation, a 33 percent increase in projected defense spending at a time when we already spend more than the next 10 biggest military powers combined would not seem to be a wise investment. And again — although Romney continues to be painfully averse to specifics — in general the GOP candidate would seem pretty eager to put that larger military to regular use overseas.
– Jay Bookman
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Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:15 pm
“More BAD news for the Obama Campaign…”
I have to give Jay credit: he wrote a column acknowledging this shift in the polls (not that I much care about poll results months or even weeks out from the election). So there is little need to bang the liberals here over the head with these results, USMC. Believe me, they know.
getalife
October 8th, 2012
6:15 pm
“If that’s war then
invade Georgia, the US has
done it before.”
Our Presidents wants to nation build our country.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:16 pm
Great article on WHY Obama Campaign is Falling Apart…
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/falling-article-1.1176348
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:19 pm
Hey…does anyone here know if Harry Reid has any “hoes”?
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:19 pm
Romney’s 52-point debate victory over Obama is the biggest in Gallup poll history…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2214753/Mitt-Romneys-52-point-debate-victory-Obama-biggest-Gallup-poll-history.html
Two Parties, One Con (Welcome)
October 8th, 2012
6:20 pm
Pass the grits: “But that doesn’t fit the narrative does it ?”
I think he’s gone. But just for fun, here’s something.
For all you right wing FOX News watchers out there, how do you explain THIS:
This was the New York Times — the New York Times! – reacting with glee at the coup that temporarily removed Chavez from power in 2002 (it turned out).
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/13/opinion/hugo-chavez-departs.html
–
With yesterday’s resignation of President Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan democracy is no longer threatened by a would-be dictator. Mr. Chávez, a ruinous demagogue, stepped down after the military intervened and handed power to a respected business leader, Pedro Carmona. But democracy has not yet been restored, and won’t be until a new president is elected. That vote has been scheduled for next spring, with new Congressional elections to be held by this December. The prompt announcement of a timetable is welcome, but a year seems rather long to wait for a legitimately elected president
—
There is NOTHING in the FOX News view of the world to explain to its viewers how it is that publications like the New York Times are in perfect LOCKSTEP with FOX and other conservative outlets on a great many issues that, if they were only looked at as such, would cause great discomfort among the FOX and Limbaugh faithful who are just so convinced that pubs like NYT are “liberal” or “Socialist” outlets.
If only.
barking frog
October 8th, 2012
6:20 pm
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:19 pm
Hey…does anyone here
know if Harry Reid has any
“hoes”?
…………..
Search his garden shed.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:20 pm
“Hey…does anyone here know if Harry Reid has any “hoes”?”
Based on Harry’s public displays, not sure he has the ability.
josef
October 8th, 2012
6:22 pm
USMC
Yeah, but Wonder bread is WHITE bread, and it’s that VP of his who’s into glitter…or so I hear…
F. Sinkwich
October 8th, 2012
6:22 pm
A foreign policy blog…Kewl! We can discuss O’bozo’s myriad of successes, like from CBS:
“The former head of a Special Forces “Site Security Team” in Libya tells CBS News that in spite of multiple pleas from himself and other U.S. security officials on the ground for “more, not less” security personnel, the State Department removed as many as 34 people from the country in the six months before the terrorist attack in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others.”
I hate them bumpy roads….
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:24 pm
Obumbles… Stumbles…. and the Independents Crumbles!
POLL: Romney leads among independents 51-35…
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/08/Battleground-Romney-Crushing-Obama-Indies
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:25 pm
“Yeah, but Wonder bread is WHITE bread, and it’s that VP of his who’s into glitter…or so I hear…”
I will stick with my toasted Jewish Rye, thank you very much.
barking frog
October 8th, 2012
6:26 pm
F. Sinkwich
bumpy roads require
shocks and aww.
pogo
October 8th, 2012
6:26 pm
Californians are now sufferring because of runaway environmental policies by the EPA. Their refineries are shutting down rather than comply with that agencies “Clean Air” dictates. A single refinery fire has placed them in a critical situation. The Californian liberals asked for it and they are getting what they deserve ( of course it won’t bother them because they are rich). If Obama and his activist EPA get what they want, the rest of us will be paying the same for a gallon of gasoline as Californians are now. No new refineries have been built in this nation for many, many years because of EPA mandates and that agency has become more and more powerful under Obama. What happens when more and more refineries in this country simply choose to shut down because of a politically driven EPA? Prices on food and everything else we use will skyrocket. You can’t have your cake and eat it too, literally. A price has to be paid for everything and that is a concept the liberals in this country have forgotten.
Tom(Independent Viet Vet-USAF)
October 8th, 2012
6:27 pm
Went shopping today, looking for a discount teleprompter for VP Joe Biden, for this week’s debate. Probably wouldn’t help, just sayin!
Look before I leap...
October 8th, 2012
6:30 pm
@JHM
Pretty funny stuff.
Reminds me when I was an AFROTC cadet and we got to play a bit in an F15 simulator at Langley AFB. A very intimidating piece of machinery I might add. I was sitting in the cockpit with a pilot standing on the scaffolding explaining the instrumentation and he pointed to the control stick and was telling me about the pitch compensation module and told me to ease the stick back. Suddenly the pilot let out a loud yelp, a klaxon sounded, waggles lights started spinning and the damn thing tilted back about 5 degrees (felt like 30). It was only after the pilot started laughing his ass off did I realize it was a planned stunt. All I can say is glad I skipped coffee and breakfast that morning.
barking frog
October 8th, 2012
6:31 pm
pogo
if refineries can’t comply
with clean air at today’s
gas prices they never will.
maybe California will build
its own refineries or take
over the old ones.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:31 pm
Racist DemocRats(I know, redundant) come out of the wood-work against Actress… “she’s not black enough” “jiggaboo” and other nasty names and remarks…
Twitter Explodes After Black Actress Endorses Romney as the ‘Only Choice for Your Future’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/twitter-explodes-after-black-actress-endorses-romney-as-the-only-choice-for-your-future/
More African Americans are coming to their senses and supporting ROMNEY!
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:31 pm
“The Californian liberals asked for it and they are getting what they deserve ( of course it won’t bother them because they are rich).”
California is a perfect example of why I think (like, apparently, Romney) we need to decentralize as much government as possible. For in the states we have the perfect laboratory for testing what works and what doesn’t work in government. In engineering, that is called prototyping. Sooner or latter, the truly prudent and successful policies and programs will win out.
josef
October 8th, 2012
6:32 pm
The next debates? The Class Clown versus the Homecoming Queen…oughta be good for tacky if nothing else…
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:33 pm
“Racist DemocRats(I know, redundant) come out of the wood-work against Actress… “she’s not black enough” “jiggaboo” and other nasty names and remarks…”
Truly Orwellian group think. Conformity to the Universal Mind is required in the thinking of some liberals.
kayaker 71
October 8th, 2012
6:33 pm
So, it appears that those two political science professors at the Univ of Denver have predicted that Romney will get 325 electoral votes and Bozo will get the rest. They predict elections on purely economic data and nothing else. The thing is, they have predicted every election since 1980 with stunning accuracy. Haven’t lost a one.
Look before I leap...
October 8th, 2012
6:33 pm
“…but a year seems rather long to wait for a legitimately elected president”
Why? The U.S. waited 4 years.
RF
October 8th, 2012
6:35 pm
pogo: Please list the EXACT policies the Obama administration has gotten approved that expanded the EPA. I’ll wager you can’t find any, considering how hostile the Republican congress is to that sort of thing…or anything anyone liberal supports. The EPA has been around a long time and while the requirements they can set can be challenging, the oil industry is the only one I know of that has continued to rake in record profits regardless of the recession. Something tells me they can afford to do a little environmental work without breaking them or pushing gas prices higher. Anything, however, will be used as an excuse to raise prices. They have mansions and car elevators to keep up, you know.
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:35 pm
“Went shopping today, looking for a discount teleprompter for VP Joe Biden, for this week’s debate.”
I saw a used Gaffe-O-Limiter on eBay. You might want to bid on that…
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:36 pm
“The next debates? The Class Clown versus the Homecoming Queen…oughta be good for tacky if nothing else…”
Hey josef, watch that Queeny talk… she’s our Queen. We don’t want to slap you silly, now!
I bet some of your best friends are Queens, right?
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:37 pm
“The thing is, they have predicted every election since 1980 with stunning accuracy. Haven’t lost a one.”
They’ve been lucky 8 times in a row – that should be obvious to all
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JamVet
October 8th, 2012
6:37 pm
bumpy roads require
shocks and aww.
Niiice. Very clever, frog.
F. Sinkwich
October 8th, 2012
6:39 pm
“The Californian liberals asked for it and they are getting what they deserve…”
Great point.
Every time lib ilks are put in charge of government, things turn to sh*t.
Conservatism works wherever it’s tried.
Liberalism fails wherever it’s tried.
Fact.
kayaker 71
October 8th, 2012
6:39 pm
USMC, 6:31,
The vitriol and hate that that lady endured is amazing. Reminds me of Sarah Palin. It appears that if you are black that you are not entitled to your own opinion. Anyone who thinks for themselves and shuns the liberal mode is the enemy. I am sure that she has lost many so called friends for her stance. I admire her courage and standing up for her convictions. BTW, I wouldn’t kick her out of bed for eating crackers.
JamVet
October 8th, 2012
6:39 pm
As of now the probability of reaching 270 Electoral College votes:
Democrats 98%
Republicans 2%
Better luck in 2016, Dewey fans…
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:40 pm
“The thing is, they have predicted every election since 1980 with stunning accuracy. Haven’t lost a one.”
There’s your clue!
barking frog
October 8th, 2012
6:40 pm
JamVet
ever clever…wise not so
much.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:42 pm
“As of now the probability of reaching 270 Electoral College votes:
Democrats 98% Republicans 2% Better luck in 2016, Dewey fans…”–Jamvet
More HUFFINGTON COMPOST!
RF
October 8th, 2012
6:45 pm
“Conservatism works wherever it’s tried.
Liberalism fails wherever it’s tried”
Yeah, that worked real well until the economy crashed because of conservative deregulation. Oh, and two unfunded tax cuts and two unfunded wars…but hey, let’s not cloud the narrative with facts. The only “balanced” budget in memory has been under a liberal, but again let’s not think about facts.
barking frog
October 8th, 2012
6:45 pm
Arianna….bobanna..banana
fo fanna..Arianna
kayaker 71
October 8th, 2012
6:48 pm
JamVet, 6:39,
Oh, sage of political elections…… from where do you get your data? 98% to 2%? Not even the most ignorant wingnut would believe these stats. That’s the most air headed comment made today.
josef
October 8th, 2012
6:48 pm
USMC
Me and Owen don’t have any friends…
Brosephus™
October 8th, 2012
6:49 pm
JHM @ 6:01
Your story reminded me of this video here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFB4ctoPB5Q
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:49 pm
“As of now the probability of reaching 270 Electoral College votes: Democrats 98% Republicans 2%
Better luck in 2016, Dewey fans…”
Jamspam. He said the exact same thing on Kyle’s blog but failed to answer Kyle’s response. Yawn.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:50 pm
The AMERICAN IDOL President… in WAY over his head and it’s obvious.
Obama Jokes About Debate: I Can’t “Perform Flawlessly, Night After Night”
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/10/07/obama_pokes_fun_at_debate_i_cant_perform_flawlessly_night_after_night.html
JamVet
October 8th, 2012
6:50 pm
frog, I’d rather be a smartass than a dumbass…
Don’t be candyasses, cons; pony up some money on the severely conservative Flip.
You rubes could bet 4,700 bucks today and make a cool 10 grand (less the juice).
What’s holding you back?
RF
October 8th, 2012
6:50 pm
“I saw a used Gaffe-O-Limiter on eBay. You might want to bid on that…”
Oh I know, let’s plug JBiden up to that and we’ll put Ryan on a lie detector and see which blows up first. I would say plug Romney up to it, but the doggone thing would explode just being within a mile of him.
getalife
October 8th, 2012
6:51 pm
One more month and no more lying flip flopping mitt romney.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:51 pm
“Me and Owen don’t have any friends…”–jonix
LOL! Somehow I doubt that.
F. Sinkwich
October 8th, 2012
6:51 pm
“Yeah, that worked real well until the economy crashed because of conservative deregulation.”
Wrong.
Conservatives: lend money to those who can pay it back.
Lib ilks like Barney Frank: lend money to losers backed up with GOV guarantees.
JamVet
October 8th, 2012
6:52 pm
Crierbaby, go back over there and kiss Dave’s ass some more! You two make such a cute pair!
Of course, I could post the link.
But just for you, I’ll give you this advice – use the googly….
Look before I leap...
October 8th, 2012
6:52 pm
Well kudos to Ms Dish for posting her opinion knowing there would be some backlash.
But, I don’t think it is out of realm of probability that some of the vitriol being directed her way is coming from tweeters who are not what they seem. I’d be more interested in attributable responses.
Krystal'sBalls
October 8th, 2012
6:53 pm
I served, TWICE. I would be damned if I allowed my son to go get killed for the BS these clowns are sending our kids into battle to fight for. Ain’t gonna happen.
getalife
October 8th, 2012
6:54 pm
I bet the gop will be happy to get rid of mitt.
All that talk of helping the middle class makes them sick.
They can get back to talking about focusing on the wealthy.
Brosephus™
October 8th, 2012
6:55 pm
Twitter Explodes After Black Actress Endorses Romney as the ‘Only Choice for Your Future’
Just shows that free speech ain’t always free from reprecussions of expressing it. I don’t condone what was said about her personally, but she’s free to express her feelings. I don’t agree with her that Romney is the choice for Black Americans. I personally think Romney is the choice for Wealthy Americans, but that’s just my opinion. Hell, I don’t think Obama’s the choice for Black Americans either. Neither party gives a sh*t about Black America so it comes down to a choice of the lesser of two evils in my opinion.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
6:57 pm
“One more month and no more lying flip flopping mitt romney.”–Getalife
That’s right, Getalife. One more month and it will just be “PRESIDENT” flip flopping mitt Romney.
Brosephus™
October 8th, 2012
6:57 pm
It appears that if you are black that you are not entitled to your own opinion.
And it appears that you are wrong as she expressed HER own opinion. Simply expressing your opinion does not free you from others expressing their opinion about you. The good thing about opinions is that they don’t require any factual information to form or express them.
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:57 pm
“Oh I know, let’s plug JBiden up to that and we’ll put Ryan on a lie detector and see which blows up first. I would say plug Romney up to it, but the doggone thing would explode just being within a mile of him.”
Thank goodness I purchased that Meme-O-Sniffer off eBay the same time I saw the Gaffe-O-Limiter.
[Liberal frantically fearing the Great One may lose the election] “Liar, liar, pants on fire! You ain’t got no hoes, Mo man!”
getalife
October 8th, 2012
6:57 pm
Jam,
Yes, make them do their own research and they just might learn something.
josef
October 8th, 2012
6:58 pm
USMC
Well,there were a lot of ‘em back in the day that said they just wanted to be friends…
F. Sinkwich
October 8th, 2012
6:58 pm
“I bet the gop will be happy to get rid of mitt.”
Nope. Just O’bozo.
getalife
October 8th, 2012
6:59 pm
The sc might make it illegal to buy stuff on e bay so get it while you can.
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
6:59 pm
“Crierbaby, go back over there and kiss Dave’s ass some more! You two make such a cute pair!”
Oh…oh…looks like JV has his “jammies” bunched up in a wad
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:00 pm
“Jamspam. He said the exact same thing on Kyle’s blog but failed to answer Kyle’s response. Yawn.”
Yeah, JAMVET is short on Intelligence BUT long on throwing insults; pretty typical for lower intelligence types commonly found spouting the Liberal/Socialist propaganda and throwing insults.
Towncrier
October 8th, 2012
7:00 pm
Off for a walk…
getalife
October 8th, 2012
7:01 pm
filky,
That talk of helping the middle class makes you sick too.
Go ahead and admit it.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:01 pm
“Well,there were a lot of ‘em back in the day that said they just wanted to be friends…”–josef
Yeah, that’s usually their first step in trying to convert you over to the DARK SIDE.
josef
October 8th, 2012
7:03 pm
BROSEPHUS
As one of my buds put it, “in a choice between being a house N on the liberal plantation and a field N on the conservative plantation, which do you think I’m going to take?”
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 8th, 2012
7:03 pm
Truly Orwellian group think. Conformity to the Universal Mind is required…
…the smoking gun is the mushroom cloud.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:04 pm
“That talk of helping the middle class makes you sick too.”–Getalife
Yeah, but worse than that is Comrade Obama’s “Trickle Down” GOVERNMENT/POVERTY…
Two Parties, One Con (Welcome)
October 8th, 2012
7:04 pm
Sandwich: “Wrong.
Conservatives: lend money to those who can pay it back”
The point at issue was deregulation.
Tough to follow those high-level concepts eh?
G Mare
October 8th, 2012
7:05 pm
Good evening, all.
Totally off topic: Josef, I just ordered your book!
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:05 pm
“…the smoking gun is the mushroom cloud.”–kam
and there’s your clue….
getalife
October 8th, 2012
7:05 pm
“Trickle Down” GOVERNMENT/POVERTY…
You swallowed that talking point.
Baaaaa.
kayaker 71
October 8th, 2012
7:08 pm
So, according to the Government Accountability Institute, a non-partisan think tank in DC, it appears that Bozo and the gang might have accepted Chinese money for political contributions. That seems to be against the law. If he did, he is toast.
“I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by Americans most powerful interests, and worse, by foreign entities”.
Bozo
2010 State of the Union Address.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:08 pm
“You swallowed that talking point.”–getalife
I know… almost as bad as swallowing “HOPE & CHANGE”… isn’t it?
I still got you a Crown “gin & juice” drink coming!
Brosephus™
October 8th, 2012
7:09 pm
josef
Sadly, that is kinda what things look like depending on the topic. Either way, you’re gonna get sh*t on. You basically have to choose the degree. The more affluent you are, the more likely the support will go to the right, and I think it has very little to do with “giveaways” as much as it has to do with who panders to the economic groups.
getalife
October 8th, 2012
7:12 pm
USMC,
I did not swallow that, I voted for Hillary .
kay,
Citizen United made it legal to accept foreign unlimited bribes.
You con sc built that.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 8th, 2012
7:12 pm
So, according to the Government Accountability Institute, a non-partisan think tank in DC, it appears that Bozo and the gang might have accepted Chinese money for political contributions.
breitbart crap that even drudgey wont post.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
josef
October 8th, 2012
7:13 pm
USMC
I will say this about those days, I learned an awful lot about just what makes the male sex tick when it comes to “the dark side…”
getalife
October 8th, 2012
7:14 pm
Your.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 8th, 2012
7:15 pm
Florida man dies after winning roach eating contest…
drudgey spam
JamVet
October 8th, 2012
7:15 pm
TC, try not to trip over your tongue.
But no worries your sidekick Gomer throws in his one cent.
Talk about a follower…
josef
October 8th, 2012
7:15 pm
GMARE
You’ve now entered a small and select group!
Seriously, though, thanks…
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:16 pm
“I did not swallow that, I voted for Hillary.”–getalife
That was a BIG “GULP” you took there; swallowing Hillary.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 8th, 2012
7:17 pm
Vice presidential debate is 1 1/2 hours long meaning that Paul Ryan will later claim to have completed it in one hour
Heh, heh, heh.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:17 pm
“I will say this about those days, I learned an awful lot about just what makes the male sex tick when it comes to “the dark side…””–josef
YIKES!
getalife
October 8th, 2012
7:18 pm
“This ruling opens the floodgates for an unlimited amount of special interest money into our democracy. It gives the special interest lobbyists new leverage to spend millions on advertising to persuade elected officials to vote their way – or to punish those who don’t. That means that any public servant who has the courage to stand up to the special interests and stand up for the American people can find himself or herself under assault come election time. Even foreign corporations may now get into the act.”President Obama.
Even foreign corporations may now get into the act.
Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
If it is true, it is legal.
barking frog
October 8th, 2012
7:20 pm
josef
a male sex tick would be
worse than a west nile
mosquito…..
josef
October 8th, 2012
7:21 pm
BROSEPHUS
The conservatives scratch their heads wondering why they can’t attract more minority voters…well, duh, move more of them into the priviledged economic classes…show me the money!
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:24 pm
The unfortunate Repercussions of an UNQUALIFIED President Obama…
The Shrinking Black Middle Class…
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-07/news/ct-met-black-middle-class-austerity-20121007_1_black-middle-class-black-households-national-rate
(more Chicago Tribune spam)
barking frog
October 8th, 2012
7:26 pm
the gop really is not
concerned about the
Presidency but they want
the House of Representatives and have it.
Krystal'sBalls
October 8th, 2012
7:26 pm
@getalife
October 8th, 2012
7:18 pm
..and what did Justice Alito sit in the chamber and do with the cameras on him during the State of the Union when Obama WARNED the American people?? Shook his head and muttered, “NOT TRUE!”
These people are suckers.
mark
October 8th, 2012
7:26 pm
As long as you republicants want to pay for it, i am all for it. But since the last 2 wars have been paid for by borrowing from china, you may not want to go to war until we pay off our war debt on the backs of our vets!!!
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:27 pm
Romney’s strong debate helps him close gap with Obama in Michigan, poll shows
http://www.freep.com/article/20121008/NEWS15/121008081/Romney-s-strong-debate-helps-him-close-gap-Obama-Michigan-poll-shows
Uhoh, The Obama Campaign is absolutely COLLAPSING!
kayaker 71
October 8th, 2012
7:27 pm
getalife, 7:18,
“Don’t hate the player, hate the game”. And he appears to be playing this game like a 2 dollar fiddle. According to GAI, 87% of the hits on Obama.com were from from foreign internet sites offering to donate money to his campaign. This could be a big one.
josef
October 8th, 2012
7:28 pm
USMC
Well…that was then and this is now…
FROG
Granny Godzilla
October 8th, 2012
7:28 pm
Joseph
7:03
I think I just chortled.
Pardon me.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:30 pm
ROMNEY 49% OBAMA 45%…
Mitt Romney is pulling away with the election… 4 points and growing…
(I sure hope Jamvet has his Yarmulke ready for when he becomes a Rabbi)
barking frog
October 8th, 2012
7:31 pm
Ross Perot is peddling his
economics again and like
Romney he wants taxes
on capital gains lowered
to par with earned income
and to allow the poor to
pay some taxes. The only
sucking sound i heard was
Perot.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:32 pm
“Well…that was then and this is now…”–josef
I bet you say that to all of the girls…. err… I mean guys.
USMC
October 8th, 2012
7:35 pm
Breaking News…
Military Times Poll: Romney bests Obama, 2-1
http://militarytimes.com/news/2012/10/military-times-poll-romney-bests-obama-2-1-100712/
(more military Times spam… there’s your clue)
hiram
October 8th, 2012
7:36 pm
Chris Matthews just ran the Broun video on his show, with a comment from Bill Nye, “the science guy”. Georgia’s ignorant voters are the laughing stock of the entire country, and the sad thing is, they are too stupid to know why.
Leonard
October 8th, 2012
7:38 pm
USMC – At least Romney will make distributing and watching internet pornography a crime.