Romney 2012?

. I place far more fault on the Democrats

Since there doesn't seem to be a thread dedicated solely to discussing Romney's candidacy, pro & con....

To start things off, here's an article about him refusing to state his position on repealing the immigration policy Obama just enacted - I think it is a good example of Romney's spinelessness:

“But would you repealed (sic) this?” Schieffer pressed.

“Well, it would be overtaken by events, if you will, by virtue of my putting in place a long-term solution with legislation that creates law that relates to these individuals such that they no what their setting is going to be,” Romney explained.

“I don’t want keep on about this, but just to make sure I understand, would you leave this in place while you work out a long-term solution or would you just repeal it?” the CBS host asked again.

“We’ll look at that setting as we reach that,” Romney insisted...


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/17/romney-refuses-to-say-if-he-would-undo-obamas-immigration-policy/

He didn't end the Iraq War.

Where to begin?

He kept us out of war with North Korea?

When were we close to going to war with NK?

Is there ANY reason to believe that McCain intended for us to go to war with North Korea?

He didn't end the Iraq War. If you think he did you are utterly wrong, and probably ignorant...and this is not necessarily a criticism, just a fact.

Do you really think he "got rid of Kadafi"?

He "led" from behind, and when you do so you can't possibly take credit for any result unless you are an utter egoist...which, of course, he is.

As terrible as Kadafi may have been, he died a heinous death that NO ONE, deserves. He was beaten mercilessly and had a bayonet shoved up his ass. Do you want to credit Obama for that gentle passing to the next life?

What fences did he and Hillary mend?

You've made the assertion and so you should be able to be more specific.

The fence with Russia?

The fence with Iran?

Think young one and stop feeding from the political trough!

So in other words, you can't back up what you are saying, or you don't believe it.

What part of let it go don't you understand?

I place far more fault on the Democrats and a self-absorbed, rather inept President who oddly stood above the legislative fray; didn't absorb himself in the details of the programs he proposed; and failed utterly to forge any links with the opposition or to use the established democratic process to deal with urgent problems. Add to that the fact that he ignored urgent issues with respect to the economic revovery in favor of a preconceived agenda, and appears to have very little understanding of the operation of our economy - and you get unassailable and unredeemable ignorance and failure.

georgeob1 wrote:

I place far more fault on the Democrats and a self-absorbed, rather inept President who oddly stood above the legislative fray; didn't absorb himself in the details of the programs he proposed; and failed utterly to forge any links with the opposition or to use the established democratic process to deal with urgent problems. Add to that the fact that he ignored urgent issues with respect to the economic revovery in favor of a preconceived agenda, and appears to have very little understanding of the operation of our economy - and you get unassailable and unredeemable ignorance and failure.

That's rather long on rhetoric and short on details. In effect, you're saying that the Democrats are at fault because Obama is a bad negotiator. That may very well be true, but I don't see any concrete evidence of that. For instance, what compromise proposals did the Republicans put forward that Obama either rejected or else left on the table because he "failed utterly to forge any links with the opposition or to use the established democratic process to deal with urgent problems?"

With respect to your one specific question, the Republicans proposed health care insurance reform that would permit the portability and nation-wide sale/transfer of policies and significant tort reform to limit an obvious source of unwarranted cost escallation and non productive defensive medicine. Here it is noteworthy that the government, in its proposed bureaucratic administrative determination of cost effective treatment modalities, would itself be immune from such tort claims.

Well it was far longer on details than was your highly rhetorical rejoinder.

With respect to your one specific question, the Republicans proposed health care insurance reform that would permit the portability and nation-wide sale/transfer of policies and significant tort reform to limit an obvious source of unwarranted cost escallation and non productive defensive medicine. Here it is noteworthy that the government, in its proposed bureaucratic administrative determination of cost effective treatment modalities, would itself be immune from such tort claims.

It's interesting to note from DrewDad's chart, in the last thirty years, the SLOWEST growth in government spending has occurred under Democratic presidents. The LARGEST growth in spending has occurred under Republicam presidents. There's no overlap between the parties. Another phony right-wing meme shot to hell. DON'T GIVE BIG-GOVERNMENT REPUBLICAN WASTRELS ANOTHER CHANCE TO SQUANDER OUR TAX DOLLARS. Vote Democratic.