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I don't know why but Paul

cmaukonen — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:12:48 +0000

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I don't know why but Paul Ryan reminds me a lot of Hannibal Lecter. The same kind of joy in cold cruelty.

Romney doesn't seem to be

Aaron Carine — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:34:47 +0000

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Romney doesn't seem to be quite as cruel towards the poor as other Republicans are--he said we needed the safety net-- but it is hard to imagine him standing in the way of a Republican Congress.

There will probably be a bump

Oxy Mora — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:15:57 +0000

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There will probably be a bump in the polls for Romney which might throw a scare into us about the outcome of the election. But, like you, I don't dread November. In a way, it absolves us. If the Democrats can't beat this ticket then it must be foreordained.

I do think the last couple of years has changed perceptions about taxing the rich, assisted by the lasting contribution of OWS---and the infamous 1%.

Thanks, Aunt Sam. But he's

Oxy Mora — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:10:59 +0000

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Thanks, Aunt Sam. But he's the opposite of Palin in his appearance of being an intellectual. I wonder what a real conservative intellectual like Buckley would have thought of him.

Isn't it remarkable how much

Oxy Mora — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:05:54 +0000

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Isn't it remarkable how much Ryan's persona matches that of Mitt, and he's about the same age as Mitt's oldest son. How easily Ryan could be photo-shopped into that famous picture of Bain capital young rulers of the universe with money in their mouths and falling out of their pockets. The reason for the pick might be as simple as Ryan was in Romney's own image.

Romney will charge that Obama

Flavius — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:23:12 +0000

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Romney will charge that Obama wants to raise some taxes,i.e. take some money from the rich.

Obama will charge that R2 want to cut medicare,i.e. take some money from the sick.

It's a cliche that Americans aren't in favor of taxing the rich because we all think we might become rich. Maybe. Perhaps less now than in the past

But in any event we all know for sure that we'll become sick.

Advantage, Obama. I don't dread November any more

Zing! I think it was a pick

Aunt Sam — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:39:36 +0000

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Zing! I think it was a pick that is the equivalent of the Palin pick, because it shows Romney's weakness in his own party, and how they forced him to pick Ryan, and they did.

"You betcha!"

It isn't that I think Ryan

tmccarthy0 — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:28:28 +0000

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It isn't that I think Ryan isn't an adequate adversary, what I think is it will be much easier to demonstrate the huge differences between Democrats and Republicans with Ryan as Romney's choice. It will be difficult for Romney to separate himself from the Ryan budget plan, his 59 point plan is too complex to discuss. And let's put this out there about Paul "parasite" Ryan; Republicans often claim those folks who have benefited from government services are parasites, well that makes Paul Ryan the biggest parasite of all time. Let see he used social security benefits, Pell grants and Stafford loans to get through college, but for younger generations he would end those programs. He's never held a job outside of the federal government, which for a dem is fine, but for a Republican who touts the greatness of private business, how the hell would he know, he's been working for the feds since he graduated from college.

Zing! I think it was a pick that is the equivalent of the Palin pick, because it shows Romney's weakness in his own party, and how they forced him to pick Ryan, and they did. I love it.

Oh and release the returns Mittens, release the returns. This isn't going to go away either.