President Obama wins

[DayWalker]

The lesson is that we are passing the divide where a majority of Americans reject what used to be called the "Protestant work ethic" and now believe that government exists to redistribute wealth. IOW, to forcibly extract wealth from others and give it to them. We are on the path to western European type socialism. Only the GOP House is holding back the dam but I suspect that will eventually give way as well. The proof of all this is that someone as centrist and wishy washy as Romney could be successfully demonized by the MSM as some type of ogre. Liberals should be happy. Their quest to fundamentally undo what the founders established is nearing fulfillment. I expect within 30 years or so, it'll be finished.

And I suspect you're finished now, toast! You lost! The people have decided again. Now just get over it or I expect you'll be yaking about this election for the next four years as you have probably done so for the last 4-years.

[veritas]

Feel free to take your own advice, Mr. "Romney's gonna-win."

You'd think this would be a time of reflection for you, but you are back making baseless pronouncements and spurious arguments as if nothing had happened. You're totally discredited.

I am reflecting. I'm reflecting on why the electorate would return Obama to office.

[DayWalker]

A continuation of the Obama approach will lead to collapse. That is simply a fact. The US is not immune to the realities that brought down the Greek and Spanish economies. It has to do with common sense, not fear. We can't borrow and spend and call tiny reductions in increases "cuts". We need real cuts to spending across the board. Without that, any tax increases will be rendered ineffectual.

Yes, government has always collected and spent money but we are using more and more of it not for collectively needed projects but to hand out either to corporations or individuals. This is what happens when government gets to be seen as a fountain of wealth to be plundered by whomever. People seem to forget that the only money government has is yours or what they have to borrow and you pay that back as well.

Sounds like text straight out of the book got your misiah Romney rejected. When will you figure out that this is mickey mouse banter of the losers.

[veritas]

And I suspect you're finished now, toast! You lost! The people have decided again. Now just get over it or I expect you'll be yaking about this election for the next four years as you have probably done so for the last 4-years.

I suspect you have the right handle. You'll be around about a day.

[veritas]

Sounds like text straight out of the book got your misiah Romney rejected. When will you figure out that this is mickey mouse banter of the losers.

You must be the latest ignoramus to come in here biting at my ankles for attention. There have been others. They're mostly gone or have come back with a third or fourth alias. Maybe you're one of them.

[Pauliseum]

I am reflecting. I'm reflecting on why the electorate would return Obama to office.

Because he was the better candidate. He had the better organization. He had the better message.

It's really not hard to understand.

[veritas]

Because he was the better candidate. He had the better organization. He had the better message.

It's really not hard to understand.

Yet he would have been soundly defeated 30 years ago with the same economy and the same message. That means there has been a shift in the attitudes of the electorate as to the role of government.

[slapshot]

I am reflecting. I'm reflecting on why the electorate would return Obama to office.

People generally vote for the lesser of the two evils.

I don't think that most thought Obama was/is doing a great job. But given the circumstances he inherited, I think many felt he was doing the best that might be expected. Much more work to be done, however.

With Romeny being a flip-flopper, did we really know what to expect. I looked at his economic plan...and quite frankly, wasn't impressed.

[Pauliseum]

Yet he would have been soundly defeated 30 years ago with the same economy and the same message. That means there has been a shift in the attitudes of the electorate as to the role of government.

Nope.
When you run a lackluster candidate, you will probably lose.
It's one of the oldest laws in politics.

[Calamari]

He was the best candidate they had.

Maybe the best they ever will.

[ms maggie]

A continuation of the Obama approach will lead to collapse. That is simply a fact. The US is not immune to the realities that brought down the Greek and Spanish economies. It has to do with common sense, not fear. We can't borrow and spend and call tiny reductions in increases "cuts". We need real cuts to spending across the board. Without that, any tax increases will be rendered ineffectual.

Yes, government has always collected and spent money but we are using more and more of it not for collectively needed projects but to hand out either to corporations or individuals. This is what happens when government gets to be seen as a fountain of wealth to be plundered by whomever. People seem to forget that the only money government has is yours or what they have to borrow and you pay that back as well.

I love the inability to look at the larger picture.

Obama's policies are very similiar to Clinton's. Healthcare, Clinton wanted a more "socialist" plan; raised taxes as needed; cut military spending; multi-lateral foreign policy. But of course Clinton has a great economy going for him. Obama doesn't have that luxury. More people on food stamps when unemployment is high--alert the media. And SS and Medicare expand when the BB bubble starts hitting retirement.

I love the sober concern of all the right wing about the country going to hell, acting like they are the grownups. Seems to me not too awful ago, the right was consumed, CONSUMED by an intern giving a bj in the Oval Office. Cuz they always put the well being of the nation first.

What a crock.

I know losing sucks but stop the facade.

[Phineas Finn]

You must be the latest ignoramus to come in here biting at my ankles for attention. There have been others. They're mostly gone or have come back with a third or fourth alias. Maybe you're one of them.

That's good, really. Perhaps a tad egomaniacal, but if so just a tad. On the whole it's just a good sentence.

[georjec2]

I really want-specifically-for ol' Sage to answer for his dozens of "landslide" predictions. I SO await that.

I think he's in hospital being treated for mild stroke.

[georjec2]

So statistically it's still a 50% split, in 04 whats to dispute or describe? Gore won the popular vote in 2000 and it was almost as close in 04. Now if gas goes up to 15 dollars and the beggars freeze and starve to death..... maybe we'll cure our over population problem.

It didn't have to go the Supreme Court did it like someone else we all know. Instead of weeks late finding out who the president was we found out at 11:00pm.

Isn't it great Obama Won !!! least you can do is be happy that you'll have something to complain, b i t c h and moan about for the next 4 years.


(Are you still wearing your "I Voted " sticker who have taken that shlt off yet ? )

[jtowne-swim]

Nope.
When you run a lackluster candidate, you will probably lose.
It's one of the oldest laws in politics.

I agree with your premise but I don't think Romney is lackluster. The problem is they forced him to be someone he is not. The real Romney is fiscally conservative and socially moderate. The problem is they wanted him to be socially conservative and forced him in that direction so Romney was all over the place.

[ericpd]

"Loss of privilege" has joined "tax cuts for the rich" and "war on women" in the liberal pantheon of catch phrases. Please tell me what "privilege" I've been granted that I'm afraid of losing. The only privilege any of us should have is that of being free. I don't want any privileges, I simply want to be left alone by government and rapacious liberals.

Free to do what veritas? Southern states made a similar plea some 150 or so years ago. Cries to be Free sounds good and is admirable,... but the question is, "What do you wanna do with that Freedom"?

[ericpd]

Who's the silliest? Carl Rove, Billy O, or Dick Morris?

[dsummoner]

The to 1% have 17% of TAXABLE income. Actual income reports vary from 22 to 27%.

And 0% of that belongs to the poor and the government.

[Mom49of4]

And 0% of that belongs to the poor and the government.

How dare you say that!! I agree!

[ericpd]

A continuation of the Obama approach will lead to collapse.

No,... it's the 1% not paying their share, the cost of cleaning up Bush's wars & massive corporate deregulation run amuck that lead us to near collapse. Do you really wanna argue that one?