Mitt Romney was a very viable candidate. He has tons of financial background in terms of turning companies completely around and making them perform well again, so in that aspect, he was the best candidate on both sides of the aisle other than Ron Paul. People just couldn't get past his Mormonism.

Right. Fortunately for the dems, you don't see any of that in either of the democratic candidates.

Mitt Romney was a very viable candidate. He has tons of financial background in terms of turning companies completely around and making them perform well again, so in that aspect, he was the best candidate on both sides of the aisle other than Ron Paul. People just couldn't get past his Mormonism.

im from MA and Romney did some good things for the economy, the only problem is that he simply could not cooperate with the Democratic congress and held up a lot bills that the people of MA really wanted pushed through (it baffles me that MA had Republican governors for 20 years up until Romney). i felt like since the day Romney was elected governor he was running for president, not trying to get things done for MA

Word. All of these fucking scumbag politicians just bitch and fight. I'm going to go to Capitol Hill one day and watch them "work" from the public viewing area, and when I don't see them doing shit, which is all the time, I'm going to start bashing all of them and screaming at Ted about how he murdered that young woman, call Pelosi a man, and tell Huckabee that he's a fat ass.

Jenna was looking pretty in her wedding photos though.

So when you go to prison for the rest of your life, can we come visit you?

So when you go to prison for the rest of your life, can we come visit you?

Riiiiiiight.

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Sometimes, I just can\'t help myself.

But you DO believe that Barack Obama has a beard and wears a turban?

Was just pointing out your ridiculous avatar, juxtaposed with a picture of something that actually occurred. Nah mean?

But you DO believe that Barack Obama has a beard and wears a turban?

Was just pointing out your ridiculous avatar, juxtaposed with a picture of something that actually occurred. Nah mean?

Senate = legislative

He has never had ANY executive power... ever.

J. Sidney McCain is also a Senator without ANY executive power, correct?

Hey, this isn't about Mr. McCain.

Lemme run a few of the "hot button" ones down real quick.

Iraq - Should've never been there. Those who deceived us into it should be held accountable. Going forward, we need to leave as quickly and responsibly as possible.

I agree. I don't think the WMD story holds up at all. Only other reason would be to have a foothold in the oil-rich Middle East, which I can agree with to an extent. You can't have the most desired (critical) natural resource in the hands of lunatics.


Energy - Our dependence on oil has been long and well documented. We need to put time, energy (pun kinda intended) resources, etc toward developing sustainable alternate fuels and means of energy. Repealing the gas tax for a summer or drilling part of Alaska seems to be a band-aid type solution to me.

Phasing out oil is a definite must. But, the timeframe for that to happen is longer than most people think, IMO. I think we should open up areas for drilling, even if it is just to "get us by" until we are all green to the gills. The gas holiday bullshit is just that... bullshit.

Marriage - Hetero marriages are effed...no reason why the gays shouldn't be able to subject themselves to the same fate. My uncle (who is gay) has been with the same guy for 30 years. If they wanna get married (and therefore get the right to visit one another in the hospital, etc) it doesn't bother me any.

I def. agree w/ homosexual "unions" and/or marriages in the eyes of the law. I think we have to go back and see what benefits or detriments come along w/ marriage (speaking of taxes, legal issues, etc.) and adjust accordingly. I do see room for abuse, as 2 guys or 2 girls are MUCH more likely to become a "union" to gain marriage benefits.

Abortion - It should be available, but only as one part of an all encompassing birth control information blitz. Places like Planned Parenthood should continue to distribute as much information on abstinance and safe sex as possible, while still keeping safe abortions legally available.

I think it should be available, even though I don't agree with it except under extreme circumstances. And by "birth control information blitz", I hope you mean mandatory sterilization (temporary?) for any woman on wellfare or other gov't assistance. LOL Education works to some extent. But, the problem isn't with people that understand the implications of pregnancy, the problem is the fucking vermin that don't care or are too stupid to see past their nose (or those that just have kids to get more of my tax $$$).

Taxes - Who doesn't want them lower? Obviously we all want to pay as little as possible, but we also need certain services from our government and they need to be paid for with our tax dollars, so "tax dollar appropriation" is really the issue here. Out of every $1 in our taxes, what % goes to what...etc.

This will most likely be the biggest issue in which we differ. This kind of goes back to the "vermin" comment above. I know plenty of people who could do things without assistance, some being friends, but most take the handout with open arms when they really need to be swinging a sledgehammer or flipping burgers somewhere instead.

2nd Amendment - As Barack said the other night: "The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals." There needs to be a happy medium between letting people own guns and the vetting process and regulatory laws that go into who should be able to own one and when, where, etc.

Criminals are criminals. I doubt many of those that commit crimes with "assault" weapons got them from a legal dealer. Also, the government can and will kick our ass if it came to some crazy revolution (unless some military sects were on "our" side). And, I believe that to be the reason for the 2nd Amendment. I don't think it strictly meant guns for the Illinois "militia" or nat. guard.

OK, gotta get back to work. Be back in a bit...

As much as I'd love to say I'm "above it" I have to say that I've done the party-line thing before. Sometimes, on the down-card elections, when I don't know either candidate...I'll either vote Democratic as default, or I'll say to myself "do I like how this municipality is handling it's business?" (i.e. are there potholes everywhere? is corruption rampant? are taxes sky high? etc) If I like the way things are going, I'll stick with the incumbent. If I don't, I'll vote for the challenger.

The more we live, the more we learn though. I've been Independent, a Republican and now a Democrat...and I'm only 27! Who knows how I (and the world that shapes us all) will change in the future.

The surgeon general for one.


http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/fact_consequences.htm


fat fucks = higher insurance premiums, lower workforce productivity and the inevitable decline of society in general.