Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
Romney was blaming Mr. Obama for the Republicans fillibustering all of the bills he tried to pass.
I have no further comment.
In other news, early voting opened today in Florida. People waited as long as two and a half hours for the polls to open, and the lines were blocks long in some places in Miami.
Even GOP pundits that I've heard from have admitted that clearly, things are already starting to look good for Mr. Obama.
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Except that is the problem, Obama did not try to pass any bills, he let Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid try to pass the bills.Originally Posted by Dark Sage
How honestly different is this Congress from the one in 1996 that tried to impeach Clinton, or in 2006 that threatened to impeach Bush, or in the 80s that threatened to impeach Reagan? The only difference is there is a real lack of leadership at the top trying to rangle out a bipartisan deal. Bush did it, Clinton did it, Bush Sr. did it on taxes, even Reagan did it. Obama? He takes a hands off approach.
Just saying early voting is up is meaningless. Early voting is up in Wisconsin, but it is in the Republican districts, while the Democratic districts are depressed. You need to explain which districts they are in, and more importantly if they are truly new voters, or if like in Cash for Clunkers it is voters who would already vote on election day.
Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
This endorsement just came from the Salt Lake Tribune. (You know, Salt Lake? Utah? The place where Mormons have more influence than anywhere else?)
Anyway:
In other words, Romney cannot even get the most influencial periodical representing his own faith to support him. And that's just sad."In considering which candidate to endorse, The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board had hoped that Romney would exhibit the same talents for organization, pragmatic problem solving and inspired leadership that he displayed here more than a decade ago. Instead, we have watched him morph into a friend of the far right, then tack toward the center with breathtaking aplomb. Through a pair of presidential debates, Romney’s domestic agenda remains bereft of detail and worthy of mistrust.
Therefore, our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who, against tough odds, has guided the country through catastrophe and set a course that, while rocky, is pointing toward a brighter day. The president has earned a second term. Romney, in whatever guise, does not deserve a first."
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And when exactly did the Salt Lake Tribune become the most influencing periodical representing the mormon faith? By the way if you want to start throwing out endorsements, Romney has picked up more than a few of his own in key swing states, which last time I checked... Utah wasn't
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Utah is the most Republican state in the country.
The Salt Lake Tribune is the biggest newspaper in Utah.
The Salt Lake Tribune just endorsed Mr. Obama instead of Mr. Romney.
Do the math.
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So the answer to your math is that the Salt Lake Tribune picked their own liberal beliefs over the Conservative beliefs of the populous. Mind you it is not unusual for a liberal editorial board to go against their own conservative readers. The Dallas Morning News endorsed a Democrat for the Texas U.S. Senate Seat despite the populous clearly favoring Ted Cruz.
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I just find it ironic, Roy. The Salt Lake Tribune was the last newspaper in the country that I would have expected to endorse Mr. Obama.
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