Comments on: The general election’s political calculations

By: xxxmarked

xxxmarked — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:54:10 +0000

The Paul Ryan budget is the Romney budget. A budget that would put us in the same recession that the UK is going through now. The UK is a map of what the Ryan budget would do to the USA. But Republicans cannot see well, they are so focus on trashing the middle class and making the rich more wealthy.

Romney has NO plans for anything, he continues his attack on Obama, as the Republicans want him defeat in any way they can get it done.
We have had Republicans control the House since 2010 and NOTHING has been accomplished, in fact the House is on vacation 65% of the time. They have one been in session 52 days in 2012. This is nonsense. What are we paying them for? Also the ALEX bills passed and approved by Republican controlled states tell the real picture of the Republican mission.

By: GMavros

GMavros — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:10:29 +0000

Romney’s tax plan is the Wall Street tax plan. He is a nobody.
Mr. Romney would have never reached the primaries if it wasn’t for the Wall Street Mob that has propped him up.
He is only their puppet gangster & a foot soldier.

By: GMavros

GMavros — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:11:45 +0000

Idiots commenting on Idiots. How American !!!
Our elections are meaningless while Wall Street controls all those ‘elected’.
You all go back to your American Idol, Fox News & Oprah Winfrey world, and be content sucking on your thumbs.

By: TobyONottoby

TobyONottoby — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:59:30 +0000

Thanks for the insightful synopsis of the 2012 Presidential contest, flashrooster!

By: REMant

REMant — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:57:58 +0000

I read this already in the Washington Post. Prof Summers’ secretary must be working overtime. Hubbard is indeed something of an idiot. And I think a monetarist. I imagine there aren’t $5 trillion in cuts to the ordinary budget, but I think Rep Ryan, whose budget Romney seems to back regardless of Dean Hubbard’s ideas, knows that as well as Larry does.

By: FlBob

FlBob — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:03:19 +0000

Mr Summers provided a link above to a CBO analysis of the President’s proposals. This is a quote from that report, and is in reference to comparing the effects of the President’s proposals versus the CBO “baseline” projections under current law:

“For the 2013–2017 period, before accounting for the
macroeconomic effects, CBO estimates that the President’s
proposals would add a total of $1.5 trillion to
deficits, resulting in a cumulative deficit of $3.2 trillion over that period (see Table 1). The economic
feedback from the President’s proposals would yield
projected deficits totaling between $3.0 trillion and
$3.2 trillion over that period.”

“For the 2018–2022 period, before accounting for the
macroeconomic effects, CBO estimates that the President’s
proposals would add a total of $2.0 trillion to
deficits, resulting in a cumulative deficit of $3.2 trillion over that period. The economic feedback from
the President’s proposals would yield projected deficits
totaling between $3.3 trillion and $3.6 trillion over
that period.”

By: tsdudley

tsdudley — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:40:00 +0000

I struggle with this statement: “It also asks everyone to pay their fair share of taxes, repealing the Bush tax cuts for families making more than $250,000, and closing loopholes and shelters like preferences for private jets, hedge fund managers and offshore investments.” What is a fair share and how can such a politically pregnant phrase continue to be a rallying cry without a distinct definition. If you fall into the category of making just over $250,000 your tax burden is exponential compared the majority of the population. So define “fair share” and “middle class”, as in not raising taxes on the middle class, so we have a basis of understanding.

By: Lord_Foxdrake

Lord_Foxdrake — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:08:53 +0000

I’m I the only one that hates Lawrence Summers for his part in destroying America?

Oh and by the way…the Social Network was a stupid movie and Facebook is retarded. I can’t stand that too.

By: leslie20

leslie20 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:12:51 +0000

Well said!

By: flashrooster

flashrooster — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:52:18 +0000

The Romney campaign has made it clear that this election will not be Romney vs. Obama. Romney is running against a candidate of his own creation.

The candidate Romney is running against is a reckless, socialist tyrant who…well…he’s just not one of us (wink-wink.) Romney’s opponent runs around the world spending taxpayer money on lavish trips while apologizing to everyone for America. Romney’s opponent thinks America’s best days are behind us, intent on turning our country into a welfare state while eviscerating our military. Romney’s opponent wants to punish people who work hard and are successful through wealth redistribution (psst…reparations) and onerous tax burdens that will destroy job creation. Romney’s opponent is an appeaser whose only foreign policy tactic is talking while our enemies are plotting attacks against our people. He tries to take credit for killing Osama bin Laden when it was really Navy SEALS who had nothing to do with Romney’s opponent. Romney’s opponent is engaging in a war against religion and doesn’t respect our Constitution. And Romney’s opponent would like to see everyone go to college–what a snob! Oops, I believe that was Santorum’s opponent. Sorry. Scratch that. He’s possessed by his radical socialist father’s Kenyan spirit. Dang! That one was Newt’s opponent. It’s hard to keep it all straight.

Yes, there’s no way I’d vote for Romney’s opponent. Who would? Besides, we’re not even sure if he was born in the US, if he’s a Christian, or if he’s been vaccinated for Small Pox. Problem is, neither would I vote for a candidate who is so diffident about his own character, his own leadership abilities, and his own policy proposals–what little there are–that he and his campaign team feel the need to run their campaign against an opponent they’ve created, a boogie man that doesn’t exist, instead of the real opponent, the current President of the United States.

Romney is denying us an honest election where two candidates debate the issues so that Americans have a clear idea what direction they are voting to take this country in. Instead we’re given another silly reality show and at the end we cast our votes, and if Romney wins, I guess we’d find out what he really has planned for this country over the next 4 years. Trickle-down economics? Yeah, that’s worked out real good for us.

Obama has proven himself to be remarkably adroit under incredibly adverse circumstances, circumstances that would make most people’s heads explode. My head wants to explode just watching the kind of boorish, relentless opposition that Obama must face everyday by his own countrymen. He’s well-earned another 4 years.