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A Mitt Romney and Condoleeza Rice ticket?

Serious question, don't you think that Romney's stance on taxes is going to blow up in his face come election time? The Middle-class doesn't want to hear anymore about tax cuts for the rich or "trickle-down" economics. Haven't we given the so called "job creators" enough time to create jobs? They haven't in nearly 12 years despite record lows in taxes (unless you count the jobs they've created overseas). Hasn't the middle-class lost enough jobs, lost enough homes, and seen enough of their benefits disappear as "job creators" like Romney and his ilk have bought new yachts, constructed garage car elevators, and hidden their money in Swiss Bank Accounts?

I just think that when Oct/Nov comes around that Demos and their media will go to work against Romney and paint him as a rich CEO that everyone is already pissed off at who merely wants to screw us over while handing out more "golden parachutes" to his rich buddies.

As bad as Obama has been, is this country really ready for another 4 years of Bush? Not this sorta watered down version that Obama has given us, but an outright 4 more years of Bush? More tax cuts for the rich???

Although it might go against his political ideology, but I think in order for Romney to win, he will need to budge on tax cuts. Nothing would help his stance with minorities, the poor, and the middle-class than agreeing that the REAL job creators aren't the uber rich and that therefore raising taxes on them (letting their tax cuts expire) is the right thing to do.

Even if they don't necessarily believe it, I think agreeing w/Obama on this would take a MAJOR bargaining chip away from the Obama campaign. All of a sudden Obama couldn't just call Mitt a rich guy looking out for his class's own welfare!

Of course, this makes too much sense so obviously the right won't do it.
 
TroutBum said:
This would pretty much be the only way I would vote for Obama.
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Almost 6 months later I still feel this way. Just like the Dem's did after Bush I, the Repub's are going to do this election. I just. don't. get. it. Kerry? Romney? Seriously? If you hate the president so bad, why can't you put someone in there who doesn't suck sheep sack?
 
The Thriller said:
Haven't we given the so called "job creators" enough time to create jobs? They haven't in nearly 12 years despite record lows in taxes (unless you count the jobs they've created overseas). Hasn't the middle-class lost enough jobs, lost enough homes, and seen enough of their benefits disappear as "job creators" like Romney and his ilk have bought new yachts, constructed garage car elevators, and hidden their money in Swiss Bank Accounts?
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The "job creators" in this country are the people who create demand - which is the middle class.

Unless this country as a whole recognizes this basic truth, we'll be spinning our wheels forever.
 
Frankly, I think Rice is too honest to be a good VP. I think she'll stick to what she's been saying: she won't be asked, and if she is asked, she'll say no.
 
candrew said:
The "job creators" in this country are the people who create demand - which is the middle class.

Unless this country as a whole recognizes this basic truth, we'll be spinning our wheels forever.
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You recognize the truth, but Romney hasn't (yet).

To the right, the (only) job creators are those on top.

And the Demos are going to pound this into our skulls in the next few months.

Which is why I believe that in order for Romney to win, he needs to take this talking point away from obama. He doesn't even need to agree that Trickle-Down economics is a joke (it doesn't work! Even Bruce Bartlett, who used to be one of the biggest fans of TD economics admits that it doesn't work!). All he needs to do is agree that the tax cuts for the rich need to expire.

This would hardly put any rich people into the poor house. folks like Mr. Romney would still be able to buy another million dollar mansion somewhere or yacht. But it would definitely hurt Obama's campaign.
 
One Brow said:
Frankly, I think Rice is too honest to be a good VP. I think she'll stick to what she's been saying: she won't be asked, and if she is asked, she'll say no.
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LOL - the Chief National Security Advisor during the build up for the Iraq War is too honest?

Not to mention a closeted homosexual who belonged to the admininistration that brought us the Gay Marriage Amendment?

You've got to be kidding me.
 
candrew said:
LOL - the Chief National Security Advisor during the build up for the Iraq War is too honest?
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Interpreting data to fit your preconceived notions, while wrong-headed and foolish, is not dishonest per se. I'm not saying she'd be a good VP or POTUS, but that is not because she is too dishonest.

candrew said:
Not to mention a closeted homosexual who belonged to the admininistration that brought us the Gay Marriage Amendment?
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1) Until there is some evidence of physical intimacy, her only romantic history, to my knowledge, consists of being engaged briefly to a man. I think she's more likely to be asexual than homosexual.

2) Gay Republicans oppressing gays is not new, nor particularly dishonest.
 
The Thriller said:
You recognize the truth, but Romney hasn't (yet).

To the right, the (only) job creators are those on top.

And the Demos are going to pound this into our skulls in the next few months.

Which is why I believe that in order for Romney to win, he needs to take this talking point away from obama. He doesn't even need to agree that Trickle-Down economics is a joke (it doesn't work! Even Bruce Bartlett, who used to be one of the biggest fans of TD economics admits that it doesn't work!). All he needs to do is agree that the tax cuts for the rich need to expire.

This would hardly put any rich people into the poor house. folks like Mr. Romney would still be able to buy another million dollar mansion somewhere or yacht. But it would definitely hurt Obama's campaign.
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I agree with your assertion that the right has it wrong. I disagree that the lef thas it right. From what I see the think government is the source of job creation. The rich nor the government = the middle class.

As for tax cuts and all that...personally I'd love to see all the loop holes exploited by the rich to expire. Do I know all of them? Of course not but we all know they are there.
 
Just read this thread for the first time.






Lolz were had. 'Bama's got dis shiyut on lock
 
Nate505 said:
Would be a bad choice IMO. I don't have much against Rice per se, and she seems like a very intelligent competent woman (policy differences aside), but it sure reminds me of the Bush the 2nd Administration.

Rubio seems like the obvious choice (young, Hispanic, seems like he's popular in a critical state).
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I really like Ryan. He seems to be one of the smarter members of Congress that's willing to actually make the tough decisions. I almost wish that Romney had gone with Christie and left Ryan in Congress to do his work. Ryan in the VP spot may make him less effective. Christie as a VP candidate however could be very effective at giving the Obama campaign and Dems a rash of crap that they'd find hard to deal with and highly irritating.
 
Beantown said:
It's Paul Ryan.
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Yeah they interrupted the Olympics to report this crap.

Why would I care who Mitt Romney is running with?
Is this going to change Romney's tax stance, or not acknowledging of the Federal Reserve problem?
Is it going to change the fact that Romney WILL embrace and re-sign all articles of the Patriot Act and NDAA?

Nope.
 
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