Don Vito Corleone
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All you have to say is how many times did the Pres say 5 trillion exactly?
Fewer than Romney said $716B.
All you have to say is how many times did the Pres say 5 trillion exactly?
Fewer than Romney said $716B.
Romney said he'd cut funding for PBS. Why would you vote for him?
Romney said he'd cut funding for PBS. Why would you vote for him?
Romney wins on aggression but he again didn't give one damn specific. I have a serious problem with that. He dodged questions and interrupted too much. Sure that looks nice to Joe American but give me specifics.
He opened the whole debate with 5 specific things he wants to do to help the economy.Romney wins on aggression but he again didn't give one damn specific. I have a serious problem with that. He dodged questions and interrupted too much. Sure that looks nice to Joe American but give me specifics.
Agreed. It also annoys me that the President hasn't even rebutted the $716B Medicare assertion, which completely misleading and has been repeated at least 5 times.
Romney won but only though his approach. His positions have the substance of a fog bank and he made a number of impossible to keep promises. Romney quadrupled down on a number of lies like the 700 billion medicare cut that has been debunked by everyone....that could come back to cost him in the media as the week goes on.
I was getting the impression that Obama was holding back quite a bit, be it hesitation or strategy we will see.
Romney clearly owned this how can you even debate education when Romney's state has the number 1 schools. What was Obama even doing up there he sounded to mellow like he did not care.
He opened the whole debate with 5 specific things he wants to do to help the economy.
"Lessen the load, Broaden the base."
http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2012/08/16-romney-tax-implications-brown-gale-looney
-John
I was getting the impression that Obama was holding back quite a bit, be it hesitation or strategy we will see.
Um, MA has had great schools for decades. This is not something you can credit Romney with.
Obama displayed what his weakness has been all along, unwillingness to confront.
He seemed passive with no real conviction.
Romney won but only though his approach. His positions have the substance of a fog bank and he made a number of impossible to keep promises. Romney quadrupled down on a number of lies like the 700 billion medicare cut that has been debunked by everyone....that could come back to cost him in the media as the week goes on.
I was getting the impression that Obama was holding back quite a bit, be it hesitation or strategy we will see.
Yes 5 vaguely specific ideas. I want details man. What tax breaks are you gonna end? What are you going to do about China? Outsourcing? Etc etc.
That is the HOPE you still have left. Get ready for some CHANGE.
He said he was going to end China's cheating. Lord knows Obama hasn't. He said he is going to invest in energy independence, which is jobs for Americans (period). No outsourcing. etc. etc.Yes 5 vaguely specific ideas. I want details man. What tax breaks are you gonna end? What are you going to do about China? Outsourcing? Etc etc.
He'll try, but his shoes tend to get in the way. Ryan won't have that handicap.
This is how I see it - Ronmey won, but not in a good way. He was aggressive and controlled the format.
I was worried about the president - aggravated in fact. There was so much low hanging fruit that he could have used against Romney - at times I was nearly shouting at my television. He had the opportunity to wrap Romney up in his own lies...and he refused to do it.
Obama was very weak tonight. I think you underestimate how bad he was.Both candidates seemed pretty defensive and the debate didn't really go anywhere. They'd deflect from what might be body blows (i.e. Romney on how he covers pre-existing conditions) and filibuster with talking points.
Romney is the default winner for having stood on stage with the President, but there is nothing here to change the course of the race IMO. The next two figure to be similar.
If someone is 5"5" and is 500lbs and is asked what you are going to do about your weight problem a Romney answer is to get skinny