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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (34319)	7/25/2010 4:47:41 PM
From: Wayners	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

There is no way out of this mess created by Democrat Congresses going back way before even Speaker Tip O'Neil and all the Ponzi Schemes and Welfare etc. We are simply going to have to invade some wealthy countries and take all their stuff in order to pay for this mess.

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (34319)	7/26/2010 2:07:36 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Pawlenty: Appealing to Swing Voters Will Be Key in 2012 July 26, 2010, 12:59 PM ET WSJ Blogs - Washington Wire By Peter Wallsten blogs.wsj.com Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, one of several Republicans pondering a 2012 White House bid, said Monday that the party’s nomination contest would be waged over personality traits more than policy – and the GOP should consider who is best to appeal to the non-ideological swing voters who backed President Barack Obama. “There will be general agreement as to the content of the message,” he said of the Republican field, “but the real question is going to be … who is best situated to open the door to people who are not yet Republicans to say we understand what you are going through and we can make a connection with you in ways that have some credibility.” Pawlenty, speaking to reporters at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, said he would not decide his own future until early next year. But he sought to distinguish himself as the right person to bring a message to working-class voters who might hve preconceived notions about Republicans. “When they say, ‘You don’t understand me, you’re a bunch of country club elitists,’ it’s important to have a messenger who has walked in their shoes a bit to at least open the door to a discussion and get you some credibility,” he said. Pawlenty laid out his qualifications: He was born in a meat-packing town. His mother died when he was 16. His father worked as a truck driver. The only of five kids to go to college. And he apparently has been studying his brand IDs. “When you walk into a VFW and talk to somebody wearing a Carhart jacket, drinking a Miller High Life beer, you can explain to them your seven-point plan for health care reform, but what they mostly want to know is: Do your values generally line up with theirs? He said. “Does your life story generally line up with theirs?” He didn’t single out any of his potential rivals, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the wealthy scion of a powerful political family. Nor did he strike a contrast with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who, polls show, mostly appeals to the most conservative voters in the GOP base but turns off m any swing voters. Still, Pawlenty’s comments no doubt offered a glimpse into how he hopes to make his case to primary and caucus voters as the campaign comes to life next year. He did say Palin, should she choose to run, would start with built-in advantages because of her “status” with GOP voters.