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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (122013)	1/19/2012 11:07:34 AM
From: grusum	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224717

Lets face it. A President can do very little about the price of gasoline. what a crock of crap. he banned drilling in the gulf and now he wants to nix the pipeline. we'd have lower gas prices if it wasn't for his selfish, dumb ass decisions. Bush could do nothing to stop the price of gas from rising to over $4 a gallon and Obama can do nothing to keep it from going higher. but he's sure trying to get them higher. why is that? why does he want higher energy prices???

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (122013)	1/19/2012 11:18:35 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	6 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224717

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.." -- Winston Churchill These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read: Unfortunately, most voters don't know this. 1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealth out of prosperity. 2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. 3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. 4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. 5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them; and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (122013)	1/19/2012 11:22:48 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224717

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (122013)	1/19/2012 11:28:20 AM
From: longnshort	7 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224717

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Parents Off to Jail for Corruption Wednesday, January 18, 2012 atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com The rotten apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Moochers, looters and destroyers. Like Mother like daughter? Broward-Pal Beach Times: Richard Rubin Sentenced to Ten Months in Federal Prison Richard Rubin — husband of former Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin, who still faces seven felony charges of her own — was sentenced this morning to ten months in federal prison. Rubin, 66, pleaded guilty in April to federal tax evasion after failing to report $100,000 in fees he received from the town of Davie for a land deal he brokered in 2004. With attorney David Bogenschutz at his side, Rubin managed to get only ten months up the river — which is in accordance with sentencing guidelines but much less than the maximum penalty of five years. Rubin had said in court that he and the wife faced financial burdens from damage done to their home by Hurricane Wilma and also owed on a loan he could not repay — which is why he attempted to cheat on his taxes a bit. That also wasn’t too long after Rubin took in $1.1 million for writing grants for the town of Southwest Ranches — grants that were approved in part by the votes of his wife while she was a county commissioner. Then, the probable-cause affidavit released last year contended, the couple was living quite lavishly — including spending money on artwork, cruises, vacations to Europe, and a $150,000 home repair project. Rubin wasn’t charged with tax evasion until April of this year. The State Attorney’s Office, however, charged Wasserman-Rubin last year with seven counts of felony unlawful compensation related to her votes for her husband’s grant-writing.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (122013)	1/19/2012 11:48:22 AM
From: Carolyn	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224717

Yes, he can. Drill!!!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (122013)	1/19/2012 2:59:19 PM
From: Celtictrader	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224717

Romney hiding millions in dozens of secret offshore accounts: report By Stephen C. Webster rawstory.com Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been hesitant to disclose his tax records and personal finances, and now it might be clear why: the former Massachusetts Governor has hidden tens of millions from the U.S. Treasury in secret offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands, according to ABC News. Offshore accounts used as so-called “tax havens” cost the U.S. over $100 billion a year, and are commonly utilized by the wealthiest citizens and corporations as a means of avoiding U.S. taxes on lucrative profits. Romney, one of the wealthiest people to ever seek the presidency, said recently he pays about 15 percent of his income in taxes, insisting that he follows all applicable laws. That tax rate is actually much lower than what most Americans pay — the average U.S. household can expect to pay roughly 19 percent in federal taxes each year, according to the Tax Policy Center, a Washington thinktank. ABC News noted that Romney has invested over $33 million in more than a dozen funds listed in the Cayman Islands. In addition, their examination of securities records revealed that his former company, Bain Capital, holds 138 accounts in the Cayman Islands. Romney’s campaign told the network that the candidate was simply investing in funds that provided the best opportunity for profits. “Gov. and Mrs. Romney have money invested in funds that the trustee has determined to be attractive investment opportunities, and those funds are domiciled wherever the fund sponsors happen to organize the funds,” a campaign spokesperson told ABC News. The candidate’s tax records have become a subject of recent concern among other Republicans seeking the party’s nomination, and Romney was directly challenged by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to release them as soon as possible. Romney said he’d likely do so in April, long after the crucial Republican primary races have ended.