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To: LLCF who wrote (19265)	7/8/2012 5:03:56 AM
From: Paul Smith	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

The general public wants the President to be a leader. People like Reagan, Roosevelt, etc. made mistakes like all people do but they were popular Presidents because they were willing to lead. People like Jimmy Carter and Obama were/are very weak leaders. Obama seems to have no leadership skills at all and doesn't even try to lead - he doesn't even like talking to other politicians to try to learn more or persuade them -- he's a "loner" --- A president that is a loner is a recipe for failure.

To: LLCF who wrote (19265)	7/8/2012 6:34:40 AM
From: Bearcatbob	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

How would you compare the "dopey Dan Quayle" to ole Slow Joe? My favorite is how that dopey Dan Quayle pounded away at Jimmy Carters record when he ran for president...

To: LLCF who wrote (19265)	7/8/2012 12:35:00 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 85487

Unemployment Rate Dropped In Every State That Elected A Republican Gov. In 2010 In 2010, influenced by the Tea Party and its focus on fiscal issues, 17 states elected Republican governors. And, according to an Examiner.com analysis, every one of those states saw a drop in their unemployment rates since January of 2011. Furthermore, the average drop in the unemployment rate in these states was 1.35%, compared to the national decline of .9%, which means, according to the analysis, that the job market in these Republican states is improving 50% faster than the national rate. Since January of 2011, here is how much the unemployment rate declined in each of the 17 states that elected Republican governors in 2010, according to the Examiner: Kansas - 6.9% to 6.1% = a decline of 0.8% Maine - 8.0% to 7.4% = a decline of 0.6% Michigan - 10.9% to 8.5% = a decline of 2.4% New Mexico - 7.7% to 6.7% = a decline of 1.0% Oklahoma - 6.2% to 4.8% = a decline of 1.4% Pennsylvania - 8.0% to 7.4% = a decline of 0.6% Tennessee - 9.5% to 7.9% = a decline of 1.6% Wisconsin - 7.7% to 6.8% = a decline of 0.9% Wyoming - 6.3% to 5.2% = a decline of 1.1% Alabama - 9.3% to 7.4% = a decline of 1.9% Georgia - 10.1% to 8.9% = a decline of 1.2% South Carolina - 10.6% to 9.1% = a decline of 1.5% South Dakota - 5.0% to 4.3% = a decline of 0.7% Florida - 10.9% to 8.6% = a decline of 2.3% Nevada - 13.8% to 11.6% = a decline of 2.2% Iowa - 6.1% to 5.1% = a decline of 1.0% Ohio - 9.0% to 7.3% = a decline of 1.7% On the other hand, the unemployment rate in states that elected Democrats in 2010 dropped, on average, as much as the national rate decline and, in some states such as New York, the unemployment rate has risen since January of 2011. This is yet another example of how the so-called “blue state” model is not working.