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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (119788)	9/3/2012 1:49:31 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

And Wharfrat just reminded me of this latest comment by Obama. Both of us are upset about these comments. Obama has to stop this shit. The plutocrats are taking over and destroying the country. This is a fight. There will not be a meeting of the minds and it is insane for Obama to think there is any chance of that. "For me to be able to say to the Republicans, the election is over; you no longer need to be focused on trying to beat me ... I'm prepared to make a whole range of compromises, some of which I get criticized from the Democratic Party on, in order to make progress. But we're going to need compromise on your side as well. And the days of viewing compromise as a dirty word need to be over because the American people are tired of it." — On how Obama would pursue a second-term agenda http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/us_news/Quotes-from-AP-interview-with-Obama_10782396

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (119788)	9/3/2012 1:59:49 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

GOP Convention, Romney Speech Evoke Lukewarm Reactions Speech gets lowest ratings of any Gallup has measured since 1996 Romney's acceptance speech this year scored low by comparison to previous convention speeches going back to 1996. Thirty-eight percent of Americans rated the speech as excellent or good, while 16% rated it as poor or terrible. The 38% who rated the speech as excellent or good is the lowest rating of any of the eight speeches Gallup has tested since Bob Dole's GOP acceptance speech in 1996. gallup.com

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (119788)	9/4/2012 2:09:21 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 149317

Yes, I'm well aware of the distinction. However, I am not certain that most of that $1.7 trillion in deficits per year is a good use of our money. My contention is the private sector is far superior in driving ROI than the government. I know that this is probably one of the biggest divides between the GOP and Dems. On that point, I am solidly with the GOP. Private sector will beat public sector on ROI handsdown every time. However, I'm solidly with the Dems that we need good laws and regulations to keep the private sector from getting too crazy. And then I'm by myself in believing that laws and regulations are worthless without vigorous enforcement. Neither party wants to do the enforcement part, unfortunately.