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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (60403)	12/19/2012 2:05:11 PM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

Do you honestly believe that?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (60403)	12/31/2012 11:28:25 AM
From: Rarebird	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 71588

Get real. Romney lost the election because most Americans could not relate to him. That's a fact. What do I mean by that? He comes from big money. His father was a Senator. His path was made much easier because of his family's financial strength. It's nice to have a President who had to struggle when he was younger, where everything was not handed to him on a silver platter. Do I begrudge Romney for that? No, but I don't want a person like that as my President. I want a President who can relate to me, my life, my struggles, my philosophy, my principles. I know a number of people who voted for Obama precisely because he is Black. That's not good either because it shows dogmatism and lack of analysis. In some ways I'm conservative; in other ways I'm liberal. I made it on my own. No one helped me. I received full academic scholarships to college and graduate school. I don't like the Republican or Democratic Party Philosophies. Both parties have become bought off by special interest groups. It is difficult for these parties to come to agreement or compromise because they have both sold their souls to the $$$ that has put them in power. US Government is bankrupt, insolvent. But they own the printing presses so everything is Ok; that is to say, they create money out of thin air. Conservatives blame big government spending and entitlement programs. Liberals blame massive tax cuts for the rich. We defeated the Soviet Union at the expense of the Middle Class. I think the Liberals are right here. When I look at USA, I don't see Freedom, but government control by the powers that be who think they know what is best for everyone. It is not a good situation. It is not Freedom. Government has become a Fascist Totalitarian Entity from whichever party's principles you look at. That is my opinion. Rigid inflexible ideology on both sides of the spectrum. I made it. But I feel sorry for youngsters growing up in this Democratic and Republican sewer; that is to say, political landscape. I have solutions; but neither party would like hearing it.