O tends to repeat his mistakes. He made the same blunder with CrapCare.

Either that, or he made the strategic decision not to take his CrapCase case to the public, knowing (from the polls) that the majority of Americans were not behind it.

Cantor was never going to let the deal go through. He's the one running the do nothing Congress. And he cares more about ideology than he does the country.

Same can be said of O, bro. But the bottom line is, O bungled that deal, as Woodward reported in his new book. And I suspect that's because O doesn't possess the leadership chops it takes to cut a big, messy deal with unfriendlies.

I think his mistake was not taking his case to the people in order to put more pressure on Republicans.

Cantor was never going to let the deal go through. He's the one running the do nothing Congress. And he cares more about ideology than he does the country.

In this situation, the only deal possible was 100% conservative. In other words, not really a deal.

-David

I think I know what the answer is to this, but....

It's obvious that Obama is not the "education-oriented" President you wanted..

True so far???

If Romney was everything you wanted in an "education-oriented" President, would you vote Romney?? :D

Michale....

"If I can't fix this economy, I don't deserve a second term."
-President Barack Obama

I think we should take Obama at his word...

Michale......

i wish president obama were on my side. christie i can do without.

i think i just vomited a little.

...Christie riled up the Richmond crowd saying that Obama is arrogant for believing he can’t change Washington politics.

“If he believes that, then what the hell is he doing asking for another four years?” Christie said. “We’re happy to give you a bus ticket to the outside, Mr. President.”

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/10/22/christie-what-the-hell-is-obama-doing-asking-for-another-4-years/

LOL! My kinda pol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JgCL0WO9-A

OMG, I've gotta go watch that movie again!!!

I pine for the days of the rifles and bayonets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JgCL0WO9-A

Did you read the article? O isn't exactly a good (0r experienced) negotiator. He pushed too hard, bungled the deal and had no Plan-B to fall back on.

Romney has tried to present almost the exact same Obama policy as his own

I think Romney made a strategic decision not to give O and the Left any fodder in terms of trying to portray him as a "Bush war monger." And all he had to do was convince the public that he was up to the C.I.C. job. According to CNN's post-debate poll, he achieved that. 63% thought O is suited as C.I.C., but 60% thought the same about Romney.

What Twitter search was locked down by the Obama campaign before the debate concluded?

Politics in the age of the internet is different. More wierd, more superficial, more devoid of content. What could be more reflective of American society?

So Boehner decides to cancel the deal and the fault is Obama's?

Btw- Obama looking good in tonight's debate. Romney has tried to present almost the exact same Obama policy as his own (with some more fear- be afraid!) but it doesn't seem to be working.

It may not matter because of all the SuperPAC funding behind Mr. Wall Street, but Obama looks good in this round.

-David

Really, LewDan? Did he have little to say during the debt-ceiling negotiations? Because, as I recall, O was very involved in that. He, in fact, was responsible for screwing the deal up:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bob-woodward-book-debt-deal-collapse-led-pure/story?id=17104635#.UIX0l4Ui0zq

Although obviously this doesn't measure the magnitude or frequency of the lies, it's a good start...

Romney will make a 'bold' (lol) statement: The War On Iraq Was A Mistake. This will probably grab most of the post-debate media attention (because the media are stupid) and Romney's use of this line will basically see him being called the 'winner' of the debate by managing to distance himself from Bush during the debate (even though all his advisers are former Bush advisers)...

It is a little weird that this hasn't been mentioned.

Place your bets on what 'Moderate' Mitt will say tonight.

Here's what I think Romney's position is at this point. He's relying on a heavy carpet-bombing negative ad strategy in the swing states to turn momentum his way and there's some evidence that this is working.

With this in mind, I think Romney will play it safe and rely on the impact of his ads.

I do think he will have one surprise attack line in his pocket (not the Libya ambassador stuff as this has fallen flat). Maybe Afghanistan. But other than that, I'm guessing he basically presents the same foreign policy as Obama.

-David

Chris1962,

What would be the point of debating the "fiscal cliff" in a presidential debate? The problem was created by Congress, the Republican Congress, and only Congress has authority over finance and spending. The President has little say in it and whatever happens will be decided by Congress not the President. Its important to Congressional races not the Presidency.

Tomorrow night, from Chicago, the Green, Libertarian, and two others. Moderator is Larry King. And in what has to be one of the more ironic indictments of the mainstream: it's only being covered by Al Jazeera.

I don't have a link, but I'm sure you can track it down.

Not to mention the fiscal cliff. Have we all forgotten about that?

(1) Go easy on Benghazi; (2) Say Something nice About the Palestinians; (3) Extend a hand to Mohamed Morsi; (4) Concede that the war in Iraq was a mistake; (5) Don’t rush into Syria; (6) Open the door to a deal with Iran; (7) Apply some Bain rigor to defense; and (8) Cool it on China.

I plan on playing a new game I invented called 'flip-flop-Mitt drinking Bingo' with these 8 items tonight! Other items I expect:

(9) Flat out denial that he said leaving Iraq was 'tragic'; (10) To advocate a policy of setting a timeline to withdraw from Afghanistan whilst also criticizing the President for setting a timeline to withdraw from Afghanistan; (11) Politi-facts lie of the year 2010: 'the President went on an apology tour'; (12) Complete denial that his foreign policy advisers are the same ones that advised Bush; (13) Something about 'leading from behind' without explaining what this means, because it sounds like good rhetoric...

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2012_10/wheres_moderate_mitt_on_foreig040647.php

That's kind of why I'd like to see the 3rd party candidates on TV ...

So far in our "debates" we've had almost no mention of any of the following ...

1. Super PACs
2. Outsourcing
3. Climate change (or global warming)
4. Underwater mortgages
5. The growing wealth gap

*sigh*

-David

http://www.rall.com/rallblog/2012/10/22/drinking-games-for-recovering-alcoholics

Or the only socialist in the history of socialism who passed a mandate forcing people to buy a product from Corporations...

http://freeandequal.org/updates/larry-king-to-moderate-third-party-presidential-debate/

It would be much more interesting if they had at least one of these debates where they let all of the Presidential candidates onstage at the same time.

-David

I spent a little time pondering what to call the women of 2012 but couldn't think of anything as good as 'soccer moms'. Probably because the tilt in gender seems so broad and not applied to any one niche.

What I find interesting about this is the statistics.

As the population increases, the ratio of men to women is typically less due to the earlier death rate of men than women. Something like 97 men to 100 women.

What makes this interesting is that if women always voted as a single bloc, they would always win :)

This has always made me wonder why there isn't a Women Party. The odds would always be in their favor.

-David

p.s. Michale ... If Obama is truly a socialist, why is the stock market back to where it was before the crash?

Did you know that there was a site called 'rightwingwatch.org'? Unfortunately I don't need to frequent it to see what crazy cooked up stuff is going on in right wing conspiracy world as I can rely on your posts on here instead!

Seriously, you need to take a step back and look at what you're posting.

I know you think Obama is an evil Muslim Kenyan devil usurper baby-killer (etc) but I am actually starting to get worried about your sanity, especially if Obama wins a 2nd term...

Obama is the Candidate of Choice for Chavez, Putin and Castro....

Which makes Romney the Candidate of Choice for the American people...

It's funny...

The Left screamed to high heaven when they thought that Netanyahu was taking sides in the US Election...

But when three of the most infamous dictators of our time publicly endorse OBAMA.....???

The Left is strangely silent...

Things that make ya go...... hmmmmmmmmmmmm. :D

Michale.....

I think it helps people remember that there really are 2 Mitt Romneys in this election- Moderate Mitt & Conservative Mitt.

Who do you think he's lying to?

-David

Ya'all realize that THIS is one of the biggest lies told by ANY President in recent history, right???

http://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/willis-report/blog/2012/10/16/president-obamas-big-lie-exposed

The fact that the Obama Administration would so blatantly lie and expect NO ONE to challenge is a testament to the power (real and imagined) of the Obama Kool-Aid....

Michale....

LOL! I heard about that. That's another reason I get the feeling that his internal polling is telling a slightly different tale.

Can you imagine how "silent" ya'all would be if these reports were coming in during a Republican administration?? Ya'all would be apoplectic..

I'm guessing there is never any response to these kinds of comments because everyone is in complete agreement...

Michale.....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220828/US-drone-attacks-CIA-chiefs-face-arrest-horrific-evidence-bloody-video-game-sorties.html

No red lines???

"Fascinating..."
-Spock, STAR TREK

Michale

Michale....

Yer just pissy because even you can no longer deny the inevitable...

In about two weeks, we'll have President-Elect Romney...

Happy Days will be here again... :D

Michale

Michale....

Let's see:
- 'Binder Moms'
- 'Professional Moms/women'
- 'Moms who want their kids to have access to healthcare and grow up in a fairer society'

The last one isn't quite so catchy though...

Michale,
Independents and NPAs decide elections...
Obama seems to have forgotten this

Yes I'm sure Independents and NPAs are very happy to hear what a lying sack of shit the Republican candidate is or the Republican candidate is a sleazy salesman who will say or do whatever it takes to get elected with no integrity at all. Obama should definitely stop pointing this out lol.

Isn't Bank Of America one of the bad guys???

So much for integrity, eh? :D

It's almost as funny as the Oowezer groups putting THEIR money into BofA... :D

Michale.....

And Lord only knows what O's internal polling is showing. I get a real funny feeling, looking at these whacky public polls, that he's not faring quite as well in his own internal polling.

I wonder how Obama's retirement home in Hawaii is coming along... :D

Michale.....

Yeah, but putting aside that Indies/NPA's can't carry him over the finish line without his base, if O loses, he's also got a legacy to think about. It would be bad enough to be unseated, but if his own base drops by a noteworthy percentage, that doesn't look too good in the history books. The Black vote, for example, doesn't even look shored up. In a recent poll (I think it was Gallup), he's got an 88% job approval among Blacks. In 2008, he carried them by something like 96%. Now, that's not to say that Romeny would capture that 8%, but they may well sit home (their ministers are fuming over O's support of gay marriage), which is just as bad for Obama. The women's vote has been closing up, too, and he's also losing a chunk of the Catholics. And who knows how many Latinos/Hispanics will actually turn out? And what about the "yutes," who also played a big role in 2008? They're historically notorious for not showing up; plus, the Obama Fever isn't sweeping them, like back in '08, when they were all groovin' to the tunes of will.i.am and walking around with tee shirts and buttons, and bumper stickers stuck to their foreheads.

And Lord only knows what O's internal polling is showing. I get a real funny feeling, looking at these whacky public polls, that he's not faring quite as well in his own internal polling.

But we shall see, soon enough, I guess. ;D

That's all Obama has done in the last couple months is cater to the base... Especially after his abysmal performance in the first debate..

Bases don't win elections.. Independents and NPAs decide elections...

Obama seems to have forgotten this..

Michale....

~joshua