Extremist Republicans promise miserable second term for Obama.

This is surprising? between the Tea Party, Bushite Neoconservatives, and brain-dead Republicans, I was under the impression that this would be a given.

Oh NO Walker! Terrible judgment. Terrible. :(

It is not like they have helped or aided in anyway to help the country, during these past 3 years. The GOP has done everything in its power to impede the current Administration all in order to grab back the power that they have lost.

Bless your heart Juan. You read it correctly.
Conservatives have done all we can to impede our Presidents Administration from dragging us kicking and screaming into Socialism.
Course the rest of your comment shows some confusion :)

Amen to that Glome...

Shameful isn't it.

Eh! Rita. It has really been quite daring and bold on our part :)

Big money interests will control things either way but the relative strengths of those interests will be affected. If the Republicans actually do what they say they will do in office, we will have a huge economic disaster.

Again.

I am expecting much worse, teri, if the Republicans get power and live up to their campaign promises.

Larry what could be worse (peeping through my fingers)?

A Great Depression for the world but centered in the U.S. Replacement of our elected government with a "strong man" rule. Suspension of the Bill of Rights for the "duration of the emergency." Massive civil disorder. Breakdown of basic utilities and food distribution.

For examples of how bad things can get check out the history of, say Germany in the early 1920s or Russia/USSR in 1917-1922 or France in the early days of their Revolution or Rome on several occasions during the Republic. A combination of economic and political collapse (you don't get one without the other) is incredibly destructive.

Because I wasn't depressed enough...Thanks.

If it helps any, teri, there's a solution which would prevent all those problems completely. Of course it's new and would have to be understood by lots of people so the odds are against it. But it's better than no chance at all.

Larry, "A Great Depression for the world but centered in the U.S. Replacement of our elected government with a "strong man" rule. Suspension of the Bill of Rights for the "duration of the emergency." Massive civil disorder. Breakdown of basic utilities and food distribution."

You're right Larry!! That is EXACTLY nose on. That is where we are all headed right now. Couldn't believe our current President arranged where he could take power over & run us like he wants to. Right, very destructive.

But at least the Conservatives are saddled and on their way to put an end to this nonsense!! :)

Glome,

Would you rather have absolute power over a rotting dunghill or be the most honored and respected in a thriving world community? Would you rather be king of a pig sty or George Washington?

I thought you'd already noticed it,Larry; We already have "strongman rule". Isn't that what the president has with all those "Czars" he installed to circumvent Congress?

norman,

Obama is not a "strong man." If he were quite a few members of Congress would have disappeared by now. Rush and friends would not be heard. Glen Beck would be in an institution. We would have only good news about government on the media.

Calling someone a Czar does not give them autocratic power.

If you can't tell that big money interests are running this Administration please explain why none of the executives at Lehman Brothers have been arrested and convicted of fraud? (I hope you saw "60 minutes" last night.) Why has the financial services industry not been regulated? Why is it "business as usual" on Wall Street? Why the huge subsidies for very profitable industries? Why so many big corporations are paying no income tax?

If Obama could circumvent Congress why don't we have a single payer health care plan in place?

Gop have shown that they all about the Party,power,and not about the Country.

I hope that the election in Nov. will take even more power from them so we the people,not corporations, can move forward.

Oh no ... I'm so disappointed Robert. And you used to be so sharp. :(

Seems you are in the minority Glome

I guess we will find out in Nov if we get to vote, and they are counted right.

Glome, a minority? We are all Glome ...lol.

objectively looking at this, one might wonder: would it be better if Romney were to win? But the thing that occurs to me is NO- for two reasons. First, crazy social conservative legislation on abortion and everything else would proliferate, and Romney would feel pressured to sign it in order to prove his conservative credentials. Second, the Republicans might actually succeed in enacting budgets that would address the budget Paul Ryan style- destroying alternative energy and all entitlements while actually ADDING to the defense budget. In other words, making the deficit worse while punishing the poor and rewarding the rich.

I agree with you Chris. This year's election is not about the lesser of two evils but stopping the evil threatening the basic Constitutional Rights of the citizens of this country.

Democrats would hold things up as the GOP does now. Deal with it, no matter what happens, we are royally screwed.

The only hope is the Ron Paul r3VOLution, which includes anyone running on a platform similar to his. It will be awhile before it has any real power, until then we are screwed.

Rand Paul is a political extremophile and a complete fool.

A-a-a-a-ack... RON Paul - I meant RON Paul (although it's true of Rand as well)

You are screwed because you are standing with Obama. There! How's that for productive conversation?

LOL. I'll just look to you as a source of comedy, rather than serious, adult conversation about politics. Thanks for the laugh!!! Keep it coming!

Whatever happened to the majority Republican Congress that was voted into office during the 2010 midterm elections? I'll tell you what happened. They've been an abject failure. They haven't contributed one thing to the betterment of the American people.

They ought to be a shamed receiving their taxpayer funded healthcare and salaries.

No, no Lloyd. They aren't an abject failure! They kept our country from going 1 foot further to the left. Pretty cool, huh? :) Well, they've gone a few inches. Rats!!!

Exactly right Glome. We sent them to DC to NOT do things as much as we sent them to *do* things.

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No, no Lloyd. They aren't an abject failure! They kept our country from going 1 foot further to the left. Pretty cool, huh? :) Well, they've gone a few inches. Rats!!!

I do believe the Reps. have no real interest in winning the Presidency when it is so much fun for them to have Obama to kick around.

No, no, no Libra ... my shoes are getting old and the toes are wearing out. Good while it lasted but I need to give my foot a rest. I REALLY want to win :)

The GOP is no longer conservative, it is reactionary. Only the most extreme need apply.

Why David? We ARE Conservative. Liberals have moved us far left of our Constitution, we are reacting by pulling America back toward the Constitution. That's not extreme.

I like the assumption in the title. All in all I'd prefer a miserable second term for Obama than a first term for the faceless guy from Bain.

It's looking like a bunch of other presidential elections to me. All that matters is who will get to make appointments to the Supreme Court. On that basis the choice is easy.

Nippy, Republicans cannot be allowed to make any more Supreme Court appointments. They are irresponsible. They cannot be trusted. They don't have the best interest of the majority of American at heart. They are the Republicans.

Hold it there Lloyd. I thought their was about 51% of the people Republican. That is the majority of America.

NIPPY, "All in all I'd prefer a miserable second term for Obama"
No, no. I can't take it. However... "All that matters is who will get to make appointments to the Supreme Court." Right you are.

Lloyd, I fear this election. One of our clients is leaving our country, reason the future looks pretty hopeless for the working people.

Well, either their definitions of liberal and conservative are BS, or the "center" has moved considerably in the past 100 years, probably both. Oh, and this 'left/right' spectrum is kind of meaning less by itself. What about people like me, who many would consider to take extreme positions on both the right and left?

Ron Paul reminds me of Ralph Nader. Both run for the Presidency every 4 years and the majority of the American electorate rejects them. It's time for Ron Paul to 'suspend his campaign'.

He is just not palatable to the majority of the American electorate.

Is it really fair to say someone who ran in 1988, 2008, and 2012 is running every 4 years?

He is just not palatable to the majority of the American electorate.

If you look at the polls of Obama v. Paul, it's very close (just like it is with Romney). Your statement should read that Paul is not palatable to the majority of Republicans.

Is that your M.O., Cookie? I am sorry to see that you have resorted to mudslinging so quickly.

Matthew, all Cookie has done is taken a page out of the Republican playbook. I guess it's OK for conservatives to undermine, discredit and demean a duly elected President, yet you find it highly offensive when Democrats respond in kind.

If you can't take the heat, then get out of the kitchen. Democrats have just begun to fight. And we welcome the challenge.

Cry me a river.

Lloyd, please don't excuse inexcusable behavior. You know we've gotten along very well without any mudslinging. I would have hoped the same could be true with Cookie or anyone else, but she may not be interested.

I find it offensive when people act like that, and give no chance for dialogue. But I won't get out of the kitchen; it's not a matter of taking heat, it's about maturity.

Matthew, mudslinging has been the hallmark of Republican opposition since the inauguration of President Obama. Democrats have sat back and listened to Conservatives do everything in their power to discredit Mr. Obama.

Now you want the dialogue to change. Have you listened to those whom oppose the President? Have you read what they have written? It's mudslinging 109!

It's too late to put this genie back into the box. It's impossible to have a civil debate with those whom oppose the President. That is why we now choose to fight fire with fire.

That's sad, Lloyd, that you group all opponents of the President together like that. Too take civility off the table for everyone is just appalling.

Cookie and I have never discussed anything prior to this post, as far as I know. So you might think we could start out without the personal attacks. C'mon, are you seriously defending that? Is that going to help your guy win?

I can't believe you try to make the point that two wrongs make a right, Lloyd. I am come to expect that chip on the shoulder insolence from some, but usually you have been more civil, as I always try to be to you. We all still want the best thing for the country, even when we do not agree what that is.

I know Char, I can't believe it either.

Even if your allegations about Paul are true (they aren't), your candor remains inexcusable. If you ever decide to be civil, then we can talk.

You say candor, I say slander. That is a bunch of bologna.

Nobody has ever denied me any endeavor, in fact most men will and always would mentor one with ability who sticks to business whatever it is. Sex was never forced on me, because I made it clear at the first clue it wasn't going to happen. I was capable, and didn't need to enforce a law to be an asset to an employer, so was advanced in every endeavor, often in preference to males.

I am not even a Paul supporter, but I know those things you said are not true. I happen to think he is of very sound character and would defend your rights better than the liberals, who would slice and dice YOU in an instant if you did not speak their copycat lies for them. Just look at the black conservatives, how they treat them!

Aww shucks, no comedy from Cookie this morning... and yes Char, you are right, it's slander.

Lori, Believe me I have fended off suitors all my life. There are those who willingly seek such adventures because they aren't attractive, it makes them feel they are. In my experience these less able individuals are the one's who do, yes willingly, become involved in workplace sex. THEY want the advantage, too. Like I said, people who run businesses want success more than they want sex and avoiding harassment is more about managing expectations than managing libido, IMHO. To some extent I agree, it cannot take place except when the harassed is somewhat complicit. There is no doubt in my mind if it was pushed with me, I would have quit first, which I made clear at the first clue! Because I did my job well, they left it go! That is not to say they didn't flirt, etc in hopes of changing my mind. Eventually it became friendship on my terms.

Equal work for equal pay IS impossible to legislate. I believe that. I strongly believe employers have the right to hire or not hire anyone for any reason. If you want a free country that is the way is should be.

Yes, but libel didn't rhyme!

Any physical experiences that exceed verbal advances, a physical taking would be covered by battery laws! If someone physically took advantage we already have laws for that, BTW.

What exactly are the two quotes from Paul's book supposed to prove? That he defends voluntary contracts? Good for him.

And since we were not employing the legal definition of slander, I don't regret using the word. It gets the point across, your nitpicking is just a distraction.

Well stated Char. Many radical feminists like to play it both ways, using their womanhood as a tool to advance without talent, or as a weapon, to cash out with a pay-off to disappear. There are many women with true marketability in the workplace who make great contributions based on their REAL talent.

And treated fairly, even before the law. The proper treatment of employees depends more on individual morality than laws.

In case you guys hadn't noticed,The Democrat House and Senate were trying their best to marginalize GWB when they held all the marbles from 2006-2008.

Yes, funny how that was when the spending went up that they blame HIM for...

we are now post election. Obama won, and actually gained a couple senate seats. republican obstruction did not win approval in the voting booth, and some Republicans are now talking openly about a change in direction, since Obama clearly has structural Advantages in the fiscal cliff negotiations.
Should be interesting.