tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43951394931724026302024-03-05T00:18:49.243-06:00Nadmenny MillicentNadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.comBlogger439125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-79277235199805758832016-10-05T10:03:00.002-05:002016-10-05T10:03:34.394-05:00Presidential Debate 9-26-2016// I watched so you don't have to<br />
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First of all shame on you for not watching these debates. These are too important to miss.</div>
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But that being said this was the CNN sponsored "I can’t believe these are the 2 best candidates the country can offer" debate.</div>
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Hillary: Stiff yet comfortable, always smiling, rehearsed and poll tested; Hillary came prepared last night. She made sure she hit all her talking points and one liners. She kept looking down for some reason while talking as if she had prepared answers she was reading from which I thought was strange. The moderator gave Hillary every opportunity to hit Trump on taxes, birtherism and supporting the Iraq war. All questions that are fair game however, where were the questions teed up for Trump about Benghazi, The Clinton foundation? The moderator did not have any follow up questions for Hillary while Trump got more than 5 I think. I thought it odd that she referred to her website for policy issues. Maybe Trump should debate the website next time? One very important thing Hillary said was the country suffers from “Implicit Racial Bias” which means that you’re a racist, I’m a racist, we’re all racist but we just don’t know it. Except for liberals like herself of course they’re just fine. Trump should ask her what that exactly means. Does not agreeing with Hillary prove you have implicit racial bias? In her mind I think it does. One thing is for sure in Hillary’s America we’re all going to be taxed more, of that there is no doubt. In Hillary’s America the government will always be the solution. You can’t be trusted after all to make decisions because your racist remember? She had a good debate but that’s about it. Also she may have improved her standing within her own party with folks who were questioning her ability. Moreover, Hillary cannot have one single coughing fit or stumble or another bout with pneumonia or she’s done. Look for her to stay off the trail and let the media and here surrogates do the heavy lifting for her. </div>
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Trump: Comfortable but animated, funny but pushy at times, missed opportunities: Trump was Hillary’s fact checker well at least he tried to be. Trump was at his best when he hit Hillary with you’ve been in government 30 years and did nothing but talk. Trump proved he is the outsider and not the seasoned politician in almost everything he did last night and that’s a good thing. Trump acted like Trump the outsider and Hillary acted like Hillary the 30 year vet of the political system. There is a clear contrast like no other right in front of us. I did thought he came off a little aggressive but that may be just because he’s the first republican candidate to actually fight back. Trump is going to connect with people who are sick of poll tested safe answers and I can tell you I’ve never laughed as much as I have during a presidential debate. Trump was trump and that for him was a win.</div>
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Holt: I decided to add the moderator to this because he was at times the 3<sup>rd</sup> debater on the stage. He spent way more time following up with Trump than he did for Hillary, Yes he did try to fact check Trump on the birther issue while not really pushing Hillary on anything. However, I do not think any of these questions were off limits as long as the questions are balanced, then ask away. </div>
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Comments: I’m resisting the woulda coulda shoulda of last night to focus on how I think this played out. The media almost in unison declared Hillary the winner just like they did right after the Democratic convention. My guess this week all we’ll hear from the mainstream media is that it’s over for Trump and Hillary can go back to measuring out drapes in the oval office. Trump has the momentum going into last night and the polls are all but tied up with Trump slightly pulling away in the battleground states. I don’t think this debate will change that, much to the chagrin of the media and the democrats.</div>
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Winner: Neither</div>
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Loser: Neither</div>
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Advantage: Hillary</div>
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Push: Trump</div>
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Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-80196669445706005162016-10-05T10:02:00.000-05:002016-10-05T10:02:19.143-05:00Vice President Debate // I watched so you don't have too<br />
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Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-46563604389783461502016-02-16T05:47:00.000-06:002016-02-16T05:47:11.696-06:00Republican National debate 2-13-16 // I Watched So You Don’t Have To - SC Edition<br />
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This debate was hosted by the DNC wing of CBS news. Not a lot to say about the moderators other than I believe that I saw a few ready for Hillary buttons on the lapels but I could have been wrong.</div>
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I have noticed a trend in the last 2 debates that I hope the RNC addresses fast. The audience is becoming part of the debate. Now not only the moderators making news and are an active participants in the debates, the audience is becoming an unrealistic and at times ridiculous cheering section for the candidates. As witnessed <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1602886628" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span> the boos and cheers are getting to be a joke and the campaigns are trying to use them their advantage. These should be public forums for the most important office in the world not a taping of the price is right. Other than that it was nice to see only 6 candidates on the stage.</div>
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Moreover, with the death of Antonin Scalia this election is extremely important to the future of the country. Most candidates on the stage understand this, one I really don’t’ think has the integrity to make that call.</div>
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Trump; He is now the Old Country Buffet of Word Salad: For the first 2 sentences of this debate I thought to myself, Trump sounds good tonight. Then he dives off the deep end. Anger is not leadership and Trump should know this by now. But when you have nothing to specific to offer you have to do something up there so yelling works for him. Trumps idea of building consensus is everybody has to agree with him on everything. Which really won’t work with a divided congress or a congress of the same party not really sure which party Trump is but his agree with me or else administration is not going to work. As this gets closer Trump and if Trump is the nominee he needs to stop yelling and start getting specific or we as a party are done. Trump really hit the Bush family. He went from calling George W knowing 9-11 was going to happen and did nothing to stop it, to saying Jeb’s mother should be the one running, to Jeb just being a loser and a liar. But to Trump everybody is a liar and a loser. It’s getting old and tired. Just like his “just trust me it’s going to be great” is getting hollow. Best line for Trump is when he called Reagan “Somewhat Conservative” That alone is a great insight into Trump. Just like he said the being conservative is to conserve. Let's face it he's not a conservative. He’s still the guy to beat though. However, do we really want trump picking Supreme Court Justices? I don’t! This was Trumps worst night and these debates are getting more important and more people are watch so this does not bode well for him. </div>
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Cruz; concise, direct, principled: Cruz was interrupted more by the moderator than any other candidate which is telling. I still feel that Cruz is the greatest threat to the establishment in both parties. Where the establishment would rather have a president Trump just so they wouldn't have to deal with a president Cruz. Cruz and Rubio went at it on immigration…again. Even I’m getting tired of it. Cruz must see an opening with Rubio but Rubio was on his game <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1602886629" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> night so his attack fell short. Cruz played it safe by staying out of most of the clashes with Trump and Bush. However, will his answers be enough to stand out of the shouting match that was <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1602886630" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> night? Cruz tried to explain his flat tax plan with little effect. It’s not a VAT which taxes every level of production but flat tax which is great but unlikely to pass. But it’s a start. Cruz would be the best person to nominate a justice. Without a doubt he has the most experience with the SC and would make the decision based on original intent not the popular whims of the day by the masses. In the end Cruz had a good night by not having a bad night. Even though Trump and Rubio called Cruz a liar over and over and over I don’t think it will stick. Cruz needs a strong ground game to beat Trump's popularity . So far he won Iowa, came in third in NH spending less than a million so he’s poised to finish strong in SC. Hopefully Super <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1602886631" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></span> will take some of the wind out of Trump's sails.</div>
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Rubio; Calm, strong, knowledgeable: Rubio redeemed himself in the eyes of the establishment <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1602886632" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span>. He proved he can do this without acting like a little kid’s notice me, notice me type of thing. He hit Cruz hard and silenced Trumps attack on Bush with a simple I was glad Bush was in office instead of Gore when 9-11 happened. I am too. Rubio has a family first tax plan. Not sure what that means but that’s the way Rubio is selling it. Problem is no one is going to remember specific policies when Trump is yelling at everybody. That’s Trumps plan but as a voter we should be demanding better and Rubio is trying to act like he wants this job. Rubio gave Bush a run for his money <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1602886633" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span>, literally establishment donors are probably scratching their heads wondering who to give money to, Bush or Rubio? Bush was weak until about 3 weeks ago and Rubio was strong until 2 weeks ago. What’s a donor to do? Rubio would do well against Hillary or Sanders. He still adds to the debates and it would be a Yuge loss if he dropped. I don’t see that happening and perhaps Rubio is hoping for a brokered convention if he can’t get enough delegates to win outright. I would be fine with a President Rubio. </div>
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Bush; Clear, Concise, dare I say strong: Oh Brother Where Art thou? This was the Jeb every establishment republican was looking for. My guess is there was a lot of questions like, where was this Jeb 3 months ago? Or why couldn’t he be like this from the beginning? Well running for 5<sup>th</sup> is hard work so give him a break. Jeb is hoping to finish in the top 3 in SC. If he doesn’t he’s all but done. Oh he’ll be around for a while but Jeb and Mr. Krabs are fighting for last place or a brokered convention. Jeb took it to Trump and defended himself very well to the point where Trump blamed pretty much everything on his brother or the audience. However, sticking up for your brother is what anyone would do. Leadership is different, where Jeb was even tempered and clear of thought, Trump looked and acted pissed off. Jeb won that round and made Trump look like a loser. Oh he stammered every once and while but even those were not really noticeable <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1602886634" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span>. At this point I think Jeb would be well against Hillary (prisoner 11271). He will most likely not get the chance but as some ones VP, maybe???? VP Jeb???? Nah…..</div>
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Loser: Carson, Mr. Krabs</div>
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Yuge Loser: Trump</div>
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This link compiled every tax proposal that this season’s presidential candidates have offered during the campaign. </div>
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I urge you to check this out as we get closer to the election. It's Yuge! </div>
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Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-65260432735762416512016-02-16T05:45:00.001-06:002016-02-16T05:45:59.952-06:00Republican National Debate 2-6-2016 // I watched so you don’t have to // Special Sunday Edition<br />
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trump: Calm, I’m the guy but still word salad as a whole: Trump is getting to be a better debater. However, he showed he really cannot take any sort of criticism at all. Trump was booed on several occasions and he turned around and called the whole audience a bunch of lobbyist. Really? Trump failed to quiet down Bush as they went at it over eminent domain. Which Trump loves by the way. He loves it when the government takes your property and uses it for public use, at a fair price mind you. Yeah right, fair price. So in a Trump administration if he wants something he’s going to take it. Trump’s definition of conservatism is to conserve was puzzling to me?? So he’s not rally a conservative he just plays one on TV. Trump lost big time to Cruz in Iowa and if he doesn’t get his act together he’s going to lose more. He just can’t hold rallies and expect to win the nomination. He needs a ground game and fast. Trump Still may do very well as this race goes on but he’s shown he can be beat and he can be rattled. If he wins on Tuesday and wins in South Carolina this could be all his.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bush: Confidante, reserved and less awkward: Bush has a great night last night. He took it to Trump in the most effective way he has done compared to all the other debates. He prodded Trump to go off and then just shut up and he let Trump dig himself into a whole. I think Bush showed very well to the voters but more importantly the donors who were getting ready to jump ship for Rubio. But since Rubio tanked last night that may change (more on that later). If Bush did this well earlier on he may be in the top 2 or 3 candidates now. However, this may be too little too late for Bush. At this point it’s all about voters and donors and I don’t think Bush has enough of either to make it past Super Tuesday.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Carson: At this point Carson has about a month and a half left in his campaign and he’s starting to look like he knows it. He was barely called on in the last 2 debates and when he was called on he really didn’t add to the conversation. I still think which ever republican wins as the next president they should make Carson director of HHS.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Cruz: Strong, steady, measured, played it safe: Cruz is coming off a yuge win in IOWA and yesterday he tried to act like the front runner. Cruz was concise in his answers and didn’t attack any other candidate last night. He gave detailed answered on immigration and foreign policy. The moderators didn’t like that so there was not a lot of follow ups or trying to get other candidates to attack Cruz’s positions. I don’t think Cruz will win New Hampshire but a strong top 3 would put him good position going forward. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rubio: Yea! He slowed down: Rubio completely failed last night. Christie buried him and all Rubio could do was repeat himself over and over, which made him look completely unprepared and weak. Rubio tried to deflect his record by talking about Obama’s and Christie nailed him on it over and over. Rubio showed real weakness and inexperience for the first time in this entire contest and I’m sure it gave a lot of donors pause let along voters. If Rubio is going to be the establishment candidate he has to do a lot better in fending off attacks as this race heats up. Because if this was the first debate you watched and you saw how Rubio handled himself last night then you may be thinking of supporting another candidate. This is a teachable moment and I hope Rubio learns well from it. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mr. Krabs: Mr. Reasonable, Mr. Moderate, HANDS: Hey I’m a nice guy so vote for me. Hey I’m a moderate so vote for me. Hey NO, sorry I will not vote for you. Another guy who has about a month or two left in his campaign. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Christie: Firm, relaxed, comfortable: Christie totally succeeded in taking down Rubio last night. All Christie had to say was “See, there he goes again repeating himself without answering the question” Rubio responded by walking directly into the punch each and every time. I don’t think Christie gained any votes last night but he did show that Rubio is beatable. Hillary would use the same line of attack at Rubio’s lack of experience and Rubio would lose. Christie may be the in it a little longer than Mr. Krabs but I don’t see him lasting past Super Tuesday.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">It is still is a Trump, Cruz and Rubio race.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Winner: Cruz, Christie, Trump</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Big Loser: Rubio</span></b></div>
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Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-88361107873299967942016-01-15T14:08:00.001-06:002016-01-15T14:08:32.166-06:00Republican National Debate 1-14-2016 // I watched so you don’t have to<br />
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I hate the opening montage in all these debates.. ”<i>The road to the White House is getting closer as Iowa and New Hampshire draws near, who will raise to the top?</i>” Que dramatic music with pictures of a winding road and corn fields etc…. I’m sick of it. Just get to it and let the policy debate begin.</div>
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Trump: Stronger, not incoherent, trying to be a guy’s-guy: Trump is getting better with each debate. It’s still word salad mind you but he’s getting better. Trump did something most politicians & most on the stage with him last night would never do. Trump owned his anger. When asked about his anger instead of dodge it he flat out and said yes I’m angry. I’m angry about how poorly the country is run, I’m angry that 10 American sailors were held at gun point by the Iranians and Obama did nothing, I’m angry that America is losing. That may have sealed the deal with a lot of voters republicans, independent democratic alike that feel the same way. Trump won on the “discussion” with Cruz regarding Cruz’s use of Trump having “New York values” as a bad thing. Trump invoked 9/11 as showing the strength and values of NY which is an untouchable subject with America. Advantage Trump. Trump did push the Cruz birther issue. Where he’s saying Cruz can’t be president because he was born to an American mother on foreign soil. Cruz destroyed this and really shut down Trump. Trump said if I pick you as my VP your birth question could be a problem? Swing and a miss for Trump. I am really starting to think Trump could be the nominee. It’s hard to see where Trump can lose unless Cruz catches fire sometime around super<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_903713021" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></span> (March 1<sup>st</sup>) it’s going to be Trump. </div>
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Bush: Awkward, still rehearsed, not comfortable but better: Bush tried to invoke Reagan yesterday when he asked if we are better now than we were 8 years ago? No I’m not, but you’re not running against Obama you’re going to be running against Hillary or as I like to call her prisoner 11271. Bush acted like he was just told right before the debate that he had 90 seconds to answer not 60 seconds. He was like oh I still got more time but I’m not sure what to say. Bush is getting better in his performance and this was by far his best debate and it will help him in New Hampshire but his time has passed. Bush did the best thing when he said we have a socialist and a person under FBI investigation on the democratic side. Great, It’s time the republicans start calling out dems other than Obama. Maybe Bush is a policy guy who just can’t debate well but I didn’t see it last night. Bush is fighting for 4<sup>th</sup> or 5<sup>th</sup> place at this point and he may go into the convention just to mess things up for Cruz or Trump. I don’t support him and neither should you.</div>
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Carson: Place holder, nice guy: Carson will slowly fade to the undercard then drop even if he finishes well in Iowa. It’s clearly not his time. He can’t keep saying when asked what would you do questions, by telling us I would ask these guys this and those guys that, then do this. It just doesn’t come off as leadership. I’m starting to ask why? Which is bad because I’m sure I’m not the only one asking that after last night. He’s just there. </div>
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Cruz: Strong, steady: Cruz is the number 2 guy in this race which makes him a target from all sides. Trump tried and failed to raise questions about Cruz’s ability to be president because he was born to an American mother in Canada. But Cruz failed in the NY values tact so he’ll drop that line as soon as Iowa is over. Cruz proved he is the best debater on the stage and would do very well against Hillary or Burnie. Rubio and Cruz got into it over who voted for what while in the senate but at least Cruz still voted in the senate while Rubio just stopped voting altogether. Cruz showed a more personable side by making jokes in a way that did not look rehearsed or stiff in anyway like Bush does for example. Cruz pushed his flat tax plan of 10% which on the surface sounds great but I think would be extremely hard to pass in congress. I truly feel the establishment on both sides fears a Cruz presidency, but I’m not sure if he would take a VP slot to Trump but he might. Cruz has the closest shot at beating Trump if and only if Trump starts to fade or people actually start listening to what Trump is saying. His immigration and tax policies are strong. Him debating skills are first rate. The establishment fears him and what he can do to their power structure, and he believes in the rule of law and the Constitution. He would make a good president.</div>
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Rubio: Strong, Confidant, fast talker yesterday: Rubio went with strength yesterday over optimism and I did not like that. Rubio is at his best when he is showing how much he loves this country. Yesterday Rubio did very well and I don’t see him faltering in the polls. However, you can tell he’s worried about Cruz. Rubio took it to Hillary by saying she should be disqualified to run for president on her email scandal alone. I loved that. Finally somebody is calling out Hillary. Seemed like Rubio was running against Obama and Hillary at the same time. Obama this and Obama that is all nice but how are you going to be different than prisoner 11271? He stood up for the 2<sup>nd</sup> amendment very well but in a republican debate that’s not hard to do. Rubio would make a good president and I still like him. But slow down Marco lower your voice and take me with you to the shinning city on the hill. We have a great shot at winning the White House, your youth is an asset, but don’t let your youth be over shadowed by prisoner 11271’s experience. In it for the long run</div>
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Christie: Firm, relaxed, comfortable: Christie is trying to be an Washington outsider who can get things done. Christie still talks directly to the camera which I like and he tries to come off as normal in the middle of all these “politicians” and he is the only seated governor still in the race. But my guess is after super <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_903713023" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></span> he won’t have the money to stay in it. Look for him to have a small blip in the east but a decline after. </div>
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Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-79538777548450877502015-11-17T21:20:00.001-06:002015-11-17T21:20:39.658-06:00Republican National Debate 11-10-2015 // I watched so you don’t have to<br />
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First some house cleaning. I think I will not write about the democratic debates because for all intense and purposes the democratic primary is over. I’ll still watch but really what’s the point? So unless something huge happens I’ll report it but if not consider it over.</div>
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There were 3 moderators and 8 candidates with questions for over 2 hours. This debate was presented as the serious economic debate compared to the fiasco that was the CNBC debate. It did not fail to deliver in one of the best debates so far in either party.</div>
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The moderators did not ask softball question and kept things mostly on track as best they can with 8 people with huge egos running for the highest office in the land. The candidates were in general more relaxed across the board.</div>
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Trump: Weak, rambling, flat. One would think this would be Trumps strong suit last night. After all this is an economic debate that is should be a slam dunk for Trump. But last night I feel his performance was Trumps at his worst. Lots of people like me because I’m a winner is not policy. This guy said my tax plan is great is not policy. Trust me is not a policy. This only thing I liked is when Trump said he would not agree to a TPP trade agreement but he would make trade deals with the individual counties instead made sense. It would take forever to pull off but it’s not a bad idea. On one hand Trump said we need the greatest military in the world but we need to not spend so much on the military and “invest” in infrastructure. Which is it? Not sure there. Trump basically handed the middle east to Putin last night. Which in my eyes is the continuation of the Obama foreign policy of lead from behind or don’t lead at all. I really didn’t get a sense that Trump knew what he was saying last night? Maybe he was tired? Trump proved that he cannot handle this job and all the platitudes in the world and repeating how great we’re going to be over and over is not going to help. Even his shots at Kasich were dull and ineffective. His I’ll build a wall even got snickers from the audience. Look for Carson to start beating him in the polls going forward. The Trump decline is starting </div>
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Bush: Better but still dorky. One could tell that this was Bush’s redemption debate. He didn’t hit it out of the park but he didn’t strike out either. It felt like Bush has changed his plan of attack. He completely lost when he tried to go after Rubio in the last debate, so now he’s going to leave that to his super Pac going forward. Bush was successful by shifting his attack to Hillary and Obama. Smart move on Bush’s part. Focus on Hillary, act like the front runner and hope Rubio implodes. It’s worth a try, but it may be too little too late. Where he just doesn’t get it is when he tries to portray himself as anti-establishment. Really? You’re a legacy long shot at best. Bush is better than the other establishment candidate Kasich because at least Bush doesn’t say it out loud that his for big government and pathway to citizenship. Bush was at his best when he stuck to policy and worst when he went off script to take a jab to someone. It felt rehearsed and plastic. Here’s something the chew on. Hillary comes across as more likable and human than Bush. Hillary would win if Bush is the nominee. Because she’s more likable then Bush. Yes I said it. He did ask a very important question last night that I would love to see all the candidates answer in depth. “What does American leadership look like” Trump is not what American leadership looks like. Keep asking yourself that question as this going on. It’s hugely important going on. I know I will.</div>
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Carson: Solid. Carson made no mistakes last night and had the more to gain by a strong showing. Carson way out shined Trump as the outsider candidate. He put to bed any doubt about what has been said about his past by redirecting any question of trustworthiness to Hillary. I still don’t see him as my president though . Yes he explained his tax policy in a way that shut Trump up. Needs more details but it’s a start and way better than some guy told me it would be great. He’s right that our money belongs to us first and we are better spenders of our money than the government would ever be. Carson feels that people will give more to charity if we are allowed to keep more of our money? Hillary and Burnie does not think your money belongs to you but to the government first. Don’t believe me? Then why does Hillary want to tax you even after your dead with the estate tax? So with the democrats it’s the only certain thing in life is death and taxes and more taxes after death? When Carson is in charge of health and human services I expect great things from him. </div>
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Cruz: Strong, steady, confidant trusting. Cruz was challenged on his flat tax plan and how he was going to pay for it? Which Cruz side stepped quite well but did answer in detail when pushed. I really hate when moderators ask how are you going to pay for a tax cut? It’s our money! By not feeding the government were keeping our money! Cruz got into it with Kasich about bailing out the big to huge to fail banks. Cruz would not bail them out but Kasich would. Cruz wants smaller community banks to grow there by helping small business grow because they’re the ones who need the loans that the big banks won’t supply. Cruz has the chops to stay in it for the long term and he is steady on his feet in a way that Rubio was not last night. He’s good but if he was the nominee Cruz would be labeled as extremist because he believes in God and the power of the Constitution. Strange that believing in the Constitution and separated and limited powers is considered extreme by the democrats?</div>
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Rubio: Serious, solid, trusting but not a stand out. Rubio was challenged by Paul in a way that he’s never been challenged before in a debate. How can you be conservative and spend like crazy in defense? Paul believes you can’t be both and called Rubio out on it. Rubio went Trump and shut him down with the no economic security without a strong military. Nice but Paul did have a point and it was a great exchange between two very different views on conservativism. Which brings me to the point of you would never see a substantive economic debate between the democrats like what transpired last night. What would they going to argue about? Who’s going to spend and tax more. Or who’s going to grow the government more? Never would happen. I still like Rubio very much but he needs to stay focused. He could be the last one standing to be the republican nominee and the one to win over Hillary in the general. I would fully support a Rubio Presidency.</div>
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Paul: Way better. Paul has the nothing to lose comfort of a candidate who has no chance of winning. He can say what he wants and make his stand where he wants and yesterday he took his shot at Rubio. Did it move the needle in his favor, most likely not. However, he does represent the libertarian wing of the party and the rest would be fools to discount him and the power of his supporters. Whoever the nominee is will need Paul’s supporters to win. Paul was great when he said if you want to see income inequality at it greatest look towards democratically run cities and states. Bam! Can’t really argue with that. Also he is a strong opponent of the FED. He feels the fed is at most of the economic problems of the country. At this point he’s running for reelection to the senate. Maybe he’ll drop to the undercard soon.</div>
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Kasich: Grumpy…still. Kasich is either running to be Hillary’s VP or he fishing for the token republican appointment in Hillary’s administration. All he’s doing is complaining that the other candidates don’t understand how things work in Washington and he does. Kasich is someone the democrats can work with and that’s all I need to know. He could be the establishment replacement to Bush but no one cares enough to drop big money on him. He revealed that he equates success with greed. Nice in a republican primary. I have no use for him and he should either drop to the undercard or drop altogether. He most likely will after New Hampshire.</div>
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Fiorina: Strong. Direct. Specific and detailed. Carley had a strong performance last night but like Rubio was not really a stand out either. She know her stuff and had a change in strategy by calling herself as “President Fiorina” I would do this or that. As President I would say this. This is a change for her to try to make her stand out in a field of very strong candidates. Great move because if everyone tried this after her they would look bad. She need to reveal her plan to take the tax code to 3 pages. Great but need details. Wouldn’t mind a national security advisor Fiorina to president Rubio. But as we go further the outsider candidates will fade. She’ll be in until super <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_42067901" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></span> next year. </div>
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Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-55122722435341745062015-10-29T15:27:00.001-05:002015-10-29T15:27:07.186-05:00Republican National Debate 10-28-2015 // I watched so you don’t have to<br />
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This debate was competing with the world series so I guess the ratings will be a little lower than the previous 2 debates. But as I watched I kept saying to myself the same thing over and over. There is no way these questions would be asked in democratic debate. For 2 reasons. First; why bother asking the current democratic field substantive economic questions? When the answer would be we need to grow the government, spend more and tax more. No thought needed. Second: The media would never think about asking got cha questions to Hillary. It’s just a fact that republicans have to deal with and<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_855919893" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">tonight</span></span> I think they did very well.</div>
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Trump: Better, firm, vague, on point, funny all the same time. Trump needs to get past the platitudes and this was his chance. Instead of telling us who thinks his tax plan is so great why not tell us more about the plan and let us decide. It’s time Trump, we’re less than 100 day to Iowa, we’re past the it’s going to be great just trust me part of the campaign. Trump destroyed Kasich when he told him there’s a reason you’re at the far side of the stage. Going into the remaining debates Trump just needs to not make any major mistakes and he’ll still most likely stay the front runner. Question is will people actually vote for him or just use him to be the sounding board of the pissed off republican base until someone like Rubio or Cruz takes over? Interesting that Trump went after super PAC’s? That seemed out of place, but it is a swipe at Bush who has the largest super pac of the bunch. Trump will continue to be hit hard on his filing for bankruptcy 4 times. It’s really one of the few things he can get hit on. But his answer of hey everybody rich files at one point or another so what’s the big deal is a cop out, but it’s also hard to argue with.</div>
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Bush: Weak, unsteady, confused, time to go but he won’t. Bush it turning into what he truly is a has been ex-governor with no chance of getting elected. Bush tried to portray himself as the establishment outsider???? Oh I’m an outsider who’s going to Washington to shake things up. Does anyone really think that Bush would go to Washington to shake things up?? NOT. Watching Bush I don’t get the feeling that he believes in what he is saying. I think his heart is just not in this. He tried to take a swipe at Rubio but it just felt rehearsed and stiff. Like I was given this line by my handlers and I’m just waiting to use it. He has nothing to offer the base and my guess is he’s has the money to stay in it with the hopes of waiting out the competition. However, I kept asking myself why is he still running? Bush gave me nothing to answer that. Need to drop but won’t because he is establishments last hope.</div>
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Huckabee: Calm, direct, googly eye. Yes he has a googly eye and that’s all I could focus on when he was talking. No chance of winning so I’ll stop right there. Let’s face it he’s one of 6 that should drop out because after last night there are only 4 people with a chance on the nomination and he’s not one of them.</div>
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Carson: Humble, on point, direct. Carson is getting to be a better candidate with each debate, he had to look strong last night and he did. One can understand why he is growing and leading in some polls. By his nature he is a problem solver who would make a great secretary of health and human services. However, if he was president I don’t think Putin would know how to deal with him. Carson has the confidence of a leader without the arrogance of Trump. The left would not know how to deal with him as president as well and that would be fun to watch. An African American who’s not a democrat and a conservative no less??? WWWWHHHAATTT? Carson best line is when he said he believes that the constitution protects all people but he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman and there’s no reason you can’t be fair to the gay community. OH MY GOD!!! The question from the moderator was basically how can you be on a gay friendly companies board and still be a republican? Look for him to be called a homophobe all day today. </div>
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Rubio: Serious. On point, confident, dare I say Presidential. Last night Rubio took it from all sides and came out ahead. He stamped down questions about pulling out retirement money to pay off loans as being immature. Fail. Lots’ of normal Americans face those same decisions every day and it only makes them look bad for asking. The Bush tried and failed to call out Rubio as an absentee senator and asked him to resign. Rubio schooled Bush, making Bush look foolish and that’s about the 3<sup>rd</sup> time I asked myself why is Bush still running? Rubio is the tortoise in this race and is onl getting better in each debate. I really don’t think Rubio get any lower in the polls then he is now. If/when Carson & Trump fall in the polls and Bush looks like he’s done Rubio stands to win the most. Rubio is my other choice as winning my endorsement. </div>
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Christie: Likeable, personable. Christie’s comment about why are we talking about fantasy football when were 19 trillion dollars in debt and ISIS is trying to kill us was a great line. Christie always looks directly at the camera, trying to talk over the moderators and talk directly to the American people is endearing but not very effective. Reagan was the only politician to pull that off and Christie is no Reagan. But he should drop soon. Most likely after Iowa or after super <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_855919894" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></span>.</div>
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Kasich: Grumpy. Kasich is trying to be the most reasonable guy in the room. Look all you people I’m the only one who knows how Washington works so you better elect me. Everything else is just a fantasy. Trump pretty much shut him up when he said Kasich was a boss at Lehman brothers that almost took the whole country down. In other words sit down and shut you because no one cares what you say. What Kasich is really saying is I’m a go along republican to “get stuff done” the democrats like him which is all I really need to know about him. Although he may be the middle of the road candidate some people may like because they just can’t support Bush so he may be in longer than I would like. Plus I hate his mannerisms. The arms flaying about is weird and distracting.</div>
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Fiorina: Strong. Direct. Specific. As usual Carly did not disappoint however, she did nothing to stand out either. Her best line was when she said bigger government leads to bigger crony capitalism which leads to hurting of rest of the country. So true. She has a lot to offer and it would be fun to see her debate Hillary but as president? I just can’t see it. She’ll get hit hard on her tenure at HP if she’s the nominee like the left hit Romney as a rich out of touch job killer. We’ve lost before with someone like this and the base will not let it happen again. She’ll be in past Iowa into super <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_855919895" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></span> but not long after that.</div>
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Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-81877249723005029732015-10-14T22:15:00.001-05:002015-10-14T22:15:45.078-05:00Democratic National Debate 10-13-2015 // I watched so you don’t have too<br />
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Hillary: Experienced with a side of smug, loud talker, victim. Without a doubt this is hers to lose and she know it. After last night’s performance by her competitors I agree. Apparently Hillary is a woman and for that fact alone she’s an outsider. Really?? 3 key point about her performance last night where she failed to take a firm position. 1. She did not take a position on legalizing Marijuana. 2. Hillary did not specifically state what the greatest threat to the United States is. 3. Hillary did not state how she would be different that a 3<sup>rd</sup> Obama term. Other that being a woman. All the other candidates did give specific answers. She played it safe there when she didn’t have to. Not a big deal but it speaks to leadership. Question is how would Hillary’s performance been different if Biden was on the stage? She didn’t have a believable reply when it came to her countless flip flopping. Bernie should have jumped all over this but he didn’t. She’ll win the nomination for sure unless the FBI finds something so bad that even the justice department can’t cover it up. She did good but given the company she’ll have to do a lot better to defeat the republicans. Hillary called for a new “New Deal” for minorities last night. Would love to hear what’s all that about. Too bad no one in the press will follow up on her statement. She said she’s not running on her name and she’s not going to rely on her name to get elected…just her being a “Woman” should be enough. But I’m a victim because the republicans are out to get me.</div>
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Burnie: Loud talker, believable, Socialist, populist. Sander is the number two guy for a reason. He’s the socialist version of Ron Paul. He has a strong appeal to the youth that Hillary just can’t replicate. My guess is Bernie has been giving the same speech and had the same positions for the last 30 years. Hillary could never say that. Maybe Cruz could on the republican side but that’s about it. Bernie all but endorsed Hillary when he gave her cover on the email scandal. The media is cheering this today when Bernie said enough already about the damn emails. However this could turn out to be a bad thing for Hillary.</div>
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O’Malley: Rehearsed, soft-spoken & neck twerking: First the neck twerking was driving me crazy. His head poked around like a bird looking for food. He had the most to gain but he failed to impress. Yes he ticks all the democratic boxes. Hates the rich, only black lives matter, climate change is real and it’s our fault, who loves high taxes??? I do, I do, no war democrat. But who cares? I don’t, I don’t. He looked like he was reading talking points not speaking from a position of confidence. Maybe a VP or cabinet position but that would be a stretch Added nothing to the debate. Should drop soon. If Biden gets in he’ll drop sooner.</div>
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Webb: Reagan democrat, only vet in the race, stiff, no chance. Webb is the only democrat on stage to directly kill someone, a plus in my book. Webb is an old school dem. Strong on defense & pro labor. But he completely blew any chance when he made the fatal mistake or the cardinal sin in a democratic debate of saying that ALL LIVES MATTER. So he’s done. Plus he looked like he was trying to hold in the biggest fart of his life. He should and will drop soon.</div>
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Chafee: WOW, why and good bye. Chafee major policy is bringing the metric system to America. The poor guy basically said he didn’t know why he voted for something while he was in the senate. The best he came up with is that he didn’t know what he was doing because his father passed away right before he went into office. Cooper pushed him on this but I think even Cooper backed off because it was so bad. Just do yourself a favor and drop while you can.</div>
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Closing thoughts: It did look like a senior citizen tour just left the free buffet from Circus Circus when the candidates took the stage. Democrats are the old white person party this time around. Hillary said it the best when she said we all want the same things it’s just how we get there that is the difference. By we all want the same things are, all 5 want to tax the rich… a lot, free collage paid for by taxing the rich (except Hillary who at least want collage kids to work no more than 10 hours a week & tax the rich), fix climate change by taxing the rich, fix the infrastructure by taxing the rich, fix income inequality by taxing the rich, Fix the tax code by taxing the rich, completely eliminate illegal aliens by making everyone citizens as soon as the cross the border plus the 11-15 million that are already here, (except Webb who actually said a county need borders so again he’s done). No talk about the economy. Oh and all were calling for health care for everybody but forget to mention Obama care which guarantees health care for everybody. Interesting data point on that. So then it means that universal health care cannot be far behind if a dem get elected. My question for the next debate would be would you keep Obama care or what proposal would you put forth as a plan that would be better?</div>
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Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-66393586848539865192015-09-18T16:12:00.001-05:002015-09-18T16:12:27.953-05:00Republican National Debate 9-16-2015 // I watched so you don’t have too<br />
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">There were 3 moderators and 11 candidates with questions for 3 hours. I did not like the attention getting ploy from CNN for try to generate fights between the candidates. This is the last debate before the Democratic debate in October so I wanted to see policy not personality.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">We need to start seeing what are the policy differences NOT who can take a jab at Trump for better ratings. This is serious, the country needs a leader who can govern, fix the absolute mess Obama is leaving the country & honor the constitution. Not play games.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trump: Same old, same old. As soon as Trump stops being Trump he’ll go down in the polls. That being said, he really had nothing to offer last night in regards to policy. Is the smoke clearing in regards to what he wants to do? Yes. Is he starting to get over his head? Yes. The first debate he commanded the stage. Last night he was just there playing it safe. Even his so called zingers were not effective. Then today he’ll be out throwing mud to stay in the media’s eye to take away from his flat performance last night. Smart move but will it be enough to stay in front to get the nomination? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The honeymoon is starting to end for Trump now that were into the fall. Informed voters are waking up and starting to take notice. They are fed up with the establishment republicans who like Obama promised the world but delivered nothing. However, I don’t think it will be enough to bring Trump into the White House. What Trump has been good for is that he’s taken the Republican Party completely out of its comfort zone. For that I am grateful to him.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cruz: Spoke directly to the viewer. Not enough air time for Cruz. He along with Rubio are my top picks to get my endorsement. Cruz would come out on top in a debate with Biden probably better that Rubio would. Cruz is steady and does not get upset easily which is a good quality for a president. He has a deep respect for the constitution and is best suited to standing up to his own party for the good of the country. Want to hear more policy from him.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fiorina: Strong. Direct. Specific. She was the only candidate to give real substantive details about what she would do as president. If she could have pulled out a map of the middle east and pointed to where she would place troops she would have. She really was impressive last night and deserves to be a top contender. She would easily hold her own against Hillary. She is unafraid to give specifics about any subject. Fiorina really was heartfelt when she talked about the personal toll drugs have on a family. That cannot be faked or questioned. Want to see more of her as this goes on. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Push: Trump, Carson, Cruz</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I’m done with them…..</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fellas drop out. Please.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">This still is Trumps to lose.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">First Democratic debate 10/13</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Next Republican debate 10/28.</span></b></div>
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First of all I do agree that there are a lot of candidates. However, with this number of candidates you get a great many choices. Something the democrats do NOT have is choice at least for now Hillary is it. Advantage Republicans. This is no clown car that the media and the left is trying to portray them.</div>
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Trump: He wanted to come off as the outsider private sector expert who has all the answers on how to fix things. He came off as an inexperienced buffoon who is pandering to stay afloat. Which brings me to my comparison to Obama. Obama was successful because he was everything to everybody, intent is just as good as results candidate. Trump is trying to be that kind of candidate but he just can’t get outside himself and deliver. He will fade but I don’t think he’ll go gentle into that good night. I for one am surprised of the success of Trump but I do agree with him that republican leadership has failed to deliver the results we elected them for. Trump is out for Trump like Hillary is only out for Hillary. His poll numbers will drop but he’ll be the front runner for a while. He’ll last into the new year but he will not be the nominee. Comments as I was watching Trump: Pandering, Jokes to deflect, not politically correct, plays the victim</div>
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Bush: Yes we all understand that you’re not your brother. But your problem is your brother which is something the public may not get over. However, you are the establishment candidate with the biggest war chest outside of Trump. Bush stumbled on the question of the Iraq war and would you support it knowing what you know now. He looked weak like he didn’t want to hurt his families feelings while trying to be strong. Didn’t work. Like it or not he’s an open boarder, common core guy. I don’t think his record in Florida which is a good record of tax cutting and job growth will be enough for true conservatives to support him. Bush looked uneasy at times but that could be because he hasn’t debated is a long time. He’ll get stronger over time and might even be the nominee (Hope Not) Comments as I was watching Bush: Hey look at me I’m a conservative. Hey look at me I’m not my brother, empty, uneasy and bored.</div>
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Walker: I like Walker and I think he would make a good president. He was solid last night and gave good answers. He looked directly at the camera trying to make a connection with the viewers at home, something the other candidates didn’t bother to do. However, he really did nothing to make himself stand out from a crowded field. He has a strong conservative record. He defunded planned parenthood 4 years ago so he’s ahead of the curve there. He cut unemployment and gave workers choice. He gave local school boards power to make financial decisions saving tax payers money. He’s been fully vetted because of his three elections. He’s appealing as a collage drop out with middle class beginnings. Hillary will have a tough time trying to exploit the drop out issue. Walker will be a top contender for a long time and may be able to best Jeb for the nominee. Comments on Walker: Solid, concise, America needs to be a leader again.</div>
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Huckabee: Had his chance but is hoping to capture the Christian vote and stay in it for as long as he can. Huckabee is too much of a smooth talker for my liking. Very anti-abortion to the point of using the equal protection and due process clauses of the constitution to stop abortions. Huck looked and acted angry as a way to convey leadership. To me he looked like an angry old man who doesn’t understand what’s going on all he knows is that he doesn’t like it. I do like the fair tax on consumption as part of his platform. The tax code desperately needs to be reformed and I like that Huck is at least addressing it. But that’s all I like about him so far. Comments on Huck: Old, out of touch, Angry.</div>
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Carson: It’s hard not to like Carson. He’s smart, soft spoken and not a politician and has a great back story. However, he does not have a chance of being president. Carson would make a great head of health and human services under the next republican president. He has lack of depth on foreign affairs and I cannot see him squaring off against Putin and coming out ahead. He has a 3 level flat fax proposal that I want to hear more about. Carson finished strong but I see him dropping down to the second tier candidates by the end of the year and out shortly after Iowa. Comments on Carson: soft spoken, confidant, outsider.</div>
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Cruz: I really like Cruz. He would destroy Hillary in a debate. Cruz is my pick to restoring the republic. The firewalls put in place by the framers have all but been burning down by Obama and Cruz would be the best to get the country re-attached to the constitution. He is a true conservative and just for the fact that the republican leadership in the senate is afraid of him is a plus for me. He has put the constitution and the betterment of the country in front of party and that says to me he’d make a great president. I think he truly gets that the president is a temporary steward of the constitution and not a rock star who looks to Hollywood for affirmation when things get tough. I did notice that Cruz did not get a lot of questions to the point that I thought he was shut out of the debate for a good 30+ minutes. If Trump drops out Cruz will likely gain his supporters. So that being said I think he has a strong chance to be it to the end. Comments on Cruz: Smart, truthful, insider-outsider within his own party, fighter.</div>
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Rubio: I think Rubio can balance the establishment and conservative mantle and be a great president. He has a great back story as a son of immigrants to a run for the white house. He is optimistic and future thinking and portrays America as we have better days to come. Kind of Reagan like love of country. Rubio looked strong without looking angry like Huck did. He is a conservative but his immigration bill may haunt him going into the primaries. I think he may be a great running mate as well to a Walker or Perry (more on him later). Rubio is young but that is not a bad thing. Republicans needs a youth make over and Rubio may be able to make that happen. He’s in it for the long run and I see him moving up in the polls as time goes on. Comments of Rubio: Future looking, solid, strong, young, go the distance.</div>
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Paul: He’s getting lost on a big field. He’s tried to brand himself and a “New Kind of Republican” . I though he was just fighting for attention. His dust up with Christie was all for show. He’s dropping in the polls and he needed to do something to grab some headlines but it’s not going to be enough to win the nomination. What I didn’t like about his performance last night is that he looked down after each his statements like he was pissed that he didn’t get more time or he knows that it’s already over for him and he just needs to say it out load and be done with it. He’ll be in for a while but he’ll most likely be out by this time next year. Comments on Paul: fighting for attention, loud, pissed off.</div>
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Christie: He had his chance and he hugged it away in 2012. He was confident, invoking 9/11 several times. Said hey although my state still sucks I did the best I could in a democratically controlled state. Sorry but if your president are you going to blame the opposing party for not being able to deliver results? We’re still dealing with an intent president with no results blamer now. Why would we want another one? Answer is we don’t. He did have a notice me, I’m loud so notice me thing going. I think Christie will start to drop quickly and move to the under card by years end and out by next year. Comments on Christie: Confident, notice me, 9/11, empty</div>
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Kasich: Is running for vice president. He has no chance of winning the nomination but he did stand out in a few of his remarks last night. He did support gay marriage saying if my child was gay I would love them just the same. Good for him. Kasich was ok but he had the home field advantage so he probably wasn’t as strong as he was portraying last night. He’ll do well on the east coast in maybe one or two primaries but that’s it. He’ll drop eventually and hope he gets picked as someone’s VP. Comments on Kasich: Okay but lack luster</div>
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The audience was pretty much nonexistent which is sad. Like it or not one of these people on either stage will be the next republican nominee so show up and listen.</div>
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Perry: Folksy, rusty, stronger later on, should be in the main debates given his record, may be too late for him to catch up.</div>
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Fiorina: Strong, confidant, Like Perry I wanted to hear more from her, should also be on the main stage</div>
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Santorum: Blue-collar champion, too little too late, Huck has all the Christians, should drop soon</div>
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Pataki: Why, should have never decided to run in the first place, running for a cabinet position</div>
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I truly feel the Republicans are the best suited to win in 2016 than they have been for the last 2 cycles. This is the strongest lineup with ex governors, sitting governors, ex senators, sitting senators, successful private citizens. There is something for everyone in this group of candidates.</div>
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Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-43265076038502620402014-11-04T19:52:00.001-06:002014-11-04T19:52:49.895-06:00An open Letter to the Republicans a few days before the election…<br />
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Okay I’ve supported you, I listened to the party get bashed. I tried to defend you when clearly you had nothing to offer to the American people but the “most electable” establishment candidate and kept hope that one day you will be in the position to truly stop the Obama agenda. Well it took years and you may be posed to have control of 2 of the three branches of government. Now what? All the chest thumping and grand standing is over and now you have to present your ideas to the American public and govern. You better not waste this precious gift with bullshit legislation and symbolic votes. Please just set the table for the 2016 elections and avoid the revenge politics.</div>
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So that being said please dump Mitch McConnell and John Boehner as majority leaders. Obama clearly will not work with these two and I think new leadership will send a clear message of a fresh start. Because like it or Not Obama is still in office until the next election so in order to make things work you have to find a way for Obama to sign whatever bills you put in front of him. So first things first, PASS A BUDGET! Not some huge, massive omnibus spending bill just to get it off the table for the fiscal year. A budget is a statement of principles, that’s why the democrats never wanted to pass a budget for most of Obama's full 2 terms. They never wanted their policies put down on paper because they knew that once that happen the public would reject them. Pass a smaller budget targeted on growth for all Americans. A budget that will put the democrats on their heels while giving them enough input that they have no choice but to support it. And yes do not be afraid to shut the government down! We have enough current income to service the debt, so call Obama’s bluff and do it if you have too. Stop seeding power to the executive branch! Don’t tell me you’re the party of the constitution and them give the executive branch more authority. If this is your chess game your chess game sucks. You also better stop team Obama in the lame duck from pulling all kids of crap before the new congress is sworn in in January. </div>
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Also stop bullshitting around and secure the border and work on the illegal immigration issue. For a start why not increase the amount of new legal citizens allowed into the country to say 5 million a year sliding back down to the current level of a few million in 4-6 years. Loosen up the log jam so people will see that its worth waiting a little longer to get in legally. True Tax reform both corporate and private. This may be the best way to get the democrats on board. The public wants bipartisanship after 6 years of nothing out of congress so tax reform would be a good start. Close loop holes, reduce the burden on small business and make companies want to stay here rather than run from here because of the punitive nature of our current tax system. Make Obama revisit the war powers act. This we’re not at war but we’re really at war crap has to stop. Isis it a true threat and they are at war with us so we might as well oblige them and scrape them fully off the map. Obama care was ruled a tax so you can remove about 80% of it with 51 votes in the senate so now it’s time to put your money where your mouth is and do something. If you push this off and try to make it a 2016 election year issue you will lose.</div>
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Also and most importantly, do not give us an establishment “most electable” moderate republican presidential candidate in 2016. In other words not another Romney or McCain. Hillary will most likely by the Dem nominee so the republicans need a clear contrast to her in both principles, values, and optimism for the future of the country. The democrats just want Hillary to tick a box saying that they elected the first African American now they will be the first to elect a woman as president you know it has to be historic after all, not what’s best for the country. Republican need to run a candidate that is inclusive, strong in national defense, Pro-American, pro-growth, Pro-business, loves the respects the constitution and yes conservative.</div>
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Do these things and not only will you have my support but I believe the support of the majority of the population. Don’t do these things and you’ll lose across the board. You've been warned.</div>
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I am so pissed at the Republicans right not it’s not even funny. They make a principled stand around Obama care and shut down the government over it.</div>
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Now its 11 days later and the Republicans are talking entitlement reform and Obama care is not even mentioned. Why? I’m starting to understand that the republican party is really split between conservatives and big government, go along to get along, just make me a committee chairmen, all for the establishment republicans.</div>
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With McCain in the senate bashing Cruz because Cruz became a true “maverick” and stood his ground with his 21 hour speech about defunding Obama care. All Cruz did was do what McCain ran his whole presidential campaign on. Remember maverick this and maverick that. McCain’s a maverick. Maverick maverick, maverick. Cruz stood his ground against the senate and said I’m going to draw the line here and fight. You can tell who is a threat to the establishment by who is attacking them, and Cruz was attacked from all sides. And Sarah Palin comes to mind as well, That right I said Sarah Palin. What the hell is the Republicans problem with fighting for something they believe in? I get the polls suck, but they suck for everyone at this point. I saw one today that said the by margin of 80% that the American public wants to throw out every member of congress. I’m with them. I have absolutely no confidence in the republicans let along congress to do the right thing to save the country. How can we trust a government that exempts themselves from the very law that they say we need? I won’t trust them so why should you?</div>
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The media is fully on the side of the administration as well. Most questions to a republican lately is do you feel bad that you shut down the government? Or don’t you feel responsible for shutting down the Government? (80% of the Government is still up and running by the way). Or, how bad do you feel about shutting down the government and putting all these people out of work? Oh, they grill the democrats as well. They ask the democrats shouldn't the republicans feel bad about shutting down the government? Or, When do you think the republicans will stop their extreme ways and open the government? You know BS like that. </div>
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But then I think this is all part of Obama’s plan to transform America. For his plan to work the old system has to collapse, all you have to do is look around you. The public needs to lose faith in the government (which it has), the economy is down and unemployment is high, cost of living is going up and the government is taking control of your health care. The term “illegal aliens” is going to become a thing of the past, because immigration reform WILL come back for the midterms in 2014 and the presidential election in 2016 I guarantee you that. The IRS worked in tandem with the White House to target citizens. The administration sold automatic weapons to the Mexican drug cartels just to prove there’s automatic weapons going over the border to be used by the Mexican drug cartels. Killing over 300 Mexicans and one US border agent. The administration let 4 Americans die in Benghazi because helping them in the middle of a re-election was considered “bad optics” right after a convention where the theme was Obama defeated Al Qaeda. I know at this point what difference does it make? In addition, Obama is droning everyone and everything. Quoting Dr. Ben Carson “ The worst thing you can do to another human being is to make them dependent” and that’s what Obama’s goal is. Make things so bad that the only way out is Government. A massive, centralized, all encompassing, fat, bloated, unchecked all powerful Government. When you have a President that won’t sign a bill funding bereavement pay to the families of fallen soldiers because a private organization temporally stepped in to help. That’s fucked up. Obama chose not to sign this. Him, Mr. compassion himself chose not to sign a bill that passed through both houses at time of great crisis in a bipartisan full consent way. He chose not to sign it. Yep that’s change you can believe in. I just hate the fact that for all their dysfunction republicans are the only party that is at least trying to put a check on spending and debt. The other party wants ALL the barriers removed to spend and borrow without limits or checks, and they all themselves the rational ones? Really?</div>
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SO where does that leave us?? It leaves us with a weak republican party that’s in the process of killing themselves by death of a thousand cuts. The country is in free fall and Obama is walking around telling us how great everything is and will be if we just give a little more of our liberty up and stop complaining and get with the program. So I’m calling out the republicans to stand up and fight! Get rid of all the consultants and republican strategist. If you had anything to with the last 3 election cycles get out! Your advice is and was useless so get lost. Carl Rove and company this means you! Take your white board and go home. I calling for a complete vote of no confidence for the entire republican leadership. From the speaker of the house to the head of the party, your all on notice! Blow this fight, the mid-terms and 2016 and your done as a party. Who needs you if this is the best you can do. Don’t just say I believe in the Constitution, put your money where your mouth is and fight for it, fight for us! I’m calling for a return to the founding principles or first principles as some call them. Look to the Constitution for guidance. Read the arguments regarding the constitutional convention. Read the federalist and anti-federalist papers. Look to the original intent of the founding fathers and the framers of the constitution for inspiration. Draw strength from them. Understand that they were willing to sacrifice everything and I mean everything including their lives in order to create a country where it’s citizens were greater than any government. A country where for the first time in history acknowledged that all men were endowed with rights that were granted by God and not dictated by a government. A country that stood for liberty and freedoms and these freedoms are slipping away with every lost election to the big government statist. Stop worrying about your own self interests of your pension and health care for you and your family for life. Stop only listening to the Washington insiders who tell you to support the “Most electable” candidate. Learn from these mistakes. Take solace from the millions of people who want you to stand and fight! Stop this tyranny before the country is too far gone to save! </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Below are the top 10 tax increases in President Obama's budget (all numbers are over a decade):</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">1. Chained CPI. The budget would change the definition of inflation for all federal budget purposes, including federal tax provisions. Because tax brackets and other tax items are indexed to inflation, slowing down their growth is an income tax increase. This is a tax increase for all Americans who pay income tax, including middle class Americans. In the past, Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated that enacted "chained CPI" would be a $100 billion tax increase.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">2. Itemized deduction cap. The Obama budget limits the maximum value of itemized deductions, like those for charitable donations and mortgage interest. This is an income tax increase. No matter what tax bracket you are in, under this Obama provision you can't benefit any more than if you were in the 28 percent bracket. There are three tax brackets higher than this: 33 percent, 35 percent, and 39.6 percent. These families will not be able to fully deduct things like mortgage interest, charitable deductions, and state taxes paid. Note that this is on top of the phaseout of itemized deductions ("Pease") that President Obama forced on taxpayers in the fiscal cliff. Tax increase: $529 billion.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">3. Death tax hike. The Obama budget would raise the death tax rate from 40 percent today to 45 percent. It would also reduce the inflation-indexed death tax "standard deduction" from $10.3 million today for married couples (half that for singles) to $3.5 million with no inflation adjustment. There are also other death tax increases of a more technical nature. Tax increase: $79 billion.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">4. "Buffett rule." The president's budget would impose a new "Buffett rule" on taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million. These taxpayers would have to face an average tax rate (that is, their tax bill divided by their income less charitable contributions) of 30 percent. Tax increase: $53 billion.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">5. Tobacco tax hike. The president's budget nearly doubles the tobacco tax, from $1.01 to $1.95 per pack, and then indexes it to inflation from there. This is a clear tax hike on middle class Americans. According to independent estimates, the average smoker in America makes about $40,000 per year. Additionally, tobacco taxes are a declining tax revenue base, and as a result it's inappropriate to fund new government programs using it. This isn't the first time President Obama has raised federal tobacco taxes. In 2009, on his 16th day in office, he signed into law a 156 percent increase in the tobacco tax. Such tax increases are a violation of Obama's central campaign promise not to sign "any form of tax increase" on Americans making less than $250,000 per year. Tax increase: $78 billion.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">6. IRA and 401(k) plan restrictions. There are two new tax increases on IRA and 401(k) savers in the president's budget. The first restricts the total account balance in ALL tax preferred IRAs and 401(k)s to a combined $3 million. The second would require that non-spouse beneficiaries of IRAs and 401(k)s distribute all money within five years, rather than over their lifetime. Additionally, the budget forces all employers with 10 or more employees to open payroll-deduction IRAs at work. Tax increase: $14 billion.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">7. "Carried interest" capital gains tax hike. Under current law, capital gains are taxed at rates lower than ordinary income to reflect the double taxation of investment capital, risk, and other factors. The current top capital gains tax rate is about 24 percent. Some capital gains are received by managing partners of investment partnerships. These capital gains are known as "carried interest." Despite the fact that these capital gains are no different than capital gains anywhere else (and are the same source of capital gains that the limited partners in such arrangements receive), the president's budget taxes these capital gains at ordinary income tax rates, which are nearly 45 percent on an all-in basis. Tax increase: $16 billion.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">8. Energy tax hikes. There are energy tax hikes littered throughout the budget. Taken together, these tax increases will have one effect and one effect only: higher prices for consumers at the gas pump and in their utility bills. Tax increase: $94 billion.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">9. Tax increases on international income. The U.S. is one of the only developed nations that taxes the income of U.S. companies and individuals which are earned overseas (so-called "worldwide taxation"). In so doing, we potentially expose this money to taxation in two different countries on the same earnings. The Obama budget increases the likelihood that this double taxation will occur by removing protections against it. Ideally, the U.S. would only seek to tax income earned within the United States, a system known as "territoriality." Tax increase: $158 billion.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">10. Financial system tax increases. These, too, are littered throughout the budget. They would impose taxes on banks, brokerage firms, life insurance companies, and virtually every other way that the middle class saves and invests. These costs will be passed along in the form of higher fees, bigger commissions, and lower returns to shareholders. Tax increase: $94 billion.</span>Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-4204639204795973952013-01-29T20:59:00.000-06:002013-01-29T20:59:19.610-06:00Rahm's ObamaCare <br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The information minister has called it again...First dump the city employees, then the State, then the federal, then the poor and old then the rest of us. The state exchanges will beg the fed to bail them out because of the cost. The fed will step in for the "Good of the people" and universal single payer health care will be ours. This was the end game all along. This is why the Democrats in fiscally fucked up states and cities were all for this. They knew that eventually this will have to passed off to the federal government. Which means we all pay. Oh and while were at it we'll need to raise your taxes again and again and again. After all its for the "Good of the People" </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Rahm's ObamaCare Brainstorm</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Chicago may dump its retiree health costs on federal taxpayers.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Rahm Emanuel's parting gift to national taxpayers upon leaving Washington two years ago was a $1 trillion bill for ObamaCare. Now the Chicago Mayor may add billions more to the tab by dumping his city's retirees on the federally subsidized state health exchange.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This public service announcement is brought to you by a city commission that the mayor appointed last summer to study the cost of continuing health benefits for retired workers. A 25-year-old legal settlement requiring the city and its pension funds to pay between 40% and 55% of most retirees' health costs conveniently expires this June—convenient because the city can't afford the bill.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The city is running a $370 million budget deficit, which will blow up in 2015 when a $1.2 billion balloon payment for pensions comes due. The bill for retiree health benefits is $194 million this year and will grow to $540 million by 2023. Actuaries have recommended that the city sock away $2 billion this year to finance future benefits and pay down a $23 billion unfunded liability. Meanwhile, Chicago's pension funds, which are projected to run dry by the end of the decade, are scraping the bottoms of their barrels to pay for retiree health benefits as required by the settlement.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Enter the Mayor's commission. The four-member panel issued a report this month suggesting that dumping pre-Medicare retirees onto the state's ObamaCare exchange in 2014 could be fab for retirees and city taxpayers. Nearly 60% of retirees and 94% of those who receive subsidies would pay less for their health care on the exchange. Married retirees with dependents would save an average of $4,300.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Chicago and its pension funds in turn would shed $23 billion in liabilities, assuming supplemental benefits for Medicare recipients are also cancelled. (These calculations are based on models that assume public pensions are retirees' only source of income.)</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">On the other hand, the cost to national taxpayers would be enormous, especially if other local and state governments joined the party. Federal subsidies for Chicago retirees would amount to $44 million in 2014 and increase as more workers retire in their early to mid-50s and health costs grow. All told, state and local governments are on the hook for between $700 billion and $1.5 trillion for retiree health benefits, and like Chicago most will soon be unable to afford even their minimum annual payments.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Offloading the costs on Uncle Sam will look attractive since retiree health benefits don't enjoy the legal protections that some states have bestowed upon pensions. Stockton, California intends to shed its $400 million unfunded liability for retiree benefits in bankruptcy.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Mr. Emanuel says the city's decision on retiree health benefits will "strike the right balance between meeting the needs of the retirees and providing them health-care choices with protecting the interests of the city's taxpayers." So, let's see. On the one hand, Chicago pays, on the other everyone else does. Which do you think he'll choose?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The Chicago report illustrates once again how ObamaCare provides a convenient mechanism and incentive for employers to transfer health-care liabilities to national taxpayers—and how the costs will explode beyond Washington's phony projections.</span>Nadmenny Millicenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631824951480560140noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395139493172402630.post-2082645789997374242012-09-26T16:37:00.001-05:002012-09-26T16:37:26.943-05:00A word to rioting Muslims<br />
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First this proves that Obama is the amateur and Clinton is the master. For the third time is Obama "presidency " Clinton had to brought off the bench to save Obama's ass.</div>
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The first time was in Nov of 2009. Obama Care was dieing on the house floor because the democrats really could not get behind Obama grand plan to take over health care. Obama's leadership failed to provide the needed votes to pass the house. Just Obama being Obama was not enough. So he called in Clinton to save the day. "It's not important to be perfect here," Clinton said. (<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33824081/ns/politics-health_care_reform/t/bill-clinton-urges-passage-health-care-bill/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/<wbr></wbr>33824081/ns/politics-health_<wbr></wbr>care_reform/t/bill-clinton-<wbr></wbr>urges-passage-health-care-<wbr></wbr>bill/</a>) Knowing that Obama was trying to pass a shit sandwich on the American people. Clinton swoops in and by 5 votes Obama Care passes.</div>
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The second time Clinton had to save Obama's ass was during the Bush tax cuts extension deal in Dec 2010. Yet again Obama failed to lead the congress to get a deal passed. You can almost see how this went down. The phone rings at the Clinton's....Bill?...yeah?<wbr></wbr>....It's Obama on the phone again....tell him I'm not here....he knows your here because he already checked with the secret service before he called....Dammit I'm coming....Yes Barack what do you need now? So Obama calls a press conference starts talking and then passes the podium over to Clinton because he "Had to go to one more Christmas party" WTF!!!! Clinton slides over and takes over as president yes Clinton took over as president. He goes onto to explain to the press why Obama the guy who just walked out to go to a Christmas party agreed to extend the Bush tax cuts.(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYHDPxohkrc" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr>watch?v=DYHDPxohkrc</a>) Yes real leadership on display.</div>
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The third time Clinton saved Obama's ass may have been last night. If you saw it then you know what happened if you didn't Google it. Which brings me back to what I want you to remember from his speech. At one point when Clinton was on a roll he said, "For this to work we have to agree with how Obama thinks" . Let that sink in for a moment. For this to work we have to agree with how Obama thinks. Clinton for all his gravitas and charisma slipped. He knows the America people do not think like Obama. He knows the America people do not <em>want</em> to think like Obama. Clinton knows he does not think like Obama. And there is his out. He tried he may say but the American people just couldn't agree with how Obama thinks. Oh well Hillary 2016 here we come!!!</div>
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We all know better now and no amount of speeches will cover up the mess that is this administration.</div>
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If Romney just came out and spoke clearly about his tax plan Vs Obama's he might be in better shape going forward. Maybe He'll relaunch his plan at the convention. From The American Spectator;</div>
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In a campaign stop at Rollins College in Florida last week, Barack Obama suggested that the middle class should resent Mitt Romney's tax proposals:<br />
"I want everybody to understand here -- he's not asking you to pay an extra $2,000 [in taxes] to reduce our deficit; he's not asking you to pay an additional $2,000 to help care for our seniors; he's not asking you to pay an additional $2,000 in order to rebuild America or to fight a war," the president said. "He's asking you to pay more so that people like him can pay less."<br />
But here is the actual truth: Mitt Romney is not asking the middle class or anyone else to pay more taxes. Mitt Romney is proposing to cut tax rates for everyone, across the board. That would finally liberate the economy for a long overdue recovery. Increased revenues from that booming economic growth, combined with savings from cutting Obama's runaway spending and closing loopholes that mostly benefit the highest income taxpayers, would enable a U-turn, from the four straight highest deficits in world history to a balanced budget in 5 years. The roadmap for doing that is Paul Ryan's 2013 budget, which has already been adopted by the Republican controlled House. (The Democrat majority Senate, by contrast, has never shown up for work.) This is classic tax reform, cutting rates and closing loopholes.<br />
<strong>Obama's Tax Plan: Higher Taxes, No Jobs</strong><br />The only candidate in this race proposing to increase taxes is Barack Obama. He has already enacted increases in the top rates of virtually every major federal tax, which will go into effect January 1. That is when the tax increases of Obamacare will hit, and when the Bush tax cuts will expire. (Remedial education for Obama supporters: "Bush tax cuts expire" means tax increases).<br />
As a result, the top two income tax rates are already scheduled in current law to increase by nearly 20 percent; the capital gains tax rate is slated to soar by nearly 60 percent; the tax rate on dividends will explode to nearly three times its current level; the Medicare payroll tax rate will rocket up by 62 percent for disfavored taxpayers (the nation's job creators, investors, and successful small business entrepreneurs); and the death tax will rise further from the grave with a 57 percent increase in the top rate.<br />
This is all on top of the corporate income tax rate, which under President Obama is already the highest in the industrialized world at 35 percent -- or nearly 40 percent counting state corporate rates on average. Even Communist China has a lower corporate income tax of 25 percent. The average in the social welfare states of the EU is less than that. Germany has an 18 percent federal corporate rate. Canada, which has been booming under a conservative government, is now at 15 percent.<br />
American businesses are uncompetitive in the global economy under these tax policies. But with President Obama there is no relief in sight. Instead he is continually barnstorming the country calling for still more tax increases. Under his so-called Buffett rule, the capital gains tax rate would increase by 100 percent, to the fourth highest in the industrialized world.<br />
Then in 2014, the Obamacare mandate tax will go into effect, requiring every employer and every worker in the country to buy the expensive health insurance plan that the federal government decides you must have. That is another tax increase on the middle class, which -- in addition to all the other tax increases in Obamacare they will have to pay -- trashes Obama's central campaign promise in 2008 not to raise taxes on working people.<br />
Obama promised in 2008 that he would only increase tax rates on the wealthy -- the nation's job creators, investors, and small business owners -- to the levels that existed under President Clinton. But this talking point, which he and his brain dead supporters are still repeating, is now long outdated. In total, these tax increases will raise top rates well beyond the Clinton rates, and in an even worse context. Other countries have learned the lessons of Reaganomics and slashed rates on capital in particular since then, and so they are already outcompeting America today. Thus, the combined effect of all those tax rate increases on "the rich" would be a renewed recession, double-digit unemployment, and a federal deficit that tops $2 trillion.<br />
<strong>The Romney Tax Plan</strong><br />Mitt Romney, in sharp contrast, actually has a very good tax plan that will get the economy booming again and restore the American Dream. The key is reducing tax <em>rates</em>, in particular marginal tax rates, which are the rates that applies to the next dollar of income. Marginal rates determine the incentive for productive activity, such as working, saving, investing, expanding businesses, starting businesses, or creating jobs.<br />
Romney's tax plan proposes to:<br />
• Extend all of the Bush tax cuts that are scheduled to expire in January.<br />
• Repeal the unfair death tax, which taxes yet again a lifetime of savings that have already been taxed multiple times.<br />
• Repeal all of the Obamacare taxes.<br />
• Repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), which was originally meant to stop the richest from avoiding taxes altogether, but which increasingly applies to millions in the middle class.<br />
• Cut income tax rates by one-fifth across the board. So the top rate would be reduced from 35 percent to the 28 percent originally established in the Reagan tax reform. The bottom tax rates, paid by working people and the middle class, would be reduced to 8 percent and 12 percent -- even lower than under Reagan.<br />
• Completely eliminate federal income taxes on long-term capital gains, dividends, and interest income for workers earning less than $100,000 and married couples earning less than $200,000.<br />
• Reduce the federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to a more internationally competitive 25 percent, close to the global average, which would restore international competitiveness for American business. That rate would be reduced further in conjunction with broader corporate tax reform to close the numerous and extensive loopholes.<br />
• Allow a tax holiday for the repatriation of the trillions in profits that corporations have parked overseas to avoid the double taxation they face in bringing the money back to America. Over the long run he would eliminate that double taxation by adopting a system of territoriality, so taxes apply to corporate profits only in the country where those profits are earned. Romney also proposes to make the federal research and development tax credit permanent.<br />
The central theme is actually to cut taxes on the middle class, multiple times, over and over. Romney nowhere proposes any tax increase on the middle class, or on anyone else for that matter. Obama's allegation that Romney would raise taxes on the middle class by $2,000 per family is a complete fabrication. Obama did the same thing to Ryan's budget plan, alleging a litany of supposed cuts that were nowhere to be found in the plan. Obama just made them up well.<br />
Even the Tax Policy Center study that Obama cites for his charge says that Romney "promises that low- and middle-income households will pay no larger shares of federal taxes than they do now." The study argues that in order to raise the same amount of money, the federal government would have to raise taxes on middle- and lower-class families -- but it does not suggest that any such thing has been proposed by Romney. In addition, the study fails to give nearly adequate credit to the fact that Romney's tax plan will increase economic growth and jobs -- and thus, tax revenue. Reagan cut overall tax rates by far more than Romney is proposing, and during the 1980s, federal revenue doubled.<br />
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VIA <a href="http://www.marklevinshow.com/goout.asp?u=http://spectator.org/archives/2012/08/08/romneys-tax-plan-is-a-winner">Mark Levin</a><br />
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As of yesterday, you, me, your kids and everybody you know have ceased being citizens and are now simply FUNDING MECHANISMS in the eyes of the federal government. This ruling has "Transformed" the fundamental relationship between you and the government forever. Freedom of choice has been removed from us all because Obama said it's the right thing to do. </div>
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How does this effect the 47% of the population that pays no federal taxes? Will they have to start paying now....most likely not. So where will the burden fall? Most likely the middle class . So now it's Life, Liberty, Obama Care Tax, and the Pursuit of Happiness. So all of the politicians will be smiling and patting them selves on the back and tell us how great this is for us, which they themselves are exempt from. Because if you remember they wrote themselves out of having to participate in Obama Care. Remember that little nugget? Bet you forgot about that one. </div>
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November is coming</div>JohnGalt1984http://www.blogger.com/profile/09188943357255434149noreply@blogger.com0