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Peil does have a good point here. I watched a few of the sunday political talk shows and that same argument was made several times by Obama supporters. They all argued that Bush inherited a "debt surplus" and then subsequently added $10T to it, while Obama has only added $6T. The first time I...

Interestingly, if you add up the top 10 tax deductions, the portion attributable to the top 2% equals about $450-475 billion annually. Could we get rid of these deductions? Yes, but do we really want to get rid of the deduction for charitable giving? What about the deduction for employer...

Were there several partial truths from both candidates? Yes. BUt you have to realize how funny the above statement sounds to conservatives. Every day they see Obama/Biden out there chiding that our tax system is so unfair because the rich have so many deductions and loopholes that they pay...

Oh yeah, I forgot that one. Which confirms the idea that it is a virtual certainty that Ben will proceed with QE3, maybe even tomorrow at Jackson. If Obama says he is doing a great job and will reappoint him, while Romney says he will replace him, who's campaign do you think Ben supports...

You do realize that it was an opinion article from a Liberal contributor at Fox News? It is "deceiving" to attempt to validate an article's contents by suggesting that the author is a conservative simply because she works for Fox News. Alan Combs works at Fox also, does that mean that he...

Well, if Romney is elected it is really the Romney plan that matters, more so than the GOP plan. In a nutshell... Taxes -- Slightly lower rates with fewer brackets and fewer exemptions. Theoretically resulting in a somewhat broader base. Corporate rate around 25% to "be competitive with...

See correction in red above. Very dishonest to attribute previous deficits/surpluses to Presidents, then during the period of most dramatic deficit, blame it on some obscure congressman instead of the sitting president. I'm fine with the article trying to make a point about Ryan, but it...

I think this thread does bring up an interesting question. Would we rather have our nation's leader come from a broken home or what would typically be considered the ideal traditional family unit? It seems that Romney is often discounted for having come from a perfect family as if that...

Some recent studies that I've read indicate that a photo ID requirement correlates to a total 1.5% decline in turnout. It is less than that if other forms are accepted, like two pieces of mail showing name and address, birth certificate, etc... If you then pair that with election day...

It has zero bearing on the election. It will have almost no effect on the outcome of the race. While about 12% of the population doesn't have an ID card, it is much lower amongst registered voters. Besides, pretty much all proposals that I've heard of suggest easy alternatives for those who...

I agree with the grand slam argument. I disagree that it had anything to do with that comment. It was just Mitt's lame sense of humor with his horrible comedic timing. He's easily on my list of top 10 worst at delivering a joke.

LOL. That last line was a joke right?

Count on Mitt to make an absolutely pointless and lame joke at the most inopportune moment. He makes a lot of progress and gets himself back in the race by just sitting back and letting Obama burn himself out, and then just when he is about to take control of the lead, true to Mitt Romney...

I don't think you are being completely fair. There are a lot of people who are familiar with the health care industry. It is fairly obvious to me that the pricing mechanism is broken, not the payment mechanism. I don't at all agree with the premise that our system is "too sophisticated" to...

Yes, I believe that at this point someone needs to recognize that our health insurance system is not the solution to the problem. The current insurance system is one of the major causes of our problem. I'm tired of politicians saying that there are millions of people without health care, when...

I would propose a completely different tax system than our current. One that would eliminate the problem of declining real income and at the same time accelerate growth. I believe if done right it could be revenue neutral also. Coming from an obscure blog I read a while back. 5% --- Land...

What should really worry Obama right now is that he's dramatically outspent Romney and pretty much fired every bullet than he's got, only to watch the race get tighter over the past three months. Four months ago RCP had the electoral college at 280 for Obama and 170 for Romney. The current...

That is statistically very unlikely PSPR. Obama has a pretty solid 221 right now and that is assuming that Romney will win every single toss-up state. There are a couple toss-ups that seem very unlikely for Romney. OH, NH, and MI. Romney could still win without those states though...

While I don't necessarily disagree with that statement completely, I don't think that a "real leader" just steps in a rights the financial ship without any regard for those who will suffer the consequences. I don't have any problem telling everyone under 45 years old right now that they...

Sure, some of these programs could be reduced, but it would literally require a complete elimination of most of them to make up the necessary difference and "grow our way out of debt". I don't think that is realistic. Seems more realistic to me if we actually acknowledge the elephant in the...