are you kidding?????? What did he do that you are congratulating him for? I assume you dont understand the word deficit do you????? How about Libya are you proud that your commander in chief watcher 4 americans die needlesslly???

>>>more debt, and more inflation to look forward to<<<
Again, had this election been just about the economy then Romney wins but it was also about social issues.

"Inept liberal leadership"? Right, because the president can magically wave away any problem that exists, and this in no way has anything to do with the most ineffective Congress in US history, correct?

Here's a tip: if you're going to claim ignorance on the part of everyone else in the world, I'd no something about the US system of government, so you don't sound, you know, ignorant.

Maybe this country will be divided down the middle 2 America's... I want to move to a red state...! This guy has divided us, and the people that voted him back in will be responsible...as much as the people that sat on their butts at home and felt it was not important to vote...Obama is not a Democrat...he is a Marxist...by his actions and the things he as done and written about. There may be nothing left by 2016. If you have any major surgergies and health issues get them taken care of now...this people will see just how terrible the healthcare will be.

I'll forgive your comments because I know it's just based on sour grapes. You and the Republicans lost. Suck it up and move on.

I totally agree with you!!!!!!!!

If we had a better candidate to compete with Obama then he would be defeated. To start, Romney can be smart, but I believe that there will never be one strong women to vote for him in this country. we love our freedom and we respect what great-grand-mothers and grandmothers had done in the past to give us all the freedom we have. Second, if someone want to be in the presidency seat that someone must not be too attached to religion. We need real family in the white house, the ones that understand middle class families. We don`t need a president that hire three nannies and tell us how hard his wife work at home to take care his kids. We middle class know how hard it is, because we work hard and most of us pay someone to watch our kids while we work, and when we lose our jobs then we keep our kids at home while we go around looking for another job, we don`t pay a nanny, we take care our kids. Obama does not make decisions alone, he need support, So, we should put some pressure on our congressmen to do their job and support the President, it`s why they represent us, otherwise we don`t need them. It`s not about republican or Democrat, it`s all about doing the right thing now. I wish in the next election we will get two smart and good candidates. This year we had no choice but keep Obama as President. I don`t think there were ignorance about this election but pure common sense. By the way I was all for Garry Johnson or Obama.

As if 4 years of our Country wasn't enough, we get 4 more years of no-jobs, no-economic growth, large corporations getting more handouts, a health care bill that will pit the most deserving over the most needed as far as medicine goes. Your 80 and need a new knee and a 18 year old needs the same, well the 18 year old has more to offer in the future, so he gets the knee you at 80 get the walker. Watch how many more people loose their homes because the big banks that got their handouts still dont comply to the mandated rules set in February 2012. Banks like Chase still make out hand over fist because the President has not put anyone is place to oversee that the banks comply. Like so much from Obama's mouth, it's just empty words. 2016 it will be a much smaller country that's for sure. Remember there is always impeachment and we need to do away with the electoral vote. Let the people cast their vote and that should be the deciding factor, no more early voting either. But I guess when you feel the competition over shadowing you, you bend the rules for your benefit. Romney & Ryan I am still with you! Obama making a statement that Bidden is the best vice-president this country has ever seen? PLEASE!

onetiredmomma,

Thank you. I didn't even know that "I don't like him or his policies" is grounds for impeachment! That's super!

let me say this if the the tea party does not have better candidates than murdoch in indiana an akin in missouri, please stay out of the primarys your killing any chance of beating these liberals.

C'mon Willard and Pauly couldn't even win their own states.. What these 2 genius's failed to consider is that Latino's, Women, Union's, Gay's and Young People count too. NOT just OLD white men...In true GOP=Grand OLD Party form, people especially those Tea Baggers hope for failure. Maybe thats why 10 baggers were voted out last night...Romney's tactics were so bad in this election, even people on Fox Noise are blasting him. But last few weeks they had him walking on water, go figure huh? Maybe, just maybe if we ALL work together we ALL can make things better faster. But to anyone who is complaining, its sour grapes. The people, ALL the people, not just the wealthy white OLD men have spoken. Now lets move forward...

more war? What the hell are you talking about? Romney wanted to start WWIII with a nuclear holocaust. Plus he would have completely destroyed the environment. That's more important than anything that's been debated.

Sour Grapes.....Obama will be a uniter going forward, he can be more independent, and the republicans are already thinking 2014 mid terms and can't be viewed as obstructionists....

More war? More inflation? Do you have the vaguest clue what you are talking about? Those two incredible points alone make the rest of your post not even worth commenting on.

Are you one of the die-hard Republicans who vowed to leave if Obama won? Even if you weren't, it's time for you to look for a country that agrees with you - maybe an Islamic Republic would suit you better than the mosaic we call the United States of America. Remember this one: America - love it or leave it!

To Rufus O'Callahan - I think you need more roughage in your diet. At least you are not bottling up your anger though, go ahead, let it out. I hope you feel better now. Look at it this way, when you have a heart attack/aneurism and/or complications resluting from hypertension, you will have healthcare. Just sayin?

Oh Rufus you have it so wrong! More war? Maybe you missed that Obama got us out of Iraq (a bush war started on lies) and he is getting us out of Afganistan. Right now there is NO good republican that could run.

AMEN!!!!!

Obama borrowed money in your daughter's name?

@Marc Debiak - It's so obvious you have no idea what you are talking about. Search the web and educate your self first.

Yes, I completely agree! As in the words of our fore fathers, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that most men are created equal. You know, presuming they're roughly as smart as a guy who forgot to type either the word "test" or the word "minimum" into his comment."

Trust me, buddy, if there's a minimum IQ for voting, you don't make the cut.

Oh, for clarification's sake, that's not because of your flawed understanding of the English language, just because of your flawed understanding of what makes this country so great.

This election indicates the state of the GOP- You look at the economy and pessimism at the direction of the nation, yet he won? And, in this economic mess, the GOP lost a few senate seats to boot. Akin and Mourdoch(who pushed out a moderate who was an excellent foreign policy wonk) imploding losing says alot about the yahoos that have seized control of the party. Indiana electing a democrat, Snowe retiring because of "no room for moderates" and a common sense guy like Scott Brown losing to Warren reduces the number of officials that can appeal to both sides of the aisle. The GOP better look in the mirror and fix what's broken.

Totally agree

I also think it should be a requirement...that you need to be paying taxes before you can vote. Students in this country have not idea what is going on... the welfare recipients want to continue getting freebies...and the hispanics that used to come to this country to 'work' are now a thing of the past...they come here for free services. Be prepared all for where we are to go... It is no longer what I can do for my country it is 'what my country can do for me"... even JFK is rolling over in his grave...

I have to respond to Paul...'take a look at the GOP'?? It is insane that this president was re-elected after the things that have happened under his watch. The media will not report it. Wait til the entire story of Benghazi comes out... Watergate and Monica Lowinski was nothing...Any other president would have been taken out of office..It is like the story of the Emporers New Clothes..nobody is saying anything.. Ther is no longer a United State.. We are not better than Greece.. and nobody is going to wake up until it is just too late.. so you people who are thinking you voted Democrat will see. Take the congress and the senate too... it doesn't matter any more.. and Max go ahead and correct my spelling also if you feel it will make you feel like a bigger 'better' 'smarter' person..

@alibra- why did Obama win? Is it more the president won or Mitt lost? As the gop saddled the country with candidates such as Akin, Mourdoch and McMahon, the party sank him. And he never ereally clicked wit the elexctorate at large. His success and bearing actually came back to haunt him.

There was an IQ for voting and we won.

max,
i don't think they had typewriters back then...

Alibra-

At one time, only propertied folks were allowed to vote. That was changed a long time ago because it was (and is) elitist and violates our Constitution/ Declaration of Independence which states that all men are created equal. Just because you pay property taxes, that doesn't make you any better than anyone else.

Paul, I guess the biggest message is that Obama ran a sleazy campaign and went after Romney personally "we will destroy him personally". It worked because the media had his back and Romney didn't sufficiently stick up for himself. Romney is an incredibly competent, charitable, decent man who worked with liberals in Massachusetts very effectively. Be supportive or envious of his wealth, he took companies that were going out of business and saved them. Focus on the people who had to be fired but don't forget everybody would be laid off (fired) without him. He gave more money to charity and helped with his time. He made enormous commitments to help people. His family seems pretty reasonable. If a guy like Mitt Romney can be made out to be an extremist by the left, then they have gone a ways towards winning the battle to ensure competent Republicans won't run for office. It might be a pyrhhic victory tho at the expense of our country....

Marty- Romney unfortunately had to pander to the fringe in the primaries- he was not able to separate himself from the right wing crazies- the Chicago machine tarred him with that fringe and doomed him- even though he was an excellent governor (as a moderate, which didnt go well with the evangelicals and other far right folks). Unless the primary system changes, the Republicans will not occupy the executive office any time soon.

There should be an IQ for candidates too. But if that happened. just think, Romney, Perry, Palin, Bachmann Saint Tourm may never have been in politics...

Dan O'Keefe says: "There should be an IQ for voting"

Dan, am I safe guessing you consider yourself ABOVE the threshold of intelligence you imagine?

And, am I also correct assuming you feel certain deciding who should not have the right to vote, based on their intelligence?

The country already settled barring people from voting based on color and sex. Now, you want to create a new class of second class citizen. You better be careful you can pass the test!

You have no clue.

¡Soooooo right!

Don't be so concerned, Guy. It's called a pyramid (a/k/a Ponzi) scheme. The only people who get screwed are the ones who are at the bottom when it collapses. So as long as you can make it up a few levels before the collapse, you'll be fine. Hopefully we can all ride it a while longer, so it will be just the unborn kids and grandkids who get screwed. And who cares about them anyway, right?

Oh, and another thing - when you have got a printing press at your disposal with an infinite supply of ink and paper for creating out of thin air all of the legal tender that you need to pay back your debts, it's pretty easy to postpone the collapse. Just keep on kicking that can down further down the road....

Well said Concerned guy.

In 2000, GWB inherited a budget surplus, he then went on to cut taxes (revenue) and went on a spending spree that started 2 wars (one war based on manipulated intelligence that a best borders on lie) on a credit card, and expanded the federal government... My question - Have you been this frighten for the past 10 or so years?

Such a big word for such small-minded posters. ;-)

Open your mind. Read and learn before you speak. Put yourself in others shoes before making decisions for them( gays and womens). MOVE FORWARD NOT BACKWARD. Also when you fix problems from the root cause its going to take longer than putting a bunch of band aids on it. Be curious and be part of the sulution!

absolutely- Huntsman, Johnson and Daniels would have been serious contenders- they actually appeal to moderates/independents- Daniels didnt want to run because of previous family issues (which should have had no bearing on his candidacy) and we know what happened with Huntsman and Johnson- Now that the ultra-right have so much clout in the primaries, no one electable will pass muster until the party gets some discpline and make sure that O'Donnell, Bachmann, Angle, Akin, Mourdoch, Palin, Barbour etc are not the collective faces of the party. Reagan said "if I see 3/4 of a loaf I'll take it", which showed his negotiation skills- idealogical purity from conservative hypocrites will not cut it- Reagan wouldnt have a shot today-

figures you are a dem, look how you spell.

You must mean your Reagan-Bush phone since the Lifeline program was started in 1984 during the Reagan administration and expanded to cell phones in 2008 under George W. Bush.

Tara, that may be true. But Obama greatly expanded the program well beyond the original intent. He's good at that. A recipient used to be required to spend down easily disposable assets. They were expected to get rid of something like a late model luxury car and instead get something older and cheaper. That was reasonable.
Now, thanks to Obama's pen, they can keep all their nice things as long as they can show no or very little income. Not too hard to hide income if you work off the books or are self employed.
So, the name fits. Obamaphone.

Jerseyswamps, you don't know what you are talking about. The Lifeline Program is run by the FCC and funded by telecommunications companies, not tax dollars. President Obama has not expanded this program. This program has grown because of the increase of telelcommunications companies entering this line of business and marketing the program. In addition, the recession has increased the number of households that are eligible.Further, in the same way that many households have decided to forego a landline in favor of a mobile phone, you are seing people increasingly participate in the program in this way. There was never any requirement for people to shed assets to be eligible. In fact, eligibility is determined by participation in other assistance programs. There is absolutely room for improvement in this program. In fact, it was under the Obama Administration that the FCC implemented initiatives to cut fraud and mismanagement that has saved tens of millions over the last year, with the potential to save millions more. Know the facts and stop spreading misinformation to fuel the hate.

Tara,
I order to receive the Lifeline assistance for a phone a person needed to be eligible for a welfare program like food stamps. Food Stamps used to require a person to dispose of some assets, like an expensive car. They were allowed to have a basis car, nothing fancy. They were also not allowed to have some other assets that could be easily converted to cash. There were also income limits. Obama did away with the restrictions on resources and the program is now based only on income. If you can hide your income you can keep your luxury items and still get food stamps and therefore become eligible for Lifeline. The program may be run by the FCC and the phone companies may fund it but eligibility for the program is determined by eligibility for welfare which Obama controls. And how do the phone companies pay for these phones? You know darn well those who pay phone bills pay for the program.
With his pen Obama increased food stamps roles by millions. And they thanked him at the polls.
I have over 30+ years working for an agency that ran welfare programs. I know how they work.

Totally agree. This is an utter embarrassment. The rest of the world knows we're fools now.

MaryBeth, the whole world already knew your party is filled with fools

Bellair, Mitt DID win the popular vote, don't forget that!

Mitt wont the popular vote huh suz? I'll let you double check that fact.....

Oh suz, why must you make it so easy? haha

Its worse because YOUR boy lost. But the MAJORITY has spoken, to bad your not in it

Actually, MaryBeth,

The rest of the world knew this country was comprised of plenty of fools when the fools re-elected Bush.

Can't wait to see who the GOP=Grand OLD Party tries to put up in 2016..Romney the millionaire again? Newt the professor? Paul the skipper? Saint Tourm the 1st mate. Throw in Palin & Bachmann as the 2 bimbo's and YOU have the cast of Gilligan's Island...Good Luck...How's Hillary & Cuomo look for 2016.......................WInners again

eyes wide shut - millionaire? have you checked obama's wealth? why does everyone say he understands middle-class america? because HE says he does?

Thank God. I was really worried about your uterus! Whew!!

What???? You are responsible for it! I want nothing to do with you or your uterus!

Yes, I'm sure we're just dead and gone now. Watergate couldn't bring us down, Vietnam was a temporary blip, the financial crisis of 2008 was a minor nuisance, but reelecting a president who has proven himself to be essentially what a moderate republican was a few decades ago is a nation ending disaster.

Were you all dropped on your heads?

Oh get over it, for crying out loud. This country is as strong as ever, and if that's the way you look at your country because your guy didn't get in, you're not a true American. Democracy in action, babe.

Comments like this are laughable! If you really feel this way you can always leave. I'm sure you wish you could go back to the "old days" which isn't going to happen. I for one am glad I get to keep my rights. OBAMA/BIDEN the only choice!

Maggie? Strong as ever? WTF!?

Maggie. Based on what empircal measures do you offer the claim that the USA is "as strong as ever"? I'm curious.

Empirical evidence? Since when is empirical evidence needed to believe in one's country? Let's just say I believe the union is much healthier than when Dubya left it in 2008. As Joe Biden says "GM is alive and Bin Laden is dead". Couldn't say that in 2008.

This post is the most hilarious thing I've read today, and I've read some doozies! Take a bow, Maryann.

@Maggie - Providing evidence or an example is not too much to ask. You made your thoughts, then prove it! The reason why you don't have one because there are none! GM, well, you will have GM made in China soon.Bin Laden? How about Benghazi?

GM made in China? Prove it Alena. Let's se your empirical evidence. Same for Benghazi. Aside from the blather from Fox News, what can you tell me about Benghazi?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_GM

Does this count as empirical data?

How about this?

GM (the one that went bankrupt) was the largest foreign car maker in China in 2008, battling for supremacy there with Volkswagen.

The “new” GM has continued that overseas success. It sold a record 231,183 vehicles in China in May, up 21 percent from a year earlier, for example. That compares with 245,256 vehicles sold in the United States

Here's the twist. GM is a multinational company. Not being in China would be stupid.

Facts are GM is in China and builds cars in China.

Lol. Now the state is a POS?

Maryann and MaryBeth need to get together and PARTY!
Them b*tches is slutty YO

+1 Leonard
Tired of the racist, nasty, mean comments. If we don't work together we're all going down.

Problem is Obama doesn't model this. He's the divider in chief. Class warfare, hate, division, debt...that's what he's brought us.

He's a divider? That could NOT be further from the truth. If anything, he compromised way more than 1) he should have and 2) the republicans EVER did in these past four years.

Obama's the quintessential "people person." He got the majority in the battleground states. I'd say that the republicans lost fair and square because they only relate to those filled with paranoia and hate. Obama has his finger on the future pulse of this country. Look at the demographics of the voters for each candidate: Older white affluent males were the only group where Romney had a majority on every issue. Obama's stance on progressive issues that concern women and minorities were those that got him re-elected. It's about time the "old boy's club" is finally cut out of power. This election is proof that Rove and his billionaires could not buy the hearts and the votes of the people by bullying them. "The Party of No" became "The Party of Hate," and this country is tired of it. Please take your sour grapes and lies somewhere else. There is no room for zealotry in this country.

This country is extremely divided after four years of Obama. Not as bad as the civil war when people actually fought against each other but very bitter and divided and he created it.

Sorry, you're incorrect. The very day Obama was elected, the republicans held a closed-door meeting where they VOWED to make him a one-term president after which they obstructed EVERY single proposal the man put forth. Republican are great at controlling the message while placing blame on everyone else but themselves. You are blaming the wrong entity for any "division" claims.

Technokat. You have it backwards. Obama is the one who rammed through his edicts without any regard for consensus. He is the divider in chief with no interest in respecting anyone who does not agree with him. There is no point in attempting a rational discussion with you because data and reason are not part of your analysis.

"There is no point in attempting a rational discussion with you because data and reason are not part of your analysis." I can say the same of you. You have offered no data to back up your commentary. It is conjecture. I will amend my timeframe: "...a week before the 2010 elections Republican Senator Mitch McConnell revealed the GOP's true intent: 'The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.' " And how did they propose to do this? Obstruction, obstruction, obstruction. However, you choose to not debate, so let's agree to disagree.

Because the alternative was unthinkable.

Because theyre ignorant morons.

What I don't get is why you people ever thought for a second Romney had a chance. The electoral map was never in his favor and demographics in this country have changed to the point that you can carry white men 3 to 1 and still lose. The Republican party is in major trouble. Unless they move away from the fringes and seek the New America. That is just the way it is and will become more so.

Marybeth , just shows how idiotic and stupid people really are ! I hope that the unemployment roll to hit their home , and their children wear earings and panty hose and do drugs because thay seems to be where we are headed! You can tell when it is cold outside because all the scums will have their pants pulled up!

MaryBeth is WASTED!!
She has deep down dirrrrrrrrrrrrty feelings and she can only express them thru Patch.com quotes.

Have you actually looked at the numbers regarding money flowing between the tri-state area and the Federal coffers?

Unfortunately the tri-state area pays for the rest of the country. NJ gets 61 cents back for every buck to DC. The home states of Mitch McConnell, Grover Norquist and Haley Barbour feed like pigs at the federal trough, thanks to our reps. The real nanny states are the RED states, home to tea party heroes-Mississippi, 'Bama, Kentucky, Kansas, Iowa, etc. Look at the NTU and see what they get back from DC, courtesy, of NY, NJ, Ct, Mass, Cali, etc.

I agree JLP - this just sickens me to think 4 more years of this loser.

Lisa you mean 4 more years of this WINNER! :)

I agree. So sad. It's like the fall of the Roman Empire because the ignorant lazy citizens are allowing this to happen. So sad!

Aren't you forgetting your suffering started under Bush? Funny how mitwits get their timelines all mixed up. I'm sure you think we are still going to find WMD's in Iraq.

Yes they were stupid for even voting for Romnot with all his plans we will know about when he gets elected, guess what, he can tell them to his wifey and his clan.

OBAMA/BIDEN the only choice!

How does two women or two men marrying affect you? Is your marraige shaky? And I do hope we legalize poy even though I would not smoke it. Look at all the tax revenue it would bring in.

Well at least a few states are going to pot. Republicans ought to try it. Old angry white men really need to mellow out.

Actually the only comment to make me larrrrrrfle out loud a wee little bit. Once the gays start getting married and raping every single human on earth, we are going to wish Romney was there to videotape it. What were we THINKING !?

I agree! The Obama bashers are so angry right now they can't think straight.

Hold your horses, folks. This mess is much bigger than what any one president or one single party could create.

I agree with you totally. Pres. Obama is the better choice, there is still work to be done but he has accomplished much and needs to keep moving forward and hopefully the Republicans will stop trying to block all of his attempts to move forward. It is amazing that he actually accomplished so much with such a hostile, republican dominated house of Reps. We need to work together to solve this country's problems.

I bet you could find someone in the gas lines for your gas guzzler! 10 miles to the gallon? Ha ha

Yes, remember Hanover Duck...Suvs and luxuries are prohibited in the Obama society. You must drive your government-issued smart car!

Duck,

I'm sure you won't be using medicare. Stop paying your federal income taxes - because that's redistributing your money.

Or you could live in Hanover, geek. Haonver is literally flooded with geeks.

Ditto to what you just said!

Yeah, four more years of PAIN !

Naw. The repubics ran a bad campaign. Sour grapes - eh?

"President declared there was a "war" on multiple demographic groups and scared just enough voters into voting for him." How did he scare these groups and who are these groups? Do tell!

Elizabeth - You're kidding, right? War on women, Hispanics, 99% vs. 1%, young people can't afford education without the Ds to pay for it, etc. C'mon.

So disrespectful calling the President Barry, I guess losers go behind their computers and say bad things about the President? Probably wish the olden days were back when you could say N right in his face. Keep hiding behind your little computer.

sp - This has nothing to do with race. My comments were entirely focuses on his divisive campaign and ineffective policies. In terms of hiding, you're the one hiding behind a screen name.

Hopefully the petrol prices will go up so there will be more focus on saving CO2 emissions and implementing "green" technologies, so the climate change will happen slowere than at present rate

The only declaration of war was when the Republican party stated that their main priority was to have President Obama be a one-term president.

Well said!!

Here you go Elizabeth: One group is the illegal immigrant group. In spite of immigration laws Obama grants amnesty. Scarey Republicans...how dare they want to uphold the law? So...flood of illegals, bankrupting hospitals, flooding schools with students who don't speak English, send their dinero back to the home country and don't pay any taxes! There's one. Next...the insane idea that repubs want to take away birth control. Since when is this just a womens' issue anyway? Next...scare the elderly into thinking repubs will take away Medicaid when Obama is siphoning money out of the already insolvent system to partially fund Obamacare....Got it? There's just a couple but you wouldn't know anything about this. Not covered in the media.

Truth,

Reagan did the same thing (amnesty) didn't he?
Actually when working for the large restaurant chains, they do pay taxes. It's under false SS#'s. they never get it back. It goes into the SS fund.

Obama is not siphoning anything out. Stop listening to Fox. It was covered in the media. You just heard what you wanted to hear. Some people just can't handle the truth.

If all the Repubs started cutting their own lawns or cleaning their own houses, less illegals. I find it ironic that those who complain about illegals employ all the services that use them.

Hopefully you have a job, read a book instead of bashing, or go to church?

Oh geez, everyone does this, regardless of party. It's human nature.

Good jobs are in CHINA, Thanks NIXON and CINTON !

Matthew Moench going about as a stalking horse for the GOP going after 18 year old voters is part and parcel of what the GOP has become and it is individuals like him who have sullied the republican party by allowing this Tea Party operative to run wild through the political process.
Matthew Moench knows no shame, dont bother shaming him, rather have him disabared in the State of New Jersey.

well F SANDY, you shouldn't sit there and wait for the government to help you, should you? Stop waiting for the FEMA check that I paid for and help yourself if you feel this way.

No BellairBerdan...this is what you don't understand. Conservatives want a safety net for people in dire circumstances such as Sandy. This should not, however, turn into generational welfare and entitlement which Obama and your kind support.

Here goes truthteller again. I guess Truth is the arbiter of who is entitled to be helped.

Yes there are free loaders both ways, including the rich guys who feel entitled to rip of and steal all the riches from the ones who really do all the hard work , the middle class! If Bush could have wasted all the millions in Iraq, well I guess it 's ok with you, then Obama can help the Americans.

The biggest freeloaders are the RED STATES- ADM, Congra and Cargill get billions direclty and indirectly from FARM SUBSIDIES- that covers Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas etc. The social service handouts are greatest in MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA etc.- All red state strongholds- If you want to see who the real freeloaders are, look at the National Taxpayers Union site. And uncle Mitch gets tons of tobacco subsidies for Kentucky. As Churchill said, "you can have your own opinions, but you can't have your own facts".

Sir,

You mean those freeloader military men and women who are overseas? Do you mean those retired seniors on SS? Do you mean those employees of all the businesses who are only making minimum wage? Do you mean all the Oil Companies who pay no taxes because of the subsidies they receive?

Are you talking about Christie who happens to be very good friends with George Gilmore and Acropolis (who happens to be a triple dipper)? BTW The republican-controlled council in my town was free to not give all those generous raises that they gave for the last 30 years. Not a democrat in sight when they were doing that. So cut the baloney.

Republican idiots just re-elected an addle-brained 84 year-old as sheriff. So, yes, please keep your doors locked and stay inside.

Well said.

Yeah! Peeps got comments.
I love the word vapid. I would have went with "reanimated corpse" over "empty suit" though.

My real concern in all of this - I hope the five Romney Boyz will be okay, they were SO ADORABLE'. Maybe some one will give them a shot out there in the real world......

Lets see how much govt. help you receive now that the photo op is over. NJ served Obamas purpose, It's Katrina without the liberal media coverage. My heart goes out to all those with losses. The govt aid you have received is a disgrace, thankfully there are volunteers who try to compensate.

sp resident - hate much?
geez, go stare at a rainbow or something. You're really mean!

If the situation were reversed, you would need the long walk, huh?

suz, I think sp is off his rocker. Methinks he needs some meds to calm down his anger and ranting. Sad, sad.

So how many jobs per month were we losing under Bush? You do remember Bush? How many jobs per month are we losing now? What's the Dow at now? What was it when Bush left office?

Hurricane Sandy!

Have you seen the size of Christie? I fear he won't be alive in 4 years. He is morbidly obese. I always give credit to those who deserve it. Christie deserves credit for his handling of the storm. Now he needs to handle his weight.

Why do you people always go for the dramatic? You don't get your way so America is on it's way to He!! STOP THE DRAMATICS, please!

WHAT THE F*CK about the Romney Boyz !?!?!?
Will they survive until the weekend??? WHo is feeding them ?? Do they need to be shaved !? Doesnt anyone else care ?!

Did you vote for Bush Jr.? Just curious.

June,

Oh, are you going to donate a year's salary to help those rebuild their houses? What would you have him do? Jump from the helicopter and start putting the sand back? What did Bush do during Katrina - "you're doing a heck of a job, Brownie" Now that was incompetence at it's worst. No - maybe "mission accomplished" was.

Romney was also running against the ghost of the George W Bush administration. Americans did the math and tied the economic mess we are in with its cause - eight years of Dubya in office.

Well said!

Perhaps it has something to do with the widespread perception that FEMA was terribly ineffective in the wake of Katrina, whereas their response seems vastly improved after Sandy. Neither President Bush nor President Obama could be expected to be out there operating bulldozers personally, now could they?

J.D. Luke,

You cannot expect rational thought from irrational people. What did they expect Obama could do? FEMA came in within a day. The National Guard came in. The State Police were at all the intersections when the lights weren't working. The power companies brought crews in from all over the country.

They seem to be like children who didn't get what they wanted so they are having a temper tantrum.

I know. The Romney Boyz only wanted to be loved.
Joe Kyrillos only wanted a godd*mn taco. Just one taco.

I agree that Obama benefited from the storm's PR.

Mattie....very well said!

LOL! "Obama and those idiots" sent your Romney packing back to the Mormon capital. They out smarted your boy! Hey, if you need to blame someone, go after Dubya. Americans did the math and tied our current economic mess with your Herbert Hoover - oops I meant to say George W. Bush. The repubic’s far right got out smarted, by their own failures.

Spoken like someone who signs the back of checks.

I sign the front.

I also think it's cowardly to voice an anonymous opinion "Ric"

Dan, isn't it great to sign the front? Even nicer to sign both front and back - on the same check.

The GOP didn't help themselves by nominating a candidate with NO redeeming qualities, and who was just too similar to the President for some people to support. The right candidate could have won, but the Romney supporters screwed that up royally for us.

New Jersey voted no to drilling for oil off the Jersey Shore, which would put at risk our 40 billion dollar Tourist and Sea Food industry....Good luck to Virginia if they allow Big OIl to drill off thier coast.

Not sour grapes. I accept the result and toast "hail to the chief." Petulance is a childish response reserved for far less serious matters. Many of us just harbor a genuine concern for the future of the nation. Remember what Franklin said: "Madam we have given you a Republic...if you can keep it." I think 2012 proves he gave us too much credit. But at least we know the inalienable right of a 31-year-old woman (aka "an adult" just two election cycles ago) to have someone else pay for her $10.00 box of Trojan "Her Pleasure Sultra Ribbed" remains intact. And isn't that what the Bill Of Rights is all about?

First of all Brad, let's stick to facts and do away with the rumor and hysteria:
It wasn't a "10 dollar box of condoms"... it was a legal *prescription* given to her by a DOCTOR for birth control pills... which can cost anywhere from 20-40 dollars per month, and the usual 'script is for 6 months at a time. Do the math- a lot more than $10.
Second of all, if she has a prescription plan included in her health benefits where does the employer get off deciding WHICH prescriptions she is allowed to get and which she is not? A prescription is a prescription- that is between her and her doctor, NOT the employer to concern himself about.
Too bad that the employer is Catholic, Christian, or from freakin' MARS, and too damn bad they don't like the idea of birth control -- no one is forcing the employer to use birth control pills or any other method. THAT was the issue... not a box of condoms.

You should be totally embarrassed to fall for such empty headed nonsense from Foxnews and Rush Limbough.

That 47% film clip had as much to do him in as anything else. People looked around and wondered, "Is he talking about me?" Combine that with the Neanderthal treatment of women's rights and it was arecipe for a loss. I am a registered Republican but I do not recognize this current Republican Party. We do need a serious third party in this country.

Remember this guy? http://wonkette.com/446215/pizza-man-herman-cain-now-gops-favorite-candidate

What Neanderthal treatment of women??? Well let’s see… how about the GOP pundits constantly referring to Sandra Fluke as a “slut”, thus referring to all sexually active women who use birth control a slut? How about a GOP politician inventing the concept of “legitimate rape” (as opposed to the non-legitimate kind)? How about a GOP politician claiming that a woman being impregnated by her rapist is a gift from God???

There’s a few to start with.

Hey brad,
Explain to me how Viagra is paid for by govt. entitlement, yet its possible results, pregnancy, means a chick is on her own if she cannot afford birth control. So what you have are a bunch of horndogs looking to "drop anchor" and create a tsunami.

I don't care who is gay, who is illegal, who is a slut, who purges her uterus, who has color, who gets married to whom... just don't take away the rights of those who are none of the above! They are still a "demographic" too! Remember, equality for ALL.

... and do those people not have the rights to be white, to be Christian, to be heterosexual, to marry those of the opposite sex, to refuse abortions, etc??? Granting rights to one group, does not remove them from another.

EXACTLY, Hookerman.

At the same time, why should I be implicated or forced to participate in something I find repugnant? I don't want to fund someone else's abortion or contraception use, directly or indirectly, for example. It's none of my business, none of my doing and should be none of my responsibility.

Agreed, Monk. I don't believe in abortion; it violates my religious principles. Therefore, I should not be required to pay into insurance or funds that support this violation of my principles. I don't care what other women and don't care about limiting their rights, but don't force me into "supporting it" it with my checkbook. All that has to be done is to have a checkbox on the health care selection form that says "I do_ do not_ wish to contribute to or need coverage for contraceptives and abortion." Then I can opt out. Those who need/want it can opt in. Case closed.

I don't smoke so I don't want to pay for treatment for smoking-related illness. Put a checkbox in for that too right?

I don't drive uninsured so I don't want to pay uninsured motorist coverage in NJ. Another checkbox.

I don't have kids so I don't want to pay for schools. Checkbox please.

"Therefore, I should not be required to pay into insurance or funds that support this violation of my principles." HereWeGoAgain, providing a way for employees to have access to healthcare is not the same as choosing FOR them what treatments are covered. Plenty of women are prescribed contraceptives for dysmenorrhea. Without this treatment, many women would be bed-ridden due to pain and hemorrhaging which would prevent them from working. If you won't support access to contraceptives for their health and well-being, then maybe your selfishness would at least allow you to understand a drop in productivity caused by this condition. I'm sure you would penalize them for missing work, too.

You have no right to choose treatments for anyone but yourself. If anyone wants to know what's wrong with our country today, it's your way of thinking. Your lack if tolerance is dividing us.

"Opt out" check boxes are no solution. Your taxes are still being used to fund everything. I don't have kids, but pay through the nose for government schools anyway. I would rather send the same amount directly to the local Catholic schools ... and why shouldn't I be allowed to fulfill my "obligation" towards education that way?

Remember this guy? http://wonkette.com/446215/pizza-man-herman-cain-now-gops-favorite-candidate

I'm with you on Mittens, but Chris Christie? Really? The guy who actually thought it was a good idea to increase spending in times like these? Also, the guy who spent all this time trying to find new ways to raise taxes on us, like confiscating gift cards, enacting the sales tax and online sales, and my favorite one: raising Port Authority tolls a whopping 87.5% BEFORE an audit revealed that they've been wasting millions of dollars? He would be every bit as bad. What we need is someone who is more of a libertarian, like a Rand Paul or Gary Johnson. Independents like what these candidates stand for and would be far more likely to support him than some Democrat-lite, whether it's a timid one like Mittens or a tough talking one like Christie.

No facts. Only lies and misinformation. I feel sorry for you, living in a world of fear and loathing for everyone and everything around you.... how sad.

Mattie please let me know which part is a lie or misinformation. Did my healthcare cost go up more than 30% for less coverage yes? Did fuel prices rise yes? CA has already seen $5.00 a gallon. The only difference is the news media gives Obama a pass as compared to Bush when gas reached $2.00 a gallon it was all about his "oil buddies getting rich." You can choose to believe it or not don’t believe me talk to any small business owner whom works in the private sector. I

Gasoline hit an all-time high national average of $4.20 per gallon in July 2008 - it was the implosion of the world economy in fall 2008 that led to the precipitous drop to about $1.80 per gallon when President Obama was inaugurated in January 2009.

Once again Obama-haters cherry-picking the facts to support their specious arguments.

The good thing about Obamacare is that it will provide the much needed mental health care so many right-wingers truly need.

Bellville. If it was just the price of gasoline you may have a point. But a review of ALL commodities from the time the fed began it's quantitaive easing, to keep rates artificially lower and paper over what is really a far worse economy than, apparantly, the majority of voters believe is revealing. We have seen a devaluation of the dollar as one would expect with money supply expansion and subsequent rally in all dollar-denomated commodities *except natural gas whose exploding new supply trumps all else.* Everything is up in price: gasoline, heating oil, corn, wheat, sugar, cotton, gold, platinum, cattle, orange juice, sugar, hogs, copper, canola, soybeans, etc... in short the things that make everything the middle class especially needs. Unless you do not heat your home, cook your food, drive, wear clothes, eat, and light your home at night you have been effected by this cost-of-living increase that began in lock-step with the Jan 2009 easing. If you don't believe me, pull out your last receipt from Shop Rite or you last fill-up reciept from Hess. Your last PSEG bill. Obama's policies are indeed having a dragging effect because he is trying to artificially postpone the inevitable...the inevitable spike in rates, and the resulting inevitable 2013 recession with its chronic unemployment.

So I'm assuming (which I know is bad) you would like to go back to the prices in the 1950's? I see all this complaining about prices. Are we still paying the same price for a loaf of bread as we did in the 1930's? Same price for a gallon of gas?

Did people complain in the 1940's about the price increases from the 1930's?
Why is the sky always falling with the Republicans when the Democrats are in power?

I do take comfort that Planned Parenthood is there for those not ready to take on the responsiblity for another life.

Dan, all those Southern Democrats became Republicans, and that is what your party is today.

Yes Dan, but we’re not talking 50 years ago, we’re talking today. How about a GOP who refuse to believe that Obama is a ‘real’ American, who refuse to believe that he isn’t a closet Muslim (even though no one could name a mosque he attended on a regular basis), who refuse to believe that he legitimately gained acceptance into the colleges he attended, and who adamantly refuse to believe he was native born…. no matter how many birth certificates were shoved in their faces, or how many Hawaiian officials verified his birth records.

Are you going to tell me that those sentiments are not based on racism???

Dam, that's a stock response because it is true. why do you think the Southern states are red?

As far as Byrd: Byrd said, in 2005, "I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times ... and I don't mind apologizing over and over again. I can't erase what happened."
You're right, he was in the KKK in the 1940's and ended his relationship with them by 1950, having been a member for about a year.

Anything else you would like to try and mislead people about?

How about Strom Thruman who was a Democrat an for segragation and when that failed he became a leader in the Republican Party or George Wallace who became an independent or a host of modern day evangelicals who want to force their beliefs on everyone or a Rand Paul who believes that places of public accomodation have a right to exclude minorities.

Wow. My initial comment was censored. Must be some really big LBJ fans out there.

"More than 90 percent of northern Europeans would vote for President Barack Obama if they were able to cast ballots in the United Sates"

Putin, Castro and Chavez said they would also cast ballots for Obama if they could.

Dan, don't forget the Pakistanis wanted Romney over Obama

Once again, the Obama-haters make up their data to suit their highly biased and prejudicial opinions.

In fact, 20 of 21 nations polled favored President Obama with France leading the pack with 72%. It was only Pakistan that favored Romney.

http://globescan.com/commentary-and-analysis/press-releases/press-releases-2012/245-global-poll-obama-overwhelmingly-preferred-to-romney.html

Apparently, most right-wingers still get their world-view and geography lessons from the great academic Sarah Palin.

And do you think if Newt Gringrich was nominated as the GOP candidate, that the results would have been different???

The problem with McCain & Romney is that they had no credibility as fiscal conservatives. What the party needs are more people like Gary Johnson running for office. He was a very successful Governor, even more popular with Democrats than Republicans, but he was rejected by the GOP establishment because of his stances on abortion and foreign policy. This party has to evolve, and soon, or else they're going to get relegated to the history books. No one cares about overturning Roe v. Wade, especially when unemployment is close to double digits and debt is at $16 trillion.

Hookerman nice name by the way I hope it is fishing related. I am not sure you were commenting to me. My comment was more about the meaning of words and how they are applied by the media. Extremist vs. Progressive when was the last time you saw a liberal labeled extremist. Does progressive not sound better?

Don't hold your breath!

If CC wants to run in 2016, he'd better start looking after his health. In all those press conferences over the storm, you could hear him breathing like Darth Vader. Seriously, I don't agree with is politics, but I worry. He's one of us.

@Buffy. Stop watching Faux News. They told you wrong. Romney did not win the election. I can appreciate you fear a return to the policies of George W. Bush but Mittens lost.

The truth of the matter is our two party system is archaic. The current Republican Party is living in the dark ages. It was predicted in the 1950s that eventually the European "whites" would be in the minority numbers wise in the early 2000s. That has come to fruition. Deal with it.

The non-Hispanic White percentage (66% in 2008[5]) tends to decrease every year, and this sub-group is expected to become a plurality of the overall U.S. population after the year 2050. However, White Americans overall (non-Hispanic Whites together with White Hispanics) will remain the majority, at 73.1% (or 303 million out of 420 million) in 2050, from its current, official 80%

I said the same thing, only IDIOTS sounds a lttle more meaner to me!

Buffy,

We were already a COUNTRY of morons when half the country voted for Bush twice.

The people have spoken and that is why republicans control the house so they can block his socialist agenda. Unfortunately they can't block his racist agenda.

Would that be his black half's racist agenda or his white half's racist agenda?

SADLY !

Gee, how very Christian of you. Not willing to help people who didn't vote your way! LOL I can't even begin to describe my disgust for you. Of course, you could just be a troll looking to rile people up- or you could be just as sad as you sound. Either way you're pathetic.

OMG. This is one of the worst posts I have ever seen.

I'll bet you go to church every Sunday too. lmao

and Putins' happy about the out come...can you say commrad?

Good thing you weren't asked to spell it.

Same happened in DC and almost in Newark! Yikes!

Adding over $5 trillion to the debt and passing a health care law that is making workers around the nation get dropped from full-time to part-time is "moving forward"?

Agree 100%.

Which would have happened under the Democratic crony capitalist chickenhawk or the Republican version of the same.

Both parties have been extremely divisive, from Mitch McConnell saying that the GOP's top priority was defeating Obama, to Nancy Pelosi saying that they had to pass Obamacare so they could find out what was in it. It's becoming apparent that the only way we can get away from this childish partisan bickering is to reject both major parties and start electing independent candidates, like Maine did by sending their former Gov. Angus King to take the U.S. Senate seat formerly occupied by Olympia Snowe.

Exactly TownCrier. Stop blaming, start doing.
:-)

Couldn't have said it better myself!! What Obama should have said was The worst is yet to come... four more years of him and we will be in much worse shape than we are now....

You're so right, beachgirl. It'd be great to have a long moratorium on the use of words like moron and idiot to denigrate our fellow Americans.

But Nancy, if there were such a moratorium, what words would you suggest that people (like Kevin Nedd) should use instead when referring to morons and idiots? :-)

No, China is not altruistic.

On the other hand, China would really, REALLY like to get some more of our money for goods sold to help their own economic recovery, so it's in their very direct national interest to see the American economy recover strongly and the American consumer begin to once again gorge on the inexpensive and often unnecessary items they're manufacturing for us.

So what you're saying is that if it wasn't for that darned majority of voters Mitt Romney could have won?

In other words, black people from the inner cities voted a black president into office and me, being an old white guy, is feeling left out. Wah...wah..wah...

My head is tilted trying to understand what you don't understand.

If it's so great being poor, you should try it.

Romney's logo also said "CHANGE". The only difference is that he offered us no HOPE.

You can do whatever you want including leave the Country.

Oh com'on Dan I thought you commies would be happy. Spread some commie cheer commrad.

Hook, line and sinker, eh?

Count the votes, It was the majority of the American People and their Electors.

I think he is suggesting that majority rules?

If white voters represent the vast majority of the country over 75%, did Obama win the majority of white votes?

Yeah, that is really annoying. The market hasn't been this horrifically low since... September.

Far from the 7000 when he took over. Now STHU.

I thought only rich people benefitted from the stock market. Does the stock market being higher today than O inauguration day help poor people at all? Did it reduce the deficit or debt? Lower gas or healthcare costs? Lower food costs?

Which is it with you flea party folks.

Simpletruth arguing with flea partiers is useless. If Democrat policies or actions actually solved any problems, why would we still have problems and problems that are greater than when they started. Ponder that. If Medicare is helping people, why is it bankrupting us? If Obamacare is helping people, why are we paying more for health insurance? If Obama's policies are good, why are 23 million unemployed? If Dem policies work, why do the Abbott schools still fail? See the pattern is one of lie and promise to win votes, fail to solve problems, lie and promise to win votes.

Let's stop fighting them and join up. How can we get free stuff too?

Why were you paying more every year for your health insurance before Obamacare?

Gee Bellair good excuse. No the costs were going up. Obama promised to lower them. See that would be a lie. Costs went up. When costs go up, more people cannot afford something. Is this math concept lost on you? Oh right, of course it is, that is why you support trillion dollar deficits that don't fix problems.

Name one problem that all this spending has solved. I dare you

Washed, let me try and explain a cpl of things to you. Insurance companies will be mandated to use 80% of their premiums on the insured. If not you get a rebate. Of course if you don't pay for your insurance whoever does gets the rebate.

It also allows individuals to buy as a group, which will greatly reduce the price and allow entrepreneurs to be unafraid of leaving their employer to start a new business.

BTW, this plan was based on the one that Romney started in Mass.

You don't understand population density, do you?

How do you explain Manhattan with some of the wealthiest and educated people in the world, voting for Obama.

Bottom line, you're washed up and going to have to suck it for the next 4 years, Get used to it.

I'm white and I voted for Obama. I also know there are Americans just as American as I am that are not white. Would you please show me your stats on "smart rich white people"

So what you're saying is that a white vote is more valid than a non white vote?

If you are rich, what are you complaining about? Are only rich whites entitled to vote?

How about we have everyone pay their fair share? 15% for everyone. Wouldn't that equate to everyone paying their fair share?

I have an idea, lets look at TOTAL outlays and adjust, starting with the RED states...West Virginia gets $2.57 for every dollar, let's cut that to a buck fifty, Mississippi gets $2.47, cut that to a buck fifty, Alabama $2.03, cut that to a buck fifty, etc. Then let the tea party zealots cut taxes too. Bottom line, the conservative strongholds are the ultimate welfare queens.... and in terms of food stamps... http://www.policymic.com/articles/14007/food-stamp-use-is-highest-in-red-states-the-truth-republicans-do-not-want-you-to-know so where do YOU want to cut first?

Um-- 1 tablespoon is welfare? Where do you get 1T is welfare?
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1258
Defense: $718B
Social Security : $731B (mind you people are still paying IN more than that)
Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP: $769B
Safety Net programs: $466B (is this the 'welfare' you mean? tax credits and SSI as well as food stamps, etc. ?)
Interest on the debt: $230B

PS - nice spin.
Now take a look at total # of recipients by state. And more importantly, take a look at year over year increases in recipients. Guess which states grow the most? And it ain't the red ones. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834804576301241171253176.html

@entitled- bad spin on your part- the %'s are higher STILL in the red hinterlands even though yes there has been growth in the states that pay for red'ns. The FACT is still, red states get more than they pay, unlike NY NJ Ct Mass, Cal, etc. I think they're called blue states. The red states also top the charts on obesity rates so the food stamps arent being used too well so maybe a little nanny state is in order.

Oh, if the shoe were on the other foot, you would be saying the same...YOU should ge over it!

First of all do you live in a fantasy world?? The republicans are the ones who got us in the mess in the first place... 8 YEARS CANNOT BE FIXED IN ONLY 4!!!
The Democrats can't do what they want and need to because they are CONSTANTLY FIXING THE REPUBLICANS SCREW UPS!!!

Hey Mickey - then why did your savior say he'd get it fixed in 4?

I'M SORRY BUT WERE YOU AT ALL THE VOTING BOOTHS TO SEE WHO VOTED FOR WHOM??? OBVIOULSY NOT BECAUSE A LOT OF WHITES, NON-WHITES DID VOTE FOR OBAMA....JUST THE RICH VOTED FOR ROMNEY AND HE STILL LOST!!!

So you're saying for a president to be legitimate in your eyes they should focus only on white people and not on all the people?

Black and white thinking...keeping it simple for simpletons.

Looking at all the years the income tax has existed, the top marginal tax rate has been much higher for most of them than it is now.
http://www.ntu.org/tax-basics/history-of-federal-individual-1.html
In fact, the last time it was lower was in 1992. Even in the Reagan years it was higher than it is now.

So, what? Does any of that make it right for one part of society to cannibalize another part of society?

See Washed Ashore you shouldn't believe all that you hear or read, first of all just because I go by Mickey Mouse I live no where near Disney World. So all the crap you hear on the TV is called Media they say what they want you to hear...The reason Obama is and had a hard time in office is BECAUSE Congress is just about if not all REPUBLICANS and VETOED ALL HE TRIED TO PASS... so blame your cockamamy republicans for his tough first 4 years... so yes I blame the REPUBLICANS FOR ALL THE MESS THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN THROUGH!!!
What does it matter what color voted for him we are all equal and all bleed the same color so everyone has a say on who is RIGHT to run the country REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, OR RELIGION!!
I'm done talking to you because I'm just wasting my time listening and commenting to you..
But have a great night...

So you want to do away with one person one vote?

" the most dangerous are those who don't pay tax and yet are allowed to vote on how much tax everyone else should pay."
Dentss, don't you think it would be kinda rude to take the vote away from retired people?

Not that it could ever happen, but wouldn't it be interesting if... a) the candidates all had to take an IQ test before the election and the results were made public; and b) people's votes were weighted based on their IQ. For example, the number of votes you get is calculated as your IQ divided by 100.

Well said!! The libs don't get this!

Simple,

Decide how best to run their personal life? Like in who to marry, like in whether to have children or decide to terminate?

Washed, I don't need to call you racist. Anyone that reads what you write knows what you are.

Children's Health Insurance Program; it's a good use of my tax money.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDR was a democrat).

Obama did win the female vote

Exactly right. This is classic training; divide and conquer.

How about we get 75 cents back for every buck to DC- pensions are secondary to me. Small potatoes if we get 75 cents back. Our state finances would then have a SURPLUS and we can cut taxes even though Norquist, McConnell and other welfare queens may be hurting. That's a fact.

WASHED!!!! just when I was getting to like you!

You cant have something you didnt pay for!!!! Thats so Republican!
NJ Pensions have not been paid by taxpayers since Christie stole $300 million in 1992. E V E R Y Legislature passed a law EVERY year exempting payment by State, County and local governments from paying thier share since. Its 20 years the employees have paid 5%-7% of thier salaries ALONE into the pension system.

Using the low end of 5% for 20 years - the "taxpayers" contribution would have been used up in 1997 as per the GAO ( read the Newark Star Ledgers report) when Christie started barking about it!!! Now you want to take my own money away from me? I'll kill ya! try doing
that in a bank and you would go to jail, but because pols are involved no one went to jail!

Sorry I keep saying Chrisie - it was (R) Gov, Christie WHITMAN who stole $300 million

You are going to lose a lot of Republicans cutting their salaries like that.

thanks for the insults. I find insults solve lots of problems.

George why are you so hard on the Democrats?

Rose, I suggest you take some civics classes at your local community college, because you are clearly unaware that presidents are limited to two terms as per the twenty-second amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1951. Christie will not run against Obama because Obama will not be running.

I don't need to call you any names. Your words speak for you. This is why your party lost.

That's a tick, not a flea. lmao

Donald Trump is that you?

Obama signed three major bills in the first 2.5 yrs of his first term that helped Veterans. Thanks to two of those three bills, my husband, a disabled VN era vet FINALLY got *fairly* compensated for his service connected injuries and illnesses. He had been trying for more than 30 years... and had gotten not very far at all. Until Obama told the Veteran's Administration to get off their asses and get things done, AND made sure the funding was there to make things happen.
Because of Obama's effort to help VETS, my husband went to the polls again for the first time in at least 25 yrs -- his way to say "Thank You President Obama".

Obama DOES support our military men and women, those currently serving and veterans as well.

Mattie - any idea why the bill was sitting in the congress?

Did you catch this Romney endorsement by 500 generals and admirals?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj8lu_446RA&list=UUG6DfjXf4S57IwuByW09yQA&index=3

how come the military doesn't like Obama? Why does he want to gut the military?

Sorry, but the military WAS able to vote and did so in huge numbers. Stop making things up. We survived 8 years of Bush, you will survive 8 years of Obama, and then 8 more years of Hillary!!!!!

Keep going. Knowing you and your values lost puts a smile on my face.

Libs enjoy the next 4 years. When Rubio and Ryan take 2016 the handouts and freeloading will stop. You lazy sob's who feel you are entitled to live off the hard working people - shame on you. Thank God for a republican house to block the socialist and racist agenda of the community organizer. Let the games begin.

But in the mean time Sir, you're a big fat loser. Wallow in it.

My values lost? Hardly. But if it makes you feel better enjoy!

When will you be naming a Democrat policy that worked

Actuallly our values did not lose. That is the good news here. Most Americans believe in individual liberty and smaller government. They don't realize that Obama opposes the individual and favors the collective model with big government solving everyone's problems. The masses who voted for him are not aware of any of this.

You can hide your head like an ostrich truther, but you still lost. Eat it.

Are you in middle school? Seems to be your level of intellectual prowess...wow ...eat it! clever. You don't understand what I'm saying but you will. Just watch what happens. Some need to hit true rock bottom before they get it.

Obstructionists will be voted out of office, just like they were this time.

Obstructionists? wow! You mean the elected House doing what is best for their districts? How come the Dems don't have more districts?

I hope they block everything Obama tries since it is all bad. That is why we elected them. Just say NO

Washed,

Doing what is best for their districts? LIke voting against the stimulus and then asking for money 4 times from the stimulus. You are a tea-bagger and I don't mean that in a nice way.

So was Obama, by the majority of those same American people

Are you insulting the 60% of white voters who said NO to O??? What mandate does Obama have? Keep doing the same old Democrat failing policies that don't help the cities or people. How come if Democrat policies work, people are still poor, homeless, hungry, uneducated, jobless? Wouldn't you think by now, that would have all been fixed? What is it that isn't working exactly? Can you share?

60% of whites didn't vote for Obama. What exactly do whites want to work with Obama on? Any idea why Obama could not do better than 40% with whites?

Yeah Michelle, Been there four years and nothing done, but now We are DONE !

Well the REwhines did such a GREAT job working with Obama the first four years, I'm s u r e he's not waiting around for that olive branch to come his way for the next four years.

If you didnt notice in Ohio, Florida and Colorado, 90% of the landmass voted red, the Urban areas we love to slam as the problem gave him his victory. So by logic what did the "minority blues" do? they voted as a bloc and defeated the 60% white man...California was overwhelmingly blue over red, Washington a little over 50/50... do some thinking on that before you scream...and it will only get worse for you in 2016 when "those" urban blue votes will be up to 55% of the registered voters. Sleep well my friends, sleep well

Jimm good stuff. Except for Chicago, Illinois went for Romney. Except for Phila, PA went for Romney. Except for Franklin County, Ohio went for Romney. Except for Denver, Romney won Colorado.

If you think class warfare isn't Obama's game, you are mistaken.

I want to know what he intends to do to help these areas that are so desperately craving something. What can he do that he has not already done? Why hasn't anything worked so far?

In NJ, we all know the abbott school experiment has failed yet we still spend 2x what we do in Brick for education. Why? What is the problem that all this money is not solving?

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Tough guy.

You're really hung up on that white thing.

Is that the same market that closed just under 13,000 today after a bad day of financial news from Europe? The same one that was about 8,300 the day Obama moved into the White House? Isn't that about a 56% increase in less than four years?

Are poor people benefitting from the rise in stock prices? Rise in gas prices? Rise in food prices? Rise in insurance prices? Rise in property taxes to pay for pensions and healthcare for union employees?

I thought Democrats thought all of wall st was bad news. Have you changed your tune? What about capital gains taxes? If stocks go up, there are more gains taxes right?

Entitled,

You must have heard that on Fox. Other stations said it was a reaction to Europe's problems. I'm sure you must know more.

Wall Street Journal. Check it out if you have the capacity to understand.....who knows, you might learn something.

Keep going washed......I'd like to know how you came to this conclusion.

Obama and Biden both are true idiots and also the idiots that voted for them ! They'd do anything to get the white house ! They'd selll their, well you know !

First, how is he ignoring you. Please be specific.
Second, why do you think a white vote should hold any more say than any other vote?
Third, how would you translate these statistics via Romney? are you saying Romney would have ignored the minorities? Are minorities not worthy?

If only those pesky blacks were still getting only 3/5 credit of a white man it would have been a lot closer right Washedup?

Bel Air. I would say that 60% against means just about everything but a few specifics are obamacar, direction of country and focus on the economy.

Glad you brought up what Romney. You all have been saying he only cares about 50% for quite some time and that is a reason not to vote for him. The fact that Obama only cares about 50% which is made up of only 40% whites is even more telling. 60% of whites said Romney was the guy! Obama doesn't care about 60% of white voters.

What are some specifics on how Obama will mprove relations with white voters? How will his policies benefit whites? Can you share? How will he create jobs in rural towns?

Washed, you didn't say how you are ignored. I'm white. I never felt ignored. Tell me your personal story how you are ignored because you're white.

Romney himself said he couldn't be bothered thinking about 47% of the American population.

But I'm really interested in this race thing. I'd like you to explain that more please. I'm really clueless how Obama has specifically excluded white people. Please inform me.

Bel Air I didn't? Ok, let me try this again. Obama is not listening to us about wanting Obamacare. He is ignoring our goals on spending and debt. He has turned a blind eye to creating jobs like Keystone. He has excluded us from the debate on immigration.

Was Romney wrong to state what just proved out to be true? Obviously we can all take comments and twist them. Lots of people in the 47% stat which is true by the way (don't pay Fed inc tax) are legit for a lot of reasons. The question is one of fairness. When 25% of payers provide 80% of the money, why do you think that is unfair?

You are doing a good job changing the conversation too. I have answered you. Your turn. What obama policy will improve the lives of the people in Camden or the people in Toms River? be specific

So you're saying those are White concerns, not concerns of anyone else and you have no personal story to tell about how you are ignored, right? How do you want Obama to improve relations with white people? What policies do you want that will benefit whites?

Thank you, George. I wonder how many people posting about "entitlements" are collecting Social Security and are covered by Medicare.

But washed, I asked you. You seem so adamant I thought you must have some concrete reasons.

Now it seems you're saying Obama is ignoring black people. You're a very confused guy. Why would he ignore black people if he got 95% of their vote? Following you model Chris Christie hates white people because NJ has an unemployment rate of 9.8%, That's higher than Cleveland!

Alena,
Why is your vision certain? There is a hysteria about this that defies logic. If in 2014 the customer pool for insurance companies goes up by 30 million as the insurance companies themselves say it will, how will prices skyrocket? That thought goes against every economics class taught in the past 50 years... you grow your business buy adding customers, the pool of customers will spread the costs out so the final costs will be lower. Grow too much corn and you have a glut and prices go down, damage the corn and prices go up... you can follow that right? What would keep the prices artificially high unless someone manipulates the market (say silver) and it still auto corrected over time. wheres your basis of reasoning? too many claims? it will be defeated by co pays - most lower classes will opt for higher co pays to keep the initial costs down. so they wont be running ot the doc too much if it takes away from the food table (or drug money if your cynical) .

b.s. alena. most small and even large have been cutting insurance and making employers pay more and more. The problem had to be addressed as insurance and medical fields have been over charging and over prescribing treatments test, mediciations etc.. so everybody can get rich quick whether warranted or not. Again, enough with the hardworking line until you say what you do that's so hard and so much work. The truly hard working people of this country and world don't get paid enough to be able to afford taxes but you obviously wouldn't know that because? I see plenty of work that needs doing and we have to wait for job creaters to do it? you people haven't a clue as to what time it is. But your gonna find out fast. The plagues are coming faster now. Would you like to see hail burn? lol. . I have a message for you. you people better wake up fast and hit the floor running.

@George Clark - You're right! The truly hard working people of this country and world don't get paid enough to be able to afford taxes. And why is that? Because there are no jobs so hard working people take any job they can get to support their family. And do you know who the job creators are? Exactly!

@Jimm - Businesses did not grow just because of customers. Employees contributes as well. How about Obamacare? Don't tell me that this was funded with their own money?

"@Jimm - Businesses did not grow just because of customers. Employees contributes as well. How about Obamacare? Don't tell me that this was funded with their own money"

Ok I had to repost this answer... Are you a business owner? Customers are job#1, without them there is no business. I've worked in Public sector and Private sector - nobody bought my bosses steel because of Japanese imports... 6 months later I'm unemployed again... any questions? Employees are the production and sales of your product. pay to have good employees and you will have a good product.
Now obamacare is easy - its healthcare that must be bought orthe employee pays a tax. As the owner of the business you don't HAVE to offer healthcare (unless you have +49 employees) - you can let your employees buy from a pool and you reimburse them a part of the costs, or you provide it which gives you cost control and choice, IMHO you would be an idiot to let the employees pick on thier own, so you get to shop for the best price and then offer the deal to your employees. If they refuse it your off the hook and they pay the tax. Not hard at all. If they accept it its just like paying Soc Sec taxes or health care now. you deduct thier co pay from thier check and pay the bill when its due. Your FTP for employees should incude the costs of healthcare and FICA, etc. already so you would know what your costs are pretty closely since the rates cannot go up for twelve months.
Whats the problem?

Washed ashore,
Why would you lay off employees unless they are not producing? The FTP of each employee is based on productivity vs hours worked. If you dont have enough work to make them productive then by all means lay them off.
Two - if your laying off because the healthcare that doesnt become mandated til 2014 is too high, arent you jumping the gun a bit? an FTP of 1 is one 40 hour work week by one employee, at my last job the FTP was 1.3 because we couldnt keep enough employees on hand and had to pay O.T.
The O.T. costs were borne out because of training issues and the time to get a new employee on the street was longer than taking one employee at time and a half (with no additional health or insurance costs) and double shifting it. we suffered a steadily rising cost because the overworked employee then took more time off themselves... see the picture? You only hurt your business by shorting yourself and the short term gains are often eaten up by long term losses of productivity.

yea, let's all work 60 hours a week and 10 in commute. that'll make us all happy. work will set you free. no vacations either. idle hands you know.... Americans are slave labor. that's a fact. look at how much less our employees get compared to a real civilized nation.

Washed: Are you this outraged about the NINE BILLION DOLLARS that disappeared into thin air in Iraq under George W. Bush?

I thought not.

You should really learn how to interpret and understand data. It would make it much more helpful to you.

@BellairBerdan - What's the purpose of your comment? Explain.

Washed ashore,

Thanks for the compliment but I've lived long enough to screw up so many things that its kindly called experience!
While its true I dont even know all the variables of your business, the lay off fear mongering is sickening, You made some really good points which is why I like to engage you, even though we have differing opinions on some things.
There are some (unprintable words) people who will lay off just to make thier point, and thats sad. The economy will suffer, but will it slide back to 2008 levels? It dropped in 2008 and we came back in just 3 more years. thats a fact Jack! LOL!
The liquidity levels of the fortune 500 companies are at levels not seen since the 1960's. Where's The Fun? (if you can read the caps). Please dont insult me and tell me thats because of this election... They have been doing this for 3 years now. Its a hedge fund against Obama's election? Yes in a roundabout way, I believe they have done it because if they went back to 1995 liquidity levels there would have been a surge in jobs so that Romney never would of sniffed Obama's coattails if that happened. And yes W A S P runs business (ok maybe a few Mormons too, oh and dont forget the Jews! they HATE Obama LOL!)

What future? Wealth divided? For who? For people who doesn't want to work? Good job! Actually, revolution already started. Look around you? Oh I forgot, you're blind!

Needs more cowbell.