If he is touting his 25 years as an alleged "job creator" then YES, it is not only fair, but ESSENTIAL that his record at Bain Capital be thoroughly examined.

Absolutely nothing makes Willard qualified to be president. The only reason he wants it is because it is his turn. And don't forget his tax returns, David.

Absolutely. Also asking him about where are those jobs that he created? Cory Booker said it correctly on Racheal Medow show about how Republicans should follow him! That should shut them up, or not? People like Limbo, hateful Hannity really want to destroy Obama, and discredit everything he does. Only smart people will make correct decision and re elect Obama.

Thankful, I think he has his Bain Capitol hat on . Hes is not there to create jobs but to hold a nation together, to take that three o"clock phone call. The man is so in over his head . Unless it is as we say America will become corporate America and all will be done as he did at Bain. I want to know why the man wears magic underpants and I don"t want to spend tax money on his underpants. He has a lot of vetting to do and we have just begun. Where are tax Returns and Birth certificate. How much influence will the Mormon church have if hes president? Everything is fair game and Bain and how he took this nation to the cliff has to be addressed. Its time for the ED show !

Good evening friends. Have been on vacation for two weeks and when I came home, my internet was down for five more days, so I haven't kept up with the latest Ed Show questions. To answer tonight's question, hell yes!! All he did was purchase companies, suck all the profits out of them, rob the workers of their health care and pensions, then declare bankruptcy, hide his profits in 9 foreign countries to hide what a money hungry pig he is. When we were in Florida, we rented a condo on the beach for two weeks. EVERY DAY we would receive to robo calls from"Mitt Romney" I listened to one and he lied, twisted facts and tried to scam voters by scaring them. I got sick and tired of hearing his voice when I answered the phone. I believe he is absolutely the worst Presidential candidate I have ever seen and heard in my life.

All i can say on that is:IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID!!!

DAMN RIGHT & HELL YES!!

We don't need a President who will swoop down and pick the bones clean of the poor and middle class in this country... like he did when he was the CEO of Bain. We need a President who is concerned about everyone and will look out for the interests of the 99% like President Obama.

you bet it's fair to ask that question and while you're at it, why not ask him about his time as governor of massachusetts????? isn't all fair in love, war and politics? the gop has certainly tried to tear president obama apart from his citizenship to his religion! how about getting into mormonism? it's a cult, isn't it??? not really even considered a religion... and the mormon's did not recognize blacks until recently... they couldn't become a member of their church. talk about prejudice! where is obama's helpers here???

Yes its fair because Flip Robme and his 'ilk' seem to think that when they fire a bunch of people that the 'market' will absorb, and sadly he thinks the same thing of the housing market that the 'bad' loans will be absorbed by the market.

These are the same people that practice that 'vulture capitalism' so much that the 'market' is full of water and can't absorb the raw sewage they dish out...

Newflash, Flip nothing is getting "absorbed' and the only thing that 'trickles' down is raw sewage and that you can keep.

Of course it's legit. Look, Romney doesn't want to talk about **anything** past his stock of pat phrases. He won't talk about his governor stint in Massachusetts. He won't talk about his religion. He won't release ANY figures from Bain to prove he actually created jobs. He doesn't want to release any particulars about his agenda, aside from "I support the Ryan plan" and "I'm going to spend $2.1 TRILLION more on defense". He has said zippo about how he plans to create more jobs. The guy is vapid, completely empty headed. Grover's puppet.

Whose economy Lakeisha? rich people's or regular middle class people like us? Romney does not care about middle class people who are suffering the most. All he cares about himself, and his cronies.

Being a corporate raider, in my opinion, disqualifies him for the presidency. He is the one who is basing his campaign on his Bain experience. He could hardly use his governorship, coming in 47th in job creation. That makes it essential for Obama to bring Bain up! I'd also bring Mass. into it.

People who go into that line of work do not have the kind of personality, training, or experience that a president needs.

Romney has the perfect personality for vulture capitalism, but keep him out of the white house.

He also seems to have no concept of our foreign policy and no regard for the average citizen. A president needs both.

His love for the Ryan budget is an immediate disqualifier. IMO.

If we analyze what Romney did at Bain we will see that he fired people. Use the salaries they were not paying and counted that as profits. And then he rehired afterf people were hungry at 40% less and no benefits.

If he is president we may fire a lot of government workers, he will get rid of government programs and do exactly what he did at Bain. He will show a profit but not due to production but due to the transfer of capital from wages or accounts payable to capital or profits. So, in government he will keep on giving money in subsidies because he promised those who were at his closed doors meeting. Those subsidies or gifts will come from our taxes. He will adopt the Ryan plan and will privatize everything he can and the salaries of those CEOs or Managers will come from our taxes which means our taxes the taxes of the bottom 85% of the population will have to go up in order for them to get paid.

Bush did the same but in a lighter scale. He started two wars. Those two wars hid the fact that he gave our money to companies to move overseas. That was our money or taxes. Those who enlisted were counted as employed but their salaries came from our taxes. Hence the big debt, the evil of it all.

How can the 85% which is the majority of people in the US will be able to pay for a debt that is not theirs, when they only share 6% of the wealth now and will share less if the GOP wins?

Unfortunately, Lakeisha, That's what the Republicans/TEA-Partiers keep saying...

People are more likely to blame the incumbent President for the economy's woes, than the leaders of the party that created and exacerbated it through their obstructionism...

Which is why they arranged for Obama to become President in the first place... He's their PATSY... Frame the party left holding the smoking gun, not the party that shot the economy in the first place...

DScully Amen to what you posted. There will be a take over of this country like we have never seen. He will never be one of us and to him were beneath him. I do not nor will I ever trust a man who robed from the poor and middle class jobs and there pensions and health care and now he has the damn nerve to get in front of this nation and say he knows how to create jobs. What a liar! He has more wealth than he can ever spend if he gets elected I say he works for FREE!

India, I so agree. The thing that should scare the hell out of many in this nation If Romney's President and Ryan VP. This nation will collapse in the first 100 days and many will be worse off than the last great recession. There will be no help and no jobs they will take it all. If they can charge us for the air we breathe to make a buck they will. A party of pure greed. It truly is the perfect storm all that we are seeing for one world bank and Government .

Romney is applying for the most important job, at the most important moment in time.... We need to hear and understand his background, and how and what he did at Bain. It is most essential clue to his character, skill set, that allowed him success at Bain that he would bring to this most important job that will affect our interests, our lives. After all we in the middle class have a big challenge to be able to vote in our own best interest, given all the spin and disinformation out there. Will we retirees and those in line to retire at some future point pay a heavy price because Romney has a talent for slashing the interests of many in favor of the interests of the few at the top of the economy without regret?

The skill set that Romney developed and used at Bain he will bring with him.... I feel will certaintly hurt of us in the middle class about to retire and retired, given the republican goal, agenda, to cut the social security system ... Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. We need to know about his skill set, his mind set. We need to protect our interests and understand who will throw us under the bus.

I should add Romney's talent at making corporations "Lean and Mean" will play well with the Republican agenda to eliminate vital programs, such as medicare and social security, at the expense of the middle class, poor, young and old.

BY HIS WORKS WE SHALL KNOW HIM. We MUST study Romney's---and ALL our elected *employees'* deeds/philosophies in order to make informed decisions regarding how they might affect OUR OWN lives.

It ultimately comes down to Romney's sense of ethics---IF he possesses such. Does he do unto others what he'd want done to him? The fact that he DOESN'T live by The Golden Rule (11th Commandment) warns us to not consider him a suitable candidate for president.

Valerie, It is wonderful to have you back. Everything you say is spot on. Thats all he squawks is fear mongering and hes Gods Gift to America More Like a Devil in sheep's clothing. I hate Robo calls and when there lies its even worse. Sounds like you had great time in Florida . Welcome back friend!

On day one Mitt Romney will outsource all Federal Government IT jobs to India.

INDIA - I would disqualify him from office because of hif OFF SHORE ACCOUNTS. That alone should "kill" his chance of any political office anywhere in the U.S.

Remember the interests of the elites are now met by their connections to the multinational, global corporations. Romney will gut most American's future by gutting the government of essential programs that are in our, interest.

David,

i did not write these words, but they are still true today and this is the way forward:

THE WAY FORWARD:

Democracy only works with an informed, educated, active electorate. Our Democracy is broken. We've become ignorant and confused. Money has become our freedom rather than truth. The word Capitalism has become our mantra rather than Liberty and Justice.

We lost Congress to fascists in 2010 because we became complacent. But it did not happen overnight. It happened over several decades while we let money become our truth and ignored as well as abandoned our ideals , neglecting our responsibilities to uphold the values put forward in our Constitution: Truth, Liberty and Justice for ALL. Money became our focus. Greed the subject of entertaining movies.

But evil men , patient men, corrupt men carefully, slowly and rapaciously took over our institutions and banking system. They also bought our government representatives.

In 200 they became powerful and bold enough to steal a Presidential election. Two men were elected to the White House. George W Bush and Dick Cheney.

Both men are now wanted criminals by the Hague. for crimes against humanity. They are world wide criminals, safe only inside America's shores

Bush, the charming immoral dummy was Dick Cheney's puppet. Cheney hid for eight years and directed Bush to start two wars and drive the nation to the verge of bankruptcy while enriching the Military-Industrial complex with war contracts. Wall St was set free and left unregulated. A credit crisis was created and then the Banks were bailed out by the regulators who had ignored the flagrant misconduct.

America felt the pinch and elected a Black man who seemed to promise relief and hope from the growing malaise.

In 2010 we went to sleep and the fascists struck like a silent viper. They took over the country's Congress and 35 of 50 State Legislatures. Capitalism became the buzzword that is used instead of Democracy.

We've lost control of our government in the name of that buzzword. Fascistic principles now rule and shape policies in more than half our states.

The recession Obama inherited was far deeper and more embedded than those crooked regulators let on. Our new President inherited a bag of crap the size of the 1929-1939 crash: A period that so resembles what's going on right now that the wealth separation charts look like perfect overlays. We're in another corporate Gilded Age, engineered by Corporate greed.

There are spots of hope: Wisconsin is a template for the kind of informed, educated, active electorate action that will regain our Democracy.

But WE ALL HAVE TO WAKE UP AND PARTICIPATE. WE ALL HAVE TO ENERGIZE OURSELVES AND SUSTAIN THAT ENERGY AND FOCUS.

Our Democracy, our truth, our justice, our liberty, our Constitution OUR FREEDOM is at stake.

VOTE: WE NEED A TSUNAMI TURNOUT. We need volunteers to assist disenfranchised citizen--in nearly 30 state--to help with getting photo IDs. There's about 20 million voters imperiled: OLD people, young people, black people Hispanic people, disabled people, newly minted citizens. Our Educational system is under attack. Our safety nets, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, The Post Office, Welfare, Food Stamps The EPA, Manufacturing Regulation, National Parks and Gov't land subject to strip mining. It's horrible and terrifying.

We must sustain our energy and focus. Losing is not an option. Turn outand

VOTE

Let's Roll!

By Robert McCallister

Well- if Romney isn't qualified, it leaves us in a heckuva note. That would mean none of the candidates was qualified.

As for his career, I wouldn't hold that against him. We even let a person with only a resume that included being a community organizer win in the past.

Awesome !!!!!!I Could not agree more with your writing. Is there any way we can get that out to the general public??? /when I hear that Obama and Romney are running neck to neck I wonder who are these people stupid enough to think the Rep. are on their side --That scares the h@@@ out of me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

to the republican menstrual police:

get your heads out of my azz!!!

...and that would be in all CAPS if the Vine hadn't revised my comment!!!

Lakeshia, great post. Too many voters only pay attention to politics only in presidential campaign. Because they do NOT keep informed and the believe the BS, lies and twisted facts. The Republicans are superior at selling fear to the voters.

Lakeisha, I have read Robert's post and it is great. Thank you for reminding me!

I must dissent from his remark on Wisconsin. I think Walker could win. (God, make me wrong!). He wrote that a while back and things have taken a turn since then. BIG money pouring in from the right. It is a very close race.

Good Morning ladies,

you are right Val, and i'm not surprised many voters may tune-out from so much negativity, but the truth is We can not afford the cost of being uninformed any longer...We are at a real Crossroads today...We have to do this for the Future of America!!!

India We Can't quit yet...just as Robert advised We must stay FOCUSED!!!And all of their $$$ will be a moot concept to an Informed and Active Electorate...

VOTE: WE NEED A TSUNAMI TURNOUT. We need volunteers to assist disenfranchised citizen--in nearly 30 state--to help with getting photo IDs. There's about 20 million voters imperiled: OLD people, young people, black people Hispanic people, disabled people, newly minted citizens. Our Educational system is under attack. Our safety nets, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, The Post Office, Welfare, Food Stamps The EPA, Manufacturing Regulation, National Parks and Gov't land subject to strip mining. It's horrible and terrifying.

We must sustain our energy and focus. Losing is not an option. Turn outand

VOTE

you're right, rusty.

none of the repub candidates were qualified. and really, isn't it a shame that they had to go through all the trouble of campaigning when WE ALL KNEW it was mitt-flop's TURN. it was all just for show, to make it look like a real process, to make it LOOK as if you all really had a choice.

Suzette, Smart girl. We never had a choice. THEY choose...we lose.

That's the new American way.

Lakeshia, you are right, we can't afford to be uninformed. Here is our problem, 90% of the wonderful people on this site are well informed. There are couple of people who made irrational and ignorant statements. ONE gentleman sounded like he was reading a script straight out of the Fox News station. The reason I feel that this man does not follow what has happened in politics since 2008 is because his comments were word for word the stupid lies put out by Fox News in 2008. HE did spin one of their new attacks which tells me since the campaign is gearing up and twisted fact and out and out lies are hitting the television airways, he's tuned into Fox again. HIS ignorance of what's been happening for the last 3 years was written all over his post. He is so misinformed and uninformed that he came off sounding stupid and ignorant. Unfortunately for us, there are thousands and thousands of voters just like him. Throw in the racism issues that many still have, it's NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY WIN for our President. However, the Republicans are really helping us out by still backing that idiot, Paul Ryan's budget that guts medicare, strips unions, waging a war on women, and insulting Latinos. They are so arrogant that they under estimate the power of woman and Latinos. No longer do women quietly sit back and let their husbands tell them who to vote for, we are intelligent and WELL INFORMED and well educated. Many Latinos were born here and some were not, they are intelligent and well educated. Yes, some may not have been afforded college degrees and a lot of the privileges as these cold hearted politicians, but they are just as smart, maybe smarter, than those who under estimate them.

Yes it is fair, a street peddler has more relevant business experience than this clown.

Let's not forget this gem. 'Corporations are people my friend'

Our choice comes down to opinion of the future verses demonstrated results. Many have the opinion Romney can't do the job, and Obama has proven he can't do it. Quite a dilemma, but I have to select the choice that at least hasn't proven himself to be clueless.

Did you change or did I read you wrong. We are a capitalist country and we like making money. But a VULTURE CAPITALIST is different than just a regular American capitalist. We all work for money even the working poor. But when you caused the poverty of thousands to benefit yourself and the investors who can afford to lose something as investment and which will declare the loss in the income tax then you are a vulture and we do not need one of those in the WH. We have plenty of those in Wall Street and in DC as lobbyists and bribers of the congress. What we need is a person that can think of ALL Americans. Rich or poor, or Republicans and Democrats, whether they believe in God or not, or whether they are straight or gay. Why because the set of tax payers and American citizens and legal residents is composed of all those. So, as President our President fits that description perfectly. He is not a psychopath without pathos or guilt, but since his youth has been standing against wrongs and in favor of what is right. He may not be part of the 1% but even though he is honest he has manage to be part of the top 20% but not by being greedy but by being honest.

We all love RESPONSIBLE CAPITALISM, THE ONE THAT DOES NOT CAUSE POVERTY BUT THE ONE THAT GIVES EVERYONE THE RIGHT TO BE JUST BY BEING CREATIVE IN THE POLICY MAKING ARENA. That is Obama because he is the only one benevolent enough to do so.

afrommi 2.1 : I agree with you. That's what I meant.

Well, here's a really scary thing that Romney just said, he said he'd like a VP just like Dick Cheney!

OMG That's an automatic dis-qualifier. DICK CHENEY??????

He wants to take us back to the beautiful Bush years......All together now...

YAY! The Bush/Cheney years! YAY! I can't wait to go back there!!!

Just shoot me now.....

@India

The real scary thing about that is there are no term limits on Vice President - so technically he can ask Cheney and Cheney can accept. Cheney could possibly be Vice President for another eight years. Then we would all be 'done for'...

Ethelouis, If Romney gets in, it won't matter who his VP is. It will be time to leave the country. I am not being facetious. I really don't think I could stand it, to watch them ruin this place.

mitt gets in he bought the election he didn't earn it and i don't care how many people i make mad it's the truth, he's for the money and money only that should be obvious when he wants to kick people off food stamps and other federal programs and doesn't care about us citizens all mutt romney i mean mitt not all they do is whisper in your ear while taking your wallet.

It's corrupt banks, and Wall Street hedge fund managers that screwed our economy in the first place. Along with 8 years of Bush, 911, an unnecessary war with Iraq, and tax breaks not paying for it.

It's the Mitts of this country that are the trouble, and he's running for president for God sake. And teabaggers are going to vote for this POS because they don't like a so called "metrosexual, half bread" in the White House. Really lie upon lie, of Obama, lies from being a Marxist, to a fascist, a Muslim and the birthers, REALLY?? You know what the true issue is here. THERE'S A BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!! I know these people. Obama is black therefore he has got to be a black supremacist racist, who wants to enslave the people to welfare. I hear it all the time [a lot here] why do these teabagger trolls think this, because Obama's black!!! Or worse half and half.

Don't vote for a piece of Mitt.

Obama 2012

VIEWER - They are just like me,they're just jealous because OBAMA has a darker tan than them.

Well in reality a lot of people went bankrupt during his Bain objective and committed suicide. They tried to keep that from the press but people knew.

Interesting article in "FORBES" of all places. So Did Romney Create 100,000 Jobs, Or Not?

FactCheck.org of recent or current employment at three big companies where Bain invested: Staples, which had 89,000 employees as of Dec. 31, 2010; Sports Authority, which had 15,000 employees as of July 2011; and Domino's Pizza, which has added 7,900 jobs since 1999. But Romney left Bain in 1999, so it hardly seems plausible to suggest that he created the positions that make up the current head counts at those companies.

Besides, as FactCheck points out, Bain was not the sole investor or creator of these companies.

But this was in 01/09/2012 when Romney was not a clear winner.

Also take into consideration as Rachel Maddow just mentioned. This did not include job losses. These jobs are mostly low pay, low benefit jobs. And some higher wage workers may have been rehired at greatly reduced wages and benefits.

mitt eliminated a 100,000 jobs he didn't create them

Viewer 01, Anyone who thinks race isn't a bit part of the problem isn't really paying attention.

TM, What I don't understand is why these journalists don't call Romney out on the constant lies he tells about Obama.

I mean, over and over he lies and the press lets it go.

Fact: Obama is not an appeaser. Nor has he ever apologized for this country Never.

Fact: Obama has NOT raised taxes. He lowered them.

Fact: Spending is not BIGGER under Obama.

Fact: Obama was born in the USA, in Hawaii.

Fact, the economy is improving. Millions of jobs have been created.

Fact: Six million jobs were lost by Bush when Obama took office. It takes time to undo that. Obama inherited a disaster.

India

Its long past time to stop blaming Bush. Your facts about his spending are wrong as usual.

Spender is bigger, much bigger under Obama than any other President or Presidents in history. His deficits will approach $6 trillion by the end of his 4 years. Bush's deficits were $4 trillion in 8 years. Just check the Treasury's web site. Facts my dear facts.

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Sad but True... ☺

Is Mittney gonna hide until the debates? The election? Come out and play Mittens!

When it gets to debate time, I think that is where President Obama will shine.

Indeed! Mitt will have a bad case of laryngitis! $10,000 bucks???

xxx ooo - OBAMA would tell him "Not enough,How about a TRILLION DOLLARS ? Or better yet, " I see your $10,000 and raise you $1 Trillion .Can you handle that ? ". What do you think sMITT Rmneys response to that would be ?

Let me get the scissors?

Sometimes I think there is a race to see who will be the first trillionare single family unit. It's at The People's expense of course. Every Country with wealth is competing. Whoohoo....

Obama attracts willards lies.....in his ad....

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/05/obama-camp-takes-on-rove-ad-123723.html

Obama campaign resumed its assault Thursday on a new attack ad from the Karl Rove-backed group Crossroads GPS.

In a three-minute video titled "Get the facts on Karl Rove's BS," deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter takes on the Crossroads GPS ad, which accuses Obama of breaking a string of campaign promises on the housing crisis, taxes and health care.

"Time to tear this thing apart," Cutter says, smiling as she argues that 5.9 million homeowners have been helped with their mortgages, middle class taxes are now near the lowest point since the 1950s and people who like their current health plan can keep it under federal health reform.

The video includes a series of clips attacking Romney on the same issues, including a shot of the Republican saying "don't try to stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom."

The video picks up where Cutter left off Wednesday, when she told reporters: "It's a lot of the same from Karl Rove. Lots of dishonesty in its attacks."

Crossroads GPS announced Wednesday it would air a $25 million ad buy in swing states to counter a pro-Obama campaign of the same amount.

Well, he likes firing people who don't do what he says. He's bringing that 2 the table.

Phyllis, Heads will roll in Washington if they go against him. Bush liked firing the generals if they went against him. We see a vulture in our midst and his name is Mitt Romney!

U R so correct Pam.

If too many people are duped into voting for mitt and the rest of the tea party republicans this country will be in for a terrible future. Real democracy is a thing of the past as it is. What's left hangs by a thread.

It's scary that so many can't see what's going on.

Yikes fore!

The martyred Joseph Smith oath of venegance, that Romney's father took and required that he pass it on to two generations, mentions the Constitution hanging by a thread.

An ex-Mormon requested, by letter, that the Mormon president/prophet decree that the oath is invalid some time back. If I remember correctly, it was like when it was decreed in 1978 that people of color could have temple recommends to hold office. No reply. No action taken.

Romney needs to swear an oath to us that he will not honor that threat since he is the presumed GOP nominee. In fact, all Mormon's should take that oath who would still be bound by it. Take away their tax exemption status until they do. Ha!

Kathe, What an informative post. There are to many pledge signers. I wonder would the Republican President sign Grover Norquist pledge or has he all ready? Romney has a Titanic boat load of baggage. He is a man that can not serve the People of the United States with clear conscience because he is tied to his past. Some where his business dealings have to be made public. The farther and longer he runs away from his past the bigger the Mushroom cloud is that's hanging over his head. We have to ask our selves ,Was Mitt a ruthless business man and how many under handed deals did he make? Many in this country all ready do not trust him. Another question would our allies trust him or feel they might get stabbed in the back? A man who has nothing to hide hides nothing and we know there are many skeletons in Romney's treasure trove ! People have to have it driven home what a Romney presidency would bring to many in this nation. Oh by the way its in the Columbus Dispatch ,OHIO is creating many jobs and we are coming back ! Kinda makes for another etch sketch moment for Romney. His attacks on Obama are gutless and they will come back to bite him in the butt ! It amazes me how dogs are connected to Romney ! Shamus will always get the last woff when comes to Romney LOL !

Are the Republicans completely insane!

No.

They have been working overtime to create a social, economic and political environment of fear which will sweep them into a Fourth Reich...

Hey, it worked for Adolf... He even told everyone in advance how, in Mein Kampf...

http://davidmjohnston.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10393841-14-defining-characteristics-of-fascism

David, You are so very right with your post. If they had only read it they would known his master plan, Bibles were replaced with his Bible, all soldiers were given one. I have one I got that a soldier had. I collected a lot of memorabilia when was in Germany. They were a party who did all that's happening ,what we see now. Can it happen again? They have waited decades for the 4th reich and The Koch's, The Bushes have in there history a Nazi past. I hope many will open there eyes and see before its too late!

Yes DMJ it did work for Hitler. The only comfort I take is that we are a whole lot more diverse in the USA then Germany was in the 1930. But there are still fears that we all share, like crime, poverty, and foreigners. Also even with a diverse population there are still bigots, on all sides. Someone may be for civil rights, when there demographics are targeted, but for others, somehow that's different.

David - I'm shocked! Not really for more informative reading I would suggest Erik Larson's book "In the Garden of Beasts" the rise of the third Reich through the eyes of an American Family - at the time the last American Ambassador to German circa 1938.

Ethellouise, I just read that book six months ago and it is wonderful. In fact, I own it. Eric Larson is a wonderful writer and I'd recommend his other books highly as well: Isaac's Storm, and The Devil In The White City!

In The Garden Of Beasts is very relevant and it is a true story.

Easynan #12, "Are the Republicans completely insane?"

No, they know exactly what they are doing.

Of course, people didn't know Hitler was insane until it was too late, so I could be wrong. The German people, just like the t-party, saw him as the savior of their wrecked economy.

It has an unpleasant, familiar ring to it....I'll say that.

oh i so agree with you Kay Miller. i listened to to randell and he's a whinny jerk like the rest of the repukes

BOO COO, Great post. The mess we were left after Bush left office evolved over 8 years they milked it to the last cent and did not count on there house of cards folding. I believe in the orchestration and now with Romney at the door again they can once again wake the capitalists giant and this will be the final blow for the middle class! I like you hope they wake up and do not follow them as sheep to slaughter. America will hemorrhage jobs under Romney and that we can take to the bank !

Pam52, The banks may be gone with the jobs. Our system is so broken and there's no political will in congress to fix it. All they are after is seeing Obama fail.

They don't mind taking us all down with him. What a recipe for disaster!!

Hi Pam, you are absolutely right. I am getting so sick of the Republican ad campaigns. I don't know if I can stand living with this kind of disgusting lies until the election in November.

Boo: You nailed it!

India, They have the 5 biggest banks who control everything and this last debackle with JP is the tip of the iceberg. I feel they did to the post office what they did and wanted to shut them down and swoop in on all that money they were forced to pay. I mean what matters if the bottom falls out of America If you have all your nest eggs in foreign banks and Gold and so forth. As long as they survive who gives a damn about the rest of us. Picture the perfect storm of Katrina from coast to coast here and we are make no mistake collateral damage ! The bottom line is anything that cost them money they do not want. We can see the big picture and read the tea leaves and there obsession with cutting everything while they cling to there NO TAXES ! I call those young guns wimps ,they get there jollies of taking from the poor and middle class and holding this nation hostage.

Valerie I so agree they recycle the same old garbage. They have nothing new because there course is chiseled in stone. Many in the nation have so much to loose if they regain control.

Pam, This T-party congress has held us and the president hostage since 2010! We don't need foreign terrorists with this bunch subverting every piece of helpful legislation that would help jobs and the economy!

The very first thing they did when they got in was start this war on poor women by trying to defund Planned Parenthood. Now they've voted down the long standing "violence against women" act! They are treacherous!

You're exactly right. There are no sides in Government. It's just a deception used to make people think there is opposition and choose sides. Actually, both sides are working in tandem while the public is caught up in all the worthless argument. Sadly, most people are too weak-minded to ever grasp that concept.

And some people are so caught up in conspiracy theories they are unable to see that there are differences between D's and R's.

India, They are the old foggy party. They thought we women would fold and be submissive to there control. Well women they have a rude awaking. They only win if we let them and i don't intend to roll over and play dead. We have voice and we can sure raise hell. I think if these troglodytes had there way they would fire all the women from jobs in America and have them be bare foot and pregnant in the kitchen. The thing they do not realize is abortion is as old as dirt there are ancient herbal medicines who donot require a clinic. Can they really be that stupid?It has been said when God closes a door some where he opens a window. Weather you are for or against it is and all ways should be a choice and not a order from state or government. People need to wise up and keep playing whack a mole. When these self serving politicians force there views on there states remember there name and throw there butts out of office in November ! Georgia seems to be under attack and I hope the women stand up and speak out.

Pam 52, It is my opinion that Obama can only win with the 52% women's vote, the Black vote, and the Hispanic vote. BTW, he and Romney are tied in Ohio as we type. Didn't Ohio learn anything from having Kasich as its governor???

What's the matter with Ohio?

All relevant states are naturally making it hard for Blacks, women, and Hispanics to vote. They are dirty, treacherous, and crooked, this GOP party.

India, The Supreme Court own the cancer they unleashed on America. Money has corupted this nation and our fore fathers knew what would happen and they were right! The Koch's,Karl Rove , and big money have taken this nation and turned it up side down. Our vote has been stolen by them!

I had Hoped Ohio woke up but apparently not. You can sell people on lies and they are gullible. They are spending so much here and i imagine big oil also because of pipeline and all the fracking have put there share in the coffers. One Republican at a time, One Tea Party at a time will turn our nation into something we will not recognize. Only a fool would believe there snake oil! Many will regret what they will reap with Romney!

Pam, I keep trying to convince people of how crooked they are and how they lie about the president.

People need to wake up to the facts before it is too late.

Billie why is the man so secretive and will not answer the questions of the American people. WHAT IS HE REALLY HIDING FROM US?

Pam 52, #16.1 That he's really an android? LOL

PAM - He more than likely has more "skeletons in the closet" than anyone will ever get in their lifetime.

TED, I agree with you on that one. Halloweens before the election I vote we release all his skeletons and smash pumpkins or chunk them and see how far they go. LOL I really do not trust him maybe its the smirkey smile, his enlists attitude. He dose not compute on any level. He speaks corporate and not everyday language. I feel like hes bragging about his job creation. He is the job destroyer and he has no problem firing people !

India, I saw that and agree. I keep seeing him as the terminator of American jobs, I don't know why.

@Pam

Now that you bring that up about Halloween, I think I may have been a victim of W's hijinks when I lived in Dallas. He and his friends would get drunk and smash pumpkins @ Halloween then steal Christmas Wreaths off front doors at Christmas. I was a victim of both. I'm pretty sure it was him, that criminal.

Ethlelouise, I tell you his Mom and Dad must of had there hands full with him. Its a shame he never got caught! I guess that was his prelude for how to be a crook as President. He was sure in the bad boys club. I wonder who's giving pointers on how to unleash the corporate raid on America, Bush or Cheney to Romney?You can bet if we do not get the hell out of Afghanistan sooner then latter they will escalate the war there and keep bleeding this nation dry for nation building. Our infrastructure keeps falling apart and we stay on the same hamster wheel going no where! There are so many reasons to keep Romney from the Oval office for sure !

Pam, I'm about to make you feel way worse about the Afghan war. Pakistan has been preventing NATO's trucks from moving through the Kyber Pass into Afghanistan for a while now. I believe we were paying Pakistan $500.00 per truck to get through. Now they want $5000.00 per truck to allow NATO passage and security through the Pass. That money goes to the Taliban. We've paid them millions to get through Pakistan.

In short, we are funding BOTH SIDES of the war. It looks like they'll be paying the $5000.00 per truck now.

Don't you love it.......and we're doing nation building over there! Meanwhile our infrastructure and schools are crumbling before our very eyes. Obama has not been able to stop this travesty. Romney sure won't.

We need to declare victory and leave that hellhole. What a tragic waste of taxpayer's money. We build, they blow it up. We pay them, they blow us up.

I think it is a "Grim" fairy tale that we can ever have stable Afghanistan, no matter when we leave.

Here's our fine friends over in Pakistan:

http://www.armstrongmywire.com/news/read.php?rip_id=%3CD9UUCFF00%40news.ap.org%3E&ps=1012

We are paying these people to keep the Afghan war going.

India, This makes my blood boil. The whole reason they took down the Twin Towers was to bring us to our Knees and they were a symbol of prosperity. We have lost so much blood and treasure and now Khyber pass has been closed 6 months and we the USA are paying them blood money to move our trucks. $5000,00 for each truck. I say the hell with them President Obama needs to bring our troops home NOW! No more playing patty cake with these dogs! We are proud of our soldiers but this has the memories of VIETNAM written all over it ! We could stay there thousand years and they will still be the same. We have fooled our selves for 10 years. Our country has suffered first with 911 and for 10 years of war. We can keep telling our selves we can change them and we know all along we are lying to our selves. Where is our dignity ? I support our soldiers but not a war we have funded on both sides. Its way past time to leave. This memorial day we remember our fallen ,now we need to do the right thing and bring them home. ' OLD MEN CREATE WARS,AND YOUNG MEN DIE IN THEM!" As i remember my brother who fought two tours in Vietnam this Memorial day I will say bring our troops home. If we learned any thing from Vietnam we need to apply it now! May God bless our troops past, and present!

Pam, Well said. We have now lost many more Americans than were killed on 9/11. That is too sad to even think about. And it just goes on and on...

If Romney gets in, it will never end. Like Bush, he wants endless war.

What now has me troubled is that the race is still a statistical tie and ...are you ready............53% of Americans are unfamiliar with Bain Capital. Don't know what it is.

I have recently met people who did not know Mitt was governor of Mass.!

Please wake up, America! Stop watching all those sit-coms and soap operas and THINK about reality! They are playing with your life!

Mitt Romney will change your country into something very different.

Pass it on.

India, Are you serious? 53% are clueless to Bain Capitol? I think they need to get an education. On the net ,in news papers, magazines, radio and Ed and Rachael and Lawrence need to educate the people. The 53% have to be reached. America as we know it will be gone and a president named Romney would pay forward the Only thing he knows to side with big oil and lobbyists to gut America. A perfect storm of Romney and Bain on steroids. This is the most important election to ever be held and it all boils down to people voting and protecting all they hold dear. They are the most extreme and if more join the ranks they will most assuredly become even more extreme. I think we could see the Tea Party shut our goverment down to meet there demands!

Yes, it's true, Pam. As far as shutting down the government, they want to starve it to death. Their aim is to starve the beast to death. That's the essence of the Ryan/Romney "marvelous" budget plan.

People aren't informed at all. I talk to people all the time who aren't. My God, I was a telling a woman the other day that I'd like to fly to Dublin, and she asked me where it was! I kid you not. When I said Ireland, she looked glassy eyed. No clue. We can't go by the people on this vine. Of course, we'll be voting an educated vote.

She'll be voting, too. Most likely for Romney.

India, You are right with your post. I like you am amazed that people here in America are so out of touch. I mean do they not read, listen to news? How can people be oblivious to the world around them. But I have seen it on other side of world to. They have not a clue about America. I remember when the Traubis stated rolling into Germany when the wall opened they had on them things from the 60s. For all purposes they were behind a wall and cut off from the world. The one fruit they could not get enough of was Bananas. They thought America still had cowboys and Indians like in the old days. We take so much for granite here and never think that one day it could all be gone . We may get a taste of it in Nov. If Re Pubs regain control. When we went to Prague first time we stayed with wonderful Chex family. They told us once they went on Vacation and had to leave there son behind. The Russians knew they would return for him . It was a way of controlling them. He made apple Juice some of the coldest and best i ever drank. She passed away few years ago and I don't know about him. When i traveled i tried to stay with the people as you really get great meals and wonderful memories.

I know, Pam.. it is sad. Just makes me sad.

Edward Darrah, #20, My problem is this: The American electorate, via the Big PAC money ads on TV, are not getting the facts about the candidate. They are being fed disinformation and downright lies.

How can they possibly know who is or is not qualified? They are literally being inundated with propaganda!