National politicsLatest Post: Started By: Latest Topics oneill When Paul Ryan speaks at Marietta College, will he tell the truth about his plan to "voucherize" Medicare and "privatize" Social Security? Will he tell why his House Budget Commitee cut funding for Embassy security? Will he tell the truth about ANYTHING? Posts: 0 - Since the Republican convention, the Romney campaign has been trying to hide their VP candidate's Ayn Randish views about "takers" vs. "makers". oneill If the Romney/Ryan bid for election is such a "done deal" (ha!) why are close supporters of Paul Ryan floating the notion that Ryan, in case of an Obama victory, should "resign his House seat, write a book, and prepare for a run in 2016? Posts: 0 - This decision may be taken out of Ryan's hands by the citizens of his home district in Wisconsi. McLeod Romney/Ryan give U.S. a chance to advance Posts: 0 - *******mariettatimes****/page/content.detail/id/547737/Romney-Ryan-give-U-S--a-chance-to-advance.html?nav=5007 "to increase our freedom to run our own lives without government 'improvements'. oneill Did Ohio U.S. Senate wannabe Josh Mandel show his true colors today (10/25/12) when he called Indiana U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock a "class-act"? Posts: 0 - For twenty-four hours, Josh Mandel dodged questions about Indiana U.S. oneill Thanks Art! Your timely blog yesterday was needed to clarify what some of us have been complaining about for months! Posts: 0 - I'm glad that you restated the TIMES "Terms of Service" ... I hope that any quotes I've used from Thomas Paine or Mark Twain aren't copyrighted material .. oneill So who "won" the VP debate? While Ryan proved to be more informed on some issues than his running-mate, did VP Biden score by proving that the Romney/Ryan ticket offers only criticism and NO concrete solutions? Posts: 0 - While I must admit that Ryan was no "Sarah Palin", it seemed throughout the debate that he was hampered by his own and Mitt Romney's past statements about "makers" and... BeRight Progressive advocacy group MoveOn.org came out with more Senate candidate endorsements on Thursday, throwing its large grassroots backing behind Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Posts: 0 - That is all you need to know about Brown. Vote him out. oneill When will the rightwing nuts ever give President Obama credit for his many accomplishments? Posts: 0 - The "Lilly Ledbeter Fair Pay Act", Student loans, Loans to small businesses, the pullout from Iraq, killing Bin Laden, the G.M. stickhauler I See Freddy Is Up To His Usual Posts: 0 - Freddy has a Letter To The Editor in Saturday's Marietta Times detailing Obama's great achievements. Wonder why he omitted adding 6 Trillion dollars of debt to the list? oneill What is The United States doing in Libya, and why are we doing it? Posts: 0 - ... I've got mixed feelings about involving the U.S. blueButGlad Today's Mittstrosity: What Gov. Betrays His Own State? Mitt Does! Posts: 0 - What Governor Betrays His Own State? Mitt Does! No wonder he will lose the state he governed, his home state, big time. oneill Did the final presidential debate on foreign policy prove, once-and-for-all, that Obama is Commander-in-Chief, and Romney is a clueless wannabe? Posts: 0 - Of course it did! In his eagerness to be all things to all people, he finally morphed into "me-too Mitt". blueButGlad Mitt's Sadly Narrow View of Success Posts: 0 - Soldier? Teacher? Steel Worker? You are no success in Mitt's Eyes. Mitt has a very narrow view of success... *******mittinyourpocket.weebly****/todays-mittstrosity.html oneill Does Congressional "Oversight" Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) need some oversight? Did he put lives in danger by NAMING Libyan nationals who helped U.S. intelligence agents? Posts: 0 - Congressional "Witch-finder General" Darrell Issa (R-CA) just released an 166-page report on Libya that NAMES several Libyan nationalists who helped U.S. oneill Did presidential wannabe Mitt Romney "jump the shark" by issuing false statements about the tragedy in Libya and the riots in Egypt before he knew all the facts? Posts: 0 - Here's the timeline ... A crazy, bigoted American film-maker (apparently connected with the crazy Quran-buring Florida "pastor") released a film making fun of Moslem beliefs. blueButGlad Today's "Mittstrosity": This Apple Fell Far From the Tree Posts: 0 - Mitt said his dad was, "close to perfect". Mitt's son Tagg sees Mitt following "in his (dad's) footsteps". Not even close Tagg. Sad to say, not even close. oneill While "Moderate Mitt" is desperately trying to distance himself from the fringe-elements that OWN his party, how will he deal with nutjobs like Trump who keep pushing the silly conspiracy junk? Posts: 0 - Poor Mitt! He now wants "normal" Republicans and "undecided" voters to think that he's really a "centrist" on most issues, but he is continually hampered by extremists... oneill How does the newly-repackaged "Moderate Mitt" explain the ads in Indiana where he endorses the "values" of Treasurer Richard Mourdock who said recently that rape is "God's will"? Posts: 0 - Rampant Romnesia!!! Romney is on-record saying that he would repeal Planned Parenthood, Roe vs. oneill Did President Obama "win" the debate at Hofstra University? YES HE DID! Will we re-elect him? YES WE CAN! Posts: 0 - The President made a striking comeback tonight at the Town Hall debate at Hofstra University in New York ... oneill Have these sites become nothing more than "fib forums" for rightwing hacks who have given up on convincing the public of their extremist views on topics of current interest? Posts: 0 - Entertainer George M. ("Yankee Doodle Dandy") Cohan once said "When the act is going badly, haul out the flag. |