TAMPA - Two news stories that landed on the eve of Gov. Christie's Introduction To America (also known as his Republican convention keynote speech) were not received kindly in the Christie camp today.
First, The New York Post used anonymous sources to report that Christie refused Mitt Romney's demand that he resign his job as governor in order to become the vice-presidential nominee. Romney is said to have been concerned about Securities and Exchange Commission rules limiting donations to sitting governors, possibly restricting a Romney-Christie ticket from raising money from bankers.
But Christie refused to resign in order to be Romney's running mate, The Post said. Why? He thinks Romney is going to lose.
Also, the editors used a fat pun on the front page headline of the story: FAT CHANCE.
"It's just completely false," he said in a meeting with the New Jersey press corps today.
"A) I was I was never offered the vice presidency. B) I never turned it down. C) I never thought in my mind that a factor I'd consider if it was offered was that I decided he couldn’t win."
Christie noted that he has campaigned throughout the country for Romney and raised millions of dollars for him.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
Romney Still Suffers from Low Popularity A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Mitt Romney accepts the Republican nomination for president with the lowest personal popularity of any major-party nominee in polls dating to Ronald Reagan's presidency.
40% of registered voters see Romney favorably overall, while 51% rate him unfavorably.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
As opposed to if you elect me, Obama, I just shove my agenda down your throat whether the majority of you like it or not.
No... that would be the Tax Cut For the Wealthy and the Tax Increase for the middle class & poor, that's proposed by Romney.
Support for a tax increase for the wealthy: ~ ABC News poll - 61% (tax increase for the wealthy) ~ Bloomberg poll - 64% ~ Pew Research - 66% support raising taxes on incomes over $250,000, and 62% support closing corporate tax loopholes. ~CBS News/NY Times poll - 72% favored raising taxes on the wealthy in order to reduce the deficit.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
If I, Obama don't get my way I'll work around Congress who the citizens have elected to govern our country and pass any law I want by executive order so that my agenda won't be stopped. I'll also bypass Congress by using the EPA, employment prevention authority, to pass regulations that I can't get passed in Congress. I will rule like a king and it'll be my way or the highway. I'm going to try as hard as I can and lie my way back to a second term if I can just fool enough sheep to vote for me.
No... that would be the Tax Cut For the Wealthy and the Tax Increase for the middle class & poor, that's proposed by Romney.
Support for a tax increase for the wealthy: ~ ABC News poll - 61% (tax increase for the wealthy) ~ Bloomberg poll - 64% ~ Pew Research - 66% support raising taxes on incomes over $250,000, and 62% support closing corporate tax loopholes. ~CBS News/NY Times poll - 72% favored raising taxes on the wealthy in order to reduce the deficit.
First off. how big of them to support raising taxes... on someone else. wow... I'm amazed Second, The last two presidents have put us in such a mess that raising taxes on the wealthy alone will not do it...of course the Dems tell people it will, but the numbers don't add up. As unpopular as it was for both parties, the deficit committees report on how to fix it was SPOT ON.
Only one of those polls specifically mentioned 250K as the governments definition of wealthy. The rest are probably left to assume that wealthy means incomes of a million a year or more...you know, millionaires. If they were told truth that the government definition of "wealthy" is earning 250K a year, I wonder how that would change the results.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
No... that would be the Tax Cut For the Wealthy and the Tax Increase for the middle class & poor, that's proposed by Romney.
Support for a tax increase for the wealthy: ~ ABC News poll - 61% (tax increase for the wealthy) ~ Bloomberg poll - 64% ~ Pew Research - 66% support raising taxes on incomes over $250,000, and 62% support closing corporate tax loopholes. ~CBS News/NY Times poll - 72% favored raising taxes on the wealthy in order to reduce the deficit.
First off. how big of them to support raising taxes... on someone else. wow... I'm amazed Second, The last two presidents have put us in such a mess that raising taxes on the wealthy alone will not do it...of course the Dems tell people it will, but the numbers don't add up. As unpopular as it was for both parties, the deficit committees report on how to fix it was SPOT ON.
Only one of those polls specifically mentioned 250K as the governments definition of wealthy. The rest are probably left to assume that wealthy means incomes of a million a year or more...you know, millionaires. If they were told truth that the government definition of "wealthy" is earning 250K a year, I wonder how that would change the results.
someone has to draw the line and then obfuscate it......shame on the leaders....divide divide divide.....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Only one of those polls specifically mentioned 250K as the governments definition of wealthy. The rest are probably left to assume that wealthy means incomes of a million a year or more...you know, millionaires. If they were told truth that the government definition of "wealthy" is earning 250K a year, I wonder how that would change the results.
I posted the brief results of the poll... The entire post read: A Pew poll found that more people blame the nation’s involvement in wars than tax cuts or spending for the deficit. The poll also found wide support for increasing taxes, as 67% said the more high earners income should be subject to being taxed for Social Security, and 66% support raising taxes on incomes over $250,000, and 62% support closing corporate tax loopholes.
There's your answer.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
I posted the brief results of the poll... The entire post read: A Pew poll found that more people blame the nation’s involvement in wars than tax cuts or spending for the deficit. The poll also found wide support for increasing taxes, as 67% said the more high earners income should be subject to being taxed for Social Security, and 66% support raising taxes on incomes over $250,000, and 62% support closing corporate tax loopholes.
There's your answer.
And that just bolsters my point that those people that support this are real sacrificers It's real easy to support taxing other peoples/corporations money, because it doesn't hit home...at least they don't think it will..the sad part is, it will hit them indirectly. The fact they blame everything BUT out of control entitlement programs is just more proof they don't get it...and probably never will. Again, I refer to the deficit committees report. It's tough medicine that no elected official wants to take.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
because folks have no view of what the difference is between rich and wealthy.....
folks that have $250,000 learned to use their wealth of knowledge/patience/energy/friends etc.....
having the money that follows it is the way it works.....
it's easier to have someone take it from someone else and hand it to you than to find the ladder yourself....is the ladder wobbly sure.....
equalization via $$ via the government is bad.....why? BECAUSE THEY TELL YOU WHAT YOUR VALUE IS AND WHETHER OR NOT WHAT YOU HAVE WORKED FOR ACTUALLY HAS ANY VALUE AT ALL....
EXAMPLE: the government has a nice certified nurse aide class at SCCC...SCAP is involved...guess what the hourly wage is after you graduate? go ahead...take a guess....
$10/hour including supplemental government assist....and these are folks that take care of sick/infirm....
ask me why this is promoted? because the boomers are coming and it's a job that comes with the "You're one of those folks who can do that kind of work" "what you do can't be valued" blah blah blah.....
so NO....I certainly don't trust the government to toss around the value like fish food.....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
I posted the brief results of the poll... The entire post read: A Pew poll found that more people blame the nation’s involvement in wars than tax cuts or spending for the deficit. The poll also found wide support for increasing taxes, as 67% said the more high earners income should be subject to being taxed for Social Security, and 66% support raising taxes on incomes over $250,000, and 62% support closing corporate tax loopholes.
There's your answer.
Aren't those the wars that Obama was elected to get us out of? We were in 2 when he was elected, right? And now we're in 3? Well ,I guess we're doing good, right? He did close Gitmo, right? Oh, no, that was just REMODELED!
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