Biden raises question of trust successfully in debate...and other reactions
Biden was dominating in the tonight’s debate. So was Romney in the presidential debate. Apparently, dominating wins in this debate format, which I don’t like. Each person should get a set amount of time, and his microphone should be unplugged when he goes over and not turned on again until it’s his turn.
What people say and do when they think no one is listening or watching is the best reflection of their character and intent. Romney may fool some people by pretending to like teachers and others with a net worth under $100 million, but most people won’t trust him. His statement to a group of wealthy donors that 47% of the people ‘don’t take responsibility’ didn’t just come out wrong, as Ryan claimed. That’s what Romney really believes. Biden scores by bringing up what Obama didn’t.
Biden pointed out that Ryan said in public that he thinks 30% of the people are “takers.” He means it. Do you?
So Romney-Ryan want to do something big with Iran to stop them from getting nuclear weapons. But what, other than avoid going to the United Nations. What a thoroughly stupid argument to pick without having a plan what to do.
Romney-Ryan won’t reveal what deductions they’ll eliminate when they reduce tax rates 20%. They should tell us and let us do the math. Biden hit the mark with his question: Who do you trust?
After taking a half dozen different positions, Romney-Ryan have decided to be pro-life with exceptions for rape, incest and the mother’s health. But they won’t quite admit that they mean to outlaw all other abortions. It’s too slick, but it won’t matter. Who can trust they’ll even stick with this position.
Time will tell, but who will believe that Romney-Ryan actually want to save Medicare and Social Security? Florida’s electoral votes depend on the answer.
Mark Hastert
7 months, 2 weeks agoPOP Quiz! Who can name a single tax loophole in Mr Ryan’s plan? He can’t!! Who can tell us how his Medicare plan is going to work? He can’t, LOL Who knows how they’re going to deal with the middle east? He can’t! If you figure it out tell Romney & Ryan ‘cause they’re clueless.
Too many questions, too few answers too big a risk…
JR Beillenhouser
7 months, 2 weeks agoAs usual Obama and Biden get a free pass. What is their plan? How are they going to fix the tax system? How are they going to fix Medicare and other entitlements? How are they going to fix the economy?
They have no plan for any of those things. They are going to let it ride and instead of fixing anything, they are going to continue to decimate the country through further regulations. Not only do they not have a plan, but they do not have an understanding on how the economy works.
“Biden hit the mark with his question: Who do you trust?” If you trust the Obama administration at this point, you are either ill informed or an idiot. From political graft in the stimulus to misleading and cover ups with Libya, Solyndra, and ObamaCare, what is there to trust?
The Affordable Care Act is increasing health care costs in the country. Taxes from it kick in January 1st. Obama’s energy policies will see our energy rates skyrocket in the next two years. This economy will never start growing with all the costs being put on the middle class. Furthermore, The administrations foreign policy is a disaster. And you trust them more?
So I’m supposed to trust the administration that rules through executive fiat, has no plan to fix the economy except to spend more money, has no plan to fix the deficit, has not even had an approved budget in 3 years? The administration that has spent over 6 trillion in just 4 years? The administration that said that employment should be at 5% now (even without the stimulus)?
You have got to be joking. Yes, let’s make the election based upon the trust factor.
Oh, and BTW, Florida is gone for Obama, so is Virginia and North Carolina. This race is now down to Ohio and Wisconsin. Winning one of those states, will most likely make Romney the president.
JR Beillenhouser
7 months, 2 weeks agoBiden:
“By the way, they talk about this great recession like it fell out of the sky–like, ‘Oh my goodness, where did it come from?’” Biden said. “It came from this man voting to put two wars on a credit card, at the same time, put a prescription drug plan on the credit card, a trillion dollar tax cut for the very wealthy.”
“I was there, I voted against them,” Biden continued. “I said, no, we can’t afford that.”
Then Sen. Biden voted for the Afghanistan resolution on Sept. 14, 2001 which authorized “the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States.”
And on Oct. 11, 2002, Biden voted for a resolution authorizing unilateral military action in Iraq, according to the Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts/senaterollcall_iraq101002.htm
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/rollcalllists/rollcallvote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=1&vote=00281
How can you trust a liar.
Phil Cardarella
7 months, 2 weeks agoOK, you got us: Joe voted (correctly) to authorize force in Afghanistan and voted (incorrectly, based on Bush’s cooked intelligence) to authorize force against Iraq. He did not decide to pay for them with a credit card — China Express? — that was Bush.
Seriously, JR, can you come up with one reason Mitt & his pals should pay taxes at an effective rate of ONE-HALF what I do? If they were paying at the rate they paid under Ike (adjusted for inflation), they would still be rich, but we would be a lot closer to solvent.
JR Beillenhouser
7 months, 2 weeks agoPhil -
You do pay the same rates as Romney. However, his income comes from investments in the form of dividends and capital gains. If your income came 100% from that, you would be paying the same tax rate as well. So you argument that they get some type of benefit because they are rich is not correct. You can continue to use it, but it is not true.
George Hunsucker
Northland
7 months, 2 weeks agoOK phil, the taxes for 2011 for taxable income of 379k for a joint return were 103K….
So, IF you had this level of taxable income, you paid just over 27%… So is this what you are saying your TAXABLE income was phil?
Are you saying the 15% rate for dividends and capital gains is illegal?