The Grover Norquist pledge that numerous candidates/elected officials have signed says no tax increases no matter what. But it really means no tax increases for the rich. South Carolina and Kansas both passed budgets that cut taxes on the rich and raise them on the poor. Wisconsin's budget cuts taxes in all brackets except the lowest. Cut taxes on the rich, raise on the poor. Robin Hood in reverse. The problem with the poor is they just have too damn much money. Like soldiers in combat zones who are exempted from federal income tax. Retirees on social security and medicare. Just too damn much money. Need to raise their taxes so billionaires can pay less.
No one in the world has gotten richer in the past 4 years than Sheldon Adelson. But he has committed unlimited funds to Romney. He says it's because Romney is more committed to Israel. So what is Romney's position on the Middle East, per this vid? Kick it down the road, maybe someday something will happen. That's leadership? That's supporting Israel? Or anything? Every president for decades has at least tried, some have achievements to their credit. Romney says he'll do nothing. Maybe Adelson really just likes the fact that he'd pay $2 billion less under Romney's huge tax cut for the rich.
Romney's campaign has been criticized for lack of specifics. A week ago his campaign said they would focus more on specifics, but when reporters asked what specifics they didn't answer. Now we can see why. The way you solve problems of international relations is kick them down the road. And if Romney is elected, per his remarks, the economy will automatically improve just from his presence, even if he does nothing. Abracadabra!
I'm a sports fan, obviously. Watching a game where one team is getting killed by their own mishaps, an NBA team down 45 points, a baseball team down 20-2, I sometimes feel sorry for the players on the losing side (unless it's the Lakers, of course). I sometimes think there should be a mercy rule so the poor schlubs don't have to keep on until the end, getting pasted, and the poor broadcasters don't have to keep thinking of things to say.
But this independent voter - and I did not vote for Obama in 2008 due to profound political disagreements - just can't feel sorry watching Romney self-destruct. I think Republican Joe Scarborough summed it up when he said Romney is not a true conservative, not a courageous moderate, has no real positions on anything, he is just an ambitious man. He's a multimillionaire who's been a CEO and a governor and just wants president on his resume. Stephen Colbert in his inimitable way "mocked" Obama saying "I am the President", saying "the arrogance of the man! You won't ever hear Romney say that!" No, you won't.
