True story. Ron Paul voted for the SAFE Port Act that included UIGEA.

In case you missed it, Russia and China collectively have about 24,000 nukes aimed right at the USA. They're also two of the largest trading partners, and at the same time huge rivals for heretofore untapped trading opportunities.

In short, a good relationship with Russia and China has the potential to be good for everyone, while a bad relationship with them has the potential to be very bad for everyone.

There's a difference between disagreeing with Russia and China and just spewing falsehoods in your foreign policy rhetoric. The first will make people like Putin respectfully work with you, if possible, the second will make leaders around the world distrust you fundamentally.

We don't need to return to Dubya-style diplomacy. Our image around the world picked up dramatically after Obama got elected. Hell Obama's speech at the DNC was considered jingoistic by many on this board, but compared to McCain's piece of work it was a downright endorsement of pacifism.

Using terrorists attack for political purposes was pretty much the Cheney Administration's M.O., and it seems Romney is following directly in those footsteps.

So Obama hasn't placed more regulation on businesses?

Has hasn't drastically changed the health care world?

Your comment about how DFA doesn't let gas stations charge more for CC it only allows for discounts if someone uses cash as if there is a difference in these 2 things.

Why are more people not talking about Obama driving up fuel costs?

Why is the GOP irate about QE? Isn't that supplying cheap money to job creators? Or can job creators only create jobs with money that is taken away from poor people?

Through the first 2,300 and no reasons yet, but I have found quite a few posters that like Romney too. I'll keep you updated through my journey.

Re the Russian article:

Before Romney shared his wisdom with us, who would ever have imagined the possibility of a US president who still viewed Russia as our number one enemy?

Words do matter, believe it or not.

I’m not surprised that you don’t get it. They sold the American voter that health care cost were not going to go up.

Don't worry. Drudge is on it!

Another great jobless report. I know it's not Obama's policies that are leading to a constant <8% jobless rate.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/49016234

Whole sale prices on the rise.

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/13/161058...ost-in-3-years

What is going to happen now that QE3 has started?

That is not an answer.

Here is a dumb question. Why should the gas stations (or any merchant for that matter) not be allowed to charge less for cash transactions? It costs the merchant more for the transaction. I see nothing wrong with allowing them to pass along that cost to the customer. It's not like that's a tax that goes to the government.

Can you provide some examples of the regulations?

Obamacare is an Obama policy that is related to health care. You have absolutely no idea what Obamacare does. You have no idea what Obamacare was supposed to do. You don't care, either.

Because there clearly is a difference? Rara's cost didn't go up. He's getting charged the same. Just now somebody else is getting a discount.

Because he isn't, and also gas taxes were like... last spring's talking about. **** is played out.

I'm not saying that I agree or disagree with it, but let's not pretend they are 2 different things.

I disagree. I think the voters were sold that Obamacare would help stop the outrageous skyrocketing of healthcare costs. And, aren't the provisions that would have the most affect on the price of healthcare not really going into affect until next year. So, how would those have lowered the cost of healthcare now?

I'll concede they are the same thing. I see no practical difference between giving cash payers a discount and changing CC users more. Retailers will just adjust their pricing to make them the same thing. It's still a stupid thing to complain about. DFA is not forcing retailer to charge more for CC purchasers. And, it's definitely not a tax as rara tried to paint it.

1. get serious

2. Yeah, I have no idea what it is, but I heard some rumor that it is something about the government being involved with health care. Since everything the government gets involved with turns to gold, I guess this seems like a good idea too. Social Security is efficient and has no potential problems arising in the future. The usps is doing really well too. Most of the time I am sent mail I receive it and they seem to be very profitable. Our welfare system is very efficient in getting people money who need it and making sure nobody is cheating the system.

3. Yep, pretty clear there is no real difference.

"Rara's cost didn't go up. He's getting charged the same. Just now somebody else is getting a discount."- I assume you are not one of the 99.99% of Dems that say to tax the rich more. Because a Repub could easily say that your aren't effected by someone else getting discriminated more.

4. So he hasn't indirectly raised fuel prices and he doesn't have any plans to do so? (for this you will have to stop thinking like a Dem and actually think about the effects of what certain policies will do)

It's the Queen's new yacht.

I know, right.

Have the Republicans absorbed and internalised the Reagan era so much they long for the days of the cold war? Hence Romney overtly attacking Russia and China in statements whilst talking about huge spending increases on "defence".

We have covered it before in another thread I believe but the missile defence system is effectively a first strike weapon against Russia. In general it makes perfect sense for them to hate it, but to have Romney criticise Obama for backing off on it AND name Russia enemy number 1 AND want to increase defence spending massively for reasons no one can figure is it any wonder that Russia is feeling less than confident in its future under a Romney administration?

They should and can. I used that example because it is clearly stated when you purchase the gas. When you use CC for any other purchase that cost is hidden.

There is a chain in the seattle area that does not accept credit cards.

Funny, maybe I missed it but I don't remember Drudge being on top of Mitt's debacle yesterday.

So that's a no, then. You literally can not name one single new regulation.

Watching Megyn Kelly on FOX is like one of those last longer professional sauna competitions where they sit in 230 degree rooms.

The coverage is equally split between showing the scenes from protests at Cairo right now, and evaluating the zomg liberal media's covering of Mitt Romney's statement with her panel of ******s.

Megyn: What we see here is people chanting DEATH TO AMERICA, burning American flags, and the only coverage the American people get is talking about Mitt Romney's statement, criticizing Mitt Romney for not apologizing to the people who hate America.

Parrot #1: Exactly. What we see here is unprecedented. The President is trying to take foreign policy off the table in debates and meanwhile, 3.5 years of the Obama doctrine is collapsing in front of us!

Parrot #2: It's Jimmy Carter all over again. And, what you didn't hear in the media is that this whole response is consistent with the tour President Obama took at the beginning of his term, apologizing for America.

Parrot #3: It's amazing. The President is kicking his feet back in Las Vegas with his wealthy campaign donators and he HASN'T EVEN ASKED FOR AN APOLOGY YET!

Megyn: Should the President have gone to Las Vegas to have cocktails with supporters? We'll be right back...

-Run AARP and Buy Gold commercials, rinse, repeat-

I love how "whining" is like, a core thing now. Whining about the liberal media is standard, but now they are whining that Obama isn't whining enough. Jesus.