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yurbud

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35. I agree with all of the above, but that didn't stop the media from kissing Bush's ass

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Mon Sep 17, 2012, 05:02 PM

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Why is Romney flailing so badly? [View all] yurbud Sep 2012 OP

He is a Twit with NO social skills pushing failed POLICIES. Vincardog Sep 2012 #1

all true, but it was also true of Baby Bush and media treated him like the Second Coming of Christ yurbud Sep 2012 #18

That was before their policies had driven the world to the edge of destruction. Vincardog Sep 2012 #19

he didn't do some portion of that in his first term that would have made him worthy of scepticism by yurbud Sep 2012 #26

By the way - Democracy is apparently a Total joke el_bryanto Sep 2012 #2

there is some truth to that. Papa Bush had the same problem in '92 yurbud Sep 2012 #20

I picked the second option - I think Romney is just a fill in for a year that cbdo2007 Sep 2012 #3

Mitt is collapsing Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #4

The GOP base. Ganja Ninja Sep 2012 #5

Because Santorum, Bachmann, Gingrich and Cain forced him to paint himself into a RW corner. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2012 #6

they didn't have to paint him there: he had nowhere else to go. yurbud Sep 2012 #21

Other: Mitt is incompetent regardless that the MSM is just doing what it is ordered to do. liberal N proud Sep 2012 #7

Mittens is essentially unlikable. One of the most unlikable candidates for higher office Jennicut Sep 2012 #8

The media will overlook stupidity and even hifiguy Sep 2012 #11

+1 Johonny Sep 2012 #12

Exactly. Obama is too likable for such an unlikable man like Romney Jennicut Sep 2012 #14

the funny thing was, I think Bush gave them nicknames so he wouldn't have to remember their actual yurbud Sep 2012 #22

other: mitt is a dick n/t flamingdem Sep 2012 #9

Too many lies C_U_L8R Sep 2012 #10

again, see Baby Bush yurbud Sep 2012 #24

He thought it would be easy Lucy Goosey Sep 2012 #13

He thought all he had to do to win was not be Obama BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #15

Mitt is a reflection of the party that nominated him. k2qb3 Sep 2012 #16

Obama has a team of wizards on staff XemaSab Sep 2012 #17

I think the money people saw Palin as a useful idiot like Grover Norquist yurbud Sep 2012 #30

The average Republican voter is a nitwit and they favor arguments that lose on the merits. aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #23

a friend sent me a disturbing email about the Tea Party at work at the local level yurbud Sep 2012 #25

I've also heard it repeatedly said that TPs are all about taxes and the deficit aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #28

Tea party was a protest against how "moderate" the GOP had become... k2qb3 Sep 2012 #31

yeah, it's hard to tell if it's actually something new. At first I thought it was a way for the GOP yurbud Sep 2012 #34

Many reasons -- #1 He's a jerk. An arrogant, lying, smug, smirking jerk. KurtNYC Sep 2012 #27

Those fuckers want to gamble with our investments in Social Security - AND - put all of the patrice Sep 2012 #29

Other... Javaman Sep 2012 #32

He was a lousy Governor, he would be a lousy President, where's the question for people? They need NotThisTime Sep 2012 #33

I agree with all of the above, but that didn't stop the media from kissing Bush's ass yurbud Sep 2012 #35

Romney doesn't have a core set of ideas that inspire him. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #36