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ProSense

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4. That's the editorial of
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 08:21 PM
Sep 2012

a bunch of tools:

We see evidence of Obama’s shortcomings in his re-election campaign, a relentlessly negative push to disqualify his opponent instead of standing on his accomplishments. His campaign has worn voters’ patience thin by constantly blaming predecessor George W. Bush for “the mess he left behind.”

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Importantly, Romney speaks the language of industry. His tenure leading Bain Capital, for instance, has come under sharp criticism for years, but it also reveals a man who understands capital formation and how that, extrapolated through an economy, can lift the U.S. from its stalled state. Even some of Obama’s Democratic allies — notably rising star Cory Booker, former adviser Steven Rattner and former Rep. Harold Ford — were quick to criticize the campaign’s Bain-centric attacks on profit.

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Obama’s Affordable Care Act was his signature domestic achievement. Its many laudable features included the individual mandate, but one was not its financing, which led this newspaper to oppose it. Obama left the details to Congress, and what emerged had no realistic funding stream and did too little to contain future costs.

Of most concern, Obama was not unaware of the fiscal problem. He put together a bipartisan panel to help forge a solution but then abandoned it. Left to languish, the Simpson-Bowles group could not achieve the votes to force congressional action. The proposal, which included a roughly 3-to-1 package of spending cuts to revenue increases, was the kind of compromise candidate Obama had advocated. As president, he chose not to act.

Summary: Obama is mean. Romney is wonderful, see Bain. Health care reform sucks. We love Simpson-Bowles.



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No surprise here. The Dallas Morning News is located in Dallas, Texas. nt SDjack Sep 2012 #1
In 2008 Obama won Dallas, Texas. Tx4obama Sep 2012 #14
+1 nt jaysunb Sep 2012 #21
LOL...actually,responses to this editorial are 96% against it w8liftinglady Sep 2012 #22
Yeah, that 'doctor' guy is a real peach DiverDave Sep 2012 #46
The inevitably Aerows Sep 2012 #55
then promptly delivered, what, 34 electoral votes to the white old wrinkly guy! bocaoma Sep 2012 #48
I lived in Houston Aerows Sep 2012 #53
Yes, but the Dallas Morning News has always been a GOP rag. WI_DEM Sep 2012 #61
I'm sorry, but is this some kind of surprise? The Dallas Morning News always endorses GOP WI_DEM Sep 2012 #64
Typical of The Morning Snooze Raster Sep 2012 #51
Obama just lost Texas Cali_Democrat Sep 2012 #2
Oh noes!!! sadbear Sep 2012 #9
Not a surprise, they endorsed McCain in '08... Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #3
That's the editorial of ProSense Sep 2012 #4
It's Texas, for pete's sake. kstewart33 Sep 2012 #5
See comment #14. n/t Tx4obama Sep 2012 #16
Wow. Even in recommending him they damn him. Whovian Sep 2012 #6
Give Texas back to Mexico Joey Liberal Sep 2012 #7
Can I stay in a Blue Garage if that happens? w8liftinglady Sep 2012 #10
I have a blue garage but Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #28
LOL....Thanks for the offer... w8liftinglady Sep 2012 #31
See comment #14. n/t Tx4obama Sep 2012 #17
Wonder how much that cost. nt valerief Sep 2012 #8
Of course it does....no matter how bad Perry has been or chimpass was rainbow4321 Sep 2012 #11
Still, I take this as a sign ProSense Sep 2012 #12
LOL..and we're piling on the editorial board... w8liftinglady Sep 2012 #18
Well, are we really surprised? Ishoutandscream2 Sep 2012 #13
Very big on bashing Obama, very thin on what Rmoney would do otherwise. LuckyLib Sep 2012 #15
Bain must own the Dallas Morning News Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2012 #19
They'd endorse SATAN if he was a Republican. (OOPS, forgot, he IS a ReSCUMlican.) RBInMaine Sep 2012 #20
This reminds me: now that I get the Sun/Wed DMN, I need to get a bird. n/t Bolo Boffin Sep 2012 #23
LOL>>>>I recognize you! w8liftinglady Sep 2012 #24
Yes, I think up a funny and I have to share it everywhere. Bolo Boffin Sep 2012 #58
The DMN has always been righterthanright wing blogslut Sep 2012 #25
“Chamber of Commerce Republican,”... Historic NY Sep 2012 #26
yeah they say it like it's a GOOD thing. nt grasswire Sep 2012 #39
2024 - Texas will be blue. Ishoutandscream2 Sep 2012 #27
Oh...we don't give up easily here at The DMN... w8liftinglady Sep 2012 #29
The Dead Sea Scrolls? Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #30
Who gives a shit? If the DMN knew the fuck what it was talking about, you wouldn't bluestate10 Sep 2012 #32
That will surely tip Texas into the Romney column. RandySF Sep 2012 #33
I'm in Dallas. DMN was 1 of only a few big city papers in the country to support McCain in '08. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #34
Newspaper editorial boards obsess over "deficits" bluestateguy Sep 2012 #35
The principled leader whose only principle is to further enrich the rich jsr Sep 2012 #36
They still bring up the lie that Obama had a filibuster proof Congress Elwood P Dowd Sep 2012 #37
They also seem to forget that "Democrat" doesn't always equal "Progressive". HughBeaumont Sep 2012 #41
the Dallas Whoring News? no surprise Skittles Sep 2012 #38
FUCK DALLAS !!!! RagAss Sep 2012 #40
I won't be surprised if the Plain Freeper follows it's lead and endorses all Repukes. HughBeaumont Sep 2012 #42
Oh, c'mon now, The Pain Feeler makes for great comedy! Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #43
Good for them. xfundy Sep 2012 #44
They endorsed George W Bush too. . . B Calm Sep 2012 #45
That tells me all I need to know about the Dallas Morning News Blecht Sep 2012 #47
you all need to calm down here and relax DisabledAmerican Sep 2012 #49
in other news, water is wet ibegurpard Sep 2012 #50
Not much of a reporting newspaper is it? Obama did NOT have a filibuster-proof majority in blm Sep 2012 #52
I wonder which member of Robme's staff wrote that "editorial?" regnaD kciN Sep 2012 #54
Is this not copyrighted? roody Sep 2012 #56
They should be ashamed of showing their willful ignorance of the facts lunatica Sep 2012 #57
Gee, I wonder who the Arizona Republic will endorse? Safetykitten Sep 2012 #59
That's Dallas. The poor are just supposed to beg the oil barons for charity. Overseas Sep 2012 #60
Great! Another publication I can have no respect for! n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #62
This is About Not Losing Subscriptions otohara Sep 2012 #63
Are you surprised? the Dallas Morning News always endorses GOP presidential nominees WI_DEM Sep 2012 #65
Typical corporate mouthpiece. Dallas voted for Obama 57.3%. jsr Sep 2012 #66
Look, the day the Dallas Morning News endorses a democrat is the day Hutzpa Sep 2012 #67
We remember how Dallas treated another young, dynamic President. mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #68
He's got great "cadence?" That's what they've got -- dismissing him as DirkGently Sep 2012 #69
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