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In reply to the discussion: So, which candidate do you think that Obama could handily defeat...Romney, Gingrich, or Paul... [View all]Major Nikon
(36,818 posts)23. He can promise a bud in every bowl if he wants
That doesn't mean he can deliver. Promising young people that they can opt out of of SS is just fucking nutty. That's the same bullshit that W promised and couldn't even begin to explain, much less follow through.
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So, which candidate do you think that Obama could handily defeat...Romney, Gingrich, or Paul... [View all]
Luminous Animal
Jan 2012
OP
obama has to give people reason to vote for him instead. don't count your chickens... nt
msongs
Jan 2012
#1
He only answered with some vague "transition" that's never going to happen in reality.
Amonester
Jan 2012
#17
I think that Obama would win against Paul easily but have problems down ticket.
Luminous Animal
Jan 2012
#13
Haha! OWS doesn't exist for Paul's version of 18th centrury robber baron America.
Luminous Animal
Jan 2012
#19
Colbert is the most sincere of the field. Still and all, there's that anti-French prejudice. n/t
dimbear
Jan 2012
#14
Any of them. The Republicans are even more adept at foot shooting than the Democrats.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2012
#38
People are generally pissed off at all politicians...and their bosses.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2012
#40