#1: Gun control. (click here) Even though they'll be standing just a few miles from the site of America's worst gun massacre ever - just 2.5 months ago! Mike's right and so is the rest of his list. The debate was off target to the issues of the day. It was out of step with reality. It was categories of topics and not current. It was basically an unnecessary debate except it gave Romney, the junk yard dog, a chance to look aggressive. I guess that is important in a boxing ring, but, it isn't in the Oval Office. Squaring off in a yelling session is some thing a liar does, not a President.
Junk yard dogs get your attention, too.
“Governor Romney’s central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut -- on top of the extension of the Bush tax cuts -- that’s another trillion dollars”
--President Obama
“I don’t have a $5 trillion tax cut”
--Governor Romney
How can both facts be true? (click here) The $5 trillion figure comes from the fact that Romney has proposed to cut tax rates by 20 percent and eliminate the estate tax and alternative minimum tax. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center says that would reduce tax revenue by nearly $500 billion in 2015, or about $5 trillion over 10 years.
Like I said, "It is impossible to debate a liar."
Romney never once ANSWERED the President, he simply screamed at him. There was one point where he talked about competition in the market place for health care. He stated he would introduce a private plan and people could choose between traditional Medicare and a private plan.
We already have that. It is called Medicare Advantage. It is the biggest source of corruption in the Medicare program today. It is expensive and dangerous for our seniors. I explained this over and over on this blog, in that, Medicare Advantage CAN go bankrupt while Medicare cannot. So, if it ever went belly up, Medicare Advantage would have to secure a bail out and/or the payments it was suppose to make would go back to the insured; in this case a senior on a fixed income. Medicare Advantage is not the way a country should handle it's spending.
Romney used descriptions of his ideas and not the names of them. He would continue The Bush Tax Cuts and Medicare Advantage.
Romney has NO NEW IDEAS and he tried to mask it with descriptions of existing ideas. Bad ideas by the way designed for cronies and not citizens.
Oh, yeah, Mr. Lear didn't know how to muzzle the junk yard dog either.
