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Latest 2012 Presidential Polls – 06 Feb 12 (pre-Colorado and Minnesota Caucuses) Edition

06 Feb

The current regular season records for the remaining four GOTP candidates are Romney 3, Gingrich 1, Santorum 1 and Paul 0.

Romney buried the opposition in Nevada’s Proportional Caucus Romney 50 (14 delegates); Gingrich 21 (6 delegates); Paul 19 (5 delegates) and Santorum 10 (3 delegates).

Colorado Non-binding Caucus with 36 Delegates – 7 Feb 12; last PPP (D) poll of likely voters conducted 4 Feb 12: Romney 40; Santorum 26; Gingrich 18 and Paul 12 and with 4% undecided.

Minnesota Non-binding Caucus with 40 Delegates – 7 Feb 12; last PPP (D) poll of likely voters conducted 4 Feb 12: Santorum 29; Romney 27; Gingrich 22 and Paul 19 with 3% undecided.

Maine Non-binding Caucus with 24 Delegates – 11 Feb 12; last PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted 28 – 31 Oct 11: Romney 24, Gingrich 18, Paul 5 and Santorum 2 with 51% undecided.

Michigan Hybrid Primary with 30 Delegates – 28 Feb 12; last Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters conducted 01 Feb 12: Romney 38; Gingrich 23; Santorum 17 and Paul 14 with 8% undecided.

Arizona Winner Take All Primary with 29 delegates – 28 Feb 12; last Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters conducted 01 Feb 12: Romney 48; Gingrich 24; Santorum 13 and Paul 6 with 9% undecided.

Super Tuesday (6 Mar 12)

Georgia Proportional Primary with 76 delegates; SurveyUSA poll of likely voters conducted 01 – 02 Feb 12: Gingrich 45; Romney 32; Santorum 9 and Paul 8 with 6% undecided.

Ohio Proportional Primary with 66 delegates; PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted 28 – 29 Jan 12: Gingrich 26; Romney 25; Santorum 22 and Paul 11 with 16% undecided.

Virginia Hybrid Primary (Where the FIX is in and only Romney’s on the ballot) with 49 delegates; Quinnipiac poll of registered voters conducted 13 – 19 Dec 11: Gingrich 30; Romney 25; Paul 9 and Santorum 3 with 33% undecided.

Oklahoma Proportional Primary with 43 delegates; Sooner Poll of registered voters conducted 17 Nov – 16 Dec 11: Gingrich 33; Romney 14; Paul 4 and Santorum 2 with 47% undecided.

Massachusetts Proportional Primary with 41 delegates; PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted 16 – 18 Sep 11: Romney 50; Gingrich and Paul 5 and Santorum 1 with 44% undecided

Vermont Hybrid Primary with 17 delegates; PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted 28 – 31 Jul 11: Romney 26; Paul 7 and Gingrich 6 with 61% undecided

The Current GOTP Delegate Count is: Romney 79; Gingrich 29; Santorum 9 and Paul 8.

The current GOTP Popular Vote Count is:

Romney 1,088,064

Gingrich 824,645

Santorum 382,231

Paul 284,853

Nationally the GOTP Nomination according to the latest ABC News/Wash Post poll of registered voters conducted 01 – 04 Feb 12: Romney 38; Gingrich 24; Santorum 18 and Paul 14 with 6% undecided.

So, how does each of the Four Horseman of the GOPocalypse stack up against the President? The latest ABC News/Wash Post poll of likely voters conducted 01 – 04 Feb 12, if the general election were held today:

President Obama 51/Romney 45

President Obama 54/Gingrich 43

If the GOTP clown car had finally stopped spinning, and the general election was held today, Willard Mittens Romney would be the GOTP nominee, and he’d lose to President Obama in the general election.

 
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Latest 2012 Presidential Polls – 03 Feb 12 (pre-Nevada Caucus) Edition

03 Feb

The Republican Tea Party (GOTP) nominating circus continues, moving west young man, moving west! Willard Mittens Romney appears to be firmly ensconced behind the rubber wheel of the GOTP clown car.

The current regular season records for the remaining four GOTP candidates are Gingrich 1, Santorum 1, Romney 2 and Paul 0; clearly there are still issues as to whether the party wants Mitt, and if it will fall in line behind him should he eventually be the winner. Problem is, who would it run instead and how would it displace him?

Nevada Proportional Caucus with 28 Delegates – 4 Feb 12; a new PPP (D) poll of likely voters conducted 1 – 2 Feb 12: Romney 50; Gingrich 25; Paul 15 and Santorum 8 with 2% undecided.

Colorado Non-binding Caucus with 36 Delegates – 7 Feb 12; last PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted 1 – 4 Dec 11: Gingrich 37; Romney 18; Paul 6 and Santorum 4 with 38% undecided.

Minnesota Non-binding Caucus with 40 Delegates – 7 Feb 12; last PPP (D) poll of likely voters conducted 21 – 22 Jan 12: Gingrich 36; Romney 18; Santorum 17 and Paul 13 with 16% undecided.

The Maine Non-binding Caucus with 24 Delegates – 11 Feb 12; last PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted 28 – 31 Oct 11: Romney 24, Gingrich 18, Paul 5 and Santorum 2 with 51% undecided.

Michigan Hybrid Primary with 30 Delegates – 28 Feb 12; last Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters conducted 01 Feb 12: Romney 38; Gingrich 23; Santorum 17 and Paul 14 with 8% undecided.

Arizona Winner Take All Primary with 29 delegates – 28 Feb 12; last Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters conducted 01 Feb 12: Romney 48; Gingrich 24; Santorum 13 and Paul 6 with 9% undecided.

Super Tuesday (6 Mar 12)

Georgia Proportional Primary with 76 delegates; SurveyUSA poll of likely voters conducted 01 – 02 Feb 12: Gingrich 45; Romney 32; Santorum 9 and Paul 8 with 6% undecided.

Ohio Proportional Primary with 66 delegates; PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted 28 – 29 Jan 12: Gingrich 26; Romney 25; Santorum 22 and Paul 11 with 16% undecided.

Virginia Hybrid Primary (Where the FIX is in and only Romney’s on the ballot) with 49 delegates; Quinnipiac poll of registered voters conducted 13 – 19 Dec 11: Gingrich 30; Romney 25; Paul 9 and Santorum 3 with 33% undecided.

Oklahoma Proportional Primary with 43 delegates; Sooner Poll of registered voters conducted 17 Nov – 16 Dec 11: Gingrich 33; Romney 14; Paul 4 and Santorum 2 with 47% undecided.

Massachusetts Proportional Primary with 41 delegates; PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted 16 – 18 Sep 11: Romney 50; Gingrich and Paul 5 and Santorum 1 with 44% undecided

Vermont Hybrid Primary with 17 delegates; PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted 28 – 31 Jul 11: Romney 26; Paul 7 and Gingrich 6 with 61% undecided

The Current GOTP Delegate Count is: Romney 65; Gingrich 23; Santorum 6 and Paul 3.

The current GOTP Popular Vote Count is:

Romney 1,071,274

Gingrich 817,420

Santorum 378,567

Paul 278,567

Nationally the GOTP Nomination according to the latest Gallup Tracking poll of registered voters conducted 29 Jan – 02 Feb 12: Romney 33; Gingrich 25; Santorum 16 and Paul 11 with 15% undecided.

So, how does each of the Four Horseman of the GOPocalypse stack up against the President? The latest Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters conducted 27 – 29 Jan 12, if the general election were held today:

President Obama 47/Romney 41

President Obama 52/Gingrich 35

A new USA Today/Gallup poll conducted 27 – 28 Jan 12:

President Obama 51/Santorum 43

President Obama 49/Paul 46

As crazy as it still looks, clearly, on the electability scale Paul is the candidate who comes closest to actually being able to beat the President; that being said, if the GOTP clown car had finally stopped spinning, and the general election was held today, Willard Mittens Romney would be the GOTP nominee, and he’d lose to President Obama in the general election.

Speaking of the general election; the latest Electoral College figures are below, based on current available state polling, and once again, if the general election was held today these would be the results:

 
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Posted by on February 3, 2012 in 2012 Election

 

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Reasons Why I Can’t Vote for Romney (and yes this list will no doubt grow and need to be amended)

03 Feb

12 Jul 12 – Lied about when he left Bain Capital

23 Feb 12 – Lied about requiring Massachusetts’ non-profit hospitals to provide emergency contraception

01 Feb 12 – He claims he “Doesn’t Worry About the Poor”

27 Jan 12 – Failed to Report Interest Earned in His Off Shore Accounts

27 Jan 12 – Lied about his Fannie and Freddie investments being in a blind trust

18 Jan 12 – Mittens Stashed Millions in Offshore Accounts

17 Jan 12 – Romney says $362,000 in Speaking Fees is ‘Not Very Much’?

11 Jan 12 – Romney doesn’t get it; believes class warfare is about envy

09 Jan 12 – Mittens vetoed contraception bill for rape victims as governor

09 Jan 12 – Mittens likes to fire people

05 Jan 12 – Mittens’ tax plan, steal from the poor and give to the rich

04 Jan 12 – Big Bird to get the boot under Romney

13 Dec 11 – Mittens bet Perry $10k during a debate

28 Nov 11 – Mitt flip-flops repeatedly

23 Nov 11 – Romney said false ad’s ok

14 Nov 11 – Mittens said he’d prepare for war with Iran

08 Oct 11 – Romney lied to cadets at the Citadel

22 Sep 11 – Mittens claimed to be middle class

06 Sep 11 – Mittens economic plan favors the rich over everyone else

11 Aug 11 – Mittens said corporations are people

05 Aug 11 – Mittens pledged himself to evangelical group

01 Aug 11 – Romney opposed deal on debt ceiling

06 Jul 11 – Mittens lied about the economy

 
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Posted by on February 3, 2012 in 2012 Election

 

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Dick Santorum says market more important than child’s life

02 Feb

Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential groupie Dick Santorum told the mother of a child with a rare genetic disorder that she shouldn’t have a problem paying $1 million a year for drugs because Apple’s iPad can cost around $900.

Speaking to a “huge” crowd of a couple hundred people in Colorado, Dick said demand should set prices for drugs.

“People have no problem paying $900 for an iPad,” the candidate explained. “But paying $900 for a drug they have a problem with — it keeps you alive. Why? Because you’ve been conditioned to think health care is something you can get without having to pay for it.”

First, you unfeeling dolt, an iPad costs about $500, and it’s a onetime expense; and second, that’s all you’ve got to offer as someone running for president? “Demand should prices for drugs”? What was the next line you were going to say? “If you can’t afford the drugs then perhaps your son should die and decrease the surplus population”? Perhaps Dick “in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor woman’s child!”

The mother replied she couldn’t afford her son’s medication, Abilify, which can cost as much as $1 million a year without health insurance.

“Look, I want your son and everybody to have the opportunity to stay alive on much-needed drugs,” Santorum insisted. “But the bottom line is we have to give companies the incentive to make those drugs. And if they don’t have the incentive to make those drugs, your son won’t be alive and lots of other people in this country won’t be alive.”

What’s that supposed to mean? I want your son to live, but we can’t have both? For the good of society it’s better to sacrifice your son’s life than ask a pharmaceutical company to make less profit? This is the classic uber-conservative religious zealot in action, oppose abortion, oppose contraception but once the child is born forget about it and place the entire burden of raising a child upon the head of the parent. No help from government, “that’s not government’s concern”.

“He’s alive today because drug companies provide care,” the candidate continued. “And if they didn’t think they could make money providing that drug, that drug wouldn’t be here. I sympathize with these compassionate cases. … I want your son to stay alive on much-needed drugs. Fact is, we need companies to have incentives to make drugs. If they don’t have incentives, they won’t make those drugs. We either believe in markets or we don’t.”

So, markets and corporations trump people in Santorum world? What if it was his family that didn’t have health insurance or couldn’t afford the meds his daughter needed? “Oh God! To hear the insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust!”

Santorum needs to crawl back into whatever dark, dank hole he slithered out of; he’s an embarrassment.

 
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Posted by on February 2, 2012 in 2012 Election

 

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Posted by on February 2, 2012 in Humor

 

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Reagan raised taxes on corporations

02 Feb

The conservatives of today live in a fantasy world, claiming to be Christian while genuflecting before icons of their chosen Messiah, Ronald Wilson Reagan; all have this vision of the Gipper with his tax cutting sword Excalibur flying through the halls of Congress slashing taxes and blessing the land with myriad tax cuts – reality check, while Reagan cut taxes his first year in office, it soon became clear his doctrine of supply side, trickledown economics was voodoo and that it wasn’t working, hence, for almost every year thereafter he raised one tax or another. It wasn’t the tax cuts that fed the government coffers, and fueled the start of economic recovery, it was the tax increases.

One such tax increase was in 1986, when on the south lawn of the White House under a beautiful sunny fall morning, Cabinet members, leading lawmakers and a large crowd applauded as they witnessed President Reagan sign into law the Tax Reform Act.

In order to get to this momentous bill signing, the President had to go to Capitol Hill to knock more than a few fellow Republicans heads together; all members of the House who had earlier blocked the measure – sound familiar?

“I think all of us here today know what a herculean effort it took to get this landmark bill to my desk,” Reagan said to the assembled crowd.

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 took the largest share of the country’s tax burden off the shoulders of the “really poor” whom Willard Mittens Romney “doesn’t worry about” and the middle class and placed it squarely on the corporations; it exempted millions of households of the “really poor” from any federal income taxes. Reagan called it “a sweeping victory for fairness” where “vanishing loopholes and a minimum tax will mean that everybody and every corporation pay their fair share.” The act was designed to be tax revenue neutral, because individual taxes were decreased while $30 billion annually in loopholes were eliminated and corporate taxes were increased

According to National Public Radio (NPR) it took more than two years to produce that tax code overhaul, and during that time, President Reagan went on the road to plead his case for the plan. At a high school in Atlanta, Ga., in 1985, Reagan said they were going to “close the unproductive loopholes that allow some of the truly wealthy to avoid paying their fair share.”

In Congress, Democrats and Republicans worked together to merge competing proposals for tax reform, and some like Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont says it was a different era.

“We had a lot of grownups in both parties, people who actually wanted the government to work,” Leahy says.

Yes you did Senator; you had what the current crop of Republican Tea Party (GOTP) members’ lack, maturity. The GOTP thinks it’s slick in portraying the uber-rich as the victims of the tax code; a code which allows a multi-millionaire to hide his money in the Caymans and in Swiss bank accounts and pay a mere 13% in taxes. The GOTP needs to read its own history, and see what its hero saw, that the rich don’t suffer under some stifling tax burden, that the economy isn’t struggling because the rich pay too much, but because they pay too little while everyone else carries the load. Reagan’s signature leveled the playing field while George W. Bush made it catawampus, tilting wildly in favor of those who didn’t need help. Reality check, Willard Mittens Romney, and his class – the deified  1% aren’t paying its fair share, they’re paying nowhere close to it and Mitten’s current tax proposal will decrease the current tax levels on his group to zero while raising taxes 60% on the middle class and poor. I had the very great privilege to work for and to know Ronald Reagan, and Mittens is no Ronald Reagan.

 
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Posted by on February 2, 2012 in 2012 Election

 

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