OBAMA,MAY BE GOOD AT SPEACHES,READING HIS TELEPROMTER,BUT THATS ALL HES GOOD AT,CERTAINLY NOT AS PRESIDENT

Leila, maybe you should not post anymore. You must not have heard the same speeches that I did. What you said makes no sense, but what it does show is that maybe you need to stay a Democrat, because the Republicans do not need you.

Greg, your side is always touting that this is a FREE country and that we have freedom of speech. So Leila is FREE to make comments based on how she sees things, not you. I'm tired of your side always treating people who disagree as though they are fools. What arrogance.

C. Vinson
I did not say she could not post, that maybe she "should" not post because of her use of the English language or the lack thereof.

Greg, when you try to back-peddle maybe you should delete your previous comments because your new ones don't support it. I, however still stand on what I said to you. The bottom line, whether she expressed herself the way you would, you know what the message is. You attempted to slam her for being a Democrat by implying that Republicans were more intelligent.

badgergirl: Take the chip off your shoulder and let your eyes and ears tell you that that Obama Must Go (OMG). Why don't you study up on Medicare & Welfare, learn the programs, take a look at what the current establishment has reduced them to, and you will find out for YOURSELF, not through the one sided media, how government is supposed to work.

When will the tired line of "race baiting" ever leave the political lexicon here in the U.S.? "White America" helped vote in President Obama in an overwhelming majority in 2008, including many republicans and conservatives. Now, because of his continued failing policies and misdirection many of us want a change of leadership. Voting for skin color is racists but voting for leadership and direction is a responsible act from the governed. "Race baiting" has been used and abused so much by the left that it is meaningless anymore and only continues to foment anger and division. Stop the rhetoric!

Richard, it's funny you bring up the phrase melting pot. For when I was growing up I was taught in school that this is truly what America was. Now it seems like those are not only fighting words but an obscene concept.

Leaving aside the many inaccuracies in your post, I'll just say this. What do independents have in common w/Santa Claus & the Easter Bunny? They don't exist. They are a figment of your imagination. Richard, you ARE a democrat, or a subscriber to some other left-leaning party. Even if you won't admit it to yourself, it's obvious to everyone else.

As terrified as Americans are about being put in a box & labeled, there are no truly independent political thinkers...NONE. & as much as Americans would like to believe that politics in this country is a dichotomy between republicans & democrats, it just aint so. There are many parties & many schools of political thought, & there is sufficient overlap between them. There is no more territory on the political landscape to discover. Nobody's planting a flag anywhere.

Whether you like or not, everyone fits into a box...everyone. That said, as claustrophobic as being put in a little box can be, you don't have to put the lid on. You can live in your box and think outside of it. You don't have to subscribe to every tenet of a political platform to identify w/the party.

"Independent" is merely a 4 letter word that means that you lack conviction, & are either afraid or ashamed to directly voice your beliefs. It doesn't matter though, ones beliefs are always revealed in the opinions you have & positions you take.

Very well stated Chris.

Thanks Chris for telling me what I am...if you are peddling Crystal Balls I'm not buying any cause they may be a tad defective :-). But you are right in that I do favor current Dems' policies over current Repub's--- which I sum up as "if you can't do the most good then do the least harm". And I am an avid supporter of www.nolabels.org and www.uniting-america.org which seeks to lessen the labeling and emphasize our similarities and opportunities to work together. Using this approach I have had some success reaching out to the Tea and Communist parties, and have even had success in the past with getting individual KKK members to reevaluate their racial bias (which at least they admit--unlike most other Americans). In fact ,the first time I voted for a Democrat is President Obama, and will again, because, as I stated before, he is, to me, a symbol of the cultural destiny and direction of this country--again, to me, a good thing and a symbol of hope. He is also much more representative of all the people in this country than anyone else running. (One proof of this is that he has pissed off every special interest group, on the right and left, white and black and latino, liberal and conservative, dem and repub, by trying to represent everyone and not just one or the other. To me that is a true statesman a significant notch above a mere politician!)

Richard, it doesn't take a crystal ball to identify you for what you are. All one needs to do is read your posts & this becomes abundantly clear. You may not like labels, but that doesn't change the fact that they apply to you.

& our political divide has so little to do w/labels. We've had labels for our entire history, & in that time we've come further & gone farther than any country on the planet. Our problems today stem from polarization due to vastly different political & economic ideologies. The divide between left & right used to be so small that you could easily reach across the aisle, but now that divide is so expansive that it's next to impossible to come together. Heck, the divide w/in the parties themselves is almost getting to that point.

PS -- you can't have diversity w/o labels. W/o labels all you're left w/in the melting pot is a bland, homogeneous stock w/no identity.

This is the really sad thing Grunt, the Republican party here in Georgia doesn't seem to support it's black members. I believe that Dr. Honeycutt would have probably been a good choice, but from what I could see, she got very little support from the party. There was also a black female in Hank Johnson's district who seemed very competent, but again I didn't see support from the Party. Even Herman Cain seemed to get alot of response from outside of Georgia with his bid for President, but who did the powers-that-be support--Newt Gingrich. Maybe that is the real reason black Republicans don't do well in Georgia.

I don't think you're truly an independent, I think you are a Libertarian, which is what I believe I am. I am tired of how long these campaigns go on. There should not be debates or political ads until January of the election year. Also, I do not think that anyone running for an office, incumbent or not, should use public money or transportation for campaigning. Why did the American people have to pay for "Campaign buses" for both parties at over $1 million dollars a pop?
Both parties put out trash but what I hear are more out and out lies by Obama's people. IE. That Republicans are going to cut Medicare to seniors, which could not be further from the truth. It is Obamacare that is going to take care of that by taking 719 billion dollars from Medicare and pay for healthcare for 600,000 new people.
I agree with you that politics should not be a career which there are way too many in that role right now. They have not done anything else but hold a public office. That is why I think that we need to make term limits on Senators to 1 - 6 year term and 2 - 2 year terms for Congress and you had to wait 2 elections before you could run again.

Pam, I could not agree more!!! I want to vote on the man OR women that can do the BEST job in office. The one who represents America the best and is a person of integrity. And the President is someone whom I want to KNOW. I STILL cannot tell you much about Obama. Where is he from? How did he do in school? Where he stands on his faith and who he believes in. And with Mitt just show us your tax returns already. If that's such a big deal then what the heck is going on? And btw if Mitt shows his returns then why doesn't Obama show his transcript OR birth records. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL???

MSanders - I'm disappointed that after four years you are actually still spouting the myth about the birth of the President. I'm also baffled at those who want to see his college records. I wonder what exactly it is people want to see. He obviously graduated. I have yet to find anyone who states that his isn't an intelligent man who what is the big deal about his college transcripts? He is 51 years old. There are very few jobs that even ask a man of his age for their college transcripts. Have you seen any other President's transcripts or birth certificate? Have you even asked for them?

CVinson - Apparently you don't remember, or probably didn't know since you're new to this whole political scene since you probably only started paying attention 4 or 5 years ago, but they grilled Bush to get his school and service records, which released. And yes, they still ask for transcripts and references during job interviews, I would definitely have to ask for yours. How do we know he graduated? From where did he? When? How do we know, he has had them sealed. Is he intelligent? I have to say he is sly and I cannot trust anyone who is not truthful and forthcoming. I believe that any political figure that cannot talk from his thoughts and heart without a teleprompter is someone I do not care to have managing my country. I hope the upcoming debates are not scripted and they do not know the exact questions that will be asked, because Obama is so bad at not being able to answer them without an "uh" or "umm" or "like" coming out every other word that he will look like a fool.

Greg - SMH. Wow, do you have any ORIGNAL ideas or thoughts? I've been paying attention ALOT longer than 4 years. Too bad you make poor ASSumptions. Still throwing out the teleprompter line. Exactly where did you hear that his records are sealed? There is NO COURT order to seal his records. They are protected as much as your records are (if you went to college) by privacy laws. George Bush's Yale grades became public because someone leaked them.

Danny, I see that you must not keep up with politics because if you don't think that the policies what the politicians are doing, then you simply do not understand it. Wait till Obamacare kicks in and our rates going even higher and our services drop. It's already happening. A lot of my family and friends are in the business and say it's already starting to change for the worse. And if you think these people run for President because of what they get paid, you are sadly mistaken. Heck, Obama spends twice the amount of taxpayers money on a golf trip to Hawaii then his meager $400K a year he makes in salary. Just fuel for Air Force One alone is around $25K per hour. And be serious, Eastwood doesn't need the money either. You ought to just go back to sleep or crawl in the hole you've been living in and join the other masses that want to part of a group instead of wanting to be an individual.

Danny, when you say nothing politicians do affects you directly then I guess it is safe to assume you don't drive a car or buy groceries. Granted there are a lot of influences on gas prices but sitting around funding one failed pie in the sky alternative energy company after another and trying force this unproven technology upon us sure doesn't help. I guess you don't pay taxes either since it is our tax money that is going down the drain with each of these failed companies. All that money contributes to what is known as the debt. The rise in groceries is not only the result of the drought in the Midwest but also the subsidies for ethanol. We are putting more corn in our gas tanks then we are using to feed livestock or use for human consumption. Once again government mandate. Another cause, out in California they have taken of the most productive agriculture regions and turned it to dust all in the name of saving some sort of lizard. They cut off the farmers water supply a couple of years ago. Here is a link to testimony before the congress if you really want to become informed. http://tinyurl.com/9mhfx3n

As far as the whole rich man poor man argument, I never got a job from a poor man and I find it real insulting to hear from multi millionaire entertainers about how rich businessmen are somehow evil but they aren't.

But you keep believing nothing politicians do affects you directly.

Danny, Here a just a "few facts" concerning Romney. 1. He gave his entire inheritance to charity. 2. Worked as Massachusetts Governor for 4 years unpaid 3. Spent two years in Paris as a missionary (unpaid, of course) 4. Was the Unpaid president of his church for 10 years 5. Worked on his fathers gubernatorial campaign for one year (unpaid) 6. Worked for years (unpaid) in the governors office. I could go on, but you get the point I know