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The POTUS Position I am an unabashed aisle crosser.

Now let's talk about homosexuality.

Though I am intrigued by this thing called polygamy.

Posted by Rich Siegel at 6:00 AM 
Romney? Taliban? Anti-abortion? Really?

You do realize he was the governor of Massachusetts, right? Nobody gets elected Governor of this state unless he's on the left side of the left half of moderate. And that would be considered pretty conservative.

I personally don't think he was the best choice for President, but he's actually a pretty decent man. The Father of Obama-care for God's sake.

November 12, 2012 at 2:00 PM glasgowdick said...


The moderate that ran Massachusetts was not the same candidate that ran for President.

He cow-towed to the religious right (who sound a lot like the Taliban to this atheist) and in doing so alienated a lot of people. He was anti-abortion. And with Supreme Court justices to be nominated shortly threatened Roe v Wade.

If the Republicans were smart they would move away (as in smaller government) from abortion, gay rights and drugs. And run the other way when the topic of evolution and rape come up.

Romney could have won this election. He lost it because of schmucks like Akin, Murdock and Santorum.

November 12, 2012 at 3:29 PM 
Mayor of Estrogenville. Royce Hall, '92.

November 12, 2012 at 5:04 PM 

A few individuals, who happen to be Republicans, made stupid comments about rape and abortion. They don't speak for the GOP or most Republicans.

But you, like many others, bought into the Democratic Party's Big Lie. Nowhere in the 2012 Republican Party Platform does it include language calling to take away the right of a woman to choose an abortion.

What did it say?

It opposes tax payer funding of abortions. Not making abortions illegal, except for those used to select the sex of a child. Do you have a problem with either of these positions?

I'm sorry you're concerned that your teenage daughters are unlikely to avoid getting pregnant. But do you expect tax payers to have to pay for their mistakes? If I were you I'd be more concerned with the economy your daughters will inherit after they get out of school.


P.S. Signing this Anonymous because I work in the ad business and know I'd get black listed for such "heresy."

Here's a link to the GOP 2012 platform, http://www.gop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012GOPPlatform.pdf

November 12, 2012 at 5:10 PM 
@Anonymous. With regard to hiding your identity, you give me far too much credit. No one reads this thing. And no one is getting blacklisted because of a comment written here.

However Romney ad Ryan both put abortion on the table. And both are vehemently against it. And Ryan was in favor of making IVF much more difficult. (another issue I take to heart)

Again, this is nothing more than government intrusion into the personal lives of Americans. And it cost them votes.

I don't know if you noticed, but the economy is growing, the unemployment rate is dropping, and the stock market is back to pre-2008 levels.

From a big picture point of view, Democratic lies notwithstanding, I prefer this direction to a direction fueled by religious fervor and patriarchal ignorance.

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