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Sorta, but not like you explained it. Romney could care less about social issues and because of that he allowed Obama to pick a couple of them to shore up support for his 2008 base. Abortion was never going to be on anyone's agenda in a Romney administration. However, Obama needed to make sure he kept as many women as possible, so he used that non-issue to drive a false wedge to stop any potential bleeding from the women's vote. With Romney being silent on it, Obama was successful in his fear-mongering and division to hold on to his coalition. This was another example of how his lofty unification rhetoric is complete BS.

Using Latino and Black as proxy for "economic stratification" is what many on your side refer to as soft racism. No?

So, it wasn't D+8-11 like some polls showed. It looks like 1/2 the analysis was right - Obama got 10M fewer votes than 2008. That is ginormous. What was wrong was that the R's would be out in greater force this election after sitting on the sideline. Romney couldn't even equal McCain's vote total... Both facts supported my view - this president isn't very popular and Romney was not a compelling replacement.

I think what he is getting at is that energy policy, foreign policy, taxation, etc... should be skin/gender agnostic.

Rove isn't ranting at all. He has lived this many times before. He is asking to be cautious. How maniacal of him....

Candidate for what?

They haven't had one since Reagan to be honest. I mean truly compelling, not just best of the worst.

This statement lacks any connection to reality. A moderate Romney doesn't get past the primaries. The bottom line is Romney was never a compelling candidate. He is the GOP's version of John Kerry.

The implication is that the Democrats are and that is complete horseshit. Neither are tolerant of anything different from their platforms - anyone who disagrees is drinking their own Kool-Aid.

Because the problem always lies in what you cut to get small.

While I don't believe Romney will win, all this smack talk was just like the Bush elections... Just let the election unfold before you beat your chests.

If Romney ever had aspirations for the presidency - how does he ever make those auto-bailout comments in the 1st place?

It is hard to see how Romney pulls off Florida if Obama is keeping pace with 2008 levels...

I can do that myself. I do know I ain't reading this terrible comedy bit all night.

Are you going to do this all night?

Candy said multiple times BEHIND by 5, not ahead.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_shot_first What a tool. He's an idiot who fell into greatness. A dog who caught the car and had no idea what to do with it (artistically - monetarily he killed it). People always get mad when they see potential pissed away. If Disney can make compelling stories - I hope they make 100 of them. I would never trust Lucas to pen a Dick and Jane book. Primarily because his dialog wouldn't be sophisticated enough for it.

Ice, Ice Baby?

Who is that again?

I've spent most of my evening in the attic. Roof is leaking like a sieve. I hate sieves.

This was the worst idea ever... repeated 54 times.

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Flutie fans cheered when Johnson got injured. At my Bills Backers club, the Bills were playing Miami and some middle-aged woman with her blue #7 on stood up repeatedly and yelled "Hit him in the head!" when Johnson was on the field. Later he was injured and she cheered like crazy.

Winning only hurts the team.

Yikes.