It's official: With President Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Charlotte Thursday night, both the Republicans and Democrats have formally chosen their nominees for the 2012 presidential election. Let the real race begin.
A lot can change between now and Nov. 6: Gaffes, scandals or even major international news events could shift the dynamics of the campaign.
The latest Gallup polls show registered voters preferring Obama to Mitt Romney by just one percentage point, 47 percent to 46 percent. A USA Today/Gallup poll taken just before the party conventions found American voters think Obama is more likeable, but trust Romney more to handle the economy.
Pundits have been busy for months handicapping the major-party candidates on various factors: incumbent advantage, fundraising clout, even religion.
Patch wants to know: Regardless of who you support for President, who do you think will actually claim victory in November?
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1 a : to govern or direct according to rule b (1) : to bring under the control of law or constituted authority (2) : to make regulations for or concerning <regulate the industries of a country> 2 : to bring order, method, or uniformity to <regulate one's habits> and your outrage is duly noted, but you have to admit you are here all day... just click your name.... so you can say I don't know what you do, but the perception sure is that you waste all day on patch... half the time it seems you are arguing with yourself with these lists, and calling everyone and their mother liars. and if it is at work... on my dime. you are in fact stealing. Yes or No?. If you aren't at work, you must spend every hour off on patch.... so, I have to say.... what is it John Jay?
I'm sure you have a database of everyone's 'lies' on some spreadsheet or whatever, but I think you called me on was IRS agents being armed.. and I have said that those armed officers aren't there to collect your unpaid Obamacare penalties, but rather for IRS agents staking out criminals like the mob. You can twist that all you like, but THAT is not a lie. it is the truth. No armed IRS agent is going to show up at your for for $95 bucks to 1% of your income or latter $695 to 2%. Its a tea party BS started by the Gov of Maine whatever his name is. and you can't even say you don't post on Patch from work...
Romney is mostly correct in this statement, both from a political analysis view and from a societal view. Romney correctly states that 47% of Americans pay no federal income tax, a figure publicized by the Tax Policy Center last year. However, he did not mention that many of those 47%, did pay into Social Security and Medicare and in some states are responsible for some payment of state income taxes. Those FICA taxes are usually not paid by the highest income groups who earn their money from investment or real estate income.
BTW, Romney wasn't even stumping he was talking to donors. I'd like to hear what's going down at Beyonce and Jayz's 2million dollar champagne diner tonite. Think there will be any hidden cameras there? I hope so.
Why is the Bernanke announcing QE3? Could it be a failed domestic policy? Why is the Middle East on fire? Could it be a failed foreign policy? These are serious issues that need to be discussed. QE3 alone, you realize this has to be paid back,,,with interest!
...also: The preamble of the clause implies that the Second Amendment (which creates a right “to keep and bear arms”) is not about personal self-defense, but about forbidding the federal government to disarm state militias. Of cause Scalia dismisses this point along with telling us that the Second amendment was written for the voters to understand. . .I guess we're stilling having trouble there? Now John you got to bear with me...it seems that Justice Scalia doesn't share your views regarding(hope I got the spelling right on that one) unorganized militias. Here's his response is like when Clinton said: it depends on what your definition of what "is" is...continued...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless ...maybe you might want to correct your dictionary, with all this spelling correctness you want to preach too?
Do you think I am wrong? Put your money where your mouth is, Spooner. Produce a 100% authentic and verifiable quote that CLEARLY STATES that the Second Amendment was meant to apply SOLELY to a well-regulated militia from any one of the following: - One of the Founding Fathers (Ex. Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, John Adams; etc.) - Their contemporaries (Ex. St. George Tucker, Tenche Coxe, William Rawle; etc. - A 19th-century Supreme Court decision (Ex. U.S. v. Cruikshank (1876), Presser v. People of Illinois (1886), etc.). Now run along to class!
It is a non-standard " word. This isn't just my opinion, it is based on the authoritive sources: * Merriam-Webster doesn't accept it: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless * The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) rejects it. * The AP Style Manual (AKA the journalist's "Bible", also rejects it). * The American Heritage considers it "non-standard": (see: http://thebettereditor.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/irregardless-of-your-distaste-for-it/) * The Chicago Manual of Style rejects it: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/Usage/Usage109.html Any English or American Journalism professor worth their diploma would tell you the same. So please, continue your journey of English ingorance and we'll all sit back and laugh at you. Wikipedia is a nice place for background information, but I think the most reputable sources on the English language in the world trumps your flaccid claim. Here is the link to the English Department at Brookdale Community College. You may be able to get into a Spring Semester class: http://www.brookdalecc.edu/pages/291.asp
* Lawsuit blaming government for wife's suicide three days after armed Internal Revenue Service agents raided their home. (See: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/13/wrongful-death-suit-says-suicide-followed-irs-raid/#ixzz26u3LSmq3) * Dozens of armed agents from FDA, IRS, and FBI conducted unprovoked, full-scale raid Maxam Nutraceutics (producer and seller of nutritional supplements)(See: http://www.truthistreason.net/armed-fda-irs-and-fbi-agents-raid-family-nutrition-store-seize-everything-for-labeling-non-compliance) * Armed agents raid Mo’ Money home tax office: http://wtkr.com/2012/04/25/report-irs-agents-raid-mo-money-home-office/ * Armed IRS agents raid local business (See: http://www.localnews8.com/news/Feds-Mum-On-Why-They-Raided-Idaho-Falls-Businesses/-/308662/14517124/-/ovpdtk/-/index.html) * Armed IRS agents raid Idaho business (See: http://590kid.com/2012/04/06/irs-raids-idaho-falls-business/) * Armed IRS agents raid tax-return preparer (See: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/tax/stories/irs043098.htm) RE: Patrick 8:19 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 "...but I think you called me on was IRS agents being armed.. and I have said that those armed officers aren't there to collect your unpaid Obamacare penalties, but rather for IRS agents staking out criminals like the mob."
and this is what you do all day on the tax payer dime.... try an make people who disagree with you look silly, when you aren't even discussing the real point, it is all about YOU. which suits your politics. and you want us to believe you are a public servant.
Instead of accepting your that you suffer from an acute lack of knowledge of U.S. history, U.S. Constitution -- and, of course, the CI division of the IRS, you try to keep your falsehoods alive using semantical life support. It doesn't work. You failed. As for your latest false accusation that I claimed to be a "public servant," -- you lied again. So please, enough lies. Run along.
and it was you who said you worked in a government capacity
You have always had this inflated sense of your own opinion... Have waxed on about facts while edififing yourself wirh conspiracy and recently you have had a drop in the old self confidence by having to having to reference your famous fairytale friends. Don't ever change, the world needs you just as you are.
"Government capcity" does not equal "public servant". You lied, for example, when you claimed I use the citizens' money to refute your personal attacks and lies here. What I do and who I know is my own business -- and your making false accusations that I am engaging in theft is a sure sign of your desperation and inability to counter what I write with facts and logic. So run along now...go spew a stream of false claims and personal attacks somewhere else.