Anyone expect Bain Capital to hit a home-run on every acquisitions? Most if not all of their acquisitions were in the shitter when they bought them
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Thor, you dumb fuk.
Ever hear of Staples?
When Bain got its claws into Staples - it consisted of one store. Now there are 2000 stores with 90,000 employees. Go look it up on wikipedia.
Bain is not only a private equity firm (company that makes money by building other companies) but about the best in the business. Romney built it from square one.
Meanwhile, Obama was a community organizer - although there isn't a soul from any community who remembers him.Comment -
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But that's not what he's running on when he touts his business experience, which consists of a) venture capitalism, and b) leveraged buyouts, which basically means buying companies, stripping them of all their value and laying everybody off. Which of those exactly is a quality that is useful to running a government?Comment -
Shaudius I will stick to your premiss ... Would be a good idea to shrink and cut the bloated fed bureaucracy
dont you think so ?Comment -
I am not speaking of his ideas on other things. I am speaking specifically of the idea that Romney is better than Obama because of his business experience versus Obama's community organizing and law firm experience.
As for cutting the federal bureaucracy, it depends on what you mean. Romney has not actually come up with his own economic plan and is instead supporting the Ryan budget.
There's a lot to say about Ryan's budget plan, but one of the key points it makes is that defense spending is not the reason for our current budget crisis. Defense spending is currently 19% of the federal budget, discretionary spending(what you would term bureaucratic spending) is 18%. I fail to see how one can argue that defense spending is not the reason for our budget crisis, but discretionary spending is. In fact the Ryan budget specifically says that the reason for our current budget crisis is healthcare spending. Namely Medicare(nevermind the fact that it assumes that Medicare spending will continue to rise unabatted by other spending will flatline).
In this context, I fail to see your point about cutting and shrinking the federal bureaucracy if you mean it as a way to save money. If you mean in general regarding regulations, that might be something to consider.
But I would make the sound argument that lack of regulation and oversight is one of the primary reasons for the financial meltdown(no it wasn't the only reason).
Other regulations are perhaps overly burdensome, but those should be handled on a case by case basis, there are areas that do need the ax and not the tweezers, but regulatory schemes are not one of them. Deregulation for deregulations sake doesn't do anyone any good and it certainly doesn't do anyone any good for the sake of balancing a budget, because like I said, even if you cut every single program outside the military and entitlements you would only be cutting 18% of the federal budget and you would be doing a lot more harm to a lot of people than good(and remmber that 18% includes things such as interstate road repair which is decidedly unregulatory when done by the federal government or contractors as it currently is).Comment -
Bains idea is to break the back of the American worker and pay them as low as they can get, if not run overseas. There is a reason Newt called it vulture capitalism. If this is the type of asshole you want running a country then vote for the douche bag. Here is what is going on at American Airlines right now. I know i know Unions are bad for the country. I heard that on Fox News too.
We cannot even get AA management to accept binding arbitration to settle the dispute neutrally because they know they can wait us out legally. It is absolute miserable human greed. Guess who is standing there leading the way and showing AA execs how to use the legal system to illegally bust the union? Why our boy Mitt Romney of course and his corporate consulting firm of Bain. Great Presidential candidate. He should be executed not elected.Comment -
Oh and this is what has happen already
Losing your pension, a 27 percent wage and benefit cut, losing two weeks of earned vacation, going from 10 sick days and 10 holidays down to 5 each on the same day the top 72 execs take a 380 million dollar bonus.Comment -
"the liberal media" You got to be a real dumb son of a bitch to believe the media is liberal when it is owned by corporations
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Thor, funny thing about unions that dumb fukkin union parrots like yourself don't ever quite seem to understand, is that if you do not belong to a union, you don't give a fuk about unions.
Know why Detroit is a ghost town? Well, Thor, it's not because Americans don't know how to make cars or that the executives don't know how to run a business, it's because unions grew too powerful. Sh*tty GM basically exists to satisfy pension plans.
The country cannot afford 4 more years of Obama. And if union rhetoric can't win the Wisconsin statehouse, it's not going to secure Obama's re-election.
at Fox News having anything to do with people's views on labor.
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um.... Rommney's problem is that he is so blah, and boring, and changes his opinion just to get elected. he will do anything and say anything so people will like him. honestly, how can anyone vote for this guy. Its hilarious that Rommney, Rommney is the best the republicans can put up. All of the top gop figure heads stayed out, because they know Obama is going to win a 2nd term.Polls like this?
According to this poll (which is suspending Obama's 60% chance on inTrade), Romney voters are less enthusiastic in April than they were in January. Really? Now that he's finally nabbed the nomination, they've lost interest - as Obama has been floundering?
That's almost as farfetched as Obama having an edge with independent voters in every swing state. What a joke! I don't buy it for a second.
The national media does everything it can to bury negative stories about Obama from the public dialogue. But sooner or later, Obama is going to have to answer for his awful record as president.
and you can go check the polls your-self. obama is ahead with I's. Also has a 25 + point lead with women, in all truth. If rommney can't close the gab there, that is the election. Why do you think faux news and the rommney camp tried to play up what this unaffiliated democratic commentator said.
but what is even funnier, is rommney just said in January, women on welefare should work. they shouldn't be allowed to stay home with their kids.
the democrats are going to have a field-day with that ad, and rommney yet again doing anther flip-flop.Comment -
the re-call election with walker, is going to be within a couple percentage points. wouldn't be surprised at him out.Thor, funny thing about unions that dumb fukkin union parrots like yourself don't ever quite seem to understand, is that if you do not belong to a union, you don't give a fuk about unions.
Know why Detroit is a ghost town? Well, Thor, it's not because Americans don't know how to make cars or that the executives don't know how to run a business, it's because unions grew too powerful. Sh*tty GM basically exists to satisfy pension plans.
The country cannot afford 4 more years of Obama. And if union rhetoric can't win the Wisconsin statehouse, it's not going to secure Obama's re-election.
at Fox News having anything to do with people's views on labor.
but, obama is going to carry Wisconsin, it hasn't voted for a republican president in ages. i don't see that changing with Rommney.Comment -
this was the poll i was talking about. the swing states poll, what really matters.
51-42 in swing states obama/rommney
47-48 obama/rommney amoung men
54-36 obama/rommney amoung women.
that is the most recent poll in ohio. rcp has a drop down menu of all the battleground states and obama is fairing really well. ohio, fl Wisconsin Colorado, virgina, michigan, iowa, north carolina, PA.
obviously a-lot can change depending on who Rommney picks as his VP,but word is he is looking for anther sarah palin.
but he has a long ways to go in these battle-ground states.
this map really shows how long of a shot rommney has at winning
giving colorado to obama, it has become more liberal and has a large growing latino population. all signs point to obama winning.
i will give FL to rommney, just for point of this example. (Even then right now obama has a large lead)
its now 242 - 199
need 270 to win
going to give PA to obama. last time gop won it was 1988. and it is leaning towards obama.
its now 262-199
obama just needs 8 more, and rommney basically needs to sweep the board of the rest of the swing states.Comment -
You realize that Obama has been campaigning non-stop in swing states for months and Romney has been campaigning against Obama for about a week now?http://www.usatoday.com/news/politic...oll/53930684/1
this was the poll i was talking about. the swing states poll, what really matters.
51-42 in swing states obama/rommney
47-48 obama/rommney amoung men
54-36 obama/rommney amoung women.
that is the most recent poll in ohio. rcp has a drop down menu of all the battleground states and obama is fairing really well. ohio, fl Wisconsin Colorado, virgina, michigan, iowa, north carolina, PA.
obviously a-lot can change depending on who Rommney picks as his VP,but word is he is looking for anther sarah palin.
but he has a long ways to go in these battle-ground states.
this map really shows how long of a shot rommney has at winning
giving colorado to obama, it has become more liberal and has a large growing latino population. all signs point to obama winning.
i will give FL to rommney, just for point of this example. (Even then right now obama has a large lead)
its now 242 - 199
need 270 to win
going to give PA to obama. last time gop won it was 1988. and it is leaning towards obama.
its now 262-199
obama just needs 8 more, and rommney basically needs to sweep the board of the rest of the swing states.
And if you want some poll numbers that really say something, on the lower left hand of the RCP page are these results where people were questioned on whether the country is moving in the right direction or not:
Right Direction
33.8
Wrong Track
60.8
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the right track/wrong track numbers could be due to a number of factors like the do-nothing congress, high gas prices, ect.ect. which are out of obamas control.
but its coo, you can deny the polls, and the electoral college out-look. i would too if my guy had slim if any chance at winning the election.
just look at the numbers, if you just give all the states McCain won to rommney, hes at 170. all the states that are leaning/strongly in obama he is at 227. that is a big disadvantage right there, to win Rommney will have to retake FL and Ohio.
even if rommney captures those two big swing states obama could still win by carrying pa, col, nevada, nh, and iowa.
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If it wasn't for unions a shitbag like u would be making fifty cents an hour. You wouldn't have one single benefit if it wasn't for unions. How about giving back ur health care, pension, and retirement package, because these are things unions got a nitwit like u. The real sad part about unions is the leaches who also benefited from them. When unions were their strongest this country was at it strongest. When people have good paying jobs the economy runs like clockwork. How about we just let the republicans run everything again since they did such a great job for six years and made this country a laughing stock world wide.Thor, funny thing about unions that dumb fukkin union parrots like yourself don't ever quite seem to understand, is that if you do not belong to a union, you don't give a fuk about unions.
Know why Detroit is a ghost town? Well, Thor, it's not because Americans don't know how to make cars or that the executives don't know how to run a business, it's because unions grew too powerful. Sh*tty GM basically exists to satisfy pension plans.
The country cannot afford 4 more years of Obama. And if union rhetoric can't win the Wisconsin statehouse, it's not going to secure Obama's re-election.
at Fox News having anything to do with people's views on labor.Comment -
please his job record? It was the worst presidential hand off in the last 70 years and if u don't want to admit this then continue to drink the Limbaugh semen. Then like a jackass Obama tries to work with the other side who couldn't give two dicks about the country. Haven't you notice any of this? Pull ur head out of the sand because this is what has happen. You can't possibly be this ignorant and think it hasn't. He has been forced to keep the same country killing policies that were in place when he got in. That is what he gets for trying to get along with a bunch of cunning rooster suckers. How he didn't realize this was gonna happen after the whole Clinton Kenneth Star fiasco is stunning to me unless he is a closet neo-con. Heck two years ago i said gas prices would be 5 dollars a gallon when we hit October. This is ur boys buddies playing the old speculator games on Wall Street. You know the same Wall Street that has these rooster suckers bought and paid for. Gas prices are high for one reason and that is because these crooked fuks are trying anything to push Obama out. These rat fuk oil companies and their 10 billion dollar handout (subsidies) seem to be untouchable because once again the Republicans are in their back pockets. The country is hurting bad but the Republicans cried foul when Obama wanted to put an end to those handouts. Imagine that. Huge deficits but they want the oil companies to keep that huge handout when they are making record profits. Republicans have made an art out of fooling the gullible and actually getting them to believe their cunning garbage. Yes people are this stupid and u look like the poster child for this party. (grammar and spelling not reviewed)Comment -
1st war ended= economy picking up. What will the 2nd war ending bring?
Maybe if 'bama went to the middle east and bowed to their leaders, the gas prices
might come down. You guys would still bitch, because he bowed to them.
Maybe if the Repubs would get over what ever their little problem is, they could help
get us going again. 'bama was willing to use some Repub plans and they still acted
like babies. (as seen here also)
'bama and the Dem's of all branches deserve to win this election, they have acted
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What planet are you checking in from, bro?
Obama's health care plan was over sold in its benefits and undersold on its costs. It is a fukking disaster.
It was never popular with the people, (Democratic golden girl Liz Warren is calling for parts of it to be repealed ... during the election? Wow.), it smothers small businesses from hiring permanent workers, and WHOOPS, it costs nearly double what Obama promised it would. $1.76 trillion over 10 years, not $938 billion. http://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillm...than-promised/
Obama is not getting re-elected with his record and this economy. He is toast, even if every state on RealClear's map was "leaning Democrat". Our dollar is weak, Obama's fed has us 15.6 trillion in debt - so even with Europe's economy in the shitter our economy is not going to pull any miracle turnaround. That window shut last fall.
Obama's original plan for re-election was a booming economy. He failed.
Oh and another from the great businesslike Democrats: Dodd-Frank costs private businesses 24 million man hours of compliance work per year ... just the kick in the ass the economy needs, right? More lawyers, more liability, more costs - for NOTHING.
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u know how he is destroying the country u dumb assholes? He continued those Bush tax breaks during a deficit killing war. Who cuts taxes during war time? This other asshole who claims Obama is killing us with spending fails to tell people that most of that spending is Bush spending. These tax cuts are killing us. The wars are killing us. If u want to blame Obama for something blame him for continuing these country killing policies that got us in this mess to begin with. He caves constantly to these c ock suckers who are in Wall Street and big oil's back pocket. Obama has been a big disappointment but to put back the same asshole who gave us this mess and still fight for these same country killing policies would be another disaster.Comment -
Dante, a straight-up question:When I look at this health care legislation it is mostly a positive for the American people.
If the Obama health care legislation is mostly a positive for the American people, why did the democrats who were solely responsible for drafting it make sure to exempt themselves and their loved ones from having to participate in it alongside the American public?
If the Obama health care legislation is really a good thing for us, why are labor unions across the country requesting and receiving waivers from having to participate in it? (88% of the waivers granted have gone to the same labor unions that helped Obama become president)
To recap:
1. The 2700 page ObamaCare bill was drafted solely by democrats behind closed doors.
2. They chose to pass such a sweeping bill which involves 20% of the American economy without a single republican vote of support
3. Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and a host of liberal democratic politicians and their advisers have spoken into the microphone saying how great this plan will be for the American public.
4.Obama, Reid, Pelosi and the rest of the democrats who drafted the bill made sure to exempt themselves and their loved ones from having to participate in it alongside the American public.
5. Labor unions which are Obama's and the democratic party's strongest ally have requested and received waivers so they don't have to participate in it either even though these same labor unions have been trying to get socialized medicine passed for decades.
Dating back to the 1960's, the majority of the American public has OPPOSED socializing our country's medical care system while the democrats and labor unions have always strongly supported the idea. With the help of labor unions, Obama was elected POTUS in 2008 with the promise of getting a socialized medicine system passed.
Under ObamaCare, the group of people who have opposed it all along are stuck with it while the group of people who have always supported it have successfully exempted themselves from having to participate in it.
You could make a quality Twilight Zone episode out of this.Comment -
Mitt Romney produces year in and year out and pays millions and millions of dollars in income taxes every year. On the other hand, liberal leeches like Thor don't produce a single, solitary thing of value to anyone and all they do is TAKE, TAKE and TAKE.He should be executed not elected.
Our country needs all the Mitt Romney's we can get and its the Thor's that should be executed.Comment -
andy you really are one sick puppy.....get some help.Comment -
You fcking morons. If Romney voted in his health care plan (what 'bama modeled from)
you all would be defending it. It's not even in effect yet. Imagine that, a lib Dem pres
saving up for something like health care.
You guys bitch and moan about this health care bill which would make everyone responsible for their own insurance. Since you despise paying welfare, it's ok for you to pay for everyone's health care? Can you say dumb ass flip flop?
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True, I guess we'll find out shortly.Comment -
Those were not my words douche bag they were the words of the AA negotiator. Learn how to read. As for me taking things lol. I had a businesses which i sold. I created jobs how about you? Mitt Romney pays shit in taxes percentage wise compared to me. The only reason i sold my business was because Bush won a second term which i knew those gas prices would hit an all time high for his first three years. When people have to put out money like that they don't have money to buy things. I sold for a profit. Unfortunately the guy who bought my place went under within a year because of the god awful Bush economy.Comment -
Please show me where within your posting #78 does it say the words were spoken by some "AA negotiator".Those were not my words douche bag they were the words of the AA negotiator. Learn how to read.Perhaps you should have said I should "learn how to read YOUR MIND"?Bains idea is to break the back of the American worker and pay them as low as they can get, if not run overseas. There is a reason Newt called it vulture capitalism. If this is the type of asshole you want running a country then vote for the douche bag. Here is what is going on at American Airlines right now. I know i know Unions are bad for the country. I heard that on Fox News too.
We cannot even get AA management to accept binding arbitration to settle the dispute neutrally because they know they can wait us out legally. It is absolute miserable human greed. Guess who is standing there leading the way and showing AA execs how to use the legal system to illegally bust the union? Why our boy Mitt Romney of course and his corporate consulting firm of Bain. Great Presidential candidate. He should be executed not elected.ByeShea can't read your mind either.Again another neo-con dirtbag who doesn't know how to readComment
