Colin Powell

[ez bake]

Never mind...

 

[JB Books]

I don't think everyone whom disagrees with obama is a racist.

 

[tran]

I don't think everyone whom disagrees with obama is a racist.

I know, But there are a lot out their that do...

 

[aeropb]

Everyone should waste their votes on Gary Johnson

 

[Westsidebob]

If you're a Republican, then you must be somewhat conservative, if you are conservative at all, there is no way you can vote for Obama, unless you don't really pay attention to politics and don't have a good idea of what is going on in our country.

 

[ez bake]

If you're a Republican, then you must be somewhat conservative, if you are conservative at all, there is no way you can vote for Obama, unless you don't really pay attention to politics and don't have a good idea of what is going on in our country.

Because everyone knows, Romney is a conservative...

 

[Westsidebob]

Because everyone knows, Romney is a conservative...

Well if he is not conservative what is he? He may not be the strongest conservative ever, for sure he isn't, but at least he is on the right side of the line. There is certainly a BIG difference between him and Obama.

 

[ez bake]

Well if he is not conservative what is he? He may not be the strongest conservative ever, for sure he isn't, but at least he is on the right side of the line. There is certainly a BIG difference between him and Obama.

So, he's a conservative because what else would he be (you clearly haven't looked at anything he did while Governor of MA)? What kind of logic is that. What line is he "on the right side of"?

Seriously - name one difference between his policies and Obamas.

Here are just a few they share:

http://endoftheamericandream.com/ar...ck-obama-and-mitt-romney-are-exactly-the-same

1. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported TARP.

2. Mitt Romney supported Barack Obama's "economic stimulus" packages.

3. Mitt Romney says that Barack Obama's bailout of the auto industry was actually his idea.

4. Neither candidate supports immediately balancing the federal budget.

5. They both believe in big government and they both have a track record of being big spenders while in office.

6. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both fully support the Federal Reserve.

7. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both on record as saying that the president should not question the "independence" of the Federal Reserve.

8. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both said that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did a good job during the last financial crisis.

9. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both felt that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke deserved to be renominated to a second term.

10. Both candidates oppose a full audit of the Federal Reserve.

11. Both candidates are on record as saying that U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has done a good job.

12. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both been big promoters of universal health care.

13. Mitt Romney was the one who developed the plan that Obamacare was later based upon.

14. Wall Street absolutely showers both candidates with campaign contributions.

15. Neither candidate wants to eliminate the income tax or the IRS.

16. Both candidates want to keep personal income tax rates at the exact same levels for the vast majority of Americans.

17. Both candidates are "open" to the idea of imposing a Value Added Tax on the American people.

18. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the TSA is doing a great job.

19. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported the NDAA.

20. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported the renewal of the Patriot Act.

21. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the federal government should be able to indefinitely detain American citizens that are considered to be terrorists.

22. Both candidates believe that American citizens suspected of being terrorists can be killed by the president without a trial.

23. Barack Obama has not closed Guantanamo Bay like he promised to do, and Mitt Romney actually wants to double the number of prisoners held there.

24. Both candidates support the practice of "extraordinary rendition".

25. They both support the job-killing "free trade" agenda of the global elite.

26. They both accuse each other of shipping jobs out of the country and both of them are right.

27. Both candidates are extremely soft on illegal immigration.

28. Neither candidate has any military experience. This is the first time that this has happened in a U.S. election since 1944.

29. Both candidates earned a degree from Harvard University.

30. They both believe in the theory of man-made global warming.

31. Mitt Romney has said that he will support a "cap and trade" carbon tax scheme (like the one Barack Obama wants) as long as the entire globe goes along with it.

32. Both candidates have a very long record of supporting strict gun control measures.

33. Both candidates have been pro-abortion most of their careers. Mitt Romney's "conversion" to the pro-life cause has been questioned by many. In fact, Mitt Romney has made millions on Bain Capital's investment in a company called "Stericycle" that incinerates aborted babies collected from family planning clinics.

34. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the Boy Scout ban on openly gay troop leaders is wrong.

35. They both believe that a "two state solution" will bring lasting peace between the Palestinians and Israel.

36. Both candidates have a history of nominating extremely liberal judges.

37. Like Barack Obama, Mitt Romney also plans to add "signing statements" to bills when he signs them into law.

38. They both have a horrible record when it comes to job creation.

39. Both candidates believe that the president has the power to take the country to war without getting the approval of the U.S. Congress.

40. Both candidates plan to continue running up more government debt even though the U.S. government is already 16 trillion dollars in debt.

 

[poopgiggle]

To be fair, pretty much all actual economists support the Federal Reserve. Even Milton Friedman was like, "yeah the gold standard would be cool but we can't really go back."

 

[Glocktogo]

Back on topic, perhaps Powell still has a bad taste in his mouth from Bush? Perhaps he likes how superior Panetta makes him look? Either way, I wouldn't put too much stock in it. Romney isn't the Republican choice so much as he's the party elite choice. Racism notwithstanding, Obama has been the most divisive president I can remember. It's not so much a matter of race or color as policy. They effect more than just race. It's more socioeconomic than racist. It just happens that the racial percentages line up that way.

Either way, the king makers have spoken and we'd do well to remember that fact.