Mitt looks about as comfortable, free-flowing, and natural as a Secret Service Agent in that photo.

I wanna have a beer with that guy!

Send those emails to Whitehouse Reed and Cicilline
I sent this Email out to our congressional leaders . Send that email now and we have a chance to stop this.
The transfer of the bridges requires Federal approval . We need you to step in to stop this transfer. The Federal Highway Admin. has the application . We need action fast to stop this from happening. This will hurt businesses on and off the island. It's not to late to stop this plan and save our businesses .
Joe Sousa.

Okay…. so now we're analyzing proposed standards for a Presidential choice:

1. Free-flowing. (As in ...a one-note Al Green song that’s obviously been rehearsed a hundred times.)

2. Natural. (As in ... the guy’s a chameleon depending upon his audience.)

3. Beer-thirsty. (As in... good-time beer-drinking instills confidence in the ability to ...uh....uh....)

Not sure where those 3 proposed standards have gotten us so far, though.

Hey, maybe we could use a guy

who appears to be a little worried

about the state of the economy.

Maybe it’s an indication that he understands the issues.

And maybe an indication that he’d rather work

than drink beer

is not such a bad thing

right about now.

Here's the Romney-Ryan Plan:
1. Tax poor & working people but not the rich;
2. Encourage wages in the U.S. to fall to third world levels;
3. Pass trade laws that make it easy for companies to send jobs overseas;
4. Pass laws that enable only insurance companies to control who gets health care (including seniors) and who doesn't;
5. Replace public education with out of pocket private schools and home schooling;
6. Refuse to invest in crumbling public infrastructure such as highways, bridges, and sewer systems;
7. Environmental Policy: Pass laws and weaken regulations that enable companies to pollute the environment;
8. Pass laws that enable gas and oil production and prices to be controlled by a few large companies; Make sure that there is no longer any research or work on alternative energy sources; Keep defense spending high to protect non domestic oil production;
9. Repress rights for women and minorities and repress voting participation;
10. Divide the American people on cultural issues (religion, sexual orientation, gun rights, etc);
11. Instill fear in the American public through manufactured crises and created "boogeymen". Then attack political opponents by claiming to be more "patriotic" and the better keeper of "American Values" than they.
12. Make it impossible for literally millions of ELIGIBLE voters to cast their ballots, which is flagrant vote tampering and corruption.
Can YOU afford to vote for these guys? I can't. I'M A WORKING MOTHER.

The above comment illustrates the liberal mindset. We conservatives see them as wrong (and perhaps childish); they see us as EVIL!

I see F and F as silly, too.

2. Encourage wages in the U.S. to fall to third world levels;
3. Pass trade laws that make it easy for companies to send jobs overseas;

Why would they need to send jobs overseas if wages are at 3rd World levels?

5. Replace public education with out of pocket private schools and home schooling;

What dumb Republicans. Why would they change the way our schools are run? (said the parent who had to move to NK so his kids wouldn't have to attend Rogers)

10. Divide the American people on cultural issues (religion, sexual orientation, gun rights, etc);

You sure you're not talking about Obama?

12. Make it impossible for literally millions of ELIGIBLE voters to cast their ballots, which is flagrant vote tampering and corruption.

Who is fighting tooth and nail against voter ID laws so that the dead and ineligible can vote Democrat?

I'm astounded at how many idiotic ideas a liberal can hold at once. You're not a teacher at Rogers, by any chance, are you?

Are we better off today than we were four years ago?

After spending trillions of $ of our money, our economy has not improved and unemployment is still high.

O'Bama's policies are a colossal failure.

I voted for him the last time. I will not make that mistake again.

O'Bama has to go.

"Who is fighting tooth and nail against voter ID laws so that the dead and ineligible can vote Democrat?" this is a myth.

http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/policy_brief_on_the_truth_about_voter_fraud/

Conservatives, saving us from non-existent threats since McCarthy.

I'm astounded at how many outrageous lies a neoconservative can swill.
You're not a KKK member by any chance, are you?

Anyone that's encouraging tolerance cannot be accused of divisive actions.
You're yearning for an America that never was, Andy B.

Guess what - the future doesn't look like us, either.
http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2010/05/09-demographics-katz

The ONLY way out of this is to provide the widest possible spread in the population with the tools to succeed in a marketplace dominated by a race to the bottom on wages - both skills and protections need to be raised.

Like Germany has done. That takes planning - which your Agender friends oppose
as a Socialist threat to liberty. Insurrection is a more likely threat.

I love it! Naomi, you fall straight into the "conservatives are evil" meme. Right after I pointed it out, too.

And in accusing me of racism, you imply that black people somehow can't get IDs. Why would that be, Naomi? One of the things that drove me from your side of the argument was the implied racism in so many liberal policies--such as affirmative action--that seem to say to blacks, "You're not smart enough, we'll help you." I believe blacks are smart enough to make it on their own in this country. By your words, I guess you don't, Naomi.

As I said, liberals are silly...well some are, anyway.

No Rose, I think that Dems want no IDs so that people who aren't citizens can vote.
Bin Laden handled perfectly by your messiah? he leaked sensitive intelligence so he could get full credit. One of the guys in Pakistan who was instrumental in finding OBL is now in jail there. Obama had both houses in his court his first two years in office he got everything he wanted.
Unemployment down? What planet are YOU living on. take RI; unemployment is down from 10.9% to 10.8%, yet 80 fewer people are in the workforce. How does that happen?
Auto industries saved? GM's stock is down 50% and we, the taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $26 billion because we own so much stock. the bailout went straight to the unions and guess what? GM is on track for bankruptcy again.

Rose, I think you will find most republicans want government to get out of the way so we can continue to built our small businesses. I'll illustrate my last point:
I had an employee. I paid him $18/hr. It cost me $24/hour to employ him. He took home $12/hr. If I paid him $12/hr under the table, I would be way ahead. And he would be grateful to take home the same money he did before I had to lay him off. See what high taxes do? See why I'm fighting against Obama...and why I'm not hiring and nor are other small businesses?

I notice that far to many are willing to spend money that their children will have to repay. The deficit spending is wrong on so many levels. SS and Medicare could have been fixed if Congress didn't go on a spending spree. The only answer is the Tea Party . Fiscal conservatives who care about our nations future.

Rose, no one is saying they want to do away with taxes. That's known as a strawman argument. I
f you look at my comment, I said "high taxes." And I gave you an example of why they are bad.

"See what high taxes do? See why I'm fighting against Obama...and why I'm not hiring and nor are other small businesses?"

Obama turned you into a tax cheat? Bullshit.

Tax cheating is at the core of the demand for transparency in Romney's record.
It's the riptide eroding the fabric of America's social contract - everybody pays.

The uproar over TARP coming from the right was based on this, was it not?
The outrage over Welfare is this simple notion - one side pays, the other takes.

Revulsion over this justifies tax cheating? If America's wealthiest are hiding their earnings from tax - won't the rest follow suit? Surely fiscal conservatives would collect all the revenue on the books, or pursue debtors. That's the business
model, is it not?

It's what brought down Greece - http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2011/07/11/110711ta_talk_surowiecki - we want to hire a poster boy for offshore banks?

It's not evil, it's vile. It's also the core value of secessionist movements.

As to fiscal conservation, I'll believe it when I see BOTH spending cuts (there's plenty of fat in the DoD) and taxes raised to pay for the last two wars.

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/the-price-of-9-11

I expect this comment will also be flagged off the board, as inappropriate.
(Three so far, today.) Strong conservative positions seem to be indefensible -
so the challenges are shouted out of the discussion. That's Fascist.

Not big on reading comprehension, are you, Naomi? I didn't say I avoid taxes. I said that high taxes incentivize businesses to avoid taxes that way and I gave you an example based on my business.
Perhaps you're a product of the wonderful, union-run Rhode Island schools?

Like every Republican, Romney wants to protect the rich and preserve every possible tax break and loophole the benefits him and the other robber barons. Their trickle-down philosophy has been refuted repeatedly yet they continue beating the dead horse myth that they are the "job creators." Ordinary Americans with money in their pockets and disposable income create jobs, not the super-rich parasites like Mitt and Ann.

I see no Republican positions offered other than that of the tired rhetoric that, "tax cuts and deregulation" are the answer to the problems with our economy.

It's obvious by now that cutting taxes for the rich did not create jobs. Let's try something else.

A balanced budget amendment has been needed for decades. Both sides fought it . I can't stand to here the Democrat's did this , the Republican's did that. Both sides ran up $16 trillion in debt and created the problems. If you fight for either party you are part of the problem. We need to change both partys by average people stepping up and taking them back for the good of our country. Big business controls congress and has for years. They pay for tax breaks and Gov. contracts . Our elected officials reap millions with inside info . That's against the law for us but not for them. We have a chance to turn things around with grass roots activism. Cleaning out the rats who feed at the public trough . Join the Tea Party and work to clean up this mess. Keep your party affiliation and work with in the party to ensure we have the best candidates for people to elect.

Rose we know how the Democrats create jobs. The Washing post
The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history.

The Obama administration says the government will grow to 2.15 million employees this year, topping 2 million for the first time since President Clinton declared that “the era of big government is over” and joined forces with a Republican-led Congress in the 1990s to pare back the federal work force.

Most of the increases are on the civilian side, which will grow by 153,000 workers, to 1.43 million people, in fiscal 2010.

The expansion could provide more ammunition to those arguing that the government is trying to do too much under President Obama.

Read more: Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million - Washington Times

We could start creating jobs by taking away the across the board tax cuts for the wealthy that Bush gave out and use that money to provide tax breaks for companies that do more hiring and don't outsource jobs. Don't see this in the GOP/TEA PARTY plan.

When you tax the rich they increase prices . Tax corporations more, same effect. Cutting Government spending and paying down the debt is what is needed. Tax less, businesses grow and people have more to spend

What troubles me these days is the hate from those on the left. I know if I displayed a Hinckley sign or bumper sticker, my property would be vandalized.

Rose, your envy of those who have more than you is unbecoming. It's their money. Liberals like you seem to believe that 100% of their money is theirs, you just let them keep some of it. They should be thankful and shut up. It doesn't work that way.

I just think they should be taxed the same rate as I am! That's what is fair and right!

Lets try this. I only suggest this in the hopes to enlighten those who would never otherwise consider this: This is a very well known website the Connects YOU to News Stories around the world. Read some of the Articles and decide for yourself. This website does NOT WRITE stories...it just connects you to them. Try and keep an open mind.

http://www.drudgereport.com/

Forbes, When It Comes To Paying Taxes, Big Oil Takes The Biggest Hit ExxonMobil in 2011 made $27.3 billion in cash payments for income taxes. Chevron paid $17 billion and ConocoPhillips $10.6 billion. And not only were these the highest amounts in absolute terms, when compared with the rest of the 25 most profitable U.S. companies (see our slideshow for the full rundown of who paid what), the trio also had the highest effective tax rates. Exxon’s tax rate was 42.9%, Chevron’s was 48.3% and Conoco’s was 41.5%. That’s even higher than the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate, which is already the highest tax rate among developed nations.This is related to the presumption that the burden of corporate taxation is borne by fat cats. But that’s not necessarily true,” says Slemrod. Business owners take some of the hit, but “in the longer term the burden gets shifted in the form of lower wages or higher prices.” Such as higher prices at the gas pump.

Even left-of-center energy activists like Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, Carl Pope, executive chairman of the Sierra Club, and green energy investor Jeffrey Leonard, chairman of the Global Environment Fund, think the time is ripe to eliminate all energy subsidies in the tax code and let the best fuel win.

This includes bio-ethanol derived from corn. Subsidy for profitable enterprises is unneccessary - the intent of subsidy is to support emergent businesses that
they may pay into the tax rolls at a later date.

The subsidy paid Exxon is effectively public support for a business in need of none.

The Center for Tax justice produced numbers indicating the biggest oil companies
were, in fact, paid to do their business by the US Treasury 2008-2010.
http://tinyurl.com/3wzb2nl

Exxon Mobil paid a negative rate, (-1.4%) over this period.

Is Forbes accounting personal income taxes paid, as well?

Part of the accounting sleight of hand is to include the state and federal gas taxes
paid by drivers at the pump, and employee payroll taxes.

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2011/05/11/9625/exxon-mobil-dodges-the-tax-man/

Do you read this trash before you post it ?

If you really meant end subsides
and let the market decide, I'd agree with you.

Why does Newport Patch censure me on the toll issue, what is the problem?

Did anybody watch the national news this morning?-Two more dirtbag republicans in hot water-one congressman for skinny dipping in the sea of Galilee while representing the USA on a government funded fact finding trip, and one neanderthal congressman running for senate saying women do not get pregnant if they are raped. Talk about a couple of lowlifes.

But then again, what do you expect from the republicans, the same group that opposes immigration, women's rights, equal opportunities for gays and lesbians, and wants to do away with medicare and social security.

Stick a fork in the republicans-they're all done!

Rose, if it were up to the republicans/teabaggers, women would not only lose the right to choose when dealing with their bodies, they would lose the right to vote and voice their opinions.

What's next for the republicans/teabaggers?-recognizing the Ku Klux Klan as a recognized political party? Fortunately, intelligent voters realize the republicans/teabaggers are only looking out for the interests of the ultra wealthy.

Yea they gona put yall back in chains !! There you go again Joe

All you need to know is this when it comes to voting in November: What you know about past Republican philosophy (take care of their own at the expense of everyone else) will me magnified exponentially if Romney-Ryan were to get elected. Thankfully, that is not going to happen.

Joe, How can we attempt to reason with the lefties when their default is to accuse us of being racist and greedy, label us with a sex act, state that we want to imprison people for no reason, and then suggest that they will beat us with violence if they can't do it any other way?

The hate coming from the left is somewhat disconcerting. Even those who seem to be arguing in good faith devolve to hating when they start to lose on the issues. And when they get called on it, their cry is "No we're not, you are!"

That's why I support the Tea Party. I was even more disgusted with the spending under bush and how he never used his veto pen. I expect it from Obama and his gang. And he's exceeded my expectations. I'm surprised he thought he could get away with spending that much of our money.

Bristol, have you been paying attention to our vice president? That chains remark is a quote.

Plenty of bad actors to go around, on both sides.

We should be suspicious of those that seek office.
We should be repairing the mechanisms to elect same.

"That side is BAD!" gets us into the mess we find today.
It's long past time for this electorate to grow up and assert sustainable agendae.

(If you can't pay for it, you can't afford it.)

No comment.

I not with no small degree of wonder how many conservative voices take to blogging -
and how much space the local papers donate. Could it be that this is a cynical way to drive traffic to their websites?

I can remember my mother describing my Grandfather tuning in to Walter Winchell in order to scream at the set - for all the good it did him. Winchell was a muckraker that could make or break careers. Today's publishers are revisiting this recipe.

We've slid backward, toward the McCarthy years.

"...their default is to accuse us of being racist and greedy, label us with a sex act, state that we want to imprison people for no reason..." so those are not true?

"Plenty of evidence, inferential and direct to make the case that those are true." --Naomi

Citations please. Don't just assert nonsense.

You may have noticed that accusing us of racism is no longer the foul epithet it once was. That's because you lefty idiots have made the baseless charge so many times, nobody takes you seriously anymore.

BS like that from Naomi and Rose is just a--pretty successful--liberal effort to distract from the terrible failure that is every single liberal policy.

So we shouldn't criticize Obama because he's black? Wouldn't be racist NOT to criticize someone because of their skin color?

http://hutchnews.com/Todaystop/tea-party-skunk--1

There's one. Here's another, http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/obama.witchdoctor.teaparty/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html?_r=1

Need I go on? Sure - why not?
http://dkosopedia.com/wiki/Republican_Sex_Scandals

What the incarceration of non-violent offenders is really all about, in our opinion:
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/05/21/487568/new-hampshire-prison-privatizatio/

One of the local Tea Party blogs advocates ending food aid to Africans, as this
aid is somehow hurting them...better to let them starve, I suppose.
http://kingwoodteaparty.com/tag/greed-vs-self-interest/

It's the perversion of Christian values you claim to represent that we abhor.
That, and the pervasive defense mounted by you in the front lines, the cannon-fodder for your leadership. We're idiots because we can read, between the lines if necessary.

'BS like that from Naomi and Rose is just a--pretty successful--liberal effort to distract from the terrible failure that is every single liberal policy.'

Every single liberal policy? Citations please - that's nonsense.
(Kind of why we challenge you clods.)

Personally, I haven't seen much evidence of empirical thinking from this movement.
You're plowing the same ground from Fascist movements that precede you.
http://tinyurl.com/8pok4ss

It's the Moral Majority in a tri-cornered hat - cosplay for the deluded.

Play by the rules everyone......today's Monday.

Skunk pic: What about that isn't true?

Witch doctor: "While not denying the crudeness of the image, Tea Party organizers stressed that those who carry the signs are a few "bad apples.""

"Republican Sex Scandals
Most are cited, some lack sources, and some are rumors."

You want to go down that road? Edwards, Frank, Weiner

What have NH prisons got to with the subject?

What is your citation on the Kingston Tea Party supposed to prove? What about the text isn't true?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html
"Although liberal families' incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household."

You're just throwing a bunch of mud trying to get something to stick. Which, come to think of it, is exactly what your party is doing on a national and local scale. It makes you look desperate.

help get me off this sight

Part 1

The Tea Party was formed after Obama was Elected Naome in 2009. That alone negates your assumption and many others that they are racist because Obama is in the White House. Why? Because if true would they not have been formed before he was elected?

This race baiting has gotten very old and has driven independents from DEM support. Do you find some racist members in the tea party? Yes, because like the DEM, IND, GOP, LIB, and every party there are a wide range of individuals. However you do not label all the people racist based on 1 person 99.99% of the people have never heard of or know personally unless of course evidently you are Liberal I guess.

There is a lot more disgusting thing on video concerning DEM organizations then the tea party. The post here proves that. You conveniently forget that the Tea party in 2010 got rid of GOP also. They are by definition grass roots with many varied beliefs. I have never met one that was not against the Patriot act being used on Citizens of the US. I have seen a lot of racism and implied racism from the current administration and its supporters constantly. People are fed up with it as every survey shows because it is the issues they want to hear.

Part 2

Why anyone would not support a fiscally responsible government which would lower everyone’s taxes. What so many people don’t understand; SS, Medicare, and many other programs are just plain unsustainable. We know this to be a fact. There is not repair the system must be changed as it has been kicked down the road for decades because of political fear of hurting re-election.

The many DEMS and many GOP entrenched politicians have destroyed the system for decades at various times to get votes. The DEMS have been in power a lot more than the GOP. Same problem exist in many States, especially this State with the DEMS period. Another this that cannot be disputed is the divisionism in this Country caused by the current administration and especially the DEM party more than any other on everything from, race to class warfare, to demonizing all big business and all those people who earned over $200,000 dollars per year for individuals and $250,000 for Couples.

This only the government can help people is getting old and untrue. That is not and never has been the mandate of the government, no matter how it is spun. BY that I mean the entitlement programs that infect the system and have broken it beyond repair. When people complain about it, we are demonized also. Most of us have no problem with help when it is really needed. However this system has turned into “Generational Dependency” and ruined millions of adult and children’s lives in my opinion.

Part 3

The government involvement in Education has destroyed that for the most part and many do not realize that education is a “Right” left to the States to provide, not the federal Government. The government has regulated in to oblivion. The Constitution states quite clearly that the Federal Government stays out of Education. But sadly loop holes have been used to force States into submission. Obey our mandates or we won’t give money is the rule of the day.

Far to much effort has been spent on the fallacy of every child needs and deserves to go to college. Not every child is college material or wants to go to college. Trades are needed in our society badly and they pay very well and in many cases more than so called white collar. I find it sad when I keep seeing these people on TV whining they have a degree in Liberal arts, or political Science etc, and can not find a job.

Get another degree or a trade then. Single subject degrees that are not varied in many job opportunities are worthless. I know of no teachers who stick to one subject. They all get many subjects under their belt and rightly so. Higher Education also is not a right the States or the Government is mandated to provide. That is a choice of the individual and self-responsibility is up to that individual. I know it would take weeks to debate this post with all the problems I see in my opinion. But this is my opinion on these issues.

"The Constitution states quite clearly that the Federal Government stays out of Education." Where does it say that? Like I said, Andy B's rules require citation.

Or you're inventing support to prop up a weak argument.
You wouldn't do that, would you Jack?

"Higher Education also is not a right the States or the Government is mandated to provide." No argument there, I went to school with a boatload of meatheads -
few of them showed up with the tools to make heads or tails of their schoolwork.

It's my supposition that the funding of public education needs to be changed,
in order to avoid the sort of generational divide growing in places like Tiverton.

A National curriculum with uniform staffing and facilities would be a start.

After grade three - segregate the sexes. Classes year-round. Track kids by performance, and make it competitive to get into higher grades. Teach each and every child the basics of carpentry, plumbing and "home economics" so they can at least fend for themselves.

I think that MORE funding should be directed at primary education. I think that standards should be raised (as if anyone thinks they should be lowered) and that the tools (meaning the best and brightest teachers we can hire) should be recruited to the task. The problem? Demography is destiny for too many -
a kid in Camden, NJ has a very different classroom setting than one in Natick, MA.

Where to find this pot o'gold? The DoD seems to be flush...

I doubt that, I think he's just bored.

Anybody know if the OP gets paid for all this action?

If so, I'm going to sign up under the handle of "Pixie Dust Doo-gooder basketcase"
and start lobbing thought grenades around...

So if you reach financial wealth through hard work, good decisions, perseverance and discipline that is considered a bad thing? If we continue to penalize the rich because its now bad and greedy what am I supposed to tell my kids, don't try your hardest, don't reach your full potential and definitely don’t strive to be better than your parents because the government will ultimately label and financially punish you. You also have no right to decide where the money, that you have earned, will go. Does anyone know of a book I can read on the correct way to teach my kids not to be better and mediocre is good enough because my parents never told me that?

When people work hard and get ahead in life it shows they had what it takes. Perseverance, dedication ,sweat, and grit. The looser liberals who feel they are entitled to the earnings of those who succeed are the first to say" I am my brothers keeper" A christian value. We know how they feel about church and state. I guess they,re hypocrites too

Aquidneck Island Christian Academy
Yearly Tuition Cost $4,800
Average Class Size 6 students
Average SAT score 580

The Teachers unions have ruined our schools, and short changed the students. Till people stand up and make the changes, we will be the most expensive and low achievers.

Union teachers and their spouses in our legislatures have created the mandates. The worst part is the people elected them . Not me, other people

Tell me Mike W. which "mindless libertarian/conservative element that wants to me me me". Made the State of RI, one of the worst to do business in? We are 41st in Education; low wages through out the State in the name of tourism. Low wage jobs, industries and investors fled the State. Now let’s see what DEM do on the obvious other side of your coin.

A Lottery and slot machines that saved our tax base and rebuilt our schools, lower property taxes, taxes to maintain our bridges, roads, water ways, they built the Big River reservoir, mass transportation, we have 0% unemployment, the fishing industry is 2nd to none, higher education for free and they get employed with any degree they take no matter what it is, houses cost a pittance but are worth millions, which we pay no taxes on, we need no self responsibility in RI.

The General Assembly is father and mother. Hell these DEMS in RI are so good, we not only do not have to work at all (because we allow illegals to do it for us under the table naturally).

Again; in RI DEM policy is king and it has done all those wonderful things proving that a DEM controlled State run for going on 78 years now is proof that is what we need nationwide (total DEM control and Ideology that has worked so well in RI). Care to name a single time in the last 78 years in RI that the "mindless libertarian/conservative element that wants to me me me"? That did anything in this State that you have talked about. Good luck with that lol.

I am sure there is a whole mix in the tp movement....I do believe that there are few ...if any...of you that actually feel any real pain from economy and from the govt. ...you all seem to have money....jobs..(if you are young enough) food....medical care...roads and all that other stuff that we sort of take for granted.

Corruption is everywhere....in every country and in every culture...it is a way of life and the lone sentinel that rails against the rest of us becomes ineffective in the quest for honesty in govt. ...sure you have to speak out but the smart thing is to speak in a way that actually can have results. Teachers, union members, welfare and medicaid participants are easy low hanging fruit....yet when your personal safety net will fail and you need the services of the govt. then maybe you will look at what really happens. Corruption is everywhere and it becomes a function of one entity at a time to make the system work more efficiently

We understand your inner rage....we all feel it...you have to express it in a way that actually can do something. Alienating the rest of us with sophomoric ideas will not accomplish that end. .

Take back America from the Moochers and Looters . Join the Tea Party and give them the boot. We can do better if people get involved.

crazy

JimL it is not nice to call people names. Someone who spends as much time as you do on the Internet (all day every day)should be nicer to other people who post. Thank you JimL and no more name calling from you.

As usual, the two teabagger mouthpieces, Joe Sousa and Jack Baillargeron are spouting off against the unions, just as their teabagger handlers order them to do.

Here's a question for both of you two nitwits-In the last election, Joe Sousa vowed to take away emergency medical rescue service from the town fire department and sub-contract it out to a private company. Is this still your official stance Mr. Sousa, and what are your feelings Jack? Inquiring minds would love to know.

Jack B was a union member and collects a healthy federal pension

BristolRI02809,

Just so you know, I may not agree with Mr Sousa or Mr Baillargeron, but I read their comments carefully.

Yours I do not.

I think you have some good points to make. If you think a little more on presentation, you might get people like me to take you seriously.

Lorraine-Maybe you're not reading their comments carefully enough. The minute anyone on this blog makes a post that goes against the republicans/teabaggers, Joe and Jack are the first two to jump all over it and start attacking those posters.

While an eye for an eye or tit for tat might not always be an appropriate response, if nobody stand up to these internet bullies, people might actually begin to believe their line of bull.

Remember Lorraine, if you repeat the same lies over and over again, even reasonable people begin to believe them.

I didn't think there were this many R.I.-er's who buy into Barry O'Drama's plan to trash the United States

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