Romney Honesty

He betrayed his true feelings when he derided 47% of the American people as looking for a handout.

In this, he simply repeated what his republican't base really believes: only the rich deserve tax breaks while the rest of us--who still pay a myriad of taxes: including property, medicare, social security and sales taxes as well as increased fees for everything from drivers' licenses to license plates in states which have had to slash budgets and also find new revenue--can go straight to hell or at least economic purgatory..

[....It seems to me Republicans are not merely opposed to handing out welfare checks so that drug addicts can get their fix. Many of them are also opposed to financial aid for college students. And unemployment insurance. And aid for the elderly. And so on and so forth.

This even as they want to boost military spending, not to get soldiers the kind of medical assistance they deserve, but to purchase a lot of high-tech gizmos which just so happen to be manufactured by corporations that make hefty donations.

Again, give Romney credit. He simply explained where the Republican Party stands.

Now voters have to ask themselves – do I know anyone who benefits from financial aid? Unemployment? Medicaid or Medicare?

Where does Sister Mary Rose fit into all this?

Well, don’t forget, the Republicans were happy a few weeks back when Timothy Cardinal Dolan made an appearance at the Republican convention. It reinforced the notion that the GOP is the party of God, while the Democrats are Godless....

But if the Republicans are so happy to tout themselves as the party of God, they should have some long conversations with the likes of Sister Mary Rose McGeady, and the thousands of religious people like her toiling to make the lives of the miserable and wretched slightly more bearable.

In the Republican universe, Covenant House is an exemplary organization. It is a religious charity that raises its own money, meaning tax money is not required. (Irish American Kevin M. Ryan now runs the organization.)

But Romney, and all the other Christian GOPers, should actually talk to some nuns. Don’t just prop them up and say, “Look, we actually like Catholics now.”

For if you actually talk to those toiling with the impoverished and needy, they will tell you government funds remain vital to helping out not just the poor, but working and middle class Americans.]  emphasis added
Read more: http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/tell-it-to-the-irish-catholic-nuns-mitt-romney---government-funds-vital-to-helping-american-people--171518581.html#ixzz28kKj4Htd

Queen Ann Romney's Horse Taken Better Care of Than You

How can you spend 10 grand on clothing for a horse?  I watch all the old westerns and Marshall Dillon's horse ain't got no fancy duds.  


First link in story quoted below reminds that your precious little child only worth $1000 as a tax deduction.  So the Romneys' horse is worth 70 times your kid.  Just another way tax code pays the rich and eats the poor.


The Romneys: real Americans.

[Times are tough for you, you say? Having a hard time paying your bills, getting healthcare, and clothing your kids, you say?

Maybe you should apply to be Ann Romney’s horse.

Why? Because her Olympics-bound dressage horse Rafalca is very likely doing WAY better than you.

The Romneys showed a $77,000 loss on their 2010 tax return for the care and upkeep of Rafalca. That’s more than the median household income of $51,413.

But that’s not all. According to an infographic put together by Current, Rafalca’s numbers stacked up pretty well compared with average Americans:

• Shelter
  Average American family: $16,352
  Rafalca: $28,800
• Clothing
  Average American family: $1,142
  Rafalca: $10,000
• Health Care
  Average American family: $1,557
  Rafalca: $2,000
• Transportation
  Average American family: $7,164
  Rafalca: $15,420
• Food
  Average American family: $7,890
  Rafalca: $1,200

In fact, except for food, Rafalca does better than the average American family in pretty much all of the areas of life. If you switched to eating oatmeal and hay, you could probably get those costs down, too.

So, brush up on your piaffe skills. And your flying changes. And your half-passes. And yourpirouettes.

With any luck, you too could get a job as Ann Romney’s dancing horse. You just have to develop a taste for hay.

UPDATE: On second thought, maybe being Ann Romney’s horse isn’t such a good idea after all. Unless you’re REALLY into doing drugs:]