(02-23-2012 10:47 AM)AtlanticLeague Wrote:  

(02-23-2012 10:38 AM)ImMoreAwesomeThanYou Wrote:  

(02-23-2012 10:35 AM)AtlanticLeague Wrote:  

(02-23-2012 09:11 AM)ImMoreAwesomeThanYou Wrote:  

(02-23-2012 09:00 AM)AtlanticLeague Wrote:  He didn't know what he was talking about. Probably was given that number by someone on his staff and he regurgitated it. It was theoretical and he was wrong.

Edit: Also, introducing Obama was an attempt to distract from the actual discussion of this thread: Was Romney wrong?

A.) regurgitating bad info makes him inept

B.) Yes. Romney was wrong. See Torch's comment.

Laugh all you want. But the evidence is right in front of you with Detroit, Greece, and California. All three are Liberal Utopia's and all three are bankrupt. Only a fool would think our outcome could be any different.

Only a fool would try to oversimplify a complex problem. There has to be a combination of short-term and long-term strategies. Most of all, there has to be enough political courage to make real change happen. I don't see that from Obama, nor do I see it from Romney/Santorum/Gingrich. I'll concede that Paul is the only one talking about real change, but he ignores the short term strategies that would be required for the long term strategies to be feasible.

2013 Paul takes office. Let's assume that he's allowed to do what he wants

2014 Paul's cuts hack 4% of GDP in one year. Economy collapses due to market panic and a spike in unemployment. US economy will theoretically be reborn stronger than ever with a long term viability that it never had before

2015 congress, under pressure from citizens, tries to undo everything RP has done, creates a standoff between the executive and legislative branches. Since Paul has vowed that a weak executive branch is the way to go, he's powerless to stop congress

2016 RP loses to any candidate that pledges to spend the most to get the short-term economy back. Any support of budget cuts is crushed for the next 20 years.

Maybe I'm being too creative here, but I'm not sure I'm too far off. It's a good long term strategy in theory, but it will never get the short term buy-in to take root.

You got all that from a magic eight ball? Mine just says..."Yes" or "No" or "Maybe".

you've lost your mind.