Wow!!!

[huntinman]

Was the subject about Paul Ryan or Obama? I guess you're okay with it as long as it's not Obama twiting the truth. I guess your blinders are firmly in place.

The entire subject of this campaign is really Obama and his failures... we have to turn it around.

or as Paul Ryan would say:

"After four years of getting the runaround, America needs a turnaround...and the man for the job is Mitt Romney!" Hubba hubba!!!

[v ricci]

Republicans have shown nation wide that at the state and local levels they are reducing spending and cutting deficits.

[Illinois Bob]

Or, is it the anyone but Obama mentality that makes Ryan acceptable?

Works for me.

[kjrice]

All I know id you have two choices at this point and I will vote for anyone that is not Obama. The bigger picture for me is four Supreme Court justices are 79+ years old and most in declining health, with Ginsburg having bouts with cancer.

[gmhr1]

You woulld think with 23.5 MILLION people unemployed or under employed and another recession on its way that would be enough for people to say Obama has FAILED and not want continue in this mess.

[PamK]

Housing starts are up as well as prices in 20 major markets, the banking industry just had a 21% rise in earnings in this last quarter, car sales are up and stronger than they've been in years, companies are sitting on stockpiles of cash and profit, the market is up.

Not that I don't know people who are out of work and struggling. But wait ... this was supposed to be about Ryan.

[Gerry Clinchy]

I fact, therre is little difference in the voting record of Paul Ryan's and Joe Biden's.

Living proof that a voting record does not tell you everything you need to know about these two men.

[Gerry Clinchy]

Gas prices are going up 10 cents/gallon a week around here (PA).

The worst thing Obama could do is release strategic reserves. It would be an obvious political ploy ... and then it would cost the govt more to replace those reserves at higher prices than the cost of the ones they currently have. Any benefit of doing this would be fleeting ...

Maybe GM sales are down because people don't have any $ to buy new cars?

As a Realtor®, I advise caution on the housing market. Investors are out there buying properties in a big way. Short sales have NOT abated. We haven't seen the last of the foreclosures, as they have been delayed. Banks are letting properties sit out there without foreclosing (due to the cost of foreclosure) with mortgage payments a year in arrears ... at least partially because the #s of loans in arrears are so high.

[ARay11]

Housing starts are up as well as prices in 20 major markets, the banking industry just had a 21% rise in earnings in this last quarter, car sales are up and stronger than they've been in years, companies are sitting on stockpiles of cash and profit, the market is up.

Not that I don't know people who are out of work and struggling. But wait ... this was supposed to be about Ryan.

up in comparison to which year? we are no where near back to "average" sales, profits, or market stability.

these things take time... and I am not one that thinks Obama should have fixed it by now.

However, the more I hear business owners strategy for the next four years (depending on who is elected) the more I understand. Obama's next 4 years could destroy small business to the point of extinction. Small business owners understand what the new legislation means to them.., and it is frightening. More than one's contingency plan is to close up locations, consolidate into one space, and shrink their work force.

[kjrice]

up in comparison to which year? we are no where near back to "average" sales, profits, or market stability.

these things take time... and I am not one that thinks Obama should have fixed it by now.

However, the more I hear business owners strategy for the next four years (depending on who is elected) the more I understand. Obama's next 4 years could destroy small business to the point of extinction. Small business owners understand what the new legislation means to them.., and it is frightening. More than one's contingency plan is to close up locations, consolidate into one space, and shrink their work force.

Let's add that companies and banks are STOCKPILING cash but not REINVESTING. The banks are hording money and not stimulating economic growth and opportunities as they should. Steve Wynn even spoke out saying he wants to locally expand but will not under this administration's current policies.