When he wanted to be vice president he was willing to let the people deciding that see 23 years of tax returns.

When he wants to be president, he's not willing to let the people deciding that see more than 2 years.

This is untenable. There's no way out of this but to release more tax returns. It's amazing Romney keeps this going.

Fart_Machine: I was always under the impression that McCain hated Romney ever since he ran against him in the Primaries.

To be fair, like most white men of his generation, McCain hates pretty much everyone, including his wife, kids and dog.

sammyk: I am really enjoying watching the entire Republican party stumble all over themselves on the messaging war. Normally they run a tight ship with messaging. Lately they suck and its awesome.

Part of it is that Obama switched the style of campaigning he did from last time around. He's using their tactics and they have no idea how to respond properly.

sammyk: I am really enjoying watching the entire Republican party stumble all over themselves on the messaging war. Normally they run a tight ship with messaging. Lately they suck and its awesome.

I think that during their ongoing anti-intellectual ideological purity purge they accidently all their competent members.

Britney Spear's Speculum: Fjornir: You're giving Romney a lot of credit in that one. Shouldn't he be like Chip&Dale's Rescue Rangers or some shiat?

YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH. RESCUE RANGERS IS A CLASSIC.

Whoa whoa whoa. Everyone just calm down now. This isn't anything to get all worked up about. It's just making fun of Republicans, something everyone can enjoy. Let's stop trying to make it into something serious that could cause a real fight, like video games. This ain't the Geek tab for crying out loud. Let's be civil.

Dwight_Yeast: stoli n coke: Come on, the guy's 76. In all likelihood, he'll be out of politics pretty soon

Only if he gets Tea Partied again the next time he's up for re-election.

And remember: his mother is still alive!

But his mom didn't spend five years malnourished and subject to beatings.

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You're giving Romney a lot of credit in that one. Shouldn't he be like Chip&Dale's Rescue Rangers or some shiat?

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Hide & Speak.

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Nem Wan: When he wanted to be vice president he was willing to let the people deciding that see 23 years of tax returns.

When he wants to be president, he's not willing to let the people deciding that see more than 2 years.

This is untenable. There's no way out of this but to release more tax returns. It's amazing Romney keeps this going.

To be fair, he released them to McCain's vetting staff, who were likely asked to sign non-disclosures (note that none of the info has leaked).

But the fact that he seems to think he's going to get out of releasing the info means that he's either out of touch, or hoping to put it out so late that no one will have a chance to sort through it.

Or there's the double-blind: Obama already has the returns (leaked by someone in McCain or Romney's camp), and McCain is hoping he leaks them so he can claim that Obama obtained them illegally from the IRS.

Ed Finnerty: dtdstudios.com

This is even worse than BSS's. Do you people even know how to do these?

Look, it's in descending order from awesome to suck. Obama goes on top, then Biden, then Mitt, then ?.

stoli n coke: Dwight_Yeast: stoli n coke: Come on, the guy's 76. In all likelihood, he'll be out of politics pretty soon

Only if he gets Tea Partied again the next time he's up for re-election.

And remember: his mother is still alive!

But his mom didn't spend five years malnourished and subject to beatings.

Are we sure she wasn't sent to boarding school?

So McCain just flat-out admitted that he picked the running mate who would be best for the campaign, not the running mate who would be the best VP and President-in-waiting?

czetie: So McCain just flat-out admitted that he picked the running mate who would be best for the campaign, not the running mate who would be the best VP and President-in-waiting?

This unexpected revelation will surely change my vote!

Retroactively.

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Does anyone have the link to the thread where "Obama =/Romney =" started?

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My grandmother kept sending me those Bible-themed "Wisdom Tree" games when I was a kid. Nearly all of them sucked, but "Spiritual Warfare" was surprisingly fun. Of course, the fact that it was a blatant ripoff of the original "Legend of Zelda" might have had something to do with that.

/grew up to be Agnostic, despite her best efforts

Loucifer: Poor John. He sold his soul for a bucket of shiat.

More than once: he made nice with Bush after Rove sunk his campaign in 2000, he chose Palin against his own better judgment, and he sold out to the Tea Party the last time he got elected, just to stay in office.

/It makes me respect Barry Goldwater, who stood by his principles to the end (wacky as some of them were).

Ed Finnerty: dtdstudios.com

I like how Biden stands for something cooler than Romney. Yeah, it's a Presidential election where the current VP stands as a better choice than the opposition presidential candidate

elchip

What is this I don't even

Fjornir: Maybe Rygar? romney could be Rygar, no one actually liked that crap, did they?

If it was Sega games Romney would be Ecco the Dolphin. And that's really pushing Romney's cooler factor, a lot.

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Obama is Chrono Trigger.

coeyagi: PonceAlyosha: Britney Spear's Speculum: [i246.photobucket.com image 356x640]

Obama is Chrono Trigger.

Obama needs to use a tri-attack with Frog (Biden) and Marle (Clinton) against Magus (Romney).

...So Romney's going to join the Obama campaign?

/now I'm have to go play Chrono Trigger some more. Thank god for the DS.

And this is John McCain without the stress of being President for almost 4 years. Can you imagine how mushed-up his mind would be if he had been elected? At least Obama still has some functioning brain cells.

coeyagi: PonceAlyosha: coeyagi: PonceAlyosha: Britney Spear's Speculum: [i246.photobucket.com image 356x640]

Obama is Chrono Trigger.

Obama needs to use a tri-attack with Frog (Biden) and Marle (Clinton) against Magus (Romney).

...So Romney's going to join the Obama campaign?

/now I'm have to go play Chrono Trigger some more. Thank god for the DS.

You don't have to choose Magus. You can tell that plutocrat to f*ck off.

Like Mitt Romney's campaign, the amazingness of Chrono Trigger allows all possible permutations of interpretation.

Dwight_Yeast: Nem Wan: When he wanted to be vice president he was willing to let the people deciding that see 23 years of tax returns.

When he wants to be president, he's not willing to let the people deciding that see more than 2 years.

This is untenable. There's no way out of this but to release more tax returns. It's amazing Romney keeps this going.

To be fair, he released them to McCain's vetting staff, who were likely asked to sign non-disclosures (note that none of the info has leaked).

But the fact that he seems to think he's going to get out of releasing the info means that he's either out of touch, or hoping to put it out so late that no one will have a chance to sort through it.

Or there's the double-blind: Obama already has the returns (leaked by someone in McCain or Romney's camp), and McCain is hoping he leaks them so he can claim that Obama obtained them illegally from the IRS.

Or the triple blind: Obama already has the returns and is hoping Romney is taking this time to doctor some things up before releasing a few more years. At which point Obama publishes "leaked" returns from the VP run and wonders why they are not the same. Romney's goose would be completely cooked.

Aarontology: John McCain doesn't speak for the McCain campaign.

Remember that? Good times.

Yes, I remember that. I also remember thinking, "This campaign is farking clown shoes, and will be remembered as one of the most poorly run in decades."

Then Romney's campaign happened and now my mind is full of fark because one can only handle so much schadenfreude. And it's only July. Christ, the GOP Convention is still 6 weeks away.

PonceAlyosha: coeyagi: PonceAlyosha: Britney Spear's Speculum: [i246.photobucket.com image 356x640]

Obama is Chrono Trigger.

Obama needs to use a tri-attack with Frog (Biden) and Marle (Clinton) against Magus (Romney).

...So Romney's going to join the Obama campaign?

/now I'm have to go play Chrono Trigger some more. Thank god for the DS.

or emulators ;)

Shrugging Atlas: Then Romney's campaign happened and now my mind is full of fark because one can only handle so much schadenfreude. And it's only July. Christ, the GOP Convention is still 6 weeks away.

For such a poorly-run campaign, they can't really complain about the results.

PonceAlyosha: ...So Romney's going to join the Obama campaign?

Given how much help he's been giving them, I thought he already had.

If they are bogus attacks then Mitt should have no problem releasing his returns.

coeyagi: Meet Nate Silver. Or at least his website. Enjoy the map.

He has the popular vote within 4% as well. The electoral college is a bit more in favor of O-Bomb at the moment, but it makes you wonder what things would look like with a competent GOP presidential campaign...

Shaggy_C: For such a poorly-run campaign, they can't really complain about the results.

I know you just love being difficult, but every recent poll that's not by Rasmussen shows Obama with a narrow lead. Realclearpolitics shows him with a 2-point lead when averaging multiple polls together, as well as a lead in all of the swing states that matter.