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		The Obama campaign does not seem to be bothered by the fact that it spent more than it raised in June, calls it "practice" (reason.com)		15
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Philip Francis Queeg		2012-07-23 09:49:03 AM

6 votes:

Bloody William: I didn't know campaigns had to have balanced budgets or be profitable. I thought it was pretty much a game of "Raise money, then spend all of it before the election to get your point across. It's not about creating a sustainable business.

Mitt Romney has a detailed plan to loot his campaign's pension fund, and to outsource the jobs while personally making millions in "consulting fees".

Philip Francis Queeg		2012-07-23 09:55:19 AM

2 votes:

unexplained bacon: Philip Francis Queeg: Bloody William: I didn't know campaigns had to have balanced budgets or be profitable. I thought it was pretty much a game of "Raise money, then spend all of it before the election to get your point across. It's not about creating a sustainable business.

Mitt Romney has a detailed plan to loot his campaign's pension fund, and to outsource the jobs while personally making millions in "consulting fees".

after which he will retroactively quit the campaign prior to anything that could be considered unethical

Romney has just issued an affidavits to the FEC stating that he is both Candidate in control of his campaign and that he has no role of any kind in the campaign.

Diogenes		2012-07-23 09:53:51 AM

2 votes:

Well that settles it! I'm voting for Gingrich!

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat		2012-07-23 10:16:15 AM

1 votes:

Helios1182: Remember all those months where Obama was bringing in loads of money while the Republicans were infighting?

More importantly, the Obama campaign had thousands of volunteers and hundreds of offices already on the ground. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop, ever, until Obama is re-elected.

Plus, the bagels and coffee are pretty good at early morning canvassing events.

PDid		2012-07-23 10:15:40 AM

1 votes:

I paid cash for a new car in June. Should I be concerned that I spent 10x what I made in June?

tenpoundsofcheese		2012-07-23 10:15:05 AM

1 votes:

Practice? 0bama is an expert!

$5,000,000,000,000

moralpanic		2012-07-23 10:06:10 AM

1 votes:

King Something		2012-07-23 10:02:37 AM

1 votes:

verbaltoxin: Oh is this another article where Reason pretends to be in the middle while only pointing out things Democrats do?

Well, today is a day with a Y in it, and the sun rose in the east this morning, so I'd give it about 3:2 odds that you're correct.

Jackson Herring		2012-07-23 09:55:56 AM

1 votes:

Gecko Gingrich: I can't do it. Could one of you Independents explain it to me?

Obama Bad, QED.

King Something		2012-07-23 09:55:33 AM

1 votes:

What a shame, bankrupting themselves like that. It's too bad for the Obama campaign that the month of June, in which they spent more money than they made, was the only month in which they raised any money at all.

Gecko Gingrich		2012-07-23 09:55:08 AM

1 votes:

So, if I have $1000 in the bank coming into June, make $500 during the month of June, and spend $800 in the month of June...

No wait...

I am not allowed to save money for future use. I can, and in fact, *have* to spend every dime I make during the month that I make it...

That doesn't sound right either, let me try once more...

If I spend more in a month...

I can't do it. Could one of you Independents explain it to me?

AMonkey'sUncle		2012-07-23 09:53:58 AM

1 votes:

Meanwhile, I see from one of the ads (for Firefox users, those are solicitations for you to buy their product or sign up for some emails) Sheriff Joe wants to take the country back. Big aspirations for a County Mountie.

bwilson27		2012-07-23 09:52:58 AM

1 votes:

I think they're missing a T

salvador.hardin		2012-07-23 09:51:57 AM

1 votes:

Bloody William: I didn't know campaigns had to have balanced budgets or be profitable. I thought it was pretty much a game of "Raise money, then spend all of it before the election to get your point across. It's not about creating a sustainable business.

In Amercia they do.

Headso		2012-07-23 09:51:54 AM

1 votes:

There's a right wing pundit douche site tailored for all types. If you are a full on nut case some WND or American Thinker might be your deal. If you just like to do the both sides are bad so vote republican kinda thing well then head on over to Reason.com.

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