What should America really expect from Mitt Romney?

Thanks for the report Itobin.

Campaign financing reform is the sleeping giant in our political system. I am reading a book called "Republics, lost by Professor Lawrence Lessig from Harvard. It's a real eye opener and he offers solutions to campaign financing reform. The Founding Fathers realized congress cannot change itself, which is why we have the Constitutional Convention mechanism. It's going to take a grass roots campaign to 34 states on board to force congress to call a convention.

Here is the process:
Article V of the current US Constitution:


"The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate."

To summarize: a constitutional convention MUST be called by Congress when two-thirds of the state legislatures apply to (petition) the US Congress for a convention. Some read this to imply that the legislatures must sponsor a specific amendment. Since Article V says "shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments" (note the plural "Amendments"), I read this to mean that two-thirds of the state legislatures (34 or more, currently) must simply request a convention to consider any and all proposed amendments.

Dear South Carolinians. My fellow southerners, be wary and be very scared of Yankee Mitt Romney carney salesman of the Bain Capital carpetbagger company. His vulture capitalist job wacking ender resume is NOT 'what' Reagan's pro-business approach was about. Reagan's conservative business philosophy was about creating quality high paying jobs, not acting like Darth Romney and Bain factory busters whom swept down on 200 struggling companies, took their double edge boot knives out and gutted them and their poor fellow Americans of ours...down to their skeletons. Then like the bums that they are, off they go running in the other direction with millions in profits, preying on any company they can gleefully sack. He doesn't want to save your or America's soul...he wants to collect your dying hopes in his personal cookie memory jars---owning it in a way that you will never get it back.

As a combat veteran myself I believe---this approach is robbing the suffering and giving them the middle finger as Lord Romney and his family roll around their many home's palacial beds, luxuring in your hard earned money they hijacked from you. Don't worry about Al Qaeda or being robbed in South Carolina, Florida, Texas or California. Do fear, yes that's right---FEAR Romney Gecko swooping upon your city ripping apart everything you have left.. If he gets in, he'll take away everything that you and your family hold dear. In both Iowa and New Hampshire, 60% of the Republican voters voted AGAINST Romneycare man.

South Carolinian and Floridian fellow GOPers, your vital voting duty moment is near. It's up to each and every one of you---to stop Romney's carried out scorched earth conservatism.

One day he is for abortions, the next day he isn't. One day he tells Ted Kennedy I'm not for Reaganism, but today..he claims he loves Ronald Reagan. Stop this man. Stomp his campaign's dreams into the dusty fields of your beautiful states.

This time, pretty...is just too pretty to be true. I know Ronald Reagan, and Mitt the Hun workforce terminator, is no Reagan. Good luck and God bless you!!!

It is civil war within the Republican party.

What does it all say about conservatives and capitalism?

In a searing critique Wednesday, MSNBC Host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough lashed out at the hypocrisy of his own party over the past "horrifying decade."

Scarborough's laundry list of grievances is shocking in its candor, outlining how Republican leadership has failed the conservative cause.

But "Morning Joe" may have missed the larger point on a major issue that continues to outrage millions of Americans.

Watch the clip here: http://thebottom99percent.com/morning-joes-joe-scarborough-a-dismal-decade/

If republicans spend less time bragging about what great capitalists they are and more time admitting that they are all a bunch of hypocrites, people might have a little more faith in the system. But as Dave said above, the system has been bought by lobbyists and now (since Citizens United) SuperPacs. Do your realize that if these millionaire politicians put one tenth of what they're spending on getting elected to paying their fair share of taxes instead there would be no deficit. We're talking billions here! It's disgusting.

Touche, itobin, on the article and the comment.

i guess this type of mudslinging isn't going to do them any good but would only taint their good names they've carefully guarded over the years which now revealed how mundane their characters really were compared to the man they're wanting to replace in this year's election thanks^^^!

I am not sure what we can expect from him, he keeps changing his mind. We probably can expect him to test the Polls each morning before he takes a stand on any issue.

i have some real doubts as to whether Mitt can beat Obama. Regardless of what Fox 'news' says, most Americans (above 50%) like Obama. It only seems like less because the few make more noise than the many.

Thank you for sharing the news report.

well written - thank you