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The End of America. Why Romney Lost

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By Pamela Geller





The United States of America was created as an independent nation whose founding ideal was the principle of individual rights. Freedom. Ayn Rand said that “freedom, in a political context, means freedom from government coercion.” America was the first moral government based on individual rights, the nation of the Enlightenment.

In this age of Obama, that ideal has been tossed aside for … “free stuff.”

I have, for some time, struggled with the new reality: America void of her reason, existing without the reason for her existence, her morality. It did not seem possible. And yet what now seems impossible is that America ever was. As we revert back to the age of the primitive, the fact that America happened at all is nothing short of a miracle.

The United States of America was the rational man’s shining hour.

Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck, N.J., recently wrote an analysis of the 2012 presidential election that is the best thing I have read on Romney’s election loss and the broader question of the loss of America.

“It is a different world,” wrote Pruzansky, “and a different America. Obama is part of that different America, knows it, and knows how to tap into it. That is why he won.” What kind of different America? Pruzansky’s explanation is devastating: “Romney lost,” he writes, “because the conservative virtues – the traditional American virtues – of liberty, hard work, free enterprise, private initiative and aspirations to moral greatness – no longer inspire or animate a majority of the electorate. The notion of the ‘Reagan Democrat’ is one cliché that should be permanently retired. Ronald Reagan himself could not win an election in today’s America. The simplest reason why Romney lost was because it is impossible to compete against free stuff.”

It is impossible to compete against “free stuff.” As Pruzansky explains: “The adults among the 47,000,000 on food stamps clearly recognized for whom they should vote, and so they did, by the tens of millions; those who – courtesy of Obama – receive two full years of unemployment benefits (which, of course, both disincentivizes looking for work and also motivates people to work off the books while collecting their windfall) surely know for whom to vote; so too those who anticipate ‘free’ health care, who expect the government to pay their mortgages, who look for the government to give them jobs. The lure of free stuff is irresistible.”

And given Obama’s relentless hostility to Israel, Pruzansky says, “this election should be a wake-up call to Jews. There is no permanent empire, nor is there is an enduring haven for Jews anywhere in the exile. The American empire began to decline in 2007, and the deterioration has been exacerbated in the last five years. This election only hastens that decline. Society is permeated with sloth, greed, envy and materialistic excess. It has lost its moorings and its moral foundations. The takers outnumber the givers, and that will only increase in years to come.” His conclusion for American Jews is stark: “We have about a decade, perhaps 15 years, to leave with dignity and without stress.”

What was once unthinkable is now not just thinkable, but entirely possible. When I was a child, I remember sitting in the backseat of the family car listening in on my parents’ conversation. I am not sure what led to the following exchange, but I never forgot it. My father said, “Nothing is forever.” And my mother said, “Nothing?” He repeated: “Nothing.” And my mother thought for a moment and asked, “Not even America?” He said, “Not even America.”

At that time the idea that America could fall was inconceivable to her (and to me). America – freedom – was forever.

But that is not so. And scarier still is the tenuous status of Jews in America. It’s hard not to draw parallels to persecuted Jews in once-friendly nations and their subsequent persecution, expulsion and slaughter. To think that Poland was once the Israel of Europe. Millions of Jews made Poland their home and had a long history there of over a thousand years. And in three short years … complete annihilation.

German Jews, meanwhile, were so very vested in the motherland they considered themselves Germans before Jews. They were war heroes for Germany in World War I.

How long do Jews have in Obama’s America? How long before we can’t walk down the street with a kippah or a Star of David? This is already reality for Belgium Jews, Swedish Jews and French Jews. Large portions of Norway are already Judenrein.

Proud Jews at Berkeley or the University of California Irvine can give you a glimpse of how things can turn, quickly, in America as well. Now that America itself has turned, everything is up for grabs.

“To be a socialist,” said Josef Goebbels, “is to submit the I to the thou; socialism is sacrificing the individual to the whole.”

Who would have imagined that we would be seeing this very thing in America? Ayn Rand did, although even she thought it improbable. “In America … I don’t think a dictatorship could take hold. Beneath all their errors the Americans’ basic premise is freedom. That is the unspoken emotion – the sense-of-life-atmosphere. Traditionally and historically, the American people can be pushed so far, and then they stop it.”

I am not so sure. Not anymore.

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I knew we were on the verge last summer, and knew it was a done deal as the votes were coming in. It's every man for himself now. This country is not the country envisioned by the founders any longer.

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We must return to the Declaration of Independence to deal with an oppressive and obviously corrupt government. Our own president is out to destroy our country. Uncle Sam is proven to be a psychopath, a pathological liar, and thief totally lacking credibility.

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I think we're past that time. GAS prophecy time.

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Some wonderful things are happening also!

Thomas S. Monson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced changes in age requirements for the Mormon missionarys. Now many young people may serve for two years soon after high school graduation. Applications for LDS missionary service went up 471% within weeks. Convert baptisms accounted for 70% of LDS growth worldwide in 2011, so a major increase in the missionary force likely will lead to an upward bend in the LDS growth curve.

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Andrew52 wrote:Some wonderful things are happening also!

Thomas S. Monson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced changes in age requirements for the Mormon missionarys. Now many young people may serve for two years soon after high school graduation. Applications for LDS missionary service went up 471% within weeks. Convert baptisms accounted for 70% of LDS growth worldwide in 2011, so a major increase in the missionary force likely will lead to an upward bend in the LDS growth curve.
Well Andrew, that was perhaps my most joyful bit of news when I heard it spoken at conference, I just couldn't believe it! I felt overjoyed when I heard it. My little sister, the youngest of the siblings, is one of the new missionaries that qualifies under this new declaration, I pray and wish all these new young men and women the best in the mission field. This was perhaps the brightest point all year, hearing about the new mission policies. Made me feel real happy, and still does.

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Free stuff for poor people=bad= Obama= Democrat. Free stuff for rich people = good = Romney = Republician.

Too bad we didn't get another Republican president. Those Wall Street bankers need more multi-million dollar bonuses for failing,funded by the middle class taxpayers.

What a joke it all is.

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Actually Democratsare the free stuff for the rich part, via QEinfinity and them supporting the bailouts far more than the GOP.

The 1% have done better under Obama than any other group and the blacks have done worse under Obama than any other group, and they voted for him in higher numbers this time over 2008. Go figure.

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What it really means is that it doesn't matter which party is in power. They are both controlled by the same rich, powerful forces. That is why the OP is meaningless.

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I hear people say that, but what I see is that when one party is in power the media is really happy and when the other party is in power the media is very aggravated. And regardless of who is power one party gets harassed by the media while the other is serviced in any way they desire. That tells me there is quite a difference between the two parties.

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.The Differences Between Democrats and Republicans in 2012
(by Mike Kappel, a concerned small business owner)

On most issues, Democrats and Republicans are 180 degrees apart.

Democrats
(a.k.a., Liberals, the Left) The Issues Republicans
(a.k.a., Conservatives, the Right)

Democrats promote big government. They spent $19.9 Billion to pay government employees in March 2011, an increase of more than $1 Billion per year.

(source: US Census)

Additional Research

FLASHBACK: President Obama, In 2009: “Today I'm Pledging To Cut The Deficit We Inherited In Half By The End Of My First Term In Office.” OBAMA: “And that's why today I'm pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office. This will not be easy. It will require us to make difficult decisions and face challenges we've long neglected. But I refuse to leave our children with a debt that they cannot repay -- and that means taking responsibility right now, in this administration, for getting our spending under control.” (source: President Barack Obama, Remarks, Washington, D.C., 2/23/09)
Under President Obama, America Is Facing Its Fourth Consecutive Year Of Trillion-Dollar Budget Deficits. “The latest budget figures from the White House predict this year's federal budget deficit will end up at $1.2 trillion. That would make the fourth consecutive year of trillion dollar-plus deficits during President Obama's administration.”
(source: The Associated Press)
Size of Government

Federal Government Budget has doubled in last 10 years

(source: Supporting Evidence.com)
Republicans promote small government. They spent $18.7 Billion to pay government employees in March 2008.

(source: US Census)

Additional Research

Republicans believe in the “power and opportunity of America’s free-market economy. We believe in the importance of sensible business regulations that promote confidence in our economy among consumers, entrepreneurs and businesses alike. We oppose interventionist policies that put the federal government in control of industry and allow it to pick winners and losers in the marketplace.” (source: GOP.com)
“Someone needs to tell the bureaucrats: Stop! American entrepreneurs are being held back by your actions. If you will take on the task of reducing and streamlining regulations with anything like your zeal in searching for new regulations, the American people will take care of reinvigorating our economy. … Too often, a “Jobs Plan” will focus on what the government is going to do to create jobs. That is the approach President Obama and Congress took with the stimulus plan, and it could well be the approach the President will continue to encourage. Unfortunately, the truth is that government cannot create jobs—at least not productive, self-sustaining private-sector jobs that generate prosperity and growth. It can only create the environment in which the private sector can create those jobs. Ultimately, government must choose between getting in the way and getting out of the way.”
(source: Andy Puzder, CEO of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. restaurant brands, MittRomney.com)

Democrats promise lower taxes for some, and higher taxes for others, planning to increase taxes on the middle class, businesses and the rich.

(sources: BarackObama.com, Associated Press)

Additional Research

USA now has the world’s highest corporate tax rate. (source: Voice of America)
Democrats support a “more progressive tax structure to provide more services and reduce economic inequality.”
(source: Wikipedia)
“In his first campaign for the White House, Obama pledged not to raise taxes on individuals making less than $200,000 a year and couples making less than $250,000.
And the budget office analysis found that nearly 80 percent of those who'll face the penalty would be making up to or less than five times the federal poverty level. Currently that would work out to $55,850 or less for an individual and $115,250 or less for a family of four. Average penalty: about $1,200 in 2016.
(source: Associated Press)
“We see an America with greater economic security and opportunity,
driven by education, energy, innovation and infrastructure, and a tax code that helps to create American jobs and bring down the debt in a balanced way. We believe in deficit reduction not by placing the burden on the middle class and the poor, but by cutting out programs we can't afford and asking the wealthiest to again contribute their fair share.”
(source:Democratic Platform 2012)
Taxes

Unless something changes, ... taxes will go up for everyone beginning in 2013.

(sources: Wall Street Journal's Payroll-Tax Calculator
Tax Cliff Chart)
Republicans promise lower taxes for all and will cap the tax rate so that the government cannot raise taxes to balance their budgets.

(source: MittRomney.com, Republican Platform 2012)

Additional Research

Four people testify that raising taxes will hurt small businesses. (source: US House of Representatives)
Republicans favor “supply-side economics because private spending is more efficient than government spending.”
(source: Wikipedia)
“We can preempt the debt explosion. Backed by a Republican Senate and House, our next President will propose immediate reductions in federal spending, as a down payment on the much larger task of long-range fiscal control.“ “Cutting spending is not enough; it must be accompanied by major structural reforms, increased productivity, use of technology, and long-term government downsizing that both reduce debt and deficits and ignite economic growth.”
(source:Republican Platform 2012)

Democrats believe everyone should purchase government-run Obamacare funded through taxes.

(source: USA Today)

Additional Research

“A spokeswoman for the Obama administration said 98 percent of Americans will not be affected by the tax penalty — and suggested that those who will be should face up to their civic responsibilities. … ‘We're no longer going to subsidize the care of those who can afford to buy insurance but make a choice not to buy it.’" (source: Associated Press)
“We believe accessible, affordable, high quality healthcare is part of the American promise, that Americans should have the security that comes with good health care, and that no one should go broke because they get sick. Over the determined opposition of Republicans, we enacted landmark reforms that are already helping millions of Americans, and more benefits will come soon.”
(source:Democratic Platform 2012)
1.4 Million people gained health insurance last year.
(source: USA Today)
The Democratic Party favors universal health care, with many supporting a single-payer system. Democrats call for "affordable and quality health care," and many advocate an expansion of government intervention in this area. Many Democrats favor national health insurance or universal health care in a variety of forms to address the rising costs of modern health insurance.
(source: Wikipedia)
Health Care
(ObamaCare)

There will be a tax penalty for anyone going without health insurance.

(source: FactCheck.org)
Republicans believe in affordable private health insurance that covers pre-existing conditions; and that Obamacare is too complicated and too costly.

(source: GOP.com)

Additional Research

220,000 small businesses (employing 26+ million workers) will be subject to Obamacare’s employer mandate; causing an estimated 1.6 million jobs to be eliminated. One million of those lost jobs (or 66%) will come from small businesses. (source:House Committee on Small Business)
“Obamacare has been struck down in the court of public opinion and is falling by the weight of its own confusing, unworkable, budget-busting, and conflicting provisions. It would tremendously expand Medicaid without significant reform, leaving the States to assume unsustainable financial burdens. If fully implemented, it could not function; and Republican victories in the November elections will guarantee that it is never implemented.”
(source:Republican Platform 2012)
Republicans “support common-sense reforms that will lower costs, ensure quality health care that Americans deserve, and end lawsuit abuse. We oppose government-run health care, which won’t protect the physician-patient relationship, won’t promote competition, and won’t promote health care quality and choice.”
(source: GOP.com)
The Republican Party supports increased health insurance portability, laws promoting coverage of pre-existing medical conditions, a cap on malpractice lawsuits, the implementation of a streamlined electronic medical records system, an emphasis on preventative care rather than emergency room care, and tax benefits aimed at making health insurance more affordable for the uninsured and targeted to promote universal access.
(source: Wikipedia)

Democrats will cut programs we can’t afford and ask the wealthiest to contribute their fair share.

(source:Democratic Platform 2012)

Additional Research

We Owe This Debt to Whom? (source: Fox News)
“Unprecedented string of federal budget deficits:
$1.4 trillion in 2009,
$1.3 trillion in 2010,
$1.3 trillion in 2011,
and another $1.2 trillion on the way this year. The 4-year increase in borrowing amounts to $55,000 per U.S. household.”
(source: Wall Street Journal)
The National Debt increased more than $5 trillion dollars in first 39 months of the Obama presidency.
(source: CNS News)
National Debt has increased more under Obama than under Bush.
(source: CBS >News)
Obama has been unable to slow the rapidly mounting debt. The nation owed $10.6 trillion on Jan. 20, 2009, when he was sworn in, and has added another $5.4 trillion since – more than Bush piled up in two terms.
(source: Fox News)

“We see an America with greater economic security and opportunity, driven by education, energy, innovation and infrastructure, and a tax code that helps to create American jobs and bring down the debt in a balanced way. We believe in deficit reduction not by placing the burden on the middle class and the poor, but by cutting out programs we can't afford and asking the wealthiest to again contribute their fair share.”
(source:Democratic Platform 2012)
Congressional Budget Office: “The Amount Of Federal Debt Held By The Public Has Skyrocketed In The Past Few Years, Rising From 40 Percent Of GDP At The End Of 2008 To An Estimated 73 Percent By The End Of This Year.”
(source: Congressional Budget Office)
Under President Obama, the United States credit rating was downgraded for the first time ever. In August 2011, “the United States lost its coveted top AAA credit rating. Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the nation's rating for the first time since the U.S. won the top ranking in 1917. Lowering the nation’s rating to one notch below AAA, the credit rating company said ‘political brinkmanship’ in the debate over the debt had made the U.S. government’s ability to manage its finances less stable, less effective and less predictable.”
(source: Washington Post)
National Debt (current):

The 4-year increase amounts to $55,000 per U.S.household.

(source: Wall Street Journal)
Republicans will “place a hard cap on federal spending to force our government to live within its means and put an end to deficit spending.”

(source: MittRomney.com)

Additional Research

FLASHBACK: Candidate Obama Claimed It Was “Unpatriotic” And “Irresponsible” To Add $4 Trillion To The National Debt. OBAMA: “The problem is, is that the way Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit card from the Bank of China in the name of our children, driving up our national debt from $5 trillion for the first 42 presidents - #43 added $4 trillion by his lonesome, so that we now have over $9 trillion of debt that we are going to have to pay back -- $30,000 for every man, woman and child. That’s irresponsible. It’s unpatriotic.” (source: Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks, Fargo, ND, 7/3/08)
“Over the last three and a half years, while cutting the defense budget, the current Administration has added an additional $5.3 trillion to the national debt-now approximately $16 trillion, the largest amount in U.S. history. In fiscal year 2011, spending reached $3.6 trillion, nearly a quarter of our gross domestic product. Adjusted for inflation, that’s more than three times its peak level in World War II, and almost half of every dollar spent was borrowed money. Three programs-Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security- account for over 40 percent of total spending. While these levels of spending and debt are already harming job creation and growth, projections of future spending growth are nothing short of catastrophic, both economically and socially. And those dire projections do not include the fiscal nightmare of Obamacare, with over $1 trillion in new taxes, multiple mandates, and a crushing price tag.”
(source: Republican Platform 2012)

Democrats plan to raise taxes on almost 1 million small businesses to pay for government programs.

(sources: Democratic Platform 2012, United States Senate Committee on Finance, CNN Opinion)

Additional Research

Democrats acknowledge that small businesses employ half of all Americans, creating two out of three net new jobs. They plan to raise taxes on just under 1 million small businesses to pay for government programs. (sources: Democratic Platform 2012, United States Senate Committee on Finance, CNN Opinion)
Democrats argue that more jobs were created under 7 Democratic Presidents than 6 Republican Presidents.
(source: TruthfulPolitics.com)
“Democrats support a mixed economy which is a free enterprise system tempered by government intervention.”
(source: Wikipedia)
Democrats “recognize the importance of small business to women, people of color, tribes, and rural America and will work to help nurture entrepreneurship.”
(source: Democratic Platform 2012)
Small Business

Small Business generated 60-80% of net new jobs annually over the last decade. (source: National Federation of Independent Business)
Republicans say the regulations and tax increases will hurt the small businesses, rather than support these job creators.

(Sources: National Federation of Independent Business, CNN Opinion)

Additional Research

Complying with Government Regulations is the #1 problem for small business (source: Chamber of Commerce Infographic)
“Increasing taxes will have a deleterious effect on my ability to grow my business.”
(source: US House of Representatives)
Republicans agree with small business owners that increased regulations and ObamaCare hurt business, hurt jobs, and hurt the economy. They say that the “Senate Democrats' plan would hit just under 1 million small business owners who file their taxes not as C-corporations but as individuals. These are the job creators trying to lead our economic recovery and the Democrats seek to raise their taxes substantially.”
(Sources: National Federation of Independent Business, CNN Opinion)
Republicans believe: “More taxation, regulation, and litigation will not create more jobs. Government takeovers of the economy have failed while the size and the scope of the federal government has exploded. Washington has tied the hands of small business owners and job creators with onerous regulations and backward fiscal policies that have stalled the economy, slowed innovation and destroyed jobs.”
(source: GOP.Gov)
Small firms bear a regulatory cost of $10,585 per employee, which is 36% higher than the cost of regulatory compliance for large businesses.
(source: House Committee on Small Business)

Democrats increased stimulus funds and government intervention to solve economic problems.

(Source: BarackObama.com, Democratic Platform 2012)

Additional Research

Democrats increased stimulus funds and government intervention to solve economic problems, saying “we’ve added back more than 4.6 million private sector jobs and seen 30 straight months of job growth.” (Source: BarackObama.com, Democratic Platform 2012)
Annual job gain/loss:
6,698,000 gain on Dec 2008;
6,854,000 gain on Dec 2011
(an actual net gain of 156,000 private sector jobs in 3 years)
(source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Unemployment has been over 8% for over 43 months.
(source: National Conference of State Legislatures)
“But just as the recession was not created overnight, we knew it
would take time to recover from the crisis—and more needs to be
done. Last September, President Obama put forward the American Jobs Act to provide an immediate boost to the economy and strengthen the recovery. ... We will raise the minimum wage, and index it to inflation. We believe in an America where people looking for work can find good jobs, where hard work pays, and where responsibility is rewarded. Our Occupational Safety and Health Administration will continue to adopt and enforce comprehensive safety standards.”
(source:Democratic Platform 2012)
“The United States has slipped further down a global ranking of the world's most competitive economies, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey released on Wednesday. The world's largest economy, which was placed 5th last year, fell two positions to the 7th spot – marking its fourth year of decline.”
(source:CNBC)
Jobs and Unemployment

Long term unemployed has gone from 2.7 million to 5 million since 2008.

(source: RepublicanSenate.gov)
Republicans say the way to reduce unemployment is to get out of business owners’ way by reducing government mandates.

(Sources: MittRomneycom, National Conference of State Legislatures)

Additional Research

Republicans say the way to reduce 43 consecutive months of unemployment above 8 percent is to get out of business owners’ way and “reduce taxes, spending, and government regulations,” and that the jobs replaced under the current Administration do not outnumber the jobs lost. (Sources: MittRomney.com, National Conference of State Legislatures)
From June 2009 To June 2012, Real Median Annual Household Incomes Have Fallen By Nearly $4,000, From $54,916 To $50,964.
(Source: Bloomberg)
The Labor Market Has Left "Half Of Young College Graduates Either Jobless Or Underemployed."
(source: Associated Press)
“The best jobs program is economic growth. We do not offer yet
another made-in-Washington package of subsidies and spending to create temporary or artificial jobs. We want much more than that. We want a roaring job market to match a roaring economy. Instead, what this Administration has given us is 42 consecutive months of unemployment above 8 percent, the longest period of high unemployment since the Great Depression. Republicans will pursue free market policies that are the surest way to boost employment and create job growth and economic prosperity for all.”
(source:Republican Platform 2012)

Democrats tend to favor longer unemployment benefits.

(source: Accounting Today)

Additional Research

President Obama has signed into law an extension through the end of the year of the payroll tax cut, unemployment benefits, and the so-called “doc fix” to prevent Medicare physician reimbursement rates from plunging. “We passed some important reforms to help turn unemployment insurance into reemployment insurance, so that more people get training and the skills they need to get back in a job.”
(source: Accounting Today)
Democrats support more government spending on social services. They “oppose the cutting of social services, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and various welfare programs, believing it to be harmful to efficiency and social justice. Democrats believe the benefits of social services, in monetary and non-monetary terms, are a more productive labor force and cultured population, and believe that the benefits of this are greater than any benefits that could be derived from lower taxes, especially on top earners, or cuts to social services. Furthermore, Democrats see social services as essential towards providing positive freedom, i.e. freedom derived from economic opportunity.”
(source: Wikipedia)
Unemployment Insurance Benefits




58% of working age people are employed - a record low.

(source: Politico)




The number of weeks available depends on the state.

(source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)



Republicans tend to favor shorter unemployment benefits.

(source: Accounting Today)

Additional Research

“...The agreement [Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Benefits] also includes some reforms to the unemployment insurance program pushed for by Republicans, allowing states to promote the re-employment of unemployed workers through demonstration projects, and to require drug tests, but only for people who were fired for unlawful use of controlled substances. It also creates a national job search standard, covering benefits from beginning to end, and requires the unemployed to look for a job if they receive unemployment benefits, while expanding work-sharing programs to help avoid layoffs.” (source: Accounting Today)
Promotion of personal responsibility over welfare programs.
“Safety net” via government grants to private and faith-based organizations.
(source: Wikipedia)

Democrats believe that the right to organize and collectively bargain is a fundamental American value.

(source: Democratic Platform 2012)

Additional Research

Democrats believe that the right to organize and collectively bargain is a fundamental American value; every American should have a voice on the job and a chance to publicly negotiate for a fair day's pay after a hard day's work. (source: Democratic Platform 2012)

Democrats favor a higher minimum wage, and more regular increases.
(source: Wikipedia)
Democrats “fight for the right of all workers to organize and join a union.” Democrats promote “labor laws that provide a fair process for workers to choose union representation, that facilitate the collective bargaining process, and that strengthen remedies for violations of the law.”
(source: Democratic Platform 2012)
Labor Unions
and Minimum Wage
Republicans believe workers have the right to join or not to join a union freely.

(source: MittRomney.com)

Additional Research

Republicans believe workers have the right to join or not to join a union and to access that right freely, they must be privately given all relevant facts from both the union about potential benefits and from management about potential costs and then vote in private. (source: MittRomney.com)
Republicans support workers’ right to not participate in unions (vs. closed shop). They believe that minimum wage increases hurt many businesses by forcing them to cut jobs and services, export jobs overseas, and raise the prices of goods to compensate for the decrease in profit.
(source: Wikipedia)

Democrats believe in safeguarding the environment, offering increased regulations and disapproving energy exploration while supporting clean fossil fuel development.

(sources: Democratic Platform 2012, Wall Street Journal)

Additional Research

Democrat Energy Plan New fuel efficiency standards will nearly double the fuel economy of cars and light trucks to 54.5 mpg by 2025, reducing oil consumption by 2.2 million barrels a day.
(source: BarackObama.com)
From investing in clean energy to protecting our air, land, and water, Democrats have made protecting the environment a top priority. Today we are responsibly developing our natural resources to create clean energy jobs here at home while encouraging conservation, reducing energy waste, and protecting the environment.
(source: Democratic Platform 2012)
“Democrats have opposed tax cuts and incentives to oil companies, favoring a policy of developing domestic renewable energy, such as Montana's state-supported wind farm and "clean coal" programs as well as setting in place a cap and trade policy in hopes of reducing carbon emissions and creating incentives for clean-energy innovations.”
(source. Wikipedia)
Energy

Gas averaged $1.78
in Jan 2009 when
President Obama was
inaugurated)

(source: BLS.gov)
Republicans believe in safeguarding the environment while approving drilling where necessary to make US energy independent from foreign countries by 2020.

(source: MittRomney.com)

Additional Research

Republican Energy Plan “Producing more domestic energy would create good jobs and bolster local economies in a wide variety of energy-producing regions that effectively “export” their product to the rest of the country. ... If instead of sending hundreds of billions of dollars overseas we can send them to our own energy-rich centers, the nation as a whole will experience the economic benefits that we currently see other countries enjoying at our expense.”
(source: MittRomney.com)
We believe in energy independence. We support an “all of the above” approach that encourages the responsible production of nuclear power, clean coal, solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, as well as drilling for oil and natural gas in an environmentally responsible way. We oppose so-called cap and trade legislation that would impose a national energy tax on families and small business that would kill jobs and raise utility prices.
(source: Republican Platform 2012)

Democrats say protecting natural resources will create jobs and preserve habitats -- and ensure outdoor activities for the future. They encourage conservation and believe global warming is an immediate threat.

(source: Democratic Party 2012 Platform)

Additional Research

Democrats promote increased environmental protection laws, with a focus on global warming. They favor expansion of conservation lands and encourages open space and rail travel to relieve highway and airport congestion and improve air quality and economy. In more recent years, Democrats have emphasized alternative energy generation as the basis for an improved economy, greater national security, and general environmental benefits. (source: Wikipedia)
Environment
Republicans feel economic prosperity and environmentalism must work together with regulations based on science. They support increased funding for development of clean alternative fuels.

(source:Republican Platform 2012)

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Republicans believe economic prosperity and environmental protection must advance together, environmental regulations should be based on science, the government’s role should be to provide market-based incentives to develop the technologies to meet environmental standards, we should ensure that environmental policy meets the needs of localities, and environmental policy should focus on achieving results processes. They supported increased Federal investment into the development of clean alternative fuels, as a way of helping the U.S. achieve energy independence, as opposed to supporting less use of carbon dioxide-producing methods of generating energy. (source: Wikipedia)

Democrats believe military spending is too high and plan to cut defense spending by an undetermined amount.

(source: Democratic Party Platform)

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“The Obama administration has moved away from Cold War thinking by reducing the prominence of nuclear weapons in America's national security strategy, and it has urged others to do the same. As long as these weapons exist, the United States will maintain a safe, secure, and effective arsenal to deter any adversary and guarantee the defense of our allies.” (source: Democratic Platform 2012)
Democrats favor diplomacy over military action. They oppose increased military spending; support spending less on the military. Democrats usually oppose the doctrine of unilateralism, which dictates that the United States should use military force without any assistance from other nations whenever it believes there is a threat to its security or welfare. They believe the United States should act in the international arena in concert with strong alliances and broad international support. They contend that torture is inhumane, decreases the United States' moral standing in the world, and produces questionable results.
(source: Wikipedia)
National
Defense




(A debate over cutting military spending)

(source: Washington Post)
Republicans will set defense spending at a floor of 4% of GDP. They say: “The cost of preparedness may sometimes be high, but the cost of unpreparedness is almost always higher.”

(source: MittRomney.com)

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Republicans align with President Ronald Reagan’s approach to America’s national defense, which successfully confronted the Soviet Union and ended the Cold War, saying it “is as essential today as it was then: Peace through strength — an enduring peace, based on freedom and the will to defend it. Today, it requires defending America’s homeland, including remaining vigilant in confronting global terrorism, maintaining a robust defense against the threats arising from nuclear proliferation, including a strong ballistic missile defense for America and our allies, and promoting an effective, capable intelligence community. It requires a full commitment to America’s Armed Forces to ensure they are modern, agile and adaptable to the unpredictable range of challenges in the years ahead. And it requires a sustained international effort, which complements our military activities, to develop and maintain alliances and relationships that will lead to greater peace and stability. While the United States participates in various international organizations which can serve the cause of peace and posterity, they must never substitute for principled American leadership nor prevent America from joining other democracies to protect our vital national interests.” (source: GOP.com)
Prominent Republicans such as John McCain, Mike Huckabee, and Ron Paul strongly oppose the use of enhanced interrogation techniques, which they view as torture.
(source: Wikipedia)

Democratic Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “The U.S. is not setting deadlines for Iran and still considers negotiations as by far the best approach to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons.”

(source: Bloomberg)
Nuclear Iran

“Iran routinely vows to annihilate Israel and its Great Satan protector, the USA.”

(source: Wall Street Journal)

Israeli Prime Minister wants USA to draw a red line on a Nuclear Iran.

(source: CNN)
Republicans believe in “preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear capability should be America’s highest national security priority, stressing that no option should be excluded in the effort.”

(sources: New York Times, MittRomney.com)

The 2012 Democratic Platform omitted previous language describing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This caused doubt about USA’s support of Israel. Democrats then altered their Platform to include Jerusalem.

(sources: Detroit Free Press, Wall Street Journal, New York Times)

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8 Reasons Leftists should be Pro-Israel: “It is time for Leftists to become outraged not over Israel, but over the distortions and demonization of Israel on college campuses and at the United Nations and throughout the media and politics. It is time for Leftists to reject the treatment of Israel as a pariah, or Jews as bloodthirsty murderers, and time instead to welcome Israel into the community of nations as a full member, subject to the same criticism and praise as any other nation.” (source: Huffington Post)
“President Obama and the Democratic Party maintain an unshakable commitment to Israel's security. A strong and secure Israel is vital to the United States not simply because we share strategic interests, but also because we share common values.” … “Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel. The parties have agreed that Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations. It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.”
(source:Democratic Platform 2012)
The 2008 Democratic Platform said: “It is in the best interests of all parties, including the United States, that we take an active role to help secure a lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a democratic, viable Palestinian state dedicated to living in peace and security side by side with the Jewish State of Israel... Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel... should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.”
(source: Wikipedia)
Israel



10 reasons to support Israel

(source: Virginia Senator Nick Rerras)
Republican’s steadfastly declare that “Israel’s existence as a Jewish state is not up for debate” and that any campaign to delegitimize Israel must be fought in every forum and labeled as the “anti-Semitic poison that it is.”

(source: MittRomney.com)

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“We have a friend in the Middle East on whom we can count. They vote in the United Nations with the USA more than any other country.” (source: FreeRepublic.com) “We affirm our unequivocal commitment to Israel’s security and will ensure that it maintains a qualitative edge in military technology over any potential adversaries. We support Israel’s right to exist as a
Jewish state with secure, defensible borders, and we envision two
democratic states – Israel with Jerusalem as its capital and Palestine – living in peace and security. ” “Israel should not be expected to negotiate with entities pledged to her destruction.”
(source:Republican Platform 2012)

Republicans are strong supporters of Israel and they support efforts to secure peace in the Middle East between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
(source: Wikipedia)
Christian reasons for supporting Israel
(source: GotQuestions.Org)

Democrats focus enforcement efforts on those who endanger our communities; want undocumented spouses and children to stay in US while processing.

(source: Barackobama.com)

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Democrat support a path to legalization for the estimated 10.8 million undocumented immigrants already in the country (who are not criminals). Using unmanned drones to collect intelligence along the border and have installed more than 600 miles of fencing on the border with Mexico. Would grant a path to citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants who attended college or went into the military. (source: Council on Foreign Relations)
Immigration and cultural diversity is deemed positive; liberals favor cultural pluralism, a system in which immigrants retain their native culture in addition to adopting their new culture.
(source: Wikipedia)
Immigration
Republicans favor a U.S.-Mexico border fence to discourage illegal immigration; more visas for needed skilled workers; cut red tape that keeps immediate families separated.

(source: mittromney.com)

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Republicans favor a U.S.-Mexico border fence, and oppose education benefits to illegal immigrants. They would offer legal status to illegal immigrants who who serve in the armed forces. They propose more visas for holders of advanced degrees in math, science and engineering who have U.S. job offers and would award permanent residency to foreign students who graduate from U.S. schools with a degree in those fields. (source: Fox News)
Republicans are divided-- between a platform that allows for migrant workers and easing citizenship guidelines, and a border enforcement-first approach.
(source: Wikipedia)

Democrats approve waivers freeing states from the most difficult requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, if they improve how they prepare and evaluate students while protecting teacher tenure.

(source: Fox News)

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Graduation rate avgs. are 75.5% (4-yr.) & 89.8% by age 24. (source: NCES)
Most Democrats have the long-term aim of having low-cost, publicly funded college education with low tuition fees (like in much of Europe and Canada), which should be available to every eligible American student, or alternatively, with increasing state funding for student financial aid such as the Pell Grant or college tuition tax deduction.
(source: Wikipedia)
“Public education is one of our critical democratic institutions. We are committed to ensuring that every child in America has access to a world class public education so we can out-educate the world and make sure America has the world's highest proportion of college graduates by 2020. … The Democratic Party understands the importance of turning around struggling public schools. We will continue to strengthen all our schools and work to expand public school options for low-income youth, including magnet schools, charter schools, teacher-led schools, and career academies. … We Democrats have focused on making sure that taxpayer dollars
support high-quality education programs, but Mitt Romney is a staunch supporter of expensive, for-profit schools — schools that often leave our students buried in debt and without the skills for quality jobs and that prey on our servicemembers and veterans.”
(source:Democratic Platform 2012)
Education

U.S. spends $10,000/yr. per

pupil

(source: NCES)

US ranks 17th in reading; 31st in math; 23rd in science

(source: Washington Post)
Republicans support block grants for families to choose nonpublic schools; greater state and local control for public schools; teacher merit is more important than tenure.

(source: Wikipedia)

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US ranks 32nd of 49 industrialized nations in math proficiency; ranks 25th in rate of overall improvement. (source:Harvard)
College-graduate unemployment has a “unique flavor in the US, where the weak job market has collided with record levels of educational debt.”
(source: The Financial Times)
Republicans support school choice through charter schools and school vouchers for private schools; many have denounced the performance of the public school system and the teachers' unions. The party has insisted on a system of greater accountability for public schools, most prominently in recent years with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
(source: Wikipedia)
We believe that maintaining a world-class system of primary and secondary education with high standards in which all students can reach their potential is critically important to America’s future. We believe parents should be empowered to send their children to the school of their choice.
(source: GOP.com)
“The Republican Party is the party of fresh and innovative ideas in education. We support options for learning, including home schooling and local innovations like single-sex classes, full-day school hours, and year-round schools. School choice – whether through charter schools, open enrollment requests, college lab schools, virtual schools, career and technical education programs, vouchers, or tax credits – is important for all children, especially for families with children trapped in failing schools. Getting those youngsters into decent learning environments and helping them to realize their full potential is the greatest civil rights challenge of our time. We support the promotion of local career and technical educational programs and entrepreneurial programs that have been supported by leaders in industry and will retrain and retool the American workforce, which is the best in the world. A young person’s ability to achieve in school must be based on his or her God-given talent and motivation, not an address, zip code, or economic status.”
(source:Republican Platform 2012)

“Pro-Choice”

(for Abortions)

Democrats believe that abortion is a woman’s-choice issue, and support a woman’s right to make decisions regarding her pregnancy, including terminating a pregnancy by obtaining an abortion.

(source: 2008 presidential debate video, Democratic Platform 2012)

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ObamaCare uses tax dollars to fund abortions. (source: American Center for Law and Justice)
“The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v.
Wade and a woman’s right to make decisions regarding her pregnancy, including a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay. We oppose any and all efforts to undermine that right. Abortion is an intensely personal decision between a woman, her family, her doctor, and her clergy; there is no place for politicians or government to get in the way. We also recognize that health care and education helpreduce the number of unintended pregnancies and thereby also reduce the number of abortions. We strongly and unequivocally support a woman’s decision to have a child by providing affordable health care and ensuring the availability of and access to programs that help women during pregnancy and after the birth of a child, including caring adoption programs.”
(source: Democratic Platform 2012)
Democrats aim to preserve abortion rights for women, allowing women to defer to her conscience, and choose for herself whether abortion is morally correct. Some Democrats also believe that poor women should have a right to publicly funded abortions. Democrats strongly support federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. They believe all women should have access to birth control, and support public funding of contraception for poor women.
(source: Wikipedia)
Abortion;

Abortion Funding

Includes

Birth Control and Stem Cell Research

Over 1 million abortions are performed in America each year.

(source: The End of the American Dream)
“Pro-Life”

(against Abortions)

Republicans believe the unborn child has a fundamental right to life and that “Americans have a moral duty to uphold the sanctity of life and protect the weakest, most vulnerable and most innocent among us.”

(source: MittRomney.com)

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Republicans oppose using tax dollars to fund abortions. (source: OnTheIssues.org)
Republicans strongly support the “‘self-evident’ truths enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children. We oppose
using public revenues to promote or perform abortion or fund organizations which perform or advocate it and will not fund or subsidize health care which includes abortion coverage. We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity of innocent human life. We oppose the non-consensual withholding or withdrawal of care or treatment, including food and water, from people with disabilities, including newborns, as well as the elderly and infirm, just as we oppose active and passive euthanasia and assisted suicide.”
(source: Republican Platform 2012)
Republicans strongly oppose government funding for elective abortions and government funding of scientific research conducted on the embryonic stem cells of aborted fetuses because it involves the destruction of human embryos.
(source: Wikipedia)

Democrats believe same-sex marriage should be allowed.

(Source: New York Times)

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The 2012 platform included support for same-sex marriage and for the repeal of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). Most support for same-sex marriage in the United States has come from Democrats, although some favor civil unions instead or oppose same-sex marriage.
(source: Wikipedia)
“We oppose discriminatory federal and state constitutional amendments and other attempts to deny equal protections of the law to
same-sex couples who seek the same respect and responsibilities as other married couples. We support the full repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.”
(source:Democratic Platform 2012)
Gay Marriage
(Same-Sex Marriage)
Republicans believe same-sex marriage should not be allowed.

(Source: MittRomney.com)

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Most Republicans have opposed government recognition of same-sex unions such as with same-sex marriage. This opposition formed a key method of energizing conservative voters. Groups advocating for LGBT issues inside the party include the Log Cabin Republicans and GOProud. (source: Wikipedia)
“We reaffirm our support for a Constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. We applaud the citizens of the majority of States which have enshrined in their constitutions the traditional concept of marriage, and we support the campaigns underway in several other States to do so.”
(source:Republican Platform 2012)

Democrats initially leave God out of the 2012 Platform and then hastily amend it to mention God one time to align with the Obama campaign.

(sources: , Democratic Platform 2012, Democratic National Convention Video, )

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Democrats favor secular government and separation of church and state. They oppose the display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings. (source: Wikipedia)
Democrats say that “faith has always been a central part of the American story, and it has been a driving force of progress and justice throughout our history. We know that our nation, our communities, and our lives are made vastly stronger and richer by faith and the countless acts of justice and mercy it inspires. Faith-based organizations will always be critical allies in meeting the challenges that face our nation and our world – from domestic and global poverty, to climate change and human trafficking. People of faith and religious organizations do amazing work in communities across this country and the world, and we believe in lifting up and valuing that good work, and finding ways to support it where possible. We believe in constitutionally sound, evidence-based partnerships with faith-based and other nonprofit organizations to serve those in need and advance our shared interests. There is no conflict between supporting faith-based institutions and respecting our Constitution, and a full commitment to both principles is essential for the continued flourishing of both faith and country.”
(source:Democratic Platform 2012)
God

and

Religion
Republicans mention God 12 times in their 2012 Platform and aim to protect mottos like “Under God” and “In God We Trust.”

(source: Republican Platform 2012)

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Thomas
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Re: The End of America. Why Romney Lost

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keep reading the propaganda.

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Re: The End of America. Why Romney Lost

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The real tragedy is what will happen to Whites, not to Jews. The fact that this "Rabbi" is advocating to run and hide when things get tough shows off his racial charectoristic, but it isn't really a bad thing for Jews to leave either. As the vast majority of them don't represent these "American values." Roughly 80% went for Obama this year.

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