Not bad

[[AK]Clay]

While everyone is talking about the other speech, here's another speech that I thought was pretty good.

I've been tepid on Romney, and basically resigned myself to the wooden candidate vs the hope that never came candidate. Then I saw this, and you know, I liked it. No religious driven hokum, no telling people what they can/can't do to their own bodies, but good answers to some pretty aggressive college student questions - who weren't pulling any punches on him.

Note the lack of teleprompter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Cx3tSkOqg

[[AK]Palooka]

Thanks for posting that. Good straight talk from Romney. We need more of this.

[[AK]Hylander]

Definitely one of his better appearances.

[[AK]Nuts]

Cutting NPR, PBS, NEA, and Amtrak is retard talk. They make up a miniscule amount of the budget but gather an excessive amount of GOP angst.

-NEA: 0.0045% of national budget
-PBS & NPR: 0.012% of national budget
-Amtrak: ~1.0%

Cutting funding to Planned Parenthood is also stupid. Cutting off the nose to spite the face. If you don't like abortions, fine... but removing a legitimate, low cost health care solution for millions of women is retarded... another GOP hot button issue that really won't impact the economy.

-Abortions at PP make up only 3% of their services.
-PP gets a whopping .008 of the national budget.


"The best thing I can do for student debt is get you a good job when you get out"

Actually the best thing is to stop increasing the amount the government will co-sign on a student loan. As long as the government is backing student loans at a higher and higher rate, universities will continue to increase tuition rates.

[[AK]Clay]

Cutting NPR, PBS, NEA, and Amtrak is retard talk. They make up a miniscule amount of the budget but gather an excessive amount of GOP angst.

-NEA: 0.0045% of national budget
-PBS & NPR: 0.012% of national budget
-Amtrak: ~1.0%

Cutting funding to Planned Parenthood is also stupid. Cutting off the nose to spite the face. If you don't like abortions, fine... but removing a legitimate, low cost health care solution for millions of women is retarded... another GOP hot button issue that really won't impact the economy.

-Abortions at PP make up only 3% of their services.
-PP gets a whopping .008 of the national budget.


"The best thing I can do for student debt is get you a good job when you get out"

Actually the best thing is to stop increasing the amount the government will co-sign on a student loan. As long as the government is backing student loans at a higher and higher rate, universities will continue to increase tuition rates.

Much truth. But I liked the philosophy - I'm not the free stuff president. Does he have balls to go after military and SS/Medicare? Doubt it, but more than Obama won't take much. NEA always makes me smile. It's such a minor item for show, that I chuckle when it becomes a big deal.

[[AK]Nuts]

It's stupid that everyone thinks that there is any difference between either political party. It's all talk.... once they get into office they're all the same.