Should a director bear responsibility for actions by a company's management?

If not, then what is the position Directing? Why do they sell Directors & Officers Professional Liability Insurance?

As part of the audit committee, he was most certainly responsible. That's the whole point of an independent audit committee.

There was nothing wrong with Team Willard (Willard Mittens Romney and J Millard Marriott) @ Marriott, I'm sure all hyper-greedy companies do that.. the reall question is how many people were continually fired.

Just the kind of corruption our country needs.

Romney does not have to worry at all about Gingrich or any of the others attacking him.

It is his own PAST that will bite him in the butt much harder than anyone else could do. A President who would be a representative for his own kind, millionaires..........no healthcare, Social Security or schools for YOU.........too expensive and we need to cut taxes to my friends to "make jobs".........................yeeeeuuukkkk

And the plot sickens!

From the Story above:

In 1994 the Marriott family gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Romney's campaign for the U.S. Senate. In 2008, CEO J. Willard "Bill" Marriott, the founder's son, was national finance co-chair of Romney’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Bill Marriott has so fardonated $500,000 to Romney’s current campaign through the pro-Romney "super PAC," Restore Our Future, while his brother, Richard Marriott, has given the same.

Also:

What is known is that during his tenure ( Romney's ) the company continued a practice that had come under severe reprimand by the courts, and there is no record that Romney ever denounced or criticized the practice.

Kinda like the missing and destroyed records of Governorship in Massachussetts State Huh?

Psst, Psst, hey you Guy or Girl:

I've got a little secret for you!

Come to my office ASAP !

The lovely, Sissy, Emotional and Spoiled 1% Management and Elite, who can destroy entire economies with the stroke of a key and a computer mouse, upping the exploitation level on the leftover company Skeleton Crews when lucky, or salvaging and Auctioning the equipment and buildings while sending everybody home for life, with no severance pay at worst.

Can anybody see now how important for Wall Street is the Presidency of the United States?

Or, Are you still living in denial?

If a Director is not responsible for actions of the company -- then hey, I want one of those highly overpaid million dollar jobs to just keep a chair warm in the boardroom.

Mittens is gonna break out in a sweat with all these issues being uncovered. He's still slithering around on the 15% and 'not very much' earned for speaking fees.

Wonder if he bribes a doctor for a note to excuse him from the debate tonight???

Mitt Romney's "business experience" mostly means that he shuffled paper buying, selling, and downsizing companies that actually made things in order to make money for himself. He made wide use of off-shore banking to hide profits, etc. So, I guess his claim of being a business leader does have some credibility. However, I do not see in his record where he ever personally started a manufacturing company, personally hired workers, made things, sold things, swept the floor, or met the Friday payroll. That is what I think of first when people talk about business experience.

DLMiller - I noted there was 120,000 jobs mentioned the other day in a whistle stop stump speech video along with the addition that it included Staples up to now. So he's not only BSing about creating jobs, but now he's even included Staples to present day. He's so full of sh|t, his back teeth are floating!

DLMiller - I noted there was 120,000 jobs mentioned the other day in a whistle stop stump speech video along with the addition that it included Staples up to now. So he's not only BSing about creating jobs, but now he's even included Staples to present day. He's so full of sh|t, his back teeth are floating!

If Romney were elected, you can see how this would shape up. Instead of increasing taxes on the middle and lower class ol' Mitt will have us paying additional "secret rebates." You know, kinda like Bush and the other Conservatives and Republicans that stand for capitalism but turn around and give billlion$ to banks and Wall Street. Or like when they started an unfunded war based on lies then spent trillions for nation building while lowering taxes and revenues thereby ballooning the debt. This from the party who says government doesn't create jobs but then turns right and says "a vote for me is a vote for jobs." Yeah, right Mitt, I'm sure you'll come up with plenty of flip-flopping, creative ideas/lies/distortions to get more money out of the population to supply your corporate friends and wealthy campaign contributors! All in the name of freedom, smaller government and Conservatism.

And again, the only candidate who you won't find has made secret back room deals to enrich himself is.... Dr. Ron Paul. You may not like everything he has to say, but at least you know he won't be saying one thing and doing another.

The more I look at all of the other people running for President of the United States, the better Dr. Paul looks.

To dirp101,

Before the Atomic bomb dropped over Herman Cain, I somehow imagined Ron Paul running together with Cain as a VP, I guess I was wrong.

I guess nothing should surprise Us anymore, but to me, and from the very beginning Paul and Cain would have given the incumbents a run for their money.

Oh well!

dirp101- Ron Paul's space cadet planet has sent out an Amber Alert. The planet aliens have been searching for him for some time now.

What choices we Americans have! Between sleazebags Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, it's no wonder Republicans still hold out hope for Santorum. But he is way too far to the right to ever get elected in a general election. Than we end up finally with Obama again.

And I thought the Bush years were bad.....

He'll be the repug nominee, and if anyone cares to remind me at the end of their little convention, I'll either crow about it or admit I don't know sheet from shinola.

Is there a single Republican candidate who doesn't have ethics problems?

Marie, you're right, the Bush years were bad, and we'll be seeing fallout from them for sometime to come.

Blood's getting thin among both parties. Heaven forbid the U.S. elect a president of the other gender ... from the other half of the population.

What worries me is that line about Romney being a lawyer, or at least having a business and a law degree from Harvard. Do you remember when there seemed to be a general hatred of lawyers, and that the lawyer jokes involved death and dismemberment in all the punchlines?

Did you know now that more than 50% of Congress are lawyers? And now we are electing them to the Presidency?

20 years ago we were making dead lawyer jokes while the lawyers were slyly being elected into office.

Why isn't Congress filled with all different types of people, like the country they are supposed to represent? Where are the engineers? The scientists? The doctors? The teachers?

Why do we keep electing lawyers to Congress?

You want to start a revolution? Don't vote for any lawyers anymore. They are self-serving, greedy pigs. We have all seen that with our own eyes.

How do you know if it's REALLY cold outside?

The lawyers have their hands in their own pockets.

When a lawyer dies, why won't vultures eat them?

Because even vultures have taste.

"Should a director bear responsibility for actions by a company's management?"

I wanna puke!

Not ONE, no, not even ONE Republican has EVER claimed to be responsible for ANYTHING, but they're always seeking positions of responsibility!

Here's ANOTHER freaking George W. ("I ain't responsible for nothing") Bush! I am sick as hell of hearing about how Republicans are never responsible for anything!

Republicans just DO NOT have a viable candidate, at least, not so far.

Obama / Biden 2012

Big Jeff "Why isn't Congress filled with all different types of people, like the country they are supposed to represent?"

I know you're talking about PROFESSION, but i've always thought the only way our govt can truly represent WE THE PEOPLE, was if congress and senate were made up of people that matched the population.

economically, ethnicity, and professionally.

Currently, pretty much all folks in washington are white, male and millionaires.

Who believes these people are working for WE THE PEOPLE, and not - they, themselves?

The definition of Insanity, is doing the same thing over and over again...expecting different results.

I think it's time to declare the people of the united states, OFFICIALLY INSANE.

Over the years I have dealt with several "Morman' business men. All tried to cheat me and several did. Reflectively now, I think they believed cheating in business as acceptable as balancing the flavor of food with salt. While I don't know much about that cult, I can't but wonder if accomplished crookedness is a valued dictum?

Mac Forrester -- why you probably never met areal Mormon then. You are one out of a million that would say such a thing about Mormons. Anyways, if they were cheaters and some succeeded in cheating you, how you know they did not cheat you by telling you they were Mormons. hhhaaaaaa!!!! I am tired of foolish people like you ..... go away, don't infest the waters with your venom.

A few years back I was traveling cross country and I was having a cup of coffee at a motel, when I struck up a conversation with a Morman gentleman. We talked about the usual thing weather etc.. then with out any prompting he told me about how he got his RV. Basically his son in law was in some financial trouble so he gave him a extremely lowball offer and got it at a really low price. He seemed very proud that he screwed his wife's husband and the father of his grand children.

As he stated "God only gives you what you can handle".

Jessica, I absolutely agree with you. I only hit one level of this issue. Ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, and profession should all be represented.

I think I hit on the lawyer thing because it struck me that the law, as far as lawyers are concerned, is not about right and wrong, but about who can argue the best. The person with the best debating skills, and with the best knowledge of how to move about safely in the system usually wins the fight. Lawyers are taught from the beginning how to win the argument, not necessarily how to decide what's right. Debaters in training are not given a choice of which side to debate. They are expected to accept their side of the issue and make the best argument for their case.

This crap is why Washington is gridlocked. Both sides are debating to prove that their take on an issue is the best one, even if it is not necessarily good for anyone but themselves (usually financially).

This is wrong and it should stop.

Vote Out The Lawyers

Big Jeff - totally agree! I have been told I engage in debate a little too much, so I know im guilty of sometimes playing devils advocate just to make a point.

I understand everyone deserves to be represented in court, and im well aware of prosecutors and police rail-roading people just so they can close up a case and save face...but how are we supposed to tell the good ones from the corrupt ones, until it's too late?

I would prefer if we had fewer lawyers in washington, but required every elected official to be able to pass a test that proves they understand their job, and their duties...and also a decent understanding of the constitution they are elected to uphold and honor (I say honor, because the constitution is a living document, as we evolve IT must evolve, not de-volve).

Anywho...I do have some respect for President Obama, he's a constitutional lawyer and after graduating, he skipped the lucrative gigs, to help the people in the chicago community...and to me, that is admirable. I know people who went to work as low-paid lawyers in area's that were desperate for help, but ultimately had to go into corporate law...simply to pay back their student loans and survive. That is just a crying shame...and I know they are absolutely miserable, because of the unethical atmosphere they are having to work in, not really by choice...but by necessity.

Buyer beware!!

All else aside, things would go better for Romney if he would learn to give a straight answers to questions. I paid close attention to him in the debates and he seldom if ever answers the questions as posed, actually the only one who did so with any consistency was Ron Paul. I fear Romney has much to hide, this story is probably just the tip of a colossal iceberg where wheeler-dealers rule and reign.

Like all the rest including our current leadership, it's not what we know that's unsettling, but rather the real truth that remains cloaked in deception and cheap talk! Unlike the days of Harry Truman "the buck" no longer has a home!

Mac - my boss is a catholic, and at our christmas lunch...he told a story about when he was 19 and got his first real job, selling vacuums door to door and how he shamed an amish couple into buying a vaccuum by saying "do you think GOD would be proud to come in your home, when it's not as clean as it could be"

and then there's my sales rep who's christian reformed, and we are currently working on an audit spreadsheet, which was part of the agreement he made with a client to show proof that we saved them the money we promised.

as we were discussing the layout of the spreadsheet, I mention a way to break apart the line items so it's more clear to the customer and he says "I want to make this as confusing as possible, I dont want to make this easy on them"

why would a good, honest christian have to do something like that if he's doing things on the up and up, and doing as he agreed to?

and im the lone non-believer in the office, and morally...this really rubs me the wrong way.

much in the same way it bothers me when I see him ridiculously mark up a job, in which there's no prior audit info...simply because he thinks he can get away with it. if they priced out that work with a competitor, they'd find just how much they are getting ripped off (which was the entire reason they came to us in the first place).

I dont think any religion has MORALITY cornered yet...not even close.

Mac and Eric-- It's "Mormon" not "Morman". Thank you.

I'm sure there are dishonest Mormons out there, just as there are dishonest catholics, protestants, born again Christians, etc. When dealing with people that is a risk you are taking. No one is perfect! Certainly, not a politician.

From what I've read we're all in agreement. Those in positions of power should be held responsible for the actions of those that report to them.

I'm assuming you are all up in arms over the Fast and Furious scandal. I wonder how many innocent lives were lost due to the actions of the ATF, Justice Department, and the Administration?

It's OK for a Mormon to "cheat" we gentiles. That church really has control of its people. One of the Marriott's once stated how much he gives to the cult and he never wonders or looks into how it's spent. Read the "rules" sometime and talk to or read what some who have escaped have written. A few years ago Time magazine did an excellent article on them. And check out their response to child sexual abuse--they will not report it at all, but handle it in the Stake. Men rule totally and poor little Molly Mormon won't make it to heaven except on her husband's coattails. And what he does will determine the level of heaven she/they go to to be gods and served by the rest of the peons.

dirp101

And again, the only candidate who you won't find has made secret back room deals to enrich himself is.... Dr. Ron Paul. You may not like everything he has to say, but at least you know he won't be saying one thing and doing another

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1. Tossing in the "Dr." is dishonest: that he is an M.D. is meaningless, as it doesn't give him any special expertise in economics or political science.

In short, your are BSing.

2. Ron Paul has a consistent history of adding his pork to omnibus bills -- then, knowing the bill will pass, voting against it. Then he can "honestly" say he voted against the pork in the bill.

His son is no different: when campaigning for the Senate, Rant Paul said he would absolutely eliminate "earmarks" -- which is PORK. Then, three minutes after he was elected by those who are duped by hearing what they want to hear, he began talking about how "earmarks" are a good thing.

Do your country a favor: refrain from voting until you know the difference between fantasy and reality, BS and fact. And READ the Constitution: Ron Paul says he would abolish, among others, the Commerce Dept. He can't do so for these reasons:

1. The Constitution authorizes the Federal gov't to regulate commerce between the states.

2. The Constitution is not implemented directly; it is implemented by means of STATUTES.

3. CONGRESS -- not the President -- makes the laws -- which is how the Commerce Dept. was established.

Do your country a favor: don't vote until you grow up.

Svenolafson

. . . . I'm assuming you are all up in arms over the Fast and Furious scandal. I wonder how many innocent lives were lost due to the actions of the ATF, Justice Department, and the Administration

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"Fast and Furious" was iniciated by the Bush criminal enterprise.

Jessica:

You, Mac, And Eric reinforce the reason so many despise any religious faction, sadly the problem is not religion in general, it's people. Religion is a belief....in anything, I once had a friend who always believed in the idea that it was time for another beer!

Evolution and Atheism are religions, and like Christianity, Islam, Mormonism, and all the rest you'll find corruption (stinkers) in every camp. The underlying problem is the sin nature of man. The best of men are men at best. As a Bible believer I too have done things I'm ashamed of, that's why we needed a Saviour. While I do not condone cheating my fellow man or pursuing a sinful lifestyle I realize that no matter what one professes to be our sin will find us out (self included). I try my best not to disgrace the Lord by conducting myself in a manner that would please Him and helping my neighbor (all others) as best I can. Still I too will mess up, I wouldn't be human if I didn't!

Shame on the guy you work with that goes to Mass (if he does) and walks away thinking of how he can gouge the next guy out of a buck, but then again, that's man.

As for your non-belief, put your faith in God alone as men (and women) will all cross the line at one time or another disappointing you with their self-righteousness and hypocrisy...........guaranteed!

Jessica-117o252#129.30: You are so correct to call me as you have. I really wrote my post in a poor way though. I never meant to imply that any religion is more corrupt than any other, or that one person is more likely to succumb to an opportunity to deceive than another. I have been cheated many times over the years by many people, institutions, and even by several state governments, and once by the federal government. My business is quite susceptible to mischief by those I serve, and those who serve for me. Fact, I carry a large amount of liability insurance directly due to this susceptibility. Now, to those Mormon fellows i mentioned. Those individuals cheated openly and quickly without any real attempt at diversion or oral deception. When initial money began flowing toward them they grabbed it, openly attempted to duplicate the process, and were all too proud to tell me it was their right to do so. Seemed to be a fundamental, and almost innate rite of conduct by these people. This was the point I was so poorly attempting to make in my initial post. I tried with several Mormons in several states over an extended time with some variation of the same results each and every time. Thanks and best regards

@ Robin Sue 88: Yes I did misspell "Mormon". I continue to have a problem with this program. Once I post I can never edit. Course I should have caught it before posting. Sorry about that. Regards

Any time I'm around someone who "has God on their side" I tend to keep my eyes on the exit and my hand on my wallet. ;-)

workingpoor:

Though there are exceptions to the rule, (sadly few these days) your point is well taken.

You haven't seen the reality of the Brave New World of the GOP.

Rules and regulations are for sissies.

We all win when rich people get richer, because we trust they will create jobs for us poor undeserving souls who are fortunate to live in their shadows.

You need to look the other way when they rip us off because this is capitalism at work, which makes us all feel better by showing the rest of the communist socialist world how individualistic we are.

Romney 2012. Yeah, we owe it to ourselves to give feudalism another shot.

Except for the rules where they want to tell us who we can marry, that we shouldn't use birth control and on and on. They just want to regulate how we conduct ourselves in our own bedrooms and how we should think, according to their "morality".

Oh, Cricketbaby, you must just be jealous... At least that's what Mittens thinks.

bmerbob,

Would that be as opposed to the other party that just want to regulate how we conduct ourselves in our living rooms (when and where we can smoke) and kitchens (what we can and can't eat) and how we should think, according to their "morality".

What blows me away is that Romney clearly does not see anything wrong in all of this, it's just business to him. I don't want a businessman to be president. The presidency of the U.S. is not equivalent to the CEO of a corporation, and the country should not be run like a business. The sole purpose of a business is to make a profit (corp. officers can actually be sued if their actions deviate from that standard), and the purpose of a government is laid out in the preamble to the Constitution:

form a more perfect union;

establish justice;

insure domestic tranquility;

provide for common defence;

promote the general welfare; and

secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.

Romney just doesn't show any awareness of the importance of those goals; he walks, talks and thinks Money.

Thats why he's "Mitt the Ripper"!

Perhaps if Romney had not also been a Governor, you might have some sort of point. However, since he has considerably more executive experience than the current President in both government and private sector, your assessment seems rather lame.

Personally, I think we need a President that walks, talks and thinks about how to bring more money and jobs to America. The current President certainly isn't getting the job done.

JC,

Thats the problem with Mitt, the "executive experience". The point is that this country is not a corp. Most that spend time in a government role, tend to divert from their ethical and moral duty as a representative of the people in lieu of the all mighty dollar, trying to balance budgets. Government is established for the protection of its citizens, not to manipulate them for an alternative agenda. I cannot see Mitt making anything better (except maybe for a small few, the 1%) and that's not what we need nor want.

wow. you must be youmg. as a nation we were fine until gwb ruined all

RoundRobin,

Perhaps you are missing the distinction between the Executive branch of government and the Legislative branch of government. Both are important, but each requires different skill sets. Attempting to dismiss the fact that he has valuable experience managing government and private sector enterprises simply because you think he could want to help the 1% (even though there is no evidence to support such a claim from his time as Governor) is rather close-minded in my opinion. I fail to see which candidate has more relevant experience that would suggest they would do a better or even good job in the position of President.

does "Pueo" mean "bad smell" in another language?

Pueo is a species of owl endemic to Hawaii. I, too, was curious. LOL

Pew, I agree that this in itsself is not a deal breaker but when you put everything togeter is this a man you want representing the interest of ALL Americans. I think not

I agree. This is all adding up and he's still squirming on responses days later, keeping the stories in the media.

I wish there was more investigating of his work on the Olympics as there is no way he could shed his corrupt skin for that period he headed that organization. We already know the Olympics is not on the up and up and you add Romney into the mix -- that's Corruption with a capital 'C' as that would also involve taxpayer money.

We surely can do WITHOUT a corporate pimp like Romney, the "Jobs Cremator."

Obama / Biden 2012

I assume that means you would prefer to stay with President "I haven't done much for the economy in three years" Obama.

Better that than "Hey, I trashed the economy in eight years!" Bush

I don't really oppose rich people running our political system. I oppose corrupt people doing so.

Romney is the prefect example of what egotistical mega-wealthy do when they get bored of having luxurious, exotic fun . . .they run for President.

There are a lot of wealthy people who are good, honest, caring people, and good leaders too.

Like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates. Thanks, Renee

Yeah, like Warren Buffet has never raided a company and picked its bones clean? Get real. And Bill Gates didn't have any problem laying off employees at Microsoft on his way to being the richest man in the world. Not to mention screwing customers and Microsoft resellers along the way. Sure, he's a real stand-up guy.

I think these would be the reasons why Buffet, Gates and others are not running for president,yeah?

J., there's nothing wrong with working hard and making money. You'd prefer a president who doesn't know how to earn a living, how the world works, and also doesn't have the brains god gave an animal cracker? Wait, we had that already ... George Bush.

"Yeah, like Warren Buffet has never raided a company and picked its bones clean?"

Name one. He doesn't buy distressed companies. He buys successfull companies with good management. He's an investor, not a raider.

Yeah, like Warren Buffet has never raided a company and picked its bones clean?

Yeah, but Warren Buffet aint running for the POTUS.

Perhaps Warren should be drafted. Beats any of the clown shoes they have standing up on stage now.

Those are the Amish and Mennonite. Mormons have lots of wives . . .LOL

Mormons have lots of wives -- including Willard's Great Grandfather. That's why Great Grandpa ran to Mexico as it was illegal in the US and he was going to be persecuted. Romney's family in Mexico, still lives on the compound as poligomy is alive and thriving in the Romney family.

Someone should search in the closets at the Romney house. Who is he hiding in the dark???

Mormons in business are only honest and fair to other Mormons.. This attitude is rooted in the Mormon church on the premise that all Mormons are required to give 10% of their income to the church and therefore in business if you help another Mormon make more money then the church benefits. If that means stepping on or ripping of a non Mormon so be it..

A friend of mine worked his whole life for one company. Mormons became outside investors in that company and eventually took controlling interest. Once in control made their sons President and CFO. Made the employee stock worthless and than forced out all non Mormons that where in upper management. Some of the non Mormon's stock had been worth up to $500,000 and previously such stock was used as retirement when the people retired. After they changed the bi-laws and made such stock worthless they force out the non Mormons in upper management, some life long employees in their late 50's with an offer of $30,000 in severance pay only if they agreed not to sue or go to work for a completing company. Legal action was not really a option. The outside Mormon investors whom over the years who took control of the company were principal partners in one of Salt Lake City's largest law firms.. By the way the companys operations where not in Utah but in So Cal..

As for the production workers they got the shaft too they had been a union shop which they became non union and wages and benefit where drastically cut. Of course there were not Mormons working in the shop. Shop workers were mostly middle class white and Hispanic. Steadily they became lower class more recent Hispanic immigrants.. In other words. people willing to work for lower wages and not complain... Another hit for the middle class in this country... taken for the advantage of Mormons helping other Mormons become richer and the Church getting more in the way of higher tidings. Mormons helping Mormons at the expense of others. Fair in business?... NOT

TO: crisis4ever who wrote:

"I thought MORMONS were suppose to be honest people who espouse fairness in business dealings."

Apparently, Romney is NOT orthodox mormon.

Newt should convert to the Mormon church. He'd fit in well. They (Newt and Mitt) are both POS.

Jake--What a sad story. I have to point out though that the LDS Church does not encourage business to be conducted like this. The LDS Church believes that its followers be fair and honest in all dealings. However, as with every other religion, people do not always make the correct choices. People are imperfect.

Meede--Mormons do not have a lot of wives. Mormons have one wife and one wife only. Those who have more than one wife, in any way, are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or the Mormons. Period.

Only to each other........everyone else is fair game

But as I posted below, he is a model of the Republican ideal...........no Socialism........except for the $$$$$rich$$$$$$ 1%

Unfortunately, yes! They already fired Jon Huntsman, the only candidate with integrity and honesty. Anyone who would vote for any of the remainder is a bafoon. I cannot understand what it is that drives people, you know, natural persons, to vote against their own best interests to support the interests of corporations to the point of giving them equality with natural persons. I'm sorry, but an artificial entity constituted under the laws of a government does not possess any inalienable rights. Only people, natural persons, possess inalienable rights. How about we vote for the the natural persons and democracy versus the legal entities and a corporatocracy.

Me and mine first no matter the expense to others. He and his peers measure themselves only by the size of their bank accounts. Pain caused to others in the accumulation of that wealth just makes for good cocktail party stories.

Republican mantra.

What's mine is mine............What's yours is now mine......screw you......starve, get sick and die quick

That is I am sorry to say the Republican mantra

Unfortunately, there is so much blatant hatred for President Obama that the GOP/TPers don't really care who their candidate is or what they have done to our country and its citizens. They will be out in droves to elect whatever is on the republican ticket.

TO: ModerateIndy who wrote:

"Unfortunately, there is so much blatant hatred for President Obama that the GOP/TPers don't really care who their candidate is ..."

You're right, and the last time they did that they put Bush & Cheney, 2 oil men, in the White House and look how devastating THAT was! We got hit by Terrorists from the 1st Largest Oil Producing country in the world (Saudi Arabia), then Bush & Cheney lied us into war, used our military, our tax money, and burried the United States completely in debt just so they could drill for oil in Iraq, the 2nd largest oil producing nation on the planet.

Now Republicans have a "JOBS CREMATOR" and want to pretend that Mitt won't ship more American Jobs overseas, even through THAT'S how Mitt made his millions?

Obama / Biden 2012

Indefensible? Let me try. I'll warn you, I'm a conservative, not a Romney fan but hey a challenge is a challenge. You're wrong. How was that? See, I missed the whole cooking the books thing. What was he charged with? Just like this article, grasping at straws. Romney served on the board twice for almost 12 years. Why does it fail to mention when this alleged "kickback" took place? Is it because nothing was ever proven? What is the source of the information? What's he guilty of as a board member? Why do you reference a chick flick in your rant? Lame excuse for journalism. Indefensible.

Alex - does the fact that Romney did NOT get a great job from his daddy have any bearing on your argument? Have you considered actually investigating the truth, rather than throwing out garbage non-facts?

John-

I know this is stating the obvious, but he is a repugnicrite.

Just saying.

Hell, all politicians are liars you're just now seeing that? Just wait till we find out about all the lies Obama is covering up, you'll really crap your pants than.

He went to the Hermain Cain School of Forethought. Naw, none of those women I groped will say a word!

I guess he was thinking that he didn't have ties to terrorists like Obama did, that he has at least some what of a record running a Government and that he actually has more experience than a community organizer.

Free Thinker,

Research his entire agenda for America.

If his agenda[all of it not just one or two issues]is yours, be my guest, but we are in opposition to each other.

racist.

TO: FreeThinker-657099 who wrote:

"Ron Paul 2012 ... "Because he's not like an episode of Jersey Shore" Is that too long for a campaign slogan? suggestions?"

I like it!

I heard one of commentators at one of the Republican Debates say that Ron Paul has been a Member of Congress for some 30 years and in all that time Paul has only passed ONE (1) bill EVER!, everything else he opposed.

Do you just post in forums regardless of topic? Nobody's talking about Ron Paul and you are very ignorant if you choose to believe everything you hear. He's voted yes on repeal don't ask don't tell, yes to extend Bush tax cuts, yes on all kinds of things. By the way, what are you specifically referring to with you earlier comment that Mitt made his millions shipping jobs overseas?

Of course there is and Mormons are even tighter than Jews.

Pullitsur,

Nice to see an honest person for a change. Most people wouldn't actually show that they are a racial bigot after first demonstrating their religious bigotry. I will just assume you must be one of those tolerant liberals.

Yes a very big connection and Orrin Hatch is right in the middle of them. Mormons stick tighter together tighter than snot on a glass doorknob.