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arpiem Wrote: May 06, 2012 3:44 PM
Okay, let's get one thing out of the way, and that is, I don't like Mitt Romney and don't even know if he can beat obama. He's not much of a debater. Any true conservative, such as Bachmann or Cain, was drummed out because they scared the liberals and mainstream GOP. I suspect Romney was given us the same way we got McCain and Dole, with much cross-voting by Democrats. At least you made me feel young - I'm only 65, and can't tolerate 4 more years of this clown.

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