I would bet she is a hell of lot smarter than you.

There is as much waste in the private sector as the public sector and possibly more. Just look at health care where the administrative costs are way lower than in the private sector. I have worked in the public and private sectors and in government they find a way to do with a lot less than in private sector. If the private sector were so efficient they wouldn't need massive subsidies and tax breaks from Uncle Sam. We have massive corporate welfare in the U.S. and both political parties just look the other way.

The second amendment along with the electoral college and a bicameral legislative body have all outlived their usefulness and should be repealed. The right to bear arms is a foolish concept mainly embraced by white males who never grew up and still play with dangerous toys. These guys are scared to death because a black man is in the White House and think that owning a bunch of weapons is going to protect them. They are more a danger to themselves and their local community that they are to the U.S. government.

You sound like a total moron.

Of course American's want spending cuts, but the devil is in the details. Seniors don't want cuts to entitlement programs, and the rich don't want cuts to corporate welfare, and the military doesn't want cuts to defense spending, and the poor don't want cuts to social safety nets. Everyone has an axe to grind somewhere. So spread the pain equally if cuts are to be made. Make everyone suffer a little and no one will suffer a lot. We need to grow the economy and put more American's back to work. That will decrease the suffering even more.

Exactly what freedoms have we lost under Barack Obama? We actually lost more freedom under his predecessor in the name of national security. If Obama were really a dictator we would have universal health care and not a nationalized version of Romneycare.

We won't have to worry about our investments for the time being. The Tea Party has a real knack for killing market rallies. At least 85 Republican's had the courage to put their country ahead of their ideology. Thanks to Boehner, McConnell, Pelosi, Reid, & Biden for showing some common sense for a change.

We need to quit "embedding" female journalists with four star generals.

Paul Ryan is toast. He could not even carry his own district let alone the state. He added little to the ticket and practically became invisible the last month of the campaign. He did poorly in the debate with Biden and his voucher plan for Medicare was anethema to most of the country. He also admitted to still having a love affair with Ayn Rand. The latter really shows a lack of judgement.

If by "government goodies" you are talking about Social Security and Medicare, you are right. Republican's threatened entitlement programs that millions of American's depend on. The left wing press is a myth. Most of the press is now controlled by Rupert Murdouch who is hardly left wing. And it sounds like you are accusing more than half of America of being ill informed. i think that most American's have a pretty good idea of the two visions of America and chose the one that reflects modern day America, not the America of 25 years ago.

America does not have a very high opinion of the Tea Party according the exit polls on Tuesday, so I doubt the Tea Party would have helped Romney at all. Many American's hold the Tea Party responsible for the debt celing debacle last year and the 20% drop in the stock market.