It is to bad that Newt could not have connected with the voters, because he is an intellectual giant in politics. He is the last Republican with any balls and brains that got anything done in DC. He would have been a great president.

Don't count on it. They would have to vote against their own best interests. The lower socioeconomic and dependent class is growing exponentially, while the productive working class that has to pay for EVERYTHING is shrinking. The Democrats have finally achieved their dream of having a dependent underclass that represents a majority and that will be loyal to them and vote to keep them in power.

Good point! Anyone that believes the 545 ruling elites in DC, rule" in our best interests is in denial. All either party cares about is "PARTY POWER" and all the perks, prestige, and wealth that comes with that majority power.

No we are not hiring a CEO, the majority of voters will probably re-elect Obama to keep the gravy train of "Free Stuff" chugging down the tracks. We are what Mitt Romney said we are, a country where nearly half the population relies on the government for their very existence. Anybody that wants to affect or stop the flow of those entitlements will never be elected anymore. Until we have a fiscal collapse and then have to rebuild, the majority of voters will vote for the "crack dealer" that promises to keep their goodies coming non-stop. The enemy is within the gates and the enemy is us! Our addiction to big government will do what none of our enemies could ever do, destroy us from within!

I agree with you but look what happened in '08. 52% of the electorate elected a man with NO MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, NO EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE, NO BUSINESS EXPERIENCE, NO ECONOMICS EXPERIENCE, NO FOREIGN POLICY EXPERIENCE. IF HE HAD WALKED INTO ANY FORTUNE 500 COMPANY AND ASKED TO BE CEO - THEY WOULD HAVE LAUGHED HIM OUT OF THE BUILDING - YET VOTERS ELECTED HIM OVER A WAR HERO AND QUALIFIED SENATOR!

I agree totally that Mitt Romney has to act like he has a pair, rather than pandering to every new crisis. He needs to show some anger, emotion and come up with some BIG ideas that will make people vote FOR HIM. Being a robot and mouthing weak rebuttals and cute little phrases will not get him elected. The Last Republican with any fire in his belly was Newt Gingrich and the last person to get anything done in Washington DC. With all his faults, you never doubted his sincerity. Romney is neither hated or loved-just not thought about at all. The average American is saying, yeah things ain't that great but I will stay with the devil I know rather than an unknown quantity. I hope I am wrong, but I do not feel any electricity, momentum!

Wasted money-who cares? How about promising $2 gasoline by opening up ALL oil reserves and building the Keystone Pipeline? Institute a Flat Tax, so EVERY American pays their fair share. Reform welfare AGAIN, requiring a cap of 2-4 years and a work requirement in order to get a check. Secure our border with troops brought home from countries where we are protecting our enemies borders. Replace Obamacare with something that works better and costs less. Big ideas will win just saying Obama is a failure will not make people get up off their couch and vote.

Romney's campaign reminds me of McCain's. Where are the BIG ideas that will motivate and energize people to actually go out and vote for him? He needs to be BOLD and do things no other candidate has ever done. Like promise that if he does not fix our fiscal problems in his first term, unlike Obama, he will not seek re-election based on failure. He needs to say he will use Executive orders to institute an energy plan to use ALL our natural resources which will stabilize and lower gasoline prices. A Flat tax so EVERYONE pays their fair share as an American. Secure our border with troops brought home from securing other nations borders. Without big ideas he will lose.

From your lips to God's ears! I hope you are right but I am not optimistic - too many leeches and big government parasites. They are breeding exponentially, while the productive working class is shrinking! Our society is shaped like a pyramid, and the base of that pyramid are Democrats that believe the government exists to provide them with everything they cannot, or will not, provide for themselves. We are beyond broke just like the European Socialist states of Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy- we just do not want to admit it!

Given Obama's failures and the actual state of the economy, Obama should be behind by at least 10 points across the board. The reason he is not is because the parasites almost outnumber the producers, and they will vote for anyone to keep their gravy train of free stuff chugging down the tracks. Obama promises that if we just tax the evil rich a little more, everything will be fine and everything can continue as is. Anyone with an IQ above ambient room temp knows that is just not true - so what does that say about his supporters?

So very true. The 545 ruling elites no longer govern but "rule" in their own best interests and the interests of their Party, families, cronies and supporters. They know a fiscal cliff is at the end of the road, the only thing they care about is being in charge when the gravy train goes over the cliff.