I am a proud American!

Let us successfully move policies forward without being stalled by anyone. We need to move past all the filibustering.

Mandy and Brian, hear, hear!! Our legislators must start legislating. That is their constitutional duty. (Article 1, Sections 7 and 8). They can find common ground.

Do you think Obama will ditch that condesending attitude and actually try and work across the aisle?

President Obama has been elected for a second term. The Republican bloc in Congress - both the House and the Senate - no longer have to maintain solidarity with their declared goal of preventing him from being elected to a second term. I sincerely hope they now allow themselves to recognize the need for full participation in discussions about what's best for our country, and recognizing that compromise is not failure, but instead necessary to solve problems.

We all learned should have learned how to share in kindergarten. Not everyone can have their ways all the time. The Democrats, having to respond to a wide range of Democratic opinions within their own party, have learned this, and are good at it. Republicans, because of the homogenous nature of their party, are not so good at it. But it's not too late to learn.

Alan, I have to disagree that the Democrats have learned to "share". My observation of the Democratic Party is that it is "my way or the highway". Mike Madigan is the prime example of this. I truly hope that both parties will learn to work together rather than just fight each other.

Even though I'm sad that Mitt Romney lost. I send my congratulations Governor Romney. He fought a long and hard campaign. And I send my congratulations to President Obama. I see he has to finish the work to make America a great country that it once was. I have faith in him.
Then he can pass his work on to the next president in 2017.

A.M. Kelly
You have the Democratic talking points down to a tee, but do not have accurate facts. Just because you keep repeating a lie doesn't make it true. The President has never bent over backwards or even moved one foot forward to work across the aisle. He is and has always been party before country, that is the Chicago way. They wouldn't listen or include one Republican idea on Healthcare. If Obamacare is so great why were so many exemptions given to "special" groups to opt out? Be very careful what you wish for when you are on the receiving end of Obamacare you might not be so happy. There are 30+ bi-partisan bills waiting for a vote in the senate and Harry Reid won’t even put them up for a vote. How can this country ever work together if we can’t even get a vote on the bill? Let’s let the bills have an up or down vote! I am hoping Obama can learn to compromise like Clinton did for the good of the country, but unfortunately I don’t hold out much hope. Why doesn't he tell Harry Reid to let the senators vote??

Excuse me Lv, but can you back up even ONE of your claims?...I doubt it. I'm sure you have the Faux New Talking Points down, but it seems you never learned how to corroborate or confirm what you mistakenly believe to be "facts".

Sorry, LV, but the People Have Spoken. Our party won and yours lost. It happens. Democrats had to put up with eight years of Bush. You and your fellow conservatives can either keep whining and obstructing or you can work WITH the president and get this country moving again.

Thanks, Doug, and yes, I definitely agree about the millions who voted for him...The same people who called John Kerry a "flip flopper" were completely unfazed by Romeny's CONSTANT flipping on virtually everything. This is a man who, when running for governor, claimed to be "left of Ted Kennedy" then claimed, when in the Presidential, to be a "severe conservative". Even Republican colleague, Jon Huntsman, called him a "well oiled weather vane" and Newt Gingrich came right out and called him a "liar"...Oh well. All's well that end well, and I think we can agree that this election has "ended well".

I do not agree that this election "ended well". But I am happy that it has ended. I believe these election results are going to result in huge financial consequences for each and every one of us. And we appear to want to become a socialist society.

A.M.
1 of 2 people don't agree with you, but this is a democracy so we are left with the consequences. The country is split ~50/50, so each side needs to be willing to compromise and we will all pay more. Call Harry Reids office and ask how many bills are pending votes, see if he will tell you the truth.
BTW, Last week Obama said his policies were the ones that reduced the deficit. We all know that isn't true in the last 4 years. Proving my comment that repeating a lie doesn't make it true.

A.M.
"Of course there are many racially prejudiced people in this country who couldn't see a positive thing about him if they tried and they are often the same people who claim to see "arrogance" or "condescendion" in him...Because of this I can't help but wonder if they aren't really code words for for "uppity black man".

Shame on you trying to play the race card on me. That couldn't be further from the truth. Because a person doesn't agree with another doesn't make them a racist. I'll give you an example: When Obama said to Mitt Romney referring to the Navy "we have these things now called aircraft carriers and planes can land on them". Really? As if Mr. Romney didn't know that and you don't think that is condescending?

We reap what we sow, and unfortunately we will soon find that out.

Unfortunate pattern has developed over the past few presidents - twice elected presidents are relegated to fighting accusations, investigations and impeachement proceedings in second terms. We should have one six year term for presidents. That's three different Congresses and a complete turnover of the Senate while in office. If you can't get an agenda done in 6 years with that type of arrangement, you shouldn't have been elected in the first place.

Harry Reid will be changing the filibuster rules. First off Motion to Proceed will be gone. You will be able to filibuster but a full vote will be taken. The Neodungs will have their vote on the record now. Second, there will be a time limit on a filibuster like there used to be.This is just a start. God Voted for Obama.

Thank God for THAT, Cole. The Repubs overplayed their hand...When Bush was in office and Democrats were the minority, they threatened the "nuclear option" everytime thy were threatended with a filibuster....Now THEY will be made to "work" for their opposition, not just "vote no", like pouty children, angry because THEY lost the Presidency. ..

Dan Jenks:

First of all, I and the rest of the residents of Highland Park who have spoken out with regard to the proposed rehabilitation of Rosewood Beach are ONLY opposed to the very controversial "interpretive center"! We have NEVER opposed "letting the broader community use Rosewood Beach"! That has NEVER been an issue! Rosewood Beach is sorely in need of improvements as it is the only swimming and recreational beach in all of Highland Park and we FULLY SUPPORT the wonderful plans that the Woodhouse architects have drawn up...with the exception of the interpretive center, beach house or whatever one wants to call it. How you came up with your assumptive statement is beyond me!

As for being a Romney supporter, perish the thought! He and Ryan are the worst set of candidates for the 2 highest offices in the land that I have witnessed in my lifetime. However, more worrisome than them are the 57M+ who did support them!

dan...Based on your spelling of the word government it is clear you are a racist. That renders your opinions those of a flaming idiot. Many a time watching the Romster I fantasized his getting a bullet right between his eyes. Not because government benefits would be taken away...but because he has the mentality of a used car salesman stuffed in a suit...and that is being nice. That job would be most befitting him now. But...I have to say...it is and will continue to be fun watching the republiCON's circling the drain in the years to come. You fat ass greedy bastards are a dying breed. If you can not see that...you are even dumber than I think...and that would not be a stretch. It's a new world and you guys will be left to whine and claw trying to hold on to the old one. Wake up before it's too late...

JUST SAYIN you are the face of liberal america and I am prejudice against you and all of your base because you are scum saying you fantasize about Romney getting a bullet. You are obviously an unemmployed mess who needs gov't help and the exact description of a decline in the quality of people in your party. You've found your enemy - I am a older white male (soon to be a minority) but I made my money the old fashioned way - I earned it. I didn't insist anyone give it to me! I pay more in taxes in a year than you will EARN in 10 years and do my share helping people. But your're the exact person I would never help and vote against! As you struggle this weekend trying to make ends meet in YOUR NEW WORLD - wondering who you can mooch off next - I'll be working my investments making sure you get none of it and securing the life for about 4 generations after me in my OLD WORLD. Hey liberals how do you like your base with JUST SAYIN in it?

Deerfield Resident,
See that is why the Republicans Lost ! Your better than others attitude. Good you worked for you money. Many people earn thier money. I doubt you pay more taxes in a year than I make in 10. But tell me how does that make your rights more important than mine? Glad you can produce enough money to provide for the next four generations of your family. The new entitlement generation of America. Why should I work, my Daddy is rich, so he will just give it to me. I won't have to work I can mooch off my dad and hang out with Paris Hilton and snort coke all day. If you are making your money through investments, good for you, just don't call yourself a hard worker. A hard worker is someone who has to be up at the crack of dawn, out the door to work in a rusty old car, to work 12 hr days to barely provide for thier family. They person then goes on to a 2nd or 3rd job to be able to afford the vacations you take for granted. Oh wait, you don't go to the Dells for a vacation you go to the caymans to visit your money. They guy who saves for years to take his family to Disney World, oh wait you do not go thier either, You get to take that European vacation, with the whole family. You may have earned it, you definately did not work hard for it, and the next 4 generations of your family will work even less for it because they will be mooching off of you !Pompus A$$ !

Talking about violence shuts the conversation down, just as illogical hatred does. As angry as we can get over politics, we have to live among each other, and do for the most part with great success.

Dan...Your characterization of Obama/Democrats as "people who don't want to work" is so 1950's it's embarrassing. Try this on: My spouse and I have a shared income that is well into six figures, so we really don't need any "government handouts". That being said, we vote democrat. We're both from working class families whose parents worked hard, but didn't make that much. With hard work and some "government benefits", like public schools and state colleges, we succeeded. We're not "rich", but we're comfortable and we do NOT begrudge needy people What many on the Right fail to realize is that government is not " the enemy". We ARE the government -- You know, "Government OF the people, by the people, for the people?....We PAY for our government, so any "handouts" from it are those we as a society have agreed to through the electoral process. We pay for our schools, our roads, our Social Security, our Medicare, our Unemployment Benefits, and for our Welfare when it's needed. If people are in need and they get help, it's because we, as a society, have decided this is beneficial and necessary...All government programs came about because they were VOTED for, directly or indirectly through an elected representative. Government isn't perfect, but as citizens, we have a lot more "say" about it than we do corporations. I believe in corporations, business, work, but government must have a role. Capitalism without a government is like a football game without a referee.

Thanks, Tom Danziger You are correct. We all need work together for the benefit of ourselves and the country we all love..

Softball Jim - didn't know your other name was JUST SAYIN? Where once did I say my rights were more important than yours? You just want my money and think I'm the devil for earning it. I earned my money from the ground up, will set aside colege education money for my grandkids but expect them to work for everything else. Thats how we do it. Now on to you..mayvbe if you had a College education you wouldn't still be driving a rusty car and whine about how hard you have to work. You're a JEALOUS FOOL....and a typical liberal thinking all people who are successful are the enemy. I probably employ you - somebody has to. Obama, Schneider, Pelosi - they're all rich - where's the critism there. Better check your breaks on the way to the Dells!

If you are successful through hard work, you deserve to be able to pay for your grand kids college tuition, or whatever you want. My family worked HARD for the public (mom in a hospital, dad as a state parole officer), and will be able to do the very same thing. What's also important is that those who are not as well-off you, my folks, or others are not punished for making less doing jobs that are very much needed. The wealthy would not be wealthy without the workers who help them make profits, and wages have not increased with the cost of living.

I am young, so please help me understand: How come in the 1950's and 60's, a guy working at an auto plant could own a home, a car, pay for vacations and his children's college tuition (all on one income usually), but the ability to do that is eroding?

Thanks, Tom. You are correct in pointing out the discrepancy about "government spending" when it comes to our already bloated military. Suspiciously enough, Romney wanted to give them MORE than they asked for, just as he was saber rattling about Iran. As for those supposed 'entitlements", I thinkk we should call them "earned benefits" because that's what they are...We pay for our social security and medicare benefits and we're not giving it away to the One percent so they can give themselves another Tax Break....The One Percent who planned to dodge their fair share of taxes and pay for the Military Industrial Complex* on the backs of the Middle Class has just been given a big fat "No" and that is a GOOD thing. America has made a sane and sound choice in this election.

*Military Industrial Complex: Google the "Farewell Adress" of Republican President General Dwight D.Eisenhower for information.

Sandroid ...I miss-spelled so your base could understand me!!! So you'd rather make fun of my (quick) typing than blame the idiots on your side for wishing Romney would catch a bullet? Anyone who wants more of other peoples money is jealous - earn it yourself! I'm not right wing I'm conservative, I believe in pro-choice and gun control. But this fooler we have in office is a socialist as are you. Let me guess, you're either a femistist who scares away men or are dating that new congresswoman from Wisconsin! Now you know why I keep my name private so people like "just sayin" don't creep out of their alleys and start shooting up the place or people like you can't knock on my door for a handout. I have to get back to work to pay your bills.

D-R,
Yeah I am pretty sure I don't work for you. I have been in the same job for 23+ years, so I am pretty sure I know who I work for. I too am college education, in fact I have 2 degrees, that I paid for myself, with no outside funding. Jealous of your money, Ha that is a laugher. I am an older white male, and like you said will some day be in the minority. However, I am in the majority as over time, I have kept up with the modern day thinking. I am a person who keeps up with the changes over time and can see that as everything in life does, things change. You either adapt and survive or you die like a dinasour.

Everybody, keep calm. The economic and political realities will soon become manfest and if we are lucky some of us will have a place to live and something to eat. Might be wise to get out of the big cities and head for smaller cities and towns.

I don't blame any one person, I don't think. I believe human beings are creatures of their self interests at their core, and if people can band with others with similar interests (thus "interest groups"), things can go too far, and resources will be allocated in a way that is unequal, and seems unfair to individuals/ or groups that lose out or get less. Notice I leave "resources", "interests" and "individual/goups" vague so that it can apply to various situations and view points.

I too don't know the solution (hence, all my questions), but I do know that no one side is 100% correct about the best way to solve this problem. So, the first thing I guess towards answer is having all stakeholders represented on a problem-solving discussion, with as much information given to the general public. That way, they (the public) can completely understand the magnitude of the problem, and see whether their representative (whatever side/ or interest) is being fair, just, and honest in finding reasonable compromise towards a solution.

Great Gary, good job. Now, in what ways should the country go back to it's trusty handbook, and use it as a guide to solve the current problems?

@ WWhite I might be able find some bloomer pants, :)

Dear, dear Pat...I see that I neglected to answer some of your questions, at least directly. No, I'm NOT against "successful men", white or black, in fact I married one...I simply want them to pay their fair share of taxes again. See, there IS an answer apart from "printing money" and it's pretty simple: Bring BACK the fair tax rate, because as Billionaire Warren Buffet asked "How is it fair that my secretary pays a HIGHER tax rate than I do"?
The particularly sad, but revealing thing is, is that all this anger and obstruction is about only FOUR more points on the tax scale. About 4 points more would bring the back tax rate they paid under Clinton. Four litle points -- that is ALL that the democrats are asking for and it is what ALL the fighting and intransigence on the Right is about.
It's what you must view as pathetic, at best, and toxically greedy at worst, especially when one considers that even the tax rate for the Super Rich under Clinton was FAR less than it was in the 50's, 60's, and Seventies, years in which, by the way EVERYONE prospered and we had the largest middle class in the world. ..And yes, Pat, unlike yourself, I suspect, I was an ADULT in those days who DID follow politics and the economy so I not only know this, I lived it, though anyone can avail themselves of the facts by simply reading up on the history of taxation in this country.

Oh, Pat...another thing. You asked me, with somewhat questionable grammar, "Why you so angry your side won". Pat, I'm not angry. I'm actually very pleased and happy that Obama won, and I did not GET angry until I saw all the "anger", not to mention all the utter falsehoods being uttered by those of you who did NOt win.
You asked me to give you five reasons for voting for Obama. I'll start off with two: Osama is Dead. Unlike Romney who didn't think it was "worth" spending a lot of money to find the man who murdered over 3,000 of our citizens, I am grateful, as I think we should all be, that he eliminated this nation's Number One Enemy along with many other top Al Queda operatives.
Two. The man rescured the American Auto Industry and has given new hope -- and new jobs to thousands upon thousands. As I'm sure you recall, Mitt thought it should go bankrupt.
3. I find him caring, truthful, and trustworthy. 4. Unlike Romney, he understands and CARES about the majority of Americans, not merely the uber rich. 4. I LIKE his health care plan. I think we are desperately in need of a lower cost health care system which is affordable for EVERYONE. 5. I like his overall plans and vision for American MUCH more than Romney/Ryan's which would include INCREASING tax rates on the middle class as well as rescinding Obama Care and eventually substituting "Voucher care" for Medicare, so as to give more profit to insurance industry. .

Middle Class gets a Tax increase of 2% 1/1/2013

So tell me A.M. Kelly how much do you think seniors pay now for their insurance coverage

Right now, the federal government owns 500,000,000 shares of GM, or about 26% of the company. It would need to get about $53.00/share for these to break even on the bailout, but the stock closed at only $20.21/share on Tuesday. This left the government holding $10.1 billion worth of stock, and sitting on an unrealized loss of $16.4 billion.

Ha funny, you credit Obama with finding and killing Osama. Sitting at a table and watching Navy Seals is hardly worthy of credit. Ya, I know...he made the call. Any idiot would have made that call after we lost our opportunity at Tora Bora. Dems can criticize Bush for another 4 years, like you've done the last four, but Bush did far more to hunt down Osama than Obama ever did.

Kathie: I appreciate your willingness to accept the fact that the majority has spoken and that elections do matter. It seems a decided improvement over many of the others here, although I'd point out that simply saying I "have many facts wrong" does not prove that. If you want to find some respectable link that confirms your assertions, I'll be happy to look at them. In addition, I'd advise you, before attributing "ugly words and attacks" to ME, to first show WHERE I supposedly used such words and attacks and after that, check out the very same on YOUR side of the aisle. Addressing people as "liberal scum" as Deerfield resident has, is not, I'm sure you'll agree, exactly "civil".

AM Kelly, sorry my grammar wasn't up to your standards, I had to get back to work and didn't have time to check it. Being condescending, kind of a professor type of a person runs in your party doesn't it? Starts with your leader.

Regarding Osama, I think Obama deserves credit as he was the President when this worthless bastard was killed. But that’s not the end of the war we’re in and will be in for the rest of my life.

Regarding the tax issue, do you really think now is the time to raise taxes, even on the wealthy, given our fragile economy? Also, do you really think that it's going to bring in enough revenue to fix the mess we find ourselves in? I think not but there’s something that is negotiable if Obama can get his own party to agree and he’s serious about cutting spending.

Regarding the auto industry, he saved the UAW is what he did, not the industry. It would be in better shape right now going forward if it went through bankruptcy.

Last thing I'm going to say about Obama; if he moves his ass from the far left to the center, we can get things done in this country to benefit all the people, not just the gays and those who think that Obamacare is the answer. I hope your doctor continues to accept Medicare after it's fully implemented.

Obamacare is just a waypoint on the way to single payor. The dems know that. The cost and quality of care in the next few years will be so bad that they will have to "fix" it. And the fix will be single payor with rationing. But with the level of public understanding of health and health care, they will never know the difference. Ultimately the only political question left will be about taxes; who pays them and how much.

Was there a need for a change to the past healthcare system in the U.S.? I believe before Obamacare, I saw polls that said the majority of citizens felt unsatisfied with healthcare in the country. I think that Obamacare took so much of the press, I never heard a lot about the conservative alternative, though I know doing nothing wasn't the solution.

"Am I auditioning for MSNBC"...No, dear....Are you auditioning for Fox News?...You sound just like Bill, Sean and Gretchen.

I initially felt there might be some hope for you, Pat, but I now see you're really NOT interested in learning anything.
"Kinda reminds me how Obama got elected to his second term -- it sure wasn't on his record"....No, Pat, not at ALL. Handling the worse economy in nearly a century, creating 4 million new jobs in one term, killing America' Number One Enemy, and bringing back the auto industry is certainly "no record", LOL.....Go back to your idiot Fixed News. It IS easier than thinking.

I read this week an interesting perspective on the election that really hit home. It said that basically the American people shunned the american dream in Romney...upstanding man, married, great kids and family, gives back, successful businessman, living what the definition of pursueing the American Dream is about...he was rejected for an Obama do-over based on 4 years of failure. We have turned the corner in America, we have become a Nation wanting to be dependant on Government. We have FAILED!!!!

Yeah this division is awful. Tbone, are the Obamas not the "American Dream" too? How was that dream shunned? The President is married, has family, gives back, upstanding man (even those who dislike his character acknowledge he is a caring person). How other than business experience (which a lot of presidents haven't had), is he different character-wise from Romney, and how again did the American people shun that idea?

A.M. I just saw your hateful rant at me and many others on this sight. You inferred I was a racist. I'm not. Don't attack me, dear, because of your hate for Gingrich, Romney and others. You quote and stand by people like Bill Maher? The guy who has no respect for women. I see you have no shame, but still shame on you for trying to spread an outright lie. We are no longer going to let you define us as people we are not, its not right. If we disagree with your view point, you can't have an intelligent exchange of ideas you have to personally attack. I see you referring to many on this blog as racists if they disagree with you. When we bring up facts to try and have a conversation you attack our character, call us names and try and supress our free speech. No More. Stop with the hate and trying to paint people who don't agree with you as racist or stupid. That is a tactic by the Dems. If you don't agree with the Dem's then you are racist or sexist, etc, etc. They call you offensive names to try and keep you from exercising your 1st Amendment rights. Its not going to work anymore.

What we have is an America that is no longer the light on the hill. Instead we are a country of makers now outnumbered by the takers. There will never be another Republican President. There will never be the Amercia those of us who are older than 30 remember. Now it's hate thy neighbor especially if they "do better" than you financially, what's yours is mine, and I deserve what everyone else works hard for. I've gotta hand it to BO, he really knew what he was doing when he played to the white guilt of so many to get elected the first time around. Then he embarked on a full speed ahead campaign to increase the food stamp and overall entitlement rolls. This combined w/ his constant goody giving to the unions and his venture capital game playing w/ taxpayer dollars-funneled to his green energy buds sealed the fate of the election long before the debates. That is why he didn't feel compelled to try. That is why he could've cared less about his reference to Ambassador Steven's death. as a "bump in the road". HItler also viewed his own countrymen "as bumps in the road". Be afraid...be VERY afraid. @ Ashley Judd....you may be "ESTATIC" today...I'm quite sure you will be "EMBARRASED" very soon when you realize you were simply a means to an end for your swell pal BO. I certainly hope you enjoyed your stay at the Penninsula...how fitting.

I'd like congress to work together as long as they cut spending... I'd like them to do their jobs, but for the most part, when congress gets together and "works", they are spending money (that's not theirs and that we don't have) all over the place. Gridlock isnt all that bad, and when it comes to new spending, i'm all for it! Maybe the dems will let a budget come to a vote sometime in the next four years..... We'll see.

Chris M: Thanks so much for your insight and kind words. Sadly, I came to the same conclusion -- It is a waste of our time to attempt a civil discussion with the angry and close minded. As you say, it's their issue, not ours.

According to the latest publications, about 3% of the population are psychopathic. In the US that would be 9 million. self-congratualation and self-love are two qualities in these folks.

I believe Obama's legacy will be that he was president when our country got passed up by China in GDP and that he was president when our credit rating was downgraded..several times to the point where we couldn't keep up with paying the interest on our debt. to China.

Our military will be weaker. We will suffer more attacks on the periphery.. and the Muslim Brotherhood, fostered by the Arab Spring (didn't the media love Obama for that??) will continue to gain power and traction and do their best to get rid of the infidels.

The liberal politicians and political correctness in vogue since the "great society" programs of Lyndon Johnson have destroyed our schools/ family values/ made us into a welfare society/and the "demographic shift" ie. less whites than " minorities" will perpetuate . those trends ....the goal now is to stay on unemployment insurance/ wic cards link cards / disability payments/ Obamacare. And of course higher and higher taxes to pay for the nanny state

Deerfield Resident...I live in Kenilworth on the lake. You live in Deerfield. So much for your negative fantasies about me. You sir are a joke. Enough said.

Maybe Illinois could market itself as the US gulag and get paid by other states which might want to send their crooks, crazies and corrupt politicians to their natural habitat.

I love how most of you are ecstatic that BO got re-elected, as if it changes anything. He didn't do anything his first four years except Obamacare which is a horrible idea and will continue to crush small businesses. Besides that, he did nothing. Sure, some of you can claim he killed Osama Bin Laden, but all he did was say Yes to the easiest question ever probed to man in the history of the world. I can't possibly understand why anyone, except minorities, which aren't really minorities anymore, would vote to give him four more years. He failed us as a president, broke almost every promise he made, and spent the last six months dividing the nation, pitting classes and races against one another. How can you approve or trust a man who allowed his campaign to be so maniacal and polarizing. He himself said in his speech at the DNC in 2008, "If you don't have a record to run on, you paint your opponent as someone people should run from." Well he proved to us in this campaign, that not even he can deny he failed the country the last four years. I hope you are all happy who elected him; more debt, more taxes, more government, more stagnant, if even that, growth. How Obama made 51% of the country despise and dislike Mitt Romney, one of the more glowing figures of success, faith, devotion, & dedication is impressive but proof of how evil he truly is. The worst part is, those who supported BO this election really just don't understand how much better our country could be with Romney

Oh, and economists and analysts are already projecting we are going to enter into another recession. Fiscal Cliff? Pft big deal, keep spending!

Kenilworth used to be a nice place.

Bernie Madoff fooled many "intelligent" people too.

Jim...Bernie only fooled those blinded by greed.

Just sayin.... You said you're from kenilworth.....No one with any tact from keilworth uses a moniker like "just sayin" - unless you're a kid.....and you're ripping Deerfield - 2 of your new reps live in deerfield! Judging by your last comment "JIM - BERNIE ONLY FOOLED THOSE BLINDED BY GREED" AND YOU LIVE IN KENILWORTH??????? you wished you lived in kenilworth because you ripped anyone who was successful.

Lets give facts here_ I pay 30% in taxes, contribute to 4 charities, employee 50 people with roughly 30 families...I GIVE MORE THAN I TAKE...
Oh... and none of my extended family sleeps with anyone of the same sex or has
anythng not resembling a traditional 2 parent family....

Your turn..fill in the blanks because anyone who lives in kenilworth either earned there money of which they s/b proud or they inherited it which isn't a bad way to go through life either...see I'm not a jealous person like you.

Well...lets see your stats...care to back off the kenilworth claim? Do you take more than you give? And maybe the people here in this little discussion will know to ignor your little quips. "just sayin"..prove you have the background to be in this forum or just go away and continue to mooch off the gov't

I fear we have reached the tipping point predited by Alexis de Tocqueville more than 175 years ago: "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.”

A.M. Kelly Your another one...First....Obama doubled the debt and you said he's handled it? Second...good job getting Osama but it was inevitable and give the credit to our special forces of which YOU and your like don't want to fund! Third and most important, most "RICH" (of which you're obviously not) pay their fair share in taxes. I'd say 30%+ is enough don't you think? Sure few skate by but allot more of you liberals skate by with not wanting to work because it's more affordable to NOT WORK!
You won the election because your base is unfortunately growing and that's not a
healthy sign for any prosperous Country. I say to you this....if you do pay taxes....and you see a nice little tax increase in your mail soon...drop me a note and
maybe I'll take your interview for a job to help pay for it!!!!

4 more years of this fool and you'll all realize that socialism is death to any Country that aspires to be great instead of mediocre....Have a nice weekend - I will!

@AM you have a distorted sense of history. No one had a better shot at UBL than Clinton. Terrorism is not one person, evidenced by Libya 9/11.....i know, i know it was the video.

But lets set some records straight:

Obama said Bush was unpatriotic for running up a 4T deficit in 8 years while he ran up a 6T deficit in 4.
Obama said he would leave Medical Marijuana to the States, while he directs the Attorney General to enforce the banking laws and uses the IRS to audit the Dispensaries, effectively making it impossible for them to operate. Lets see whats happens in CO and WA with legalization.
Obama used a Drone Strike in Yemen to kill Anwar al-Awlaki, he was a US citizen and born here, he was entitled to a trial of his pears according to the Constitution before he can be killed for Treason.
The information to get UBL was gotten by water-boarding and the Hunt for UBL began way before Obama became President.....that's right Torture, and another thing Obama said he was vastly against.

Gitmo is still open.....
Shall I go on?

You think lowering taxes killed the econemy.......tell me how that's works?

What killed the econemy was policies to get every American in a home regardless of if they could afford it. Plain and simple. We have changed nothing rates are lower than ever and banks are still out of control. Only problem is investors are not a dumb to buy the crappy debt.

Nothing makes an econemy grow faster than low taxes. Just think about it, lower taxes equal more money to spend. Only problem is we have out of control govt spending so they have you fooled into thinking they know how to spend your money better than you do or you don't pay federal tax so you don't care.....