Nick Anderson for October 14, 2012

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    Dtroutma  over 11 years ago

    Hope the kid is taking Beano!

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    ossiningaling  over 11 years ago

    Best explanation for the Romney plan yet!

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    chazandru  over 11 years ago

    Let’s take this Jack in the Beanstalk analogy another step.Whether we buy our beans from Romney or Obama, there is still a giant hovering over us. If, in an individual pursuit for the magic golden harp, our home grown companies continue to cannibalize one another, the giant may well succeed. Unless we INSOURCE jobs so americans can not only get back to work but increase our tax base so we can improve our electrical grids, computer security, roads, environment, etc, we will be unprepared to face this looming threat from the ‘giant’. Generally, the giant is China, to whom we owe a great debt and to whom our best computer companies send new technologies to incorporate into our latest phones, tvs, and games. Less generally it is nations like Iran, North Korea, and others spending money to steal our science and as Leon Panetta warned, launch devastating cyber attacks against our infrastructure.If we’re going to use these beans to bring the music and magic back to our nation, we need to do it as neighbors and as a people United. Respectfully,C.

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    josefw  over 11 years ago

    Did you spike your Kool-aid?

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    braindead Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Willard’s entire adult life has been dedicated to gaming the US tax code and tax system. He has money in multiple tax shelters in foreign countries. -The ChickenHawk showed his true patriotism during the Viet Nam war. He never did anything more patriotic.

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    chazandru  over 11 years ago

    But if we go by what we see, Romney is offering our bright eyed boy a plate of magic beans. Obama offered us a plate of Romney’s magic beans by borrowing heavily from Romney’s healthcare plan. The boy, with the hat of stars on his head does appear to represent the American People. The harp and goose are still unknowns until Jack makes the effort to get them. The Romney reference is as cloudy as the man from the Jack and the Beanstalk story. Depending on version, Romney could be a greedy man who is unknowingly selling magic beans in exchange for that wonderfully drawn cow with its very skeptical face. He might also be a powerful wizard who knows of the beans magic and is sending Jack to steal the harp-tho that version usually has the seller as ultimately evil, there is a version where he was a good wizard and knew Jack was worthy to have this chance.I’ve seen several versions of Romney since 2004. In a few months, if he wins, we’ll see which Romney we’ve elected.I hope you’ll be around to let me know what you think, Ms. Quinn. Say Hi to Mr J for me.Respectfully,C.

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    Yontrop  over 11 years ago

    “And the solution is less taxes to improve the infrastructure. That’s the magic bean in a shell.”. Now I’m positive. You are only posing as a right-wing-nut-job. You’re a misguided progressive who thinks he/she needs to make stupid posts to make the “conservatives” look bad. Cut it out! it’s not helpful and they can make themselves look bad without your help.

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    chazandru  over 11 years ago

    Less taxes? I definately support tax reform, but it will require a a multi faceted approach and, if history is to be an example, more money will need to be spent before we get back to where we were. We first need to plant the seeds in helthy fertile soil and invest the time, money, and energy to help them sprout, protect them from predator and disease, nourish them, and, in my opinion, pray for them. Then they can grow to full potential and we can face the giants in our world to regain our harp and gold eggs.And we’ll live happily ever after until next elections. ;)Respectfully,C.

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    cipactli77  over 11 years ago

    Those magic beans probably come out of his magic underwear.

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    braindead Premium Member over 11 years ago

    2000 pages — that’s about the length of one of Willard’s secret tax returns, including the supporting statements. And, supposedly, someone in the IRS has read each and every one of those pages and audited it thoroughly. -BTW, the ONE return that he has released is not complete.

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