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		<title>Small Businesses Prefer Romney for the U.S. Elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Toronto, Canada – Wave Accounting, the disruptive creators of award-winning free small business accounting and payroll software, announced on September 11 the results of its small business opinion poll on the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election. Wave polled the U.S.-based portion of the company&#8217;s more than 300,000 customers regarding their opinions on the candidates&#8217; potential impact [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2012/09/us-news/small-businesses-prefer-romney-for-the-u-s-elections/">Small Businesses Prefer Romney for the U.S. Elections</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Toronto, Canada – <a href="http://www.waveaccounting.com/" target="_blank">Wave Accounting,</a> the disruptive creators of award-winning free small business accounting and payroll software, announced on September 11 the results of its small business opinion poll on the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election. Wave polled the U.S.-based portion of the company&#8217;s more than 300,000 customers regarding their opinions on the candidates&#8217; potential impact on small business.</p>
<p>Key findings include:</p>
<ul>
<li>On the question, &#8220;Who is better for small businesses,&#8221; 53% of respondents chose Romney/Ryan, 39% chose Obama/Biden.</li>
<li>Reducing government red tape is the number one issue for Republican voting respondents, with an overwhelming 90% citing this issue as &#8220;crucial.&#8221;</li>
<li>Among voters intending to vote Democrat, the most important issue is improving health care options for small businesses (77% called it &#8220;crucial.&#8221;)</li>
<li>Size matters: Support for Romney/Ryan grows as company size grows. 47% of companies with 6-9 employees say they are definitely voting Romney/Ryan, vs. 45% among companies with 2-5 employees, and 43% among one-person businesses.</li>
<li>Support for the GOP ticket is strongest in the South where 57% of businesses favorRomney/Ryan.</li>
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<p>&#8220;These insights represent the real opinions of real small businesses in America,&#8221; said Kirk Simpson, CEO of Wave Accounting.</p>
<p>Recent &#8220;small business&#8221; surveys have included opinions from companies with hundreds of employees and many millions in revenue. Because Wave specializes in online solutions for real small businesses with 9 employees or less, the company can access key insights from a unique and significant segment of the market.</p>
<p>&#8220;This group makes up 95% of businesses in the U.S., yet their voices are badly underrepresented in media and politics,&#8221; said Simpson. &#8220;Their opinions and needs are interesting, in some cases unexpected, and deserve to be heard.&#8221;</p>
<p>The complete Wave Small Business Opinions Report — 2012 U.S. Presidential Election is available at <a href="http://www.waveaccounting.com/election2012" target="_blank">www.waveaccounting.com/election2012</a>.</p>
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		<title>American RTL Launches RepublicansAgainstRomney.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Denver, U.S.A. &#8212; &#8220;Mitt Romney is the architect of Obamacare,&#8221; said Jefferson George, president of the conservative tax-exempt group American Right To Life Action. &#8220;Romney has already implemented what Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton only dream of: homosexual marriage, tax-funded abortion on demand by health care reform with the individual mandate, robbing religious freedom from pro-life hospitals. The list is long. [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2012/08/us-news/american-rtl-launches-republicansagainstromney-com/">American RTL Launches RepublicansAgainstRomney.com</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Denver, U.S.A. &#8212; &#8220;Mitt Romney is the architect of Obamacare,&#8221; said Jefferson George, president of the conservative tax-exempt group American Right To Life Action. &#8220;Romney has already implemented what Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton only dream of: homosexual marriage, tax-funded abortion on demand by health care reform with the individual mandate, robbing religious freedom from pro-life hospitals. The list is long. If anyone believed the &#8216;lesser of two evils&#8217; con, they&#8217;d have to vote for Obama.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Strategists say that independents decide elections,&#8221; said Darrell Birkey, the ARTL research director overseeing the new <a href="http://republicansagainstromney.com/" target="_blank">RepublicansAgainstRomney.com</a> website. &#8220;So the only way for pro-lifers to get candidates who won&#8217;t kill unborn children is to become independent enough to oppose liberal, pro-abortion, pro-homosexual politicians like Mitt Romney.&#8221;</p>
<p>Agreeing with ARTL is the longtime vice president of the nation&#8217;s first &#8220;right to life&#8221; group, Colorado Right To Life. &#8220;The Republicans Against Romney site documents that the excuses the campaign makes for Mitt&#8217;s anti-child, anti-free-market, anti-family actions are nothing but lies,&#8221; said Leslie Hanks. &#8220;Sadly, conservative talk show hosts lap it up and repeat the lies. This website even offers a$100 reward for corrections to errors of fact.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to the site, Romneycare is fundamentally a liberal, socialist program with its individual mandate that saps the federal treasury. Romney&#8217;s top consultants aided the development of Obamacare and put Planned Parenthood on the &#8220;health&#8221; committee that, from day one, offered $50 tax-subsidized abortion on demand. And still today Romney plans to nominate justices &#8220;like John Roberts,&#8221; who upheld Obamacare.</p>
<p><a href="http://republicansagainstromney.com/" target="_blank">RepublicansAgainstRomney.com</a> documents that Mitt Romney claimed to be pro-choice in 1994, pro-life in 2001, pro-choice in 2002, pro-life in 2004, pro-choice in 2005, pro-life in 2006 and then funded abortion in 2006. In 2012, he&#8217;s back to supporting abortion for &#8220;health reasons,&#8221; the loophole opened by the Supreme Court&#8217;s Doe v. Bolton opinion that allows all abortions, as in Colorado for example, throughout all nine months.</p>
<p>&#8220;And ironically,&#8221; adds Birkey, &#8220;<a href="http://americanrtl.org/legitimate-rape-is-romney-issue" target="_blank">the &#8217;legitimate&#8217; rape issue is Romney policy</a>, not a Todd Akin policy. The congressman advocates protecting every child, but it&#8217;s Romney&#8217;s rape exception that requires determining whether or not there was a rape.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Romney Must Focus On Debt Storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiara Ashanti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>In the streets of downtown Tampa, dual preparations continue as the city braces for tropical Storm Issac and the Republican National Convention. Convention officials delayed the start of the events from Monday afternoon to Tuesday as a safety precaution. Issac is not projected to hit landfall in Tampa, but that will not stop massive amounts [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2012/08/us-news/romney-must-focus-on-debt-storm/">Romney Must Focus On Debt Storm</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>In the streets of downtown Tampa, dual preparations continue as the city braces for tropical Storm Issac and the Republican National Convention. Convention officials delayed the start of the events from Monday afternoon to Tuesday as a safety precaution. Issac is not projected to hit landfall in Tampa, but that will not stop massive amounts of rain and strong winds from shutting everything down for a day.</p>
<p>There is one thing, however, that will continue to work inside the Forum center and serves as a loud remainder of what this election is about. That item is a large clock keeping track of the amount of financial debt, added each second. Tampa may be worried about the impending storm of Issac, but the entire country is facing a debt storm that is bearing down on everyone like a category 5 hurricane.</p>
<p>The optic of the clock is a perfect anchor for one of the foundational fights that will be played out this presidential election. President Obama will fight to make this election about Romney&#8217;s taxes, women&#8217;s rights, and Paul Ryan&#8217;s Medicare plan. The President&#8217;s surrogates and spokespeople will attempt to distract voters away from the economy.</p>
<p>Thus far, they have done an excellent job of doing so. But, the fiscal cliff that the spending of the Obama administration has enacted is a problem that Romney must keep front and center in the campaign. Nothing does that better than the backdrop of a debt calculator displaying the massive bill the country is racking up.</p>
<p>This is a message that the republicans must take to heart as well. The last two weeks have seen the Romney camp get bogged down over Medicare and the comments of Senate candidate Todd Akin regarding rape and abortion. The economy and the debt are problems one and two. They cannot afford to get caught in the Obama trap of defending themselves and talking about things that have nothing to do with those issues.</p>
<p>Many in the media will play along with President Obama and will be all too willing to cover other issues. Optics is one way around this obstacle. Do not just talk, show. Judging by the large and ominous clock clicking up every second of the convention speakers&#8217; speeches, the Romney campaign may be on their way to making this election about what it needs to be about.</p>
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		<title>Romney Opens Lead Over Obama but Faces Enthusiasm Gap</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney has opened a six-point lead (46%-40%) over President Barack Obama in Virginia, according to The Roanoke College Poll. The two were statistically tied in the College&#8217;s February poll. Republican George Allen maintains an eight-point lead (44%-36%) on Democrat Tim Kaine in the likely November matchup for the U.S. Senate seat [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2012/04/us-news/romney-opens-lead-over-obama-but-faces-enthusiasm-gap/">Romney Opens Lead Over Obama but Faces Enthusiasm Gap</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney has opened a six-point lead (46%-40%) over President Barack Obama in Virginia, according to The Roanoke College Poll.</p>
<p>The two were statistically tied in the College&#8217;s February poll. Republican George Allen maintains an eight-point lead (44%-36%) on Democrat Tim Kaine in the likely November matchup for the U.S. Senate seat from Virginia. The margin is unchanged from last month.</p>
<p>The Roanoke College Poll interviewed 603 Virginia residents between March 24 and April 5 and has a margin of error of +/-4%. Screening for registered voters (N=537) reduces Allen&#8217;s lead to seven points (46%-39%) and Romney&#8217;s lead to five points (46%-41%).</p>
<p>&#8220;While Mitt Romney fares well in the top-line numbers of this poll, looking beneath the surface suggests that his position is somewhat precarious,&#8221; said Harry Wilson, director of the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research.</p>
<p>&#8220;The commitment of his supporters lags significantly behind the commitment of President Obama&#8217;s supporters in several areas. While his lead over Obama has widened in a month, his favorable/unfavorable numbers and the fact that Virginians think Obama better understands their needs do not bode well for the likely Republican nominee.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The Allen/Kaine race has not changed since the last Roanoke College Poll. It is also interesting that Kaine is actually winning among Virginians with the highest income.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The results of this poll indicate a very high level of dissatisfaction on the part of Virginians. Approval of Obama and McDonnell and Congress are all down slightly, and perceptions of the state and the country have declined as well.</p>
<p>Both Presidential candidates have higher unfavorable than favorable ratings. Virginians are a disgruntled group right now.&#8221;</p>
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		<dc:creator>Mei Tsai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>At a speech at the Citadel Military College in South Carolina on October 7, Mitt Romney outlined some of his goals for American foreign policy if he wins the presidential election in 2012. He made two large promises: first, he pledged to reverse cuts in defense spending, and second, he vowed to deploy missiles and ships. [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/10/us-news/election%e2%80%9812-fact-check-romneys-promise-to-reverse-military-spending-cuts/">Election 2012 : Mitt Romney&#8217;s Promise to Reverse Military Spending Cuts</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>At a speech at the Citadel Military College in South Carolina on October 7, Mitt Romney outlined some of his goals for American foreign policy if he wins the presidential election in 2012. He made two large promises: first, he pledged to reverse cuts in defense spending, and second, he vowed to deploy missiles and ships.</p>
<p>He also assured the audience that he would rebuild the US economy, reverse President Obama’s “massive defense cuts,” and increase the number of soldiers in the military by 100,000. However, Obama has only slowed down the rate of increase in the defense budget, not cut spending. In the current fiscal year, Obama requested $533 billion for defense.</p>
<p>When Obama took office, the budge was $513 billion. In April, he asked the Pentagon to find where it would be feasible to cut spending by $400 billion in the next 12 years. Romney also wants to increase shipbuilding from nine ships per year to 15 ships per year. However, shipbuilding has been decreasing steadily since the 1980s because wars were concentrated on land.</p>
<p>Building military ships has not been a priority of the Pentagon for the last 10 years. The Navy said it needs a minimum of 313 ships. It currently has 284 ships, which is up from the 278 ships it had in 2007. The 24 Navy Aegis ships are equipped with missile defense technologies. Missile defense was another of Romney’s concerns.</p>
<p>Romney said he would like to intensify military presence against the Iranian regime “by ordering the regular presence of aircraft carrier task forces, one in eastern Mediterranean and one in Persian Gulf.” The US currently has full-time military presence in the Persian Gulf, but none in the eastern Mediterranean.</p>
<p>At the Republican candidate debate on October 11, Romney received some hard questions from fellow candidates about his healthcare initiatives and his decision to support the Wall Street bailout of 2008-2009.</p>
<p>Rick Perry asked about the Massachusetts healthcare plan that requires uninsured residents of the states to obtain healthcare. The plan served as a template for Obama’s healthcare plan. Romney claimed that the plan does not raise taxes or cut Medicare; however, he claimed that the Obama plan does.</p>
<p>The next Republican party debates will be on October 18 in Las Vegas. Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum will be attending the debate sponsored by CNN and the Western Republican Leadership Conference.<br />
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		<title>Mitt Romney Combats Foreign Policy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Mitt Romney made his first major foreign policy address at the Citadel Military Academy last Friday, which tackled the threats to the country’s security and how he is planning to solve them. His foreign policy plan includes taking eight steps in his first 100 days in office as well as believing in the “American Century.” [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/10/us-news/romney-combats-foreign-policy/">Mitt Romney Combats Foreign Policy</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Mitt Romney made his first major foreign policy address at the Citadel Military Academy last Friday, which tackled the threats to the country’s security and how he is planning to solve them. His foreign policy plan includes taking eight steps in his first 100 days in office as well as believing in the “American Century.”</p>
<p>Mitt Romney didn’t hold back as he discussed the threats facing America including President Obama’s shortcomings in his foreign policy. Critizing President Obama for ‘massive defense cuts,’ Romney stated, “I will not surrender America’s role in the world, this is very simple if you do not want America to be the strongest nation on earth, I’m not your president.</p>
<p>You have that president today.” On day one in office, Romney proposed to focus on rebuilding the economy, reverse massive defense cuts, and not weaken America’s military. Romney concentrated on the threats that the United States currently faces and potentially faces in the future.</p>
<p>The international threats included discussing a powerful nuclear Iran against the United States and the Taliban gaining power in Afghanistan again. He also included a vital issue directly facing America which is the Mexican border and the drug cartels in the region in combination with the failure to secure the border.</p>
<p>With these problems come solutions, and according to Romney the solution to a safer world is to make America the strongest nation in the world. He states, “God did not create this country to be a nation of followers. America is not destined to be one of several equally balanced global powers.</p>
<p>America must lead the world, or someone else will.” His plan to make America the strongest country in the world includes the eight steps he will take his first 100 days in office. The steps include the construction of a bigger Navy, which involves increasing ship building from 9 to 15 ships a year.</p>
<p>He aims to strengthen relationships with allies including Mexico and Israel. He also states he will enhance deterrents against Iran, commit to a robust national missile defense system, and use soft power resources in the Middle East. He plans on launching a campaign for economic opportunity in Latin America and conducting a full review of transition in Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Lastly he hopes to order interagency initiative on cyber security. Some people have commented that Mitt Romney’s foreign policy stance resembles that of former George W. Bush’s. Romney did an effective job at addressing the threats that face the country, where the Obama administration has lacked effective solutions, and the steps he plans on taking once in office.</p>
<p>With an attempted terrorist plot against the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Washington by two Iranian men, just days after Romney&#8217;s speech, there seems to be justification for Romney&#8217;s forceful policies on terror prevention and America&#8217;s security.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Samantha Steinberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>The debate that took place at the infamous Ronald Reagan Library gave those who tuned in the opportunity to formally see where the eight GOP presidential candidates stand on some of the most burning issues facing the country. It was clear that two candidates carried the spotlight throughout the night. Romney and Perry didn’t waste [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/09/us-news/romney-and-perry-battle-for-the-lead/">Romney and Perry Battle for the Lead</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>The debate that took place at the infamous Ronald Reagan Library gave those who tuned in the opportunity to formally see where the eight GOP presidential candidates stand on some of the most burning issues facing the country. It was clear that two candidates carried the spotlight throughout the night. Romney and Perry didn’t waste any time and began their heated battle right from the start.</p>
<p>Each dealt with tough questions, and both were confronted on issues of job creation in their state and their plan for the economy. Romney, who was bumped down by Perry in recent polls to a second place, showed an adequate performance at last week’s debate. Romney was able to stay composed and focused even when faced with questions regarding some of his weak spots, such as healthcare.</p>
<p>Romney’s health care plan, often referred to as “Romney Care,” was one topic that Romney couldn&#8217;t avoid answering &#8212; the main reason being that all other candidates oppose Romney’s healthcare bill because it resembles that of President Obama. He will have to expand on the difference between his and the President’s in future debates.</p>
<p>Romney was also confronted with his ideas for job creation when questioned about his poor ranking as the 47<sup>th </sup>state for job creation within his ten years as governor. Romney responded, “We were able to turn around the job losses and at the end of four years we had the unemployment rate down to 4.7%. That’s a record I think the president would like to see. As a matter of fact we created more jobs in Massachusetts than this president has created in this entire country.”</p>
<p>He also used his experience in the private sector to promote his foundation for forming jobs. Rick Perry, who is now in the lead in the GOP presidential election, is known to be inexperienced in live debates compared to the other candidates. However, this didn’t show and Perry was able to answer many questions, with only a few fumbles.</p>
<p>Perry was also faced with the topic of job creation and economy. He was asked about economic issues that surround Texas such as having the lowest minimum wage in the country and being one of eight states with the highest level of poverty.</p>
<p>Perry responded, “What Americans are looking for is someone who can get this country working again, and we put the model in place in the state of Texas. When you look at what we have done over the last decade we have created one million jobs in the state of Texas, the same time Americans lost 2 1/2 million.”</p>
<p>Although a good answer, Perry dodged many of the questions being asked and instead responded with his track record of creating jobs. The fact that Mitt Romney and Rick Perry were in the spotlight last at the first debate could indicate the direction of the race for the presidential nomination.</p>
<p>Mark McKinnon, a former adviser to President George W. Bush during his presidential campaign, responded to last week’s debate as, “great theater, good fireworks. Rick Perry is the front-runner and he did nothing last night to knock himself off that status. Mitt Romney was solid as he has been in the recent debates.&#8221;</p>
<p>With both candidates showing no signs of giving up, it will be exciting to see if the upcoming debates continue to play out like a boxing match between Romney and Perry, or if other candidates will want to step in for the fight.</p>
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		<title>Pawlenty Endorses Mitt Romney</title>
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		<dc:creator>Erin Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>It has already begun. The presidential election is over a year away, but former candidates are beginning to endorse their peers. Tim Pawlenty, who dropped out of the race last month, has placed his support behind Mitt Romney in an email to supporters on Monday. &#8220;President Obama has failed to meet America&#8217;s economic challenges. &#8230; [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/09/us-news/pawlenty-endorses-mitt-romney/">Pawlenty Endorses Mitt Romney</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>It has already begun. The presidential election is over a year away, but former candidates are beginning to endorse their peers. Tim Pawlenty, who dropped out of the race last month, has placed his support behind Mitt Romney in an email to supporters on Monday.</p>
<p>&#8220;President Obama has failed to meet America&#8217;s economic challenges. &#8230; Fortunately, America may get a second chance: Mitt Romney is running for president, and I am proud to endorse him,&#8221; said Pawlenty in an email message sent out by the Romney campaign.</p>
<p>&#8220;[Romney] believes in the bedrock conservative ideals of limited government and free enterprise,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;He will stand up for America&#8217;s allies when they are threatened, with fortitude. And he will face down our adversaries. He is a formidable person, and he will certainly be a formidable president. Our allies can count on it, and our enemies should expect it.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s formulated an economic plan-a set of alternatives to the government-oriented programs that Barack Obama has put in place-that is unparalleled in the history of American electoral campaigns. By pressing for fundamental change in the way that Washington taxes and spends, issues regulations, uses energy, interacts with our major trading partners, and deals with our labor force, he fully envisions a way to place America back on the path toward rapid economic growth and full employment.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pawlenty also appeared on Fox News on Monday morning. He stated that Romney has significant experience in the private sector, which has influenced his decision to support the former Massachusetts governor. He also criticized Texas governor Rick Perry, specifically Perry’s reference to social security as a “ponzi scheme.”</p>
<p>&#8220;Governor Romney wants to fix Social Security &#8212; he doesn&#8217;t want to abolish it or end it,&#8221; Pawlenty said. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t believe it should be thrown out &#8212; he thinks it should be reformed and fixed.&#8221; Responding to questions about his previous criticism of Romney&#8217;s health-care program, Pawlenty said he talked to Romney about his concerns and came away reassured.</p>
<p>&#8220;Mitt Romney is 100 percent dedicated and committed to repealing Obamacare,&#8221; Pawlenty said, citing Romney&#8217;s pledge to grant the states waivers from the federal law. Pawlenty will be a national co-chair of Romney&#8217;s campaign. He told Fox News that he had no vice presidential aspirations.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Erin Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has launched his own jobs plan ahead of the president’s address to the nation on Thursday. On Tuesday, Romney detailed his 59 specific proposals to improve the nation’s economy and create jobs. &#8220;At best, government can provide a framework in which economic growth can occur. All too often, however, government gets [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/09/us-news/mitt-romney-unveils-job-plan/">Mitt Romney Unveils Job Plan</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has launched his own jobs plan ahead of the president’s address to the nation on Thursday. On Tuesday, Romney detailed his 59 specific proposals to improve the nation’s economy and create jobs.</p>
<p>&#8220;At best, government can provide a framework in which economic growth can occur. All too often, however, government gets in the way,&#8221; Romney wrote in an opinion piece in USA Today that previewed his 160-page plan. &#8220;The past three years of unparalleled government expansion have retaught that lesson all too well.&#8221;</p>
<p>Romney’s plan, no surprise, includes lowering the tax rate for corporations to encourage more corporations to keep profits in the U.S. This comes just weeks after Romney stated that “corporations are people.” Romney also proposes to eliminate tax on interests, capital gains and dividends. Romney’s campaign stated that these proposals specifically target middle class Americans, however few middle class Americans pay those types of taxes.</p>
<p>Romney criticized Obama for expanding federal regulations. He announced a proposal to ensure that new regulations at government agencies do not cost money. If a new set of rules raises costs for businesses, Romney would require that a different set of regulations be eliminated.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have spent most of my career in the private sector starting new businesses and turning around ailing ones. Unlike career politicians who&#8217;ve never met a payroll, I know why jobs come and go,&#8221; Romney wrote in USA Today, again a jab at Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has held public office since he was elected as a Texas state representative in 1985.</p>
<p>Democrats criticized Romney&#8217;s plan, even before he rolled it out. Brad Woodhouse, a spokesman for the Democratic Party, said: &#8220;Mitt Romney has promised an economic plan that is bold and sweeping. But if the past months have shown anything, what Americans are really likely to get is more of the same tired rhetoric and worn out ideas which have failed America in the past.&#8221;</p>
<p>Although there is nothing new or different in this plan (lower taxes, reduce regulations), at least Romney is proposing something. The Republican Party in general has not offered any real solutions to the economy. The Republicans are known as the “Party of No” for a reason.</p>
<p>They are quick to criticize the president, congress and everyone else without suggesting any alternatives. Of course, the hocus pocus magic of lowering taxes and reducing regulations does not help the economy (see: George W. Bush’s 8 years) but  Mittens is trying to set himself apart in the crowded GOP field.</p>
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		<title>Mitt Romney Attacks Rick Perry Over Immigration</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>As Rick Perry’s campaign gains momentum, a jittery Mitt Romney has attempted to target the issue most likely to be his opponent’s weakness: immigration. Speaking to Republican Hispanics in Tampa, Romney said that “we must stop providing the incentives that promote illegal immigration.” He reminded his audience that, as governor, he vetoed legislation to provide [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/09/us-news/mitt-romney-attacks-rick-perry-over-immigration/">Mitt Romney Attacks Rick Perry Over Immigration</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>As Rick Perry’s campaign gains momentum, a jittery Mitt Romney has attempted to target the issue most likely to be his opponent’s weakness: immigration.</p>
<p>Speaking to Republican Hispanics in Tampa, Romney said that “we must stop providing the incentives that promote illegal immigration.” He reminded his audience that, as governor, he vetoed legislation to provide in-state tuition to illegal immigrants and worked to make it easier for state troopers to enforce immigration laws.</p>
<p>Although Romney did not mention Perry by name, it was clear he had the Texas governor in his sights. In 2001, Perry signed a version of the “Dream Act” that allowed illegal aliens to obtain in-state tuition. And although he calls for a crackdown on illegal immigration, he shows little enthusiasm for Arizona-style legislation.</p>
<p>The issue of illegal immigration has become a hot button issue for the GOP in recent years, which presents the party with something of a problem as they attempt to woo Hispanic voters. In the run-up to the last election, Mitt Romney took a hard line on immigration and, as a result, he won just nine percent of Florida’s Cuban vote and twenty-one percent of the non-Cuban Hispanic vote in the Florida Republican primary.</p>
<p>In recent remarks to the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, Romney said that he was “a great proponent of legal immigration.” “Many of you are living proof of the unique strength of America that is constantly renewed by new Americans,” he added.</p>
<p>Romney’s attack comes as a recent poll by Magellan Strategies shows Perry with a five-point advantage among Republicans in Nevada, a state that backed Romney in the last election. Romney has also come under sustained attack from certain elements of the Tea Party.</p>
<p>Many Tea Partiers view him as ideologically suspect because he signed Massachusetts’ 2006 health care reform, a law that provided inspiration for President Obama’s own health care reforms. Consequently, some of their activists have taken to protesting Romney’s attendance at conservative functions and are actively working to undermine his campaign in battleground states.</p>
<p>However, this opposition has set off something of an internal struggle within the Tea Party movement, as many local groups object to the idea of outsiders coming in and telling them who to support.</p>
<p>In a belated bid to court Tea Party votes, Romney will address some of its members in New Hampshire on Sunday, September 4. The next day, he will take part in gathering hosted by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), a prominent supporter of the Tea Party.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Presidential candidate Mitt Romney put on his boxing gloves on Tuesday and began to swing at top rival, Rick Perry. Romney spoke at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in San Antonio and seemed to take aim at Perry without mentioning his name. When talking about whether Obama is responsible for the recession, Romney [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/09/us-news/romney-comes-out-swinging/">Romney Comes Out Swinging</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Presidential candidate Mitt Romney put on his boxing gloves on Tuesday and began to swing at top rival, Rick Perry. Romney spoke at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in San Antonio and seemed to take aim at Perry without mentioning his name. When talking about whether Obama is responsible for the recession, Romney alluded that Perry is a “career politician.”</p>
<p>&#8220;I am a conservative businessman. I spent most of my life outside of politics, dealing with real problems in the real economy,&#8221; Romney said. &#8220;Career politicians got us into this mess and they simply don&#8217;t know how to get us out!&#8221;</p>
<p>Romney’s advisors state that the &#8220;death by a thousand cuts&#8221; strategy will target Perry. Romney’s camp doesn’t believe that the Texas governor, who has been in office since 2000, can be defeated by any one thing.</p>
<p>The strategy instead will focus on highlighting the most negative aspects of Perry’s public record. Although Romney is starting to attack Perry, the plan is also to wait on Rep. Michele Bachmann. Romney’s aides believe that she will soon be forced to go on the offensive against Perry.</p>
<p>However, Bachmann’s camp is content to remain on the sidelines for as long as possible and let the first and second place contenders duke it out. Romney’s strategists think she won&#8217;t be able to wait long because of Perry’s surge in the poll numbers. &#8220;I think given her financial situation she can&#8217;t wait that long,&#8221; the Romney adviser said.</p>
<p>Jamie Burnett, who was Romney&#8217;s political director in New Hampshire in 2008 but is unaffiliated this cycle, said that &#8220;every day that goes by there is less oxygen for [Bachmann] in this primary field.&#8221; &#8220;[Perry's] stealing a lot of her oxygen.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s quickly becoming a two-person race,&#8221; Burnett stated. Romney’s camp also believes that Perry will hang himself during the three upcoming debates scheduled in September. &#8220;We went through Hurricane Palin and Hurricane Huckabee and Hurricane Trump,&#8221; the Romney adviser said, referring to the bright light celebrity names that stoked interest earlier this year: former Alaska Gov.</p>
<p>Sarah Palin, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and businessman Donald Trump. Referring to Perry, the adviser said: &#8220;This is just one more hurricane, but I think we&#8217;re at the end of hurricane season.&#8221;</p>
<p>The first debate is scheduled for Wednesday in California.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Erin Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney spoke at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday, making a classic Freudian slip that was immediately pounced on by his opposition. Speaking to a rowdy crowd on the afternoon of the Republican debate, Romney declared that “corporations are people.” An audience member asked Romney why he was focusing on entitlement [...]</p></p><p>The article <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/08/us-news/mitt-romney-%e2%80%9ccorporations-are-people%e2%80%9d/">Mitt Romney “Corporations are People”</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.toonaripost.com">The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!</a></p><p>Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney spoke at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday, making a classic Freudian slip that was immediately pounced on by his opposition. Speaking to a rowdy crowd on the afternoon of the Republican debate, Romney declared that “corporations are people.”</p>
<p>An audience member asked Romney why he was focusing on entitlement reforms to reduce the deficit instead of asking corporations to share part of the burden. Romney shot back, &#8220;Corporations are people, my friend&#8230; of course they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people. Where do you think it goes? Whose pockets? Whose pockets? People&#8217;s pockets. Human beings my friend.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Democrats wasted no time slamming Romney over the comments. &#8220;This is what Mitt Romney is going to run on? Corporations are people? Really?&#8221; said Democratic National Committee Communications Director Brad Woodhouse. &#8220;There&#8217;s a great message for people struggling to get by and trying to make ends meet. Don&#8217;t complain &#8212; corporations are people too!&#8221;</p>
<p>Speaking at the <em>Des Moines Register</em> soapbox, Romney was also interrupted by a heckler who asked if he supported &#8220;scrapping the Social Security payroll cap so that rich people pay their fair share into the trust fund?&#8221;</p>
<p>Romney responded, &#8220;There was a time in this country where we didn&#8217;t celebrate attacking people based on their success. We didn&#8217;t go after people because they were successful. I&#8217;ve watched this president go across the country attacking people, and I&#8230; and I am&#8230; if you want to speak, you can speak. But right now it&#8217;s my turn, so let me continue.&#8221;</p>
<p>Romney, clearly flustered, continued. &#8220;If you don&#8217;t like my answer, you can vote for someone else,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Romney’s attack comes just two days before the Ames straw poll in the state, an important indicator for the primary next year. Although Romney will appear on the ballot in Iowa, he has not been actively campaigning in the conservative state.</p>
<p>&#8220;As you know I participated in a major way in a straw poll four years ago,&#8221; Romney said in addressing his decision to forego the straw poll during an appearance on Fox News&#8217; &#8220;Hannity&#8221; on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>&#8220;Some of the benefit I already was able to accrue based upon what happened last time around&#8230; I want to use my financial resources and my time this time to actually get delegates, not the straw polls &#8212; they are nice but don&#8217;t get you delegates &#8212; I&#8217;m not going to participate in the straw polls anywhere in the country.&#8221;</p>
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