I am pretty jaded but you sound like you're simply jealous of their success. Tax the rich, blah, blah, blah. They own more than their fair share? Please. Sounds like good old fashioned Communism to me.

Frances, please don't embarrass yourself with ignorant statements. First off, Romney grew up in a very privileged family. His father, George, was the head of American Motors and governor of Michigan! That's a far cry from the humble childhood of President Obama and his wife.

Dennis, "... rule others..." Do we live in a kingdom?

Dennis, are you better off today then you were 4 years ago...!!!! Don't be so jealous of success.. we all want it except you... face it and 23 million Americans that are unemployed or underemployed. We need jobs, jobs, jobs. and can you offer any? - I don't need food stamps or ebt cards, welfare we just need jobs. New Hampshire loves ROMNEY---

My son told me he saw Romney driving on 101. I corrected him to tell him that he saw Romney's driver driving Romney on 101. However, I do believe that Romney still prefers to do his own walking. I hope that he will give us another worthless speech about believing in America so much that we need to work the tax and employment laws to our financial advantage, even if that means outsourcing jobs overseas. I can't wait for the millionaire to look into my daughter's eyes and do a silent calculation of her cash value to his family!!!

"Romney still prefers to do his own walking" That is funny

I've asked parade organizers and they have not heard this to be true. But we are checking into it further.

Confirmation from Romney's camp, he will not be walking in the Merrimack 4th of July parade.

Rosemarie,he is not marching in the Merrimack parade. Stop embarrassing yourself by spreading dumb rumors.

Fred, you are way behind the eight ball on this one. Read the several other comments before yours to see that this was already confirmed. Apparently, you don't like me very much, do you?

right with you here!

Audrey:

Obama is a puppet of wealthier masters. My point is that you or I have zero chance of every even raising the money needed to compete for presidency. I believe that Obama is a fraud on many levels and also has no right to represent Americans. We are locked in a system that rewards the rich with political office all out of proportion to their numbers or their abilities. We do need an alternative to Obama and his name is Ron Paul. Yes, I am aware that the Koch brothers have funded much of the Tea Party and that is another example of what is wrong with our country. We have a rule of one person one vote, but the man/woman with the cash clearly can buy more than one vote worth of influence.

Audrey:

Can you point to one thing Obama has done that he did with his own money in the past three years? I recall being told by a guide in China how the emperor built the forbidden city. I wanted to ask he he did it all himself or did he have a concrete laying party with his in-laws. Give me an army of police, a printing press, and the support of the third of a country and I'll also do so many, many things.

you mean obama grew up with a single white mother who according to his own books he wanted to disassociate from very early on and a black Muslim father and stepfather. now where are all the records of his earning college admission, student loans, etc. where did the money come from. read his own books and tell me.

What is middle class about the family now? I can't recall the last time I spent 17 days on the beach in Kailua, can you? He went to Punahou Academy in Honolulu, a bastion for the wealthy. He somehow leaps from Occidental College to Ivy-League Columbia on someone else's dime.as well as affording a trip to Pakistan. I can't tell you how many poor students that I meet daily who tell me similar tales. Obama may be more of an average person than the Olympian Romney, but he spends like he is a god among us on his family, dog, and friends.

Rosemarie, Can you say "affirmative action" in your quest of how they arrived at where they are at the present time? Have we ever seen college transcripts, LSAT scores, articles in the Harvard Law Review, etc.

@ Judith

Affirmative action? Really? AA is the go-to for every racist when a successful minority is concerned. So I guess I imagined that President Obama was elected by the American people in a landslide. It was AA all along.

I already have access to a water view. It's called a public beach.

You had me until your last truly ignorant sentence. I would probably be considered conservative/libertarian yet I too voted for President Obama. Imagine that!

The ignorant Right claims the health care bill will create "death panels," that it is a socialist system (hmm, that would be a single-payer system but I get to keep my private insurance), that Obama is a Muslim, that he was born in Kenya....you don't think these statement are ignorant???

What about those walking brain donors that allow thier dog to ride, unsecured in the back of the pickup? I also have problems with people for crating their dog for lengthly plane rides in the cargo hold--however I find it a long stretch "on a fundamental level" to use dog ownership to judge a politician regardless of party

@ Hilltopper

"I find it a long stretch "on a fundamental level" to use dog ownership to judge a politician regardless of party"

I'm not talking about dog ownership - I'm talking about animal cruelty. There's something wrong with Mitt Romney.

And I agree with you about dogs in the back of pickups - not a good idea, IMO.

When is it "Animal Cruelty"? When one is charged criminally or when one feels because of personal beliefs, its animal cruelty, like going to the dog or horse track or even the circus? Some won't eat chicken or beef or wear fur? What about the pet owner that feeds their dog or cat unitl they look like bowling balls with paws? Were either of the Romneys charged? It seems alot of Americans meet your definition of having something "wrong" with them when it comes to animal ownership Mr. Victory

@ Hilltopper

"When is it "Animal Cruelty"?"

When the dog gets sick all over the car on the car and he keeps driving. That's when.

Bill Clinton's dog Buddy got hit by a car after he and Hilary left the White House to live in New York. Bill opened the door, let the dog out, and he ran into the street.

Mr. Victory,

If the dog gets sick in the car and drives on it isn't animal cruelty?

Seems like, through your unapproval of the Romneys which is your right, you will use anything and everything to discredit them

@ Hill

"If the dog gets sick in the car and drives on it isn't animal cruelty?"

Really? Obviously if a dog gets sick in a car, one should pull over, let the dog out for air, take a break, and then let the dog back in once it's done purging, and continue to the destination. Not hose the feces off, put the dog back up on the roof and continue on a 12 - hour drive! You really don't think what Mitt did was cruel? How would you like a 12-hour trip on the roof of a car? How about a cold water bath after messing yourself and then back in the crate on the roof for you? There's something wrong with him. Apparently you take his side?

Mr. Victory,

As a dog owner, I wouldn't of transported my dog in that manner so I'm not taking his side. If his actions were against any laws in any state he was driving in, why wasn't he charged? What I'm saying is that it is quite apparent that your personal dislike for him is quite apparent and you will use any means to discredit him and his family no matter how far reaching--doing the same that you critizie others for

Can you disprove what Mr. Carty and Ms. Hogan has posted regarding dogs and their owners? Why is their statments BS and yours aren't? I won't hold my breath either

@ Hill

"If his actions were against any laws in any state he was driving in, why wasn't he charged?"

He'd have to be spotted and stopped first. He wasn't. If you commit a crime, and get away with it, have you NOT committed the crime? What kind of logic is that?

And you're right - I don't like Romney, and by highlighting his barbaric treatment of an Irish Setter I'm expressing one of many reasons WHY I don't like him. Is that so hard to understand?

Mr. Victory,

The way one treats a pet is crucial enough to judge one's competency for elected office??

By the way have you ever eaten beef, veal, or chicken? How about if you placed a bet on a horse or dog race? Maybe gone to the Circus? --- Many consider these as "barbaric"

I bet he pulled wings off a fly too--

@ Seamus

How predictable. To answer your question:

Transporting a dog in a crate for a 12 hour highway trip is far worse because Mitt was a grown man and decided there wasn't enough room in the Brady wagon for both the luggage AND the dog - so the dog lost. When the poor dog got sick and covered the car with feces, compassionate Governor Etch-A-Sketch robotically pulled over, hosed off the car, the dog, and took off again! Unbelievable.

President Obama was a small boy when he was fed the dog meat. It was hardly his idea.

Does cruelty to animals run in the RobMe family? Ann (the stay-at-5-homes mom) was accused of selling a sick, heavily mediacted horse.

"Dr. Soule’s toxicology report contained the following highly disturbing statement about the drugs:

In my 38 years of practice, I have never come across a drug screen such as this where the horse has been administered so many different medications at the same time."

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/ann-romney-doped-up-horse-got-sued-too.html#ixzz1zUYbbF8G

The dog was in specially designed crate, not a cage. He had made the trip many times and appeared to enjoy it. As for the feces, that happened once when the dog ate some turkey it was not supposed to eat.

Did Obama ever apologize for eating the dog?

An "Air tight" crate says Romney(must have had scuba gear on the dog).
It was still against the law in Massachusetts to do it.

I'm not sure if the dog Obama ate was tortured before it was served

The torture Healey is what Obama and the Democrats are doing to the the regular folks who make up 70% of the Population.

Mr. Healy,

If this trip was in the state of Massachusetts, which you stated by implying it was against the law to transport a canine in the manner the Romeny's did, the state is that big where one can drive for 12 hours or 6 hours each way and still remain in the state? Musta took the back road or the scenic route

@ Seamus
"The dog was in specially designed crate, not a cage. He had made the trip many times and appeared to enjoy it. As for the feces, that happened once when the dog ate some turkey it was not supposed to eat."

Ha ha! Sure, who wouldn't like to be on the roof of the car for a 12-hour ride? Where did you get this stuff? Sounds like something Mitt would say. Bad turkey? That about sums up him as a candidate:

"Romney ranked among the leaders throughout the Republican nomination campaign, but Republicans' lack of enthusiasm for him was evident in the number of times he shared or lost the lead. At various points in the campaign, Romney trailed or was tied with Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, and Santorum. Before the campaign got underway in earnest last spring, Romney also tied or trailed Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, and Donald Trump, each of whom declined to run." http://www.gallup.com/poll/153839/Romney-Santorum-Santorum-Exits.aspx

Poor Mitt. Even Republicans can't stand him.

@ Mike

"An 'Air tight' crate says Romney(must have had scuba gear on the dog)."

Ha! Yes, I remember the bald faced "air tight" lie Willard told, too. Aside from asphyxiation, how did the poor dog's feces run all over the roof and windows of the car if the crate was "air tight". Governor RobMe is a terrible liar. And a terrible person.

@ Hill

"If this trip was in the state of Massachusetts, which you stated by implying it was against the law to transport a canine in the manner the Romeny's did, the state is that big where one can drive for 12 hours or 6 hours each way and still remain in the state?"

The trip was to Canada. http://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickallen/2012/02/01/did-romneys-dog-run-away-when-it-got-to-canada/

@ frances

1 in 5 adults in America smoke. It's a terrible habit, but it's his. Some reports say he's quit, but who knows? More importantly, who cares?

The Obamas have a wonderful dog, too. I think his name is Beau. I also understand that they have hired a personal dog attendant for Beau that costs the taxpayer $106,000. per year for salary for the dog attendant. Perhaps Mitt should have hired a dog attendant for Seamus. Although Mitt would have had to pay for it out of pocket - whereas Obama pays for it out of taxpayer money.

@ Judith

If you don't have a link about that dog groomer, you're just spreading BS. Why do that? If you have legitimate information, share it. I won't hold my breath.

David, I did not use the phrase "dog groomer". Those are your words. If you doubt that their is a dog attendant employed at the White House at a yearly salary of $106K I suggest you google it and it will be confirmed. I won't provide you with the link. You seem clever enough to do your own research. This has always been a well publicized matter. Do you think Barack and the girls walk the dog? Come on! A dose of reality, please!

Ooops! I am wrong. The dog caretaker at the White House is paid a salary of $102,000. not $106,000. as I previously stated. Mea culpa!! Don't believe me - google it yourself, it is quite simple.

Judith I googled it and here are the true facts:
Dale Haney is the keeper of the White House grounds. In nearly 40 years of keeping the grass green and the flowers blooming, he's also managed to cultivate something just as important: relationships with the presidents' pooches.
Haney is often spotted walking Bo, the Obama family's Portuguese water dog. In fact, he's tended to every White House pup since King Timahoe, Richard Nixon's Irish setter.
Haney, 57, has been a White House fixture since 1972. After getting a degree in horticulture from Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, N.C., he continued his training in Washington and basically was discovered for his green thumb, as he tells the story.
"They heard about me and they called me to come over here for an interview and I came and here I still am," he said during a tour of the gardens one recent rainy morning when first lady Michelle Obama - Bo's primary walker - was out of town.
That meant Haney would be Bo's handler until she returned from a day trip to Florida.
"I have him a little bit more" when she's traveling, said Haney, who said he's amazed by the public's fascination with White House pets.
This is not an Obama issue he has taken care of all Whitehouse dogs going back to Nixon and does more the just take care of the dogs next time get your facts straight but then again Republicans have never let the facts get in the way

@ Bob

What's sad is that President Obama has CUT YOUR TAXES, and you have no idea about it.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — What if a president cut Americans’ income taxes by $116 billion and nobody noticed? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/us/politics/19taxes.html

People really need to change their media habits. Cable news and talk radio will lower your IQ.

To reiterate; PRESIDENT OBAMA LOWERED YOUR TAXES!!!!!!!
If you had any idea what was really going on you'd be thanking him instead of spreading BS.

http://www.rgj.com/article/20110421/NEWS20/110421053/Fact-checker-taxes-lower-under-Obama-than-under-Reagan-Clinton-

Educate yourself.

Bob, not only are you not funny, you're not right, either.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Of all the falsehoods told about President Barack Obama, the biggest whopper is the one about his reckless spending spree.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-spending-binge-never-happened-2012-05-22

What shape was America in when Bill Clinton handed the reigns to GWB? How much do you think a needless war and tax cuts for Thurston and Lovey added to the national debt?

It began being about Mitt Romeny's vacation and it quickly evolved into class warfare - as usual.

I would say it devolved....

Let's talk about the vacation of the candidate. I understand he's disrupting the area - and I had to laugh about it being called a vacation. Its not part of this article, but the whole family has to participate, is critiqued, every minute structured...

Not my idea of relaxation...

By chance, have you seen the Vacation movies with Chevy Chase? It's exactly that, complete with the wheel of fun, every minute structured, and full of hijinks. Strapping a dog to the roof would be completely in character.

Ms, Schmidt,

"I understand he's disrupting the area" - Wolfeboro shoulda called Martha's Vineyard for pointers

"but the whole family has to participate, is critiqued, every minute structured..." sounds to me like a family tradition that a great deal of American families have--like Thaksgiving at Aunties' or Christmas with Grandma

I think Durham would have preferred Romney.

frances you are wrong as the GOP canadate Romney has a full secret service detail it costs the taxpayers the same amount to cover Romney when he travels as it does to cover Obama.

From what I read in the newspaper this morning the locals in Wolfeboro were thrilled to have the Romenys there for a week's vacation. Many said it had been a family tradition for their family. I guess those who oppose families oppose family vacations, too. The Romneys did not require the extensive secret service equipment to be installed the way the Obamas have required while they vacationed at the Vineyard. Of, yes, of course, the property the Obamas rented the past two years from Mr Comcast has been sold to a Brit. Not available this year.

Jack, ABC News reported on Jan 31, 2012 that Romney would begin receiving Secret Service protection.