The Only Choices for President (Other Than Ron Paul) are Paid Off by Goldman Sachs and the Rest of the Tiny Elite That Runs the World

The biggest problem facing America isn’t the housing crisis, the war on terror, or public education. The biggest problem facing America is really big government. It’s a huge monster that needs continuous feeding. Before President Roosevelt’s New Deal, the federal government was just 3% of the economy. Today, it’s over 26%. And when you add in state and local governments, plus the cost of regulatory compliance, plus the cost of all the business that provides goods and services that support all the government agencies, it’s more than 50% of the U.S. economy. The biggest threat the American people have to face in any economic crisis is government coming to the rescue. And with the government so big, and so pervasive, and with everyone expecting government to provide a safety net for every possible contingency — it will continue to grow. That means it will require more money. Where does it get that money? From you and me. And when it needs more than we are able to give, it creates it out of thin air. - Obama’s Wealth Redistribution, Barack Obama's Tax Plan, Copyright 2008

Santorum Suggests that Re-electing Obama Would Be Better Than a Romney Presidency

March 23, 2012

The Ticket - Rick Santorum suggested Thursday that re-electing President Barack Obama would be better than electing Republican rival Mitt Romney, a statement that is arguably his toughest criticism of Romney to date.

"You win by giving people a choice. You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who's just going to be a little different than the person in there," Santorum told supporters in San Antonio. "If you're going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk with what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate of the future."

Santorum was referring to Romney, whose campaign strategist said recently that they would be able to "reset" the campaign when they transition to the general election "like an Etch A Sketch."

The Santorum camp later clarified the candidate's remark, saying he didn't mean to insinuate that voters would be better off re-electing Obama than choosing Romney.

"What he was talking about was that they're just so similar. You've got to have differences to motivate people to vote," Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley told Yahoo News. "If there's virtually no difference between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, chances are they won't go out and vote."

Romney responded in a statement released by his campaign, saying that "any of the Republicans" would be better than Obama.

"I was disappointed to hear that Rick Santorum would rather have Barack Obama as president than a Republican," Romney said in a statement. "This election is more important than any one person. It is about the future of America. Any of the Republicans running would be better than President Obama and his record of failure."

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