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I wonder if he set a precedent on the tax returns? Will the next Republican candidate start out brewens Nov 2012 #1
Maybe. I think we should set about requiring a minimum of say, 12 years, tax returns be revealed in silvershadow Nov 2012 #56
Yes, he did so set, but for BOTH Parties. Another disgusting Romney legacy. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #61
I am not so sure Ya Basta Nov 2012 #110
No, because the arrogant pos LOST. So, I think future candidates Cha Nov 2012 #121
the icing on the cake is he is the poster child for the 1% Skittles Nov 2012 #2
What were they thinking? Is 2012 the year of the 1%? Coyotl Nov 2012 #137
I don't know why anyone thought Mitt would win. mwb970 Nov 2012 #145
Mitt Romney is a huckster. American voters have ways of shutting that thing down. libdem4life Nov 2012 #3
I so agree. Jane Austin Nov 2012 #24
Bull's eye. Win! nt hifiguy Nov 2012 #35
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #95
And with all the money and rich friends LukeFL Nov 2012 #103
LOVE YOUR POST!!! "American voters have ways of shutting that thing down." ROFL!!!!! calimary Nov 2012 #120
An anthropologist friend of mine once said that an alpha male eridani Nov 2012 #139
!!!!!! GREAT ONE!!!!!! calimary Nov 2012 #161
^^THIS^^ Maynar Nov 2012 #174
I am amused by the arrogance and stupidity of the Republicans in general. Jennicut Nov 2012 #4
How do you just hifiguy Nov 2012 #40
You just say that they're biased gay liberals... dchill Nov 2012 #57
You say they're "effeminate" and girly. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #76
At their own Peril. Cha Nov 2012 #123
Amazing, isn't it? demmis19566ie Nov 2012 #89
Obama and his team and surrogates were very, very intelligent. ffr Nov 2012 #162
And as someone pointed out Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #5
I noticed the hair as well.... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #14
I did not notice because that is the way I always wear my hair. RebelOne Nov 2012 #187
My hair in always secured in a "top-knot" on the top of my head... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #188
wow. didn't notice that. You are so right. cali Nov 2012 #15
Prom updo - that's perfect! Mme. Defarge Nov 2012 #58
Gawd. The whole lot of them look shell-shocked. loudsue Nov 2012 #50
I noticed the updo, by the time she came out it look kind disheveled. Raine Nov 2012 #55
Yeah, I thought it was a mess too and for being so wealthy , she doesn't always wear sammytko Nov 2012 #107
That's Mitt's $3,000 suit? He needs to go and get about louis-t Nov 2012 #163
Are those puddles under them? Lochloosa Nov 2012 #66
For that matter, why is Ryan's daughter dressed like a five year old? starroute Nov 2012 #69
I don't have a problem with a 10 year old dressing like a little girl DesertRat Nov 2012 #86
The trouble is that ten year olds *aren't* little girls starroute Nov 2012 #112
The Ryan girl just needs the right accessories. JBoy Nov 2012 #115
that was the creepiest family picture ever! DesertRat Nov 2012 #135
Oh good greif! This pic tops all! MuhkRahker Nov 2012 #142
Wow!! That is very scary. Looks like something out of a horror flick. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #144
What a strange-looking group of people. Wow. /nt mwb970 Nov 2012 #146
Howling with laughter malaise Nov 2012 #171
Jeezus, the Addams Family Maynar Nov 2012 #176
I totally agree with you. I have a 12 year old and at age 11 she would have been embarrrassed to Happyhippychick Nov 2012 #154
Now That Fam is Dressed for Cha Nov 2012 #124
I'm glad that Romney/Ryan lost, but we don't need to be attacking a 10 year old's fashion sense (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #130
I'm not -- I'm attacking her parents for dressing her that way starroute Nov 2012 #136
Both kids are gorgeous eridani Nov 2012 #140
I think she was taller than me when she was 10 Skittles Nov 2012 #184
I must say, what an attractive family! smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #148
PCIntern malaise Nov 2012 #70
Thanks! n/t Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #82
great read and points to ponder. EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #102
I noticed the updo on election night DesertRat Nov 2012 #83
The dress looked better when Nancy Reagan wore it. eShirl Nov 2012 #92
Oh goodness Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #93
Meow! All dressed up in Cha Nov 2012 #125
And while we're at it, what's with the weird PDA? ncgrits Nov 2012 #119
That's my theory too.She spent 2 hours getting her hair teased into an updo and then tore the hotel Happyhippychick Nov 2012 #152
Of course she threw a fit... 2naSalit Nov 2012 #181
People respect confidence aletier_v Nov 2012 #6
People admire lots of things. For instance, humility. cali Nov 2012 #17
I didn't use the word "admire". aletier_v Nov 2012 #31
i agree with locdlib Nov 2012 #74
People have forgotten how to trust their own feelers. Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #38
It's how people have always been, to a lesser or greater degree. aletier_v Nov 2012 #46
of course there have always been exceptions but it is useful to those in power Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #48
The older you are in life when you face your first big loss, the harder it is to take. milestogo Nov 2012 #7
Mitt's been running for POTUS for years Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #8
He ran in primaries, but never won. aletier_v Nov 2012 #18
He thought his tastes of defeat were building name recognition, training and magical thyme Nov 2012 #28
I'm not sure bitter is the right word aletier_v Nov 2012 #34
Bitter to me implies denial & rationalization, anger, blame -- anything except self-reflection Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #41
I'd vote for obscurity but that's because it's what I would do aletier_v Nov 2012 #49
Obscurity, or even better, federal investigation, would be my choice as well. Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #99
there are 4 basic flavors: bitter, salt, sweet, sour magical thyme Nov 2012 #157
Perhaps umami regrets? GoneOffShore Nov 2012 #179
nope. bitter regrets. I'm sure there is deep anger and resentment. magical thyme Nov 2012 #182
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #122
And the deflation of Mitt Romney is ever so satisfying. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #9
Please. don't let your cats eat those rubber scraps! They have passed them safely tblue37 Nov 2012 #25
Actually, this hasn't happened in a long time. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #26
Oh, thank goodness. Glad to hear it! nt tblue37 Nov 2012 #27
Best post election analogy ever! Danascot Nov 2012 #39
I agree! BouzoukiKing Nov 2012 #53
All danger to actual cats aside, the image of Money Boo Boo as beac Nov 2012 #64
"Money Boo Boo" Maynar Nov 2012 #178
This message was self-deleted by its author The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #65
Bwaaaaaaaaaah hahahahaha malaise Nov 2012 #109
WORTHY OF ITS OWN THREAD, TVO Skittles Nov 2012 #141
"sadly farting balloon"... renate Nov 2012 #143
But the bubble is everything. Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #10
Wow, I missed the plans for re-election. What is beyond arrogant called? nt Mnemosyne Nov 2012 #11
He's an arrogant entitled prick and a pathological LIAR malaise Nov 2012 #12
But it wasn't just Romney. *Everyone* on that side was sure the fix was in. tblue37 Nov 2012 #23
I think it was a closed loop of misinformation. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #30
Remember how they bragged that they created reality and we lunatica Nov 2012 #62
I think social media is helping pull back the curtain on their lies and spin. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #168
Yes they either had a plan or they miscalculated big time malaise Nov 2012 #151
They all firmly believed that all that money and voter suppression bought napi21 Nov 2012 #153
Farewell otohara Nov 2012 #13
Its pretty simple madokie Nov 2012 #16
That simple malaise Nov 2012 #21
And now he knows we know madokie Nov 2012 #59
The WORST campaign I've ever seen BuelahWitch Nov 2012 #164
Rmoney lost because he believed his own lies. baldguy Nov 2012 #19
So did the rest of his party. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #98
Even Stevie Wonder could tell they couldn't win.. HipChick Nov 2012 #20
I *feel certain* that he and the other Republicans *felt certain* tblue37 Nov 2012 #22
the entire media was behaving as if they were manufacturing consent for the theft RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #100
On another thread Botany and some others have offered a plausible tblue37 Nov 2012 #131
My thoughts, exactly. momsrule Nov 2012 #150
Where is this elusive "entire media" you discovered? Coyotl Nov 2012 #138
I think they simply believe their own bullshit. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #105
Yes, bubble is the most likely explanation. The famous saying applies: Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #147
Nate Silver cannot be underestimated as a concern EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #108
What I couldn't believe nichomachus Nov 2012 #29
Not if you wanted to thumb your nose. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #67
I wonder if it was intended as an "UP YOURS" Mariana Nov 2012 #72
wow. that did not occur to me aletier_v Nov 2012 #118
Not at all. Bostonians hate him. smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #149
His supporters flew into Boston nichomachus Nov 2012 #158
Ever since the 3rd debate OldHippieChick Nov 2012 #32
That look spoke volumes. n/t IL Lib Nov 2012 #94
Just wait until all the books come out madaboutharry Nov 2012 #33
It's not the transition website and fireworks because obviously you want to be prepared NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #36
I think even Bill Clinton wrote a concession speech for 1992 bluestateguy Nov 2012 #63
I thought candidates were not supposed to admit to writing them democrattotheend Nov 2012 #189
I think the fireworks would have been a first. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #71
Dubya was planning a street party with fireworks... regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #88
Sad, but true. Thank you. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #155
I remember it was raining that night in Texas dragonlady Nov 2012 #167
Really? I thought some candidates do it. Obama's campaign considered it in 2008 democrattotheend Nov 2012 #190
Precisely. As another DUer said, his "concession" speech seemed to have been outtakes from his Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #117
It was very gratifying seeing them so depressed. dem4ward Nov 2012 #37
We will know the inside story SCVDem Nov 2012 #42
really well said, thanks Cali Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #43
57 million plus bought what he was selling. kentuck Nov 2012 #44
yes it is Skittles Nov 2012 #185
he just got high on his own supply. He believed the polls are wrong BS and everything else from Fox Hamlette Nov 2012 #45
Yes, the part where he didn't want to be blamed for potential failures at Bain says it all n/t sammytko Nov 2012 #113
I believe he thought he was destined Blue Gardener Nov 2012 #47
And with that realization, Mitt turned to his son and said, WinkyDink Nov 2012 #75
He was raised to believe The Wizard Nov 2012 #51
He set himself up for a whopper of a karmic adjustment lunatica Nov 2012 #52
I agree except agent46 Nov 2012 #54
He honestly believed he was chosen by God Motown_Johnny Nov 2012 #60
I'm watching "Game Change" on HBO right now. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #68
Remember what Ann said drmeow Nov 2012 #73
The real Americans, the Makers, voted for him. Everyone else does not belong here. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #77
This Happened In Large Measure Because DallasNE Nov 2012 #78
It kind of explains the weird look on his face at all times. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #79
Like a big cold splash in the face! Uniblab Nov 2012 #80
Just another day on bullshit mountain for the fox crew.. mountain grammy Nov 2012 #81
I believe I would be humiliated if I lost millions of people's votes...myself..so I imagine he is in onecent Nov 2012 #84
The GOP really needs to stop running turds for president rock Nov 2012 #85
Most satisfying to me is that we, the little people they despise so much, denied them catbyte Nov 2012 #96
Now he in the same mental shape as his buddy Trump, oldbanjo Nov 2012 #87
It wasn't just Romney himself. The same exact thinking infected his entire campaign from grassroots Douglas Carpenter Nov 2012 #90
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - Well put and definitely coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #91
Interesting... Liberal1975 Nov 2012 #97
Almost works the same way as venture capitalism... EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #111
I was wondering Liberal1975 Nov 2012 #116
I also think he has a Daddy complex and that's what bites him the worst... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2012 #101
What is it with Republicans with daddy issues? Doodler71 Nov 2012 #133
Daddy was an authoritarian Maynar Nov 2012 #180
Mitt Romney did not want to be president. He wanted to be first CEO. Initech Nov 2012 #104
he didn't get away with ANTHING -- he lost big KurtNYC Nov 2012 #106
Why wouldn't he be arrogant? ProSense Nov 2012 #114
WHAT? What plans for re-election? What was that about? Tx4obama Nov 2012 #126
Wonderful post. Captures everything I believe as well. kayakjohnny Nov 2012 #127
Ann and Mittens Milliesmom Nov 2012 #128
I agree ... And welcome to DU! Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #169
Thanks Milliesmom Nov 2012 #183
Oh man, I've been here 11 years and I don't know what I would have done without it during Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #186
I think somewhere in Mormon prophecy, he believed he was "destined" to make this HIS country. VPStoltz Nov 2012 #129
The reason I knew we were going to win is in your OP and grantcart Nov 2012 #132
It comes from his corporate experience liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #134
Pride cometh libodem Nov 2012 #156
The most important question was: Antisocial or Narcissistic? sofa king Nov 2012 #159
He believed having faith in a win would bring him victory. Qutzupalotl Nov 2012 #160
I agree Cali. k&r n/t Little Star Nov 2012 #165
I've been waking up with a smile everyday since last Wednesday. lexw Nov 2012 #166
His behavior is exactly what I expect from an egocentric sociopath. nt RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #170
He's probably donned his State Trooper outfit Cheap_Trick Nov 2012 #172
Turns out Mr. Money can't buy dignity Blue Owl Nov 2012 #173
White House mgardener Nov 2012 #175
K&R. My schadenfreude cliffordu Nov 2012 #177
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