Has collected $5,047,797 in donations from the financial industry in 2011 to date, more than double what Obama has collected in the same period.

Interesting....

mhm :P

who will get Gallery's vote? :P

I'm from Utah, and will not be voting for him.

Don't know where you finding that?

http://www.upi.com/...tions/UPI-18421319065415/

http://nymag.com/...t_still_gives_more_c.html

And thats with O'Bummers top wallstreet fundraiser (Corzine) guy under investigation

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...estigation_n_1072199.html

As a Massachusetts resident I did like how he managed the states revenue and managed to reduce our state deficit by $3B while governor without huge tax increases. He does seem to have a knack for finances. However I was opposed to the healthcare reform package he signed and still am. It requires all Mass residents to either have heath insurance, or pay a tax penalty provided you aren't poor (if you are you get Mass health). It affects many who work in small business where coverage isn't provided, and make too much to qualify for Mass health. The Commonwealth Care package that was created is a low level, rather expensive option for those such people (like myself) who have no other affordable option. The difference between care provided by Mass health and Commonwealth care is quite stark. Mass health provides practically 100% coverage for any required medical procedure and presciptions, while Commonwealth Care requires a monthly enrollment fee (based on income), co-pays, deductables, and no coverage for for some things covered 100% under Mass health.

Overall, I do think he is a better option than Osama, however my vote will be going elsewhere (at least in the primaries).

i live in Mass, too, and thought he was a good governor. not voting for him, though.

did you call "Obama" "Osama" on purpose?

if you did it pretty much invalidates everything you said previously in your post.

Data compiled and explained under:
http://www.opensecrets.org/

bonus

why would he need to raise existing taxes after creating a new stream of revenue to be abused? buy our wealthcare insurance or else...

related to republican primaries and the financial system but not this particular post:

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/...he-caboose-to-save-italy/

how can him jokingly insulting obama by calling him osama invalidate what he said when what he said was all fact and not opinion?

don't think its interesting at all. How about we talk about an issue, perhaps one you disagree with Mitt Romney on. That would be interesting...

i disagree with him requiring people that earn money to pay a tax penalty so that people who don't pay jack diddly squat can get their bottoms treated for couch sores because they can't get off the couch long enough to make some money to avoid the injury in the first place.

dibs, you must be a sociologist?

hmm, don't technically know what i am, besides a drunk. i have many skills. :-P

i don't have a degree in anything.

it was a joke, but your reply is appropriate.

hehe. not my fault that higher education is expensive and useless.

I think I disagreed with him on before I agreed with, and I haven't changed my position on many issues. Is there any issues that he has remained consistant as supporting or opposing?

just decide whether or not you'll flip or flop.

and Martin: Opensource.org is not exactly a good link, as I can go there and find hundreds of pieces of data? was there some specific story to the orginal claim, as even at that site it looks to me like O is by far out fund raising any of the republicans with the wall street crowd and further he gets to Fill the D N C party accounts with his fund raising as he is the only democrat running for president. So even if one of these Pubs were raising close to what he does, they having to compete in primaries and are at a funding disadvantage come the General Election.

ugh. open secrets. if it was really a secret it wouldn't be open.

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In fact I did call him Osama on purpose. I believe that through his policies and actions as president of the United States thus far, he is the foreman for the most threatening terrorist organization of them all at this current time.... the United States government. I don't see how calling him Osama invalidates any fact I presented about Mitt Romney.