thats to, too or two(i can never tell thoe 3 little imps apart)bad that scot cannot or will not use the same riteous indignation when writing about city hall or beacon hill to, too or two. of course the same applies to his colleagues vennochi, cullen and mcgrory also. thats sad as it deprives the papers readership of something that used to be called JOURNALISM. on the other hand, i'd like to congratulate the powers that be at the globe for ONLY charging THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS at the newstand for the thanksgiving day edition of the globe if purchased at the newstand. i don't know about the THANKS part, but, when it came to the GIVING,the paper certainly did. right in the readers butt AND wallet. ma

scot, as i'm off to hawk my beloved globes and heralds , i wanna thank you for setting me straight about our president. all this time i thought he was only incompetent and divisive when all along , it's just been that he was widely misquoted. my bad and also my apologies to his wonderful other half when she to, too or two was widely misquoted back when she said"that for once in her life, she, she being michelle robinson obama, was proud to be an american," scot, why don't you get the globe or it's parent company out of manhatten to pony up so that you can go to places like the punchbowl in hawaii or the battlefields of normandy and stand in front of all those crosses and star of davids where american youth lie and tell them how this whatever sitting in the oval office was widely misquoted and taken out of context about his APOLGIES to other counties on our nations ills. ma

The previous comments here sadden me because they reflect the overall state of political discourse in this nation today. The incivility and outright anger they express is directly reflected in our country's current political gridlock. There was once a time when we could disagree, but still talk about others in a way that allowed government to proceed: as recently as 12-15 years ago, we actually saw balanced Federal budgets. Perhaps even more than the failings of individual Democrats or Republicans, the inability conduct a civil conversation is the thing that now most immediately threatens our future.

It is funny that Scot would devote a column to this issue, because it is used by both sides. Scot surely remembers the Newt Gingrich quote, played ad nauseum in 1996, about allowing Medicare to "whither on the vine". This is called politics, Scot, and it is a tough game. Both sides have long records of doing this-look it up. NEW PARAGRAPH: But the question of Obama's apologies for America is not to be taken seriously. Politifact can do all the studies it wants, but it misses the point by simply tracking his words. Obama began his disdain for this country many years before he became president. His apologies were not issued just in saying "I'm Sorry", but in speaking so hatefully about the policies of George Bush. It was that kind of unprecedented scorn for a fellow US president that qualifies as apologizing. NEW PARAGRAPH: Obama came to this job completely unprepared. His inability to govern, to act presidential, and to show a love for his country has done deep damage to our image on the national scene. America is not respected, it is not feared, and Obama's apology tour set the stage for this result.

thanks for that info, Richmond Fehrnstrom. Scott, you are right on the money. Romney believes we are dopes, or at least not in his class. But it could be advantageous if he wins the primary because he is unelectable. How can he not understand at his age that Americans loathe a politician who has failed. Voters are able to forget any mistake except losing an election.

Sorry, sommls, fell asleep two lines into you diatribe. did it contain anything worthwhile?

"You know, John McCain wants to continue a war in Iraq perhaps as long as 100 years." --Sen. Barack Obama, Lancaster, PA, Town Hall meeting, March 31, 2008. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- McCain talked of a presence for 50, or 100 years, akin to our 66 year presence in Germany, Western Europe and Japan, and our 50 year military presence in Korea. Are we in 50th year of war in Korea; or our 70th year of War in Europe, or did Obama distort McCain's statement to convey the impression that McCain wanted to fight a ludicrous 100 year war? Boo hoo, Barack and your campaign toadies. You can dish it out, but you can't take it. Boo hoo!

At least the 'I Hate the Globe/Scot Lehigh/all things Democrat' crowd are paying for the privilege to post their vitriol. sommls you are spot on; we have lost so much civility that that little spat we had 150 years ago seems minor by comparison.

Sorry fellow-anti Obama guys: Scot is right this time. Doesn't matter what the Democrats or all the other lying politicians and their handlers have done, or what the media hasn't covered; there is no justifying this ad. The time has come for truth, honor and the American Dream; this is the important year for some Republican to offer it. So now what?

What is most disturbing is that Romney's people boasted about lying in the ad, betraying their belief that Republicans are so dishonest they will reward the practice, and voters are so stupid they will beleive it. It's true that campaign sometimes do things that are dishonest, but not even Nixon publically bragged about it. A new low.

Obama is doing the same thing but no outrage. what a shock

Barbara, you are quite right. The best hope for any candidate, Republican or Democrat, is to seek the moral high ground. That's one of the reasons why, as an independent, I like Huntsman among the Republican challengers.

the funny thing is he does not even need to do this - Obama's record is so lousy there is a plethora of things to choose from. Here's a few ideas: Fast and FUrious, Solyndra (and other green "deals"), Black Panthers, unemployment rate, healthcare, foreign policy, Rev Wright, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Stimulus, jobs bill, leadership around "super" committee, leadership in general, UK relationships, etc, Please feel free to add your own ideas

This is about as down and dirty as Romney will get. Obama and his operatives have routinely opened to the public, impounded divorce records to embarrass rivals off the ballot, and willy nilly drop the racism charge on the Tea Party, Hillary and Bill Clinton, Geraldine Ferraro and anyone else who stands in his way. Heck, he even implied McCain was senile. No matter what Romney and Gingrich, if he is the nominee, do from here on out, they'll both appear as Boy Scouts, compared to the routine thuggery of the Chicago/Obama machine.

When Slick Mitt complains about Obama "apologizing" for America all I can think about is the speeches then Governor Romney gave all over the country apologizing for Massachusetts. He was our chief executive. His job was to promote and protect our interests. Instead we were nothing more than a punch line for his lame jokes as he ran around the country interviewing for the next job he wanted. Go back and look at those speeches he gave while Governor of Massachusetts and ask yourself if the place he talks about is a place that you would want to move your business to.

Actually, null, I suspect they did what they thought was a clever ad and then started to get a strong reaction, so the "boasting" was really playing defense, pretending their mistake had a plan. Begolfing, you are so right: they didn't have to do it. Could have showed the complete Obama statement, then a laugh track, with comment like "who doesn't want to talk about the economy NOW?" and I'm looking at Hunstsman now too, JL. Newt has shown that being at the back of the pack isn't necessarily the end of the race.

People have been trying to tell me for years about flip-flopping and insincerity etc. Baloney! I saw the guy in action as Governor of Massachusetts and he was excellent. You're trying to convince someone who saw him in action. Romney was the most competent LEADER we've had in Massachusetts in years, and that's saying something considering I loved Weld/Cellucci. Romney was even better. But keep lying to me, maybe I'll eventually buy it, right?

Are you sure you lived in Massachusetts when Romney was Governor? Where I lived, we had a Governor that starting campaigning for President as soon as he was elected, was never in the state and went back on 99% of all of his campaign promises. And while he did institute healthcare for all (what I consider his biggest accomplishment) he now says that was his biggest mistake.

I, too, saw Romney in action as Governor of Massachusetts and he was essentially irrelevant for all of the years of his self-abbreviated tenure. He thought he was the CEO of Massachusetts, but he found that the Democrat legislature routinely ignored him and virtually all of his ideas. Unlike Weld, who had some real people skills, Romney couldn't get along with the legislative leaders, because he couldn't just "tell" them what to do and have them do it, like the former CEO Romney had once been. Eventually he became frustated and bored and he quit. Yeah, HE QUIT! <<<<< Romney's naked ambition to be President stems partly from his need to be in charge of SOMETHING, but mainly it stems from his deeply personal need to do what his father couldn't do, to get elected to the highest office in the land. Save us from another candidate with dad issues, who feels he needs to "set the record straight" for pater.