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Trick or Treat   Sooner the better!!!  Early voting has begun. Polls & Ads 7 Days to go until real hope & change!!! Romney was up 2 points in tracking polls overnight after the 3 rd debate. The New York Time’s “Swing State Tracker” – last 5 months tracking polls in each swing state – show all of them have improved for Romney & nearly or more than closed the gap.  http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/swing-state-tracker?ref=politics  Other polls tend to show Romney doing better than whatever poll(s) NYT used. I hear Obama's about given up in Florida & VA, and focusing on Ohio .  But Pennsylvania is in play, etc.  Yes, miracles happen, and prayers are answered.  Similarities w. 1980 (& a similarly disastrous president was defeated).  Morris & some others are even predicting a bigger victory by Romney.  Keep the faith.  The alternative is unthinkable...

Here is my letter as submitted today to the editors of the Daily Breeze (South Bay), Los Angeles Times & Orange County Register.  150 word limit.  The Breeze called today and said it may be published sometime in the coming week.  We'll see about the others.  I'm still catching up on a post about the 3rd debate & recent events -- the polls continue to improve for Romney, and Benghazi-gate details coming out are making the administration look worse and worse. A Tale of Two Economies Consider the candidates’ past economic performances as indicators of what to expect in the next 4 years.  Obama.  There were lofty promises, but with no real recovery to show for it he doubled the deficits, increasing the national debt 50% (by $5 trillion) in 4 years.  This has been called “fiscal child abuse” and “ the biggest threat to our national security .”   Add to this no budget in 4 years, a first time lowering of the US credit rating, and...

Latest Events & Polls This short video of Romney’s speech at the Alfred Smith foundation dinner should dispel any notion that he has no sense of humor.  He was in rare form – some great lines.  And maybe the latest polls (showing him several points ahead of Obama in the national polls, and several electoral votes ahead) have lifted his spirits. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/10/18/romney_addresses_67th_annual_alfred_e_smith_memorial_foundation_dinner.html I liked especially (speaking of Obama) “so little time, and so much wealth to redistribute,” Obama's relationship w. Clinton, St. Peter "didn't build it," and the designated driver. Here's a Newsweek cover that one could hardly expect.  Maybe just before they go out of print in Dec. they're finally desperately trying to show some even-handedness. Bill Clinton continues to get sometimes not-so-subtle revenge for Obama’s attacks against him & Hillary during the Demo...