I think that having Romney as our opponent might ultimately be better for the country. Because we might finally have a high-profile debate about how the system favors the wealthy, powerful, and privileged over everyone else.

This is the debate we need to have. Axelrod is right.

The real question is who changed those rules and why

You're light years ahead of me in the struggle against that ReTHUG scumbag Walker

All the churches are becoming is a way to pour money into campaigns (mostly, if not all, for conservative candidates) and get a tax break to boot!

Tax the churches!

legal. Not moral - legal.

The question is: What are you gonna do about the rules?

And are there a lot of Democrats that do not want to change these rules either?

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more equitable.

Ignores things like the Democratic push to decouple the tax cuts for the rich and the tax cuts for the middle class into separate bills, which Republicans refused to do. Ignores other bills Dems have put forward that were blocked by the Republicans.

Ignores the fact that Obama has been pushing hard from the "bully pulpit" on this issue for a long while now, urging people to call their reps and Senators and demand the wealthy pay their fair share.

Ignores Republican pledge of allegiance to Grover Norquist, which apparently over-rides their oath of office.

Ignores Democratic push to close loopholes in corporate taxes so that ALL corps pay taxes.

Lets Republicans off the hook.

Ignores lots and lots of things in order to pretend a bunch of stuff about Obama and Dems that aren't true.

In other words - typical half-truths that seem to dominate DU these days.

I am no fan of the Republicans, but if Romney was a mensch he would have said that he paid according to the system, but on reflection he realizes that the system must change.

of the re-election campaign.

Which he did. He lobbied while at Bain Capital to have the capital gains tax cut--the very same tax cut that lets him pay in at 15%.

http://motherjones.com/politics/2012/01/bain-lobbying-saved-mitt-romney-millions