So now that Greenie has done his drive-by post with the Kossacks’ shallow talking points, will he be picking up the gauntlet to answer the basic question of how BO will improve the business climate in the US by raising the tax rate to be more “fair”?

At least we are now discussing whether the “nominal” corporate tax rate was misquoted at 11% instead of 12.5% with a big exception of 10% in the enterprise zone that has driven much of the growth in Ireland, especially in technology companies. Both rates are about 1/3 of the US rate, but BO is not satisfied that the US rate is “fair”.

So will Greenie be picking up the gauntlet to answer the question that Edan has abandoned?

Just to be fair, Roger, you might want to mention at McCain’s gaffes (not that I think he’s a sleazy liar or anything).

He was wrong about his vote on the Marines in Lebanon (they were there before he got to Congress).

He was wrong about the nominal corporate tax rate in Ireland (it’s higher).

He was wrong about Reagan’s unconditional willingness to negotiate with Brezhnev (he was).

He was when he stated Pakistan was a failed state when Musharraf came to power (it wasn’t).

He was wrong when he referred to the leader of Pakistan as “Qadari” instead of Asif Ali Zardari.

As for that video — now that’s sleazy!

Sorry Barry, but there is no way in 10 years that we’ll be able to replace or convert every car, truck, plane ship, train, factory, etc, so that we won’t need to import oil. Especially since you are again, saying that we don’t need to drill and you don’t want nuclear; and your running mate says that there will be no coal plants built either. At least McCain knows that additional drilling is part of a transition to nuclear and alternatives. BTW, Obama didn’t have too much to say about Reid’s attempt to block oil shale processing…another way to make ourselves energy self-sufficient.

One more college try: There was no mention of quality of life, Iraq or any other war in my original question, so please try to stay on point.

If business tax rates, labor costs, insurance costs or regulatory burdens are not the reason businesses are leaving the US, what is? I hear BO whine about the losses often, but I never, ever hear him say what he would do to keep them. All of his policies make the business environment worse!

His idea of helping businesses seems to be to use taxpayer money to crowd them out of the green technology, health insurance and other industries.