The same people who divide the unemployed into two separate categories to twist their numbers place all the different types of welfare recipients into one. Poor. Sorry. A lazy drug addict who won't work shouldn't be getting the same benefits as a person who's disabled and can't work. Liberals refuse to understand that.

I don't understand these rallies to support coal. I thought that the "Friends Of Coal" would take care of their people. Or do they just care for coal mine operators and owners?

Whoever you are, you are a despicable person to compare President Obama's character to O.J. Simpson. It is bigots and racists like you who make this country dangerous and full of hatred.

Afghanistan is no longer a war, it's an occupation. So far this year, our occupation of Afghanistan has cost the life, on average, of one U.S. soldier per day. It's impossible to "win" an occupation. Does anyone care?

Republican VP candidate Ryan looks more like Alfred E Newman than GW Bush did! The looks of an idiot.

Just wanted to ask the Democrats if they know the true reason God and Jerusalem were taken out of the Democratic Platform. This is not the party of my father and grandfathers. Sure, they put it back in, to get elected. Our forefathers would be amazed at how far we've come.

Will someone explain, what does DHHR have to do with the problem of truancy? Shouldn't the Board of Education have authority over school attendance? What is the truant officer staff doing. DHHR shouldn't be involved.

I suspect that in the not-too-distant future we will look back on trillion dollar budget deficits the same way we look back at $400 billion deficits now -- the good old days.

President Obama and other Democrats are supporting miners in their fight for retirement, black lung and social justice. Are miners so gullible as to support Romney and Ryan who would take it all away?

I just can't bring myself to vote for either Obama or Romney. I'm afraid they both might actually do some of the crazy things they promise to do.

Willard Mitt Romney has a cross to bear; the crackpot ideas of his running mate and the tea party, and it will cost him the election. Guaranteed.

Someone asked why anyone would vote for Romney since he owns 6 houses. He started out with very little and worked hard for what he has today. Why should wealth be an issue for voting for or against a candidate?

John McCain never saw a conflict that he didn't think the United States should get involved in. He also never sees a good time for leaving any conflict we are involved in.

It's a proven fact that couples who live together before marriage are more likely to get divorced, so since Republicans have a higher divorce rate than Democrats, they must be more likely to live together before marriage than Democrats. I thought Republicans claimed to be the family values party.

A big thank you to the janitorial staff of Terrace Park East for trimming the bushes to help reduce the high crime rate in the area.

To the reader who stated the company locked out workers who are now "starving to death," you chose to strike, the company is protecting their property from you throwing stones and causing damage and your union is paying you so you are not starving. As the saying goes, "you burn your butt you have to sit on the blister." Grow up and get back to work.

I am wondering about the ATV accident that killed two older adults. How fast were they going to hit a tree that killed them? With the dead piling up from ATVs they're not safe as told, weigh too much and go too fast.

The losing party in this election will think the winning side will take us to financial ruin. Unfortunately they will be right.

When debating politics. Don't talk Republican vs. Democrat. Talk conservative vs. liberal. You will be surprised how many people love to argue politics but don't have a clue which side they really support. They have conservative beliefs but argue for the liberals because every family member before them voted Democrat.

I'm a Democrat and have associated with Democrats for all my adult life, and I still have not met one who wanted to ban gun ownership. Where do conservatives get these crazy ideas? Limbaugh? Hannity?

I am convinced that President Clinton's speech did more harm than good to President Obama's re-election prospects because it clearly contrasted the former president's proven leadership, record of success, and humility with the current president's lack of all of those qualities.