i see you are still the simpering twit. PURE??? you've got to be joking. the lie upon lie that every candidacy is made up of, that is what we have all come to expect. i realize this is probably beyond you, but there is nothing that comes out of a candidate's mouth that could be considered anything close to "pure". i suppose i should expect such foolishness from someone who actually believes that unemployment is going down, not that more people are simply giving up and existing on government handouts. should we list the lies and failures of the present administration, lies and failures that actually do impact the rest of the nation? no, i don't think we have the time for such a lengthy list. let's just get down to the simple facts of american politics. no election is won on 100% truth, but rather on perception, expectation and innuendo. the majority of the american voting public is just as stupid as you are, though usually not quite so single-mindedly delusional. the candidates are out there trying to spin their platforms in such a way as to be palatable to the undecided voters, while not alienating their devoted base. this is how we end up with compromises like the one you are taking exception to, a perfectly reasonable compromise in my estimation. it satisfies the self-determination crowd, romney's base, by stating that the taxes we pay are sufficient if not extravagant and it attempts to satisfy the malcontents that insist on believing that the wealthy pay a lower percentage than they do.
of course it's all just politics and will ultimately fail. bloated corporate media will continue to make their millions off of catering to the lowest common denominator, people just like you. they will always concentrate on any opportunity to make the masses feel exploited, on the ludicrous idea that a janitor or a semi-skilled factory worker should be considered middle-class, on the neo-liberal meme that insists all conservatives are sociopaths and interested only in crushing the masses underfoot. of course the idiots are going to believe it. you are a prime example of this simple truth.
ah yes, i believe this is sound bite number 17 on the democrat's greatest hits album. it's one of the more popular tracks, especially with democrat operatives. it's right up there with "wealth = oppression (except for us)" and "you deserve more (as long as we get our cut)".