GOP threatens to do real damage to country
“One day after being named to a presidential task force to negotiate deficit reduction, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor fired off a stark warning to Democrats that the GOP “will not grant their request for a debt limit increase” without major spending cuts or budget process reforms.
The Virginia Republican’s missive is a clear escalation in the long-running Washington spending war, with no less than the full faith and credit of the United States hanging in the balance….
People close to Cantor say that he hopes to make clear that small concessions from Democrats, including President Barack Obama, will not be enough to deliver the GOP on a debt increase.”
Great. Take the national economy hostage, stick a loaded pistol to its temple and threaten to pull the trigger unless you get your way. This is what we’ve come to. This is “leadership” and “statesmanship” in the modern American era. Cantor and his colleagues are trying to convince us that they really are childish, stupid and destructive enough to bring the country down to its knees if their demands aren’t fully satisfied.
I cannot imagine leaders of any other era, of any party or ideology, threatening to do severe long-term damage to the country as a means of winning a political argument, at least not since the years leading up to the Civil War. It would have been inconceivable to previous generations, and I can think of no historical parallel to it. Ronald Reagan, for example, would be appalled by the extremist tactics of those who claim to honor him.
Oh, and as to compromise? As Cantor said last week, “We can’t raise taxes. That was settled last November during the elections.”
– Jay Bookman
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UGA1999
April 21st, 2011
12:38 pm
Poison…..getalife cannot get past the truth.
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
12:38 pm
Yippee — “More federal employees than ever”
So when President Bush formed a new Federal Department and presided over the largest expansion of government and Federal employees in a generation (all early in his first term), were you upset about that?
‘Cause President Obama hasn’t done *anything* remotely like that.
Lil' Barry Bailout
April 21st, 2011
12:40 pm
when President Bush formed a new Federal Department and presided over the largest expansion of government and Federal employees in a generation (all early in his first term), were you upset
——
Yes. Next easily answered question.
poison pen
April 21st, 2011
12:40 pm
I remember you Libs saying that you would win last year also, and guess what, you got your AZZ handed to you. hahahahahahahaha
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
12:40 pm
Ken — “Joe Mama, Gold will be $1700 an ounce soon.”
Because of speculation more than inflation.
“Big inflation is coming.”
Assuming you’re right, gold’s not where you want your money. Gold’s a hedge against UNEXPECTED inflation, not ANTICIPATED inflation.
UGA1999
April 21st, 2011
12:42 pm
Joe….you are right and wrong regarding gold. It is not as volitle as the stock market at times. However if you had money in gold over the past 5 years you have done great.
As long as our economy spirals downward the price of gold will continue to increase.
poison pen
April 21st, 2011
12:42 pm
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
12:38 pm
Yippee — “More federal employees than ever”
So when President Bush formed a new Federal Department and presided over the largest expansion of government and Federal employees in a generation (all early in his first term), were you upset about that?
‘Cause President Obama hasn’t done *anything* remotely like that.
Joe, if you don’t know the reason why Bush formed a larger Govt. agency. then please type in 9/11. DUH!
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
12:43 pm
UGA1999 — “Joe Mama…..He has already told us how to get Bin Laden but Obama refused to do what is needed to get him.”
I don’t believe you. What was his claimed foolproof method? Evidence? Link?
“Veteran? Thank you for your service.”
You’re welcome.
Once again, who are “you guys?”
Dave R.
April 21st, 2011
12:44 pm
“And no, he doesn’t.”
Why dave?”
Now THAT would be a LONG list, getaclue.
Joe Cool
April 21st, 2011
12:44 pm
1 BILLION dollar Machine VS The GOP 25 Million in the red!
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
12:45 pm
Lil’ — “Yes. Next easily answered question.”
Please explain the specifics of your complaint with his action.
UGA1999
April 21st, 2011
12:46 pm
Joe….”you guys” I meant the left.
McCain has consistantly said that Osama is in Pakistan. Obama refuses to go after him. You are a ex vet. Ask some of your fellow solidiers. They are being told the exact same thing.
poison pen
April 21st, 2011
12:48 pm
Why aren’t you asking why Clinton didn’t get him when he had 5, yes 5 chances to.
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
12:49 pm
UGA1999 — “Joe….you are right and wrong regarding gold. It is not as volitle as the stock market at times. However if you had money in gold over the past 5 years you have done great.”
But not because of inflation, because there hasn’t *been* any inflation over the last 5 years. Gold’s done well over the last 5 years because of SPECULATION, which is what happened recently to the real estate market.
I don’t think I’d want to be heavily invested in the next bubble to pop, thank you very much. Plus, owning physical gold is a very, very dicey investment strategy unless you know what you’re doing and you keep meticulous records. Very, very few precious metal issues qualify for preferential treatment from the IRS, and those that don’t are subject to taxation as *collectibles* as if they were paintings or sculptures — and that tax ain’t pretty.
“As long as our economy spirals downward the price of gold will continue to increase.”
As long as speculators continue to flog gold, the price of gold will increase until the bubble pops. I wouldn’t have more than 5% of my portfolio in precious metals right now. Rare industrial metals is a much better place, as the Chinese are trying to quietly corner the world market on many of them.
Joe Cool
April 21st, 2011
12:49 pm
New Thread Upstairs.
UGA1999
April 21st, 2011
12:50 pm
Joe Agreed.
ken
April 21st, 2011
12:51 pm
Joe Mama, don’t buy gold, buy KMP. It’s growing like Obama’s lies.
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
12:55 pm
UGA1999 — “Joe….”you guys” I meant the left.”
Oh. I thought you were an America-hating veteran disser. It’s so hard to tell these days.
“McCain has consistantly said that Osama is in Pakistan.”
Having an idea where OBL is and ‘knowing what to do to get him’ are two different things. What was McCain’s foolproof plan to actually GET OBL, which he claimed to have?
“Obama refuses to go after him.”
What was McCain’s supposedly foolproof plan, please?
“You are a ex vet.”
No, I’m a current vet. I’m an ex-soldier.
“Ask some of your fellow solidiers. They are being told the exact same thing.”
Actually, what I’ve heard is that McCain was full of bullspit and was just trying to get elected.
poison pen — “Why aren’t you asking why Clinton didn’t get him when he had 5, yes 5 chances to.”
Because OBL hadn’t pulled off 9/11 yet and our own intelligence services rated him a low threat for most of the Clinton administration. It wasn’t until the plans for the failed Operation Bojinka (a 9/11-like plot in Asia) came to light, late in Clinton’s term, that we began to rethink how dangerous OBL really was.
Clinton *did* get the guys behind the bombing of the WTC in 1993. Bush *didn’t* get OBL, who was behind 9/11.
John Birch
April 21st, 2011
12:57 pm
We have lifestyles totally dependent on deficit spending. Not only are we individually and as a nation spending more than we earn, but We’re rapidly emptying the bank of fossil fuels too. There is a price to pay for this overconsumption, a big price, and the bill is coming. Soon! BTW – The best investments for inflation hedges are canned goods, guns, and ammo.
Yippee
April 21st, 2011
1:02 pm
@Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
12:38 pm
So when President Bush formed a new Federal Department and presided over the largest expansion of government and Federal employees in a generation (all early in his first term), were you upset about that?
If it was to secure and protect our nation from terroists, then I see legitimate justification. If it had been to put as many votes in the public sector unions as soon as possible then I would have to say:
HELL NO
Yippee
April 21st, 2011
1:04 pm
Obviously my point would be to say HELL NO to adding the public sector jobs, and HELL YES to being upset, but then everyone got my point, right?
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
1:04 pm
Yippee — “If it was to secure and protect our nation from terroists, then I see legitimate justification.”
Do you feel that was the reason? If so, do you feel that the new agency is accomplishing that goal? Why or why not?
Matt
April 21st, 2011
1:07 pm
It’s really funny how so many people who comment on Jay’s blog want this functioning, modern country, but they don’t want to pay to build it.
I make $18,500 a year now. I pay my income tax to both Georgia and the federal government at the end of the year, and I’m happy to do so.
Yippee
April 21st, 2011
1:09 pm
Yes. Somewhat. The Federal Government programs rarely operate as designed.
jj
April 21st, 2011
1:18 pm
Swede Atlatna: this is the third or fourth time in my life that we have reached peak oil. I have no idea if there is more or not, I’m just saying no projection has been correct in the last 60 years.
buck@gon
April 21st, 2011
1:19 pm
Paul @ 9:02
“You mean the President Obama who the other day said, “anybody here married? When was the last time you got everything you wanted and your spouse got nothing?” (paraphrased)”
Well, I’m not married to an adolescent, and I wouldn’t compromise very far with one if I chose to be married to one anyway, especially if he wanted to go to Vegas with all of my (our) money that we just borrowed from a Chinese loanshark. At the very least I’d confiscate the keys to his car. Maybe you should ask Jay Bookman why he doesn’t compromise with his 30-year-old son (now 31) who left home and wants to come back–doesn’t think it’s fair that he make the sacrifice of supporting himself without at least some representation.
Mary Elizabeth channeling Paul Krugman:
“Republicans would push through popular tax cuts, with the deliberate intention of worsening the government’s fiscal position. ” Truly, Elizabeth/Krugman you are on the cutting edge of arguments and deserve all of the Nobel or Noble prizes the left can dream up. Let’s see, if I were to make a similarly ludicrously outrageous claim, I might say, “Democrats would push through popular tax increases, with the deliberate intention of worsening the economy.” What’s the difference? Krugman’s a genious and the right is “extreme”.
Fortunately, conservatives are far less petulant, whining, more mature and we don’t resort to our fantasized mind-reading skills to divine our dumb demagogueic arguments. How about we make a deal Mr. Krugman? You be civil and we will too. Till then, it’s “gun to the head” for the “economy” as far as you and your vapid lieutenant Jay Bookman are concerned, kay?
Oooooh, Mary, the President was balanced and substantive?
That’s funniest I’ve heard since someone described HIM as giving a “metalevel” speech! Can’t you just make up a word full of wonder and magic and awe, call it your nascent Obamacabulary?
Jackie @9:33
“It appears the current discussion about the debt ceiling is merely a diversion by the so-called conservatives to erase the enormous blunders made during the Bush Administration. ”
Why are conservative discussions always “diversions”, Jackie? Can you tell me how you know for certain that the Tea Party isn’t sincere about spending? Do you borrow for your living, or do you earn money and work for it? I can’t wait to hear from you.
poison pen
April 21st, 2011
1:21 pm
Joe Mama, Bush got a hell of a lot more terrorists that Obama, Obama won’t even call them terrorists.
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
1:23 pm
Yippee — “Yes. Somewhat. The Federal Government programs rarely operate as designed.”
I’m not sure I follow your response. Could you elaborate, please?
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
1:24 pm
poison pen — “Joe Mama, Bush got a hell of a lot more terrorists that Obama, Obama won’t even call them terrorists.”
What? What are you trying to say? I’m afraid I don’t understand this “Bush got a hell of a lot more terrorists that Obama” notion.
@@
April 21st, 2011
1:40 pm
Paul:
I rather think you have an uneasy time looking at contradictions in situations that don’t fit pure ideology.
You do, do ‘ya? Hear this, dude! I’ve found jay’s conservative posters to be more tolerant of my “squishiness” than you are of my so-called “ideology”.
I just chalk it up to your ignoring specific policy recommendations that you choose to not engage on. That, and frustration over not towing a party line
You don’t hold exclusive title to “not towing a party line.”
I’m neither malleable (able to be drawn) or ductile (able to be hammered thin) so get over your “special” self. You AND AmVet! I’ve voted for your precious third-party candidates, only to come up a loser.
The Tea Party Movement is the closest we’ve come to a serious third-party alternative in some time. You and your buddy find fault in THEM.
It’s hard to tell which is which when it comes to you and AmVet. Are you the “pusillanimous p*ssyfooter” or the “vacillating vicar”? Together the two of you make for one “hysterical hypochondriac.
oldguy
April 21st, 2011
2:03 pm
Jay,
“damage to the country?” Lets hope so!! If someone doesn’t put a stop to the Demoncrats “Drunk Sailor” spending of borrowed money there will be no country!!
BTW: The Drunk Sailor analogy is actually unfair….. a drunk Sailor has to quit spending went he runs out of money; Demoncrats, on the other hand simply borrow, tax and print more.
And now you pi$$ and moan when Congress says “NO MORE!!”
If the economy crashes….SO BE IT!!
Titleist101
April 21st, 2011
2:08 pm
Destructive ?????? You want to see destructive ? Wait until reality hits the economy after quantitative easing part II / monetizing the debt. Its easy to keep printing money without recognizing the long term consequences (ie: falling dollar, higher interest rates). Another example of inexperienced children at the helm.
TnGelding
April 21st, 2011
3:07 pm
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was a disaster.
Enough Repubs will vote to raise the debrt ceiling if the leadership will let it come to a vote.
TnGelding
April 21st, 2011
3:09 pm
poison pen
April 21st, 2011
1:21 pm
The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist. That said, why doesn’t the GOP have enough confidence in our justice system to give them a trial?
dw
April 21st, 2011
3:10 pm
Jay,
You can’t think of another. You must be getting old and forgetful. Just think back about 1 year ago when the libs just flat out did similar. Obummercare.
Thulsa Doom
April 21st, 2011
3:51 pm
That crazy ole right wing nut Glenn Beck predicted 2-3 years ago that within 5 years the U.S. would see its debt downgraded as a result of profligate spending. What a loon!
Huh? What’s that? What you say? The U.S. debt was downgraded by Standard and Poor’s credit rating agency? And they may further downgrade our debt if we can’t get our financial house in order? I apologize Mr. Beck. Seems like your crazy arse was right all along after all.
Thulsa Doom
April 21st, 2011
3:52 pm
Jay on Obama- he can do no wrong
Jay on GOP- they can do no right
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
4:00 pm
Mr. Doom — “Huh? What’s that? What you say? The U.S. debt was downgraded by Standard and Poor’s credit rating agency? And they may further downgrade our debt if we can’t get our financial house in order? I apologize Mr. Beck. Seems like your crazy arse was right all along after all.”
Clearly, you need to liquidate your childrens’ college fund and put it ALL into those gold coins that Mr. Beck hawks on his show. Nothing could *possibly* go wrong with that plan.
HDB
April 21st, 2011
4:07 pm
Too many people are persistently blaming President Obama on doing what was necessary to prevent a recession from turning into a depression….and focusing on certain issues, i.e., healthcare, that in the LONG TERM, will and CAN adversely affect the nation’s financial being. The true era of profligate spending began in the Reagan Years….and continued to this current point!!
It will be necessary to BOTH reduce spending and increase taxes to get this nation’s bugetary house in order. The question is: Is this nation willing to do what is necessary WITHOUT marginalizing the poor (as they are persistently doing now!). As Colin Powell stated: “At the same time, let us never, let us never step back from compassion. The message we must convey to the American people is that we fight for health care reform, we fight for welfare reform and other reforms not just to save money, but because we believe there are better ways to take care of Americans in need than the exhausted programs of the past. We must be firm but we must also be fair. We have to make sure that reduced government spending doesn’t single out the poor and the middle class. Corporate welfare, and welfare for the wealthy must be first in line for elimination.”
Thulsa Doom
April 21st, 2011
4:11 pm
Joe Mama,
Good comeback. But quite frankly I don’t view gold as much of an investment. I think a better investment would be oil futures. Seems Obama is fantastic at helping Brazil exploit its own oil offshore resources with loan guarantees while his crony Salazar ignores federal judge’s orders to permit drilling for our own oil. That’s just one factor in oil going up though. The other main factor is the continous decline of the dollar which will continue to free fall as our debt situation grows ever worse. The result? Dollar denominated oil purchases will cost evermore. Now they’re talking $6 a gallon by summer. What is it?- 33 straight days of oil going up? Good thing we are rapidly making the transition to green energy with Obama? Not to mention that the millions of green jobs that Obama promised are helping out. We did see millions of new green jobs created just like Obama promised right?
Thulsa Doom
April 21st, 2011
4:15 pm
Joe Mama,
On the other hand the news just hit. Gold just settled above $1500 an ounce for the first time in history. Hmmmm! I bet those folks who bought gold are just laughing their tails off right about now.
deegee
April 21st, 2011
4:28 pm
I bought 7 ounces of gold in 1984 for $300.00 an ounce from an old boyfriend who needed a down payment for a truck. I still have that 7 ounces and the old boyfriend is long gone. Woohoo!
Atlanta 1
April 21st, 2011
4:36 pm
As opposed to the stellar job that the democrats to has…
Joe Mama
April 21st, 2011
4:47 pm
Mr. Doom — “Good comeback. But quite frankly I don’t view gold as much of an investment.”
I don’t, either. I think the bubble’s going to break any time now, and anyone caught holding the bag will be in serious trouble.
“I think a better investment would be oil futures. Seems Obama is fantastic at helping Brazil exploit its own oil offshore resources with loan guarantees”
The Brazilians just confirmed a huge new offshore field late last year, but I am more interested in rare industrial minerals. It seems that the Chinese have decided to quietly start acquiring all the resources and shares they can in that field. I have a buy-and-hold strategy in that sector.
“while his crony Salazar ignores federal judge’s orders to permit drilling for our own oil.”
Salazar’s a dirtbag, IMO.
“That’s just one factor in oil going up though. The other main factor is the continous decline of the dollar which will continue to free fall as our debt situation grows ever worse. The result? Dollar denominated oil purchases will cost evermore. Now they’re talking $6 a gallon by summer. What is it?- 33 straight days of oil going up?”
This is all an excellent argument for having done more alternative energy research in the Clinton and Bush administrations.
“Good thing we are rapidly making the transition to green energy with Obama? Not to mention that the millions of green jobs that Obama promised are helping out.”
Those can’t happen without investment, and Congress doesn’t want to invest. This would be like me slagging on Bush’s No Child Left Behind initiative without pointing out that Congress never funded it. It’s dishonest to take either of those positions, Mr. Doom.
“We did see millions of new green jobs created just like Obama promised right?”
Jobs without investment? Show me how even the private sector can do that.
“On the other hand the news just hit. Gold just settled above $1500 an ounce for the first time in history. Hmmmm! I bet those folks who bought gold are just laughing their tails off right about now.”
Gains on paper won’t buy you anything. If I was holding a passel of gold right now, I’d be looking for someone to buy it from me. Probably a Glenn Beck viewer would be the best bet.
Logical Dude
April 21st, 2011
4:54 pm
I know I’m really late to this, but I posted this on a friend’s page as well:
DON’T RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT!!!
What? You say we’ll crash the world economy if we don’t raise our debt limit?? darn!.
RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT!!!!
What? You say our WHOLE COUNTRY will be downgraded by S&P if we keep raising the debt limit? Darn it again!
All that’s left to do is RAISE TAXES and CUT SPENDING!!!! How the HECK can we do THAT if everyone cries about it?
A little needle prick now is better than an amputation later!
Why can’t Congress and/or voter understand that?
Fred
April 21st, 2011
6:06 pm
Typical republican behavior.
captguitarman
April 21st, 2011
6:09 pm
So where does it stop? Does it ever stop? When will there not ever be a requirement to raise the debt limit and just print more dollars, dollars that have los their value year after year after year? Well, when does an alcoholic stop drinking? When someone takes away the bottle, that’s when. As long as the bottle is there, he keeps on drinking, and as long as the Dems can just wave a magic wand and print all the increasingly more worthless money they want, they will do it. Leadership? They dare mention leadership. Leadership goes hand in hand with tough love, and there has been no tough love in our government since LBJ started the Great Society in the 60’s. The Dems have spent decades promoting, fostering, nurturing more and more government dependence and “entitlements” (God, I hate that word) in exchange for votes. Why is Social Security headed for bankruptcy? Can’t you remember? Can’t you just hear it? Those Republicans want to take away your Social Security. It worked. Now there won’t be social security for anyone. The chickens always come home to roost, and they are coming home now with a vengeance. Spend, spend, spend. It has got to stop. It is unsustainable — we will become Greece — bankrupt. And who will bail the United States out? China? And now we have the Dems who created the largest and most expensive new “entitlement” in the history of this nation in the depths of the Great Recession dare to lecture us about leadership.They don’t know the meaning of the word.
Peter
April 21st, 2011
6:34 pm
Hey Oldguy……Please don’t blame Obama for the huge debt…..the deficit goes up because the Bush interest increases by the second……….duhhhhh.
You know the deficit including the wars he started along with the tax cuts…..
Did you know Bush was the only president in the history of the US to start a war and cut taxes ?
Gee how was he going to pay for it ?
Peter
April 21st, 2011
6:37 pm
Hey Logical Dude…..why don’t we just walk from all the wars ? Bring the military home, and let them guard our boarders ?
Maybe cause Corporate America won’t be happy ?
B
April 21st, 2011
6:44 pm
of course, why didn’t I think of that – It’s Bush’s fault. Haven’t heard that one before…
Vince
April 21st, 2011
6:45 pm
Although effective tax RATES are lower, tax REVENUES have generally increased over time thanks to a growing economy. While tax rates have changed over time, the percent of GDP allocated to taxes remains relatively flat. Federal revenues in inflation-adjusted dollars, have tripled since 1965. The problem is that federal spending outpaces revenues. Since the 1960’s, the U.S. government has nearly consistently spent more than it collected. The big disaster arrived around 2008. While tax revenues are an issue, so is government spending. The budget DEFICIT, just this year, is larger than Clinton’s ENTIRE 1995 budget. I will not support additional taxation. The federal government MUST create a plan for actual budget reductions. State and federal taxes are already most productive citizen’s single largest expense.
Vince
April 21st, 2011
6:48 pm
Jay: You and your kind have already done enough damage.
Joe
April 21st, 2011
7:48 pm
You’re so right on this one Jay. At least the title of your tripe anyway. They could do damage to Obama and the dems far left agenda. Lets hope so…..
Martin Williams
April 21st, 2011
8:45 pm
Will strongly make this statement as many times as possible or get a chance. The United States Of America NEEDS a CIVIL WAR and very soon. Maybe it will put some sense to all of us especially our STUPID politicians.
steveo
April 21st, 2011
9:14 pm
I hear the new klan haters out there after the President. Short memory. You Gents obviously don’t remember your boy exporting our jobs in 04. Sending his owners family home on 9/12. Criminal acts to carry us into the Iraq Quagmire. torture, removing tax on stock dividends, Helping OBL to escape before going into Afghanihole, I laugh when I see these faux conservative bazooms out here in hickville thinking they have enough cheese to even read on the radar of these sold out losers. My savior says its easier to thread a camel through the eye of a needle. Destruction of our system and our enslavement probably was a part of the “patriot act.”
deegee
April 21st, 2011
9:15 pm
Every time I see Eric Cantor he just makes me think of a bobble head doll. He has got to be the dorkiest congressman ever. But, at least he doesn’t have Eddie Munster hair like Paul Ryan.
deegee
April 21st, 2011
9:24 pm
And the nerve of Rick Perry (R) Governor of Texas. The tea bagging governor of Texas is begging Washington for some federal help with the wildfires in his state. Wouldn’t you think that a good Tea Party patriot would deal with the wildfires without burdening taxpayers and adding to the federal deficit?
independent thinker
April 21st, 2011
9:35 pm
GE announced today strong first-quarter 2011 operating earnings of $3.6 billion, up 58%, or $0.33 per share, up 65%, from the first quarter of 2010. AND IT PAYS NO FRIGGING TAXES!
HOW MANY JOBS HAS IT SHIPPED OVERSEAS/ AND HOW MUCH DOES IT GET IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. ? SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE . JUST LIKE MICHELLE bACHMAN’S HUSBAND GETTING $250,000 SUBSIDIES FOR HIS “FAMILY FARM”
and how much in taxes did Donal Trump pay last year?
GET REAL REPUBLICANS!
GOP &Tea nuts Lost in space for working class
April 22nd, 2011
2:35 pm
You here all the GOP and tea nut say CUT CUT but not my things- they want it for free! They (GOP)voted from the begin NO on social security no on Medicaid all they want to do is kill the programs! working people news flash they(GOP& TEA NUTS) are not for working class people. AND you clowns vote to cut your face off. They are not trying to save the country they are out to save the rich. Let you and your mon’s and dad’s pay for social security and medicaid. People love drinking the GOP Kool-aid. working class people they are going to put pipe to you and this nations. Brainless!! people 3% make 40% of the money in the U.S.A and the GOP is try to give them the rest of the 60% of the money. GOP hates working class what have they done for you ? Putting pipe to the middle class!! we do need to work together GOP and Dem then we all win if not we all lose !! Fact we all need to give up something for us to all win!!!
GOP &Tea nuts Lost in space for working class
April 22nd, 2011
2:44 pm
If you took the Cap off of social security that is at 106,000 this problem would almost go away. again another Tax break for the rich!! small change the other 96% pay this tax all year anyway!
tony
April 22nd, 2011
10:04 pm
Look to one of my favorite movies, Blazing Saddles, to get an idea of what the R’s are doing. Remember when the new sheriff, after the townspeole discover that their new sheriff is black? When they came at him he drew his pistol and took himself hostage, saying “Stand back or the N gets it!” They believe that the American people are as gullible as the good folks of Rock Creek.
Ralph Cramdon
April 25th, 2011
2:28 pm
Republicans believe with all their hearts that the rich are too poor and the poor are too rich – and Republicans will try with all their might to rectify that appalling situation by stealing every penny they can from the poor and giving it to the rich.