‘The core of the problem lies with the Republican Party’
Thomas E. Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, two of the most respected non-partisan political analysts in Washington, go ahead and say it:
“We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past writings, we have criticized both parties when we believed it was warranted. Today, however, we have no choice but to acknowledge that the core of the problem lies with the Republican Party.
The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics. It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition.
When one party moves this far from the mainstream, it makes it nearly impossible for the political system to deal constructively with the country’s challenges.”
Yup. That sums it up nicely, I’m afraid.
And as they conclude, the situation is not going to change until the Republicans are forced to pay a very heavy price for their extremism at the polls, and that’s not likely to happen anytime soon. The result is a paralyzed system of governance at a critical time in this nation’s history.
– Jay Bookman
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DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
April 28th, 2012
8:51 pm
Oooh Kamchak!! Your 8:37 post! Now you’ve got my weee wittle brain a-tinkling!
Republican Mandated Schools in the 23rd Century – High School Curriculum:
Freshman Science: Evolution – A Pack Of Damn Lies
Gas House Emissions- Who Needs Clean Air When You Have Money?
Global Warming – A Liberal Fallacy*** (Classes Meet On Tuesdays Nights after sunset because it’s too hot to start sooner)
What Would Jesus Do About Guns? Jesus LOVED Guns!!
Money Is NOT The Root Of All Evil – Lack Of Money Is.
Sex EducationAbstinence For The Young Adult*** Female students must bring their own aspirin to put between their knees.The Woman’s Place – Kitchen Etiquette 101
saywhat?
April 28th, 2012
8:51 pm
Long live the republiconserviteatardibitarian party! Love it or leave the third world banana republic ruins they wish to make America!
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 28th, 2012
8:54 pm
DebbieDoRight
Normal Free, plain and simple
April 28th, 2012
8:54 pm
Mighty Righty,
If it wouldn’t be so devastating to the American way of life, I would hope that your dream would come true just to show you how utterly misinformed you are and what life under Theocratic rule would be like. Only two kinds of Republicans…Millionaires and dupes. Hope you’re rich…
getalife
April 28th, 2012
9:01 pm
Normal,
Gemfibrozil 600 mg.
Recon 0311 2533
April 28th, 2012
9:01 pm
There are only two kinds of Democrats, irrespective of financial status…dumb and dumber.
saywhat?
April 28th, 2012
9:04 pm
Jay -
David Gergen has a similar column on the CNN website, pointing out how growing division between the parties makes governance difficult, but he is unable to honestly lay the blame where it lies. Instead, he makes false equivalencies between Romney (and the rest of the Republicans) hard jag to the right on issues which most Americans disagree with, and an alleged move to the left by Obama, as if raising the highest marginal tax rate to where it was under Clinton was something radical, and not approved of by the majority of Americans.
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
9:05 pm
Orange,
What mess?
Getalife, google “Fast and Furious”
getalife
April 28th, 2012
9:05 pm
Orange,
Old news.
saywhat?
April 28th, 2012
9:05 pm
Recon 0311 2533
April 28th, 2012
9:01 pm
There are only two kinds of Democrats, irrespective of financial status…dumb and dumber.
____________________________________________
Actually there are far more than two, but Republicans can’t count that high.
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
9:07 pm
Really?
Sens. Grassely and Issa might take exeption with that.
Mighty Righty
April 28th, 2012
9:09 pm
NFpas–I am rich. I was born rich. I was born in a nation where I could be all that I had the desire and ambition to be. I have taken advantage of this good luck. I am sorry that you are one of the looney left who can’t survive on your own. It is unfortunate that no amount of help will enable you to improve your life. BTW Republicans are people who believe in Capitaism, Free Enterprise, Liberty, Freedom and equal opportunity while Democrats believe in Socialism, Commuinism and any form of government control over their lives so long as they don’t have to work.
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
9:10 pm
The problem with Democrats is – Democrats.
saywhat?
April 28th, 2012
9:14 pm
Don’t forget Mighty Righty, Democrats also like to force people to gay marry, after we take away their guns and persecute some christians while we drive by in our free Escalades on our way to Whole Foods to purchase steak dinners and crack cocaine with our food stamps.
Recon 0311 2533
April 28th, 2012
9:15 pm
Unfortunately, today Democrats are made up of female feminists and feminine males.
getalife
April 28th, 2012
9:15 pm
“I was born rich.”
Yeah right.
getalife
April 28th, 2012
9:17 pm
You cons have to march lock step with a left leaning moderate.
No questions asked.
Recon 0311 2533
April 28th, 2012
9:19 pm
Taps and remember always stand your ground. out
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 28th, 2012
9:20 pm
I am rich. I was born rich.
I spent last night with the Dahm triplets at a Holiday Inn Express.
After first going on a date with Sara Shahi.
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
9:21 pm
Getalife
When is Obama going to do something about “Thousand Yard Stare” Janet Napolitano?
TaxPayer
April 28th, 2012
9:21 pm
Republicans have been snorting that Koch for far too long. Their brains are toast.
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
April 28th, 2012
9:21 pm
Good Evening Folks!! Tonight is another segment of “What he said / What he really meant to say” Now let’s get started with our first contestant!!!
He’s a delusional righty who’s mental stability is slighty!! Give a big hand to Mighty Righty!! AKA MR!!!
MR – “Hiya Folks!!”
Emcee – “O.k. let’s begin – here’s what he actually said”:
NFpas–I am rich. I was born rich. I was born in a nation where I could be all that I had the desire and ambition to be. I have taken advantage of this good luck. I am sorry that you are one of the looney left who can’t survive on your own. It is unfortunate that no amount of help will enable you to improve your life. BTW Republicans are people who believe in Capitaism, Free Enterprise, Liberty, Freedom and equal opportunity while Democrats believe in Socialism, Commuinism and any form of government control over their lives so long as they don’t have to work.
And here’s what he MEANT to say!:
NFpas–I am really dumb. I was born really dumb. I was born in a nation where I could be as dumb as I had the desire and ambition to be. I have taken advantage of this good luck by being dumber than my fellow man – I Vote Republican!! I am sorry that you are one of the intelligent left who can’t make up dumb sh##t like I can at the drop of a hat!. It is unfortunate that no amount of our dumbness will rub off on you. BTW Republicans are people who believe in nothing but money. We only make token gestures towards any type of religion that doesn’t have greed and avarice attached to it.
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
9:26 pm
Getalife
You weren’t prescribing Gemfibrozil to a kidney patient were you.
Mick
April 28th, 2012
9:27 pm
Good golly miss molly…the debate rages on-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QczyNaIu9Mo
Normal
Keep on repairing you old steamship!
Mighty Righty
April 28th, 2012
9:30 pm
DDR-I see you found your crack pipe. No other explanation for your disjointed ramble.
getalife
April 28th, 2012
9:32 pm
Orange,
No, I am the patient and Gemfibrozil caused low kidney function.
Normal,
What is the treatment?
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
April 28th, 2012
9:32 pm
There are lies, damn lies, and republican lies — the worst lies of all.
—–Ayn Rand
j$
April 28th, 2012
9:33 pm
“The core of the problem lies with the Republican Party”
Bravo, haven’t heard that one before…
JamVet
April 28th, 2012
9:38 pm
You would think they could fine one intelligent progressive…
You would think that bloggers who make derogatory posts about other people’s intelligence, would at least be able to spell all of the fifth grade words in a sentence correctly…
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
April 28th, 2012
9:39 pm
Hey MR!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iYYNmwXM-E&feature=related
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
9:40 pm
Getalife,
Gemfibrozil is normaly used for high cholesteral patients or to lessen high lipids. Depending on the severity of a kidney condition it may have a bad reaction. Do you have a urinary tract infection?
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
9:44 pm
Jamvet the spelling cop is hot on the case tonight.
Normal Free, plain and simple
April 28th, 2012
9:45 pm
Getalife,
I’m doing holistic treatments while they monitor my blood. I’m having some pain on and off so they are thinking stones too. If it doesn’t get worse, then it will get better…
———————
Normal
Keep on repairing you old steamship!
Reminds me of a time when I was talking to my Grand kids about the Navy…My son said, “Yeas children, your Grandpa is an old Salt. He made the transition from sail, to steam, to nuclear power…” He went on saying something about Moby Dick, but I chased him out of the room…
Normal Free, plain and simple
April 28th, 2012
9:46 pm
Have a great evening all y’all…see ya in the sun rise…
j$
April 28th, 2012
9:47 pm
When the libs get angry…
They spell check.
j$
April 28th, 2012
9:48 pm
Hey!
I think I mispelled “angyr”
Oh, no I didn’t!
getalife
April 28th, 2012
9:50 pm
Thanks Normal.
I go in Tuesday to find out the treatment.
Obama’s fault
Oscar
April 28th, 2012
9:55 pm
getalife
April 28th, 2012
9:50 pm
++++
_______________
Hope they find a treatment that working and fixes the problem.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 28th, 2012
9:55 pm
I am rich. I was born rich.
I have four Olympic gold medals, five Super Bowl rings, twelve World Series rings, and scored five goals in the finals of the last four World Cups.
Oscar
April 28th, 2012
9:58 pm
If the GOP congressman are so out of the mainstream, they would not be getting elected. Seems to me they represent the people that elect them. And the country is split about fifty fifty. Who determined where the mainstream is and what they think. Could be they mislocated the mainstream.
getalife
April 28th, 2012
9:58 pm
Thanks Oscar.
Probably need another tune up .
I remember
April 28th, 2012
9:58 pm
Jay spent most of a year trying to imagine or gin up a fight among republicans about Mormonism. Looks like the liberal icon Bill Maher is the one who wants to fight about religion. As usual, the hate is on the left.
Oscar
April 28th, 2012
9:59 pm
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 28th, 2012
9:55 pm
_____
Well, too bad you apparently never found anything yet that you want to stick with.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 28th, 2012
10:01 pm
I am rich. I was born rich.
I make The Most Interesting Man In The World, cry like an 8-year-old girl.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
April 28th, 2012
10:06 pm
Looks like the liberal icon Bill Maher…
Bill Maher is a faux populist, douche-bag asshat always on the look-out for a running mob to jump in front of and say, “Wait! Where are you going? I want to lead you!”
Just like he lead you tools for a decade or so with his “politically incorrect” crap.
j$
April 28th, 2012
10:08 pm
“I am rich. I was born rich.”
~All Old White Republicans.
j$
April 28th, 2012
10:09 pm
Bill Maher is the idol of the left.
Just like Rush is the leader of the right.
getalife
April 28th, 2012
10:11 pm
Our leader is the President of the United States.
j$
April 28th, 2012
10:12 pm
“Our leader is the President of the United States.”
~Since 2008~ says getalife.
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
10:14 pm
Getalife,
Good luck on your medical visit. Hopefully the DR only has to prescribe an antibiotic and you are good as new in about seven or eight days.
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
10:16 pm
Oh, and Getalife. See if he or she can do something to correct your thinking process.
getalife
April 28th, 2012
10:16 pm
Thanks Orange.
Are you a doctor?
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
10:18 pm
Nah, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express. Sorry I couldn’t resist.
middleground
April 28th, 2012
10:32 pm
All Dem and Rep go read “How do you kill 11 Million People” by Andy Andrews.
These comments show that we need to be reminded of not repeating history.
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
10:38 pm
Too many unstable nations gaining access to nuc weaponry. It’s only a matter of time before somebody does something stupid and then it’s the domino effect.
DebbieDoRight - A Do Right Woman
April 28th, 2012
10:39 pm
Bill Maher is the leader of Bill Maher, a couple of kids, and a superhead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09tAtjF-M7s&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL06B84926D0EACBEF
Orange 12
April 28th, 2012
10:42 pm
Bootiful!
getalife
April 28th, 2012
10:46 pm
Leadership:
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TeqBSGfx_OioPqpFpRmzng–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00MTQ7cT04NTt3PTUxMg–/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/10fc63dbe23f090b0e0f6a70670055f2_original.jpg
Jake Benson
April 28th, 2012
10:59 pm
The democrat party has become the vehicle to destroy everything America has ever stood for. Personal responsibility and personal initiative, the backbone America was built upon, is now declared evil by the marxist obama. The liberal mindset seeks total control over every facet of our lives. After all, the do-gooder, holier-than-thou mindset always knows better for the people than they do for themselves.
I about gagged when I read the idiotic statement that the republican party has gone way off the mainstream. The liberal mindset has embraced a marxist agenda where the government controls everything. All for our own good of course. Government cannot be too big under democrat leadership. The Gadsden flag, Don’t Tread On Me, needs to be flown again in every state’s capitol. America became great through individual achievement, not through a nanny state of entitlements and handouts.
j$
April 28th, 2012
11:14 pm
Bill Maher is the leader of the DEMOCRATS and Pelosi is their Grandma. Period.
As long as the libs keep spewing ilk about Rush leading anything…
It is WHAT IT IS.
getalife
April 28th, 2012
11:26 pm
Jake,
The gop want you to pee in a cup and give it to government.
Tread on that con.
G Mare 71( got the living' the red state BLUES!)
April 29th, 2012
12:02 am
Wow, the vitriol here is amazing. 12, I think I already told you to go away. J$, you need to go with. And Jake, what can I say other than YOU SEEM TO BE ON THE WRONG BLOG. Please go find one which appreciates your hate & ignorance. AND if you feel the need to respond to me, don’ t bother. I am an old woman and I have heard it all.
Goodnight all.
Jake Benson
April 29th, 2012
12:30 am
Yeah, gmare, you are the typical liberal. Spout your chit and close your mind to anything contrary. What a joke. I happen to be in my 60’s and I remember when being liberal meant an open mind. Now, it means vilifying anyone who disagrees. You fall into such a tired stereotype. I am full of hate and ignorance. Hate? The liberal mindset draws its name calling and intimidation tactics like a six gun. If you don’t agree, you are a racist. If you don’t agree, you are a hater. If you don’t agree, you must be a bigot. It goes on and on. Your holier-than-thou moral superiority complex betrays you every time you open your mouth.
j$
April 29th, 2012
12:51 am
G Mare, it’s OK.
Good night, you liberal sex pot, you.
larry
April 29th, 2012
1:06 am
As long as the libs keep spewing ilk about Rush leading anything…
Why would you bring them into the conversation ?
Maybe because they have a new album coming out June 12th?
G Mare 71( got the living' the red state BLUES!)
April 29th, 2012
1:19 am
Jake, you really don’t know anything about me. I know that you are in your 60s. I am in my 70s. So I have lived a few more years than you. Thus I have had a few more years of experience. AND I am a woman so I KNOW from first hand experience what the far rightists think of and do to women. Ergo sticks & stones…. And “until you have walked a mile in my shoes,” do not EVEN TRYbto speak to me about my experiences or try to put me down. I know what I am talking about and you never will.
G Mare 71( got the living' the red state BLUES!)
April 29th, 2012
1:25 am
J$, thank you, Honey. Some years ago I was indeed a sexpot & enjoyed it thoroughly. And I miss being so.
):.
G Mare 71( got the living' the red state BLUES!)
April 29th, 2012
1:26 am
Please don’t tell that to my grands!
Joel Edge
April 29th, 2012
7:03 am
“the situation is not going to change until the Republicans are forced to pay a very heavy price for their extremism at the polls,”
Thanks for your concern, Jay.
Jack
April 29th, 2012
7:17 am
‘The core of the problem lies within the Democratic Party’. The liberal Democrats are so far left that it makes even moderates appear extreme.
JKL2
April 29th, 2012
8:33 am
getalife- I guess you forgot the gop rubber stamp congress with w. I watched them blow up the deficit
obama says,”What?”. MoveOn.org, nothing to see here…
JKL2
April 29th, 2012
8:39 am
It’s funny how the GOP “has moved so far right” but we’re not the party that wants to “fundamentally transform America”
AU Liberal in ATL
April 29th, 2012
8:46 am
I have some republican family members who I love, but as a general rule, I think republicans are such a surly, stupid, hypocritical, mean spirited, nasty, selfish, childish, misinformed, ignorant, hateful bunch of people. I don’t like most of the ones I know, or any of the ones I see on Capitol Hill, or in state legislatures. Ugh!
Freedom Riders
April 29th, 2012
8:46 am
An American Experience…get on the bus…
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/
AU Liberal in ATL
April 29th, 2012
8:49 am
ps…..that jake person is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. He’s projecting. Look it up.
nelson
April 29th, 2012
8:58 am
That is the most ridiculous statement I have ever read,”the core of the problem lies with the republican party”?
The republican party has tried without success to keep a balance of power between the Judicial, exectutive and legislative. President Obama has taken so much power that it is hard to determine where to start. Health care, the law before the Supreme Court as we speak, President Obama has as much as said that the Supreme Court voting against his health care proposal would be unamerican.
I just heard on the tube, last night was joke night at a whitehouse get together, the jokes were not funny.
The Journey
April 29th, 2012
8:59 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amv5UmSB2Bg
JamVet
April 29th, 2012
9:10 am
What happened? Of course, there were larger forces at work beyond the realignment of the South. They included the mobilization of social conservatives after the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, the anti-tax movement launched in 1978 by California’s Proposition 13, the rise of conservative talk radio after a congressional pay raise in 1989, and the emergence of Fox News and right-wing blogs. But the real move to the bedrock right starts with two names: Newt Gingrich and Grover Norquist.
Right wing blogs?
As I’ve never ventured outside of the AJC’s forums, I have to wonder if they too are crawling with little more than veracity challenged, slogan slinging, staggeringly unread and intentionally uninformed, p*ss poorly written and almost always enraged fake conservatives.
Does anyone have any experience with these other right wing blogs? And are the Republican bloggers there as abysmal as ours?
And the "lies" continue
April 29th, 2012
9:20 am
Eric Fehrnstrom: Auto Bailout Was Mitt Romney’s Idea
Top Mitt Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom claimed that President Obama’s auto bailout was the GOP presidential hopeful’s idea.
Fehrnstrom said Obama followed Romney’s course to help the auto industry during an appearance at a Saturday roundtable discussion hosted by the The Washington Post.
“His position on the bailout was exactly what President Obama followed,” Fehrnstrom said. “He said, ‘If you want to save the auto industry, just don’t write them a check. That will seal their doom. What they need to do is go through a managed bankruptcy process.’”
“The only economic success that President Obama has had is because he followed Mitt Romney’s advice,” Fehrnstrom added.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/28/eric-fehrnstrom-auto-bailout-mitt-romney_n_1461805.html
Brosephus™
April 29th, 2012
9:30 am
Jake Benson
April 28th, 2012
10:59 pm
The democrat party has become the vehicle to destroy everything America has ever stood for. Personal responsibility and personal initiative, the backbone America was built upon, is now declared evil by the marxist obama. The liberal mindset seeks total control over every facet of our lives. After all, the do-gooder, holier-than-thou mindset always knows better for the people than they do for themselves.
I about gagged when I read the idiotic statement that the republican party has gone way off the mainstream. The liberal mindset has embraced a marxist agenda where the government controls everything. All for our own good of course. Government cannot be too big under democrat leadership. The Gadsden flag, Don’t Tread On Me, needs to be flown again in every state’s capitol. America became great through individual achievement, not through a nanny state of entitlements and handouts.
Jake Benson
April 29th, 2012
12:30 am
…What a joke. I happen to be in my 60’s and I remember when being liberal meant an open mind. Now, it means vilifying anyone who disagrees…
Based on how you vilified the sh*t out of the people you disagreed with in that 10:59 post of yours, I’d have to say that you’re probably the MOST liberal person on this blog. That is, if we used your description of being liberal. Thank goodness you don’t work for Webster’s…
Stuff like this really makes us young people not want to grow old and bitter.
Brosephus™
April 29th, 2012
9:34 am
JamVet
I read all kinds of blogs. I think it’s quite pathetic that about 75% of the time, ANY blog topic on any blog becomes a left/right shouting match about Obama, Bush, or both. The same kinds of things posted here from all across the political spectrum can be found on other blogs. The thing that appears to be missing most is a common sense, pragmatic approach to solving things. Nowadays, it’s far too fashionable to be a loud-mouthed, obnoxious a$$hole instead of talking like a normal human would.
Jm
April 29th, 2012
9:51 am
Funniest line this weekend
While two things are certain in life, death and taxes, death doesn’t get worse every time congress meets.
JamVet
April 29th, 2012
9:54 am
Bro, thanks for that.
One of the main reasons that there is so little rational and reasoned discourse here on any of these topics, is because other than a miniscule percentage, the Republicans here, ala Sarah Palin, simply will not read anything.
CERTAINLY never anything that they think is less that completely flattering of neo-conservatism.
To wit, do you honestly think that JKL2 or Jack or Jm or rags or Sinkwich or the corporal or Stevie ray or Reb or Del or j$ or RB or Bud or I remember or Jake Benson or nelson or the endless drive bys and mystery meats here, actually read that article in its entirety and can intelligently discuss it?
OF COURSE NOT.
http://tinyurl.com/7zcb859
Joe the Prophet
April 29th, 2012
9:58 am
Job 12…the whole chapter….
Do you believe that tax cuts reduce deficits..??? Do you believe that spending cuts create growth and jobs….?!?!? Then your mind is weak….
Do I have a religion for you..!!! It is called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints….You can have as many wives as you want…You don’t have to worry about Hell…and you don’t even have to tithe…!! They just take it out of ye check once a week, like ye pay ye insurance….!!!!!
Pretty steep penalty, though, if you’re not right….just like if you’re wrong on the economy with your risky tax cut scheme….the penalty will be Socialism….
Jm
April 29th, 2012
9:59 am
Jamvet
Your arrogance is your biggest weakness
I post more reading material on here than anyone else by far. So you might want to rethink that
Especially given the liberals here mostly just post icanhazcheezburger cartoons
Jm
April 29th, 2012
10:01 am
Bro
In all seriousness, perhaps you should spend less time reading blogs that have low content ale and more reading publication articles, or even better, books. Just a thought….
“I read all kinds of blogs.”
Joe the Prophet
April 29th, 2012
10:03 am
And if the LDS church isn’t “EXTREME” enough for you…several others exist….Like the “Heaven’s Gate” faith, based out of San Diego….unfortunately, they lost a lot of their founding members back in 1997…..could I also recommend the “People’s Temple”….
Fits right in with the Tax Cut/Teabag crowd…..Norquist, Beck, Armey, DeMint, Koch….
Matthew 7…the whole chapter
Job 12…the whole chapter
Mark 11…15-19
1 Timothy 2-5
Psalm 75…the whole chapter….:-)….
Midori
April 29th, 2012
10:07 am
Does anyone have any experience with these other right wing blogs? And are the Republican bloggers there as abysmal as ours?
Jamvet: yes and yes
I’ve even encountered some on Facebook.
Jm
April 29th, 2012
10:08 am
Obama is very safe on the fighting terrorism record so far
On the economy the guy is incredibly weak
Joe the Prophet
April 29th, 2012
10:09 am
“Letting folks keep more of their own money”……sounds like a GREAT idea…..But it don’t work….It has failed over the past 11 years….!!!!
A better approached is the discliplined and balanced economic plan put forth by the President and Commander-in-Chief Bill Clinton…..
Economist Mike Kimel notes that the five former Democratic Presidents (Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, and Harry S. Truman) all reduced public debt as a share of GDP, while the last four Republican Presidents (George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Gerald Ford) all oversaw an increase in the country’s indebtedness… Kimel, Mike (2007-12-04). “The Republican Party and the National Debt”. angrybearblog.com. http://www.angrybearblog.com/2007/12/republican-party-and-national-debt.html
Jm
April 29th, 2012
10:09 am
You liberals live in a bubble of denial
JamVet
April 29th, 2012
10:09 am
Jm, good job in not acknowledging that you did not read the article.
But it shows. It always does…
Joe the Prophet
April 29th, 2012
10:11 am
Jm
April 29th, 2012
10:08 am
————————
Let’s say the election was Mitt Romney vs. Bill Clinton……
That wipes out about half of the Tbag argument…..GW Bush wipes out the other half…..
Brosephus™
April 29th, 2012
10:13 am
jm
My response to JamVet was in response to his question. He didn’t ask about publications, he asked about blogs. If you really wanna know, I read all kinds of publications as well. I go through news sources such as ABC, Fox, CNN. I also go through Bloomberg, Yahoo, Reuters, WaPo, and my hometown paper. For other hobbies and interests, I go through many firearm sites, model railroad sites, r/c cars and planes, DIY-type home improvement sites, and others as well.
I usually read the blogs just to get a gauge of public opinion on things. There’s also the laugh factor as one can go to any blog and see almost the same cast of characters regardless to where the blog’s located and what the topic is related to.
Brosephus™
April 29th, 2012
10:14 am
jm
Re books, I have my own personal library that I plan on passing down to my daughter who loves to read just as much as I do.
DeShaun Sanders
April 29th, 2012
10:15 am
The Democrats claim that all the problems are the fault of the Republicans, and the Republicans claim that all the problems are the fault of the Democrats.
And most of us independents believe that you’re both right.
TaxPayer
April 29th, 2012
10:15 am
Jm must think he’s posted something worth discussing.
Jm
April 29th, 2012
10:17 am
Funniest liberal logic today
Romney is a right wing extremist per Plouffe
Romney passed romneycare
Obama passed obamacare which was supposedly based on romneycare (per democrats)
Ergo, I guess Obama is a right wing extremist
Liberals are silly
Jm
April 29th, 2012
10:20 am
Bro 10:14
Agreed, books are awesome
I don’t generally bother reading blogs other than this vortex of a blog…
JamVet
April 29th, 2012
10:24 am
Midori, why am I not even the tiniest bit surprised?
Most of these Republicans here don’t even believe in evolution!
And it has only been widely accepted by our species as the very basis of biology and other modern sciences for over a hundred twenty five years.
Instead, they listen to and believe in, the anti-science nonsense proffered by blathering idiots like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. (And then pretend that none of them do, that none of their Republican buddies do and that these TV/radio charlatans have no gigantic sway over the con masses.)