For Republicans, some daunting numbers
You can lead an elephant to water but ...
Some numbers:
– Thirty-three U.S. Senate seats were up for grabs in the 2012 election. Democrats won 25 of those 33 seats.
– Mitt Romney is going to the White House today to have lunch, not to check out his new crib. And the main reason he will have to dine and dash is because American women rejected both his candidacy and his party, voting for Barack Obama by a margin of 55-44 percent. The gender differential in most down-ticket races was even larger.
– The Republican-run U.S. House has 19 major committees. Next year, it appears that all 19 will be chaired by white males.
– The current Republican House caucus includes 24 women. Next year, that number will drop to 19.
– In the last three presidential election cycles, Americans under 30 voted Democratic by an average of 60 percent. And lest Republicans try to comfort themselves with the argument that it’s nothing new, that young voters always vote Democratic, it simply is not true. In the previous eight election cycles, an average of just 46.5 percent of young people had voted for the Democrat.
What does it mean? Generally speaking, younger voters who cast repeated ballots for a particular party tend to form a lasting affiliation with that party.
– On Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner reiterated his caucus’s strong opposition to raising taxes on the wealthy. Also on Wednesday, a new Washington Post poll was released reporting that just 37 percent of Americans agree with the position that Boehner and others have made the central focus of their party’s economic identity.
As longtime conservative Bruce Bartlett puts it in his much-cited piece for The American Conservative:
“At least a few conservatives now recognize that Republicans suffer for epistemic closure. They were genuinely shocked at Romney’s loss because they ignored every poll not produced by a right-wing pollster such as Rasmussen or approved by right-wing pundits such as the perpetually wrong Dick Morris. Living in the Fox News cocoon, most Republicans had no clue that they were losing or that their ideas were both stupid and politically unpopular.
I am disinclined to think that Republicans are yet ready for a serious questioning of their philosophy or strategy. They comfort themselves with the fact that they held the House (due to gerrymandering) and think that just improving their get-out-the-vote system and throwing a few bones to the Latino community will fix their problem. There appears to be no recognition that their defects are far, far deeper and will require serious introspection and rethinking of how Republicans can win going forward. The alternative is permanent loss of the White House and probably the Senate as well, which means they can only temporarily block Democratic initiatives and never advance their own.”
Political power ebbs and flows. It always has and always will. But it doesn’t just ebb and flow on its own. It fluctuates because losing parties take stock of why they’re losing and adapt to changing realities. If a political party not only refuses to adapt but makes a refusal to recognize changing realities a central part of its identity, ebb and flow can be delayed for a long, long time.
– Jay Bookman
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Mr Right
November 29th, 2012
1:09 pm
Kind of pathetic how libs like Jay will blast the Republicans for not having more blacks in their party but when one is they blast them kike they are some evil person.
Erwin's cat
November 29th, 2012
1:09 pm
Steve…I thought it was the GOP who wanted to return to 1956??
Nero
November 29th, 2012
1:09 pm
Thanks Grand Marnier Godzilla! Good to see all the Boomer leeches are here!
Finn de Siècle (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
November 29th, 2012
1:10 pm
Nero,
this “Leeeeeerooooy Jeeeeeenkinnnnsss”?
hehehe
Joe Hussein Mama
November 29th, 2012
1:10 pm
Thulsabot @ 1:07:
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Thulsa Doom
November 29th, 2012
1:10 pm
Corbin,
i do watch Stewart. i just don’t take him seriously. and if u don’t take fox news seriously then i can safely assume u don’t take msnbc, dan rather, nbc,etc. seriously either.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 29th, 2012
1:10 pm
Oy vey…
The Onion is fake news although we know the Fox, Chinese and some conned believe it is real.
Jon Stewart, for the most part, discusses real events but NO one believes it is real news except for the conned who also believe Fox is reporting unskewed news.
Thomas Heyward Jr
November 29th, 2012
1:11 pm
“Oh take heart and caution………when men turn into oxen, wear the trap of females, and play silly games with balls……….. and take solace and perceived knowledge from a citizen depending on having more useful teats or spilt peas upon the amount of moorish or hebrew blood , ye verily…..when knowledge is abdicated to the corrupt central authority……….then ye shall know that your society is surely doomed”.
.
Odyssean Thermistocles….the Confederency of Delos 469 A.D.
Mick
November 29th, 2012
1:11 pm
doom
Take a deep breathe man, you really have gone off the reservation of late. It’s all good my friend, c’mon down for some drinks and party like its 1999…
Mr Right
November 29th, 2012
1:11 pm
Wow,my comment is awaiting moderation.
Finn de Siècle (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
November 29th, 2012
1:13 pm
Stewart doesn’t try to make news – he doesn’t posit something far fetched and then offer no substance to back it up.
He is calling McCain and Graham hypocrites and then he shows the tape of proof. That’s what the cons can’t understand – how a tape shows proof and how we libs tape everything you Cons spit out yer pie holes.
Thulsa Doom
November 29th, 2012
1:13 pm
sorry perfesser Joe mama but I’m on my Droid and not too concerned about it. just like I’m not too concerned about your onion either. nice to know i can still offend u without even trying. damn I’m good.
Nero
November 29th, 2012
1:14 pm
Finn,
At least I have chicken!
Thulsa Doom
November 29th, 2012
1:15 pm
Mick,
brother I’m just having fun with my toys is all. besides i gotta head out in a minute anyhow. give em a breather.
Darwin
November 29th, 2012
1:15 pm
Republicans owe the re-election of Obama to the large turnout of the lower class. They feel the middle class still voted Republican. They have no plans to work on the lower class (that’s the 47% you know). Democrats (e.g. the diversified party) will fight to save Medicare and Social Security who benefit the white middle and upper class – and who voted for Romney (talk about irony). Lastly, what’s the big deal on raising taxes and those who make > $250K. The whole thing isn’t taxed at a higher rate. It’s only the income after $250K. It’s called a progressive tax system.
Regnad Kcin
November 29th, 2012
1:16 pm
“Odyssean Thermistocles….the Confederency of Delos 469 A.D.”
Sounds like a smart guy, Thomas…how’s his confederacy doing?
the cat
November 29th, 2012
1:17 pm
Finn- true, roll the tape!!!
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
November 29th, 2012
1:17 pm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/leeches.html
For Nero, who apparently is an expert on who sux what.
Course I don’t find that surprising in the least.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
November 29th, 2012
1:18 pm
DAUNTING NUMBERS:
Obama …………..2
America …………..0
Yes ………. cultures change and countries fade away. It’s the march of history.
I am happy to have lived in a time when America was at it’s finest.
Brosephus™
November 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
“Shake of the yoke of tyranny placed upon you by your feudal overlords and tell them to ‘put deez in yo mouth’.”
–Thomas “Testocles” Jefferson
TiredOfIt
November 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
Nero
November 29th, 2012
1:06 pm
TiredofET is back! Yay!! Did your WoW quest end abruptly? LEROY JENKINS!!!!
++
Actually, I was mentoring someone in the art of software development. Not really a gamer.
Corbin Sharpe. Baby Boomer leech...and earned it!
November 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
Thulsa just hit the nail on the head @1307. I’m sure the basic, moderate Republican is no more like the ultra right Republican that has taken over the party than I am Einstein, but this same Party says they alone are the Party of God, They alone are pro life, and only they alone can show the way. But here’s Thulsa calling living humans leeches. Is his Party really Pro life if they are willing to throw other living human beings out in the cold? What are these people supposed to do. Get a job? Good luck with that because the Party that will show us the way has cut educational programs to the bone and even if they didn’t, there are no jobs to be had. So call God fearing Christians of the Republican party wanting to hurt the living would be laughable if it wasn’t so terribly sad.
Steve
November 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
@Erwin – they do want to return to 1956’s social values, but they are in denial that in the 1950s, CEO’s of companies lived much more modestly.
Madge From Accounting
November 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
are there 47 million defense contractor ceos just like there are 47 million food stamp recipients?
Do you realize that the most food stamp users come from “Red” states?
Cuts to Food Stamps will hit red states hardest
Here’s a chart for the data taken in 2007 (the last column is for Food Stamps per capita):
State Welfare recipients, 2007 Welfare recipients, 2008 Pct. change in welfare recipients Unemployment rate, 2007 Unemployment rate, 2008 Pct. pt. change in unemployment Food stamp recipients, 2007 Food stamp recipients, 2008 Pct. change in food stamp recipients
Alabama 42,920 41,849 -2.5 3.5 5.5 2 556,247 613,737 10.3
Alaska 7,974 7,316 -8.3 6.2 7.2 1 56,112 58,058 3.5
Arizona 88,235 88,781 0.6 3.9 6.1 2.2 606,973 734,403 21
Arkansas 21,075 19,689 -6.6 5.5 5.4 -0.1 376,021 387,956 3.2
California 1,144,529 1,216,866 6.3 5.7 8.2 2.5 2,104,426 2,398,897 14
Colorado 24,720 24,453 -1.1 3.9 5.7 1.8 246,532 272,982 10.7
Florida 74,994 87,632 16.9 4.3 7 2.7 1,345,162 1,694,649 26
Georgia 42,608 37,983 -10.9 4.5 6.9 2.4 971,241 1,139,309 17.3
Hawaii 10,617 10,890 2.6 2.8 4.6 1.8 92,486 105,100 13.6
Idaho 2,234 2,246 0.5 2.7 5.3 2.6 90,059 111,838 24.2
Illinois 68,001 62,525 -8.1 5.3 7.3 2 1,269,240 1,424,439 12.2
Indiana 117,097 113,572 -3 4.5 6.4 1.9 607,782 740,347 21.8
Iowa 42,174 38,500 -8.7 3.8 4.4 0.6 245,282 276,177 12.6
Kansas 34,391 31,215 -9.2 4 4.9 0.9 186,284 197,939 6.3
Kentucky 58,555 58,124 -0.7 5.4 6.8 1.4 620,114 663,591 7
Louisiana 21,841 19,545 -10.5 3.6 5.6 2 642,999 687,571 6.9
Maine 34,224 34,401 0.5 4.9 5.7 0.8 169,531 186,715 10.1
Maryland 52,084 57,601 10.6 3.6 4.9 1.3 342,095 402,892 17.8
Massachusetts 108,077 110,419 2.2 4.3 5.5 1.2 479,248 563,068 17.5
Michigan 226,520 196,775 -13.1 7.5 9.3 1.8 1,225,285 1,303,093 6.4
Minnesota 76,525 78,348 2.4 4.6 5.9 1.3 272,522 292,862 7.5
Mississippi 24,052 23,714 -1.4 6.3 7.2 0.9 442,007 472,537 6.9
Missouri 111,780 101,916 -8.8 5.4 6.5 1.1 854,513 949,404 11.1
Montana 7,836 8,091 3.3 3.2 4.8 1.6 78,911 81,735 3.6
Nebraska 23,790 23,067 -3 3.1 3.7 0.6 119,939 121,416 1.2
Nevada 21,062 21,796 3.5 5.1 7.7 2.6 132,935 162,743 22.4
New Hampshire 11,270 12,069 7.1 3.3 4.1 0.8 60,376 68,114 12.8
New Jersey 97,358 94,297 -3.1 4.2 6 1.8 420,166 456,010 8.5
New Mexico 34,346 38,219 11.3 3.3 4.3 1 231,074 258,130 11.7
New York 408,313 391,110 -4.2 4.6 5.7 1.1 1,825,759 2,025,853 11
North Carolina 47,898 49,653 3.7 4.7 7.1 2.4 896,913 1,012,481 12.9
North Dakota 6,700 7,295 8.9 3.2 3.4 0.2 47,306 49,293 4.2
Ohio 172,074 179,595 4.4 5.7 7.3 1.6 1,108,749 1,207,998 9
Oklahoma 20,686 19,170 -7.3 4.3 4.3 0 419,604 432,642 3.1
Oregon 44,803 53,353 19.1 5.4 7.2 1.8 443,316 499,012 12.6
Pennsylvania 212,788 199,273 -6.4 4.4 5.8 1.4 1,157,888 1,234,892 6.7
Rhode Island 24,093 19,908 -17.4 5.1 9.3 4.2 81,417 90,444 11.1
South Carolina 32,886 38,050 15.7 6 7.9 1.9 569,204 636,698 11.9
South Dakota 5,929 6,172 4.1 2.9 3.2 0.3 60,433 65,159 7.8
Tennessee 151,843 144,705 -4.7 5 7 2 891,779 977,109 9.6
Texas 136,797 115,690 -15.4 4.3 5.6 1.3 2,322,073 2,651,370 14.2
Utah 11,218 12,324 9.9 2.8 3.5 0.7 130,425 156,033 19.6
Vermont 12,017 12,922 7.5 3.9 5.2 1.3 53,154 60,062 13
Virginia 62,715 65,546 4.5 3.2 4.4 1.2 527,906 582,494 10.3
Washington 112,583 124,937 11 4.6 6.3 1.7 542,599 631,487 16.4
West Virginia 21,223 22,927 8 4.7 4.6 -0.1 273,852 285,242 4.2
Wisconsin 38,803 37,811 -2.6 4.8 5.1 0.3 394,494 469,853 19.1
Wyoming 478 613 28.2 2.9 3.3 0.4 23,591 24,993 5.9
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/25/us/20090126-welfare-table.html
http://www.politicususa.com/fox-news-food-stamps.html
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
AND NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON COMPARED EISENHOWER TO MARX, LENIN OR HITLER.
now now. I guaran-damn tee you that there were Birchers who were doing so by the end of his second term (the John Birch Society was founded in ‘58).
Difference between then and today–well, allow me to let ol’ Ike explain:
“There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are H. L. Hunt (you possibly know his background), a few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.”
Steve
November 29th, 2012
1:20 pm
@0311 – yep, we were at our finest post 2 terms of George Bush, the great recession, two failing wars, the housing industry in collapse.
Joe Hussein Mama
November 29th, 2012
1:20 pm
Thulsabot — “nice to know i can still offend u”
Punkin, you don’t even *rise* to the level of being offensive any more.
“without even trying. damn I’m good.”
Good for a laugh, maybe. Not much else. (giggling, pointing)
Not Blind
November 29th, 2012
1:21 pm
You won. Why are you still hashing out the numbers? Why aren’t you putting forth your collective vision for moving the country into a new and better direction ??
The reason you are not doing this is because the country is headed in the direction the [D] faithful think is best. Think Greece.
Pro Government Stooge
November 29th, 2012
1:21 pm
Bruce Bartlett, Fox News, bla, bla, bla.
Rinse, lather, foam, repeat.
Shoddy journalism, much?
Nero
November 29th, 2012
1:22 pm
Thanks Grandma! Bless your heart! How’s the Generation of Voting for more benefits these days? You ready for sequestration?
saywhat?
November 29th, 2012
1:22 pm
“……..more entertaining than rush, murdoch and drudgey.”
—————————————————————————————–
Not much of a compliment. Being more entertaining than those three is like being smarter than a small soap dish.
Steve
November 29th, 2012
1:22 pm
And just remember that Georgia had the second lowest percentage for Romney among Red states.
TaxPayer
November 29th, 2012
1:22 pm
How will our resident cons ever survive FOUR MORE YEARS!.
I hoping that Michelle will run for president next. EIGHT MORE YEARS!
The poor cons will all be sporting heavy duty chains and padlocks on top of their current attire of straight jackets by then.
RB from Gwinnett
November 29th, 2012
1:23 pm
TD, “sorry perfesser Joe mama but I’m on my Droid and not too concerned about it. just like I’m not too concerned about your onion either. nice to know i can still offend u without even trying. damn I’m good.”
Ain’t it always a good day when you can get Joey (laughing, pointing) in his posts while he calls himself an adult?!! Hey Joey, tell us all again how there is a “Big difference between “taking somebody down” and ‘taking someone down a notch or two.” That’s always a riot!!!!
Regnad Kcin
November 29th, 2012
1:23 pm
“I am happy to have lived in a time when America was at it’s finest.”
Me, too, Mr. Digits! Let’s enjoy it while it lasts!
YouLibs
November 29th, 2012
1:24 pm
Nero
Every day you waste here acting like a spoiled child is taking you closer and closer to your inevitable death. You know you can’t get those days back, right? You should spend less time here trolling and more time reflecting on the incredible preciousness of human life. For your sake, not mine.
You’re welcome.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
November 29th, 2012
1:24 pm
Not Blind.
Greece!
http://www.lenscrafters.com/
DannyX
November 29th, 2012
1:24 pm
“I am happy to have lived in a time when America was at it’s finest.”
Oh how I wish we were back to the good ol’ days of the costly unfunded unnecessary Iraq war. The fun 800,000 monthly job losses. The wonderful shrinking GDP. 9-11!
and just remember folks…
Countrywide is on your side!
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
1:24 pm
Think Greece.
ha ha ha.
that will never not be funny.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
November 29th, 2012
1:26 pm
Nero
November 29th, 2012
1:22 pm
Thanks Grandma! Bless your heart! How’s the Generation of Voting for more benefits these days? You ready for sequestration?
.
.
.
Ready? Of course….Our financial advisor made some suggestions that we
followed.
You?
saywhat?
November 29th, 2012
1:27 pm
Madge from accounting @ 1:15- You think thulsa will EVER admit that people voting Dem don’t do it to GET free government stuff for themselves, but to GIVE free government stuff to the people too stupid to vote in their own and this country’s best interests?
Nope.
Flying High
November 29th, 2012
1:28 pm
“I am happy to have lived in a time when America was at it’s finest.”
Except for the fact that a percentage of every generation has said the same exact thing since the inception of the country, you might have a point somewhere in your deluded mind.
getalife
November 29th, 2012
1:29 pm
“Thanks to Tory austerity measures, we’ve been back in recession for 3 quarters …”
Thanks, any estimates on when the recession will end?
TaxPayer
November 29th, 2012
1:29 pm
President Obama is likely to give in on select cuts that the antiqued white party’s mouthpieces have been telling them need to be cut for their own good including food stamps, medicare, medicaid, unemployment benefits, and retirement benefits for retired federal workers and veterans. After all, that is what Republicans want in exchange for the tax increases on the wealthy that are needed to help pay down their debt. It’s the least we can do for them.
Lynnie Gal
November 29th, 2012
1:29 pm
Thanks, US in UK for: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” –Charles Darwin
Guess since Republicans have been home schooled and didn’t get the science curriculum, they’re not going to know what you’re talking about.
Nero
November 29th, 2012
1:30 pm
For Joey,
http://youtu.be/c5dCopAZaq8
Fly-On-The-Wall
November 29th, 2012
1:31 pm
Nero, no thanks. You’re nothing but a nihilist and I have no time for someone with that outlook on the world.
Regnad Kcin
November 29th, 2012
1:31 pm
“Thanks to Tory austerity measures, we’ve been back in recession for 3 quarters …”
Republicans say, “Yeah that’s what WE should do!!!! Because they loves them some European economic policies!
Joe Hussein Mama
November 29th, 2012
1:34 pm
RB — “Ain’t it always a good day when you can get Joey (laughing, pointing) in his posts while he calls himself an adult?!!”
Grow up, RB. (giggling)
“Hey Joey, tell us all again how there is a “Big difference between “taking somebody down” and ‘taking someone down a notch or two.” That’s always a riot!!!!”
Where are my fleet fueling figures, RB?
From the "What the hell was I thinking" department.
November 29th, 2012
1:36 pm
Mitt Romney face tattoo man does an about-face
“But then he heard some of Romney’s post-election comments, most notably his claim that the president won reelection because of “gifts” given to various constituencies.
“It stands not only for a losing campaign but for a sore loser,” Hartsburg said. “He’s pretty shameful as far as I’m concerned, man. There’s no dignity in blaming somebody else for buying votes and paying off people. I can’t get behind that or stay behind that.”
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/84350.html?hp=r6
Peter
November 29th, 2012
1:36 pm
Gosh the out of touch Republican’s are clamoring for Democrat’s to grow up….. Not saying either party has very much leadership…….. but gosh can we get past the Grammar school behavior on the part of the Republican’s ?
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
1:40 pm
“There’s no dignity in blaming somebody else for buying votes and paying off people. I can’t get behind that or stay behind that.”
wow. That might be the single most eloquent thing ever uttered by a guy who auctioned off his face to be tattooed.
RB from Gwinnett
November 29th, 2012
1:41 pm
Grow up, RB. (giggling)
Does anybody else find that funny as hell? LMAO!!!
getalife
November 29th, 2012
1:41 pm
Our government thought of nuking the moon to scare the commies.
The newt would be nuked.
Jay
November 29th, 2012
1:42 pm
Mr. Right, your comment was put into automatic moderation because of an unfortunate typo. You can now look back at it to see for yourself.
ITS ALL BUSH'S FAULT
November 29th, 2012
1:44 pm
The GOP built this …lol
Joe Hussein Mama
November 29th, 2012
1:45 pm
RB — “Does anybody else find that funny as hell? LMAO!!!”
Hurry up with those fleet fueling figures, Punkin. (giggle)
Thulsa Doom
November 29th, 2012
1:45 pm
RB from Gwinnett,
the difference between “taking someone down” and “taking someone down a notch or 2″ ? Perfesser Joe do love his semantics games. lord knows he is the king of the semantics tap dance. (laughing, giggling, jeering, pointing, etc.)
JamVet
November 29th, 2012
1:46 pm
GOP results from November 6th…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14MZcvxmQ1k
Joe Hussein Mama
November 29th, 2012
1:50 pm
Doom — “Perfesser Joe do love his semantics games. lord knows he is the king of the semantics tap dance.”
Don’t hate me because I’m literate, Doom. Strive to be more like me. I know you can do it. (snicker)
Steve
November 29th, 2012
1:51 pm
It truly amuses me to go to conservative blogs and read comments, as I posted earlier. I love how conservatives whine and rant about “less government” when they are often the biggest government takers in our poorer red states. The rich do the same whining, but how do you think they got rich? The government provided the framework,the workers, the federal aid,the infrastructure, you name it. But once they get rich, they act like all they need now to do is live in a walled, armed gated community a la South Africa and all is well.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
1:51 pm
automatic moderation because of an unfortunate typo.
You sure it was a typo? Who among us does not enjoy blasting some of them k!kes?
yuzeyurbrane
November 29th, 2012
1:52 pm
Not to mention all those old white men who will be dieing. Remember the Whigs!
Simple Truths
November 29th, 2012
1:52 pm
Corbin
November 29th, 2012
11:32 am
Young and stupid and no aptitude for sarcasm…
You were blessed with the triple crown during your youth.
Thulsa Doom
November 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
RB,
its funny alright. just not in the way Joe hoped. i mean who the hell does that with the (pointing, laughing) bit. its likea 6th grader. it is fun to do it in mockery of him I admit.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
The government provided the framework,the workers, the federal aid,the infrastructure, you name it.
And if you point that out, they go so nutzoid they actually make their over-reaction to your common-sense comments the theme of their national convention.
mm
November 29th, 2012
1:55 pm
Delicious irony.
The popular vote for Romney is barely above 47%.
RB from Gwinnett
November 29th, 2012
1:55 pm
Joey, “Hurry up with those fleet fueling figures, Punkin. (giggle)”
Still trying to get a Republican to do your homework for you Joey? Just like back in school, eh? No can do, Joey. Go look it up yourself for a change!!
jconservative
November 29th, 2012
1:57 pm
The Democrats lost the popular vote in 5 of 6 presidential elections and in 1992 moved their party to the center and have since won the popular vote in 5 of 6 presidential elections.
Will the Republicans do the same?
Joe Hussein Mama
November 29th, 2012
1:57 pm
RB — “Still trying to get a Republican to do your homework for you Joey?”
Nope — trying to get a Republican to do *his own* homework. (snicker)
“Just like back in school, eh? No can do, Joey. Go look it up yourself for a change!!”
Get me those fleet fueling figures, RB. You claimed it, so you back it up. Get to work, slacker.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
1:57 pm
Don’t hate me because I’m literate
And don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.
Thulsa Doom
November 29th, 2012
1:58 pm
perfeser Joe, strive to be more like you? I’ll pass- fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.
Obamaneisha
November 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
Lookin @ that pic @ top of the page, guess it’s supposed to represent an R being pulled to water by a D?
In my mind’s eye in the next frame I see the elephant wrapping his trunk around the dumbass D pulling on his ear and power slammin him into the mud.
Joe Hussein Mama
November 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
Doom — ” i mean who the hell does that with the (pointing, laughing) bit. its likea 6th grader.”
I do it because you’ve admitted on multiple occasions that it irritates you. Simple as that.
You can claim all you like that you think it’s funny, but you’ve let it slip that it hacks you off.
Too bad. Maybe next time you can keep your poker face up longer. (giggling)
Erwin's cat
November 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
Steve @ 1:51
do you have any stats to back up that rant against the rich? If creating wealth is that easy, and that assisted, how come you and everyone else aren’t doing the same?
Jack ®
November 29th, 2012
2:00 pm
When Obama runs out of free stuff, I suppose he’ll go back to his blame-Bush theme. Seems to work well for him.
Joe Hussein Mama
November 29th, 2012
2:02 pm
Doom — “perfeser Joe, strive to be more like you? I’ll pass- fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.”
It certainly *is* no way to go through life — which begs the question of why you’d want to stay that way and not be more like me.
We already know you drink, and we can read your posts here, so there are two of the three pejoratives supported already. And you’ve been complaining in recent weeks of filling your Speedo out too well, so I think that ‘fat, drunk and stupid’ label fits you a whole lot better than it does me, Cupcake. (laughing, pointing)
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
2:10 pm
When Obama runs out of free stuff
when DOES the richest, most powerful nation ever on Earth literally run out this “stuff” I keep hearing about?
I was thinking maybe I should lay in some root veggies, some canned goods, some water, ammo, etc. when we approach that date. Why don’t you let me know?
I promise not to spread the word around too much. It can be between us Bookmaniax.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
November 29th, 2012
2:19 pm
TomRicks was wrong to call Fox News a “wing of the Republican Party.” The Republican Party is a wing of Fox News.
Heh, heh, heh.
TaxPayer
November 29th, 2012
2:21 pm
COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY–(Marketwire – Nov 29, 2012) – Management retirees of Verizon Communications Inc. ( NYSE : VZ ) have filed a federal lawsuit to halt their former employer’s plan to sell off 41,000 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) protected pensions to the Prudential Insurance Company of America ( NYSE : PRU ) in exchange for providing Prudential with $7.5 billion in Verizon retirees’ pension assets. If the pension spinoff, which was expected to close in December, is not halted, beginning in January 2013, Prudential will replace retirees’ pensions with insurance annuities that are not ERISA-protected.
YIKES!
F. Sinkwich
November 29th, 2012
2:24 pm
“Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) slammed the door Thursday morning on Democratic demands to raise tax rates on families earning more than $250,000 per year. “We’re insisting on keeping tax rates where they are, first and foremost, to protect jobs and because we don’t think government needs the money in the first place,” McConnell said on the Senate floor.”
Good job, Mitch. Resistance to the welfare state will ultimately be futile, but Americans should fight the good fight to the inevitable end.
harvey
November 29th, 2012
2:26 pm
Sure, all the minorities joined up and became the majority. So we are a nation of minorities, many of whom are on welfare of one sort or another. doesn’t bode well for the future of the country. But then democracies always fail because the entitlement class will eventually outstrip the contributors. Keep on enjoying yourself kids, but the money will dry up and then you will be eating each other.
guy
November 29th, 2012
2:27 pm
Country at its finest? Same sex marriage,drug epidemic and getting worse,welfare out of control,and more and more uneducated people equals this country at its finest? Wow!!!!!!!!
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
November 29th, 2012
2:27 pm
can someone set up a HFT algorithm which automatically bets against whatever karl rove says
Heh, heh, heh.
Dharma Bum
November 29th, 2012
2:31 pm
As these blog posts clearly demonstrate, America will remain stagnant well into the decade of 2020. Neither party is willing to take responsibility for their respective screw ups and choose to blame someone/something else rather than doing their job… No one wants to talk issues anymore, everything is just snark, “suck it ,” and idiotic catchphrases pumped into us by the RNC, DNC, DailyKos, and Drudge.
The national deficit is the single most important issue facing the U.S. and no one seems to understand that it will take compromise, rather than a hardline approach of strictly taxing the rich or massive spending cuts, to get us out of the ridiculous hole both parties have gotten us into.
TaxPayer
November 29th, 2012
2:32 pm
So Mitch says the government doesn’t need to pay it’s debt now. Interesting.
Fly-On-The-Wall
November 29th, 2012
2:33 pm
Dharma – I agree.
DannyX
November 29th, 2012
2:34 pm
During Romney’s visit to the White House today Romney asked if he could use Obama’s phone.
Brosephus™
November 29th, 2012
2:34 pm
Will the Republicans do the same?
Nope. Moderation in the current GOP is a much worse infraction than being a married gay couple.
St Simons - he-ne-ha BOOTAKOOK 2014
November 29th, 2012
2:35 pm
“Their number is negligible and they are stupid.”
–Eisenhower, the last sane Republican
May that statement be true again soon, real soon.
The most frustrating, ugly, nauseating part of my 25 year career,
and the reason I almost quit at least one time was/is -
babysitting or bailing out unethical cons.
I never had to do that even once for a progressive client.
That may be anecdotal, but it is also true.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
November 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
Golly gee….who’d a thought love and kindness and brotherhood
was so toxic to the “christian” right?
Somebodys stockin’s will be filled with coal!
Lotta folks (ok 2 folks, 8 or 9 sock puppets) here won’t
pass that “checkin’ it twice” test.
Such a pity.
Redcoat
November 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
Asking any Democrat to answer this question….Do you own it now?… and if not when?
getalife
November 29th, 2012
2:37 pm
President Obama 2.
cons 0.
Get out of the way of free enterprise gop.
F. Sinkwich
November 29th, 2012
2:38 pm
“So Mitch says the government doesn’t need to pay it’s debt now. Interesting.”
Some people read funny. Not like ha-ha but like obtuse…
Mick
November 29th, 2012
2:38 pm
Mitch is a loser, we don’t need the revenue? Isn’t that all the repubs have been harping about the past four years – deficits? Mitch mcconnell is a disgrace to the senate, he can take his filibusters and put them where the sun don’t shine…ditch mitch in 14…
Rightwing Troll
November 29th, 2012
2:38 pm
Here’s one o them damn union moochers and gubbimint employees/takers (who are stealing your money wingnuts, by earning a paycheck) at work:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50007300
Corbin Sharpe. Baby Boomer leech...and earned it!
November 29th, 2012
2:39 pm
“Kindness is the language the blind
can see and the deaf can hear.” – Mark Twain
Brosephus™: "Browning America Since 1973"
November 29th, 2012
2:40 pm
Anybody got wipes to clean up that bullsh*t @ 2:26? Seems that somebody’s afraid of teh minorities. Get used to it because America is Browning Up.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
November 29th, 2012
2:40 pm
….Do you own it now?… and if not when?
(sigh) And which “it” is that?
JohnnyReb
November 29th, 2012
2:40 pm
For all you gloating Moonbats, here’s a sobering fact courtesy of Bill Whittle.
Despite all the things Republicans are accussed of doing badly, many from the keyboard of this blogs author and followers, the Country remains almost divided in half as to political party preference.
To be back in power, all we Republicans have to do is a few things right and the balance shifts to us.
So, it is not the gloom and doom Jay and the Left wing propaganda machine puts forth. It’s still a matter of about three million votes in the right place.
If I was a Moonbat, God forbid, I would be more interested in fixing things to meet voter expectations than wallowing in short-lived glory.