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After President Obama’s tough speech today on the House Republican budget, bloggers on the left lauded his critique, and those on right called his speech hallow.
Townhall.com's Guy Benson, a conservative, called the speech "Obama's worst speech yet."
"Today we witnessed something truly remarkable. Barack Obama managed to out-do himself by uncorking what very well may have been the most dishonest, demagogic, and bitterly partisan speech of his presidency."
Conservative blogger Nash Keune of The Corner says that Obama wildly misinterpreted and misrepresented the House Republican budget.
• The president accused the House Budget Committee of breaking the Budget Control Act agreement by allocating $1.028 trillion for discretionary spending, $19 billion (or 1.8 percent) below the BCA cap. But, as Speaker Boehner noted a few weeks ago, according to Webster’s Dictionary a “cap” indicates “an upper limit” or “ceiling.” Apparently some interpreted this BCA maximum spending level as a minimum.
• Obama said that, if the House budget passed, by the middle of the century we would have to cut spending on non-military discretionary spending (characterized as teaching, law enforcement, etc.) by 95 percent by the middle of the century, assuming that cuts are spread evenly. But this is not what the Ryan budget proposes. The House Budget details specific cuts which can be made to achieve its overall budgetary target.
• The Ryan-Wyden Medicare plan “is a bad idea and it will ultimately end Medicare as we know it,” according to the president. Of course, this prediction is recycled from last year, even though it was named the “Lie of the Year” by Politifact. And, as Yuval Levin pointed out, the new Ryan budget is even less vulnerable to this charge than it was last year.”
(Note: What was Politifact's Lie of the Year was "Republicans voted to end Medicare," not with the additional qualifier "as we know it" -- which is an important distinction.)
On the left side, Jonathan Chait of New York Magazine argues that Obama’s speech tied Mitt Romney to the House Republican budget plan, which will frame the elections as a choice of priorities:
“Do Americans really want to undergo the fiscal pain that would be required in order to maintain the low tax rates demanded by Republicans? He has every reason to believe the answer is no...The Republican strategy has real strengths. The party’s sheer bloody-minded refusal to compromise, and its devotion to ever more radical policy agendas, has helped it to shift the terms of the debate steadily rightward. Even keeping tax rates at Clinton-era levels is now a position too left-wing for Democrats to advocate.”
Igor Volsky, of left-leaning Think Progress agrees with Obama -- saying the GOP budget would end Medicare as we know it.
“As a result, under their budget, CBO projects that average spending would rise to only $7,400 in 2030 and to only $11,100 in 2050. Since the Republican budget would convert Medicare spending into vouchers, these dollar amounts would be the amounts of the vouchers, on average...The Republican budget never specifies how it plans to enforce its cap on Medicare spending and in the absence of any other enforcement mechanism, it’s likely that the cap would be enforced by limiting the amount of vouchers provided to beneficiaries. After all, we know that capping the vouchers is the clear policy goal of Republicans—we need look no further than the budget they proposed last year. The vouchers, therefore, would likely be capped at CBO’s projected spending per beneficiary under the Republican budget: $7,400 in 2030 and $11,100 in 2050. And since these amounts would be much lower than actual costs, beneficiaries would be left to pay the difference.”
Greg Sargent, a liberal opinion blogger for the Washington Post, outlines how be believed Obama squashed the House Republican budget:
“1.Obama cast the Romney-Ryan-GOP approach as not only radical and extreme, but as a proven failure.
2. Obama defended government activism as not just morally right, but as a way to faciliate economic growth
3. Obama framed the choice as one over who sacrifices to fix the deficit....
In sum, the political case he made is threefold: The GOP approach has already failed us. In its current, more radical iteration, it’s a departure from longtime consensus about government’s proper role in spurring economic growth and in guarding against the excesses of unfettered capitalism. And that addressing inequality and tax unfairness isn’t just morally right; it’s the only way to secure the country’s future.”
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Obama will say and do anything for another term. While he is a dynamic speaker, that's all he has going for him. His own record will be his demise in November. This idiot doesn't even have a plan to rescue our country, only the same failed policies that are attacking and destroying our middle-class.
All Obama can create is inflation and debt. While Bush was a weak and inept president, Obama has a deficit that is 3x what Bush's was:
National Debt
Jan 19, 2001 = $5.728T (Bush start)
Jan 20, 2009 = $10.627T (Obama start)
Jan 20, 2012 = $15.236T
Bush Increase (8 Years) = $4,899B
Debt/year Avg. = $612.4B
Obama Increase (3 Years) = $4,609B
Debt/year Avg. = $1,536.3B (2.5x faster than Bush)
Projected 2016 Debt Current Rate = $22.9175T
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np
Good job. The Obama cultists won't get it- and I do mean won't, as in will not, not can't, as in cannot.
Oh, and Adam? I believe the word you wanted was "hollow", as in, empty suit, rather than "hallow"- cause, trust me, there is nothing about Obama to hallow if you are outside of the cult.
Whatever you do- don't drink the KoolAid.
Romney sweeps all three!
I think I'll grab a sandwich.
Romney/Rubio 2012
What is so rational about repeating the same lie over and over.
It is common knowledge that bush carried the war cost off the book, think Enron. Due to the war cost not being added to the debt it made it look very good for bush.
So when Obama was elected he felt that not caring the war debt on the books was deceitful. President Obama then added all the debt from the wars when bush was president and they then got added to the debt and because it was now on President Obama watch the republicans love to claim it is all his debt.
It is their favorite lie they even have the numbers to prove when the debt went up every-time knowing they are lying. Then they all pat each other on the back with their repeat-a-lie mentality.
If you are so stupid you can't decide about your own life and need a man to tell you what to do then vote for a republican because they think you are that stupid too.
VOTE FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS.....VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
The Fed doesn't lie about the US debt. Even when Clinton was "cooking the books" to try to show a balanced budget (when he was really borrowing it from the Social Security Trust Fund), it accurately shows a year over year increase in the national debt.
You can only hide so many numbers in the deficit, which Bush did, but the wars are calculated in the debt figures.
VOTE FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS.....VOTE MITT ROMNEY 2012
@ Americans First-3238795 - Another case in point, Obama does the same thing in using funny numbers. Note that for years 2009-2011 the advertised deficits have been around $1.3 Trillion. But the ACTUAL debt increases have been as high as $1.7 Trillion per year. You can run the numbers yourself using the Fed's website:
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np
AF - So bush didn't list the wars as a seperate budgetary item saying afghanistan or iraq within the dept of defense budget. The bottom line is that its costs were still reflected in what made up each years deficit and ultimately into our national debt figures.
You do realize that the treasury puts out historical debt figures don't you? Perhaps you need to review them.
I will say that if one only looks at the FY reported debt data that obama is lagging bush2's 8 year public debt totals by about a $trillion. However, if you assign the 2009 stimulas amount that obama and company created during bush2's last FY debt numbers to obama rather than bush and use government estimates for our public debt through FY2013 obama edges out bush2 in spending.
Interesting isn't it, considering that obama virtually outspent in one term what bush2 spent in 2?
Well our President is the one who is suppose to be against deficit spending, at least that is what he said when he was running office. Yet so far his administration has been running up record deficits and is predicting more of the same for at least another decade.
I want to see the big picture. I want to understand how the President is going to keep his promise to the American people regarding federal deficit spending. The senate needs to pass a budget for 2012 that keeps the President's promise. 2013 is next year's budget. We need to fix this year's budget first.
When running for office Obama said that deficit spending was bad and he vowed to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. To do that the 2012 federal deficit must not exceed 229.27 billion dollars and both Obama's own White House and the CBO are predicting that is not going to happen. The White House is predicting a 2012 federal deficit of 1.33 trillion dollars. I estimate that the 2012 federal deficit alone will end up costing the tax payers more than 10 trillion dollars to repay it in 170 years. The White House is predicting huge deficits for at least another decade. And the President said that he was against deficit spending. How can anyone trust him? Even though the President's promise was not contingent on any action of congress I think that the President really needs the help of congress. We all need to get behind the President to see that his promise is kept. Rather than worry about next year's budget, the President needs to explain to the American people how he is going to keep his promise that the 2012 federal deficit will not exceed 229.27 billion dollars. The President next needs to explain how the federal government is going to pay back the more than 15 trillion dollars that it owes, how long is it going to take, and how much is it going to end up costing the tax payers.
The President needs to be reminded of some words of wisdom that were spoken back in March of 2006. The words were as true then as they are today.
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America 's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, "the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."
~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
Romney has signed a pledge to overturn Roe v Wade with his support of the person-hood amendment. There will be no women's rights left if the republicans pass that sick bill that puts men in charge of a woman's reproductive system.
Republicans like Rush their attack dog don't even know how birth control works, how do they know enough to tell us what to do with more complicated matters?
Oh and yes do bring out a speech where Senator Obama makes a lot of sense, the republicans then ignore him and continue to charge on the Chinese credit card until they create the mess we are in today.
And now out of all fairness you think we should blame President Obama for what the republicans have done to our country because he had the nerve to speak up against them.
If you are a woman and feel the need for a slave-master to think for you, vote for a republican because they don't think you are smart enough to think for yourself either.
VOTE FOR WOMEN'S FREEDOM......VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Americans First, While over turning R vs W might not be good in your eyes, there are many WOMEN whom believe it is wrong to allow a woman that choice. To many women of religion, that is a sin and by allowing the "godless" to choose to end a life, the govt has become a form of satan.
Agnostic here, who believes in a womans right to choose but you can not lump all women together in order to justify the remark "There will be no women's rights left if the republicans pass that sick bill that puts men in charge of a woman's reproductive system." Alot of women do not feel that way and according to your logic a female republican would be among those who would lose their "rights" and she would vote for it as well. do not make assumptions based on just your feelings on loss of "rights". There are probably just as many against R vs W as there are for it.
The population of my area is close to 500 people within the city limits and I can all but guarantee ( bc they have tried to convert me to Christianity) there would be about 460 votes to repeal R vs W in our tiny area. Thats alot of people who differ from your opinion!! On a kinder note there are about 400 that would vote to allow it in "special cases", rape, incest, etc. And believe me we females outnumber the males in this area, I would guess 1 to 4. Hubby says it more but I am erring on the side of caution. Now admittedly this is Texas so we still have a strong conservative/christian base.
And Obama flip flopped on the border fence, he was pro during his campaign. And he flip flopped on the need to remove our presence from other nations to cut down not only our money spent but on our assumed control of the world. Now I heard him say this once but only once, " Americans need to worry about America and on fixing our economy." Only heard it once but it was one reason I voted for him and the other was his pro border fence stance. everything else I could have cared less about.
Those two reasons are why Ron Paul will be written in on my ballot!!! And RP has a wonderful history opposing foreign nation occupation and our need to make sure every american who wants to work or needs to work has a job, by keeping our borders more restricted and cutting the red tape on legal immigration. He believes if you work here and pay taxes here, then our nation will prosper, but if you work here and do not pay taxes while holding a position a taxpaying citizen could hold, you are damaging our economy and the way it is supposed to flow. Makes sense to me!!!
But even if RP had no chance, I would still enjoy a debate between him and Obama. Bc Obama is showing a growing "idea tank" in lieu of these debates. Its small but has potential and a good debate might allow Obama the chance to really hear the peoples wishes and use them to OUR and HIS advantage. I can be lenient on occasion when a POTUS changes his stance on an issue, there are just two major ones I will not except flip flopping and Romney is too much like a magic 8 ball, always a different position and no real support to back up his "changes". I am waiting for the " I agree with Obama, but vote for me bc I am white." I am really waiting for that folks, not in so many words but just wait!!!!
Here is it folks the reason why republicans think it is just fine to make women into second class citizens with no rights of her own is for someone elses religious beliefs.
Yet these same people have no problem with letting people die without health insurance and are trying to kill medicare for the old so they can die too. Meanwhile the Ryan budget takes food out of the mouth of the poor so they can die too. Republicans don't seem to care when people die, just when an egg dies.
How convenient that republicans only care for life until you are born and then you are on your own to die anyway you please be it starvation or lack of health care or some made up war like Iraq.
VOTE FOR WOMEN'S FREEDOM.....VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Good post Rational,
You connected all the dots with your analysis. Unfortunately, those libs will find a way to blame Bush for the sins of Obama.
The GOP is running scared. Mittens is simply out of his league going up against Obama....
Obama/Biden 2012
The Ryan "budget" plan is purely a giveaway to the rich corporate owners of the Republican Party. They demand and receive full payback. Any other definition of that cynical rape of the poor, the elderly and the disabled, as well as the middle class is simply dishonest.
The Ryan budget plan is not even a plan. Its just something to throw out there because they have nothing else to offer...
Obama/biden 2012
As opposed to Obama's budget, that went down to 414-0 defeat?
Talk about having nothing. . .
So GT where is the senates plan? You do know that the US constitution allows the senate to come up with an alternate plan don't you? Perhaps reid got sidetracked by a $4.9 billion dollar plan to seek funding for a HSR going nowhere (or at least from vegas to the boonies in victorville, ca.). Should make for a heck of a vegas party train at taxpayer expense.
The left will always praise the president. That said, the way the folks on the right are howling tells me that the President's speech was effective.
Hello, Phinephancy,
The right isn't howling because the President's speech was effective. The right is howling because they are tired of the President making misleading statements, or statements that are simply not true. They are tired of the fear mongering - targeted at seniors. And he continues to try to divide the country into little groups - some evil, some victims, some noble.
He's actually been saying that it has been the Government that created the jobs that drove the economy, that built this country into greatness over the last 200 years. And only the Government can move the country forward. Really?
"Actually" your words are completely devoid of truth.
Devoid of the truth. My words? Really? Which ones?
Hate to admit--phine& said it right. Obama telling like it is.
Phine is good people . Thats a fact .
yep phine, obamas speech sure was effective. Effective in showing to all that he is still a divider and not a unifier. Not a leader, but a blamer.
One thing was for sure, it definitely wasn't his best delivered speech, unless you like speeches that present more excuses than a plan to move forward.
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Candice, actually obama admitted that government couldn't create private sector jobs, that alone was almost worth hearing. I could almost hear all of his supporters running around with there itty-bitty minds exploding at such a remark.
Almost 4 million private sector jobs have been created in the last 24 months.
The Auto industry is back with GM #1 in the world. Romney wanted to let it die.
No thanks to the GOP/Norquist leadership that pledged to block our economic recovery 3 years ago.
No thanks to GOP Senators who have filibustered at 3 times the pace ever seen in American history.
No thanks to the disinformation of the Faux media.
Backhouse,
My, my, you really have an interesting manner in passing the BS as truth.
Of those 4M jobs, can you state how many are seasonal, how many are in the lower wage arena, and how many are what many would consider 'real' jobs?
The American auto industry, minus FORD, still owes the taxpayers many millions of dollars, while they paid their employees considerable bonuses with taxpayer money. When do you believe they will repay their loans?
Chevy Volts must be selling well!
And how many time during the previous administration has the Progressive Party filibustered? When has the Senate passed a budget? When, during the previous two budgets submitted by Mr. Obam, has the Berry seen one vote?
Disinformation? BS rules on the Vine.
See President's Budget for the Fiscal Year 2013:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/
Congress has to debate and pass the budget, not the President. He presents his vision and follows up. The President is not in the Senate any more & cannot vote. That is what Congress is supposed to do. However, 60 votes have been required for every measure for the last five years, under Leader McConnell (R-Ky).
Simpson-Bowles and other groups made their recommendations, but GOP does not want balance. They do not want to provide additional revenues because they signed their pledge of Allegiance over to anti-tax Koch Lobbyist Grover Norquist. They are looking out for Big Money, not us.
As for Chrysler: the Obama Administration forgave some of the loan made over to Chrysler made by the previous Bush Administration. However, the loan to Chrysler under President Obama has been paid off.
Without actions by this Administration, the US Auto industry would be gone - and that would have had a devastating effect on this country both economically and psychologically.
Romney, was completely and utterly wrong when he said let the auto industry die. That was also his approach to the housing market when he said to "let it hit bottom".
That is the Bain approach and it is deadly.
Correction: 60 votes have been required in the Senate for the last 3 years, since President Obama took office.
GOP Leader McConnell vowed to block the President in his attempts to succeed in rebuilding our economy. They blocked the economic recovery of our country in every possible way and made no bones about it.
GOP Senators have filibustered at 3 times the pace EVER seen in American history since 2009.
FACT.
A tweet posted at the Obama Diary:
Mark Halperin: Any Republican who thinks the incumbent will be an easy mark should study every point and nuance of Obama's speech. He remains formidable.
Mark Halperin is not a fan of President Obama. Never was. He's the guy with the infamous "This is good news for McCain" line whenever there were bad news stories in 2008. The jokes haven't stopped.
Pat,
Was it Mark Halperin that got caught on Morning Joe a while back saying something crude about the President and was suspended from MSNBC for a bit?
Yes phinephancy, it was the "d" word. On the air, live.
I thought it was him. He acts so smug all the time. Grates on my nerves.
phinephancy, that makes about a million of us. LoL.
Pat - Which "D" word did he say?
"D" Democrat
It's a curse word in my dictionary, too.
Another name for RIchard - Dick. Oh, and RationalOne, don't care which party, calling the president of the United States a vulgar name is NEVER acceptable of funny. Especially a member of the press.
Oh, the double standard beast strikes again. It was okay when a republican was in office according to liberals.
RationalOne - I have no problem with whatever name you want to call him, but you'll have to address him as President ___— for the next four years. Your boy "Dick" Mittens, well just stick a fork in him, he's done....
Obama/Biden 2012
RationalOne, there are many of us who don't like the way pundits express themselves on air sometimes. Sometimes they just out and out lie. These are lies they are being fed by inside the beltway people in both parties. Howard Fineman is famous for this. He goes only for the negative. Wherever he can find it. He makes a call, someone whispers in his ear and poof - the call is transpired into what we're supposed to believe is journalism. It smacks of gossip.
It's unprofessional, it's immature and quite frankly, it shows a lack of real journalistic integrity. Doesn't matter who they support or don't support.
We deserve better.
Indeed, well put. We deserve better.
The President is playing chess and his competitor is playing checkers. Wait..., are Mormons allowed to play board games?
It's no secret at all that the GOP wants to end Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. They want to "cut spending and balance the budget" on the backs of the middle class and poor while giving every tax and financial break possible to big business and the wealthy. The President is not saying anything that savvy Americans don't already know.
What is now no secret at all is that the President is desperate.
He must attack and lie about his opponents, because he is incapable of defending his failed record.
Wilfred - do yourself a favor and go to the social security website and look up your projected benefits. You will find that SS states that starting in 2037 recipients will only receive 77% of their bennies. If SS bennies are reduced what do you think will be available for medicare or medicaid? Or any other federal spending program? Yeh the right is rubbing our collective noses in it's unsustainability while obama says if the wealthy would only pay just a little more, everything will be fine. Talk about someone trying to blow smoke up your ass.
Kudos for giving equal time to both sides, a rarity at MSNBC.
However, saying this is ridiculous:
(Note: What was Politifact's Lie of the Year was "Republicans voted to end Medicare," not with the additional qualifier "as we know it" -- which is an important distinction.)
"As we know it" is unimportant bull crap. Medicare will end "as we know it" with the President's reckless refusal to do anything about the massive debt, too...
We know President Obama's speech was pitch perfect, spot on and terrific because it hit a raw GOP nerve and we can tell by the sheer number of adjectives used by the right "dishonest, demogogic, and bitterly partisan" to name a few. I have yet to hear Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum speak the truth; find them "dishonest, demogogic and bitterly partisan".
Seems to me the republicans are cry babies who can and like to dish it out but when President Obama defends himself, defends his policies and calls the GOP lies what they are, points out the truth about their budget which benefits the wealthy and hurts everyone else--the right claims Obama is being "bitterly partisan"; President Obama is "picking on them". Well, GOPers, get used to it and buy a case of Kleenex to dry your tears.
Parts of the speech were dishonest. He uses demagoguery constantly. And he is bitterly partisan.
Being dishonest is never acceptable. Demagoguery is typical in an election year.
The issue with his being insanely partisan is that he is the President.
He should be bringing people together rather than tearing them apart. Granted he's campaigning. But as President, he needs to walk the fine line between trying to keep his job and actually doing his job. It's a challenge, no doubt. Great leaders can conquer great challenges.
Which "part " was not true Candice ? I watched every second . Please tell us what part was a lie /Un-True .
LMAO and we did notice your "new " word . Demagoguery .
Carpenter, we can start with his comment on his excuses for ignoring his own debt commission or his soliloquy on job creation where first he says government can't create private sector jobs but that he gave out 17 tax breaks to small business to create jobs. To bad he conveniently left out his desire to increase taxes on the top 2%. Most of which are small businesses. So cool that he gives with one hand but takes away with the other, right?
BTW - don't know much about misdirection do you?
american: You have not proven anything he said was a lie, you just stated your views on what he said, which you are entitled to....but again, nothing you stated shows President Obama lied. You call is "misdirection" because that is how you view it....your views do not make it lies.
YOOOHOOO Candace which parts where "untrue/lies " Its been 2 Hours .
If people would examine what President Clinton did and what President Obama is trying to do, it is almost the same and Clinton had a balanced budget and our deficit was in the black. But since 2007 the GOP has voted NO and Filibuster 95% of ever bill that would have put us back on the track Clinton had us on.
Every jobs bill, the bill that would stop giving corporations tax refunds for sending jobs overseas, every bill that would have helped our economy. Now can anyone vote NO to an Infrastructure bill but the GOP did every time it came to the floor unanimously, Infrastructure is what built this country, what made this country great. The GOP has stuck together for the pass 3-4 years refusing to compromise even on the simplest of bills, even bills that in the pass had been passed by a voice vote. The GOP has not allowed anything to get through that would help the people of this country or the country itself.
You just have too wonder way so many harsh tactics has been sanctioned to get what the GOP wants, if what they are doing is right.
If the GOP gets this election everything the State Governors has passed will become Federal Law
Have you not been watching what has been happening around the country since the 2010 elections, Republican governors want to take away collective bargaining, removing pensions, workers rights, cutting money from schools, firemen, policemen health care, teachers, elderly etc. and giving more to top 1%, trying to put bills through to segregating schools, eliminate Women rights, eliminate minimum wages, eliminate the EPA, eliminate SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, passing laws to make it harder for some people to vote, there has even been talk of getting rid of a few amendments that give people the right to vote for their state Senators and Representatives and many other things.
Just to mention a few governors:
Walker of Wisconsin
Florida Governor Rick Scott
Ohio Governor John Kasich
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan is Giving Himself Power to Take over Cities, Destroy Their Unions and keeping Democrats from being able to vote in the state house and senate he is actually ripping democracy out from the roots.
Hot air from a gas bag.
And you libs fall all over yourselfs. Get a clue. This President is weak and has no substance. Throw him out.
Let's hope the president provides comparisons with the Romney-Ryan budget proposal in more detail. It is already known that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are grossly compromised while the super-elite are given more tax breaks. It is well documented that Reaganomics or "Trickle Down Economics" didn't and still does not work. "Compassionate Conservatism" didn't work either. These TEA-GOP-Republican fringe have worked hard to control local, state and now the federal level so as to kill all Social programs in force. Romney is not interested in the poor as they are protected until he gets into office. None of the current TEA-GOP-Republicans running for office should be considered for re-election until they fully repudiate the anti-women, anti-poor, anti middle class legislation being proposed. We cannot cut our way to prosperity and taxation should be spread across the entire population. Romney is the poster-child from spreading taxes by his 13.7% taxes on his 21 million dollars in 2010. With 25 million out of work resulting from this "Do Nothing", "No, Not now, Not ever "112th Congress have yet to address the housing bubble, the trickery of the banks and mortgage houses and Wall Street continued traipsing through the tulips. Get registered! Get out and get involved! Get out and vote! Then get out the vote! If you do not vote, you cannot complain!
Jeannie Marie Skelton West
Who was in Office When....
1) Prayer was outlawed in our public schools... Democrates!
2) Abortion laws were passed, legal murder... Democrates!
"Thou Shalt Not Kill"
3) States allowing same sex marriage... Democrates!!
... "Sodom and Gamora"
Why would any God fearing, Jesus loving, Bible believing, Holy Spirit breathing, Child of the King vote for a Democrate?????
What happened to the moral fiber of our country???
And you wonder why God is lifting his hand of safety and protection off our country.
Why Should God Bless America???
What Would Jesus Do???
The correct spelling is DEMONcrates!!!!!!
All the Republicans have done is split draconian cuts between the weapons industry and millionaires/billionaires. The middle class will be left to pay taxes and the poor will be left without food, shelter, education, and health care. The results of Republican values will be crime at the top and bottom of society, due to deregulation and desperation. The elephant is dragging us into the jungle to play survivor.
Tigers eat Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike, only Republicans asked for it.