The naivety of some is actually shocking. On what planet do you think the US economy is a closed system, on what planet does the world economy NOT effect the US?

Do any of you understand how capitalism works in a world economy? A growing US economy requires a healthy growing world economy and market. Look at Europe and how it is sliding into the economic toilet, now look back at the US it is actually doing rather well in comparison.

The USA and President Obama can not magically create a US economy like it was pre 2008 until the world recovers, the US economy is growing and is doing despite the dismal economies overseas. Mr Obama has not control over what Europe does.

Let me see now. Technology creates a piece of machinery that replaces four people-- that is four people without jobs. Dam technology, making people lose their jobs-- more unemployed persons makes the jobless scorecard look worse. So, go back to the 40's when people and not machines did the work.

A Republican controlled house that has had the same response to everything: NO. And a Republican candidate who keeps denying he was the governor who set up the plan for the current Affordable Heath Care Act or I guess he should be referred to as the would be Denier-in-Chief. The Republicans are certainly the party of integrity.

and the bain millionaire executive is such a better alternative...he really knows how to help others succeed...

How about when technology creates a factory that replaces 40,000 jobs in the last decade instead? Yes, that happened. Or how about wealthy conservatives who used their Bush tax-cut dough to influence trade policy and then relocate 14 million American jobs overseas to try to circumvent our worker's rights, worker safety, and environmental protection laws, and greatly increase their profits to absurd levels at the same time? Yes, that happened too.

Perhaps all that we need to do is to undo the last decade of conservative "progress" and profiteering that doesn't fairly trickle-down to all of us and enact economic progress that is fair to all of us instead?

Anyone remember when Ford, Reagan, and Bush Sr were in office and a 7% unemployment rate was considered good? Anyone besides me remember the big 199-83 double-dip recession that Reagan's economic policies made so much worse?

I have copy of an old political cartoon from 1982 where Reagan's trickle-down economics "Snow Job" is portrayed as swamping middle-class America under a sea of mud if anyone needs their memory refreshed a little that I would be willing to part with for a fair price too!!!

Mitt Romney still believes in "trickle down economics" where the rich get their share first, and anyting left over gets trickled down to us middle class peons. It hasn't worked for 32 years, and it's not going to work in the future. I for one am tired of getting pi$$ed on by Wall Street and people like Romney.

As for Mr. Jet Skier ..... I haven't had a real vacation, or a raise, in over 8 years. If Romney gets elected, I don't figure I'll ever get either.

Look at the stats here and see how great it is to create jobs from huge amount of jobs loss. If it is anything, the total jobs = job created + amount of job losses prevented.

http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bikini-graph-May-2012-private-sector-Via-Steve-Benen-at-the-Maddow-Blog.jpg

I'd believe his comments a bit more if he didn't make them from the shore of his multi million dollar lake home.

@ Clara KCMO - post 1.3

Priceless ... when someone can put the words together that sum up THE TRUTH! Thank you. "Republicans holding millions hostage by not creating jobs - to ensure one man loses his."

@ mickymac-2942076

Where did 350,000 jobs a month come out of? Romney has no plan, that is the problem.

This is like saying he'll make gas at 2.00 dollar per gallon. Tell me again how is he going to do that? Oh, that's right, just hot air as usual.

mickymac-2942076

Really micky your loaded poll is like asking someone "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"

Said it before, if you understand economics you have to know the US is doing well compared with its world trading partners. The US economy can not do fantastically well until these world trading partners also recover.

Mr Romney can not magically create a booming US economy because the US is not a closed economic system.

Aww, isn't that sweet. I'm sure Mittens is all busted up inside over the middle-classers who's jobs he shoveled overseas having a hard time finding new employment. It's OK though. If we can get Mitty in there, I'm sure he'll make it easier for MORE "job creators" to move operations overseas, and reduce regulations so they get to keep even MORE of their profits. I'm sure that magic recipe will inspire them to spontaneously hire LOTS of US workers.

Somebody tell me why roughly 45% of this nation is buying this steaming bag of "fiscal responsibility"?

If Robme told you what he really plans to do; nobody would vote for him. Remember that the GOP ran on job creation back in 2010 and has done nothing but fire people, break up unions and block any bill that would create jobs.

I think we should all elect Romney and, once he's POTUS, he can outsource the unemployment to other countries.

THEN, he can solve the abortion controversy by moving the issue solely to the private sector, where abortion profiteering will determine the market for such service.

Amen!

Gee it's Friday -- which way is the Romnster going to bend today. He's like Gumby dammit.

I don't like or trust him. He keeps referring to his 59 points but personally I don't think he knows what they are because he can't seem to discuss them -- idiot. I keep waiting to hear him say On Day 1 we will have < 5% unemployment by snapping my fingers to vaporize half the unemployed.

Really micky your loaded poll is like asking someone "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"

Thank you Krestov - you beat me to it! ;o)

The fact is, most people who understand the importance of getting this man and his administration out of office, would gladly take 4 more month of anemic job growth if it means the end of this administration

There you have it folks!

Straight out of the mouth of a real American! lol

Country be damned as long as we get what we WANT!

@SeekingSanity

Hilary/Chelsea 2016!

Believe in America by Mitt Romney on his website

Romney will fill 1.25 million high skilled jobs currently available by raising the visa cap to bring in "highly educated immigrants."

Romney will attach a green card to the diploma of every graduating immigrant with a degree in math, science and engineering who is offered a job in the US.

America will be working in no time. Just not unemployed Americans.

romney's 59 steps...wonder if it's anything like cain's so called 999 plan...what is it with numbers that fascinate these republicans so much?

Romney Said It Was "Silly" To Suggest Job Growth Turn Around The Day He Got Elected Governor

Take a look at youtube video and spread the true or send it to him.

youtube dot com/watch?v=ArRj-dQXX3Y&feature=youtu.be

Krestov, my question was perfect legitimate. It illustrates the nonsense of Feisty's original post. Perhaps it was a little too complex for you to grasp.

And to CuongD, who apparently went to same school as Krestov, my illustration had 350,000 new jobs a month coming during Obama's term not Romneys.

Come on guys, it's not that bloody complex. Stretch your brains a little would you?

Okay Romney.. where is your plan then? All I still see is nothing but a bunch of bullets points. That is not a plan to create more jobs. Perhaps we should just 'export' more jobs to other countries under the GOP sponsored tax cut.

For the sake of me I cannot understand anyone wanting a damn crook in the White House that has millions in overseas accounts that he doesn't pay tax on. I know for a fact that here in South Carolina that we had a Steel Milli that "Bain" took over and 300 employees lost there jobs inside of 3 months along with what benefits they had and Geogetown, SC is a very poor area. That's only one of many Bain crushed jobs just to make a big buck. Romany could care less about the middle class. The Faux News, Glen Beck and Rush Limbone listerners are really brain washed with their ultra Right Wing talks shows and comments.

The 1% is sitting on at least $3,000,000,000,000 and were bailed out to the tune of $8,000,000,000,000 since 2008.

Where are the jobs, "job creators?"

Romney?

Romney?

where else other than the government is obama creating jobs? I don't need, I don't want, more government. I want less government. What service branch of government does a better job for less money than the private sector? Use the highway system as an example: how many times have you driven by a road construction crew where you see one guy working the shovel and 5 guys supervising? That couldn't happen in the private sector or that owner would go broke. The worst part of it all is that I'm being forced to pay (taxes) to support projects I don't believe in. I don't want to feed the world before I feed my own country, and I don't want to feed the ones that won't even try. The way it's going, there's one guy pulling the wagon and 3 people riding along, cheering him on. That's not fair. So when I read about how "we are gonna tax the rich and give to the poor" I can't help but imagine how many double shifts, how many 7 day work weeks, how many failures the "rich guy" went through while the "poor" guy sat on his sofa, never took a chance at anything, spent his entitlement (they call them paychecks!) as fast as the mailman could deliver them, and propagated as often as he could. tell me this is fair. tell me that the rich guy should share. tell me the rich guy should pay more taxes. Democracy is 2 wolfes and a chicken sitting around talking about what to do about lunch. let's get someone in charge that can make jobs out of something real, not thin air, and put people back to work at something substancial.

Well, hell, GOP, what did you expect?

Exactly this? Of course. Because every thing you fight for keeps jobs from coming back in this country.

I read the other day that the U.S. spends about 1/3rd (as a % of GDP) on infrastructure as the next lowest G20 country. Guess we don't need all those bridges and interstate highways anyway, since there won't be any commerce to run on them.

I'm a Republican, so i can Quote my Hero Ronald Reagan who said:

"TEAR DOWN THAT WALL"

Mitt Romney, of all the Secrecy behind your Hidden Swiss Bank Accounts where you hide all your ill-gotten Bain Capital loot, and your phony off-shore Cayman Island Shell companies where you Money-Laundry whatever reportable Income you have left, so you only have to pay a measly 15% tax-rate when the rest of us common Middle-class folk have to pay much more. Shame on you Mitt Romney.

That's why all Policemen, Firemen, Teachers, People of Color, Freedom Loving Americans, Working and Middle-class voters, Mexicans, Chicanos, Legal and Illegal Aliens, black, brown, and yellow people, and of course Undecided Voters, are all going to Vote a straight Democratic ticket come this November 2012.

Nobody, and I mean Nobody, wants the party of George Bush, Dick Cheney, Haliburon, Blackwater, Rush Limpballs, and of course Karl Rove and Mitt Romney, to Destroy the Middle-class and make us all work ungodly hours for rice and peanuts in Mitt Romney's "Slave-Plantation-Factories".

We can but it's certainly not Romney. He wouldn't know a Biscuit from a piece of Corbread as he probably has never had the occasion to eat either one. His "I'm gonna created millions of jobs on first day, along with replealing Healthcare and a few other things on first days" is certainly going to make him a busy man. Actually, all that is bs and he should have enough smarts to realize it but then again..I'm just saying.

Congress must take immediate and decisive action to enforce capital markets that encourage U.S. corporations and investors to deploy their more than $4 trillion dollars in cash to create more
jobs here in the U.S.

The private sector can create jobs faster than the government with efficient access to capital, but the
government must ensure capital markets are worthy of the public's trust.

Please sign the petition to the U.S. Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committee asking for improved oversight of federal banking and market regulators that have proven ineffective at not only detecting inappropriate behavior, but also preventing such behavior from hindering job creation and economic growth.

To read more about what we’re trying to do and to sign the petition, click here:

http://www.change.org/petitions/u-s-senate-banking-and-u-s-house-financial-services-committees-use-technology-to-provide-oversight-of-u-s-banking-and-market-regulators?share_id=HTpDoOQNJgpe=d2e

It'll just take a minute!

"Is it something I said"?

mickymac-2942076

I understand all to well. Also rather impressed by your decent into thinly veiled insults.

You've posted the old tried and true no won moral question. However philosophers have long dismissed questions which have no basis in reality as they are unable to prove the hypocrisy in someone or disprove it like your question. A reality which can not exist can not be used.

If there were 350,000 jobs created there would be no way Romney would get in, QED, your posed scenario has no basis in reality and therefore is not a legitimate moral dilemma question to reveal the hypocrisy of individuals who answer it.

80,000 jobs a kick in the gut huh? So that's what it felt like to those that worked at Bain when you told them their job just got sent to India.

When are you going to flip again?!

I'll bet all the money in Romney's offshore tax haven accounts he wont become president. It's easy to criticize, anybody can do it, but he had better start articulating those 59 points if he has a snowball's chance in hell of being elected.

He's a lying sack! If you look at the figures you see 4000 government workers were laid off. This isn't quite as bad as in previous months, but this lying sack will say that the problem is too much government when the figures show exactly the opposite!

Once again, a lot of Obama-bashing going on, but no Romney-touting.

Romney and one of his top advisors were on the air after the jobs numbers and the only definitive actions a Romney presidency would provide to create jobs was the Keystone pipeline approval. The other two - that's right only two, talking points given were to cut regulations - no specifics, and reduce taxes for business to 25% and across the board for individuals by 20%. We're at a 60-year low for taxes and we're going to reduce revenue flow in this country again by a great amount?

That's it, that'll fix everything? You gotta be kidding. That'll drive us into a recession faster than you can say George W. Bush.

Mr. Romney, you got nothin'. Nothin' to offer. NO THANKS

RedSoxRule

C'mon Fisty, you can spin better than that.

Obama's war on America must end. Obama's war on capitalism must end. Obama's war on the middle class must end.

How is Obama declaring a war on America??? By trying to fix the economy, hold the big banks accountable, and fix relations with us and the world??? And frankly. there is no war on capitalism. You right-wingers always accuse anyone who wants to restore accountability to the economy by regulating markets and raising taxes on those who can pay more of being a socialist. I'd personally take it all in stride. As for the middle class, there is a war against them, but it is the Right who are leading it, what with their deregulatory policies and massive tax cuts for the wealthy. THEY are squeezing the middle class, not Obama.

More debt under Obama than all the presidents combined before him!

Not true. Current debt is around $15 trillion; it was roughly $11 trillion when Obama's fiscal policies took effect. So technically, you are lying.

The welfare president must go! End the food stamp presidency!

Unfortunately, if we elect Romney, he will be the welfare president, thanks to his stupid economic policies.

Ladies and gentlemen, this jobs report underscores how weak our economy still is. Even though we are still heading in the right direction, our economy is still getting hammered by problems, especially by the Eurozone crisis and the slowdown in China. Now, this doesn't mean that we are doomed to months of weak jobs reports. We can still boost job numbers: passing more stimulus (like the Jobs Act) would surely increase employment numbers. Unfortunately, without massive pressure from the American public, that won't happen. Congress is completely polarized due in part to the extremist nature of the Republican Party and the fact that this is an election year. But, if you call your local congressman/woman and tell them to pass the Jobs Act, things can get done. It's a shame that our leaders can't do something for the good of the nation because they are just too polarized...

OBAMA BIDEN 2012

It is interesting that we have an entire political party voting on nothing but hatred. Every Republican on here, or in the world, says that they do not like Mitt Romney... yet they hate Obama so much more that they will vote for someone they do not like.

If you think about it, this is a sad state for America. We have half the country making decisions based on only hatred. Their hearts, their entire souls, have been consumed with so much hate and rage that it fills their every decision. They are pushing this country down a path guided by pure hatred, and nothing else. They do not vote for the person they want... they do not vote for the person they like... they do not vote for a person that represents their personal positions... No, they vote out of hatred. They make their decision based on hate... pure, raw hate.

So now we have two sides. One side votes for the man they like, they man they support, the man they believe will move us forward. And another side that votes according to the hatred in their hearts, making decisions based on a rage that consumes their very existence.

This is an interesting time for America. Will we be guided by the hateful, or the hopeful?

No sh*t, it's a kick in the gut. Imagine how the unemployed feel. The party that enacts policy that creates jobs is the one that will represent the US for a long time to come. Speaking as a man, other than a death in the family, there is nothing worse than not being able to provide for your family.

If Mitt Romney would only keep some more of his millions onshore, the multiplier effect would go a long way to create jobs here at hone. After heading up a corporation that was a pioneer in offshoring jobs, and owning ofshore accounts in countries too numerous to mention here, it is sad to see how gleeful he is that the economy did not replace those jobs he sent offshore. After saying let Detriot go bankrupt not so long ago, it is sad to see Mitt betting against America again.

Hey Redsox - Corporate welfare must go first!

Take back the subsidies/welfare checks to big oil and big banks to the tune of +$85 billion and +$75 biliion a year respectively. Let's quit paying them to screw us on gas prices and credit default swaps.

Give 'em a real taste of free market capitalism!

Well SAID Old Timer!! Very Well Said!!! AND AND! AND!!! some of you are gonna' vote for this vampire who put thousands of Valuable Jobs and careers Overseas while Americans, their lives and their families were DESTROYED as this VILLAIN stuffed his pockets from the misery and Death he Spread to workers in This Country. Do any of you KNOW that this guy has an OffShore corporate account stuffed with His BloodMoney? The republicanCrimeCartelSoldiers Control Gas and Oil Prices and Hiring and All That is economic to America. This "second Depression" we are having IS SOLELY THE WORK of TheRepublicanCrimeCartel. THINK PEOPLE ,THINK!!! The Gas Pump prices who sets them?, The Supermarkets, who controls them, Hiring at $1.00 p/Day WHO? WHO?? WHO??? These RepublicanCrimeCartelSociopaths, who cannot see They may very well could set off an Armed Revolution. In their Greedy little KingGeorge TheVacuumBrained Minds ALL They See is NeverEnding UnHeardOf Luxury, while MILLIONS of Americans slave away Giving their life blood to the 1-10% andCorporate Evil Rich. AND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! America Has NO UniversalHealthCare Systtem Like the other countries do! We Pay Extortion to Rommel's pals at the "healthcare" Insurance companies. This is A National Disgrace AND!! if this MONSTER is elected by You Naive ones..His Thanks??? No HealthCare AT ALL, Screw You!!! But Plenty of newly thought up and profitable Wars that YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS Will Be Fighting For Rommel's and his Evil Rich AND the Corporations Luxury. Face it!! This guy, Rommel, is an experienced CROOK.

Romney then thanked his corporate friends who have pledged not to hire any new workers until after the election.

What a complete simpleton Romney the flipper is. Talk about a kick in the gut. That's exactly what the Republicans have been doing to our country for many years. Is that what Romney thought when GW Bush was gutting the country? How can anybody take what this man says seriously??? He has yet to announce any kind of an agenda or plan of what he will to do fix the economy other than more tax cuts for the rich. Hey Flipper, the trickle down doesn't work and has never worked. Record profits remember and no wage increases for the middle class in years.

If Romney is elected, he along with the other thug Republicans and the Koch Bros will kick what guts we have left in this country . That is exactly their plan. Gut the middle class.

This is the kind of crap that made me not like current Republicans.

It is not the governments job to create jobs but the lack of jobs is PRESIDENT Obama's fault.

Why oh why do we not have any REPUBLICANS left?

Conservatives? WTF are they conserving?

Romney
got rich bankrupting 8 companies in 9 years. He did it by using investor’s
money (not even his own) buying companies, then taking out a loan against the
business to pay himself and his buddies back first. The business would not be
able to pay the massive debt load along with Bain’s 20% “fee” so it would cut
employees salaries, benefits, and pensions, then liquidate everything or move
the business offshore. Is this your vision of American Business or is this
Vulture Capitalism?

a.
AMPAD - Profit: $102 million - Bankrupt: 2002.

b. DDI CORP - Profits: $36 million - Bankrupt: 2003.

c. DAMON CORP - Profits: $1.5 million - Bankrupt: 2009.

d. DADE BEHRING. Profits: $365 million - Bankrupt: 2002.

e. STAGE STORES. Profits: $100 million - Bankrupt: 2000.

f. GS INDUSTRIES. Profits: $65 million - Bankrupt: 2001.

g. DETAILS. Profits: $93 million - Bankruptcy: 2003.

h. WORD WIDE GRINDING. Profits $16.5 million - Bankrupt: 2001.

Total
take: $779 million.

Even
Republicans agree - Gingrich: "A story of greed, playing the system for a
quick buck. A group of corporate raiders led by Mitt Romney, more ruthless than
Wall Street. For tens of thousands of Americans, the suffering began when Mitt
Romney came to town

Feisty said it , but with a twist! she always turns things around to stress her point, and its one she is obviously paid to do given first post rights on almost all articles. the fact is that Obama's campaign is engaged in exactly that tactic, it does not take a genius to see how he is campaigning to the individual minority issues, he is after the small votes because in all they add up, so the election is based on minority issues he is stacking the small personal groups into one big vote that is not in the best interest of the nation as a whole. talk about being used, and he is creating divisions in the people that can not be good, he is leading us down a path of destruction just like Europe is on and people refuse to see it in that light because they want their little personal issue addressed even though it has little to do with the well being of the nation. United we stand divided we fall, I have never witnessed so much division before, we are heading towards being a nanny state that is no different then living under a dictator. My opinion is we can't stand on our personal interest we need to look at what will be best for the nation as a whole, so I will have to set my wants aside and look at the whole and determine what is best for America because if the nation does well then I will do well. its a matter of the lesser of two evils I don't like either candidate but I have to chose one and it won't be Obama. It seams like all we have is wing nuts to vote for and I have to try and stay as close to the center as possible and Obama is way out there where Mitt is only half way out. Besides he has been caught lying to many times, this transparent government he promised is way to secretive to suite me, his failed policies that even his own party would not back speak for themselves, the fact that he has been in office for almost a full term and still blames Bush for his failed presidency. four more years of Obama and his love for the UN will destroy America as we know it, the constitution will be replaced by UN mandates, Id like to see a leader that would tell the UN to fk off, and move them out of the US and get them out of our pockets, and tell them our constitution will always overide any of their mandates. check out Obama alerts its scary. a vote for Obama is a vote for the UN do you want the UN taxing you and telling you how to live that's what they have been working on. you people have allot of homework ahead of you, I suggest you get bisy doing it time is running out. no to Obamaism.

Under his plan one of the first things Romney will do is implement free trade agreements with an additional 5 countries including panama and Columbia. Directly competing without any safeguards against more countries that pay $1 an hour is very profitable to companies that want to build there to sell here but another nail in the coffin for the American worker and not the way to grow jobs here. Cutting the top tax rate and paying for it by eliminating the home mortgage deduction and employer health plan exemption will just drive more of the middle class into poverty to enrich Romney and his kind. Maybe when we finally become a 3rd world country able to compete with those paying $1 an hour Romney will be content.

@Feisty Redhead Roselle, ILRestored

If nothing else, these dismal job numbers only highlight how much Willard & his followers are cheering for failure!

The ONLY people who are saying anything about anyone "cheering for failure" is desperate liberals trying to deflect attention away from their epically failed President by trying to deflect all of the blame on to the republicans. You can't actually be stupid enough to think anyone other than the hard core left actually buys into this sort of drivel can you?

mickymac you forgot the (-) in front of the 350,000 jobs LOST. MITTENS is Bushie on STERIODS!!!!Get your FACTS straight.

I spent the morning investigating a suspicion and I would encourage everyone to do the same. The economy has to create 150,000 new full-time, skills-proportionate (meaning some jobs requiring educated, skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labor), permanent jobs every month in order to just break even with population growth. These jobs have to be seasonally adjusted, which means that part-timne summer and Christmas jobs do not count.

But the way that jobs created is calculated is to subtract the number of new unemployed from the number of jobs created. (This is the major reason why unemployment seldom falls below 4% even in the best of times.) The problem that we are seeing is the number of federal, state, and local jobs that are being lost and the secondary effect of those jobs. If you simply subtract these layoffs (which are primarily being driven byt GOP austerity demands) from the numbers, you get exactly what Obama said, "Compared to the public sector, the private sector is doing alright."

1) The job growth outside of the public sector layoffs is just .2% short of "robust" which is the next-to-highest level. That shows you the impact of all the layoffs of teachers, firemen, policemen, and various federal, state, and local employees. I don't think that it would out of line to point out that Romney is calling for even more layoffs of "teachers, firemen and policemen."

2) The layoffs of public sector employees are of a different character than the public sector as a whole. Public sector jobs have a much higher proportion of jobs that require a college degree and especially that require an advanced degree. They also have a huge proportion of semi-skilled jobs, such as firemen and policemen, whose skills do not translate easily into civilian jobs. And the last group that we seldom think about are recently discharged military, and especially those with medical issues. It is very much more difficult for these people to find jobs than an unskilled assembly line worker who was just laid off.

3) One reason for private sector layoffs that Romney refuses to discuss is Bain Capital's (and other similar predatory arbitrageurs) part in the Bush Depression. In times past, most companies, especially family-run corporations, would set aside a nest egg for hard times. These were "real" CEO's who knew that there is such a thing as a business cycle and they liked to have money on hand in order to keep trained employees and to be able to use down cycles for re-tooling and diversification. But companies like Bain would use that nest egg as the capital to purchase the company. They would then strip out all the liquid assets and then sell off the remnants. A great example is Bain and Toys R Us. What happened then was that companies did one of two things, they either stopped having rainy day funds available to people like Romney and they also structures stock options, etc, so that the arbitrageur would find not assets, but a "poison pill." When the Bush Depression came along, companies had no choice but to lay people off and no choice but to sit idle --- a lot of it due to comp[anies like Bain.

4) Small businesses do not create very many jobs. In fact, over 80% of "small businesses" are not even businesses. They are just jobs run out of a checkbook and only have one or two employees. Jobs are created by large corporations. Right now, the big boys are sitting on $2 trillion in cash (most of it overseas just like Romney) and are not hiring for a number of reasons: a) they are waiting to see what happens with China's dramatically slowing economy, b) they are waiting to see what happens with Japan's extremely sick economy, c) they are waiting to see that happens with the euro, d) they are seeing wages decline so rapidly in this country that they are reconsidering outsourcing and thinking about (but not actually committing to) bringing offshore jobs back here or shipping them to different overseas sites, and e) at least some corporations are convinced that if Romney wins, thay their taxes will be less, their regulation and oversight less, and their ability to do things like union-busting, hiding assets, etc will be much better.

I really hate to see the GOP rooting for this country to fail. Unemployment should not be making the Tea Party happy.

I waited this long to reply to Beninalaska. Sir, respectfully...you people elected Sarah Palin. that is all i have to say.

RepublicansForObama-6186389

"I'm a Republican"

..............Pants on fire

The rich get richer and there's still not enough jobs. Can anyone explain to me why it's a bad thing to tax the money that the rich are getting from working us like mules and then turn that around to hire more teachers, create government funded pre-school, more police, firefighters, and road workers? These can all be good jobs with benefits if we simply choose to. Let the rich be happy with $500k per year, instead of $600k. I promise you, their still going to do exactly what their doing now.

I find it ironic how Obama knocks Mitt and his record what I like to ask all of you on this panel, when Obama got into office not one thing was mention about all the dealership's that closed and how all those mechanics, sales people, ect all lost their jobs and this all happened under Obama's watch and yet this Liar claims he saved jobs. I dont think so.!!!! Obama lied about our premiums will not go up which that is a lie to, mine went up. Obama lied about the Obamacare will not to raise any taxes which the courts made it so. The whole Obama care has a lot of taxes in it and it and I mean it will effect the middle class who will get stuck $$$$$$$$ paying for it. Why don't Obama just blame Bush for these job numbers. Obama already blame Bush for everything else.!!!!!!!!!!

"In the case of President Obama, this is not a monthly statistic or even a yearly statistic. We've looked at now almost four years of policies that have not gotten America working again."

According to the official government Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there are 1.3 million fewer people working in June 2012 than when Obama took office, and on top of that, there are an estimated 5 million more workers in the working age group looking for jobs - only to find few available under Obama's policies.

By any reasonable measure, Obama is a failure on the economy/jobs.

By the way - why is it not acceptable for Romney to enjoy a 4th of July Holiday with his kids and grandkids at his own expense, but it was fine for Obama to have his 'date nights' in New York City and Michelle Obama to have her 'European Vacation' - at taxpayers expense, while millions of Americans were losing their jobs?

The media seems to be somewhat hypocritical on this issue.

amused: You and all of the others seem to forget that a President cannot create jobs without Congress.

The Corporation and rich got a huge tax break under Bush so they could create jobs. (Reagan's idea).

What happened where are the jobs. Oh, they created alright just not in the United States.

Also, amused you state you do not want your money going to things you don't believe in. Neither do I, like wars. What a waste of lives and my money. You do also know that construction for the highways is done with Federal money. Hence why we needed Congress to get their butts in gear before now.

This do nothing Congress and particularly Mitch O'Donnel and John Boehner, Eric Cantor have created this fiasco in Congress. They have the voices and they chose to support Norquist instead of the We the People of the United States. And, to make President Obama a one term president, to hell with the We the People of the United States.

I really do not know how many poor were sitting on their couch while the rich made their money. Probably most, except people like Bill Gates, inherited most of their money. But, most of them got rich paying the workers lower wages and they got rich off of the sweat and back of the middle class and poor. And, said thank you by outsourcing the jobs.

Roy

If you use the one-year-into-the-term yardstick Obama is just above George Bush. Neither is a great president in Opinion but Bush certainly resided over the biggest job collapse in US History.

Neither can claim any great victory when it comes to Jobs, in the totality of their term.

1.
Ronald Reagan
+18,594,000
+8.1 percent of population

2.
Bill Clinton
+18,117,000
+7.0 percent of population

3.
Lyndon B. Johnson
+11,959,000
+6.3 percent of population

4.
Harry Truman
+8,559,000
+6.1 percent of population

5.
Gerald Ford
+7,441,000
+3.5 percent of population

6.
Richard Nixon
+5,978,000
+2.9 percent of population

7.
Jimmy Carter
+5,962,000
+2.7 percent of population

8.
Dwight Eisenhower
+5,424,000
+3.4 percent of population

9.
John F. Kennedy
+4,326,000
+2.4 percent of population

10.
George H.W. Bush
+3,323,000
+1.3 percent of population

11.
Barack Obama
+2,619,000
+0.9 percent of population

12.
George W. Bush
- 1,310,000
- 0.5 percent of population

And there you have it folks, Feisty defending the recession!!

I'm glad you stand behind your boy so much that you don't care how many people are unemployed, how much debt our children will be saddled with, or how much the government wants to have absolute control over everything we do.

I don't like Mitt either, but Your boy has shown us that he can't do it and is not doing it!!!

Chris, I'm so glad you made this post as it highlight perfectly how Liberals don't understand economics, free markets, or even what "job creation" means (hint, it doesn't mean adding people to the governemnt payroll, funded by taxpayers and even more borrowed money).

And as for your closing line about the GOP rooting for the country to fail? The country is already failing. Miserably. While most Liberals get caught up in the semantics of "who started it", many Conservatives and Independents believe vehemently that this President and his administration are systematically transforming this country into something very different from the America we once were and can be again. We don't compare where he's taking us against where Bush took us. We compare where he's taking us against where it is we want to be.

He has only been held back at all by the need to get reelected. Once reelected, all constraints are gone and we fear what he may get done in the next four years.

We are driven primarily by a real sense of urgency to get this administration out, not by any particular love of Romney. Romney just happens to be the one on the ticket. But it ultimately would have been the same if it was Gingrich, Pawlenty, even Donald Trump!

It surprises me how much you lot don't seem to understand this, particularly when 4 years ago you would have voted for literally anyone if it meant getting Bush out. Even some unknown two-year Senator/community organizer.

Sadly, Romney offers no plan at all...about anything.

How will you create jobs, Mitt? How will you replace the healthcare law, Mitt?

NOTHING

There are Republicans still out here and we are just busy working and not sitting at our Computers eating Bons Bons bought with Food Stamps provided to them off the backs of the working class. Like Ms FeistyRedhead who obviously has ZERO LIFE!

For those of you Left Leaning Haters who want to bash Romney for spending time with his Family! Which is what made and makes this country great. Not the redefined family the Left wants all of you to believe is the Norm! The Left thinks it controls this nation and that their "Progressive Ideas" are the mainstream! What you all have forgotten is their are a Moral People who are too busy working and taking care of business to be concerned with you lame butts.

You see FYI one of the number one tenats of Faith in the LDS faith is FAMILY! You lefties may want to try spending time with yours and quit complaining because someone has the ability to truly enjoy their family and vacation together. I spent my 2005 4th of July with a Mormon friend of mine. Guess what it was pretty much like Romney's 4th of July vacation. We went jet skiing on the Snake River! We had a huge BBQ and Fireworks display. We spent time singing songs , telling stories and watching the Fireworks. So if this is some sort of crime and not to be enjoyed by Americans and their families then you Lefties need to go away, far away. I had the best time of my life without drugs, drink, or smoking. We just enjoyed food, family, fireworks, watersports. That is what makes America Great and one thing about Mormons! They know how to enjoy the fruits of their labors. BTW the vast majority of Mormons that I have known where very very blessed in their Finances, Family and their Life in general. Maybe there is something to how you live your life. Read these words and they still apply today. When you read these words you will see why the USA is where it is!

Deuteronomy 28

King James Version (KJV)

28 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

² And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

³ Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

⁴ Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

⁵ Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

⁶ Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

⁷ The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

⁸ The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

⁹ The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.

¹⁰ And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.

¹¹ And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

¹² The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

¹³ And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

¹⁴ And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

¹⁵ But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

¹⁶ Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

¹⁷ Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

¹⁸ Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

¹⁹ Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

²⁰ The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

²¹ The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

²² The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

²³ And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.

²⁴ The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

²⁵ The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

²⁶ And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

²⁷ The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

²⁸ The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:

²⁹ And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.

³⁰ Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.

³¹ Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

³² Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long; and there shall be no might in thine hand.

³³ The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

³⁴ So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

³⁵ The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

³⁶ The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.

³⁷ And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.

³⁸ Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.

³⁹ Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.

⁴⁰ Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.

⁴¹ Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.

⁴² All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.

⁴³ The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

⁴⁴ He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

⁴⁵ Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:

⁴⁶ And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.

⁴⁷ Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

⁴⁸ Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

⁴⁹ The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

⁵⁰ A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

⁵¹ And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

⁵² And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

⁵³ And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:

⁵⁴ So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:

⁵⁵ So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.

⁵⁶ The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

⁵⁷ And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

⁵⁸ If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, The Lord Thy God;

⁵⁹ Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

⁶⁰ Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.

⁶¹ Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

⁶² And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God.

⁶³ And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

⁶⁴ And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

⁶⁵ And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:

⁶⁶ And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:

⁶⁷ In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

⁶⁸ And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

SA is in the state it is.

Hi everyone, I'm back after getting suspended from commenting and being honest to the world. I am so tired of us being censored and kicked off from commenting on these comment sections. It is rediculous and unAmerican. I want everyone to know that MSNBC, this comment section of these news reports, and the person who is trying to censor us all, Tyler, are a bunch of fascist power trippers. I know most of you all agree with me and should speak out against how minor the comments are and then they collapse your post and then suspend you. It is horrible and awful. Please Please Please let them know that you are fed up with the lack of honesty and reality on these comment boards. I have read many of the comments, and most of the ones that are collapsed are not in any way offensive or disrespectful. As long as you are not being threatening, aggressive, or using profanity or sexual descriptions, what is the problem with people sharing how they feel even if a group does not like it or gets upset by it. If the post is somewhat intelligent and makes some sense and they are not threatening anyone or being aggressive, everyone should be free to post how they feel and what they think.

So, there is only one real reason for the inappropriate censorship, and that is the bipartisan war that continues to in this world and MSNBC are supporting this idiotic and juvenile war. I see so many posts that are threatening and even aggressive (mostly are pro republican posts), and if they support the beliefs and views of the tyrant Tyler, they don't crack down on those posts as much as liberal posts. It's so true. Read through how many censored posts are liberal versus conservative posts. Someone should call MSNBC out on this crap and fire Tyler and anyone else trying to censor America and be biased and prejudice, especially against liberal comments.

Therefore, you all are not going to shut us up, and I hope that MSNBC suspends and fires Tyler, who does not deserve to be editing these posts if he has such a bias and hatred towards certain groups and beliefs. I enjoy reading both liberal and conservative posts but do not side with any specific party. However, I do find that the conservative posts are a lot less intelligent and are usually made out of hatred and ignorance. On the other hand, the liberal posts are sometimes short with accepting some of the conservative opinions.

Nevertheless, it will not surprise me if this post gets collapsed and censored, so people cannot see the truth. In addition, they may suspend me or kick me off this site. I don't care as long as some of you are able to read the truth and not waste your time on the bias and prejudice and tyrant and fascist ways of MSNBC and Tyler, who definitely should think of a new line of work.

On the topic of this discussion, Mitt is a moron. That is so truthful and a fact. If a repiglican president was still in office after idiot George, we would be 100% worse off than we are now. All conservative presidents do is drive the country into the ground, start a bunch of wars, kill a lot of people, steal and spend billions of dollars, and then blame everything on the previous democratic president or the one that replaced them. It happens everytime. It needs to stop. America needs to wake up. Like I said, I am not a democrat either, but their policies support the people of the United States and not just a small group of rich folks who want the poor to stay poor, the middle class to get poor, and the rich to get richer. I am positive that there are things that Obama and the dems can do better and improve upon, but at least we are progressing and getting better and people are getting help.

I love you all and hope I can continue to impress you with my intelligence and deep understanding of politics and economical strategies.

Please keep on talking no matter what you believe in, be nice to others but be honest and frank, and do not let Tyler and MSNBC shut you up just like the conservatives are trying to do.

Peace,

Your Friend,

Zen

TheswordNPen - Ah Religion, truly blind in faith!

"In a world of cut and thrust I was always taught to trust!

In a world where all must fail, heavens justice will prevail." -NP

@amused

What is it about you clowns? Are you all slow? You want less government but you'd be screaming if you had to wait in line because there were too few people to man the counters. What is it about redistributing money that you get stuck on. All we're asking is that the wealthiest Americans actually pay their fair share. That's not too much to ask dip wad. Most of the wealthiest people inherited their money. They never worked a day for it. Their parents might have but they sure didn't. When I'm paying 25% in taxes and a multimillionaire is paying 15% or less I get pissed. They need to pay their fair share.

The only thing being redistributed around this country is money from the middle class to the 1-2%. You need a reality check. You obviously have not been paying attention.

Feisty...you are clueless.

I am right now making a list of my "expendable" employees. Once your clueless Leader's healthcare debacle actually goes into effect, I plan on chopping heads to get below 50 employees.

Oblamacare is a job KILLER.

@Dennis Price

All we're asking is that the wealthiest Americans actually pay their fair share. That's not too much to ask dip wad?

The weathiest Americans pay the vast majority of everything now. You don't think that's more than fair and you're calling other people dip wads? Really?

Most of the wealthiest people inherited their money.

Not true.

When I'm paying 25% in taxes and a multimillionaire is paying 15% or less I get pissed. They need to pay their fair share.

More BS, the average middle class family pays 15% in all Federal Taxes, the average millionaire pays 24%.

You need a reality check. You obviously have not been paying attention.

ROTFLMAO! Who the @!$%# have you been paying attention to? LEt me give you some advice, try thinking for yourself and finding your own fact instead of allowing yourself to be spoon fed a bunch of drivel.

What I'd like to know is what happened to the "Pledge to America" that the teabaggers gave us in 2010....one of the main things in that pledge was creating jobs. However, all they've done since they were elected is vote "no" on almost EVERYTHING that has been put forth to help create jobs, and whenever they HAVE put something forth....it always has intricate little things that would be approved along with the main job bill....things that would end up costing us more money; i.e., the Keystone project! They are SO gung-ho about that project....but, if you look at it, the oil coming from Canada would NOT go to the U.S. at all. It's going to be shipped to China, etc. So, Canada wants to screw up OUR environment in order to sell THEIR oil to other countries. Additionally, it would take this project at least 5-10 years to be complete....and if the Republicans do away with the EPA, we can be assured that there would be little or no regulations to stop possible leaks and there have been MANY leaks in the other pipelines across the U.S. that we don't hear about).

As for health care....although this bill isn't totally perfect....at least we'll be able to "tweek" it so that, eventually, it'll be extremely workable. There are many things in the Affordable Care Act that are good for the American people....but, for some reason, the Republicans can't seem to see that because they are so blinded by their dislike of our current president. So, they want to cut off their noses to spite their faces.....despite the fact that over 60% of the American people LIKE the health care act. But, hey, why should the Republicans listen to the American public (the ones that pay their salaries)....after all, they are bought and paid for by the big corporations (thank you Koch Bros.)?

Okay, so I'm done with my rant.....it just amazes me to hear so many people on their vines who have NO idea what kind of hell Romney would cause if he were to become our next president (not likely). As one person on this vine said....they are so blinded with hatred that they will vote for him even though it's clear that he's NOT presidential material and he DOESN'T have our best interests in mind. Like President Bush....he'll just become another "puppet" president with his strings pulled by Rove, the Koch Bros., etc.

Hopefully, enough people will see through Romney's crap and vote for another 4 years to give our current president some time to continue helping us get through this economic hard time. All I can say, fellow Democrats, let's make sure we get out to vote and get your friends and neighbors out to do the same. It's our only hope against going down the path to a major depression!!

@commonsenseguy,

Nope, YOU are a "job KILLER." Your response is decidedly asocial and you must really, really hate your employees.

Dennis, for me I think the most frustrating type of Liberal is the one who is angry about something that simply is not true. The angry Liberal whose anger is based on ignorance.

You are Exhibit A.

You say you want the wealthy to pay their "fair share", but give no definition of "fair" nor who gets to determine what fair is. All you indicate is that "fair" is some amount more than what they're paying now. If you're being intellectually honest with yourself you will realise that there never will be an amount that is "fair" as the term itself is always a relative one.

You say that "most of the wealthiest people inherited their money and never worked a day for it", when this is categorically so false that it is absurd. Yet I really think you believe it to be true. It makes you feel justified in being angry with wealthy people, but the truth is your anger is misguided. Maybe it's really jealousy at play?

Do you get pissed with those who pay no federal income tax at all I wonder? That would be 49% of the working population by the way.

And what do you think would happen if all these nasty rich people actually paid what you considered to be "fair"? Do you imagine a trough of trillions of dollars that would wipe out the country's debt, and make everyone middle class? Do some research and you may be shocked to find that the fair share you speak off wouldn't put a dent in the national debt.

Get educated Dennis. Put aside your prejudices and do some reading. You may well find that there is some other stuff much more worthy of your anger. And it's not what you thought it would be.

More BS, the average middle class family pays 15% in all Federal Taxes, the average millionaire pays 24%.

Whoops, got my numbers wrong, millionaires actually pay an average of 29%

"This year, households making more than $1 million will pay an average of 29.1 percent of their income in federal taxes, including income taxes and payroll taxes, according to the Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank.

Households making between $50,000 and $75,000 will pay 15 percent of their income in federal taxes.

Lower-income households will pay less. For example, households making between $40,000 and $50,000 will pay an average of 12.5 percent of their income in federal taxes. Households making between $20,000 and $30,000 will pay 5.7 percent."-http://hotair.com/archives/2011/09/20/ap-fact-check-secretaries-dont-pay-more-taxes-than-their-bosses/

Liberals jump like predators on its prey while MSNBC gives flesh to devour. The problem is that there was nothing in all these comments rather than insults and lies, blamed the opposition for the failure of their leader. Nothing is more absurd requiring investors to risk their money in an economy that is moving toward socialism, the attacking those who create work, do not bring any benefit, rather than retraction of investment and growth potential. It is the same Obama that with their tendency socilista political mendrado of the eurozone economy, is also ruining our European style. With a President motivated by ideology and not by a pragmatic attitude our economy goes in reverse, but this not worry Obama as long as it continues with its agenda of social and economic change that most Americans don't want, but given the economic situation we live, most poeple don't have time to see how Obama destroy our country and surrenderingo our freedoms , our sovereignty to the control of the international community. Romney is an American and is not ashamed of his country, he doesn't need excuses to the world by our success, he is not ashamed of is success as a business person , like the billionairs Obama supporters, George Soros and Warren Buffet, but for the liberal hypocrite, it is ok to be a millionaire while they share their points of view. Buffet, Soros and many advisers to Obama also have their foreign accounts because it is a way of protecting its capital of abusive taxes.

Backcountry: Did you read the article that stated that 35,000 weathy households paid NO 2009 taxes? The percentage of U.S. taxpayers reporting adjusted gross income exceeding $200,000 who paid no U.S. income taxes increased in 2009 to 0.53 percent from 0.51 percent, meaning that one in 189 high earners avoided taxation. This was an Internal Review Service study. The filers reported tax-exempt interest along with deductible charitable contributions, medical expenses, and other items to reduce their taxable income. Some avoid the alternative minimum tax, which was created in 1969 in response to a report that 155 people earned $200,000 and paid nothing taxes. As a note..."High-income returns are more often nontaxable as a result of a combination of reasons, none of which, by itself, would result in non-taxability," the IRS wrote in a report released May 25. So, your comment carries little or no water.....

I think it's also worth noting that when the blight wing brings up Reaganomics, they like to say that he was responsible for the economic prosperity in the 90s because it took time for his policies to work... Obama's economic policies, on the other hand, were (depending on which mouthpiece you listen to) immediately destroying the country... Regardless, I'll take +80K jobs a month over (750K).

@Chris-749391

Nope, YOU are a "job KILLER." Your response is decidedly asocial and you must really, really hate your employees.

When you can't afford someone then you have to let that person go. The alternative is to go out of business and everyone loses their job. This idea that he should own and operate a business solely for the benefit of his employees is laughable. Why be in business at all if you can't make any money doing it?

@Didi-376564

Backcountry: Did you read the article that stated that 35,000 weathy households paid NO 2009 taxes? The percentage of U.S. taxpayers reporting adjusted gross income exceeding $200,000 who paid no U.S. income taxes increased in 2009 to 0.53 percent from 0.51 percent, meaning that one in 189 high earners avoided taxation. This was an Internal Review Service study. The filers reported tax-exempt interest along with deductible charitable contributions, medical expenses, and other items to reduce their taxable income. Some avoid the alternative minimum tax, which was created in 1969 in response to a report that 155 people earned $200,000 and paid nothing taxes. As a note..."High-income returns are more often nontaxable as a result of a combination of reasons, none of which, by itself, would result in non-taxability," the IRS wrote in a report released May 25. So, your comment carries little or no water.....

The figures I used are an AVERAGE, do you not understand how that works? It's the average percentage paid by all millionaires including the few who pay significantly less or none. So what if a few find a way around, that is the result when you have a @!$%#ed up tax code full of loopholes.

The alternative minimum tax is what happens when people like you get all bent out of shape because a few people get away with something. Years later the attempt to "fix" that "problem" ends up @!$%#ing over thousands of middle class families.

1 out of 189? You're going to use that as a justification for vilifiing them all even though the vast majority pay double the percentage of income as the middle class. For @!$%#s sake nearly 1 in 2 Americans don't pay a dime in Federal Income tax. 25 years ago it was just 1.5 out of 10 so where is your outrage over that?

Really?! And we know who kicked us in the gut Romney, it's people like YOU.

I don't know about others, but I'm PISSED about it. Look at the jobs report and you'll see the additional loss of 4,000 public sector jobs as well. If Teapublicans had passed the Jobs Act, and if they and GOP/TP governors had not fired so many government employees -- unemployment would be below 7% right NOW. And those folks would be creating demand in the private sector helping other people get hired right NOW.

Just blaming the president and not proving he is able to make things better doesn't earn Romney the presidency. Thanks for reminding us Romney about kicking us in the gut -- Now F-off and take the rest of the treasonous Teapublicans with you.

Well a lot is being said here and I just have a few comments on some highlights of what I saw.....

1.) Some guy said something about "Obama racking up the largest debt ever including the culmination of all the presidents together....." OK....That is actually wrong ...factually wrong....GWB rang up 10 trillion of this current debt (on his wars). This fact is acknowledged by the Democrate and Republican parties.

2.)Trickle down economics - Supply side economics does not work! It especially doesn't work if you do not have a strong manufacturing base...._

3.) This whole job creation by the government thing - WTF are you talking about? How can you be mad at a guy for not doing enough to create jobs when your party MOTO is deregulation? I thought you guys thought the government should stay out of private industries way?.... It's like the GM thing.....You want the government to have let GM fall and you also want unemployment to go down? How does another 350K+ jobs being one the unemployment rolls make the economy better? Please explain?...no one has bothered as of yet. I think you repugs are the devil.....The new generation of republican is so different ...you have become "Idiocracy".....I think you hide greed and selfishness and try to disguise your shady flaws by draping it under the flag of freedom......Deregulation and greed caused the financial crisis of 2008'....That is a fact!....Everybody should pay their fair share....

Backcountry ....You are wrong too.....The number for the 1/2 Americans do not pay their taxes......Ahhhh....That number includes the old and all college kids (boomers and all).....Smoke and mirrors with you guys always....Smoke and mirrors!

If Teapublicans had passed the Jobs Act, and if they and GOP/TP governors had not fired so many government employees -- unemployment would be below 7% right NOW

Obama pass porkimulus , with a cost of 1 million dollars per job, an example of inefficiency , corruption and choosing winning and losers for the Obama administration, giving money to companies like Solyndra, I'm still waiting for the shovel ready jobs. Government is not the solution , government is the problem. Increase our debt in an economic crisis to create more government jobs is absurd, but not for socialist who believe the government should be the provider. Obama and his job killing agenda is destroying our country.

Sheep_Need_Herders "Roy - If you use the one-year-into-the-term yardstick Obama is just above George Bush"

How convenient - comparing Obama to Bush right after the effects of 911 hit.

Gee, I wonder if that might be called Cherry Picking'?

How about comparing Bush's third year with Obama's third year;

Total economic growth (GDP) after Bush's 3rd year = 11.80%.

Total economic growth (GDP) after Obama's 3rd year = 4.86%.

By the way - the Democratic Congress also 'presided over' the financial collapse, and it was the Democratic Congress that had oversight of Wall Street and fought against Bush's efforts to control the loose lending practices of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac'. Bush couldn't make laws - only Congress has that authority. I'd say they all are complicit in the problem.

Don't forget that it was the Cheney/Bush regime that allowed the successful attack on New York in 2001 and it was their horrible reaction to that event that has ruined our economy and taken away so many of our rights.

Although Bush "really didn't think much" about Bin Laden, O'bama killed him.

another group not paying taxes is IraqiStan vets whose brains were turned to mush by ieds.

Larry-367607

Under his plan one of the first things Romney will do is implement free trade agreements with an additional 5 countries including panama and Columbia. Directly competing without any safeguards against more countries that pay $1 an hour is very profitable to companies that want to build there to sell here but another nail in the coffin for the American worker and not the way to grow jobs here.

Actually, those free trade agreements, if done correctly, could add jobs to the US. However, chances are that they will open up American markets but not help Americans. The best way, in my opinion, to counter low-cost economies is to enact a duty on all imported goods that makes up for the difference in pay between the two countries. If an American worker makes 80% more than a worker from Country X, than we institute an 80% "wage-equalizer" tariff to make sure that trade is conducted on basis on quality, not cost.

OBAMA BIDEN 2012

"Kick in the gut'; this coming from the man who as Mass. Governor' "out-sourced" Mass. "Call Center" JOBS to India?? They might have been "low-paying" JOBS; But they were "AMERICAN JOBS"??

Believe it or not there was a time when not all politicians were stooges and servants for the rich like Romney, Gingrich, McCain, Obama, Clinton, etc. etc.. And the quotations bellow are by REPUBLICANS:

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. ... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed." (U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 21, 1864,letter to Col. William F. Elkins, in The Lincoln Encyclopedia, by Archer H.Shaw).

No man can be a good citizen unless he has a wage more than sufficient to cover the bare cost of living, and hours of labor short enough so that after his day's work is done he will have time and energy to bear his share in the management of the community. We keep countless men from being good citizens by the conditions of life by which we surround them.
- Theodore Roosevelt

It is essential that there should be organizations of labor. This is an era of organization. Capital organizes and therefore labor must organize.
- Theodore Roosevelt

The absence of effective state, and, especially, national, restraint upon unfair money getting has tended to create a small class of enormously wealthy and economically powerful men, whose chief object is to hold and increase their power. The prime need is to change the conditions which enable these men to accumulate power which it is not for the general welfare that they should hold or exercise. We grudge no man a fortune which represents his own power and sagacity, when exercised with entire regard to the welfare of his fellows. Again, comrades over there, take the lesson from your own experience. Not only did you not grudge, but you gloried in the promotion of the great generals who gained their promotion by leading the army to victory. So it is with us. We grudge no man a fortune in civil life if it is honorably obtained and well used. It is not even enough that it should have been gained without doing damage to the community. We should permit it to be gained only so long as the gaining represents benefit to the community. This, I know, implies a policy of a far more active governmental interference with social and economic conditions in this country than we have yet had, but I think we have got to face the fact that such an increase in governmental control is now necessary.

-Theodore Roosevelt

Obama's executive order grants illegal aliens work permits

June 15, 2012 - President Barack Obama announced a new policy that grants certain illegal aliens work permits. The executive order applies to those under the age of 30 and who have immigrated illegally under the age of 16. According to estimates 800,000 to 1.4 million illegals are expected to come forward to receive deferred action from deportation, and be eligible for work permits.

today's sluggish jobs report, showing just 80,000 jobs created and the unemployment rate unchanged at 8.2 percent.

At this rate and with Mr Obama's policies it may be another 10 to 18 months before any of America's unemployed workers get a chance at a job!

@ Krestov,

You mentioned Obama can't create what we had in pre-2008? When and why was that so good? That was a dream that was doomed to fail from the beginning. Those of you that didn't see something was up when houses doubled and even tripled in value were fools. I can't understand why there hasn't been an investigation into who ordered property appraisers to quote such high prices. Who is in charge of these people and what school did they go to? Was our government asleep while the banks did what ever they wanted? Why would you want to go back to pre-2008? If you ask me January of 2007 was when the @!$%# hit the fan not 2008 as you claim.

I am making a rare appearance back to MSNBC. And, many of the responses are bizarre and immature as ever. Considering the devastating impact a lack of leadership (Obama) has hurt every segment of the USA, it is hard to fathom that anyone would want more of it.

An allegiance to in incompetent person based on party or anything else makes no sense to me.

@Chris... You are also clueless.

Although I do not enjoy firing people, I enjoy the fact that I CAN fire people in order to remain profitable.

Unfortunately, we also have a POTUS who is as dumb as you and Fisty.

Fiesty....if by chance Romney wins the election and by November next year the unemployment rate has dropped say..2 points...would you come back on here and say what a good job Romney did?

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

mickymac-2942076

Chris, I'm so glad you made this post as it highlight perfectly how Liberals don't understand economics, free markets, or even what "job creation" means (hint, it doesn't mean adding people to the governemnt payroll, funded by taxpayers and even more borrowed money).

Ugh, do you not realize that the things that made us great were either directly or indirectly created by the government, like say the microwave or the INTERNET??? Bill Gates made a fortune utilizing the Internet, as did Steve Jobs, Mike Zuckerberg, and a whole list of inventors and successful people. You conservatives really should cut out the anti-government crap. In case you haven't noticed, the GOVERNMENT created and funded the roads you drive on, made sure that the gasoline you use is both clean and safe to use, and upheld the safety regulations to make sure that the car you're driving doesn't fall apart when you turn on the ignition. Think about that.

And as for your closing line about the GOP rooting for the country to fail? The country is already failing. Miserably. While most Liberals get caught up in the semantics of "who started it", many Conservatives and Independents believe vehemently that this President and his administration are systematically transforming this country into something very different from the America we once were and can be again. We don't compare where he's taking us against where Bush took us. We compare where he's taking us against where it is we want to be.

So, where is the President taking us to?? Europe?? Is he gonna turn us into a socialist backwater. We want to go back to the good ol' days of the New Deal, the time when the middle class was thriving. You wanna know a fact about those times; the government helped cause the prosperity. They regulated the banks, built the interstate highway, and ensured that the middle class was the dominant factor in the economy, not the top 1%. Do you know how we can get back there??? We need a stronger, more active government. And frankly, I'd love to be like Europe; at least their roads, schools, and hospitals work fine.

OBAMA BIDEN 2012

It doesn't BUT, if you take away medicare, medicaid, VA govt. sponsored medicine, you do away with over half the jobs in the medical field. Same thing with working for companies producing military aircraft, weaponry. What sector of your "private free enterprise market is not stimulated to some degree by government? This country was beginning to turn into your "socialist backwater" well before Obama showed up. How about 2 unfunded wars lasting 8 years longer than projected and tax cuts going on at the same time, that accelerated the debt and an unheard of pace. Before then, Rep. Paul Ryan and Alan Wests weren't jumping up and down about this unsustainable debt. They had to wait until Obama takes over The Great Bush Depression of 2007 to go having a fit about national debt.

Being that we were really in a modern day depression that should get back on track some time around 2017, I think Obama is making progress, however, slow it is.

uh?

eh?

How will the flip floppy, Mr. Offshore create jobs by outsourcing?

I heard that if he becomes president there will be more jobs created IN CHINA-- and what jobs are already here will be outsourced to CHINA. Boy what a big celebration of Mutt's coronation will be held in CHINA-- and a funeral here in the states.

I would say Bush inherited a sabotaged economy from Clinton, Freddie Mac, Fanny Mae, NAFTA! All have contributed to the massive decline. Instead of pointing fingers (LIKE OBAMA) back at the Bush years, look at what Obama has failed to do and his shallow promises. I didn't trust Obama when he campaigned 4 years ago because all he could do is speak rederick and nonscense. I wonder if has has figured out how many states there actually are yet. (BTW Mr President, that would be 50). For a man who said his presidency would be TOTALLY transparent, he sure hides alot of things from the public. I agree we need to help our people here and that does not entail sending billions of taxpayer money to other countries or saddling future generations with the massive debt he has placed on this nation during his first term. There are so many extremists on here that is is sickening. Take you heads out of the sand and start to really look at the facts, ALL THE FACTS and not just what you massively liberal or rightist brains want to see. What you will find that, no matter which party, they are all dishonest cheats that are in office for only themselves and what they can get from this nation. NONE OF THEM look out for the middle class. If the did, the why, after Obama took office, where there so many long term layoffs of middle class workers? Why did CEO's of banks and major corporations that took bailout money allowed to take massive 6 and 7 figure bonuses? Considering the democrats had full control of the government, they sure didn't do anything to stop those abuses. And BTW @Feisty, show some respect to Gov Romney rather than calling a rat by using Willard. You don't like it when someone uses a different name for the Obamanation, oops let that one slip. Your comments might be taken more seriously if you weren't sounding so much like an ignorant backwoods democrat.

Willard Romney gives us proof that the Republican't Party, the Party of the No, the Grand Obstructionist Party is also the Party that celebrates Failure.

Willard could not hold back his cheers as he "Hoped" The dismal (Its not) jobs numbers would sink President Obama. Not only is President Obama not sinking but he is pulling far away from Willard Romney

This is the same as saying "I'll make gas 2.00 dollar again" or the mantra of GOP in 2010 of "Jobs, Jobs and Jobs".

Where did all jobs promised by GOP? Oh, it's not important for them.

Wat everyone you talking about the Reps that a big laugh, rommey is a joke and the repub party knows it and are willing to destroy the world for it, shameful and disgraceful, you'll get what you deserves in the end - Hell is waiting!

@Dissapointed2012

So, when things gone bad, it's his faults. However, when things become good, it's not his work? Nice spin you have there.

Remind me of something, OH, THAT'S RIGHT, GAS PRICES!!! It's his fault either way, lol.

Slowly things are coming back. It takes alot of time repair the damage from Bush and his gang of neo-con nation wreckers.

George W. Bush inherited a strong economy, a budget surplus, and a nation at peace....

Eight years later the GOP destroyed the country through their malfeasance and naked greed through the Bush Administration debacle... the worst president in history.

Bush left Obama with a shattered economy, a trillion dollar deficit, and two useless wars.

Obama saved the country from another Great Depression, rebuilt GM, reformed healthcare, reformed Wall Street, doubled the stock market, created 8 straight quarters of GDP growth, created 22 straight months of private sector job growth, got Bin Laden, got Gaddafi, and got us out of Iraq.

President Obama is up to the task.

Obama 2012!

Well, you hit every major Dem talking point...and I guess if you repeat it enough, eventually you'll start believing it, Herr Goebels?????

Congress must take immediate and decisive action to enforce capital markets that encourage U.S. corporations and investors to deploy their more than $4 trillion dollars in cash to create more
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Please sign the petition to the U.S. Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committee asking for improved oversight of federal banking and market regulators that have proven ineffective
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All Hail Obama!

Ruler, Master, and Overlord, of all you knuckle-dragging Neandrethal Republicans and crazy-wacko Teabaggers, for the Next Four (yes! 4) very long years. Ain't life grand?

Come on, Admit it! You Mitt Romney supporters are all upset and "wetting your panties" because a Black-Man is Now living in your once sacred White-House, and it's driving you Crazy.

All this Republican can say, is Thank-you and God Bless you President Obama for Keeping my Family Safe and the Families of Policemen, Firemen, Teachers, and Undecided voters Safe, from Republicans, Mitt Romney, and Karl Rove, who all want to Destroy the Middle-class, and make us all work ungodly hours for rice and peanuts, in Mitt Romney's "Slave-Plantation-Factories".

Maybe, if the GOP spent more time on actually trying to create visible, tangible and definitive jobs instead of:

1. Fighting to make Obama a "one-term president" (Mitch McConnell's words, not mine).

2. Fighting a war against women

3. Fighting to keep 40,000,000 people uninsured (despite Obamacare actually being Romneycare)

we would have more jobs.

Obama is going to win, hands down. It isn't so much that Obama is the greatest thing since sliced bread but his oposition stinks.. Bad.

You can't just run on "I'm not the other guy." Yes, Obama got a boost from not being Bush Jr. but people were fired up and rallied around Obama for his message and ideas in 2008. Romney, not so much. As far as I can tell, the conservative base is not electrified by Romney.. at all. They were more excited with McCain/Palin in 2008 than they are now with Romney/Whoever.

Typo, I doubt you noticed the irony of your post, but it's Obama who's main strategic message for re-election is "I'm not the other guy"!

Having said that, "I'm not the other guy" is actually a perfectly legitimate message to run on in a two-horse race. It's actually the main reason I'll be voting for Romney, and I assure you I'm not alone.

I am still amazed that there are this many people that know how to read are still glassy eyed with the current administration!!!

You KOOLAID drinkers are just party animals (Democrat no matter what).

As mentioned earlier by someone else--this financial crises was caused by Democratic policies dating way back that created Fannie and Freddie and made it mandatory for banks to loan to anyone with a heartbeat.

We were doomed before Clinton ever took office--he did make ot worse but he is still one of the best Presidents we have had in the last 30 years.

The Obamanation needs to go away before we all are eating each others food----Hello COMRADE!!!!

The problem with Romo is that he keeps trying to unrung bells he's already rung from the rafters of church towers. He is/isn't for healthcare reform. He is/isn't calling the ACA a tax. He is/isn't going to create a jobs plan. Ding dong, ding dong...and on and on and on goes Romo and his bell tower chimes.

I wonder if Romo considered for a single minute who was going to foot the bill for his GST Steel bankruptcy to the tune of $44 million. Another bell to unring?

If the Republicans today had their way, Paul Revere would be a good ole plantation owner and the only woman allowed to appear in public would be Dolly Madison. This is how far back these loonies of the right want to take this country. They'd even unring the Liberty Bell and repair its crack. And the last 6 words of the Pledge of Allegiance would be rewritten...With liberty and justice for 1% and the Corporate Welfare state ONLY.

I would say Bush inherited a sabotaged economy from Clinton, Freddie Mac, Fanny Mae

Seriously? Fannie and Freddie were not too bad ungtil georgie jumped into bed with them, an CLINTON was the first president EVER to leave office with not just a balanced budget, but with a healthy surplus! It took ol' Georgie just 3 months to deplete it.

If Mr. Romney is disappointed with the number of jobs being created maybe he should ask his buddies in Baine to quit selling out America and start bringing back the jobs they've been shipping to China & India. But of course he's afraid it would help President Obama help American workers. You really have to be amused by the Republican's creating problems and then blaming President Obama for not fixing them fast enough. Now if Romney weren't out to crush the American worker he'd have been on a tear since 2008 to get his corporate CEO budding to create jobs, and then he could come into this election and say "Look at me. I'm not even the President and I've created _________# of jobs. But since he's bent on destroying the American worker he'll just B&M and lie while he hopes Americans are stupid enough to believe his lies.

Romney is only going to send more US jobs overseas, like a good Wall Street biatch he is... not that Obama is any different, to tell the truth...

Romney won't discuss his 59 step plans because he hasn't read it yet- or had it read to him. He doesn't care about anything but getting elected, then he's going to do absolutely nothing. His only goal is to do better than his father -after than he doesn't give a damn.

It's sad that the far righters can't see through this sham. But, it's the BEST they have - how pathetic.

Obama/Biden 2012

C'mon Clown, try and make a reasoned, intellectual argument would you? You may find it enlightening.

None of what you said there makes any sense. What's a "greed based policy"? and the line about some class of individuals "pocketing 93% of ..the economic stimulus". Huh???

You can do better than that Clown. Think man, think!

Wow Seeking! You nailed it sister. A brilliant piece of insight into the mind of Mr Romney and the fools who will vote for him.

I can't stop reading it.

The U.S. needs to manufacture. These great job creators need to stop outsourcing jobs overseas. They want the US work force to take a paycut so they can maintain their outrageous profits. The job creators have enloyed great profits on the back of US labor. Bring back all outsourced jobs and pay US workers a decent wage. Do they really need a elevator for they car?

@Never Stop Asking Questions

How will the flip floppy, Mr. Offshore create jobs by outsourcing?

You realize the outsourcing BS that our President keeps throwing out there has been debunked right?

http://factcheck.org/2012/06/obamas-outsourcer-overreach/

A Liberal a COnservative and a Moderate walk into a bar. THe bartender loooks up and says, "Sit whereer you want Mr. ROmney."

That is another untruth. Not only did Romney outsource jobs, he outsourced his money in foreign countries.

I guess those Bush tax cuts just aren't creating jobs are they?

@Tea Baggie Clown

You are the segment of society who are so bigoted that they will gladly endure hardship for the opportunity to spew their hate and ignorance on those they need to feel superior to. The GOP understands this and are masters of manipulating their hate into votes for GOP candidates. Hate clouds human reasoning and no one hates like a person jazzed up on fear.

ROTFLMAO!! Oh my God, there have been soooo many of these posts lately and they're all as funny as hell. Liberals going off on hate filled rants about other people spewing hate. LOL How the @!$%# do you not see the blatant hypocrisy?

But at least he learned all about firing working stiffs,

You mean like Obama did when the gov took over GM and closed thousands of dealerships?

outsourcing jobs to China,

Proven to be not true, but just like Obama's right-hand man on jobs creation did as the head of GE?

and hiding money in the Cayman Islands when he worked at Bain.

Hiding? WTF are you talking about? ALL money deposited in Cayman accounts is 100% taxed so who exactly is it you think he's "hiding" this money from? And of course you do realize that folks at Bain are mostly democrats and give most of their political donations to democratic politicians right?http://www.opensecrets.org/overview/topcontribs.php

That's exactly what the American economy needs right now. Isn't it?

Funny how you seem to be ignorant of the reality that those on the left do the exact same things that you criticize those on the right for doing. Kind of like you rant and rave about haters oblivious to the fact that you are one yourself. Sort of makes it hard to take you seriously, but then again, judging by your screen name, maybe you never expected that anyone would.

hahaha, mitt romney's geat at job creation, in china, india, etc. here? never created jobs in massachusetts when governor. have a nice day.

OBAMA 2012, the RIGHT choice. hahahaa.

@Darthfrodo

I guess those Bush tax cuts just aren't creating jobs are they?

Nope they sure aren't. Turns out they're going to need that money to pay the extra cost and the "penalties" associated with Obamacare instead of reinvesting it in their businesses.

btw, In case you somehow missed it, Bush has been gone for a few years now. The tax cuts are officially Obama's now since he is the one who extended them.

GM is making Cars!! The "so-called" Tax Reform "Norquist Pledge" signers (41 Senators & 238 Congressmen) are determined to hold Lawmaking & the Economy hostage, so as to make Obama a one term President?? If they want TRUE Tax Reform, Just "AX THE TAX CODE"?? With the Code's $1.1TRILLION in "breaks", Plus allowing 45% to pay NOTHING; there is your "DEFICIT"?? It's almost TREASON to let ANY "Norquist Pledge" signer have your VOTE as their allegiance is to one MAN Grover Norquist, the #1 Lobbyist for the Keystone Pipeline (NOT to our Country!)??

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

I thought "kick in the gut" is what Mitt Outsource was doing to the Middle Class.

If the Repubelickin Party at state and national levels stopped cutting funding for jobs like teachers, cops, firefighters and construction workers, the numbers would be much better.

Sadly, the GOP's #1 priority since the Muslim, Kenyan, Communist, terrorist fist-bumping, President entered office has been to try to make him a one-term president.

Voter suppression, anti-abortion, anti-worker legislation is all the tea-baggers want to pass. Oh, and they also want to keep giving the ultra-rich more tax breaks.

With the poor economy, now is the time to fix the crumbling infrastructure around the US. Materials and labor are low cost and the economy needs a boost.

Maybe, if the GOP spent more time on actually trying to create visible, tangible and definitive jobs instead of:

1. Fighting to make Obama a "one-term president" (Mitch McConnell's words, not mine).

2. Fighting a war against women

3. Fighting to keep 40,000,000 people uninsured (despite Obamacare actually being Romneycare)

we would have more jobs.

Nothing is going to be savored as good as the words "Landslide! Landslide!" from sea to shining sea when, not if, President Obama wins in November. The only ones who want him gone are greedy people too arrogant to get the hell off that Gravy Train, DogPatchers who call themselves conservatives and then get their healthcare bills paid by everyone else but them and the corporate neoconartists who consider themselves more "entitled" to our tax dollars than we are. Obama Landslide...Obama Landslide...Yep..sounds just right to me. And the best benefit of all? It will shut those nasty mouthed Gloom and Doom righties for at least a couple of hours as they go through shock seizures.

They want to get rid of the unions so they can lower salaries. Bush already got rid of rules that protect you from getting benefits and overtime pay. Like the man talking about building the stage only to be told that they had been laid off, many of you pulling for Romney are putting the nails in your own coffins. Some of you have very short memories. Remember 2010. The tea party was just another paid ally of the far -right and we got sucker punched with idiots like Louie Gomert and Joe Wilson. Now that's a punch to the gut.

That made me laugh ewent. I'm stocking up on popcorn and beverages for the show. Should be the best tragic comedy ever.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

We can not and will not allow Willard the chance.

Sorry No jo, but I don't wear combat boots!!!!!!!!!!!!

And what will Mr. Dog on the Roof say tomorrow?

I guess, whatever he is told to say by the Teapublicans.

No Joe/Bo.

Thanks for providing the short list above. Good reminder and certainly not enough space for the entire list...or to educate anyone here.

Add czars, abandoning allies in Europe on missile shield ("cross my heart, if I'm re-elected, Vladimir"), never risking our childrens' futures because increasing the debt is un-American, fast and furious...stuff like that. My what a long three years it's been. Glad it's coming to an end.

@nojoe, Either way, you won't see it.

I don't recall anything about coal mining being shut down.

That Damn Keystone Pipeline is nothing but a One way street to Canada. We get nothing out of it. No real jobs, just a project.

Taxing medical equipment, State level.

He will not stop import of wood there are great many of wood that come to this country that can't grow here. There are exocit woods that grow in Rain Forest, the Rain Forest hold an Ecological part in the balance of their country, and support indiginous natives lives. This are what that country has this country to do.(sorry bout your guitar)

Define your plants problem(what plants doing what?)

I haven't heard him threaten any business directly or indirectly with an indescrimant tax. Unless your talking ACA and that won't change with Romney Care. The only thing that wil cahnge is whose name is on it.

The truth of the matter is If Romney gets in office it won't be any different. We are in a worlds econimy now and will never move faster than the worlds pace. (We are greatly affected by Europe on this matter)

If you have any bright ideas on how to get this economy going any better. Put your cards on the table and if I think they are any good, Hell, I'll vote for you.

Either way, you still don't see it. NOW for my mindless 5th grade mentality: I hope you can get your lips off Romneys' butt long enough to read this.

Believe in America by Mitt Romney on his website

Romney will fill 1.25 million high skilled jobs currently available by raising the visa cap to bring in "highly educated immigrants."

Romney will attach a green card to the diploma of every graduating immigrant with a degree in math, science and engineering who is offered a job in the US.

America will be working in no time. Just not unemployed Americans.

Amazing you decided to take last week off since you had no GOP points to post.

You have to remember, dear Donna - owns the title of the biggest pathological serial liar on FR!

No one... and I mean NO one can hold a candle to the old broad! lol

Hell, sometimes Snookie goes so far off the deep-end even the moderators call her out on her bull@!$%#!

Sure is something to be proud of... lmao!

People support Obama but he sold you all out a long time ago. Free tax money for private car companies, investment bankers and energy companies. Plenty of Stimulus jobs, but he will not allow employers to use E-Verify to ensure they are legal citizens. He STILL has not raised taxes on the wealthy, even though Dems had both houses.

Where did you get the idea he really cared about the 99%ers? ----lol !!!

Either way, you still don't see it. NOW for my mindless 5th grade mentality: I hope you can get your lips off Romneys' butt long enough to read this.

Wow, isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? (Oh, I sure hope that isn't considered a racist comment in today's society). How about the 90% of you on this blog who support Obama get your heads out of his arse and see him for the failure that he is? You are no better than all the rock-star groupies who's only talent is their ability to get f'd on a routine basis and are proud of it!!!!

jwilson1234- you support Romney and you think anyone else is a groupie? Romney has done NOTHING for years. He has no plans, can't answer a question because he's not allowed since people know he'll make a fool of himself. And, you call supporters of a President who has done a good job in spite of the treasonous GOP rock-star groupies? Maybe you should look in the mirror.

Obama/Biden 2012

So to sum up half your argument, joe, basically everything would be just peachy if we eliminated environmental regulations. Sorry, I remember Love Canal, polluting of the Hudson, worries about whether the Great Lakes would become devoid of life, acid-rain-killed forests, etc. Ah, good times. Funny though, they didn't seem to directly correlate with the success of this nation. Why, the biggest economic boom era we've seen was in the 90's, AFTER we had cleaned most of that crap up.

"Clean Coal" was a nice PR slogan, but total BS scientifically. I'll skip the Global Climate Change issue, as I'm reasonably sure you don't believe that's happening, or at least that MAN has anything to do with it. At any rate, my understanding is the biggest threat to coal markets is reduced foreign demand, and competition with the low price of natural gas.

Shutting down fracking... So thanks to Bush/Cheney, we, the public, don't even get to know what mystery sauce they're pumping millions (billions?) of gallons of into the ground. You've seen the large number of videos of people LIGHTING THEIR TAP WATER ON FIRE, right? You know if the underground water supplies become contaminated with that stuff it will likely be impossible to remove those chemicals and make them safe again in our lifetime, right? Good gamble? Seriously? Thanks, but no thanks. Many of us are actually pissed something MORE isn't being done about this, so I'm not sure what your worry is about.

Keystone pipeline - So this is basically to transit Canadian oil across US lands, for foreign markets. The Washington Post even called BS on the "250,000 jobs" figure the builder estimates, and Fox likes to repeat. External estimates are more like 5000 to 6000. Good jobs, perhaps, but the states it was to go across, which would live with the risks, aren't sure it's worth it. Supporters wanted it approved before environmental risk analysis (it runs over a major aquifer), so Obama said no.

Taxing medical devices... this is part of the ACA. Theory is more people will be given access to some medical devices, which will be mean increased sales for those suppliers. This is attempt to balance that against cost government will pay to cover those. I understand that. You and the suppliers think they should reap the rewards. I think we'll only see how "fair" it is once actually enacted.

"Raiding guitar factories that have the necessary permits..." That's the company's claim, but hasn't been determined by the courts to be fact yet. I love Gibson Guitars, and own a couple, but the government is accusing them of trying to go around protections on an endangered species. This is another one we'll probably just not ever agree on since it pits moderation against "raze the Earth for all you can reap."

"Handing out fistfulls of taxpayer dollars..." Actually, I agree trying to diversify our energy sources is worth the government supporting, since it effects us all. What do you call the billions of taxpayer dollars we are STILL giving to oil companies, presently the most profitable corporations mankind has EVER KNOWN!?!? What about any of that that has gone towards FAILED wells? Try not to be hypocritical in your response.

"Vilifying... threatening... et al." Too vague to comment on directly.

I was going to rebut nonono's post but it seems to have been pretty well covered. Gotta learn to type faster.

Romney was wondering what to do with his dog when he moved...He looked at the dog and said....Well doggy poo, where should I put you on this long drive?.......The dog looked up at him, wagged his tail and went....ROOF....ROOF...........and the rest is history. Now you know how he makes his decisions.

the democrats only had a full majority in the Senate for no more than a few months--remember Al Franken was not declared the winner of the the Minnesota recount until April 2009 and then Ted Kennedy died in August 2009. So it was only during that period that they had the super majority and one of those democrats was literally on his death bed.

republicans like to bring this majority thing up all the time (thinking everyone will believe it--google is a wonderful thing), especially when it comes to their blocking just about every bill that would benefit the U.S. job market and thus, make Obama look good. remember folks, the minority party can filibuster, and the only way to break the filibuster is to have 60 votes to stop it. the republican senators have used the filibuster in the past several years more than at any other time. so if things aren't getting done, it's because the republicans don't even want to bring a bill to the floor so it can be discussed. these guys should be fired, especially turkeyman McConnell. and those who support these republicans should be more than ashamed of themselves--they get fed a pile of crap and then lick it up like it is nectar :)

every American adult should be required to take a general course in macro economics, civics and in how the federal government works, especially how Congress works. folks really are lacking in knowledge, and, thus, come to the most idiotic, self destruction conclusions. though, the puppet masters (the 1%) really do love your ignorance.

You Libs should be out spending your Disability checks you get from the Gov each month or is it every two weeks.What ever go spend it so real men and woman can talk on this site.

Seems the red states get more hand-outs because their elected officials don't give a darn about them. They only care about the party and not their constituents. Go check out the map of the uninsured and the lowest unemployment states. They all took government handouts and took care of their people. Most of them are led by Dems or moderate Republicans. I'm a proud lib with two degrees thank you very much.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

It's about time for the VOTERS of this Country to Take the "Anti-Norquist Pledge" and Vow to not Vote for ANY signers of the"so-called" Norquist Pledge, and break the hostage Lawmaking & Economic Gridlock that these 41 Senators and 238 Congressmen (Mitt & Newt included) have imposed on this Country. Instead of trying to make Obama a "one-term" President; for TRUE Tax Reform; Just "AX THE TAX CODE"?? With the Codes $1.1TRILLION in "breaks", Plus allowing 45% to pay NOTHING, There Is Your "DEFICIT"??

If only the Party of No cared about jobs.

They are too busy waging war against women, the Middle Class, the uninsured, the young, the poor, the old, and the educated.

....and trying to destroy a President because he is black and a Democrat.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

Sure there is a plan. just go to 'Flippers website. Drill drill drill. Coal, tax breaks for the richest and redistribution for the rest of us. He could not make Massachusetts have even a marginal economy in good times.

I don't think it's a kick in the gut..more like a hand on your butt from Flipper.

Alpha...what plans have you heard? Please do tell??

no??

So you are just talking out of your back side then?

Vote Repub and let's get this country moving again. If the Reps turn on it's citizens, then the citizens can turn on the Reps

Thats true Alpha he has said more tax breaks for the wealthy like him is his plan. Trickle down has worked so well since 1980 and Ronnie Reagan. Maybe it will work this time. One of the definitions of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result. President Obama is at least advancing the ball down the field. It's game over if the Gaseous Old Pharts get the ball back.

A Romney Presidency will be a BANE to America.

Mittster Kicks Americans and foreign policy in the gut!....

Mitt has a foreign policy....hide his assets in numerous offshore accounts. Take jobs from America and "offshore" them and take the money from the tax breaks . Vote against removing tax breaks for outsourcing jobs. Vote against tax breaks for bringing the jobs back. Vote Romney for a worse tomorrow today. The Mittster Tax dodger makes you pay for the taxes he won't pay.

Vote Obama/Biden 2012 and offshore Romney

Have you ever had a POOR man write you a pay check and keep you working 40 hours a week.

Go ahead tax the hell out of the rich and see how hard it well be to find a job.

No surprise that someone who calles them self "mike ritter deerhunt1" fails to se the idiocy in his own post. Now mike, go back and read it really slow. A miracle may occur and you might actually feel embarrassed. Doubtful though.

I can't wait to see how many American jobs Romney sends to Iran..

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

Are these the bills that Rep.Paul Ryan authored?? Domestic drilling, that made sure millions of $$$$ went to his family oil and mineral rights??? Those co-authored bills???

Keith...A little lesson on the way the unemployment numbers work....It only counts those getting unemployment benefits. Not those who no longer have a job and no longer can get benefits. It also doesn't count the students because most of them were not collecting benefits to begin with.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

So your a mind reader are ya?

he is going to push or allow businesses to continue ship our jobs over seas

"Our jobs?" Really? Who's job is it? It's the company's job...they may decide to give it to you but this obvious feeling of entitlement is wrong. Maybe go out and create your own job or earn a job....cracks me up - Dems always feel that they should be given everything! Dems are nothing but big, lazy woosies!!!!

Why yes. yes I am a mind reader oh wait no I'm not. I just listen to what people say and how they say it. A person's tone can tell you a lot about them. their intelligence and things like that. But if you didn't know that then we can go with me being a mind reader. As far as feeling entitled? No. I earned my job. went to college. Worked hard......So on and so forth.I Work for a decent company in fact. But when you ship OUR jobs over seas then you are presenting Americans with fewer jobs to earn. The 2 of you are very much allowed your opinions and I thank you for sharing them. But the fact that the 2 of you attacked my opinion shows me a few things about the 2 of you. Thank you. I appreciate it.

not only are the jobs outsourced to china, india, et al., these traitorous companies get tax credits from the traitorous republicans to ship those jobs overseas. when the democrats tried to repeal this tax credit practice, the repugs blocked it.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

Just a reminder about the outsourcing of jobs. Obama's also is outsourcing jobs. His jobs czar is sending jobs through GE to China and closing a plant here in Georgia. Where is the outrage from the liberals on this. Maybe when the corporate tax rates in America become competitive with the rest of the world, the manufacturing jobs will come back. We do have a global economy now as I am so often reminded of by my liberal friends and having the highest corporate tax rate in the world, makes us not so competitive.

You stupid dems just don't get it or don't want to get it. The Dems are some of the richest people in the US and yes they send jobs overseas. Romney hasn't been at Bain since 1999. Obama, your (my muslim faith) Obama is outsoursing jobs as we speak.

And as for your party of NO, That is obviously the Dem, who haven't passed a jobs bill, or much of anything else for that matter.

As for Romney being Mormon. Ried is Mormon!! So what, Obama is Muslim, was born muslim, attended muslim school and can recite the koran. So what's your point.

Vote Romney

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

NSNASH14 and special ed workers:

NSNASH14, you need to do some research before spilling lie. GE is actually building new factories back in US. Part of the jobs bill that your repukes refusing to pass is giving incentives for companies to come back and punish one that do outsource.

Special ED Workers:

You forgot his governorship in Massachusetts? and his policies that promoted outsourcing? oh yea, might want to look it up, but that too complicated for you. I know facts hurts.

Now What is wrong with Muslim President? don't answer or ignorance will spill. But he is not, never was, never went to Muslim school. His Father is was, but he left his mom who is christian when he was 6 year old. You know he did go to church for 20 years. You can't be muslim and christian at same time, if you really know Islam religion. by the way I am jew, but not ignorant one that knows about things.

Wife doesn't have time---she is too busy doping her horses for the win!

What is Odomo's plan? hire more IRS agents, gov. workers,teachers , etc. Their all overhead that has to be paid for us business owners and workers. YOU ARE A FOOL IF YOU CROWN THIS MAN DICTATOR FOR FOUR MORE YEARS OR WHATEVER HE CHANGES THE TERM LIMITS TO.Maybe he thinks that when his family goes on taxpayer vacations costing millions he is stimulating the economy.................you know the trickle down effect.

Connecticut Moron - wtf are you talking about. I have a small business (not like Exxon which gets "small business" classification,) and I like it when teachers and cops are employed and able to buy from me.

If O'bama was a dictator, things would probably be better - universal health care, gun laws that would save lives, return tax rates on the wealthiest to the Eisenhower levels, and best of all, idiots like you would be shipped off to guantanamo or executed on the spot ;-)

Lastly, EVERY PRESIDENT took tax-payer funded vacations. O'bama has taken far fewer than W or Raygun.

Where is your outrage for the congressional perks?

How many wives does he have? He is a practicing Mormon!

How many wives did Bill and JFK have.Not counting the one they were married to.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

@Sid 524385: Thousands of young men don't serve in the military. As a matter of fact a majority do not. I applaud the brave young people who choose that path, but there are many other commendable paths to choose. Romney's children choose college and volunteer mission work. Not many 19 year old young men these days will voluntarily give up 2 years of their life to serve as Mitt's son's did. These young men and women go into some of the most needy places in the world and work to make them better, at a time in their life when most are hanging out in college frats. You are showing your uneducated prejudice to put down their choices.

Michelle:: Yes, like their daddy did. He went to France-- that's not a very needy place. And his wife was there-- don't know if she was there 24/7 or just went over to vacation with him. I did hear him say that the only things that he could remember about his missionary work in France was his vacations with his wife-- and they went to the uppity vacation spots. Not like Mormon missionaries are sent to do.

Send the other missionaries to needy places in the world-- not Mutt Romney and not their sons.

@michelle, candy coat it anyway you want. They are makeing a souting expadition for there father so the CEOs can calculate how long and what it's going to take before they can exploit these people. I'm never wrong on these matters.

Romneys wife, Rove, and Norquist have not picked his VP candidate yet. Michelle Bachmann went for a ride in a Chevy Corvette and now she claims she is being...VETTED!

@Suzy-2759697: You know nothing about what Mormon missionaries do.... And are you saying that there are no people in France that need help? Please. If Mitt's wife was in France when he was serving his mission there, there was no "vacationing". Missionaries are not allowed to date anyone while they serve. They are not even allowed to speak to a woman alone, let alone go anywhere with one.They can't even call a woman unless it is pertaining to their missionary work, and then it is done with in full ear shot of their fellow missionaries. You are just spouting other inflammatory things you have heard others say, without regard for the truth of what you pass along. I have a son who just returned from a mission in Mexico/Arizona. I know the rules these volunteers live under 24/7. What you say happened would not have been allowed in any way. Your credibility is questionable in this matter.

michelle - you are another clueless one...quite right that romney went to france for his missionary work but while he was there he tried to convince the french to not drink wine...now that is like asking any other group not to breath. who the hell does he think he is to preach his own values to another culture...this man is not only out of touch with the middle class, i think he is out of touch with the human race. he certainly would make a wonderful international representative in some of the global meetings. ugh.

Yes, wine is a cultural staple in France, but there are many people in France that do not drink. It is ridiculous that you assume just because someone is French they must therefore drink. LDS Missionaries do travel the world and preach their values to people of other cultures, but only to people interested in listening. They do not force anyone to accept their beliefs, yet many do and their lives are improved for it. My son spent 3 months visiting a one man every evening who was a severe alcoholic. He had nearly lost his family and wanted to quit, but was struggling. They visited this man every night to help him get out of the habit of getting drunk every evening, while they tried to find him a detox and recovery program. They just may have saved this mans life. They were not forcing their beliefs on him. He wanted their help, so they were there. This is the kind of work missionaries do.

Sid 5

Oh, Buffet, Soros, Kerry, Pelosi, Gore, Rockefeller, when are you going to bring your Democat money from your overseas accounts.

Can you say lying hypocrite.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

From: dpcc.sen.gov The Ryan Plan which Romney supports.

Republicans have claimed that their tax plan would renew the expiring Bush tax cuts and reduce tax rates even further without increasing the deficit, all by getting rid of unspecified "loopholes" in the tax code. But a new analysis by the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) shows that Republican math simply doesn't add up. The new JEC report shows that the Republican tax plan would actually necessitate a $1,300 tax increase on average middle-class families to pay for a tax cut of over $285,000 for each millionaire.

The Republican tax plan would cost a total of $10 trillion - $5.4 trillion to extend the expiring Bush tax cuts, and according to the Tax Policy Center an additional $4.6 trillion to lower the top tax rate to 25%. Republicans have refused to name any of the specific "loopholes" they would repeal to cover the huge price tag of lowering taxes on the rich, and the JEC report explains why. In order to make their tax plan revenue neutral, Republicans would have to eliminate nearly every deduction and credit in the tax code, including those that mainly benefit middle-class families.

JEC's report shows that because Republicans would do away with middle class deductions, even with lower tax rates the Republican plan would amount to a net middle class tax increase.

• Families making between $50,000 and $100,000 would pay over $1,300 more in taxes, while families making between $100,000 and $200,000 would pay over $2,600 more.
• Meanwhile, millionaires would reap massive additional tax cuts. Under the Republican plan, those making over $1,000,000 would get a tax break worth over $285,000.
• The Republican tax plan would give the top 0.1% of earners more than $1 million in tax breaks.

The American people overwhelmingly oppose giving millionaires more tax breaks at the expense of the middle class. Republicans should work with Democrats to pay down our deficit in a balanced way that will create jobs here in America and ask the wealthiest to pay their fair share again.

@STAR SAILING Cant you find anything new to copy and post you post the same thing ever day.

Buy some you magazine's or News Week.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

Do search on.......Fox news dumber...and see the studies that show people are dumber for watching Fox news. Lies and wrong info make people who watch Fox news dumber as shown by several studies........That's Fox News Dumber..........

Are you freakin serious? The recession began in late 2006/2007 when King George was in office. Are you really that brainwashed? Do you really let Fox do all of your thinking for you? Wow, just wow.This is whats wrong with America, morons just spout off the talking points the Reich Wing media gives them. Also, when did Obama ever try to take credit away from Seal Team 6 for Bin Laden? When did he EVER say "Nope it wasnt seal team 6, it was all me. I went over there like Rambo and did it myself." You sir, are a moron.

hey, bear...seems you have a really short memory...this mess started under the bushies...remember paulson practically messing his panties when he was pleading with congress to do something.

if the useless repug congress folk would work with Obama and not obstruct (because heaven forbid that they should do something that would make the economy better and make Obama look good) things WOULD be better.

one should also remember there is something called structural unemployment--don't want to get too complicated here since i realize some are probably even having trouble reading this (you know something call functional illiteracy). structural unemployment is somewhere around 6%. wouldn't take much to get down to that if the lousy repug govs would stop firing public employees. of course the fed gov has cut back on their revenue sharing with states which has led to a holy mess for the public workers and their firing. another attempt by the repugs to kill the unions. so much of today's unemployment figures is due to firing of teachers, police, firemen. pretty sad commentary about our country, which i think has gone off the tracks due to the selfish and stupid repug agenda. if you like the 40 hour week, paid holidays and vacation time, you can thank the unions for those. you bet your bottom dollar that your boss wouldn't give that to you otherwise.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.

This is the record of an administration deserving another four years.

And here what republican house passed:

Any Jobs Bills:

HOUSE 24 bills, 415 pages

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate passed S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 4 pages

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4573, to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions; 6 pages

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 3506, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates;4 pages

John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building Designation Act: H.R. 4275, amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building''; 4 pages

Truth in Caller ID Act: H.R. 1258, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 6 pages

Radio Spectrum Inventory Act: H.R. 3125, amended, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages

Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010: H.R. 4994, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 200; 15 pages

Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 20 pages

Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 12 pages

Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act: H.R. 4178, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs; 12 pages

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family; 4 pages

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act: S. 1963, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and to improve the provision of health care to veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 214; 138 pages

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act: H.R. 1585, amended, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; 14 pages

Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 221; 2 pages

Steve Goodman Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 223. 2 pages

Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S. 3253, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; 2 pages

Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010: H.R. 5017, amended, to ensure the availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 225; 4 pages

Providing that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011: H.R. 5146, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 226; 4 pages

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: H.R. 3808, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce; 4 pages

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act: H.R. 3393, amended, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; 32 pages

Amending title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter: H.R. 5148, to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter; 4 pages

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010: H.R. 5147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. 8 pages

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 5013, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 230. 94 pages

Puerto Rico Democracy Act: The House passed H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 169 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 242. 8 pages

Yes Bain fires some people. They also save thousands of jobs by keeping many companies in business. That is what they do. They take companies that are struggling to survive at all and do what is necessary to keep them in business. Sometimes that means restructuring, sometimes that means selling off assets but in the end many of these companies would have gone belly-up without the intervention....costing thousands more jobs. The uneducated hate for success and capitalism is stunning on these boards!

Yes Michelle, the Mutt Robme azzkissers are stunning on these boards.

Michelle has a great point. I am an example. We run a manufacturing company with today 80 people...down from 120 in 2008. We laid off 40 to survive, the good of the many out weigh the good of the few. Management took a 10% pay cut and we plan to reverse it this summer. I took a 35% pay cut. Our business picked up this year about 20%. We have only hire 2 people. Everyone has been working overtime, costing us 10% more in wages. We are making money and the net income (62% after tax) pays down debt and sitting on cash. I am the decision maker on hiring, and I AM NOT HIRING. I am concerned about all the new regulations, health care costs, and what happens to taxes. Our company is not alone, there are hundred of thousands with the same view. Until this uncertainty is reduced we will continue on this path, only investing on sure things. The administrations bashing does no one any good, except me looking at expanding either north of the border or across the pond. Any president has very limited impact on the economy, their biggest value is positive leading and leading through compromising with congress. In both of these areas the current administration is lacking. We will continue to hold back on hiring until November and then decide should we invest in more automation reducing our overhead (labor) costs or a combination of people and equipment (which may still have a better return on investment).

Great post teo! I have heard many small business owners say this exact same thing. The typical response I hear to this is that the small business owners do not know what they are talking about or that they are lying. Just blows my mind how people deny facts that come from those with first had knowledge as to why their company is not hiring.

Bain buys companies. Strattles them with debt. Then claims bankrupcy. And pockets millions from it.

Bain destroys THOUSANDS of peoples lifes.

not only do they bankrupt them, they cannibalize the pensions. since pensions are guaranteed by the fed gov, guess who has to make whole those pensions that Bain ran off with? the US taxpayer. under normal circumstances and moral compasses, Bain's methods really would verge on the criminal. but, heck, under corporatocracy (fascism), the companies and gov work hand in hand to write the laws...guess who is always protected?

you liked the economic melt down that the bushies created, go ahead and vote for Romney. he will be a Bush on steroids...if you didn't lose enough in your savings/investments under the Bush meltdown, well Romney and his talented eco crew will make certain you will lose everything. i would bet my life on that.

1. First president to successfully ensure that every American will have medical care without regard to pre-existing conditions. This includes some 20 million children.
2. Raised fuel standards on American cars to nearly double by 2024, going up to 55MPG.
3. Race to the Top education reform promising higher standards.
4. Saved American auto industry.
5. Withdrew all combat troops from Iraq as promised in 2008 campaign.
6. Got a measure of justice for 9/11 killings by killing bin Laden.
7. Improved foreign relations with the rest of the world. I don't know how much you travel overseas, Chuck but the world is a little friendlier since Obama became president..
8. Severely crippled Al Queda's ability to launch attacks against the U.S.
9. Supported the end of the regime in Libya without loss of any U.S. forces.
10. Knows when to use soft power and hard power.
11. Turned around a financial crisis threatening a depression.
12. Recognized the ignorance of austerity during a severe recession; something the GOP and many European governments failed to recognize.
13.Built strongerprograms for military families.
14. Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in military.
15. Supported gay marriage as a recognition of a civil right.
16. Recognition that Bush tax cuts were inappropriate when fighting two unpaid wars..
17. Realizes the enormous income gaps between rich and poor ought to be addressed as a matter of justice/fairness.
18. Opened travel to Cuba for Cuban American families.
19. Supported tighter banking regulations.
20. Countered China's push for hegemony in the Pacific by suppporting countries in the region.
21. Accomplished all of the above(most were campaign promises of 2008) despite a republican leadership stating that his defeat was their priority right from the start of his administration.