How is it Obama's fault that idiots in NY and Ca misude their money?

nomoresameo - shellacking?

What in the heck you talking about son?

snail tracks everywhere!!

Well at least you can say the Democrats on this thread are consistant. They are still blaming Bush for all our fiscal problems, and when that doesn't work they blame the Republican's in the House that have only been there for a year and half. Obama and the communists, oops, I mean the Democrats, hard to tell the difference, had COMPLETE controll of the House AND the Senate for Obama's first two years in office. Not only did they NOT correct the economy or impliment any substantive plans, but they have yet to submit a budget. They still control the Senate and EVERY bill the House has submitted for debate in the last year and half has been BLOCKED by the Democrat controlled Senate. Talk about the pot calling the kettle...

I would love to have a president (or a politician for that matter) just be honest with me.

If our economy is doing bad say it is, tell us it's because of all the horrible and current laws/policies that our government has passed that has gotten us in this situation.

Be straight with us, let us know we need to be more reliant on ourselves rather than the government.

Let's see...in 2008, Obama said he would have unemployment below 6%(failed), he said his economic stimulus would be a success(failed), he uses "executive priviledge to obstruct the truth of "Fast and Furious"(WOW), he says the private sector is "doing lust fine"(maybe his private sector), his Press Secretary is telling so many lies, he has to stutter and stammer as he makes up the next line, if you're illegal(you're not now), and you don't even need a picture I.D. to vote(voter fraud).....and everyone's justification is "its Bush's fauly, or it is Congresses fault. How about it is America's fault for electing this mess. He is the worst President in our history, period!! Check out the cost of health care since the SCOTUS debacle. It is multiplying.

Fiesty,

And you are what? A calm and cool thinker?

Rudy, let me get this straight. What you are advocating for is better regulation. Understand that the banking industry lobbied very heavily to remove those regulations, and yes shame on the Democrats for caving in and allowing those regulations to be repealed. You apparently though are not educated enough to understand that the Republicans do not and will not put any of those regulations back in place. WOW, just amazed at the lack of inteligence of most Americans.

we are NOT headed in any direction but collapse; we continue to outsource jobs,(GM,GE,Ford Siemens, and most of all alum, and steel supports and sheet metal, hell we do not even make 10% of screws and bolts and nails in this country anymore); all done with government tax breaks and tarp and stimulus money); the right direction would be put a tax on every outsourced job, equal to what they would have had to pay in FICA taxes, around15%, then you will see a turnaround, each administration is more of the same, the big boys run the show.

hell even credit card company's use India and China for sorting and billing.

Has this guy ever admitted to anything being his fault? I mean it's natural for us to make mistakes. We are all human, but he will never admit that he screwed something up. Terrible shame.

How can so many Liberal lemmings still be around? They will follow the Community Organizer in Chief directly over a cliff.

There is a difference between being "partisan" and being a "fool". This president has failed in everything he has touched. If John McCain and Sarah Palin had won the election and here we are 3+ years later with unemployment STILL over 8%, only 80,000 jobs being created (we need 150,000 a month JUST to keep up with inflation), GDP at an anemic 2%, 1 in 7 on Food Stamps, the labor-participation rate at its lowest since Jimmy Carter, and almost HALF of those unemployed have been unemployed for 6 months or more the Democrats would be SCREAMING failure and they would be correct. Anybody who looks at the economic data and still considers voting for Obama is a fool.

There is NO justification for such a poor economy. There is NO justification for the failed policies of this president. There is NO justification to reelect Obama when even HE said that if he does not "fix the economy in the first three years then he is looking at a one-term proposition". He is correct. This president has been a failure even under his OWN definition.

Just keep in mind: You voted FOR Obama in 2008 to prove you were not a racist. But now you need to vote AGAINST Obama in 2012 to prove you are not an idiot.

I just want to go back to all the failed policies of the last 200 years, they sure seemed to work a whole lot better than Barry's bag of tricks ! Anyone but Obama Biden 2012 !

Brandon - "Yet when the CBO says that the Healthcare Act will cut our deficit by at least 1 trillion dollars over 10 years"

I would like see proof of that, last I heard they couldn't even figure out how to score Obamacare.

Also I would just like to point out for you libs. The united states has a new revenue source to pay for things, they just tax and penalize.

Hey we have a new program that needs 50 billion, how are we going to pay for it, well we just demand our citizens buy into it or we Tax/penalize them for not.

Hey we need some cash, we just force people to carry breathalyzers around so that nobody is out in public drunk and possibly driving (Everybody drinks at least once so this is for the good of the people and will saves lives) , new Government program paid for.

And remember it was the DEMS that LOVED and CHEERED this ruling on.

"So this is how liberty dies: With thunderous applause."

Queen Amidala

I guess he has finally lost it.... What the heck is he talking about.

@ Pro Business

That was a very intelligent and excellent comment. Although I am an independent, I believe that conservative voters do not make excuses for their party or their guy. If they screw up, the voters acknowledge it and the politician that they supported is usually done. For example, it was conservative voters who disavowed George Bush Sr. when he lied about no new taxes and then signed a deal with the dems to do just that. But for some reason, the leftists will follow their guy off a cliff. There is no questioning their loyalty anyway.

However, my post is not an attack on leftists. The majority of my friends are libs and we have nothing but love for each other, so it's not personal, like the folks on here.

American Girl-724855

So explain how Bush contribued to the below:

The below MSNBC article could definitely influence the upcoming congressional election.

Lawmakers got loan deals from Countrywide

And how about the derivatives market that remained unregulated. Who was responsible for that?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warning/interviews/born.html

AG, don't you think it is about time you liberals got your head out of your arses?

I beg to differ, Just Shaking My Head-- I drove through Missouri during Obama's streets project there two years ago. Those 50-100 workers were happy to be employed by shovels then, but they ran out of roads to redo, so they're back to their Meth labs. That's the trouble with the liberal idea that government can just keep employing everyone through infrastructure building--eventually you run out of infrastructure improvements to be made and the people you were employing go back to being jobless, and meanwhile everyone is still being taxed in order to try and pay for the old improvements ten years later when they wear out again and we go further in debt to redo what we've already done.

Some people have mentioned that this has more to do with fannie and freddy and glass-steagall, but we also have to look at the fact that the dot com bubbled burst at pretty much the same time that business figured out anyone sitting at a computer could be sitting at a computer in a cheaper labor environment overseas. Twenty years or so ago the economy was saved by the internet. It was a new economic arena and everyone was getting in on the ground floor, building sites, coming up with ideas to make things better. Clinton's era of greatness was built on the backs of bits and bites and pixels to the tune of modems humming everywhere. There was an enormous boom of new growth, and unfortunately the government at the time felt that growth would be sustainable and didn't foresee the fall. Fannie and Freddy and the repeal of Glass-Steagal all happened right around that initial upward spiking boom and lots of people made a good deal of money off of the bad business ideas that were born from the thought that the internet boom would be endless. But as with any other economic revolution, the consumers decided which sites were best, and the echo of that initial boom finally died out along with a plethora of useless, needless sites that the market couldn't support because the consumer had chosen. Today, there are still new ideas, but those decades of frenzy are gone. And at the same time, some jobs that were once staples were lost specifically because the internet made it possible to do business elsewhere. Only the political parts of it have anything to do with politics though.

What we need is for business to get a little protectionist. I don't mean this negatively. I don't believe that we should be anti-china or anti-india (they deserve jobs too). I do believe that business must recognize that every person here has to be gainfully employed and work towards employing everyone. But government cannot be the catalyst for that, because government is a vacuum. Personally I think the next big market should be quality control. People will pay more for better quality. We are tired of buying dishwashers that crap out every three years.

Lu, I disagree with one statement that you made.

"People will pay more for better quality. We are tired of buying dishwashers that crap out every three years.'

If we were tired of buying them we wouldn't buy them we would buy the more expensive models, but people either can't afford that or don't have the foresight to buy it.

People like cheap stuff and they like the idea of a bargain.

You people are pathetic, pointing fingers at each others party, well guess what it takes both parties to get things done, maybe just maybe if we would stop with the party crap and do whats good for the country we could get something done, in the mean time both parties are a joke and so are the losers who blindly follow

I thought you guys knew by now. Romney's Swiss bank accounts are to blame for the unemployment staying above 8%. It's the Republican's "war on women" that is causing anemic job growth. It's because the Republicans are racist that the economy isn't keeping up with population growth.

Divide, Deflect, and Distract; the 0bama reelection campaign slogan.

RedSoxRule

Yes, Right direction to destroy capitalism, the American dream and the middle class.

What a rank amateur.

This clown must go!

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A Sox fan...WELL that explains a lot about you, nothing more need be said

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

' " He blamed any sluggishness not on his policies, but on a "stalemate in Washington." ...He also derided Mitt Romney and Republicans once again for wanting to try policies, the president charged, that have already been tried and failed.'

Like Obama's policies have succeeded. What a joke - always looking for someone to blame other than himself and his failed policies.

There are still 1.3 million fewer people working than when Obama took office - according to the official government Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and on top of that, there are an additional 5 million net new people that have entered the workforce under Obama - only to find no jobs available.

It's time for a change - Obama has failed - MISERABLY.

Feisty evidently got her feelings hurt...

As I read through these comments I must ask:

What has the GOP done in the past 3+ years to better this country??????

They continue to SAY NO, but have done anything to better this country?

Please think clearly before answering!

To ProBusiness: Kudos! well put! VERY well put..

Pyrrhic Victory

I thought you guys knew by now. Romney's Swiss bank accounts are to blame for the unemployment staying above 8%. It's the Republican's "war on women" that is causing anemic job growth. It's because the Republicans are racist that the economy isn't keeping up with population growth.

Divide, Deflect, and Distract; the 0bama reelection campaign slogan.

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Swiss, Germany, Caymans, Burmuda, British Virgin Islands...Im sure Im missing a few...

THEY ARE racists, and THEY ARE assaulting womens rights....

The mere FACT that they have been concentrating on banning abortion, defunding PP, etc PROVES that..

SOOOOOO, thank you for pointing out these things

This has been three consecutive months of no significant job growth. This is not a step in the right direction, this is three step sideways. If the Dems in the Senate would do something other than table every effort by House Republicans, maybe we would be seeing job growth.

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

Do you get your 'Obama talking points' directly from the White House, or do you have to search for them?

And judging from the fact that you usually seem to be first to post, you must spend most of your time waiting for new stories to post - Are you on public assistance which gives you so much free time, or does the Democratic Party pay you?

Lu-1328381

I beg to differ, Just Shaking My Head-- I drove through Missouri during Obama's streets project there two years ago. Those 50-100 workers were happy to be employed by shovels then, but they ran out of roads to redo, so they're back to their Meth labs. That's the trouble with the liberal idea that government can just keep employing everyone through infrastructure building--eventually you run out of infrastructure improvements to be made and the people you were employing go back to being jobless, and meanwhile everyone is still being taxed in order to try and pay for the old improvements ten years later when they wear out again and we go further in debt to redo what we've already done.

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BS, the only way you "run out of infrastructure improvements" is if you move to another country...Roads need improving CONSTANTLY, bridges in this country, and I am assuming Missouri has bridges, are literally falling down, sewer systems are 10s of decades old, water delivery systems the same, etc etc etc....INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN NEED OF CONSTANT MAINTAINENCE, but you wouldnt know that, obviously

GOP talking points, its ALL YOU HAVE

But he said the economy overall is heading "in the right direction."

That is Only if you consider the trajectory that ValuJet 592 took into the Everglades or TWA 800 and Air France 447 took into the Atlantic as the "Right Direction".

Even if you're a republican you must agree that there is an unprecedented level of obstructing government going on in the house.

Otherwise you're simply lying to yourself.

Bill-2910238 " If the Dems in the Senate would do something other than table every effort by House Republicans, maybe we would be seeing job growth."

But then Obama wouldn't be able to blame Congress for not doing anything.

Personally, I think that since Harry Reid won't have to worry about another election until 2016, Obama has made a deal with him to block all of those 25 or so bills that the Republican House has passed to eliminate overly restrictive regulations on business and increase energy production and jobs.

That way Obama can 'blame the Republican House' for not getting anything done, even though it's the Democratic Senate that is blocking all new bills. If the liberal media wasn't 'in the tank' for Obama, they might point out the truth.

Dan, when you speak of racist look no further then a mirror, after that look up the definition, then look up ignorant, and try slang for tool. Not everyone who disagrees with you is a racist, just as not everyone who disagrees with me is a fool

Bill-2910238

This has been three consecutive months of no significant job growth. This is not a step in the right direction, this is three step sideways. If the Dems in the Senate would do something other than table every effort by House Republicans, maybe we would be seeing job growth.

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WHERE ARE THE BILLS FROM THE GOP CONTROLED HOUSE CREATING JOBS???????????????????

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

WTF is the problem with you Liberals. Are you that so mesmerized by Obama that you can't even use common sense. First off like I have been saying for months. If your Obama was any sort of Statesman he would of already had his budget approved and signed. Yet when he had control of both Houses he instead decided to pen one of the worst pieces of legislation ever. It is filled with pork, taxes, and lies. Yet you people still don't get it. Even Bill Clinton was able to get stuff passed with Republican controlled House and Senate. How did he do that. Its called Negotiations and Compromise. Its called being a Statesman and being able to reach across the lines. Now you turn the tables since you all seem to be willing to remind everyone that if we went backwards to Bush ERA well HELL YEA lets go back to 4% unemployment and I was making over 100k a year in the Auto Industry and FYI. Sales people are not making what they use to in the Industry during Bush Era. Obama can't MAN UP EVER and SAY " Yeah Its My Watch Now!" He is such a failure as a President and he is a disgrace to all African Americans since he has shown no skills to be President. All he can do is Blame the GOP and BUSH> well OBAMA GET OVER IT, ITS YOUR ECONOMY NOW so DEAL WITH IT. If Obama was a Republican President you all would be screaming for his Impeachment.

I don't know what Economy Obama is living in? Oh yea its called spend the taxpayers money to go on frivolous vacations, golf trips, vacations, golf trips, expensive 25k a plate dinners.etc. while us "serfs" live on the bread crumbs that fall from his Economy! If your one of his people than your in and you will get special treatment and money. Most corrupt Politician ever.

wlee-950886

Dan, when you speak of racist look no further then a mirror, after that look up the definition, then look up ignorant, and try slang for tool. Not everyone who disagrees with you is a racist, just as not everyone who disagrees with me is a fool

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WHERE did I say just because somebody disagrees with me they are a racist?

I guess it must written in invisable ink, right?

OH AND HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ me being a racist, considering Im white and have a black wife and all....

LOL, try again

California created its own set of problems by not raising revenue for the amount of money they spend. 80,000 jobs gained is a whole lot better than 80,ooo jobs lost. Romney is already trying to explain why he's parked his money offshore and can't stand up to his party. Congress has sat on its behind getting paid for doing nothing. The President has created more jobs in three years than Bush did in eight. There are a lot of people on here that don't know squat about the whys and could care less. I'll bet you'll be singing a different tune come November if those neo-cons want to start another war and let those big banks do whatever they want with your retirement money.Ignorance gets very tiresome.

If Obama's excuses were jobs ... our economy would be flourishing

HOUSE 35 bills, 2284 pages {May}

John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2012: H.R. 4097, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; 6 pages

Authorizing the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the City of Tracy: S. 1302, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the City of Tracy. 5 pages

Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act: H.R. 2072, amended, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 330 yeas to 93 nays, Roll No. 224, 5 pages

United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012: H.R. 4133, amended, to express the sense of Congress regarding the United States-Israel strategic relationship, to direct the President to submit to Congress reports on United States actions to enhance this relationship and to assist in the defense of Israel, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 2 nays with 9 answering ``present'', Roll No. 225. 12 pages

Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 4967, to prevent the termination of the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts. 12 pages

Provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2013: The House passed H.R. 5652, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2013, by a recorded vote of 218 ayes to 199 noes with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 247. 170 pages

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013: The House passed H.R. 5326, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, by a yea-and-nay vote of 247 yeas to 163 nays, Roll No. 249. Consideration of the measure began on Tuesday, May 8th. 114 pages

Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act: H.R. 1864, amended, to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States; 8 pages

National Blue Alert Act of 2012: H.R. 365, to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 250; 12 pages

Security in Bonding Act: H.R. 3534, amended, to amend title 31, United States Code, to revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety; 6 pages

Black Hills Cemetery Act: H.R. 3874, amended, to provide for the conveyance of eight cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 251; 6 pages

HEARTH Act: H.R. 205, amended, to amend the Act titled ``An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases'', approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval from the Secretary of the Interior, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 252; 14 pages

Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012: H.R. 4240, amended, to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004; 8 pages

Modifying the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to members of the reserve components: H.R. 4045, amended, to modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after that date, from the changes to the program guidance that took effect on that date. 8 pages 384

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012: The House passed H.R. 4970, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 258. 192 pages

Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012: H.R. 4119, amended, to reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border tunnels, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 256; 8 pages

Amending the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan: H.R. 2745, amended, to amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada; 6 pages

Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act: H.R. 2621, amended, to establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the State of Colorado. 10 pages

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act: H.R. 5740, to extend the National Flood Insurance Program, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 262. 12 pages

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013: The House passed H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, by a recorded vote of 299 ayes to 120 noes, Roll No. 291. Consideration of the measure began on Wednesday, May 16th. 996 pages

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry Access Act: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4849, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. 4 pages

Divisional Realignment Act of 2012: H.R. 5512, amended, to amend title 28, United States Code, to realign divisions within two judicial districts; 4 pages

Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012: H.R. 5651, amended, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices and to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 387 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 294; 294 pages

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2012: H.R. 3310, amended, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens; 12 pages

Servicemember Family Protection Act: H.R. 4201, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 295; 12 pages

Secure Border Act: H.R. 1299, amended, to achieve operational control of and improve security at the international land borders of the United States; 8 pages

Requiring the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: H.R. 3670, to require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; 4 pages

WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2012: H.R. 2764, amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security; 8 pages

Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: H.R. 915, amended, to establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force program to enhance border security by fostering coordinated efforts among Federal, State, and local border and law enforcement officials to protect United States border cities and communities from trans-national crime, including violence associated with drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the international borders of the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 391 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 296; 8 pages

Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: H.R. 3140, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize the assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance the security of mass transit systems; 6 pages

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act: Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5740, to extend the National Flood Insurance Program; 12 pages

Export Promotion Reform Act: H.R. 4041, amended, to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods and services. 8 pages

The House passed H.R. 5743, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, by a recorded vote of 386 ayes to 28 noes, Roll No. 301. 28 pages

The House passed H.R. 5854, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, by a yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 12 nays, Roll No. 305. 70 pages

WHERE ARE THE JOBS BILLS?????????????????????????????????

You call giving speeches and ranting and raving about the GOP governing? Why don't you Lefties look in the mirror and remember you hate haters too. Well guess what? You have become what you hated. You are all haters! Just look at your Hateful remarks towards Conservatives period.

@ TheSwordNPen79

He is such a failure as a President and he is a disgrace to all African Americans since he has shown no skills to be President.

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HAHAHAHAHAHA, and i guess since you must be black, you can make this judgement, correct?

Yeah, if you are black, Im the king of Canada

Why are you guys getting so worked up about politics? You little sheep, can't you see that they play to your emotions and not your rational thinking? There's no reason to get angry or spout rhetoric, calmly look for the facts on things. Don't let them sell you your beliefs like they sell you a car.

This nonsense that goes on in American politics really needs to stop, the attempts to polarize people one way or the other by both parties. 95% of the people on here don't even know how the system works, let along how their vote might change things.

tony (Post # 1.14)

It is for sure that you have no knowledge (or should I say really do not want to admit) which President the Recession started under while at the same time declaring that "The economy was doing just fine". There's an old saying: "Ignorance is bliss". Go back and reread the history without your Rose Colored Glasses.

William, as many have pointed out, the house has passed numerous bills designed to spur job creation and growth yet the Senate has tabled them and not brought them up for a vote, why? I think there is plenty of obstructing going on in both parties.

Romney was wondering what to do with his dog when he had to drive a long distance with the family.....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.

Romney the billionaire could buy another car, rent another car, or hire a kennel company to deliver the dog.......But no...he takes the advice from his dog!

The Republican Party do not want anything to work out for the Constituents until they are in full control. OMG !! How selfish and self-centered can a Governmental organization be?!?!?

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Democrats Accomplishments:

President Clinton eliminated the US Laws that made Illegal the Causes of the Previous Depressions; Result the current $60 Trillion to $100 Trillion Global Economic Crisis consisting of the Mortgage Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Financial Crisis, Banking Crisis, Credit Crisis, etc. identical to previous Depressions.

President Clinton's giving China Most Favored Trade Status in return for recieving Millions of "Donations" as stated during his Impeachment as "Chinagate" by US Congress. Result, It was not a coincidence that he was the former Govenor of Arkansas, the Headquarters of Walmart is Arkansas, soon afterwards Walmart changed from Policy of Made In US to Made In China, the current "Walmart Effect".

President Clinton's Gutting of the US Intelligence Agencies. Result according to the US Congressional 9/11 Commission leaving the US Blind Worldwide to the events leading to the 9/11 2001 Attacks; and to this day the US still does not have the previous numbers of credible verifiable Intelligence Assets Worldwide. Without these on the ground credible verifiable Intelligence Assets US Military Asymmetric Warfare (Special Warfare) Forces get killed unnecessarily going into Hostile Nations Blind with no "Friendlies" (Local Intelligence Assets) to link up with.

President Clinton as Commander In Chief Ordered the Cut to the Bone Reduction In Forces (RIF) of the US Military. Results, US Military Personnel thrown on Unemployment like trash. The US Civilian Military Industrial Complex lays off thousands of US Civilians these jobs become permanently lost as Business Closures especially in the US Textile Industry (US Military Clothing (Uniforms), equipment), US Raw Materials Processing (Steel Processing, Food Processing, etc.), US Manufacturing, etc.. Closure of 14 US Military Installations at the US, the nearby US Towns and Cities suffer near Great Depression Era Economies as Civilian Jobs permanently lost.

Definition of Insanity: "Repeating the Same Mistakes and Expecting a Different Result", President Obama as Commander In Chief Ordered Reduction In Forces of the US Military of over 90,000 US Military Personnel thrown on Unemployment along with the over 1 Million US Civilians that used to provide support to the US Military that are being RIF'ed.

Then Candidate Obama's "Tax the Rich", "Rich Pay Their Fair Share". Result, caused the Richest Person in the World, most US and Foreign Business Investors to Flee the US to Invest their money at Vietnam, India, China, etc. adding to the Credit Crisis, as US Businesses could not obtain Loans and Credit; so the US Taxpayers end up providing these 0% Interest Loans. After withdrawing his Billions of US Investments from the US, many Retail US Businesses that the Richest Person in the World Invested in filed Bankruptcy Liquidation (Closure) or Bankruptcy Reorganization (Sought or Found new Rich Business Investors), permanent loss of US Jobs Nationwide.

Historical Previous "Tax the Rich", "Rich Pay Their Fair Share": The Rich Founding Fathers refuse to pay the British "Tax the Rich", "Rich Pay Their Fair Share" and start the American Revolution as "Taxation without Representation" refusing to pay the British Taxes (Stamp Act Taxes); Chancellor Hitler's "Rich Jews Own Everything", "Rich Jews Must Pay Their Fair Share", "Loyal Germans must take Germany Back from the Rich Jews", etc., the Rich Jews Flee Germany taking their Wealth with them adding to the German Economic Depression. British "Tax the Rich" causes their Rich Foreign and British Investors to flee to Ireland, India, China, etc. with the British Middle Class and Poor to pay for all the British Social Programs, permanent loss of more British Jobs as the British Labor Union Party sells off the majority of the previously Nationalized British Icon Businesses to Foreign Corporations. President Obama finally admitted this as a mistake during his 2012 State of the Union Address, stating that the taxing of the US Businesses of 35% (one of the Highest In the World) must stop, as this is chasing the US Businesses out of the US.

President Obama's March 2009 Policy. Results: Loss of the Iraqis Oil to the Chinese and Russian Federation, loss of the High Tech Mineral Wealth of Afghanistan required for the Current US High Tech Standard of Living to the Chinese (China Metalurical Group), defeat and overthrows of longtime US Allies Worldwide, Increased Strategic Sphere of Influence for the Fundamentalist Islamic Shia Republic of Iran, etc..

President Obama's April 2009 Policy. Result, "US Military will not be used to secure US Borders".

President Obama's August 2009 Policy. Legalization of over 23 Million Illegal Aliens.

One can reason the only way to improve our job situation is by some kind of large increase in consumer demand. I, for one believe this is the only way. Doing so will require an overwhelming program of "government spending", or infrastructure and internal investments. The states are bankrupt. Infuse them with money, adequate to rehiring all laid off public workers and retain positive balances. Federal government shoud target all segments of US infrastructure, bringing the countries vitals to the highest and best level todays technology affords. Regulations, especially those of obvious requirement, such as Glass-Stegall must be reinstated, and enforced upon those financial institutions that are at present left rogue and predatory. Worker wages, whether in "right to work states" or not, must be commensurate with living costs. and should allow the workers some discretionary funds for spending, and/or saving. When and if, the country is ever allowed this kind of action, then we will be able to eventually break our debt, regain our way, and assure our security. Conservative economist "Milton Friedman" once said, He could envision an economy so emaciated that the best thing to do would be to load helicopters with money, fly them around the country, and pour the money on the people. J.M. Keynes suggested filling bottles with money and paying workers to bury them, then paying other workers to dig them up, then keep repeating the process until all were on their finanical feet. We don't need such action yet, but we do need the action described above, and in order to gain it, the country must shed itself of the craziness of republicanism, otherwise, what we got, is what we will have.

Repubs Dick Cheney says..."The deficit doesn't matter".......Now that repubs spent and gave tax breaks to the rich and crashed the economy...Oh NOW it matters....a little false indignation on repubs part.

The day after President took office 14-15 repub politicians met and pledged to vote against every bill that would help President Obama make the economy better. They pledged to take the economy down to make President Obama a one term president. They actually used words saying hey had to act like the Taliban do, like the insurgents. Paul Ryan, Cantor, Gingrich and Jim DeMint were 4 of them that pledged to take the economy down. That is the same plan Bin Laden put in writing to destroy the United States. Take the economy down. Newt Gingrich said that meeting sowed the seeds of the 2012 election. Record obstruction and voter Suppression laws by republicans trying to take the economy down and trying to prevent the young, the elderly and the poor from voting. All to win the election. Putting repubs above the nation economic recovery. Traitors.

Reference : Richard Draper new book.

Vote President Obama/Biden 2012

blaming others... that's so unusual...

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.

The STATED AGENDA of the Republican Party - and I quote Senate minority-whip Mitch McConnel directly - "is to make President Obama fail by any means necessary".

Be damned the running of our government of the people, by the people, for the people.

You guys can debate all you want who's fault it is. It's absolutely clear to me.

I will take into account that there is a lot of pressure on you libs brains from your heads being buried in the sand. So I can understand why you think like you do and are unable to see anything going on around you! I would vote for the sand around your heads before voting for Obama! Just bury your heads deeper it'll be all over in November.

Anyone, who says that both parties have not contributed to the problems that exists today, live with blinders on, can't read, and have ear plugs. So you bloggers and politicians get over it, and start being more productive in this society!

All Obama ever did for this country was give a person that at one time worked for a living reasons NOT TO WORK. He has middle class and poor people blaming the rich for all of their problems which just isn't so. All the while Obama has a "Open border policy" which supplies this country with a lot of cheap labor that does two things both of which are bad. What that does is cripple the wages of a lot of people in the construction and agriculture industries. Before mass illegal immigration was allowed a good roofer might be able to make 200.00-300.00 a day working for himself but illegals are willing to do the same job for half the price. The government does nothing to stop this and in a lot of cases American workers with mortgages on their home might lose them. So now with the new wage scale in place a lot of good people can't afford to go to work and must rely on the government for some form a assistance which is what the government wanted in the first place.

Obama blames the rich or the well to do even though they work 60-80 maybe a 100 hours a week. He never looks at the right person which is the guy he sees in the mirror every morning, HIMSELF!!!

you know obama is not doing well when more people disagree with him tha agree on a msnbc site

William, as many have pointed out, the house has passed numerous bills designed to spur job creation and growth yet the Senate has tabled them and not brought them up for a vote, why? I think there is plenty of obstructing going on in both parties.

Yeah I didn't say there wasn't VA. I was simply pointing out that neither party can work together; it shouldn't be that way.

From SF Chronicle 7/5/2012

"For nearly 15 years Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romeny's financial portfolio has included an offshore company that remained invisible to voters as his political star rose.

Based in Bermuda, Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors Ltd. was not listed on any of Romney's state or federal financial reports. The company is among several Romney holdings that have not been fully disclosed, including one that recently posted a $1.9 million earning - suggesting he could be wealthier than the nearly $250 million estimated by his campaign.

The omissions are permitted by state and federal authorities over-seeing Romney's ethics filings, and he has never been cited for failing to disclose information about his money. But Romney's limited disclosures deprive the public of an accurate depiction of his wealth and a clear understanding of how his assets are handled and taxed, according to experts in private equity, tax and campaign finance law.

Sankaty was transferred to a trust owned by Romney's wife, one day before he was sworn in as Mass. governor in 2003, according to Bermuda records obtained by the Associated Press. The Romney's ownership of the offshore firm did not appear on any state or federal financial reports during Romney's two presidential campaigns. Only the Romneys' 2010 tax records released under political pressure earlier this year, confirmed their continuing control of the company.

The mystery surrounding Sankaty reinforces Romney's history of keeping a tight rein on his public dealings, already documented by his use of private email and computer purges as Mass. governor and his refusal to disclose his top fundraisers. The Bermuda company had almost no assets, according to Romney's 2010 tax returns. But such partnership stakes could still provide significant income for years to come but the lack of disclosure makes it impossible to know for certain. He continues to own management interests that fluctuate greatly in value long after his time with the company and even the end of his separation agreement. And the public has no clear idea where the money is coming from or when it will end.

Romney's campaign declined to answer detailed questions about Sankaty."

The campaign seems to decline a lot of answers to almost all questions. Frankly I do not trust this man and I do not want Grover Norquist and Karl Rove to be running our country for the wealthy people. After all Grover did say all he needs to sign everything we give him. He will only be a puppet President, similar to George W. Bush.

His two strongest items are blaming someone else and being a great speaker, as long as he has a teleprompter. Other than that he has been a dismal failure.

The President's answer to the unemployment problem was the stimulus bill which congress passed. The Preisdient said that the stimulus bill "did its job". If the stimulus bill actually did work than unemployment would not be the issue that it is today. According to a report issued by the Obama administration itself, unemployment has been worse than if the stimulus bill had never been passed. The President proposed another stimulus bill much like the first so it is the President who is pushing failed policies.

Without conditions to include any action of congress, the President promised the nation that the 2012 federal deficit would not exceed 229.27 billion dollars yet his own White House is predicting a deficit of more than a trillion dollars more than what the President said that it would be. The White House is also predicting that massive deficits will continue for at least another decade. I estimate that the 1 trillion dollars alone that the federal government is having to borrow under Obama's leadership will end up costing the tax payers more than 9 trillion dollars before it is repaid over the next 170 years. The President has yet to provide a detailed plan as to how the federal government is going to repay all of the money that it has borrowed.

Look at our huge negative trade deficit. It keeps getting worse and the President seems to have no solution for the problem. The President's administration keeps pumping money into the economy but it all leaks out. The jobs that are created are overseas, not here. Even the busses that the Presdient is riding in were initially made in a foriegn country.

If the country were just a big corporation, its current CEO, President Obama, would have been let go by the board of directors, long ago, in order to avoid bankruptcy.

Right now, there are 4 states (FL, Ohio, Penn, and Colorado) that are planning to refuse the new National Healthcare and turning down the Federal aid for health related issues. All 4 of those states have Republican Governors (to include one that I am aware of with the criminal involvement in Medicare Fraud). It will be very interesting and educational to see how the people of those states react to the Republican plans, esp. when they are not eligible for healthcare coverage, much less health insurance. How transparent is it that their philosophy is healthcare for the payers only even though everyone pays some amount of taxes?? Selfish, self-centered, lacking totally with empathy for mankind?? Yet, they call themselves good Christians and can send food and aid to other countries. If the money should go to our Country, then the Republicans call it social welfare to the lazy, shiftless, good for nothing citizens, who don't want to work, and live off the Government. And let's not forget that these same lazy people caused the Recession, too. Give it a break over such ignorance!! God Bless all those self serving pathetic politicians and those who follow the known crooked leaders through ignorance.

Va Ind

William, as many have pointed out, the house has passed numerous bills designed to spur job creation and growth yet the Senate has tabled them and not brought them up for a vote, why? I think there is plenty of obstructing going on in both parties.

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WRONG...The "House" did NO SUCH THING, and to PROVE IT, I posted ALL the Bills in April/May as an example that the House passed...NOT ONE JOBS BILL

ONE OF OBAMA'S SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS...Reason of the DIGNITY of the disabled..

QMRP is an acronym used by the United States federal government in regard to care facilities for people with developmental disabilities. The acronym stands for Qualified Mental Retardation Professional and was coined under federal standards in regard to ICF/MR homes developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With the 2010 signing of Rosa's Law http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2781/show President Obama changed the terminology from "Mental Retardation" to "Intellectual Disability". This change has prompted several states and organizations to change the designation of a QMRP to QDDP representing "Qualified Developmental Disability Professional".

Hey all you Liberals and Lovers of Barreck Hussin Obummer, why is he giving China contracts in the U.S. to Build, and Repair, Bridges, and Streets to the tune of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars???

And yes they are bringing in their own workers... This will really help the Un-employment and the economy here in the U.S. What a Good President he is always thinking of the U.S... NOT!

Four more years of him and we can KISS the U.S. as we know it SO-LONG!!!

Wow, is Fox News closed today? All the right wing conservatives seem to be on this forum today.

One can tell because all of the liberal posts are collapsed. What is it with you right wingers? Don't like to see opposing opinions? Can't handle an honest difference of opinion?

Also interesting how the right wing does the very things they accuse and ridicule the left for: Long rambling posts, no cites, name calling, trailing off subject, refusing to see anything but their point of view.

Perhaps that's why the right wingers complain about the left so much. It's all they know and they can't deal with discussing anything else.

Sigh...

The Emperor has no clothes!

CBurroughs

Hey all you Liberals and Lovers of Barreck Hussin Obummer, why is he giving China contracts in the U.S. to Build, and Repair, Bridges, and Streets to the tune of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars???

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, so its your assurtion that the POTUS is the one awarding contracts for construction projects done in different states?

Is that like Halliburton getting UNBID CONTRACTS IN IRAQ AND AFGANISTAN??????

TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST A TRILLION DOLLARS??

No it isnt, they are STATE projects that Obama has ABSOLUITELY NOTHING TO DO WITH...

LOL, ya gotta love GOP sheeple

There's another problem with this country, as these posts so amply illustrate. Way too many people, who have been led to believe they can light wickless candles with wet matches. Tis a gwaddamn national shame!

Dan, 1.76 they are racist, maybe that's where I got it from. I don't need to try anything, maybe you just need to choose your words more carefully. I'm just tired of people over using and abusing the word racist

YES, especially after the court upheld ACA -- Things are definitely headed in the right direction. But imagine how much farther along things would be if the Teapublicans weren't sabotaging everything and throwing the American people under the bus in the process.

We won't go backward. Obama/Biden - 2012!

hww -- Romney's two strongest items are blaming someone else and being a great liar. Other than that he is an Epic Fail. Live with it.

Will Haas -- Aside from the "stimulus" giving your sorry arse tax cuts, it is the only thing that kept the US from going back into a recession like Europe. Your drivel only proves you have no ability to learn anything.

CBurroughs -- Hey, all you rightwingers, what about letting Detroit go bankrupt, letting foreclosures hit bottom, and Romney and Bain exporting nothing but jobs to China? Puleez, China provided the glass for the new WTC because of cuts to our government budget, but you can't connect those dots can you?

DUANE-552524 -- You have no brain.

Mac Forrester

One can reason the only way to improve our job situation is by some kind of large increase in consumer demand.

Exactly. As I've posted in other threads, if the Teapublicans had passed the Jobs Act, and if they and GOP/TP governors had not fired so many public sector employees (teachers, cops, etc.), the unemployment rate would be below 7% right now. But the more important point to this fact is the increased demand that would've come from it, which in turn would cause companies to hire.

Also, what is Bernanke waiting for? And enough with the ignorant "starve the beast" austerity crowd. We need to invest in growth, not "eat the corn seed."

blubal42, bipolar echo, and the rest of the rightwing paid trolls, no one is voting up your posts -- Go fap off somewhere else.

An Independent Thinker

The Republican Party do not want anything to work out for the Constituents until they are in full control. OMG !! How selfish and self-centered can a Governmental organization be?!?!?

Since the Teapublicans have no plans for anything, WTF do they think will happen even if they could get full control? That's the bigger question.

Some Teapublicans really believe in the GOP/Bush-era voodoo economics of "trickle-down" tax cuts for the 1% that don't really create jobs, and deregulation of Wall Street so that there is no prevention of "Too Big to Fail," that tax cuts pay for themselves and do not add to deficits, and that the "invisible hand" of the market corrects itself (after they screw everything up AGAIN).

I joked earlier that Romney is stashing huge sums of money all around the world in case he actually wins the election, because he knows he and his Epic Fail Party will have to go into exile--and take the computer hard drives with them.

Yea , and the Martin Luther King commission outsource jobs too, the MLK monument was made in China. Government Motors got parts from China, Chrysler bring theirs cars from Italy, GE whose CEO sleep in the White House pay zero taxes, and outsource jobs to China, Mayonnaise Kerry has properties in Europe. Libetads love criticise Romney but don't see what is in their mirror.

Rome wasn't built in a day......but her desires can burn her to the ground in a few hours.

I am now running for President as a write-in candidate. I promise that by the end of my term we will have 100% unemployment, no one on welfare, no illegal aliens, free health care for everyone, a car in every pot, and 2 chickens in every garage. You will all have an above-average income, too.

If you believe that, like the people who are intent on following our leerless feader down the drain, then I also have an oil field in Nevada to sell to you. How in the world anyone can continue to believe the excuses this guy pumps out is beyond me. Someone earlier stated that if I had a dollar for every one of Oblameo excuses, I would have a really big stack of dollars.

"Betting on America"

Are you f*cking kidding me? Is that all you've got? Really? Maybe if you had even the slightest clue about what you were doing, you wouldn't have to gamble with our futures...

The RWNJ's are out in full tonight. It looks like we are going to have a Hoover type depression before they come to their senses and see that they are being led by the KKK and rich people off the cliff. It wouldnt be so bad if the rest of us didn't have to go with them. I have been there and done that and believe me it is no fun.

So job growth is stagnant, our national debt continues to increase at an alarming rate, and our trade deficit continues to increase. Sounds like a failing economy and our President states that the economy is going in the right direction. I can only conclude that our President wants the economy to fail.

Bush, a.k.a. Francesco Schettino of Costa Concordia (Italian cruise line run aground), abadoned ship, running away as a fugitive (hiding somewhere in Texas and ready to cross into Mexico), President Obama took over and has done as good a job as he can do.

Just more of the same B.S. from B.O.

"Obama administration repeats same jobs line—for the 30th month"

30 months of this:

"Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report"

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-administration-repeated-same-line-jobs-numbers-nearly-171329360.html

The economy is headed toward the Jan 1, 2013 fiscal cliff.

All you partisan hacks can play the blame the other party game all you want, it doesn't change the fact that unless the fiscal cliff is addressed, the United States will be pushed into a second recession starting in January.

If you're not familiar with what the fiscal cliff is, I suggest you get familiar with it.

Rome wasn't built in a day......but her desires can burn her to the ground in a few hours.

Rome didn't burn in just a few hours, nor did it fall in a few days or even a few years.

Personally , I think we should let the repubs drive us off the cliff , WFO . Wide fox news open .I personally am tired of all the fox news lies . Lets just vote retard/pub in august . Fastest way to a cure is give the opposing party plenty of rope .

Believe it or not there was a time when not all politicians were stooges and servants for the rich and corporations 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

These economic numbers were predicted months ago. As the elections near, people and businesses are holding their breath waiting for the election, wondering who will win. Big business started holding back six months ago. With the promise of a virtual free reign on regulations and a tax-cut meglathon, why would you not wait to see if Romney comes in before investing anything?

Of course it's flat. It was predicted by many. It was strategized by the GOP... promise big business greener grass on the other side of the hill and they will wait.

Prediction number 2? The economy will recover after the election NO MATTER WHO WINS because the waiting will be over. One with a stronger middle class, one not so much. One with policies that actually make measurable economic differences for us all, the other with policies that only make economic differences for a few. One that rebuilds the strengths we used to have and now need (infrastructure, education), one that "lets" our recovery happen by feeding the states and having no national plan except to cut.

Prediction number 3? The debt will be retired best by the Dems. A stronger economy with a stronger middle class and a population free of medically induced bankruptcies will provide more revenue and retire more debt... continuing to place wealth at the top while cutting all services and safety nets in the name of a balanced budget will only prolong the pain and lead to "Depression Redux".

These are the true choices we have. Neither will fail and neither is a panacea. HOW we recover is what's at stake.

These economic numbers were predicted months ago. As the elections near, people and businesses are holding their breath waiting for the election, wondering who will win. Big business started holding back six months ago. With the promise of a virtual free reign on regulations and a tax-cut meglathon, why would you not wait to see if Romney comes in before investing anything?

It doesn't matter who wins, we are approaching a fiscal cliff that will push the US into a second recession in January regardless of who wins. Because the fiscal cliff and it's immediate effects are so well known in advance businesses are retrenching now in preparation. It has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with economics.

He blamed any sluggishness not on his policies, but on a "stalemate in Washington."

Leaders Take Responsibility. Losers Place Blame.

YES RIGHT DIRECTION !

This year, the administration details 210 places where programs will be cut or eliminated, for savings of $24 billion in 2013 and $520 billion over a decade.

Non-security discretionary spending subject to the caps laid out in the Budget Control Act would be hard hit. Currently $450 billion, it would fall to $410 billion in 2013 and $385 billion by 2015.Funding for the government's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which subsidized energy bills for 9 million households last year, is also targeted for a $452 million reduction.That's more than the Obama administration asked for in 2012, but less than Congress approved.

As for agencies, most will get a smaller increase than they might have expected. A few, like the Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the Department of Agriculture, will see a real reduction in funding.

Mandatory programs which don't need annual authorization from Congress to spend would also be cut.

Those cuts would include select farm subsidies and federal employee retirement and health benefits, for savings of $217 billion over a decade.The budget would cut more than $360 billion from Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs over a decade.Everyone need to play a part by introducing mandate insurance.

That why Hypocrites Retards said " Deficit Dont Matters" BORROW & SPEND !

Words spoken eloquently-the stuff he was elected on. Pipe dreams, words of 'hope' unity and getting through this together...all up in smoke when you look at the state of our economy 4 years later. To those supporters of the eloquent but innefective O'Bama, I would say walk in my or one of my 200 colleagues shoes whose job field, just 5 years ago, was considered one of the strongest-where jobs for us who spent 6-7 years paying our ways through college had the luxury of always being able to find another job..we are health care workers whose positions were eliminated, in part due to too many government restrictions on our industry. Now, 9 months later most of us cannot find jobs and are faced with losing ALL we have worked for. And we're supposed to want to continue with more of the same? And I am sure there are so many other stories from different industries that are similiar. White and blue collar alike, layed off after 10-20 years of service, families to care for, losing cars, homes, savings while unemployed and 1 job for every hundred applicants. As was stated earier-he had his chance and failed miserably. There is NO excuse for the rate of unemployment. There is NO excuse for the failed housing market. There is no excuse after 4 years for THIS economy. I have been in my field for 20 years. NEVER has it been this difficult to find a job. I want him out. I am wiling to give someone else a chance. O'Bama says the GOP has no new ideas. Well what the heck do you have? I'd take back the 'old' days anytime-andd I'm sure the millions of unemployed would agree with me.

Lying Republicans

Thanks for the list.

First of all, Romney left Bain in 2001. Any businesses after that were closed by Bain's Obama Bundler who took over.

Second, I will research what these compaines that failed and find out why they failed. AMPad for example made paper office supplies. What is known that computers took over the record keeping and writing business. With at shrinking market means the lowest price, most profitable companies survive.

BTW 80% of the FAILING companies Bain buys into survive and many grow as a result of the structures they put in place.

Looking at the things the way you do is like buying a Lamborghini for it's speed and luxury then only focusing on the poor gas mileage.

Mary-364630

No one's saying it isn't bad. Your misdirected anger, naivety of just how bad Bush left us, and your flip "O'Bama" comment says it all. You need to seriously consider who and what policies started this mess before you go to vote for Bush III.

Z1P2

It has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with economics.

It has EVERYTHING to do with politics. Even your so-called fiscal cliff is mired in politics. So you don't recall the Republican budget ceiling fiasco that killed consumer confidence? Between the 24/7 hate ads, the 24/7 hate radio, the 24/7 FOX brainwashing, and the trappings of real economic issues, we are stuck until election day.

I guess we'll see... cliff or growth.

LMarkT:

With the promise of a virtual free reign on regulations and a tax-cut meglathon, why would you not wait to see if Romney comes in before investing anything?

At last a liberal who admits that taxes and regulation inhibit investing, job growth and eventually lead to a flat economy. One can infer from your statement that you know that liberal policies are contributing to the stagnant economy.

One with policies that actually make measurable economic differences for us all, the other with policies that only make economic differences for a few.

I actually agree with you 100%. If liberals would abandon their policies of over-regulation and their threats of more taxes on job creators, the economy would boom and everyone would benefit. Instead they choose to tax everybody but themselves and spend the proceeds on programs that only they directly benefit from or on special interest groups that support their political agenda.

The debt will be retired best by the Dems.

And the proof is how well they've done this over the last four years. They've only exploded the debt by a mere 6 trillion dollars. More if you count Obamacare which, after 2014, will enhance their stellar record with debt by extending it as far as the eye can see.

DB Akron:

Romney actually left Bain Capital in February of 1999 to lead the Winter Olympics. What is hillarious is that after debunking the claims that the Obama campaign made about Bain's "outsourcing of jobs" with statements from the CEOs of 4 out of the 6 companies originally cited by the Washington Post article upon which these claims were based, the Romney campaign pointed out that the remaining two companies were companies he was no longer involved with when they supposedly had outsourced jobs. To counter this, Obama's campaign released applications that Romney had filed where he had still referred to himself as the CEO and an owner of Bain Capital during this time. Apparently they hadn't read the applications closely enough as they (the applications) had sections where they asked Romney to describe his duties at Bain. In these descriptions, Romney made it clear that he no longer was associated with Bain capital in a business capacity and that he had absolutely nothing to do with the management or the decisions of the company. I actually thought that this did more to invalidate the Washington Post article and Obama's claims than the statements of the CEOs had.

It looks like the tabloid known as msnbc is a bit behind the times today as Obama has already abandoned his ridiculous "headed in the right direction" rhetoric. It seems this declaration was too absurd even for him.

Here are some dramatic facts that sum up how the wealth distribution became even more concentrated between 1983 and 2004, in good part due to the tax cuts for the wealthy and the defeat of labor unions: Of all the new financial wealth created by the American economy in that 21-year-period, fully 42% of it went to the top 1%. A whopping 94% went to the top 20%, which of course means that the bottom 80% received only 6% of all the new financial wealth generated in the United States during the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s (Wolff, 2007).

Come on 20 % start spending that wealth! The fact remains that 20 % of the population is NOT going to bring us out of this DEPRESSION. They are sitting on their nest eggs accumulating more interest and wealth and not "trickling down."

Sharktopussie 1.145

Be careful what you ask for, unless it's socialism you're asking for. Are you?
In a capitalist system there will always be have's and have not's. This is the very nature of a system in which people are free to reap the rewards of hard work, where pretty much everyone determines their own personal level of success.

Capitalism provides a safety net of programs for those that have failed to varying degrees that were designed to allow individuals to recover. Socialism, however, elevates and expands this safety net of programs to the level of a permanent lifestyle for many.

There is only one direction available for a society that embraces such an entitlement system, and that is DOWN. As aptly demonstrated in Europe, it doesn't happen overnight, but over time, and we will know when the equality many socialists so fervently seek is upon us when the nation is mired in poverty.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. – Sir Winston Churchill

The Obama White House put out a report when trying to pass the stimulus telling us if they passed the bill, unemployment would be down to 5.6% by 2012.

This is the very definition of failure and incompetence.

Any other reading of this reality is simply insanity.

Okay Lying Republican

Here is the scoops on the load a crap you dumped on people.

First, of the 8 Companies you listed, Two are listed under both names, Of those listed. Actually all of them still exist in some form exist except Damon! That's right. Only one actually totally failed, and GS Steel. Two years after the Georgia Plant was closed a company bought the plant and now is profitable operating.

Second, all but Dade-Behring were failing or failed.

Third, Bain may put the majority of the money into a company, but typically works to owns less than 20% of on-going investments. This is not enough to control a company. Federal Laws make it that 20% share holders are entitled to sit on the board of a company. What Bain does occasionally do is act as a paid consultant to assist when asked.

Fourth, Bankruptcy is pretty common in businesses when things don't go as planned. Is it ideal, No, but sometimes the way things are structured, makes bankruptcy the only way to make a successful major change.

Fifth, Romney left Bain in 1999 to run the Salt lake Olympics (bankrupt) and turned it into a huge profitable success. He returned to Bain, but left again in early 2001 to Run for Governor of Massachusetts. Anything that happened after he left especially 1 year after he left is probably not his responsibility.

Here's the analysis on the list Companies, what they do, and what really happened.

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

– a business and professional paper supply company. Ampad was purchased and dumped by Mead inc. Ampad under Bain had grown to over half of the business supply through a series of acquisitions - bigger than Mead who had sold them. By 2000 the computers replaced much of the need for such materials. With the Market for these items shrinking, sales drop and still bearing costs of the acquisitions forced them to declare bankruptcy to re-organize and downsize. Is it really a failure? NO. Bankruptcy saved the company and made it profitable again. Ampad though since has never been a big profit maker since because of the continuing advances of electronic media, Ampad has been bought by 3 different companies in the last 10 years.

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

Circuit board manufacturer. Bain Cut payroll to make the company profitable, but also purchased other companies as it grew (that is what the “loading up with debt” was all about). Since the Bankruptcy organization DDI has stayed profitable and recently was bought by another Circuit board maker to “Balance” where they were producing their circuit board with their Chinese Production.

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

Medical Testing corporation – found to be engaging in Medicare Fraud with the Federal Government. Sorry, Romney was no longer with Bain by 2001. No Charges were ever pursued with Bain, because there was nothing in the records showing Bain knew about the fraud at all. Bain sold the company to another company who closed Damon corps main facility.

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

Medical Test Equipment manufacturer and more. Created in 1997 by Bain as part of a $440 Million deal
and merged Dade International and Behring diagnostics. At the time they had 6400 employees. The Puerto Rico deal was moot point other than it may have been the final blow to lead them file for chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 2002. But by 2006 Dade Behring (with BAIN on board) had grown to be the #1 international manufacturer of Medical Testing equipment before being bought by a German company called Siemens.

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

Once again, the simplicity hides the whole Truth. Stage Stores was formed out of Two Bankrupt retail chains. Bain backed it with a load of money, put a management team together, then worked itself to owning only 15%. The packaging was great so Stage Stores started of with a big bang and expanded rapidly. The management team, while still profitable, over expanded and was caught in a retail collapse in 2001 and filed Bankruptcy along with it’s 3 largest competitors. I was working for a retail design firm at the time, and saw the sudden decline and moved to a different type of design, missing a 20% cut in staff some months after I left. Stage Stores closed nearly 1/3 of it’s stores laying off people, but survived to begin growing again. Stage Stores has done so well, it has since reopened many stores it had closed by purchasing a competitor who had bought a large number Stage Stores that had been abandoned.

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

Better Known as GS Steel and World Wide Grinding

One of the few actual total failures by Bain. Bain tried to do everything right. They came in streamlined the company and made a large profit quickly. Steel began to suffer from stiff foreign competition with more modern and efficient equipment. So the profits didn’t last. Bain re-invested in modernization
with Federal help, but the profits still were not returning as before. They bought the Georgia steel company for to obtain seasoned management and the ability to cut costs by consolidating administrative, sales and management staffs. One year after acquisition, the manager quit, in early 2000. Bain tried to find management who understood the steel business but failed to find anyone and in 2 years GS had run up a $553 Million dollar debt and GS was closed by Romney’s successor. Two years later, the Georgia plant was re-opened by another investor and is operating profitably today.

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

I had to scratch to find this one a bit. No real verifiable facts under this name other than Bain expanded “Details” by buying a Colorado based circuit board maker to in 1997. Then I found that Details was another name for Details Inc, and Dynamic Details Incorporated also known as DDI. Whoever your sources are don’t really care about all the facts, just the ones that may look bad or can be made to look bad. See DDI above please.

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

Ditto for this one too. World Wide Grinding was the Kansas City Steel company and the Kansas City that was merged into GS Steel. At the Time of merger, WWG was still profitable, but headed to read ink.

Bitterhawk,

I didn't see your post until I last posted. I was on the run out the door when I posted my initial response. As you can tell, I was going to look into the "Evil Bain Capitalist" list. Hope I didn't consolidate too much. What we have is people trusting people who present themselves as the final authority of answers. But their research is aimed at tying to impune people for things that are not necessarily wrong, though the event's are distasteful.

One must always remember. The beginning of a new young forest often begins after a major forest fire. The new could have never occured, unless the overgrown brush and aged growth was first removed.

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.

Here is what house passed. Where the 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

Mary-364630 -- The only pipe dream is the Keystone pipeline.

MisterWonderful -- Source please. Google about stimulus and unemployment promises and all you will find is anti-Obama sites, most notably Mitt Romney -- the most notable liar.

DB Akron

One must always remember. The beginning of a new young forest often begins after a major forest fire.

That was debunked after Yellowstone.

bman80 -- Great post. Though long, this should be re-posted regularly up to November's election. It doesn't go into all the abortion legislation in Red states, but it shows clearly that the Teapublicans are the Do Nothing group in congress.

The Obama White House put out a report when trying to pass the stimulus telling us if they passed the bill, unemployment would be down to 5.6% by 2012.

that's because the government thought they were looking at a deep recession, now we label it THE GREAT BUSH DEPRESSION, not what they thought when those predictions were made.

For all of this bitching and griping about what Obama has not done to bring down unemployment, I am more concerned about what the Republicans intend to do to the working class and the environment if they get the chance. Cutting protections for health and safety to satisfy industries that are making huge profit now and cutting wages and benefits for working people to satisfy corporate interests is far, far worse to me as policy then what Obama has been ale to do under really difficult circumstances, made worse by the Republicans. All this posturing by the right does not change the fact that their intentions are based in bad policy for the country for short term greedy gain. Their policies are what got us in trouble and they want to return to the same policies and increase them to the detriment of the working class and our environment.

Better yet what is Obama's?? More of the same??!!??

Funny thing is Sandy Romney is not the current sitting President.

It is incumbent on Obama, as such to at least try to do something. Sadly, he has shot his wad.

5.3% is what O promised would result from his stimulus.

Kinda makes you wonder - given his promises about Obamacare, how terribly bad will the reality be?

Nevermind, we all ready know.

So Sandy - let's hold the actual office holder accountable, eh?

Would that be the 59 point plan issued last fall by Romey that the liberal media ignored

Job plans for CA and NY are to outsource taxpayer funded projects to the Chinese...Both powerhouse DEM states who always fight for the working American...

I have news for people. What makes you think that REPS will be affected? When election time comes, they will still have their REP voter base. The difference being which IND voters will choose their name on the ballot. If you are a registered DEM, you have no control over INDS and frankly you are counting your chickens before they hatch. The truth of the matter is that INDS like myself will be the true decision makers on who gets elected in November. So keep talking your left and right partisan rhetoric. It really doesn't mean squat to the only remaing resource for independent thinking. That being the IND party.

Jody...

"Sheep" ??? In '08 Mr. Obama got what...98% of the black vote and about 3/4 of hispanic votes and those between the ages of 18 to 22. A fairly "sheepish" bunch of voters, one could say.

The overall economy is headed in the right direction?

Those visions are a lot more serious than I had thought. If he keeps up with the delusional thinking, the nice men in the white coats are going to have to bring him some serious medication.

Seeking - the decision was made, then Roberts unmade it.

You this dense, or just playing it up?

Too much to laugh at here from the right...but they have to realize that those infrastructure jobs in NY and CA (while perhaps managed by Chinese companies) will go to American citizens.

Ooops, perhaps I shouldn't have mentioned that fact.......next thing you know those projects will be halted and those jobs left unfilled...because this President might get some credit...LOL!

Also, one last fact, 82% of the deficit was accummulated under GW's presidency....but, but, but..LOL

Yep - Cali House just approve $2.9 billion for iighspeed rail.

We are so saved.

What is Romney's JOBS PLAN?

to add one more to the unemployment list in January which will help spur real jobs in the US.

"Delusional" is the only word I can think of for this article. Feisty and community organizer obama will lead and lie us to our demise.

@ctdad, I hope you INDS don't make the same mistake you made in '08!!

well said ctdad in all honesty being an independent i have had it with both parties. seems to be a little more hatefulness from the left though. i live in new hampshire our gov is a dem and he has done a wonderful job. i didnt vote for him when he first ran but i have every time after. he has been reelected with about 80% of the vote when he has run his name is john lynch. now gov lynch has been able to get along with both sides how is that possible? maybe because he has no personal agenda! he is truly concerned with all the people of new hampshire. you know your doing something right when both sides dont agree with you all the time. where the hell are these types of politions in washington? much to everyones regret gov lynch is not running again he will be missed. i wonder if his approach to things is the reason we are not as bad off as a lot of other states. imagine that everyone working together for a common goal. who ever heard of such nonsense!

One Citizen...You sound like you know all the ins and outs of those projects in NY and CA...So be so kind as to enlighted us on who will be getting those jobs and provide some facts to back it up....

The President looks confused.

But who can blame him? The only private sector job he's ever held was as a part-time law instructor.

@Fhill...we think alike...I'm fed up with both as well...Ironically, I've supported mostly DEM candidates at the local, state, and federal levels. I don't like either of these candidates and refuse to vote for either of them. I plan on voting, but will be looking at the 3rd party candidate to see what they can offer. Some people have chuckled saying I'm throwing away my vote and that my vote will only help their candidate win. I say back to them, I'm voting my conscience and not simply selecting the lesser of 2 evils. Our country desperately needs a LEADER who can take the reigns and preside over ALL Americans and not half it's population.

The liberal media hasn't mentioned Romney's 59 point plan? Why hasn't Romney himself mentioned his 59 point plan?? He was asked this morning about fixing the economy and he made no mention of any 59 point plan. Is this because he doesn't really know what his plan is?

Oh, and Romney has said that any unemployment rate over 4% is unacceptable. So if he is lucky enough to squeak out the election in November all you GOP running your mouths now will vote him out of office in 2016 right? It is only fair that you are blaming Obama for claiming 5% and it is above that so we should vote him out but you must agree to vote for the Democrat challenger in 2016 if it is not below 4 like Romney is promising.

AFL-CIO, where is the proof?

But he said the economy overall is heading "in the right direction." He blamed any sluggishness not on his policies, but on a "stalemate in Washington."

What planet is he from? The ONLY reason unemployment stays at 8.2 percent is because of the way they calculate it. EVERYONE (except the kool aid crowd) knows the REAL number is probably somewhere between 15% and 20%. The unbelievable thing is that this election could even be CLOSE given the economy under this president...

What is the republican plan, the democrats all ask? Cut regulations, repeal the massive healthcare drain on the economy, and give businesses once again the confidence to start hiring.

Instead of the stimulus, we should have just collected ZERO taxes for a year and everyone would have spent like crazy. Instead, government doled it out to their "favorites", who squandered it and wasted it.

LOL.....Thre "FORWARD" theme has bit the dust because that would be Mr. Obama's PLAN for the next four years....same ol STIMULUS to his friends and special interest groups nad his continued "Laser Beam" on jobs.

Now....it is "BETTING ON AMERICA"......yep, betting USING TAXPAYER money to CONTINUE his failed policies and transforming America into something which would make our founding fathers turn over in their graves.

Getting old hearing the same STUMP SPEECHES from Mr. Obama.

Bev.....you just mentioned the REASONS for NOT VOTING for Mr. Obama. The On-the-Job Training has not worked for him. He is going down in history beating Mr. Carter as the worst President in history. Yep, Hope and Change we can do without.

RedSoxRule

Step 1, remove the amateur in the white house! LOL

Talk about out of touch.

Obama couldn't manage the night shift at Taco Bell.

red Sox,

Doesn't it bother you that Romney passes a mandated health care program in mass and now he is against Obama care given the FACT that obama care is Romney care at the federal level?

Doesn't it bother you he has not said how he will do any better than obama,

Doesn't it bother you he said GM should Die, Obama saved GM and the 3 million supplier, blue collar workers. if GM goes away 3 million more people would have been unemployed with no chance of getting back to work? 3 million more on the unemployment rolls, welfare rolls and helping to drive the debt even higher than it is now.

Doesn't bother you that you are living in one of the healthiest states in the country because of Romney care but Romney doesn't give a sh*t about people out side of Mass.

Does any of this bother you, the man you want in the white house has not told any body how he will create job, pay down the debt.

If this does not bother you then your are a sick person!!!!!

AFL-CIO - What's really sad is there are some low information voters on this site who will believe your nonsense. But, that's kind of what you count on, isn't it - the stupid out there?

Jeff - I believe your last sentence is right on target but the far righties on this site will never understand it.

Obama/Biden 2012

ctdad and f hill, I am in the same boat you are both in. I am fed up with both sides. Last election felt like a lose/lose situation and this one is just more of the same. Both parties need to get it together and give candidates worth voting for OR give us a third party candidate we can feel good about voting for. Either way, something has got to give.

Beverly - Hilarious! ROTFLOLAOTP!

I don't think trying to convince everyone the economy is fine is going to work very well for Obama. Luckily for him, Romney is not a strong candidate, so Obama may still win a second term even with a bad campaign message...

Yet, despite every attempt by the right to derail any attempt at recovery we are slowly but surely making some progress (I know you hat that word) toward eventual recovery. If we have a new Congress with Democrats controlling both houses and few, if any DINOs we will be able to recover faster, shore up the infrastructure, improve education, bring more jobs back from overseas, create new green jobs, improve education, hire back those police and fire fighters that were laid off due to budget cuts, get out of Afghanistan faster, stay the heck out of Syria and use diplomacy over bombs . The current Congress has done less in its entire tenure than most Congresses do in a couple of months.

He was asked this morning about fixing the economy and he made no mention of any 59 point plan.

Yes, he did. At least twice.

The Fortune 500 companies made higher profits this year than they did under George W. Bush. The 1% didn't lose money even during the recession. These same folks are funding Mitt Romney's campaign because President Obama is threatening to enforce financial reforms and raise taxes on the wealthiest.

Looks like the "job-creaters" are holding jobs hostage till they get what they want - no limits on their greed.

Bev,

You win. The funniest post I've seen in weeks! What more can I say but I'm shaking my head and laughing out loud...absolutely tooo funny!!

Like I always say..."I'd rather have my sister in a whore house than a democRAT in the whitehouse!"

But HEY...she IS a democRAT to!!! Whats the difference??

Bruce,

Unemployment numbers have been calculated the same way for years. It's just recently that the right has come up with a virtually impossible to verify number they can use to promote their ideology.

The current Congress has done less in its entire tenure than most Congresses do in a couple of months.

Perfect. We don't *want* or *need* Congress to be "doing". This country needs fewer laws and regulations on the books. The government's role is to protect our liberty not passing frivolous law after burdensome regulation.

My question is this: Can any of the people actually say they really believe they are more intelligent than Obama or Romney? I'm not saying that you have to believe them, but if you sat down with either of them, do any of you actually believe you will walk away having proven them to be more dim-witted than you are? These are intelligent men, I hate the fact Dems and Reps always complain on how stupid each other are. Personally, I think that they are both liars and cheats, but that is a far cry from stupid.

As far as people complaining that it is Obama's fault for unemployment, I lay before you this thought: I am a military veteran, when I got out of the military I was given 1 year of unemployment to readjust and find a job. I decided to go back to college and get my engineering degree. Now, I could have found a job and worked, or I could stay on unemployment and collected a check for a year, plus however many extensions the state of Missouri would give me. I did the math, and to make the same as I was on unemployment I, as a full time college student, would have had to find a full time job at $11/hour, or a part time 20 hour/week job at $22/hour. Please, tell me what incentive I have to get off unemployment before I actually must?

This is my point, maybe unemployment is so bad because people want to stay on the free ride as long as possible. Maybe a full tax refund for those who find work within 6 months maybe? Just tossing ideas around here. Another idea might be to give up the notion of being a pure dem or rep, and actually think about each issue individually, then make a decision for yourself. Does it make sense to anyone to just go along with what your party says?

ctdad, I agree, independent voters are the few remaining connections between 2 polarized sides locked into an eternal argument about who can destroy the country faster. However, I think I am a little less hopeful than you. The Electoral College will decide the president, not ANY amount of voters. Remember that we do not use a popular voting system in America, the Electoral College is just supposed to go off of the popular vote, which it hasn't several times.

Oh, and a final note for everyone pissing and moaning about the unemployment rate: ask any economist 6% unemployment is what we WANT! Think about it this way, if there is 0-2% unemployment, how will you create jobs that grow America when everyone already has a job? 6% is the magic number.

One citizen...

Also, one last fact, 82% of the deficit was accummulated under GW's presidency....but, but, but..LOL

Really, truly? Do you really know what a deficit is? Seems that your shepard obama is looking for you...

Obama/Biden 2012 – Campaign Slogan: “It’s not my fault!!”

One Citizen

The renovation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge in New York is being overseen by China Construction America, a subsidiary of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation. The company uses mostly U.S. labor, but many coveted skill jobs such as engineering and design work are Chinese. The profits will also go overseas.

In Alaska, they are set to spend millions on foreign materials for the Tanana River Bridge Crossing and would largely fabricate the bridge overseas. Iron union workers took to the airwaves to express their outrage in seeing jobs go abroad.

The state of California rejected federal funding for a major portion of the Bay Bridge in order to go with a Chinese company that offered the lowest bid. The move cost Americans almost 3,000 jobs -- jobs that cost the struggling California economy millions of dollars in wages, taxes and potential consumer spending.

Wouldn’t you expect that any infrastructure jobs should be done by American firms? Just a thought.

Bruce, can you explain to me how the healthcare bill is a massive drain on the economy? The only thing that has gone into effect is the 26 year age limit. The tax will hit families making over 250K a year and hit those only who choose not to buy insurance or use government subsidies that will be available.

And cut taxes to zero we would have to cut spending meaning austerity. How did that work for Europe? And Obama has put in place fewer regulations that your boy GW. But Obama is the enemy? I don't understand how your plan works. Which means it probably won't. If yours is the GOP plan than it stinks.

Companies have no incentive to hire? Corporate profits have increased 900 Billion since Obama has been in office and the unemployment rate is still high. It is greedy CEO's and the lack of demand from those who are the 99%. If we all had more money than we would buy more stuff, demand would increase and unemployment would go down, simple economics. The fact is that the 1% have seen their profits go up close to 200% and refuse to give any of it back to the middle class in terms of hiring. People without money will not buy things and until companies use their record profits to hire and put more money in peoples pocket to buy goods, then demand will continue to stay low. The 1% are not the job creators, the 99% are because we provide the demand for the goods the 1% sell.

Robyn,

While I disagree with your points I appreciate your mature candor (it's refreshing on these sites).

Beverly in Chicago - Did you have an orgasm when you made your list. According to you Obama is not just a politician. He is a a god under whose radiant light we all bask. Heck, lets not even have elections in November. Lets go ahead and make him our benevolent ruler for life.

This list of absurdities is like the boy Scout ideal applied to Jesus Christ on his best day.

Determination
Patriotism
Optimism
Future

Unity
Commitment
Pride
Diversity
Warmth
Respect
Direction
Energy
Inspiration
Love
Support
Hope

WHAT direction is that? the same? I'm sick of his excuse that Washington is to blame and the reason he can'tget anything done. O'bama has had FOUR years and from what I see accomplished big business bailouts, attempted government takeover of health care to line it''s own pockets, mandated health insurance to those that don't want it and worked on important but low priority social issues. Nice that he came out for gay rights-too bad there won't be any economic gains left to them either. I'm also sick of the campains direction that he is more in touch with the people because Michelle bought some clothes at the gap and they are not AS RICH as the Romneys. His family wears plenty of designer clothes and personally, I don't want 'average joe' for a president. I want a highly successful businessman who can get jobs, economy and housing insustry moving again. O'Bama is an eloquent speaker, smart and with Kennedy good looks-but he has proven a failure in the economic arena-time for new blood-can't get much worse..

Obama couldn't tell if the economy was heading in the right direction if he was using a compass. Despite all the talk of grandeur nothing Obama has done has worked. But whenever questioned about his failure the answer from Obama is always the same, blame someone else. Remember Obama said he would rather be a great one term president then a mediocre two term, and now after almost four years he can be neither. When the Democratic Party had the chance to give the country someone up to the job, they gave us Obama, and the nation has paid a very heavy price.

Knife104...

Quite sure I have a lot more common sense than obama and even probably romney. Being book smart has never been an indication of competence.

BTW - A competent person would own up to a mistake regardless of intelligence rather than try to place the blame on someone else.

One and done 2012... OMG

Mary I have to agree. People ask me why I hate Obama, and the truth is, I don't. I suspect if he and I sat down, just as 2 regular people, I would find him to be an engaging man who is clever and witty and fun to be around. None of that, however, changes the fact that I feel he is incompetent as a president.

american-2051576,

Like I said, liars and cheats....liars and cheats.

up is down

down is up

out is in

in is out

inside-out is outside-in

outside-in is inside-out

The end justifies the means.

Now you understand how and why

he said the economy overall is heading "in the right direction."

Jeff, it doesn't bother me that Romney enacted "RomneyCare" in Mass. It was a state issue, enacted at the state level and affects Mass residents only. You don't like "RomneyCare", MOVE.. "ObamaCare" affects the entire nation. There is nowhere you can go that you can enact your own choices..

Last time I knew, New Hampshire didn't require you to carry auto insurance but if you traveled to another state, like Mass, you better have auto insurance because it is a law in that state.. You get the meaning?

American educated Girl

"Mitt Romney is a JOBS CREMATOR. After making hundreds of millions of dollars shipping American Jobs Overseas, why would Romney change now?"

As opposed to PBO's plan of putting more people on welfare and disability?

My company was purchased by a investment company and quite a few people were laid off, but guess what? A whole bunch of us go to keep our job, you know what would have happened if we weren't bought?

ALL OF US WOULD HAVE LOST OUR JOBS, so American Girl what is better? everybody loses their job or just some and the company can stay afloat and hoping turn a profit so more can be hired at a later date?

Unionbaby, you talk out of your.. I am a health professsional who was laid off in January along with 200 other highly educated colleagues froma large company. I was with them for 9 years. My field, for as long as all of us can remember was 'untouchable' meaning we could easily always move from one job to another-they were always there. Despite 6-11 hours a day applying and interviewing, most of us have yet to find a job-IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF TRYING. It is because so many are out of work that there are 100's of applicants for a single position so don't speak when you know nothing. My profession? Pharmacist. And there are dozens of types of jobs for pharmacists besides filling prescriptions. Hard to believe right? How's that for a bad economy. So don't dare be talking about people could work IF they wanted to..you add insult to all of us who NEVER thought we'd find ourselves in this position.

Ellie, I would bet quite a bit that Jeff doesn't have the capacity to even follow your logic let alone understand it. And it isn't just Jeff, it is most that post on here, Red head, Dev, Eric, American Girl just to name a few.

I simply love watching Romney and his croonies and his so-called supporters. They're such drama queens! They could be so entertaining if you don't take them seriously.

Granted that the 80,000 jobs created last month is far from ideal, but we don't live in an idealistic world. We live in a world where the right wing politicans and their supporters are gnawing at the other party like wild animals with some maddening disease. They have been taking every chance they get to block the president's efforts in saving this country. For what? simply for their personal profits and to some, their warp idealism. Amazing how the right wing and certain so-called independents behave as if they're possessed by evil spirits. It's absolutely amazing how devoid of reason and logic the republican party has become over the years. The term "Republican" has become a synonym for "Insanity"! It's simply disconcerting with so many loonies living among us! They're not only trying to destory the other party, they're destroying the country and everyone else including themselves!

When will this mad disease that's taking over the republican party end? I guess never, as long as there are greed and hunger for power. Romney simply wants another impressive title to his name and a trophy on his display, meanwhile making loads of $$ out of it like a vulture businessman. He and his croonies are spending hundreds of millions to try to buy this country for 4 years. How much do they plan to milk from the middle class for their big investment? I hope none of us will have a chance to find out.

OBAMA/BIDEN: OF THE 99%, BY THE 99%, FOR THE 99%; MITT ROMNEY: OF THE 1%, BY THE 1%, FOR THE 1%

Ellie Mae Clampett...

How's your mom...Ruth Bader Ginsberg doing with all this heat. Is she out by the cee-ment pond today ???

Hey Clown...

So do I! OBOZO...YOUR FIRED!!!

Jody in Iowa...

Ever look in the mirror? Accuse GOP of being sheep but somehow you do not see yourself that way. Both sides are sheep blindly following and unthinking. Grow a brain and see them for who they are.

first time on here. what does it mean when it says comment callapsed by community

vwterry - How droll trying to spin the unemployment numbers. How should the numbers reflect those that have fallen off of the unemployment rolls? Being underemployed? Quit looking and going from a two member employed household to only one?

Common sense says that a steady 8.2 % rate is not a good thing. BTW - even the dept of labor looks at the data in a variety of ways from U1 to U6. While U3 may be the "official" reported rate there is far more involved when looking at those still wanting employment.

It means people are stupid. (not the ones that wrote it, the ones that collapse it)

Brandon, Orange County, CA

Bush added over $60 BILLION Dollars of regulatory costs to business in his 8 years.

Obama has already added $38 BILLION with another $14 BILLION in the pipeline.

Who were the other $112 BILLION Dollars worth of regulations directed at over the last 12 years? Remember this doesn't include the HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS in regulations that have already existed before the RINO Bush and European Socialist Obama have begun their assault on businesses.

Perhaps if we simply repealed a few criminal government intrusions into the private sector like Gramm-Leach-Bliley (partially reformed Glass-Steagall), Sarbanes-Oxley (was supposed to prevent corporate and accounting scandals), the 9 different regulatory and legislative changes during the Clinton and Bush terms that helped create the housing bubble, we could begin to recover.

The SBA recently reported that regulation costs American business $1.75 TRILLION per year, and cost small businesses, those with fewer than 20 workers $10,585 per employee, or 36% more than paid by large businesses, those with 500 or more. Our current deficit is $1.3 TRLLION Dollars. Coincidence?

The Code of Federal Regulations in the 2007 edition totaled 145,816 pages, 8,000 pages longer than in 2000. No current progressive numbers of additional regulation pages from the Obama administration are available.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has already written nearly 10,000 of pages of additional regulation for Obamacare—with more to come. The Dodd-Frank Act is more than 2,300 pages long. It requires rule-making on 243 separate items. It will generate approximately 67 one-time studies and 22 periodic reports. It is estimated to result in more than 5,000 pages of new federal regulations. I guarantee you if we suffer another liquidity crisis our criminal government will bail the banks out again. The banks should have been allowed to fail in 2008. The free-market would have seperated the winners and losers.

Perhaps when we consider the massive size of Federal regulations and the over 17,000 pages of our criminal progressive tax code we can start to understand why our once envied exportable manufacturing industries have fled our soil. In 1960 53% of our economy was based on manufacturing, today it is 9%.

For all of you big government tax and regulation supporters you may want to reevaluate your position. If not, this ridiculous "jobless recovery" will become the "Great Recoveryless Recovery".

Tom and Ellie,

Many of us get her logic Tom but we do not agree with it because she it is actually a circular fallacy. You are saying the bad thing about the healthcare act is that it forces people to buy health insurance and the government focing people to do things is bad.

Yet you are ok with the state forcing people to move or forcing people to buy insurance in the state. Other state's force you to buy car insurance or don't drive in their state. Now it is another state that is dictating what you can and cannot do in the country. The government is the government and whether it be state or federal they force you to do things. Blaming the healthcare act is like blaming states for forcing you to move or buy insurance or forcing you not to drive through their states or buy car insurance which you are for. Doesn't make much sense.

Romney's 59 point plan

1. Repeal every-ones Health care.

2-59 Make the richer richer while outsourcing as many jobs as he can to make more profit for those people who outsource overseas and Tax cuts here for the richest while there at it making the poor and middle Class pay for it and cut Firemen,Police, Nurses,Teachers and SS, Medicare,Medicaid and food stamps..

Tea Baggie...

Was the second half of the sentence that you quote from Mitt Romney too much for you to remember or too many words for you to write ???

What are you...a copy writer for MSNBC ???

anindependant...

Thank you for your bizzaro analysis of drama queens. You have a ways to go before you can be considered in the same league as beverly, amyb, fiesty, backhouse and other FR so called progressives.

Interesting that you bring up the 99% vs the 1%. Doesn't really say much about your thinking ability as most polls show neither romney or obama having a consistent lead. I must say though that obama sure is trying hard to use drama in trying to influence votes. To bad he just didn't stick to being a unifier rather than a divider and blamer.

Lying...

Oh right...that's the plan. You must have really researched that out ! Thanks for all your help.

JimSpence - your post is all lies. Nothing more

LOL, where's the bug spray. It's amazing to see all the right wing roaches crawl out of their hiding places this week after a month of keeping low profiles. I personally hope Romney wins the election, so the right wing can relly see what the bottom looks like. Maybe, after you see a true depression you can appreciate how things started to get better and you blew it.

while iam not a fan of romney i do understand that when you take a company that is not going to make it there are certain things that have to done to make it profitable and alot of tough things have to be done. i dont think people buy companys to lose money. its been reported about the steel co they bought in st louis and had to let people go. they dont tell you about the three branchs that stayed open becouse of that move.

Bipolar - just a means for the newsvine community to vote on disagreeing with a posters comments, Just click on the "!" at the end of anyones post for reasons. Get enough votes, then the comment is automatically collapsed.

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Brandon, all I can say is WOW, you really missed the point.

And as usual, tony is blabbering.. Ruthie is doing quite well.. She sits in the A/C and votes for trash like ACA... She takes after your mother, doesn't she?

anIndependent--exactly how is Obama for the 99%? As far as I can see, he bailed out his bank buddies and has made it ridiculous for the middle man, such as myself to even get ahead. I too get disgusted with the bickering between parties and often feel like "This is the best we got?" when comes to both Obama and Romney, however, I hope that Obama will be a one and done. He does not have the best interests of American Citizens in his sights.

Hi Robyn,

I agree there is simply too much hyperbole. It's not new with Mr. Obama, and it won't end when he is, mercifully, out of office--the next president will be hammered unfairly too. But your idea that Mr. Obama's list of accomplishments is long is a bit overwrought as well. There is one, however, I would like to debate with you. Your claim it appears is that Mr. Obama saved the automotive industry in the USA, GM and Chrysler anyhow, by bailing them out, and that Mr. Romney would have allowed them to go bankrupt causing the loss of perhaps millions of jobs. Few people, I would argue you are one, understand bankruptcy and what would have happened.

First, Mr. Obama spent other people's money to invest in a company, GM, for which we are deeply still in the financial hole. Most any firm could be considered a success if a government gives billions to it and is willing to accept the loss, but the problem with the GM example is far worse. What Mr. Obama did in "rescuing" GM was to subvert the bankruptcy and contract laws of the USA. Secured debt was wiped out, and unsecured debtors were made whole, billions of wealth was shifted from those who owned it to those who didn't, outside of and against the law, in order to financially benefit the president's political allies. These are things done by despots, not presidents who've sworn to uphold the laws of the USA.

Second, had GM gone through normal bankruptcy procedures its assets would have been preserved, either by keeping them within a leaner and more competitive GM, or by selling them off to other firms looking to invest and/or expand. Those assets would have required workers to employ them, so even had GM gone bankrupt through the legal system whoever got them would have needed those workers to conduct that business. Some people, most likely management, would have lost their jobs, but most "labor" would have remained, just with perhaps a different employer.

Third, it's a bit hard to rank this illegal activity as a success given that taxpayers are still upside down to the tune of about $35 billion, but even if we became "whole" (it may be decades before we break even, if ever) we still have seen the laws trashed. No one, left or right or in the middle, should favor that kind of America. You could be the next to see your wealth stolen through an illegal action of the government, but who would you complain to if you supported other such illegal actions before?

Fourth, Romney was absolutely correct to say that GM and Chrysler should have gone through the bankruptcy processess. Those laws were designed to handle all these problems, to decide who should retain assets, which liabilities to discharge, and so on. And it all would have been done without cost to taxpayers but for the cost of operating the courts.

Fifth, what astounds me about most people who favored the GM and Chrysler bailout is their willingness to call their political opponents, conservatives, fascists and other disgusting insults, and yet these same people fail to comperhend that corporate and government intertwining to this degree is without a doubt the very thing they purport to oppose. The more we bail out GM, or subsidize the Solyndras of the USA, or impose regulations that demand firms provide certain benefits (like the health care bill), the more we become the very thing we claim to despise. And, yet, Mr. Obama's supporters are actively pursuing still more of the same, all the while having no compunction about calling me a fascist.

Could we be living in a more "Alice in Wonderland" America? And if so, please don't inform liberals, because I don't want to go there. In fact, I want to go the opposite way. Romney is imperfect and certainly not my first choice. He may be the lesser of two evils, and I get the libertarian logic about that issue, but I think I can stomach one more election in the hope that he, unlike Mr. Obama, might actually produce the kind of change we need.

Seeking Sanity, i find it rather amusing you criticizing Spanky for his normal GOP hatred while in the same breath spewing Dem hatred all this my party is better then your party reminds me of when I was a child

Amazing how people always like to block the positive things out about a person because of their prejudice. It it very clear that no matter what president Obama does for the country, people who are prejudice against him will never give him the credit he deserves. Why is he for the 99%? Among many things that he's been trying to do, trying to make education affordable for college students, helping the uninsured to afford health care, keeping jobs in this country (by bailing out the motor industry and the banks), etc., etc. Even the first lady is contributing her share, by promoting healthy diet for students. Only the racist righ wingers keep twisting their good intentions. One of the things that americans are famous for is their very unhealthy diet. Amazing how the right wingers simply love to attack everything the president and the first lady do, no matter how much what they do can benefit them in fact. Simply unbelievable!

OBAMA/BIDEN: of the 99%, by the 99%, for the 99%; MITT ROMNEY: OF THE 1%, BY THE 1%, FOR THE 1%.

Hi Brandon,

I'm not sure about the government forcing you to do something equalling a bad thing. You are forced to uphold your contracts, for instance, and that's a good thing. Wouldn't it be better though for the government to force you to do only those things it has the power to do under Article One of the constitution?

States can do much more since they aren't, except to the extent the federal constitution says so, limited in what they can do. The founders saw wisdom in this, and I can explain if you want. Read Federalist 39-41 if you care. What a shame that today msot Americans no longer think our founders were wise.

Brandon, all I can say is read the frickin Constitution and who was given the powers over what.

My God our (most) citizens are too stupid to be given freedom.

Adler-273784Yet, despite every attempt by the right to derail any attempt at recovery we are slowly but surely making some progress (I know you hat that word) toward eventual recovery.

The Democrats had control of both the House & Senate the last two years under Bush and the 1st two years under Obama. They still have control of the Senate & Presidency. Exactly what did they do to help our recovery? Nothing, unemployment went from 4.4% at the end of 2006 to 9.4% at the end of 2010. The Republican controlled House has passed a budget and several other bills that are non-partisan to help stimulate the economy, but the Democrat Senate won't even let any of them come to the floor for an up or down vote. Not to mention they have yet to pass a budget. When Democrats controlled both the house & senate under Bush and nothing was accomplished you probably blamed Bush. When the Democrats were in control of all three branches you probably didn't blame the Democrats. The democrats control the Senate & White house and you still are not blaming the Democrats. At a point, Democrats are also to blame, and more so then Rep since they have had control during this who downward trend.

There is no progress here other than more people are on food stamps, welfare & disability then ever before. Work force has shrunk, individuals who have given up on looking for jobs. Food cost have risen, gas has risen and wages have dropped.

Obama states he created 4.4 million jobs. He hasn't created jack, heck he hasn't even gotten back the jobs we lost before he came into office and we lost more jobs his first two years. We are still negative job growth under his rule.... When he gets unemployment down to 7.3% (what it was when he took office). he will have a record of creating jobs when it starts going down from there.

Any one that thinks progress has been made these past four years is totally blind.

Mitt's Numerous offshore bank accounts are doing fine. While all other Americans are paying their taxes, Mitt hides his assets in offshore accounts. While it may be legal, how is it that everyone else pays their taxes and the Mittster dodges paying taxes for years? This tax dodger wants you to pay even more of his taxes as the Ryan plan gives even more tax breaks to the rich while middle class workers gets to pay 20% more along with cuts to social programs like food stamps for the starving.

So what have we learned?...Mittster hides money in offshore accounts and YOU get stuck with paying the taxes he should be paying.

The good news? Middle class people can use the offshore account nearby. ...You know...the fountain that you throw a penny in and make a wish.

Make a wish and Vote Obama/Biden...make your wish come true!

Hey anIndependent,

I can answer any and all of your claims about what Mr. Obama has done, or would do, for people. But these are long arguments, so how about I take your first, making education affordable. Education is like every other market, meaning its costs are based on supply/demand, and are affected by regulations. Because the government has subsidized post-secondary education in the USA the price of it has increased, and increased far faster than most any other market, including health care (another highly subsidized market).

Imagine you are in charge of a college or university. If more money is available to students, would you not increase your fees in order to get whatever amount of it you could? Of course you would, in fact the question is almost preposterous in that it obviously answers itself. And as more students are able to "afford" your educational costs, you will increase the size of your student body as well. Per pupil revenues go up, and total revenues based on volume go up as well. Probably the best thing the government could do to cause the costs of education decline would be to stop all of the programs it operates which place more money into the system than would otherwise be there.

This is all basic economics really, and applies in all other contexts as well. Dump money into the general economy (as we have done to the tune of trillions) and commodity prices begin to climb. Go food shopping to see the effects. Dump money into housing, as we did and continue to do, and people who shouldn't be buying are able to buy, creating a bubble that can't be stopped from popping without continuing to dump more and more money into the system.

So you can credit Mr. Obama for making education more affordable, but the reality of it is that Mr. Obama is making education more costly for all in order to make it more affordable for some. Maybe you think this is smart, wise even. If so then vote for Mr. Obama. I think that not only does it make no good sense, but it is immoral because it is encumbering our heirs, born and unborn, because we are stealing from their future so we can pretend to have something for free today. I won't be voting for Mr. Obama.

SeekingSanity

JimSpence - your post is all lies. Nothing more.

ROTFLMAO!!!

First of all, nice typical limp-wristed Liberal response. What page from the "Liberal Talking Points" playbook is that one on?

Next, I challenge you to prove a single line of it wrong. You can't.

This is the problem with you Liberals. You continue to sniff Barracks chair so often you can't see past facts. This is why it's so amusing for us Conservatives to come here and read all your irrational posts. It would seem, after a while, you would take a chance and actually research something yourself instead of parroting what Barrack, Axelrod or Debbie Whatsername Slutz tells you to.

I'll wait for your response, but I'm not holding my breath for anything of substance.

Rich,

I totally agree with you that it is not always such a bad thing. Ellie Mae I do not think I miss the point at all unless you would like to explain the difference between Mass. forcing you to move or buy insurance and the government just forcing you to buy insurance.

Rich, I do agree with you which is why I am only somewhat behind Obama on the ACA. I can see the point in forcing those who can afford to buy insurance to pay for it. This being because of the fact that many people try and skate by while risking that is they get hurt, our tax dollars will pay for their hospital stay. I am not okay with that though a sweeping mandate has the potential for problems if we cannot just all accept it and work with it. The states (mainly Mass) found a way to fight this and it worked. So the federal government adopts it and everyone is up in arms. Granted it should have gone through the states but when the states cannot control the situation, the government should step in even though it is not written in the Constitution.

I also agree about the founding fathers being wise. They mention specifically in the Treaty of Tripoli that they country was not founded on a Christian Religion yet that is really flying around everywhere as well right now but that is a topic for another day. They were wise and would be ashamed of where we are today.

And tom - I have read the Constitution and but that has nothing to do with the point I was making. The states and federal government tax and force you to obey many laws because they have the power to do so. I have no idea why you would call someone stupid without even knowing who they are but then hey, I guess that is the mentality of one sided GOP people like yourself.

Bruce, can you explain to me how the healthcare bill is a massive drain on the economy? The only thing that has gone into effect is the 26 year age limit. The tax will hit families making over 250K a year and hit those only who choose not to buy insurance or use government subsidies that will be available.

Business hates uncertainty, and the massive healthcare overhaul has created TONS of uncertainty in the business community. Businesses over 50 employees will now be required to provide healthcare or pay fines. How does that NOT stifle business?! You either (a) keep your company under 50 employees, or (b) you pay the extra cost of health coverage or the fines (which again is a deterrent to growth).

As for my point about collecting no taxes for a year, the cost would have been about the same as the stimulus packages, but the PEOPLE would have decided where to spend the money. I can only imagine what I would have spent the $10,000+ dollars on that I instead spent on federal taxes. People would have bought cars, vacations, boats, pools, appliances. All things that would have spurred the economy. Instead of waiting on "shovel ready" projects that the president finally admitted weren't shovel ready, the money would have gone IMMEDIATELY into circulation stimulating the economy. Is that a good idea? As a conservative I say probably not, but a whole lot more effective than the government trying to figure out how to hand out 1.4 trillion dollars. But alas, it was NEVER about stimulating the economy anyway. It was REALLY about handing out $1.4 trillion in favors to states, unions, and donors loyal to "the cause", all under the guise of an "economic stimulus". (the same way obamacare was sold as a "jobs" and "stimulus" package).

Bruce...

I agree. "Uncertainty" kills growth in the business world. Funny to see that you are asked how healthcare 'reform' could be a "drain on the economy" ??? For starters, when the President signed the rushed plan, he said the cost would be $900 billion over 10 years. A year later...it gets jacked to $1.8 trillion over 10 years. "Uncertainty" over the fallout from ACA ? Gee...why would that be.

Beyond that...is there a single sane mind out there who believes the final 10 year cost will be $1.8 trillion ??? Hopefully, nobody is that blindly Obamaniacal. The initial cost projections for programs such as 'Medicaid' were not even in the same solar system as what those costs morphed into. A small town can't even bring a grammar school building addition in at the stated budget figure. The federal government is just as inept. "$1.8 trillion" ??? Please.

Why would anyone feel "uncertain" ???

As to the 'stimulus' money ? Two-thirds of the funds received by my state went to municipal school systems. How "shovel ready" is a raise and a step increase received by a schoolteacher or a stipend paid to an administrator ???

Brandon- "I have read the Constitution"

I called people stupid that don't understand prior to ACA the difference between the Federal Government and State Government.

Now, the Federal Government has no limitations of power!

and the Dems cheer that, just like the moronic republicans that cheered the patriotic act

To quote:

american-2051576 (post 3 2.79)

anindependant...

"Thank you for your bizzaro analysis of drama queens. You have a ways to go before you can be considered in the same league as beverly, amyb, fiesty, backhouse and other FR so called progressives.

Interesting that you bring up the 99% vs the 1%. Doesn't really say much about your thinking ability as most polls show neither romney or obama having a consistent lead. I must say though that obama sure is trying hard to use drama in trying to influence votes. To bad he just didn't stick to being a unifier rather than a divider and blamer."

The lack of respect for another person's opinion shows ignorance, lacking in the documented education of political history, an unwillingness to contribute toward solving of the problems (at least with some suggestions worthy of listening to) , etc.

Hey Brandon,

I don't think you do agree with me. My point was that the federal government can force you to do things for which it has the constitutional power, like upholding your end of an interstate contract. But there is no federal power to be involved in any way in health care other than what might apply to its own employees at the federal level or to facilitate interstate commerce. Justice Roberts is wrong to argue that the taxing authority is unlimited by the constitution and allows the federal government the ability to, through a financial penalty the court will read as a tax, compel you to behave as it wants. But your STATE has no such constitutional constraint.

This is why Romney's argument that what was done in Massachusetts is constitutional, and what was done in DC isn't. The problem is that most people, and your own post proves you to be among those people, don't care about the constitution, or the wisdom of the framers in writing it. You want people to be compelled to buy insurance through federal policy, and to you this is sufficient enough to ignore the fact there is no federal power to do this.

The RepConsevaTeaDinos jobs bills......Anti-reproductive rights bill #1- 301...passed, with #302-400 to be followed by jobs bill #401-500. Now we are getting somewhere.... yeah..

Ooops ....#302-400 and #401-500 are what?... anti-reproductive rights bills again?.... with defunding Planned Parenthood and repeal Obama care too? Say it ain't so MRs T'Boeh, T'Cant, T'McCon, T'Ryan, T'Paul and Gov T'MittRom.....Say it ain't so... LOL

Anywhoo, the T'repcondinos idea of a budget/ jobs bills is one which calls for tax cuts for the top 1-10%ers especially the top 1%, including continuation of the Bush era tax cuts for the rich and corporations to include continuation of the tax loopholes, refunds, subsidies etc for these corporations etc and to shrink government by defunding or under-funding departments and agencies that provide oversight of rules regulations etc that protect our land, sea, air, water, food, pharma/drugs/ medical devices, consumers, shareholders, borders, security-cyber etc.

To offset the revenues lost by this taxcut and give away to the 1-10%ers, the T'repconservadino then propose tax increases on the middle class and the poor and by the gutting of public safetynets, gutting healthcare like medicaid, Family Planning, clinics , and making Medicare a privatized voucher program with increasing premiums and with the continuation of no coverage for the working poor, or for those in the middle class who are unable to afford the high healthcare premiums and others with pre-existing conditions and things of this nature.

Must not forget their lack of interest in funding for infrastructure repair, upgrade and advance, or for new technology or for r &d and the like. They will increase spending on defense and wars and declaring wars but not on the vets or their families when they return home needing healthcare- medical, mental, physical/prosthesis etc and the like...housing, jobs, retraining etc.

Another T'repconservadino's idea of jobs bills is -aside from presenting yet another invariable anti-reproductive right laws as a jobs bill- is by fillibustering real jobs bills and or adding poison pill additions to actual real jobs bills because they were put forth by the Dems and the present admin, and or by just saying No - since 2009-.

All this saying no, and inactivity, raising taxes on the middle and the poor is supported by the present 1%er T'repconservadino presidential candidate Gov Mitt Romney, as he strongly supports the Ryan budget plan, as well as he also supports the continued forclosure problems including letting homeowners be forclosed upon instead of providing them any help....with his 'let the housing market hit bottom and let developers buy these properties and fix them up and rent them back to the homeowners' stance. He is against the dream act etc, but for Arizona's profile, papers please, if you don't have it on you, then you get locked up i.e. you go to jail, law. Msr Mitt is still into the outsource jobs overseas to create jobs overseas jobs plan from the look of things. He like the other T'repconservadinos are against other American being able to obtain affordable healthcare coverage as they have sworn to repeal Obamney - Robamney -Bramney- Romneyobama- Obamaromney- Mittbarak- Barmitt- Mittbara-Baromney- Mittak- Obney- er the ACA, because it is a penalty- it is a tax- it is a penalty- it is a tax- it is a penaltytax - a Ptax- a tap- a petax- a plax- a pax..... sigh... Whatevva

Well, in all honesty just saying no, working 2 weeks per month, pasing anti-reproductive laws, yet not addressing our economic issues, by fillibustering every democratic bill, cannot be viewed as working hard or presenting yet another actual jobs creation/infrastructure rebuilding jobs bill or getting the USA back on track imo.

Anyway, it is just too hot to banter about the same old same old crap...... as the po T' fauxers will believe whatev they are told- by those who are just protecting their own great wealth and superior healthcare,- and thus it would be a miracle if anything could change the mind...er...minds of the po and less fortunate T'repcondinos.

By the by, apparently President Obama is an illegal alien from the planet PHhawaiiya in the Blu-edAsiaKenyaIsea-D Nebula D'em... and as so stated and therefore decreed by the T'OverLairdum-B D'TrumPut-zer.

All hail the T'OverLairdum....bow down for the T'RepCone H'aiR D. Lalalalalalalalalalalallllllaaaaa.

Interpretation.....Live small n short, devolve, regress, stagnate... and above all... selfdeport... pronto....

Peace..... blah blah blah, blee blee bleee, bleah...... LOL

Climate change is not for real, climate change is not for real, climate change is not for real.... climate change is .... Oh dam... it is hot... Gotta live a better life, I can't go to hell, cause I simply can't stand this heat....

Seems someone needs a bit of a time-out?

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.

Here is what house passed. Where the 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

You can bet Mitt Romney is adding his gains to his cash stashed in off-shore accounts to avoid paying taxes on it.

Funny, but I just bet our gal Jody owns Apple products and shops at many, many stores that hold offshore accounts/employ offshore workers/enjoy offshore taxes.

Shoot Jody might be time for you to join the party. I wonder what your 401k looks like?

Naw, no offshore stuff there I'm sure.

You are soooo funny Jody, and you don't even know it.

Why do liberals hate success and people that make money? Why do liberals not shout and scream at the libs in hollywood that make just as much if not more than Romney? At least Mitt worked for his money.....I thought that was the American dream? You know work hard and become succesful.

@Sandy, people are looking at their payroll or unemployment checks to see if they can pay their bills. REAL working Americans cannot afford to spend time looking at the ticker tape on CNBC...

Jody - Let me take this opportunity to educate you since you and so many of your kind are ignorant on how off-shore accounts work.

One does NOT avoid paying taxes on earnings held in foreign bank accounts or any other foreign investments. It all gets reported. (Yup, this really cool invention called computers facilitates that, but I digress...).

People invest overseas to diversify their portfolio. The more money you have, the more important this is. I have a small portion of my assets off-shore. I can assure you the IRS is on top of it.

I don't hink you know anything about the market. The market can go up with the right sneeze, and can drop just as fast. When it drops, Wall Street likes to see the market drop, for they can sell more stock as to make the market go up. They don't get a big commission when down. only when up. The market is down now, peope selling off-becaause of the jobs report, So ya thank Obama. Because, the 1% will be making more money through Obama when the buying begins. You know, Wal-Mart midnight madness sales. Then he can bitch-bitch-bitch. That they have to pay more than the schmuck who is making 150,000. That is all Obama is good for in this economy. Investors buying stock.

Romney's job plan is to hire illegals to come out to MSN and blog lies about his past bain capital record and his governor record.

Ok Rod.....I will play. Obama has his paid bloggers out to spew their hate towards anyone that doesnt bow down to King Barry. ALL HAIL KING OBAMA!

The stock market is up since Obama took office.

Obama hasn't figure out how to screw that up yet but be sure he is working on it.

The stock market rallying cry always makes me laugh!

When the Dow was over 12,000 under Bush - the Dow was "speculators money" and "millionaires making more millions."

Now that the Dow is over 12,000 under Obama - the Dow is suddenly "hard working Americans' 401k's"!

HOw couldn't the stock market be up in the last 6 months, the market is a vision of the future and it see's NoBoma !!

I hear whining and complaining from the right but no plan. They say they have a plan but don't make it public. That means they don't really have a viable plan other than more tax breaks for the extremely wealthy and cutting the safety net for the poor and elderly.

Adler...

Yeah...you're so right all the evil Republicans want to do is slaughter the poor and elderly...steal any nickels left in their piggy banks...and give the change to the 10 richest members of the party. That's been the plan all along...once the air and the nation's water systems are all polluted and poisonous enough to start the above slaughter.

Yup !

Mitt Romney while at Bain Capital did Outsource Hundreds of thousands of jobs to overseas countries, raided the pensions of workers, Loaded up the companies with debt then claimed bankruptcy and let the Government help payoff there CEO's golden parachutes that became golden elevators to the tune on Millions of lost tax payer dollars. His record as a job destroyer is well established and the only idiots who would support him are the sheep who would not support Obama is we had a unemployment rate of 0. Obama clearly stated the Stimulus was to get place a bottom on the Bush administration policies that lost 750,000 jobs a month for the last five months Bush was in office and first two Obama was in office.

The Stimulus did just that and the promise Obama made was from the assumption that the Bush budget was correct and didn't take in account Bush Fought two wars off the Books that Obama had to clear up once he took office those wars cost over 4.2 trillion dollars for 11 years. Obama Did state he hoped to keep unemployment down under 8 percent with the stimulus and it has kept it down around 8. The only ones saying he said lower are those listening to Faux fake Cartoon News. They forget this day and age you can watch it utube. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/mitt-romneys-claim-that-obama-said-stimulus-would-keep-unemployment-below-8-percent/2012/02/17/gIQA9A8MKR_blog.html Romney got Three Pinocchios for lies....

Adler, Romney has a 59-point plan that has been ignored by the press. The real question is, how have Obama's plans worked out the last 3-1/2 years? Now that is what those of us that really want to see improvement are focusing on. We, yes,I voted for Obama in '08, took a chance on Obama and the country has lost because of it. Pretty simple really.

When a Republican was in office John Boehner and Mitch
McConnell voted without hesitation to pass raising the Debt ceiling even
stating that they hope this passed unanimously.

Years the Republicans voted to raise the Debt Ceiling Bush signed into law

2002 350 Billion in tax cut to big business and 450 Billion increase

2003 450 Billion in tax cuts to Big Business and 900 Billion increase

2004 600 Billion in tax Cuts to Big business and 800 Billion Increase

2006 670 Billion in Tax cuts to Bug Business and 781 Billion Increase

2007 700 Billion tax cuts for Big Business and 850 Billion Increase

2008 450 Billion tax Cuts to Big Business and

Total 3.2 Trillion to Big Business $4 Trillion Debt Ceilng
increases under Bush

Total 7.2 Trillion in the Red…..

Also fought wars off the books for entire 8 years Bush was
in office but still have to pay for it and those cost another 4.1 trillion which averaged out to 200 billion a year
for each war.

4.1Trillon wars plus the 7.2 Trillon Tax cut business tax
cuts loopholes debt = 11.3 trillon for Obama coming into the office.

Republicans voted to raise the Debt Ceiling every time
it was brought up while a republican was in office and I goggle there response
then it was Boehner and McConnell who said “there should not be any politics
come into play when it comes to a increase in our national debt we need to pass
this to continue to operate”. Also Mike
Pence of Indiana in 2002 said it as a necessity to raise the National debt.
Bush a republican was in office then but now the same Mike Pence now says he
will not vote to raise the Debt ceiling without cuts to programs in healthcare
and Medicare and all of which no cuts for defense or ending the Wars. Now
Republicans and Tea Party think it’s a Great idea to play politics while a
Democrat is in office.

For the last 2 months I have lost on the market. I guess I should have invested in CGM Obama's Chinese General Motors and the 7 new plants they have.Talk about sending jobs over seas.I'll bet pelosia and her husband are putting their offshore money into that fund. Obama is going to tax the rich it sure won't be his cabinet as they pay no taxes.

Rocky...............guess you missed the news that President Obama just went after the Chinese again for their tariffs on U.S. Autos. Not too hard to do search to see President Obama backs American workers on that tariff thingy issue...

The audacity of someone like Boehner to blame the President for unemployment while doing NOTHING for 2 years in Congress!!

Boehner has his stump boys like Rep. Paul Ryan who claims to have intro. several job creation legislaton only to be blocked by the Dem.lead Senate. Then to find out his domestic energy job creation packages that Ryan proposes, would give great advantage to his family that has oil and mineral leases. Of course, he wants to push "job" legislation that way, of course.

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.

Here is what house passed. Where the 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

@Susan, I COMPLETELY AGREE....A true leader has to rise above party and ideology. They need to embrace opposing views and bring both sides together to discuss and compromise to create a solution which benefits all involved. I thought in 2008 when I voted for Obama that he could accomplish this. Unfortunately, he has proven himself not to be the leader this nation desperate needs, but only a leader of his party and voter base. You cannot lead half a nation, and that is what is happening today. I've hoped he could change his approach. Unfortunately, it's clear to me, especially with his response to Americans who did not agree with the Healthcare as it is currently written, that he is living in a bubble where those who only share his political view are included.

Obama is supposed to get the Republican-majority House to work with him? They refused to accept the "grand bargain" he offered back during the debt-ceiling crisis, of cuts to entitlements in exchange for raising taxes on millionaires! The Republicans wouldn't even cooperate to reduce spending!

Obama, The Great Job Cremator: To him a job promise is a lie to get your vote.... A job to Romney has a person attached to it…A real paycheck NOT a welfare check ....defending individual rights AND Minority rights!

@Amy, What I'm seeing from the President today is not Presidential. I don't want to hear about what Mitt Romney did in prep school or as Gov in MA. It only shows me he knows more about Romney than the state of our country. I want him to rise above his party and reach out to all Americans and not just those who follow him religiously. I want him to stand up and telll us what we NEED TO HEAR and not simply what some Americans WANT TO HEAR. This is what I want from President Obama. I don't think it's an unreasonabl request. After all, he is OUR President and not just the President of those who subscibe to DEM doctrine.

That's funny. Reagan as well as Clinton "made the horse drink" quite well. Again, Obama is no leader

Well Susan, you have to admit, there is not much to lead in the house these days, however I do agree with you on part of it - my leadership would not be nearly as nice to the drunken speaker as President Obama's has, actually I'd probably be rather nasty to him - heck would be if I ever met him, but thats not gonna happen because bonehead would never dirty himself with the contact of a real working/middle class family - we don't earn enough to be important to him, mittens, or any repugnant.

A good leader would quit the name/blame game

Thought we were talking about Obama here?

@ctdad. Which is what he promised in his lie up to the office. Oh how I remember (and stupidly voted for) the promise of cooperation and transparency of the process. But the man has no substance.

I heard Romney gloating that the tough economy will help him win the Presidency. If you consider Romney "Presidential," you must have been raised in the former Soviet bloc. Romney only answers to the billionaires who finance his campaign.

Obama was the man who professed he was going to unite the 2 parties to work in cooperation. Then he immediately shoved Obamacare down the throats of the GOP and to heck with what they wanted. This doesn't excuse the childishness of the GOP, but Obama didn't do much to prevent it either.

Echoing what others said...the main reason I voted for Obama in 2008 was I thought he was going to work with everyone to do what was best for the whole country. Sadly, he turned out to be just another partisan politician.

If we had a Clinton or Reagan , I think the economy would be in much better shape because they had the ability to rise above the politics and work with "the other party" to get things done.

MonkeyMo

Obama jammed ObamaCare down the GOP's throats? The GOP invented ObamaCare!

Back when Hillary was trying to create healthcare legislature during Bill's term, the GOP came up with the idea of the individual mandate (instead of employer-mandated health insurance.) Then, there is the little matter of Massachusetts being the first state to institute mandatory health insurance - under Romney, in 2006. He used to be proud of that accomplishment.

Tea Baggie Clown,

Nobody forced Obama to comments like "Republicans can sit in the back of the bus" or "we won". I also remember Obama making highly partisan comments immediately after the election - before he had even taken office. Yes, the Republicans have acted like kids at times, but that doesn't excuse Obama doing the same thing.

Obama says the economy is heading in the right direction, I submit he needs to learn to read a compass. But then again when nothing you have done has worked, the answer from Obama is always the same, blame someone else. Remember Obama said he would rather be a great one term president then a mediocre two term, and now after almost four years he can be neither. If the Democratic Party really cared about this country, Obama would not have been unopposed in this years primaries. When the Democratic Party had the chance to give the country someone up to the job, they gave us Obama, and the nation has paid a very heavy price.

ctdad,

I want him to rise above his party and reach out to all Americans and not just those who follow him religiously. I want him to stand up and tell us what we NEED TO HEAR and not simply what some Americans WANT TO HEAR. This is what I want from President Obama. I don't think it's an unreasonable request. After all, he is OUR President and not just the President of those who subscribe to DEM doctrine.

Nicely said, and I couldn't agree with you more. I think so many people feel this way. He is so busy trying to get reelected and pandering to his base, he forgot about the rest of us. I never felt this way about any other president.

All I've heard during this administration is US vs. THEM....These invisible groups whose difference is solely ideological and depending on which side you are on (US or THEM) defines you as either GOOD or EVIL...It's a childish mentality generally reserved for Saturday morning cartoons. Tragically for us it is integral to the current political landscape. This is NOT LEADERSHIP, it's PARTISANSHIP.

how can obama hope to get the republicans in congress to work with him when they stated via mitch mcconnell that ' the sole aim of the republican party will be to make sure this president is a one term president.' from the beginning, no wait, before obama was even inaugurated the republicans decided that they would do everything to obstruct any progress he might make. and they've kept that promise. they have used the filibuster, committee kills, hate talk and stalls more than any other congress is as long as i can remember and i've been around a looooooooooong time. then they signed their allegiance to this country away to gov. norquist when they signed a pledge not to raise taxes no matter the circumstance.

saying the republicans aren't guilty of what is going on may make you feel better, but the truth is the truth and sometimes it hurts. after two years controlling the house the republicans finally passed ONE bill that looks even remotely like a jobs bill...why did it take them so long? maybe because they kept trying to sneak things into bills like, anti-abortion and anti-gay referendum and this time the keystone pipeline. FINALLY! they did something. and this bill will create jobs. maybe they think that too little too late will help their agenda. i think it's despicable behavior.

i was a republican for more than 25 years. i believed that they were working for us. but in the nineties i saw that the republicans sold out to the christian coalition and then to big business. i have watched as jobs have been outsourced like a flood since the 70s and the jobs that stayed here, flatlined on wages while the cost of living rose. and now, the corporations that back the republicans by and far are bringing back jobs at half the wages they were before,keeping us struggling to make ends meet. they must believe that somehow americans can be turned into third world workers who will bow down to their corporate overlords. they are doing everything they can to kill public education because they WANT a generation of ignorant voters. by reading these posts, it looks like it's working.

am i angry? YES! this is my country and i love my country! i resent people trying to destroy it for their own personal gain! i am angry that my children and grandchildren will have to bear the burden of this arrogance and greed! i am angry that my dranddaughter has to deal with poisoned air and poisoned water because the koch brothers have decided that they are going to run this country into the ground. i am angry because i believe in the constitution and the ideals that our founding fathers set down and it is being destroyed by what washington himself warned us against-uncontrolled commerce. i am angry that there is a movement being pandered to by our politicians that would force me to live my life by the religious standards of the archaic, hate filled religious right! why shouldn't i be angry?

but, i'm not just angry, i'm determined and as long as i live and breathe i won't give in to the radical right. i will live my life the way i choose regardless of those who try to shackle me. and i have brought my children up the same way. we will fight for clean air, clean water, freedom for EVERYONE, rights for EVERYONE, living wages and control over commerce that will help the middleclass rebuild. what would bring back our economy? people spending money! well, people can't spend money they don't have and if companies are not willing to pay people enough money to live on, don't expect us to go out and spend what we don't have. the corporations are expecting us to do what we started doing thirty years ago, live on credit. but, people are realizing what a trap that is, and they aren't doing it like they used to. i have no credit cards. if i can't afford it, i don't buy it. what a concept. the only thing i will ever get on credit is a house or a car. corporate america would have a meltdown if we all did that, wouldn't it? you want to control corporate america? stop buying their products. it's possible. despite walmart's attempt to kill every mom and pop business out there, they exist and if you look you can find them. it might take a little more work, but you can find them. we might have to stop being lazy, one stop shopping, instant gratification. i guarantee you that if we put the screw on companies, they'd listen...anything to keep their profits up.

Wrong the Tea
Baggers and republicants in the House and Senate are the GRAND OBSTRUCTIONIST
PARTY the sole mission to make Obama one term president and never raise taxes
on the rich or ever cut Defense spending but kill Medicare Medicaid and SS
while not passing there own Jobs bills that they keep turning down.

If Obama is such a great leader and he has all the answers, why doesn't he adopt the "The buck stops here" mantra and work with ALL of congress to create these "one million" jobs he keeps talking about with no specifics on how to create them? Oh wait, that's because he using these "jobs" as hostages to get reelected. It's so foolish to follow someone that says, "I have a plan, vote for me and I'll tell you later, trust me." There's not a single democrat that would buy anything from a salesperson that says anything similar yet they are lining up to support Barry. Incredible. Where's an acre of swamp when you need it?

CTDAD, that is nice sentiment: "want to hear what we need to hear" but is what O'bama "SAYS" really important anymore? He was elected on his almost unequaled eloquency and his grand speeches that played right to all our dreamss. 4 years later, there is not much that has materialized. In my opinion, we don't need more pretty word promises, more inspiration, more dream speeches. We need action. We need results. we need jobs. We need our housing market to improve. We need government spending/deficit down and we need an improved economy. I don't need PROOF that someone else CAN do it because after 4 years it is clear who cannot. I am willing to take a chance on someone new.

Since the 2000 Presidential Election, our nation has been SPLIT right down the middle. It's been "12 YEARS!" and nothing has changed. No one has had the guts and courage to standup in DC to try to bridge the gap in this nation so we could finally stop this disgustingly childish partisan disease that continues to plague our country. And don't give me crap about the DEM or GOP because that is an extremely lame ass excuse. Our President needs to talk to our nation and not preach. He needs to be brutally honest and not pander. He needs to be a leader. Our country desperately needs a leader to bring both sides together and take what is best from each opposing view to come up with a plan for fixing the problems in this country in a fashion that helps ALL Americans. I'm so sick and f'ing tired of these LEFT/RIGHT self-centered and lazy ass couch potatoes who talk more than a snake oil salesman on no-doze and red-bull. WTF is wrong with some of you people, you speak like a bunch of spoil children with college degrees. I strongly recommend to those who feel they know more than their critics to finally shutup and listen to what each have to say. MAYBE you may learn something.

So, Alessa you will not be voting this election???

thetotas...

Correct...a perfect example would be the way the report from the Simpson-Bowles Commission was quickly stuffed into the President's bottom drawer and he barely even mentioned a report that he himself had authorized and brought up in speeches BEFORE the report came out. There was some bad news in the report and painful remedies that the country needs to come to grips with. But no...Mr. Obama could not be adult enough or honest enough to start that conversation.

So what does he do ? He waits for a Republican (Paul Ryan) to propose a budget with "some bads news in it and painful remedies that the country needs to come to grips with". It is Mr. Ryan who tries to be "adult enough and honest enough to start that conversation". And then this petulant President and his minions immediately begin to tear Paul Ryan to shreds...even come up with a television ad showing a Paul Ryan lookalike dumping an old woman in a wheelchair over the edge of a cliff.

That's President Obama in a nutshell. He can stir up the kids in a campaign visit in a high school gym and he can get the have-nots all upset over the fact that others might have worked for and obtained what they have not...but he simply cannot start an honest and adult conversation about things that do need to happen even if they cause some pain.

That is not leadership. It is the opposite of leadership.

Someone compared the President to the captain on the "Titanic"...think about that. He'd have all those have-nots in steerage hating the people on the upper decks. He'd point the finger at everyone around him after the crash...even go as far as blaming the last captain who sailed the same waters. He'd then tell the folks that the leak wasn't that bad and that only he could fix it...and when it became obvious he was unable to, he'd tell everyone to just be patient, his plan was coming togther if they would just wait a little longer...despite the rising water. And then from the safety of a lifeboat, he'd be looking for a big thank you from the poor folks who were down in steerage because the evil rich had finally been taken down by the captain to their level...water level.

The moment President Obama signed the Healthcare Bill into law, knowing full well that half the country did not support it, he became another dividing force in our nation. I didn't vote for him in 2008 to acheive this status. I wanted "CHANGE". Does everyone remember his campaign? I hoped he'd bring both sides of the aisle together and end this childish gridlock in DC. Unfortunately, he could not control his party and the GOP in order to accomplish it and transformed into a party-loyal President.

THIS Congress will never work with President Obama. Mitch O'Connel, John Boehner and Eric Cantor has/and never had any intention of working with our President. Was it first or second day after President Obama was sworn in that Mitch said they work at only being sure that President Obama was an one term President. TO HELL WITH THE WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Pretty sure, if Romney is elected you will be govern by Norquist and Rove. Go back and google Norquist statement about what we need as a President. Norquist is still working on being our first dictator, and the Republicans are backing him.

Compared to the 'Governing' currently exhibited by our Choomer in Chief, I think Bo the dog would do a better job. And, please, anyone who 'thwarts' Obama deserved a medal, it would be like taking the gun away from a burglar to 'thwart' Obama.

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.

Here is what house passed. Where the 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

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The biggest joke is the liberals back in the late '90's that let the Wall Streets people and the banks lend to people that had no business getting homes. And lest you forget, both parties share the blame of the economic downfall. And for all those that jump up and down about GM, how many bondholders (that invested their entire life savings) were sacrificed to Obama's friends, the unions?

The speed limit is at least 55, you need to get more speed to sling that BS past anyone.

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0 to 50 - I have news for you....The business downturn started while Clinton was still in office and burst after Bush became President. The economy is cyclic so it eventrually comes around. The only thing that impacted its recovery was Iraq. But I believe it bled our country due to partisan politics who caused this war to limp along with no support for those fighting it. I'm sure people don't want to hear this, but GWB is no longer President. His term ended in 2008. Time to look at the calendar, it's 2012, 4years later and it's time for our President to answer some questions. Why this economy is continuing to drag along? What has he DONE, since being elected to help it?...And what he plans to DO, to further improve it?.