Axelrod: “There’s this reign of terror going on in the Republican Party”

[tjvh]

Because people don't share the same visions of Socialist utopia as David Axelrod does, they are labeled "obstructionists"... Got it.

 

[WillowTree]

axelrod, ain't he the one with the comb over and the hitler moustache?

 

[DontBeStupid]

. AXELROD The president believes you build a strong, sustainable economy by building a strong, viable growing middle class. You have to continue to upgrade our educational system and improve access to higher education and technical training. We have to invest in research and development and the kinds of things that will create high-end, advanced manufacturing jobs. We have to continue to open up markets all over the world for American products. We need to continue with an all-of-the-above energy policy and really push for the development of all sources of energy. Immigration reform is an unfinished piece of business. But the principal thing we need to be pursuing is a very aggressive strategy of putting people back to work.

Couldn't have said it better myself

Problem is all that costs money we don't have, perfect groundwork for increasing taxes. They'd be better off focusing on manufacturing and industry to bring regular old factory jobs back for regular ole folks.

We've upgraded the educational system to a point that too many of our high school grads can't understand basic Algebra or Geometry. Forget about spelling and grammar. We cannot afford to spend more on education until we get our education where it needs to be. We're spending more than we ever have and dumbing down the students.

Have you seen the graduation numbers and the skill level of the Chicago Public School System, which by the way was recently downgraded.

What if getting our education where it needs to be requires us to spend a couple more bucks?

 

[Some Guy]

It's kind of funny that Axelrod would claim "there's a reign of terror within the Republican Party" when the party is in no position to really do anything other than not vote for left policies. They can't sign executive privilege orders to maintain cover-ups or anything.

 

[rightwinger]

It's kind of funny that Axelrod would claim "there's a reign of terror within the Republican Party" when the party is in no position to really do anything other than not vote for left policies. They can't sign executive privilege orders to maintain cover-ups or anything.

No, bUt hey can file frivolous contempt of Congress charges

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Thank you for answering more kindly than I would have, we need jobs everywhere and right now, not just in one industry that tends to be regional and dependent more on the benchmark price of crude than any evil regulation.

I'm guessing from your dodge that you have zero experience in oil production.

What dodge? Explain how opening a new field is supposed to generate a bunch of jobs nationwide within short time scale, say 6 months to a year? At best the act would be the equivalent of building a highway in a couple of states to be started when the states can get around to planning and funding the thing.

What dodge? Oh just the direct question that was asked of you.


Once the permit is aquired mobilization is immediate. Can't explain it any simpler than that. Funding nor planning is a problem in the oil industry each well is drilled using tried and true methods. I'll concede theindusrty has made innovations in last few decades.

 

[PredFan]

Obama is talking about how to create jobs, about how to help the middle class, about how to grow the economy, about how to make this country great again.

Can it be that so many mindless people have already forgotten that he's been on the job for 3.5 years already and none of this has been done? He just thought of these things now?

Have they forgotten his promises from 4 years ago?

How can you be stupid enough to support obama and yet smart enough to put one foot in front of the other?

 

[naturegirl]

Axelrod believes Republicans are terrorists. True story.

 

[PredFan]

. AXELROD The president believes you build a strong, sustainable economy by building a strong, viable growing middle class. You have to continue to upgrade our educational system and improve access to higher education and technical training. We have to invest in research and development and the kinds of things that will create high-end, advanced manufacturing jobs. We have to continue to open up markets all over the world for American products. We need to continue with an all-of-the-above energy policy and really push for the development of all sources of energy. Immigration reform is an unfinished piece of business. But the principal thing we need to be pursuing is a very aggressive strategy of putting people back to work.

Couldn't have said it better myself

Problem is all that costs money we don't have, perfect groundwork for increasing taxes. They'd be better off focusing on manufacturing and industry to bring regular old factory jobs back for regular ole folks.

We've upgraded the educational system to a point that too many of our high school grads can't understand basic Algebra or Geometry. Forget about spelling and grammar. We cannot afford to spend more on education until we get our education where it needs to be. We're spending more than we ever have and dumbing down the students.

Have you seen the graduation numbers and the skill level of the Chicago Public School System, which by the way was recently downgraded.

What if getting our education where it needs to be requires us to spend a couple more bucks?

A couple of more bucks?

The irony of your screen name is astounding!

 

[DontBeStupid]

It's kind of funny that Axelrod would claim "there's a reign of terror within the Republican Party" when the party is in no position to really do anything other than not vote for left policies. They can't sign executive privilege orders to maintain cover-ups or anything.

No, bUt hey can file frivolous contempt of Congress charges

Yup.

And they can threaten to not vote on tax cuts for the middle class unless the wealthy get extended cuts first.

You know. Little things.

 

[rightwinger]

Axelrod believes Republicans are terrorists. True story.

And?

 

[Darkwind]

Voters sent Republicans to Washington in 2010 because the economy wasn't improving fast enough and the GOP promised "Jobs. Jobs. Jobs." Instead, the GOP has voted against women and against Health Care Reform. 33 times against Health Care reform, to be precise. They have never voted in favour of any jobs program in the year and a half they have been in office.

Prior to that, the GOP set an all-time record for filibusters and threats of filibusters.

High ranking GOP officials are on record saying that their number one goal is to have a GOP President after this next election.

Calling them obstructionists is being nice.

Not a single filibuster has happened in decades. Not passing legislation on the 'THREAT' of a filibuster is nothing more than cowardice on the part of the Democrats.

Not a single vote has the GOP taken that is against women. Preventing the government from violating the First Amendment is not a vote against women, it is a vote for citizens.

A vote against healthcare reform and to repeal the health care taxation, is not a bad thing.

Any more talking points you want debunked?

 

[GuyPinestra]

What is your background in oil production?

I've been in the oil industry for 30 years.

The only thing that slows down immediate drilling in areas known to have oil or gas is the onerous task of aquiring the proper permits. Another reason why government needs to get the hell out of the way.

No sizable affect on job creation?

Look at the Keystone XL pipeline it would have created at least ten thousand jobs. Is that not sizable?

Hell even MSNBC acknowledges oil companies create jobs.


MSNBC finally gives credit to the oil industry for creating jobs in an almost desolate area in North Dakota.


Read more: Americans for Tax Reform : Even MSNBC Acknowledges Oil Companies Create Jobs

No one is saying the oil industry doesn't create jobs. No one is saying the XL Pipeline wouldn't create jobs. No one is saying a permit couldn't POSSIBLY lead to more jobs.

But that is different from the claims from the Right that getting a permit and getting rid of regulations ALWAYS leads to jobs. That's simply not true and no one is even trying to show how it's true. You all are taking the GOP at face value without stopping to think.

Thank you for answering more kindly than I would have, we need jobs everywhere and right now, not just in one industry that tends to be regional and dependent more on the benchmark price of crude than any evil regulation.

So where are all those 'shovel-ready' jobs Mr. Obama promised us? Oh, that's right, they weren't so 'shovel-ready' after all. And your infrastructure meme is no different than your portrayal of oil companies. It would create jobs for road-building companies, not the general public.

 

[occupied]

It's kind of funny that Axelrod would claim "there's a reign of terror within the Republican Party" when the party is in no position to really do anything other than not vote for left policies. They can't sign executive privilege orders to maintain cover-ups or anything.

The reign of terror is GOP leadership VS GOP congressmen, they face the threat of excommunication from the flock if they so much as talk to a democrat.

 

[rightwinger]

No one is saying the oil industry doesn't create jobs. No one is saying the XL Pipeline wouldn't create jobs. No one is saying a permit couldn't POSSIBLY lead to more jobs.

But that is different from the claims from the Right that getting a permit and getting rid of regulations ALWAYS leads to jobs. That's simply not true and no one is even trying to show how it's true. You all are taking the GOP at face value without stopping to think.

Thank you for answering more kindly than I would have, we need jobs everywhere and right now, not just in one industry that tends to be regional and dependent more on the benchmark price of crude than any evil regulation.

So where are all those 'shovel-ready' jobs Mr. Obama promised us? Oh, that's right, they weren't so 'shovel-ready' after all. And your infrastructure meme is no different than your portrayal of oil companies. It would create jobs for road-building companies, not the general public.

The states were supposed to provide the shovel ready jobs. Some were quite good at it and got some much needed infrastructure improvements

Red States tended to complain and just keep the stimulus money

 

[WillowTree]

. AXELROD The president believes you build a strong, sustainable economy by building a strong, viable growing middle class. You have to continue to upgrade our educational system and improve access to higher education and technical training. We have to invest in research and development and the kinds of things that will create high-end, advanced manufacturing jobs. We have to continue to open up markets all over the world for American products. We need to continue with an all-of-the-above energy policy and really push for the development of all sources of energy. Immigration reform is an unfinished piece of business. But the principal thing we need to be pursuing is a very aggressive strategy of putting people back to work.

Couldn't have said it better myself

Problem is all that costs money we don't have, perfect groundwork for increasing taxes. They'd be better off focusing on manufacturing and industry to bring regular old factory jobs back for regular ole folks.

We've upgraded the educational system to a point that too many of our high school grads can't understand basic Algebra or Geometry. Forget about spelling and grammar. We cannot afford to spend more on education until we get our education where it needs to be. We're spending more than we ever have and dumbing down the students.

Have you seen the graduation numbers and the skill level of the Chicago Public School System, which by the way was recently downgraded.

What if getting our education where it needs to be requires us to spend a couple more bucks?

It won't cost a dime to place teacher on merit pay only. Not one more damn dime should be put into that system until the unions are dealt with. Not one.

 

[Jackson]

Problem is all that costs money we don't have, perfect groundwork for increasing taxes. They'd be better off focusing on manufacturing and industry to bring regular old factory jobs back for regular ole folks.

We've upgraded the educational system to a point that too many of our high school grads can't understand basic Algebra or Geometry. Forget about spelling and grammar. We cannot afford to spend more on education until we get our education where it needs to be. We're spending more than we ever have and dumbing down the students.

Have you seen the graduation numbers and the skill level of the Chicago Public School System, which by the way was recently downgraded.

What if getting our education where it needs to be requires us to spend a couple more bucks?

It won't cost a dime to place teacher on merit pay only. Not one more damn dime should be put into that system until the unions are dealt with. Not one.

They are being dealth with slowly. One union at a time.