Examiner Editorial: Closing The Books On The Worst Congress.

[rdean]

I think being partisan has painted you a rosey picture of what happened.
TARP....no not really.....billions that will never be recovered....even though they say it will, the taxpayer and the deficit will never see it.
STIMULUS.....no it didn't create 3 million jobs....just some fuzzy math that the administration will pawn on its base. Cash for Clunkers Rebates for buying Homes
HEALTCARE We're seeing a lot of businesses getting exemptions and Unions not covering children now. Yeah, that was a prize.
Financial Reform.....I'm not sure on that...so the verdict is still out.
DADT...Okay...I'll give him that.
START It needed more debate, and on the face, Russia got the best part of that....just too early to call it a plus for the president.

Leftwinger....you can hang your hat on those, but most Americans see through it.

9.8% Unemployment

and the 9.8% unemployment happened because the last admin crashed the economy and the jobs haven't recovered. the jobs may never recover because of outsourcing. corporations are sitting on 2 trillion dollars that should be used to hire.

and for the record, "most" americans don't think this was the worst congress. they hate all congresses.... they will hate this next one, too, if the rightwingnuts play their games.

and no matter what the propaganda from the right...... this has been a very successful two years. but until unemployment goes down, none of it matters.

if unemployment goes down, they're heros... if it doesn't... they're goats.

The economy crashed with a republican president and a democratic Congress and Senate. Businesses are sitting on their money because they don't know which way to turn with Barry's policies, Jillian. Nobody likes to throw money around with too many "unknowns" out there.
I agree with you about Congress popularity, but that wasn't part of my debate with leftwinger.
I do not agree with you on this success of the last two years of this administration, Jillian. As shown in what I stated in my pryor post. This administration has been focused on policies with everything but the most important thing with Americans, and that is Job Creation. That should have been the top dog from day one and it wasn't.....people won't forget no matter how the left tries to spin it.

Democrats and Republicans shared the Senate 49 to 49 the last two years of the Bush administration. Look at the Senate now. Republicans filibustered EVERYTHING and it works. They were even willing to let millions of Americans lose their unemployment benefits just before Christmas so they could give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, and that worked. Obama wasn't willing to let those Americans suffer, but we know who was. So who has the power?

 

[Stephanie]

and the 9.8% unemployment happened because the last admin crashed the economy and the jobs haven't recovered. the jobs may never recover because of outsourcing. corporations are sitting on 2 trillion dollars that should be used to hire.

and for the record, "most" americans don't think this was the worst congress. they hate all congresses.... they will hate this next one, too, if the rightwingnuts play their games.

and no matter what the propaganda from the right...... this has been a very successful two years. but until unemployment goes down, none of it matters.

if unemployment goes down, they're heros... if it doesn't... they're goats.

The economy crashed with a republican president and a democratic Congress and Senate. Businesses are sitting on their money because they don't know which way to turn with Barry's policies, Jillian. Nobody likes to throw money around with too many "unknowns" out there.
I agree with you about Congress popularity, but that wasn't part of my debate with leftwinger.
I do not agree with you on this success of the last two years of this administration, Jillian. As shown in what I stated in my pryor post. This administration has been focused on policies with everything but the most important thing with Americans, and that is Job Creation. That should have been the top dog from day one and it wasn't.....people won't forget no matter how the left tries to spin it.

Democrats and Republicans shared the Senate 49 to 49 the last two years of the Bush administration. Look at the Senate now. Republicans filibustered EVERYTHING and it works. They were even willing to let millions of Americans lose their unemployment benefits just before Christmas so they could give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, and that worked. Obama wasn't willing to let those Americans suffer, but we know who was. So who has the power?

LOL, you sure do live in a different reality than most of us. good grief.

 

[rdean]

When everything is working there really isn't much to accomplish. Unless of course you change things for the worse. And that does seem to be the case in many of these instances. History will judge it. And the polls are probably about right.

We were in the midst of the worst recession in 70 years....you call that working?

You call a health system that ignores those with pre-existing conditions and leaves 30 million uninsured to be working?

You call denying Americans the right to openly serve their country working?

Yes everything was working.
You keep blaming things on republicans. The democrats have controlled the money for about 75% of the last 60 years, why haven't they fixed health care years ago?
DADT worked, now I can only hope the military finds a way to make whatever we end up with work.
Now we have lots of Hope and change. I hope to change some of that, soon. All change is not good.

Republicans had TOTAL control for 6 years in a row. SIX YEARS. And what did they accomplish? Besides moving millions of jobs to China? And the death of thousands of Americans and the maiming of tens of thousands of Americans? What did they accomplish? Besides tax breaks for rich people and trillions in Medicare for votes. What did they accomplish? Instead of attacking, at least give something positive. Anything.

 

[rdean]

The economy crashed with a republican president and a democratic Congress and Senate. Businesses are sitting on their money because they don't know which way to turn with Barry's policies, Jillian. Nobody likes to throw money around with too many "unknowns" out there.
I agree with you about Congress popularity, but that wasn't part of my debate with leftwinger.
I do not agree with you on this success of the last two years of this administration, Jillian. As shown in what I stated in my pryor post. This administration has been focused on policies with everything but the most important thing with Americans, and that is Job Creation. That should have been the top dog from day one and it wasn't.....people won't forget no matter how the left tries to spin it.

Democrats and Republicans shared the Senate 49 to 49 the last two years of the Bush administration. Look at the Senate now. Republicans filibustered EVERYTHING and it works. They were even willing to let millions of Americans lose their unemployment benefits just before Christmas so they could give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, and that worked. Obama wasn't willing to let those Americans suffer, but we know who was. So who has the power?

LOL, you sure do live in a different reality than most of us. good grief.

So that didn't happen?

Harkin rails against G.O.P. for blocking unemployment extension plan

All 42 Senate Republicans — including Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa — have vowed to block votes on nearly all legislation pending in the senate until there’s an agreement to extend all the Bush-era tax cuts.

“Have the Republican leadership in the congress lost all sense of justice? Have they lost all sense of fairness?” Harkin asked, and some in the group around Harkin responded, “Yes” and one man yelled: “They never had it.”

 

[Meister]

and the 9.8% unemployment happened because the last admin crashed the economy and the jobs haven't recovered. the jobs may never recover because of outsourcing. corporations are sitting on 2 trillion dollars that should be used to hire.

and for the record, "most" americans don't think this was the worst congress. they hate all congresses.... they will hate this next one, too, if the rightwingnuts play their games.

and no matter what the propaganda from the right...... this has been a very successful two years. but until unemployment goes down, none of it matters.

if unemployment goes down, they're heros... if it doesn't... they're goats.

The economy crashed with a republican president and a democratic Congress and Senate. Businesses are sitting on their money because they don't know which way to turn with Barry's policies, Jillian. Nobody likes to throw money around with too many "unknowns" out there.
I agree with you about Congress popularity, but that wasn't part of my debate with leftwinger.
I do not agree with you on this success of the last two years of this administration, Jillian. As shown in what I stated in my pryor post. This administration has been focused on policies with everything but the most important thing with Americans, and that is Job Creation. That should have been the top dog from day one and it wasn't.....people won't forget no matter how the left tries to spin it.

Democrats and Republicans shared the Senate 49 to 49 the last two years of the Bush administration. Look at the Senate now. Republicans filibustered EVERYTHING and it works. They were even willing to let millions of Americans lose their unemployment benefits just before Christmas so they could give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, and that worked. Obama wasn't willing to let those Americans suffer, but we know who was. So who has the power?

Show a little honesty, deen'o, 49-49 plus 2 independents, one WAS a democrat, and the other is a socialist. The republicans were concerned about the deficit, something your team wasn't willing to even consider. The republicans wanted the STIMULUS to pay for the benefits, something your team wouldn't consider. So don't try your bull with me, okay?

 

[rdean]

The economy crashed with a republican president and a democratic Congress and Senate. Businesses are sitting on their money because they don't know which way to turn with Barry's policies, Jillian. Nobody likes to throw money around with too many "unknowns" out there.
I agree with you about Congress popularity, but that wasn't part of my debate with leftwinger.
I do not agree with you on this success of the last two years of this administration, Jillian. As shown in what I stated in my pryor post. This administration has been focused on policies with everything but the most important thing with Americans, and that is Job Creation. That should have been the top dog from day one and it wasn't.....people won't forget no matter how the left tries to spin it.

Democrats and Republicans shared the Senate 49 to 49 the last two years of the Bush administration. Look at the Senate now. Republicans filibustered EVERYTHING and it works. They were even willing to let millions of Americans lose their unemployment benefits just before Christmas so they could give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, and that worked. Obama wasn't willing to let those Americans suffer, but we know who was. So who has the power?

Show a little honesty, deen'o, 49-49 plus 2 independents, one WAS a democrat, and the other is a socialist. The republicans were concerned about the deficit, something your team wasn't willing to even consider. The republicans wanted the STIMULUS to pay for the benefits, something your team wouldn't consider. So don't try your bull with me, okay?

Two independents, one of which endorsed John McCain? Is that the one you are talking about?

I didn't even know Republicans wanted a "stimulus bill". Or was that once Obama became president?

 

[bigrebnc1775]

I do hope that the new Congress takes note, and legislates with that in mind. I have my doubts....but I'm an optimist.

Lets hope so, let's hope politic as usual will soon die.

 

[Meister]

Democrats and Republicans shared the Senate 49 to 49 the last two years of the Bush administration. Look at the Senate now. Republicans filibustered EVERYTHING and it works. They were even willing to let millions of Americans lose their unemployment benefits just before Christmas so they could give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, and that worked. Obama wasn't willing to let those Americans suffer, but we know who was. So who has the power?

Show a little honesty, deen'o, 49-49 plus 2 independents, one WAS a democrat, and the other is a socialist. The republicans were concerned about the deficit, something your team wasn't willing to even consider. The republicans wanted the STIMULUS to pay for the benefits, something your team wouldn't consider. So don't try your bull with me, okay?

Two independents, one of which endorsed John McCain? Is that the one you are talking about?

Take the voting records of those two senators, and apply those votes between the two parties. Do I have to tell you which party had the majority, or would you rather lie about that?

 

[Meister]

Democrats and Republicans shared the Senate 49 to 49 the last two years of the Bush administration. Look at the Senate now. Republicans filibustered EVERYTHING and it works. They were even willing to let millions of Americans lose their unemployment benefits just before Christmas so they could give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, and that worked. Obama wasn't willing to let those Americans suffer, but we know who was. So who has the power?

Show a little honesty, deen'o, 49-49 plus 2 independents, one WAS a democrat, and the other is a socialist. The republicans were concerned about the deficit, something your team wasn't willing to even consider. The republicans wanted the STIMULUS to pay for the benefits, something your team wouldn't consider. So don't try your bull with me, okay?

Two independents, one of which endorsed John McCain? Is that the one you are talking about?

I didn't even know Republicans wanted a "stimulus bill". Or was that once Obama became president?

WTF? They wanted the benefits to be paid from the STIMULUS Bill. What is so hard to grasp? That IS THE REASON they voted against extending the benefits, deen'o.

 

[rightwinger]

so, why are they issuing waivers to everyone? doyathink?

Do you understand what a waiver is?

They are temporary to allow business to catch up with the healthcare program

Then we all deserve to have one then don't we? This catching up of which you speak.

How many people do you employ?

Maybe you could qualify too

 

[Meister]

Do you understand what a waiver is?

They are temporary to allow business to catch up with the healthcare program

Then we all deserve to have one then don't we? This catching up of which you speak.

How many people do you employ?

Maybe you could qualify too

If this is such a good bill, why should there be, or business want an exemption? Why are unions starting to drop children from their plans?

 

[SFC Ollie]

Democrats and Republicans shared the Senate 49 to 49 the last two years of the Bush administration. Look at the Senate now. Republicans filibustered EVERYTHING and it works. They were even willing to let millions of Americans lose their unemployment benefits just before Christmas so they could give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, and that worked. Obama wasn't willing to let those Americans suffer, but we know who was. So who has the power?

LOL, you sure do live in a different reality than most of us. good grief.

So that didn't happen?

Harkin rails against G.O.P. for blocking unemployment extension plan

All 42 Senate Republicans — including Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa — have vowed to block votes on nearly all legislation pending in the senate until there’s an agreement to extend all the Bush-era tax cuts.

“Have the Republican leadership in the congress lost all sense of justice? Have they lost all sense of fairness?” Harkin asked, and some in the group around Harkin responded, “Yes” and one man yelled: “They never had it.”

Tell me rdean, if the extension of the tax cuts actually works to help create jobs will you give credit due? We know you won't but lets see you say it.

 

[WillowTree]

Do you understand what a waiver is?

They are temporary to allow business to catch up with the healthcare program

Then we all deserve to have one then don't we? This catching up of which you speak.

How many people do you employ?

Maybe you could qualify too

Oh! so individuals don't get to "catch up" how long will it take the SEICU to "catch up" doyathink?

 

[WillowTree]

Then we all deserve to have one then don't we? This catching up of which you speak.

How many people do you employ?

Maybe you could qualify too

If this is such a good bill, why should there be, or business want an exemption? Why are unions starting to drop children from their plans?

children 1-26..

 

[bigrebnc1775]

LOL, you sure do live in a different reality than most of us. good grief.

So that didn't happen?

Harkin rails against G.O.P. for blocking unemployment extension plan

All 42 Senate Republicans — including Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa — have vowed to block votes on nearly all legislation pending in the senate until there’s an agreement to extend all the Bush-era tax cuts.

“Have the Republican leadership in the congress lost all sense of justice? Have they lost all sense of fairness?” Harkin asked, and some in the group around Harkin responded, “Yes” and one man yelled: “They never had it.”

Tell me rdean, if the extension of the tax cuts actually works to help create jobs will you give credit due? We know you won't but lets see you say it.

What he will do is forget about who's tax cuts they were and give all credit to obama like no one else thought of it.

 

[Intense]

So that didn't happen?

Harkin rails against G.O.P. for blocking unemployment extension plan

All 42 Senate Republicans — including Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa — have vowed to block votes on nearly all legislation pending in the senate until there’s an agreement to extend all the Bush-era tax cuts.

“Have the Republican leadership in the congress lost all sense of justice? Have they lost all sense of fairness?” Harkin asked, and some in the group around Harkin responded, “Yes” and one man yelled: “They never had it.”

Tell me rdean, if the extension of the tax cuts actually works to help create jobs will you give credit due? We know you won't but lets see you say it.

What he will do is forget about who's tax cuts they were and give all credit to obama like no one else thought of it.

Let's extend the Bush Tax Cuts and say it was Obama's idea.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Tell me rdean, if the extension of the tax cuts actually works to help create jobs will you give credit due? We know you won't but lets see you say it.

What he will do is forget about who's tax cuts they were and give all credit to obama like no one else thought of it.

Let's extend the Bush Tax Cuts and say it was Obama's idea.

 

[Intense]

What he will do is forget about who's tax cuts they were and give all credit to obama like no one else thought of it.

Let's extend the Bush Tax Cuts and say it was Obama's idea.

I'm too late with that idea... huh...

 

[WillowTree]

Tell me rdean, if the extension of the tax cuts actually works to help create jobs will you give credit due? We know you won't but lets see you say it.

What he will do is forget about who's tax cuts they were and give all credit to obama like no one else thought of it.

Let's extend the Bush Tax Cuts and say it was Obama's idea.

 

[rightwinger]

Then we all deserve to have one then don't we? This catching up of which you speak.

How many people do you employ?

Maybe you could qualify too

Oh! so individuals don't get to "catch up" how long will it take the SEICU to "catch up" doyathink?

Willow..

Catch up with what? You have the same plan you had before, as do the majority of Americans