Well...The Gang Of Eight Is Down To Two

[Harry Dresden]

Besides that...I would think you Republicans would be as happy as a lark about the crippled, the infirm and the elderly. About 500 companies are turning a profit off of sick people in America and we still rate 35th world wide when general health and longevity are studied.

go ahead....tell me that is because of our HEALTH CARE SYSTEM......

 

[Harry Dresden]

In the last presdential election cycle....where was Obama in the standings at this point in time?

Funny you should ask. In 2007 (4 years ago today), the Democrats were having a debate in Nevada. Many consider that the coming out party for Mr. Obama.

was he gay?....

 

[Harry Dresden]

Obama will beat either Mitt or Newt...maybe not by much but he will win.

'Course if some swing state comes up with Newt or Mitt's brother in a key position they might be able to go to the supreme court and steal the election. Al Gore received half a million more popular votes than Bushy Boy but Jeb and Katherine and the U S supreme court prevailed.

the reason Florida fucked up that election is because old farts like yourself could not punch out fucking simple thing like a Chad...

 

[Toro]

The last time a president with a bad economy was re eleted was Franklin Roosevelt. Can Mr. Obama pull it off

In 1984 the US was in recession still, and unemployment was at around 7.5% and yet Ronald Reagan was still reelected.

We weren't in a recession in 1984. And even though unemployment was still high, it was down from 11% a few years earlier and the economy was producing ~400k jobs a month.

 

[Mr.Nick]

Will it be Newt or Mitt who will next step on their weenie

The last time a president with a bad economy was re eleted was Franklin Roosevelt. Can Mr. Obama pull it off

Ron Paul will win....

He will also destroy Obama...

 

[Toro]

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

Eight years later, he left Obama with a shattered economy, a trillion dollar deficit, and two useless wars.

Obama saved the country from another Great Depression, rebuilt GM, reformed healthcare, reformed Wall Street, doubled the stock market, created 19 straight months of private sector job growth, got Bin Laden, got Gaddafi, and got us out of Iraq.

Obama has done a very good job and will be re-elected.

George W Bush did not inherit a strong economy. The economy was under pressure from the collapse of Tech Bubble, and two months after W was sworn in, the economy entered a recession. The last few years under Clinton was artificially strong because of the Tech Bubble. Bush inherited a mess of which he had no doing.

 

[Old Rocks]

Which media outlet drilled the message into your head that Romney and Gingrich are the only "electable" ones remaining? Two months ago we were all supposed to believe that the race was already narrowed down to Romney/Perry.

Perry is one who stepped on his weenie...Cain the other

The people will never nominate losers like Michelle Bachman, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum

Personally I like a few of Ron Paul's ideas but others are simply too radical.

They sure did nominate a loser in Obama.
This is America where anything can happen.....except for reducing the spending and debt.

Really? President Obama recieved a majority of the votes. Something that Bush was never able to do.

 

[Mr.Nick]

The last time a president with a bad economy was re eleted was Franklin Roosevelt. Can Mr. Obama pull it off

In 1984 the US was in recession still, and unemployment was at around 7.5% and yet Ronald Reagan was still reelected.

We weren't in a recession in 1984. And even though unemployment was still high, it was down from 11% a few years earlier and the economy was producing ~400k jobs a month.

Ford and Peanut Brain destroyed the economy and Reagan and his congress fixed what the two previous socialists broke.. The same policies that worked 30 years or 60 years ago wont necessarily work today and in someway contribute to our economic problems today... All were short-term fixes.....

Besides, Reagan was more of a JFK democrat than anyone since JFK - yet Reagan is pounded because he was a republican. However few know he was a democrat up until the progressives "progressed" the democrat party or mutated it into a communist entity..

 

[JoeB131]

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

Eight years later, he left Obama with a shattered economy, a trillion dollar deficit, and two useless wars.

Obama saved the country from another Great Depression, rebuilt GM, reformed healthcare, reformed Wall Street, doubled the stock market, created 19 straight months of private sector job growth, got Bin Laden, got Gaddafi, and got us out of Iraq.

Obama has done a very good job and will be re-elected.

Keep telling yourself that... Because I know you really need to believe it.

After two years of Obama...Here's your change!
January 2009 TODAY % chg Source
Avg.. Retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.704 89.6% 1
Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43..48 $105..02 167.7% 2
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38..74 $107..38 178.9% 2
Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,469.50 70.5% 2
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1% 2
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13..75 42.3% 2
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. Fob $13..37 $35..39 164.7% 2
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7% 3
Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4% 3
Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7% 3
Number of fed. Employees, ex. Military (curr = 12/10 prelim) 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2% 3
Real median household income (2008 v 2009) $50,112 $49,777 -0.7% 4
Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10) 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1% 5
Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10) 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2% 6
Number of long-term unemployed 2,600,000 6,400,000 146.2% 3
Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009) 13.2% 14.3% 8.3% 4
People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009) 39,800,000 43,600,000 9.5% 4
U.S.. Rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a 10
Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10) 29.9 23.5 -21.4% 11
Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date) 140 164 17.1% 12
U.S.. Dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6% 2
U.S.. Money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4% 13
U.S.. Money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5% 13
National debt, in trillions $10..627 $14..052 32.2% 14