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As noted in another thread a number of Members of the Democrat Underground are calling for a reestablishment of the Fairness Doctrine. Senator Reid made statements about a month or so ago indicating that he wanted to reinstate it as well.
Since the President seems to eager to work with the Congress, is he going to support this?
He may at some point. But I think the initial issues they're going to deal with is raising the minimum wage, which Bush says he might be able to get on board with. It's only fair, after all, since Congress keeps raising their own paychecks and many states have already done so with none of the ill effects predicted by the alarmists.
Yes, raising the minimum wage is the BEST idea for "helping working families." After all, paying x% of $6.85/hr is better than paying x% of 5.15/hr. And it will especially help when all the tax cuts expire. That will REALLY put money in the "working families'" pockets. Oh wait... I was confusing "working families" with "federal government."
It's not the "working class famiies" who benefit from the tax cuts. Does $400 a year make a huge difference to you? Doubt it... Unless you're in the top 1% of wageearners, it isn't really going to affect you now, is it.... especially if they make college tuition tax deductible and rebuild the student loan and pell grant programs that the repubs eviscerated.
Finally, Bush is the only leader ever... in history... ever... who cut taxes during wartime. You want to fight your war, then the money has to come from somewhere.
Finally, Bush is the only leader ever... in history... ever... who cut taxes during wartime. You want to fight your war, then the money has to come from somewhere.
Anyone who pays taxes benefited from the tax cuts. That is why they cut taxes for everyone who paid them.
And cutting taxes has INCREASED the governments revenue. It has happened everytime its tried.
Tax revenues increased by the tax cuts you moron.
Trying to get Jillian to reason, summed up in a .gif
Babe, the mods aren't the ones who are supposed to go after posters. Get a grip. You have an argument to make...make it. If you don't, then why not allow a civil conversation to remain civil.
Pretty messed up... I'd have been bounced when I was a mod if I did that type of thing.
Babe, the mods aren't the ones who are supposed to go after posters. Get a grip. You have an argument to make...make it. If you don't, then why not allow a civil conversation to remain civil.
Pretty messed up... I'd have been bounced when I was a mod if I did that type of thing.
Jillian
Question for you. You say the first thing on the Democrat agenda is to raise the minimum wage, why?
Seriously, why? We have so many much more important things to deal with like Iraq, or national security or even immigration. (Even though i know their plan is one i wont like). Why start with the minimum wage?
Because Jillian's idol and who she patterns herself after, Nutcase Pelosi says so.
And nutcase Pelosi wants it because as a member of the Far Left solving real problems is not part of her agenda (raising minimum wages solves nothing, it's actually been proven to cause more problems) but it is the first step in the Left's robin hood mentality....take from the rich and give to the poor....everyone must have "equality"....Marxist style....just forget about working hard to attain the American dream on your own....Nancy and Hillary are here to take care of you...
Jillian
Question for you. You say the first thing on the Democrat agenda is to raise the minimum wage, why?
Seriously, why? We have so many much more important things to deal with like Iraq, or national security or even immigration. (Even though i know their plan is one i wont like). Why start with the minimum wage?
They SMELL the money, and they want it dished up in the trough. (oink oink)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just days after Democrats took over Congress, Americans embraced their top goals and President George W. Bush's job approval rating slid to 31 percent, according to a Newsweek poll issued on Saturday.
Huge majorities of those polled said they approved of the legislative priorities cited by Democratic leaders after their party seized control of the Senate and the House of Representatives from Republicans, the magazine said.
But they also expressed concerns that Democrats might seek to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq too quickly or hamper the administration's efforts to combat terrorism, it said.
The poll surveyed 1,006 adults on Thursday and Friday, following the Democrats' midterm election victory on Tuesday. It had a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
The strongest support, 92 percent, was for lowering drug prices for retirees on Medicare by allowing the government to negotiate directly with drug companies. Some three-quarters of respondents said it should be a top priority, according to Newsweek.
Americans also supported raising the federal minimum wage (89 percent), investigating government contracts in Iraq (89 percent) and cutting the interest rate of federal student loans (88 percent).
Bush's 31-percent job approval rating, down from 35 percent a week earlier, was a new low in Newsweek's polling. Some 63 percent disapproved of the Republican president's job performance, and a full two-thirds agreed that "he won't be able to get much done" in the last two years of his term.
The drop in Bush's approval rating came after Wednesday's resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who had been a lightning rod for criticism of the administration's handling of the war in Iraq.
