GOP 2010 Gameplan

[sealybobo]

Republicans are seeking to build on public anxiety and drape the weak economy around the necks of President Obama and the Democratic Congress if they hope to make gains in the 2010 congressional elections. Their daily, relentless message leaves little doubt that this is exactly what they intend to do as they hammer at the president’s $787 billion stimulus package (PL 111-5) and the growing national debt.


The GOP also are tying the Democrats’ key legislative initiatives on global warming and energy and health care to the economy, charging that legislation pushed by Obama and his Democratic allies includes huge middle-class tax increases that would cripple the economy at exactly the wrong moment.

Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, who chairs the Senate Republican Conference, said another key component of the GOP strategy is to convince voters that the nation’s economic malaise belongs to Obama, not his predecessor or anyone else. “There’s going to come a time when the president has to be held accountable,”

(HA! PROOF WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH BUSH'S MESS. THIS RIGHTY JUST SAID THERE WILL COME A TIME. NOT, "THE TIME HAS COME", BECAUSE IT HASN'T COME YET)

During an appearance in Michigan Tuesday, Obama addressed some of the critics on his handling of the economy so far.

“I love these folks who helped get us in this mess and then suddenly say, ‘Well, this is Obama’s economy.’ That’s fine. Give it to me,” he said. “My job is to solve problems, not to stand on the sidelines and carp and gripe. So I welcome the job. I want the responsibility.”

He also cited health care overhaul as one means to deal with the economic downturn

“We’re going to have to make the tough choices necessary to bring down deficits. But don’t let folks fool you,” he said. “The best way to start bringing down deficits is to get control of our health care costs, which is why we need reform.”

Democrats, who say stimulus spending is starting to do its job, charge that Republicans will have a hard time convincing people that Obama still isn’t trying to fix Bush’s economic shambles.

“I don’t think the American people will believe Republicans who are trying to pass the buck,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The American people are very fair. They understand Obama inherited a mess and is doing everything possible to get us out of this mess.”

GOP decides ‘It’s the economy’ for 2010  - CQ Politics- msnbc.com

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Obama and Dems are inflicting so much damage on the US Economy that Soviet war planners in the Ukraine are laughing themselves to death.

Moscow new Nuclear Strategy for the USA: Why bother targeting US infrastructure with thermonuclear warheads when all we have to do is make sure Democrats win elections?

 

[sealybobo]

Obama and Dems are inflicting so much damage on the US Economy that Soviet war planners in the Ukraine are laughing themselves to death.

Moscow new Nuclear Strategy for the USA: Why bother targeting US infrastructure with thermonuclear warheads when all we have to do is make sure Democrats win elections?

That's it! You must have went to the meeting!!!







Keep it up. 2010 is right around the corner.

 

[Xenophon]

All they have to do is sit back and say nothing, the Dems are handing it to them.

 

[sealybobo]

All they have to do is sit back and say nothing, the Dems are handing it to them.

Bullshit! The Dems are doing a fine job. They'd get more done if the lobbyists hadn't already purchased our "blue dog" dems.

Health Care: The Public Plan Option

These Democratic Senators have NOT agreed to support it:
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL)

Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)

Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT)

Don't worry though. We learned from THE HAMMER how to deal with them.

 

[sealybobo]

All they have to do is sit back and say nothing, the Dems are handing it to them.

Then do it. Don't come back to USMB until Jan 2010.

 

[Xenophon]

All they have to do is sit back and say nothing, the Dems are handing it to them.

Then do it. Don't come back to USMB until Jan 2010.

You should have stuck with your first insticnt, it was correct, dems are to balme for dem problems.

As I have told you a million times, the GoP sucks and I have no desire to see them in charge, however, I would like it if they could have enough power to block and inhibit idiots like you from pissing the country away.

 

[sealybobo]

All they have to do is sit back and say nothing, the Dems are handing it to them.

Then do it. Don't come back to USMB until Jan 2010.

You should have stuck with your first insticnt, it was correct, dems are to balme for dem problems.

As I have told you a million times, the GoP sucks and I have no desire to see them in charge, however, I would like it if they could have enough power to block and inhibit idiots like you from pissing the country away.

Don't worry, they do.

They have enough votes to continue widening the gap between the rich and the poor.

You'll be poor soon. You don't even realize it but America isn't what it once was. Why? NAFTA and no protections for Americans.

You think you're above it? Well I don't know you personally but if you are the average American, you aren't.

And so go wack off to the thought that Clinton signed NAFTA. If that makes you feel better. I know wacking off always makes me feel better.

 

[Fatality]

All they have to do is sit back and say nothing, the Dems are handing it to them.

Bullshit! The Dems are doing a fine job. They'd get more done if the lobbyists hadn't already purchased our "blue dog" dems.

Health Care: The Public Plan Option

These Democratic Senators have NOT agreed to support it:
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL)

Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)

Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT)

Don't worry though. We learned from THE HAMMER how to deal with them.

all dems will fall in line, you will see

 

[sealybobo]

All they have to do is sit back and say nothing, the Dems are handing it to them.

Then do it. Don't come back to USMB until Jan 2010.

You should have stuck with your first insticnt, it was correct, dems are to balme for dem problems.

As I have told you a million times, the GoP sucks and I have no desire to see them in charge, however, I would like it if they could have enough power to block and inhibit idiots like you from pissing the country away.

I haven't given up on the Dems yet, but the reality you point out does frustrate me. I'll admit it.

But this "dems are taking us down the road to socialism" is a joke. The corporations, bankers, oil men and lobbyists have all the power. Not only do they have the power, they have the media and you out there slaving away for them. Sucker.

My only problem is you are taking me down with you.

If the Dems don't deliver, watch me leave the party. You think I'm as loyal as the bushies? Watch and see.

And did they email/call Bush daily to complain? Complain about what? They loved him each time he made a bad decison. They denied he was fucking up.

And the same people are saying the Dems are socialists.

Are you sure you aren't a righty? Probably a libertarian which is nothing more than a fed up Republican.

Should I go Green Party when/if I leave the Dems?

 

[Oddball]

GOP 2010 Gameplan

If they were smart -an iffy presumption at the outset- they'd mostly sit down, shut up and clean up by default in the mid terms.

 

[Fatality]

GOP 2010 Gameplan

If they were smart -an iffy presumption at the outset- they'd mostly sit down, shut up and clean up by default in the mid terms.

and vote NO to everything idiots lefties try to pass even if their vote wont stop anything at this point. they have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

 

[Freedomlover]

Does it not seem strange that the economy was doing fine until the Dems took control of both houses of Congress in 2006? Don't blame Bush. He had to deal with those tax and spend clowns. You are now seeing the results of their work.

I have been saying since the 1964 elections that the Dems are in bed with the European Socialists. Lyndon Johnson was able to put some of his socialist agenda into effect, but fortunately, the Vietnam War blocked him from doing any more damage to our personal freedoms. Carter was ineffective and a Republican Congress prohibited Clinton from getting his socialist agenda enacted. Now comes Obama who is probably far more leftist than the previous Dem presidents. He certainly is far more dangerous to our personal freedoms than any of them.

We can only hope there are enough votes in the Senate from both parties and in the House that value freedom above all who will stand up to Obama, Pelosi and Reid to block this power grab by the Federal Government to control every aspect of our lives. I know that does not bother several of you, but Obama is not going to tell me what doctor I can see and when I can see her/him, or what kind of car I have to drive, or how warm I can keep my house in the winter or cool in the summer. This is America-home of the free. So, if enough Senaters and Congressmen will vote to block this nonsense Obama is trying to cram down our throats, next year we will be working hard to make sure it does not happen in the last two years of his term, either.

 

[PoliticalChic]

All they have to do is sit back and say nothing, the Dems are handing it to them.

Bullshit! The Dems are doing a fine job. They'd get more done if the lobbyists hadn't already purchased our "blue dog" dems.

Health Care: The Public Plan Option

These Democratic Senators have NOT agreed to support it:
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL)

Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)

Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT)

Don't worry though. We learned from THE HAMMER how to deal with them.

Forgive the term of opprobrium, but don't you realize how dumb it is to bring up the term 'lobbyist' as an Obama supporter???

I've heard of short term memory, but you better get some medical help here.

Senator Obama faithfully promised that no lobbyists would be in his administration, available on youtube.

But-
Here are former lobbyists Obama has tapped for top jobs:
•Eric Holder, attorney general nominee, was registered to lobby until 2004 on behalf of clients including Global Crossing, a bankrupt telecommunications firm [now confirmed].
•Tom Vilsack, secretary of agriculture nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year on behalf of the National Education Association.
•William Lynn, deputy defense secretary nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for defense contractor Raytheon, where he was a top executive.
•William Corr, deputy health and human services secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until last year for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a non-profit that pushes to limit tobacco use.
•David Hayes, deputy interior secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until 2006 for clients, including the regional utility San Diego Gas & Electric.
•Mark Patterson, chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for financial giant Goldman Sachs.
•Ron Klain, chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, was registered to lobby until 2005 for clients, including the Coalition for Asbestos Resolution, U.S. Airways, Airborne Express and drug-maker ImClone.
•Mona Sutphen, deputy White House chief of staff, was registered to lobby for clients, including Angliss International in 2003.
•Melody Barnes, domestic policy council director, lobbied in 2003 and 2004 for liberal advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the American Constitution Society and the Center for Reproductive Rights.
•Cecilia Munoz, White House director of intergovernmental affairs, was a lobbyist as recently as last year for the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group.
•Patrick Gaspard, White House political affairs director, was a lobbyist for the Service Employees International Union.
•Michael Strautmanis, chief of staff to the president’s assistant for intergovernmental relations, lobbied for the American Association of Justice from 2001 until 2005.
This doesn’t count Tom Daschle, who never registered as a lobbyist but got paid millions for his political connections in pursuit of preferential treatment for his clients in the health-care industry. The AP notes this in today’s look at the Lobbyist Administration:
Hot Air » Blog Archive » The list of lobbyists in the Obama administration

Historically, you have proven to be less than well informed, so you probably missed the article in Rolling Stone, by Matt Taibbi, attesting to the bought-and-sold relationship between Goldman Sachs and the Obama Administration.

So, my helpful hint: If you wish to help President Obama, banish the word 'lobbyist' from your posts!

 

[PoliticalChic]

I have been saying since the 1964 elections that the Dems are in bed with the European Socialists. QUOTE]

Greeting.

While it is true that the left in this county have idolized the European Socialists, the irony is that Europe is turning Right as we are turning Left!

"When the New Left emerged in the 1960s, something else was born that would mark American elites for decades thereafter: the notion that social-democratic Western Europe was far superior to the capitalist United States. For much of the American Left, Western Europe was nothing less than an abstract symbol of progressive utopia.

This rosy view was never accurate, of course. Europe’s socialized health care was blighted by outrageous (and sometimes deadly) waiting lists and rationing, to name just one example. To name another: Timbro, a Swedish think tank, found in 2004 that Sweden was poorer than all but five U.S. states and Denmark poorer than all but nine. But in recent years, something has happened to complicate the Left’s fanciful picture even further: Western European voters’ widespread reaction against social democracy."
Heirs to Fortuyn? by Bruce Bawer, City Journal Spring 2009

An excellent perspective.

 

[Bill O'Olberman]

Republicans are seeking to build on public anxiety and drape the weak economy around the necks of President Obama and the Democratic Congress if they hope to make gains in the 2010 congressional elections.

So basically, republicans are hoping the economy doesnt get better for atleast the next year and a half. Very nice gameplan.

Does it not seem strange that the economy was doing fine until the Dems took control of both houses of Congress in 2006? Don't blame Bush. He had to deal with those tax and spend clowns. You are now seeing the results of their work.

Nah it was far from fine. The mortgage crisis, credit crisis, and the overall shit economic outlook is the cumulation of a decade plus of mismanagement and irresponsible practices. And the official begining of the current recession was December 2007, so roughly 11 months after the democrats took office in January 2007. And the republicans who had been the majority in the House for 12 years were "cut taxes and spend more" clowns who were equally as irresponsible as democrats.

 

[Navy1960]

Nikita Khrushchev made before the U.N. in the early years of the Cold War. "America will fall without a shot being fired. It will fall from within."

These words seem to ring rather loudly now as our status in the world goes from a nation that once was a producer to the world to it's largest consumer to eventually a 3rd world nation that produces nothing and begs other nations for it's very existance.

 

[Fatality]

Nikita Khrushchev made before the U.N. in the early years of the Cold War. "America will fall without a shot being fired. It will fall from within."

These words seem to ring rather loudly now as our status in the world goes from a nation that once was a producer to the world to it's largest consumer to eventually a 3rd world nation that produces nothing and begs other nations for it's very existance.

shows who the liberals are really working for

 

[Navy1960]

Vladimir Lenin (in the early 1920s):

"First we will take Eastern Europe, then the masses of Asia. We will encircle the last bastion of capitalism, the United States of America. We will not need to fight. It will fall as a ripe fruit into our hands."

And, "We must practice coexistence with other nations, until we are strong enough to take over by means of world revolution.... We are not pacifists. Conflict is inevitable. Great political questions can be solved only through violence.... It is inconceivable that Communism and capitalism can exist side by side. Inevitably one must perish."

All of the things that people in this nation are calling on the Govt. to do such as provide healthcare for them, bailout compaines, ownership of private business, mandates of personal property are a direct result of an educational system that celebrates social norming much to what I am sure would have been the delight of Lenin. When we fail to understand history then we are destined to repeat it. and as history is no longer taught in schools is it any wonder that a generation of Americans would not even know what their own nation actually stands for?

 

[Angel Heart]

If the Democrats keep not reading the bills they are voting on, we'll have no trouble in picking up seats in 2010.