Since the Democrats Took Control of Congress

[CrusaderFrank]

I have to thank Obama for providing the chart starting with the Dem takeover of Congress

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Yes unfortunately our populace has become so dumbed-down that they don't even know that the economy began to tank when the Democrats took control of Congress. It has gotten worse & worse ever since. They constantly undermined Bush and talked down the economy for their own political gain. This is the result of their selfish handy-work. A nation in ruins. They have the power now but what did it cost our nation? Make 2010 count people.

 

[LibocalypseNow]

The Democrats have controlled things for a long time and this even included a Super Majority. The Democrats have done so much damage to our nation since taking control of Congress. I'm still shocked that so few understand this.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

There's been a number of ridiculous articles describing how bad the Bush economy was and while Bush was indeed a tremendous disappointment to Conservatives who didn't quite grasp that his "Compassionate" modifier meant "anti", the Bush economy was good.

Yeah....Dwight Eisenhower would've been reeeaaallly proud o' The Idiot Son.

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[Mr. Shaman]

The Democrats have controlled things for a long time and this even included a Super Majority. The Democrats have done so much damage to our nation since taking control of Congress. I'm still shocked that so few understand this.

C'mon....we're talkin'-about the same people who thought McCain/Gramm was a great-idea.



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[CrusaderFrank]

There's been a number of ridiculous articles describing how bad the Bush economy was and while Bush was indeed a tremendous disappointment to Conservatives who didn't quite grasp that his "Compassionate" modifier meant "anti", the Bush economy was good.

Yeah....Dwight Eisenhower would've been reeeaaallly proud o' The Idiot Son.

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Economic growth via war was FDR's way of making people forget he presided over the worst economy in recorded history, eclipsing the 7 Biblical Lean Years

We have 150,000 fighting soldiers in total, WWII meeting engagements had 10 times as many.

 

[Rinata]

Remarkable how the libs here have no compelling argument against Bush, so I guess I'll have to make one for them.

In the 8 years Bush was president, the number of private sector jobs decreased slightly. In the 8 years Clinton was president, the number of private sector jobs increased by 21 million. Virtually all of the 2 million net jobs created while Bush was in office were in the government. Virtually all of the 22 million net jobs created while Clinton was in office were in private corporations. Under Clinton, gov't spending rose 30% over 8 years, under Bush it more than doubled.

Libs, you are so caught up in anger over W, you don't realize how bad his economic record really was. Republicans, if you believe so strongly in limited government, stop defending a president who did not.

It's a waste of time. I stopped doing it. The responses I get are just not worth it. The right wing nuts on this site are not here to debate. Haven't you noticed that??? They just want to fight.

 

[standunited]

democrat = republican!

 

[rightwinger]

Since the Democrats Took Control of Congress .....

We finally figured out what the problem is. When the Democrats took over Congress in 2007, we had a Republican as President. That Republican President either vetoed or threatened to veto every initiative the Dems tried to pass to stem the coming economic disaster.

The voters figured out that you need a Democratic Congress AND President to get anything done. Since that time we have emerged from a recession, the stock market is up 3500 points, GDP is up 3 straight quarters, GM and the banks were saved and the huge job losses have reversed.

I forgot to mention Healthcare which the Republicans blocked for 40 years.


So remember voters..

We need to elect a Democratic Congress AND President

America depends on it

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Yea the MSM has obviously intentionally kept quiet on this reality. No surprise there. The terrible economic collapse began when the Democrats took control of Congress. Things have only gotten much worse. The have completely controlled our Government for the last four years and boy what a disaster. It's time for real change. Make 2010 count people.

 

[rightwinger]

Yea the MSM has obviously intentionally kept quiet on this reality. No surprise there. The terrible economic collapse began when the Democrats took control of Congress. Things have only gotten much worse. The have completely controlled our Government for the last four years and boy what a disaster. It's time for real change. Make 2010 count people.

The collapse happened because the Republican President vetoed all relevant Democratic legislation.

Thankfully, we now have a Democratic President and congress and the shop is on the right course

 

[MaggieMae]

There's been a number of ridiculous articles describing how bad the Bush economy was and while Bush was indeed a tremendous disappointment to Conservatives who didn't quite grasp that his "Compassionate" modifier meant "anti", the Bush economy was good.

The trouble started once the Democrats, a Party so anti-American that they tried on 47 separate occasions to stop funding our men and women in combat, took control of Congress.

These are the facts and they are indisputable.

When Democrats took control of Congress:

1) Consumer confidence stood at @ 102.9

November 28, 2006 – blah, blah, blah

... the crippling damage Democrat policies inflicted on the us economy sending it into cardiac arrest ... blah, blah blah

... since Pelosi Dems lied their way into control of Congress in Nov 2006

Aside from the "indisputable" stupidity of CON$ervative rationalizations, please tell us what specific laws the the 110th Congress, that took office on Jan 4, 2007, "inflicted on the US economy" in November of 2006????????

And as a follow up, what specific laws on what dates did the Dems get passed the record number of GOP filibusters after Jan 4, 2007 that might have burst the Bush economic bubble????

The Bush economic house of cards fell from its own inertia without any help from the Dems!!!

Thanks for saving me the time to post something similar. Good grief, these people can be dumb. It is exactly THAT approach that they need to use in order to "make" their argument!! Not picking an arbitrary date and suggesting that all the economic indicators changed as of then.

 

[MaggieMae]

Yea the MSM has obviously intentionally kept quiet on this reality. No surprise there. The terrible economic collapse began when the Democrats took control of Congress. Things have only gotten much worse. The have completely controlled our Government for the last four years and boy what a disaster. It's time for real change. Make 2010 count people.

The truth shall set you free, but not before it really pisses you off!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

OK, let's start with the obvious: Democrats tanked the housing market by protecting Fannie and Freddie, even as they were plunging down the sinkhole Barney Frank (D) said the following words that shall live in infamy

"These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis,"

When the Republican controlled Congress they tried to rein in the looming disaster

"WASHINGTON, Sept. 10— The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry."

New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - NYTimes.com

Again, Bush and Republican = reform FNMA and Freddie and avert disaster, Dem Congress = Housing Gotterdammerung

 

[rightwinger]

OK, let's start with the obvious: Democrats tanked the housing market by protecting Fannie and Freddie, even as they were plunging down the sinkhole Barney Frank (D) said the following words that shall live in infamy

"These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis,"

When the Republican controlled Congress they tried to rein in the looming disaster

"WASHINGTON, Sept. 10— The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry."

New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - NYTimes.com

Again, Bush and Republican = reform FNMA and Freddie and avert disaster, Dem Congress = Housing Gotterdammerung

Gee Frankie....not that you would be intentionally deceptive or anything

but Frank said "These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis," in 2003 while the housing market crashed in 2008.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

OK, let's start with the obvious: Democrats tanked the housing market by protecting Fannie and Freddie, even as they were plunging down the sinkhole Barney Frank (D) said the following words that shall live in infamy

"These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis,"

When the Republican controlled Congress they tried to rein in the looming disaster

"WASHINGTON, Sept. 10— The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry."

New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - NYTimes.com

Again, Bush and Republican = reform FNMA and Freddie and avert disaster, Dem Congress = Housing Gotterdammerung

Gee Frankie....not that you would be intentionally deceptive or anything

but Frank said "These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis," in 2003 while the housing market crashed in 2008.

"I think this is a case where Fannie and Freddie are fundamentally sound, that they are not in danger of going under. They’re not the best investments these days from the long-term standpoint going back. I think they are in good shape going forward."

Barney Frank on CNBC on July 14, 2008

You were saying?

 

[boedicca]

OK, let's start with the obvious: Democrats tanked the housing market by protecting Fannie and Freddie, even as they were plunging down the sinkhole Barney Frank (D) said the following words that shall live in infamy

"These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis,"

When the Republican controlled Congress they tried to rein in the looming disaster

And tellingly, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not even included in the So Massively Important & Critical That It Must Be Passed Before Anyone Can Read It Financial Reform Bill (which somehow manages to give the FTC more control over the internet).

 

[MaggieMae]

OK, let's start with the obvious: Democrats tanked the housing market by protecting Fannie and Freddie, even as they were plunging down the sinkhole Barney Frank (D) said the following words that shall live in infamy

"These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis,"

When the Republican controlled Congress they tried to rein in the looming disaster

"WASHINGTON, Sept. 10— The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry."

New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - NYTimes.com

Again, Bush and Republican = reform FNMA and Freddie and avert disaster, Dem Congress = Housing Gotterdammerung

A whole new government agency to "supervise" an existing government agency? What's wrong with that picture? So much for smaller government...

As for F&F in general, they are indeed in trouble today because as GUARANTORS of the bogus mortgages, they assumed a tremendous risk just like the Big Boys running the big private banks. So the blame is at least equal and is there to spread around, Frank. But you guys consistently have not peeked beyond your tunnel-visioned viewpoint that the Democrats MUST be all at fault, because Heaven Forbid Republicans should EVER try to screw the little guys by opening their pockets wide to whatever and however much gets stuffed inside by way of convoluted finance.

 

[MaggieMae]

OK, let's start with the obvious: Democrats tanked the housing market by protecting Fannie and Freddie, even as they were plunging down the sinkhole Barney Frank (D) said the following words that shall live in infamy

"These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis,"

When the Republican controlled Congress they tried to rein in the looming disaster

"WASHINGTON, Sept. 10— The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry."

New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - NYTimes.com

Again, Bush and Republican = reform FNMA and Freddie and avert disaster, Dem Congress = Housing Gotterdammerung

Gee Frankie....not that you would be intentionally deceptive or anything

but Frank said "These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis," in 2003 while the housing market crashed in 2008.

In 2003, Fannie & Freddie belonged to the Bush Administration as guarantors for the home ownership expansion Bush pushed through whereby income ineligible minorities were allowed to take out unconventional mortgage loans with no money down. Suddenly there was a mini-mart for mortgage companies, which were not "banks" at all.

 

[MaggieMae]

OK, let's start with the obvious: Democrats tanked the housing market by protecting Fannie and Freddie, even as they were plunging down the sinkhole Barney Frank (D) said the following words that shall live in infamy

"These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis,"

When the Republican controlled Congress they tried to rein in the looming disaster

"WASHINGTON, Sept. 10— The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry."

New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - NYTimes.com

Again, Bush and Republican = reform FNMA and Freddie and avert disaster, Dem Congress = Housing Gotterdammerung

Gee Frankie....not that you would be intentionally deceptive or anything

but Frank said "These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis," in 2003 while the housing market crashed in 2008.

"I think this is a case where Fannie and Freddie are fundamentally sound, that they are not in danger of going under. They’re not the best investments these days from the long-term standpoint going back. I think they are in good shape going forward."

Barney Frank on CNBC on July 14, 2008

You were saying?

The whole house of cards didn't begin to tumble until the following September of 2008.