So the retort to tax breaks and unfunded wars is "Take your meds" How about address the point at face value. Simple enough. An idea that you can just keep increasing spending without increasing revenues is as ludicrous as giving tax breaks without reducing spending. They are two sides of the...
One other point to make and this one is towards Doc Savage. The Senate actually took up 2 bills today for a vote one which was the republican which I believe you mentioned, which could only get I think 38 votes. The other bill which was democrats got 51 votes but again due to the senate rules...
So you are saying that using a special procedure as reconciliation is, because you don't have enough votes to pass it into law isn't gimmicky? Hey if with 51 votes including the Vice Presidents does it for you. Good to hear. And they would have liked to make it permanent yes and if they had...
I can answer #59 for you. If Obama takes that plan and then has to decide on where the cuts go then the Republicans who would not compromise on making any kind of deal get the best of both worlds. They can say that they blocked the tax increases made the gov't more efficient and can blame the...
Actually yes gimmicky. Do you ever wonder why it was passed with a sunset clause in the first place? The initial tax cuts were done with a surplus and with a sunset provision to allow law makers to see the effects of the tax cuts and decide whether to keep them. They were designed to go away...
No paying more in taxes isn't a tax cut.. But all the bush tax cuts were to sunset. And the push instead was to extend only the tax cuts on the middle class and poor and just let the upper levels expire. Essentially they passed tax cuts for the middle class and poor. And allowing the other...
Are you referring to not extending the bush tax cuts that were set to expire and extended multiple times on the top income earners. Crazy about those gimmicky sunset provisions. I thought you would be happy though.. So depending on how you look at it the Republicans got tax cuts passed for...
I am not a huge fan of polls since they can always be manipulated by how you ask the question but this one had interesting results. Take away the partisan titles and names and then see what people like based on the plans merits to replace the sequestration...
I think this law is discriminatory. And outdated. It should not be applied to select states. It should be applied to all states equally. There are many different ways that northern states are trying to suppress the votes also. If your ideology has trouble getting popular support with the...
No its never a good idea to discuss raising revenue. There are certain tax pledges that some politicians have to follow. Or gun control apparently. But to talk about entitlements like Social Security.... We can talk about that every day.. Speaking of which can someone point out how much...
The agreement to this sequester deal which Boener got 98% of what he wanted and Paul Ryan worked so hard to achieve was if my understanding doesn't fail me a fall-back mechanism in case an agreement could be made. It is the stick that is used in case the carrot failed. No one thought that with...
I am wondering what exactly you expect Obama to do? Unilaterally force the Republicans and Democrats to come to an agreement and pass something? What kind of power do you think the president has? Perhaps you are thinking this is a dictatorship. Do you realize it is congress' job to actually...
The whole point of reforming it is that it is broken. The senate right now cannot pass anything based on the fact that the republicans there have said they will filibuster all appointments and they have threatened to filibuster an unprecedented amount. Which has deadlocked the senate making it...
So what is your guys opinion on Reids push to reform the filibuster in some ways. Would it be the worst thing for the Senators to actually have to filibuster vs just threaten to filibuster?
I hear people talk about patriotism and morals and ideology. Honestly I find voter suppression and election fraud to be one of the most un-american things one can do. It is despicable. If you can't win on your ideas and ideals.. Perhaps that should be an indication that your direction may...
I was watching Fox News last night and Karl Rove was talking about CNN's poll and listing 63 to 60 for Obama and saying little difference. Yet you go at that time to CNN's site itself said 48 to 40. How can you go on TV and say such easily disputable fact. This has nothing to do with opinion...
I had to read this two or three times. I still cant follow your train of thought. Are you actually trying to make a point other than you are not a fan of either candidate. You could have done that a lot more succinctly.
One of the differences between the two parties has been the ability of the Republicans to vote in lockstep. The democrats have difficulty pulling their guys in line and they have less a tendency to stick to the party line. And no Lieberman can never really be considered a democrat so they did...
I have yet to see how Romney/Ryan would do that. The pipeline? That goes into the global commodity market usually basing the the price off the the best profit ratio. Meaning no change. This idea that the president has anything to do with the gas pricing is almost humorous. It wasn't Bush's...
A person can't dislike Mitt Romney for his policies. We have no clue what they would be. Just this weekend he said he would like to keep aspects of ACA. Problem with that is that he has been saying all along that he wants to repeal all of it. His own campaign representatives espouse a...
I personally am not a fan of big gov't and creating laws for issues that don't exist. I thought most conservatives, republicans, libertarians and the like believed that also. Over-regulation is bad right? Or are you a Democrat?
Misnamed Title.. Voter suppression is more accurate. The way it happens is that there is a election council that is split 3-3 democrat and republican at the local level who decide on extending hours. For the democrat areas the republicans lockstep with a no for extension of hours based on...
Unfortunately this is not completely true. There is a very real chance the next elected president will be able to choose 1 to 2 new Supreme Court Justices. This would possibly have disastrous Citizens United level decisions.
Do you think that having a voter ID would have stopped any of these voter registration issues from occurring? Perhaps passing legislation making voter registration more stringent would be a more intelligent approach. Actually there are a lot of more intelligent approaches. This legislation...
Have you read the CBO estimates that were referenced in the video. His statements were factually incorrect. Having a political bias is one thing but honestly isn't there some limit to your "belief" "in your side". At some point don't facts have to start meaning something to you? After...
Every once in a while journalistic integrity shines through. I really wish this was the standard and not the exception. And I don't just mean towards republican talking points. I believe this should occur across the board. News agencies being prepared with, well facts. In fact it is too bad...
$0.00 On the other hand if you feel really strongly I think you should be able to give on your tax form into a communal pot that every candidate gets a share of. I believe it should be fully publicly funded. This idea of buying candidates is ridiculous. I also believe that the elected...
I know exactly why taxes are so low and most definitely do care. Reduction of taxes that were given a sunset (meant to expire since they were passed through reconciliation) with the promise of an economic boom. Not to mention the reduction of capital gains during a Democrats tenure because we...
I am hoping you were being sarcastic. All the best economists in the world? From what I have read a great many of them were pushing for a large stimulus package to boost infrastructure to create jobs which pays people which goes directly back into the economy. Such a plan was supported by...
Taxes are at their lowest point in many years. Obama has proposed less new regulations than any president in many years. Spending I believe does outstrip our revenue and yes hunger is a motivator. I don't know that it applies in this situation. Does it matter how hungry you are if there...
I am not quite sure of what skill sets you are referring to. From everything I have read he was only barely adequate (from the most generous sources) as a governor and Bain Capital doesn't really apply as a skill set to run the government.
Also I have never seen someone quote Allen West in...
Will I still blame the republicans for taking another crack at my privacy and civil liberty. Yes. There does happen to be a difference in the amount from each side voting for it. 42 democrats vs how many republicans. On the other hand those 42 democrats are in my mind wrong. Would I be...
Because a passing a house vote has anything at all to do with transparency from the Obama administration. With your wonderful logic here why do you not blame Obama for your fries being cold from McDonald's.
My biggest worry about Romney being president is having a republican there possibly appoint 1 or 2 people to the Supreme Court. Look at some of the decisions that have happened now as it is with this batch. Citizens United anyone? I have many different reasons that I would like to see someone...
Are you trying to insinuate that the government would try to take away rights under false pretenses? Not looking at you Patriot Act. But here do not actually think that was the originating idea. I am sure they love the opportunity mind you. I personally think this is a two birds with one...
Does it really matter if this is legal or not? This looks bad to the Ordinary Joe (not Joe the Plummer). It looks like another case of the rich finding ways to game the system. Its about perception. Unfortunately for Romney there isn't a way around this. If he releases his tax returns...
I personally don't care too much about his philandering. And honestly don't think it matters too much. This becomes an issue because when you run on a platform on family values this does not jive. This becomes hypocritical. But with Newt it should not be a surprise. He was doing things like...
I have heard it said multiple times. In fact my brother says it. I can understand frustration with him. I personally consider him a corporate shill. What has he done or will do that is worse than what has been promised by the potential Republican candidates. I would love to vote Republican...
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