Archive for ‘The Budget’

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Top 10 Biggest Political Failures of Last 12 Years

on October 29th, 2012 at 3:23 am

1. Failing to listen to intelligence report that “Bin Laden was determined to attack the United States” leads to the worst attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. George W. Bush 2. Bush and his advisors lying to the American people in order to sell the Iraq War. 3. George Bush dismissing the Geneva Convention […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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President Obama Has Shrunk the Deficit by $200 Billion Dollars

on October 15th, 2012 at 3:57 pm

Contrary to what the Republicans are telling everyone, President Obama has reduced the deficit since entering office and “has something to brag about — very few presidents of the last generation can say they managed to shrink the deficit by over $200 billion, even during difficult economic times,” as Steve Benen says. Note that, (1) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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“Numbers Guy” Paul Ryan Fails to Do the Math

on October 13th, 2012 at 12:14 pm

The biggest surprise of the vice-presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan wasn’t how much Vice-President Biden dominated on foreign policy, but rather, how inept Paul Ryan was at economic policy. He had no facts, his numbers didn’t add up, and he seemed to be running away from the Romney/Ryan budget, almost conceding the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Tea Party Ruined Everything

on September 3rd, 2012 at 1:29 pm

We get it– President Obama is a Kenyan socialist who hates the country and wants to kill your grandmother. That’s pretty much what the Tea Party has given us.  Yes, they wrap it up in patriotic ribbons and confuse you with talk of freedom, but that basically covers the Tea Party’s contribution to society. You […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Here Piggy, Piggy! Tea Party Caucus Gorges on Government Earmarks

on August 27th, 2012 at 6:26 pm

Members of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus may tout their commitment to cutting government spending now, but they used the 111th Congress to request hundreds of earmarks that, taken cumulatively, added more than $1 billion to the federal budget.  Read more Here’s the full list; NAME EARMARKS AMOUNT Aderholt (R-AL) 69 $78,263,000 Akin (R-MO) 9 $14,709,000 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Bagman For Billionaires

on June 2nd, 2012 at 7:25 pm

It’s no secret which candidate billionaires favor the most. Hands down, it’s mega-millionaire Mitt Romney, a man who fights with all his heart for policies that favor the ultra-rich, a tiny group of people who just keep getting richer while America keeps getting poorer. Mitt Romney has found ways to keep his tax bill under […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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John Boehner: Republican Bully of the Day

on May 17th, 2012 at 12:54 am

They call him crybaby on Capitol Hill. Republican House Leader John Boehner erupts in balls of tears whenever his heart is touched. Unfortunately, it’s never touched by pleas from the poor or the dispossessed, the down and out, or the needy. Usually, it’s the notes of a favorite song or the bogey on number seven […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Republican Policies Push Great Britain Into Double-Dip Recession

on April 26th, 2012 at 12:06 pm

In 2009 there were two options; Conservate leaders in Great Britain chose austerity to solve their economic woes and President Obama chose stimulus. The President made the decision to save GM, he sent money to the states so they wouldn’t have to lay-off teachers, police and firemen, while Great Britain cut spending, a wrong-headed Herbert Hoover decision that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Rick Santelli Is Officially a Cartoon Character

on April 11th, 2012 at 1:15 pm

Which, I suppose, makes CNBC the Cartoon network. DEBT! DEBT! DEBT! Santelli rants, but we must not support the Buffet Rule that brings down THE DEBT by billions and billions of dollars. I guess billions of dollars isn’t real money to the Cuban cigar smoking set. It must be so embarrassing for the floor traders trying to do their job to have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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GOP Bullies Hiding Behind Women’s Skirts

on April 4th, 2012 at 1:18 pm

It’s no secret that the Republican Party is full of bullies. From Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, and Bill O’Reilly to Newt Gingrich, Darrell Issa, Mitt Romney, and Dick Cheney, from the Koch Brothers, Grover Norquist, Harold Simmons and the Chamber of Commerce, the Republican Party is chock full of guys who want to knock […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jobs Republicans Want To Get Rid Of

on April 4th, 2012 at 11:21 am

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has a great article out about  Clara Barton and Rachel Carson and how they had their start as employees of the federal government. It got me to thinking about all the jobs that would vanish if Republicans got their way and eliminated everything they wanted. Here’s a list of some of them; Spy Diplomat Park Ranger […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Ryan-Romney Love Affair Manages to Squeak Out a Victory in Wisconsin

on April 3rd, 2012 at 8:39 pm

Mitt Romney signed a deal with the devilishly grinning, hard right swinging, John Birch singing, completely out of touch Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, but he got what he wanted, a narrow five point or less decision in the Badger State. How hard did Mitt veer to the right? Hard enough to scare enough grandmas, students and hard-working […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Ryan/Romney Budget is “Right-Wing Social Engineering”– Gingrich

on April 3rd, 2012 at 8:15 pm

Newt Gingrich is outraged that someone would use his words in a way that represents what he was trying to say. It was less than a year ago that Newt weighed in on Paul Ryan’s budget plan, he was against it then, calling it radical social engineering. He was being honest… I think. On the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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