One should certainly hope not.
Stopping bad legislation is the tough duty of congress.
The inducements for passing ever more legislation are powerful and the supply of loony bills unlimited.
A good congress should pass very little and stop very much.
"How did it happen? How did our national government grow from a servant with sharply limited powers into a master with virtually unlimited power? In part, we were swindled. There are occasions when we have elevated men and political parties to power that promised to restore limited government and then proceeded, after their election, to expand the activities of government. But let us be honest with ourselves. Broken promises are not the major causes of our trouble. Kept promises are. All too often we have put men in office who have suggested spending a little more on this, a little more on that, who have proposed a new welfare program, who have thought of another variety of 'security.' We have taken the bait, preferring to put off to another day the recapture of freedom and the restoration of our constitutional system. We have gone the way of many a democratic society that has lost its freedom by persuading itself that if 'the people' rule, all is well." - Barry Goldwater
Do you think the new congress will be more productive than the last one?
Fox Report with Shepard Smith
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After an election year in which legislative business practically ground to a halt, Congress is poised to make up for lost time in 2013. The new Congress will begin its next session with an agenda expected to focus largely on issues that re-emerged over the past several weeks and months, with gun legislation and immigration reform near the top.
Read More: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/01/gun-con...
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RTHTGakaRoland 2013/01/03 23:34:50
Nothing is going to change. Obama amd the media such as you, Smith, will not change and you will enjoy bleeding the american econonmy dry to its eventual new third world death , as do all dictatorships along with their minions, as has always happened to mankind since people like you and Obama came into beibg.
But you have a nice day.
Who is Harrison J. Bounel, Mr. Smith?
Hypocrites.
I could say I have a family budget...which I do...but if you don't follow it...you have no budget! I can't believe this is so hard for you liberals to grasp!
If you only knew what all this President (Administration) has done to small business and to farms...you would be alarmed!
I've been self employed for over 33 years and two of the worst Presidents for small business was Carter and Obama...but I did do well during the Clinton years!
Regan believed that government should keep it's nose out of small business so that it could grow jobs!
What amazes me is how someone could vote for a politician that promises to raise their taxes and double their utility cost.
Had a customer in my store yesterday belly aching about his SS taxes on this weeks check being $40.00 higher than in Dec...I ask who he voted for...he said Obama...I ask him what he expected...he said Obama was only suppose to tax the rich...I told him then I guess you can consider yourself rich.
Government has not ever run anything at a profit...but now we are giving away things that we can't afford to pay for!
Again I don't know where your getting your facts but you are completely wrong.
Carter served before Regan. During the Carter Administration there was 16% inflation, 22% interest rates and 70% marginal tax rates.They haven't been that high since.
I didn't just fall off some turnip truck...I was born and raise right there in Dallas...went to SFA before going into service, and then took more courses at East Texas State when I got out...History has always been one of my favorite subjects and I hate when people just start spurting false information!
It's not against the law to send money to the Government so if you Libs think the Government needs more money and that taxes should be higher...there is over 50% of you out there...send them more money! It is always a good laugh when ya'll always blame Bush or Nixon/Ford or Regan...but you never take blame when your guys get in office and just run things up higher for the little guys! Sorry but I don;t listen to FOX news so I don't have a clue what they might say...listen to a little radio and read the bi-weekly paper.
The Democrats no longer believe a word pf JFK's message of 40 years ago.
Sorry but I paid a lot less in taxes under Regan than Carter, and I consider myself middle class...plus gas, gold, and interest rates went down while Regan was in office...as well as the Berlin Wall.