Lets just say it: The Republicans are the problem.
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We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than
40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past
writings, we have criticized both parties when we believed it was
warranted. Today, however, we have no choice but to acknowledge that the
core of the problem lies with the Republican Party.
The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics. It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition.
When
one party moves this far from the mainstream, it makes it nearly
impossible for the political system to deal constructively with the
country’s challenges.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/lets-just-say-it-the-r...
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Raymond Allamby 2012/04/29 12:51:42I agree.
+22good morning jimbo. thanks for pissing off some more of these brain dead repugs, who actually believe they are going to get rich, and become one of the 1%. imagine, basing their entire political philosophy, on this fantasy.
http://mcspocky.com/2012/04/1...
This is information from 2010 that I wanted to share again because republicans still like to repeat the myth of a Democratic super majority during President Obama’s first two years in Office.
There was never a “Senate Super Majority” for any length of time. The GOP/TP has set a historical record for the number of filibusters in this administration and it continues to obstruct any bills to move us forward.
The Senate Supermajority myth
January 3, 2009 – 111th Congress sworn in. 55 Democrats, 41 Republicans, 2 Independents, 2 vacant.
January 15, 2009 – Roland Burris sworn in to Barack Obama’s seat. 56 Democrats, 41 Republicans, 2 Independents, 2 vacant.
April 30, 2009 – Arlen Specter changes parties. 57 Democrats, 40 Republicans, 2 Independents, 1 vacant.
July 7, 2009 – Al Franken seated. 58 Democrats, 40 Republicans, 2 Independents.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE DEMOCRATS HAD A SHOT AT A
60-VOTE MAJORITY AND STILL NEEDED BOTH INDEPENDENTS.
August 25, 2009 – Teddy Kennedy dies. Kennedy had missed 97% of the votes in 2009 and over 90% in the last half of 2008. 57 Democrats, 40 Republicans, 2 Independents, 1 vacant.
September 25, 2009 – Paul Ki...
http://mcspocky.com/2012/04/1...
This is information from 2010 that I wanted to share again because republicans still like to repeat the myth of a Democratic super majority during President Obama’s first two years in Office.
There was never a “Senate Super Majority” for any length of time. The GOP/TP has set a historical record for the number of filibusters in this administration and it continues to obstruct any bills to move us forward.
The Senate Supermajority myth
January 3, 2009 – 111th Congress sworn in. 55 Democrats, 41 Republicans, 2 Independents, 2 vacant.
January 15, 2009 – Roland Burris sworn in to Barack Obama’s seat. 56 Democrats, 41 Republicans, 2 Independents, 2 vacant.
April 30, 2009 – Arlen Specter changes parties. 57 Democrats, 40 Republicans, 2 Independents, 1 vacant.
July 7, 2009 – Al Franken seated. 58 Democrats, 40 Republicans, 2 Independents.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE DEMOCRATS HAD A SHOT AT A
60-VOTE MAJORITY AND STILL NEEDED BOTH INDEPENDENTS.
August 25, 2009 – Teddy Kennedy dies. Kennedy had missed 97% of the votes in 2009 and over 90% in the last half of 2008. 57 Democrats, 40 Republicans, 2 Independents, 1 vacant.
September 25, 2009 – Paul Kirk appointed to Teddy Kennedy’s seat. 58 Democrats, 40 Republicans, 2 Independents.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DEMOCRATS HAD A SHOT AT A 60-VOTE MAJORITY AND STILL NEEDED THE INDEPENDENTS.
February 4, 2010 – Scott Brown sworn in to replace Paul Kirk. 57 Democrats, 41 Republicans, 2 Independents.
June 28, 2010 – Robert Byrd dies. Byrd had missed over 90% of the votes in 2010 and almost 50% in 2009 due to illness. 56 Democrats, 41 Republicans, 2 Independents, 1 vacant.
November 29, 2010 – Mark Kirk sworn in to replace Roland Burris. 56 Democrats, 42 Republicans, 2 Independents.
Super-majority? It never really existed because during
two periods when Teddy Kennedy and/or Robert Byrd were unable to vote they still needed to get the votes of every Democrat plus BOTH independents.
Bill Clinton got things done when Newt was speaker of the house. Obama is to extreme to work with.
Privatizing SS, vouchers for MediCaid, etc..
anyone who reads this and still votes for this man is insane.