Saturday, July 16, 2011
We Have A Revenue Problem
"Republicans assume, and expect everyone else to assume, that the government is bringing in plenty of money to meet its needs. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) went so far as to tell a national television audience this week, “Four of the last five years, we’ve had record levels of revenue.”
It’s important to understand how very wrong Republicans are about this. Federal revenues have dropped to 15% — a 50-year low. To bring the federal budget closer to balance, we’d expect to see this number around 19%. Given the fact that we’re fighting at least two wars and dealing with the aftermath of a brutal recession, all while worrying about deficit reduction, the fact that the right sees 15% as too high is insane."
We have a revenue problem. FACT
Republicans are completely and willfully wrong on this matter. FACT
Friday, July 15, 2011
Why Did Bachmann Quit Her Church?
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) "has long been a darling of conservative evangelicals, but shortly before announcing her White House bid she officially quit a church she'd belonged to for years," CNN reports.Bachmann was asked about her status with the church at the airport, but an aide "quickly hustled her away, noting they were late for a flight."
The Bachmann campaign declined to immediately respond to a request for further comment.
However, Jack Kilcrease notes she quit her church earlier this year when learning that her church taught that "the office of the Papacy is the Antichrist."
I'm sure Catholic Conservatives will have no problem with this. They gave Palin a free pass.
The Cantor Obstruction
The Cantor obstruction is just a symptom of a deeper cancer. The deadly Norquist carcinoma aka “Starving the Beast”.
Norquist Has GOP House On A Leash
By “profiteering lobby,” I mean special interests who view safety regulations, financial oversight, and taxes on corporations and the wealthy an obstacles to maximum profit and maximum power, and spend unfathomable amounts of money to avoid/destroy them.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Republican FAIL
What the what?
Talk about absconding responsibility. The GOP does not want to make tough choices, so they kick all the power to the Executive Branch. The same branch they say is a socialist/Marxist/Kenyan and wants-to-destroy our country/economy.
How do the Tea Baggers feel now that they have been taken for a ride? The deficits never mattered because the Chamber of Commerce and Wall St give the Republicans their marching orders.
Funny how no one saw how the default would have crushed the very same corporations the GOP depend on. Their financial backers were telling them that if they block the debt limit being raised, the campaign checks will stop.
Yet, it was always framed how Obama was weak. Well guess what? They got outmaneuvered again! The Republicans will get nothing from this stand-off but pissed off Tea Klanners, pissed off seniors, pissed off Independents, and pissed-off fake deficit hawks.
They made promises they said they would keep. That they’d never give in on.
Cowards. The lot of them.
Obama Reports Massive Fundraising Total
President Obama’s reelection campaign released a video revealing that they have raised a combined $86 million for Obama for America and the DNC between April and June, shattering previous single-quarter fundraising records and far surpassing the campaign’s stated goal of a $60 million haul. The funds were raised from 552,462 donors.
Technically, the re-election campaign raised $47 million while the DNC raised $38 million.
Morning Score: “The $86 million raised for Obama’s reelection easily doubles — and nearly triples — all the major GOP candidates to announce so far, combined. While there are a few Republicans who haven’t shared their numbers, including Michele Bachmann, the group that includes Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich has taken in just $33.1 million.”
(Source: politicalwire.com)
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Who "Made Things Worse"?
[On the left is a] chart showing private-sector job creation in the latter half of 2010, when stimulus money was still being spent, and when Democrats enjoyed the congressional majority.
[On the right is] a chart showing private-sector job creation so far in 2011, after stimulus spending largely ended, Republicans took control of the U.S. House and most of the nation’s gubernatorial offices, and the national discourse pivoted from jobs to the deficit and debt.
![[On the left is a] chart showing private-sector job creation in the latter half of 2010, when stimulus money was still being spent, and when Democrats enjoyed the congressional majority. [On the right is] a chart showing private-sector job creation so far in 2011, after stimulus spending largely ended, Republicans took control of the U.S. House and most of the nation’s gubernatorial offices, and the national discourse pivoted from jobs to the deficit and debt.](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo6ja7aLyg1qzsnxyo1_500.jpg)
How would you grade Republican leadership? A complete failure and reversal of the job growth that Democrats created. And Mitt Romney likes to talk all about who “made things worse.”
Sunday, July 10, 2011
The GOP is the Party of Rule or Ruin.
The Republicans, when in office, borrowed and spent as much as they could. Now, with Obama in office, they want to threaten a default on the debt they created.
Recall all Republicans in 2012.