31 January, 2009
RNC fooled again
I still can not get over the STEELE DEMOCRAT bumper stickers his campaign gave out in 2006. If the RNC new Chairman was proud to be a Republican why did he try to deceive voters into thinking he was a Democrat?? These republicans must be in desperate.
republicans have destroyed our economy
"That is the height of irresponsibility. It is shameful," Obama said on Thursday, responding to news that Wall Street paid out $18.4billion in bonuses to their executives for 2008.
In the previous few days, Obama and his spokesman had weighed in against Citigroup's decision to buy a $50 million corporate jet ordered in 2005, prompting the bank to cancel the contract, and attacked former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain for spending $1.2 million on renovating his office.
One Democratic senator on Friday even proposed a law that would prevent bank executives from making more than $400,000 a year while they receive government financial support.
Republicans re-distributed the wealth of our country upward to those who have the most when they were in power and have destroyed our economy; AND they are now crying for Obama to fix it after only a week in office. Now that is the height of hypocrisy.
In the previous few days, Obama and his spokesman had weighed in against Citigroup's decision to buy a $50 million corporate jet ordered in 2005, prompting the bank to cancel the contract, and attacked former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain for spending $1.2 million on renovating his office.
One Democratic senator on Friday even proposed a law that would prevent bank executives from making more than $400,000 a year while they receive government financial support.
Republicans re-distributed the wealth of our country upward to those who have the most when they were in power and have destroyed our economy; AND they are now crying for Obama to fix it after only a week in office. Now that is the height of hypocrisy.
republicans stuck in the past
In truth, what really gets Republicans hot and bothered is the thought of government taking on more responsibility to fight this deepening recession, and the huge amount of public spending it will take to pull the economy out of the doldrums.
It so happened that the Republican standard-bearer in the 1920s, Herbert Hoover, felt that way, too.
Hoover's distaste for government, and his belief that business was the answer to the country's economic tailspin, got Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected president in 1932 and re-elected for three more terms
In their slavish devotion to Hooverism, today's Republicans are repeating the mistakes that banished their party to the political wilderness in the '30s.
It so happened that the Republican standard-bearer in the 1920s, Herbert Hoover, felt that way, too.
Hoover's distaste for government, and his belief that business was the answer to the country's economic tailspin, got Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected president in 1932 and re-elected for three more terms
In their slavish devotion to Hooverism, today's Republicans are repeating the mistakes that banished their party to the political wilderness in the '30s.
28 January, 2009
economics 101
Republicans keep saying, "give the recovery money to business owners." Those are the people that have been supporting the republicans for the last 15 or so years. So they keep saying, "give it to the owners because they create jobs."(trickle down theory.)
NOT TRUE. Middle class working men and women that have money to spend create the opportunity for jobs.
If these republicans don't get this message, they will "hear from all of us" at their next election.
NOT TRUE. Middle class working men and women that have money to spend create the opportunity for jobs.
If these republicans don't get this message, they will "hear from all of us" at their next election.
26 January, 2009
republicans reap defense spending
read today: The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C., buyout firm, is one of the nation's largest defense contractors. It has billions of dollars at its disposal and employs a few important people.
Maybe you've heard of them: former Secretary of State Jim Baker, former Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci, and former White House budget director Dick Darman. Wait, we're just getting warmed up. William Kennard, who recently headed the FCC, and Arthur Levitt, who just left the SEC, also work for Carlyle.
As do former British Prime Minister John Major and former Philippines President Fidel Ramos. Let's see, are we forgetting anyone? Oh, right, former President George Herbert Walker Bush is on the payroll too.
Maybe you've heard of them: former Secretary of State Jim Baker, former Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci, and former White House budget director Dick Darman. Wait, we're just getting warmed up. William Kennard, who recently headed the FCC, and Arthur Levitt, who just left the SEC, also work for Carlyle.
As do former British Prime Minister John Major and former Philippines President Fidel Ramos. Let's see, are we forgetting anyone? Oh, right, former President George Herbert Walker Bush is on the payroll too.
25 January, 2009
republicans threatened Iraq inspectors
A former UN chief weapons inspector says he is ready to testify about the false US allegations which led to the Iraq war before a tribunal.
Hans Blix, in a Sunday interview with Al Jazeera television said he and the Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, were subjected to implicit threats from US Vice President Dick Cheney in the run-up to the Iraq war.
Hans Blix, in a Sunday interview with Al Jazeera television said he and the Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, were subjected to implicit threats from US Vice President Dick Cheney in the run-up to the Iraq war.
Republicans don't want test of spying on Americans without authority
With a mere 64 minutes left in its last full day in office, the Bush administration asked a federal judge to stay enforcement of a ruling that would keep alive a lawsuit which tests whether the president can bypass the Congress and eavesdrop on Americans without warrants.
republicans hide from past deeds
Last week, leading Republican Senators including John Cornyn (Tex.)are holding up the confirmation of Eric Holder, demanding that Eric Holder commit to NOT launching criminal probes of intelligence operatives, lawyers and high-level Bush advisers who took part in debates over warrantless wiretapping and detainee interrogations.
This smells like they have a lot to hide.
This smells like they have a lot to hide.
Republicans using detainees for their own boogymen
The CIA and other intelligence agencies under Bush were reluctant to share information on suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and that the Bush administration's focus on detention and interrogation made preparation of viable prosecutions a far lower priority.
Why do you suppose the data is strewn all over governmental agencies and no one knows where it is? Obviously the Republican Administration didn't want the data to be known and in one place which would be needed for prosecution.
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Now we know. If they had intended to prosecute they would have gathered the information together.
Why do you suppose the data is strewn all over governmental agencies and no one knows where it is? Obviously the Republican Administration didn't want the data to be known and in one place which would be needed for prosecution.
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Now we know. If they had intended to prosecute they would have gathered the information together.
21 January, 2009
republican spin
Read today: In the last eight years the party of hate held the White House, a majority of the Supreme Court and 6 years had the majority in both houses of Congress.
The financial melt down? Not our fault, blame Barney Frank (2 years in the Majority). Blame Bill Clinton, he was president 8 years ago and left a surplus not a trillion dollar deficit.
Phony evidence allowed Bush to invade Iraq. not our fault, everyone had that same evidence. Yes we were responsible for the evidence being correct but it's not our fault. The evidence came from Italy. Good enough, let's attack Iraq.
Hannity, Morris, Limbaugh, Matelin, Buchnan, Coulter, Barnes, Robertson and Delay? They don't speak for us!
Depending on and soliciting the vote of the Klan to help elect Southern Republicans? not our fault, every party has it's radicals.
Where does that leave them? Right where they belong. Smack dab where they belong, defending the indefensible.
The financial melt down? Not our fault, blame Barney Frank (2 years in the Majority). Blame Bill Clinton, he was president 8 years ago and left a surplus not a trillion dollar deficit.
Phony evidence allowed Bush to invade Iraq. not our fault, everyone had that same evidence. Yes we were responsible for the evidence being correct but it's not our fault. The evidence came from Italy. Good enough, let's attack Iraq.
Hannity, Morris, Limbaugh, Matelin, Buchnan, Coulter, Barnes, Robertson and Delay? They don't speak for us!
Depending on and soliciting the vote of the Klan to help elect Southern Republicans? not our fault, every party has it's radicals.
Where does that leave them? Right where they belong. Smack dab where they belong, defending the indefensible.
18 January, 2009
Lee's advice for republicans
While the coalition of voters that supported Obama reflected the increasing diversity of America, and while Obama made gains across almost all demographic subgroups, the majority of his support came from white voters.
Sixty-one percent of his supporters were white, 23% were African-Americans, and 11% were Hispanic. In contrast, 90% of John McCain’s supporters were white. There were fewer white voters to win or lose. This pattern is a huge and we believe it will only increase in future elections.
Note: It is not a good idea for republican candidates for the Republican National Committee Chairmanship to be circulating a CD with the cut of "Obama, the Magic Negro." on it and making funnies about it.
Sixty-one percent of his supporters were white, 23% were African-Americans, and 11% were Hispanic. In contrast, 90% of John McCain’s supporters were white. There were fewer white voters to win or lose. This pattern is a huge and we believe it will only increase in future elections.
Note: It is not a good idea for republican candidates for the Republican National Committee Chairmanship to be circulating a CD with the cut of "Obama, the Magic Negro." on it and making funnies about it.
12 January, 2009
religious condemnation
Read today: No matter what someone has done, their church should be there for them. Fundamentalist churches especially seem to be overfond of preaching Jesus Christ, and then conveniently forgetting Christ's admonition to love one another, and instead, use the Apostle Paul to punish someone who has sinned.
They'd stone people if the law in America let them get away with it. Abuse is love, they say. Separation is love, they say. God is not a God of separation; he is a God of union. What Ted Haggard did wasn't right, according to ethics or secular law, but he deserves to be forgiven. He should have been allowed to stay in church, where he could have gotten real spiritual help, instead of being tossed out to deal with things on his own.
Christ said he came to the sick, not the well, yet the church seems obsessed with keeping the sick out of the congregation in order not to spread "spiritual infection." This only forces the congregation to drive real problems underground, so they don't get thrown out too.
Churches need to stop being afraid of humanity's weaknesses, and HELP people instead of judging them. When Katrina and AIDS happened, the churches were the first ones to judge and condemn. It makes me angry to no end to see "Christians" use their religion to separate people, rather than being willing to dig in and get their hands dirty and I don't know, actually acknowledging sin as a weakness in man and HELPING people become better.
Most fundamentalist Christians are arrogant, self centered, judgmental, hard, unloving and unkind. this is the antithesis of the fruits of the spirit that Christians should be showing (not broadcasting) to the world.
Repent, Christians, and maybe more people will be moved by your example to Christ. Christ judges those Christians who discourage others away from Him by their words and actions. What does judge not, lest ye be judged mean anyway? You don't have to be part of the person's sins, but that doesn't mean you don't help them.
Helping people by booting them out of church as they did with Haggard is not help. It's condemnation, and doesn't make those who sin repent. Christ didn't boot people out--he got down and dirty and helped them on their level.
They'd stone people if the law in America let them get away with it. Abuse is love, they say. Separation is love, they say. God is not a God of separation; he is a God of union. What Ted Haggard did wasn't right, according to ethics or secular law, but he deserves to be forgiven. He should have been allowed to stay in church, where he could have gotten real spiritual help, instead of being tossed out to deal with things on his own.
Christ said he came to the sick, not the well, yet the church seems obsessed with keeping the sick out of the congregation in order not to spread "spiritual infection." This only forces the congregation to drive real problems underground, so they don't get thrown out too.
Churches need to stop being afraid of humanity's weaknesses, and HELP people instead of judging them. When Katrina and AIDS happened, the churches were the first ones to judge and condemn. It makes me angry to no end to see "Christians" use their religion to separate people, rather than being willing to dig in and get their hands dirty and I don't know, actually acknowledging sin as a weakness in man and HELPING people become better.
Most fundamentalist Christians are arrogant, self centered, judgmental, hard, unloving and unkind. this is the antithesis of the fruits of the spirit that Christians should be showing (not broadcasting) to the world.
Repent, Christians, and maybe more people will be moved by your example to Christ. Christ judges those Christians who discourage others away from Him by their words and actions. What does judge not, lest ye be judged mean anyway? You don't have to be part of the person's sins, but that doesn't mean you don't help them.
Helping people by booting them out of church as they did with Haggard is not help. It's condemnation, and doesn't make those who sin repent. Christ didn't boot people out--he got down and dirty and helped them on their level.
10 January, 2009
republican middle east policy
The Republican Bush administration argued that it had an overall approach to the middle east region: launch a war with Iraq, start up democracy there and everything would somehow come right in the peace process.
"The road to Jerusalem goes through Baghdad" was the line we heard in Bush's first republican term. It was, of course, nonsense. The idea that Palestinians who wanted their land and homes back might be pursuaded by democracy never added up. And war, by itself, only made things worse.
"The road to Jerusalem goes through Baghdad" was the line we heard in Bush's first republican term. It was, of course, nonsense. The idea that Palestinians who wanted their land and homes back might be pursuaded by democracy never added up. And war, by itself, only made things worse.
what are these republicans hiding?
A federal judge yesterday rejected the Bush administration's latest attempt to keep secret the identities of White House visitors, and he declared that the government illegally deleted Secret Service computer records.
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth concluded that the deletions took place before October 2004, when the Secret Service transferred large numbers of entry and exit logs to the White House and then deleted copies of them.
Also,we discovered that in the spring of 2006, amid an influence-peddling scandal involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the White House and the Secret Service quietly signed an agreement declaring that the logs are not open to the public.
Four months later, Cheney's office told the Secret Service in a letter that visitor records for the vice president's personal residence "are and shall remain subject to the exclusive ownership, custody and control of" the office of the vice president.
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth concluded that the deletions took place before October 2004, when the Secret Service transferred large numbers of entry and exit logs to the White House and then deleted copies of them.
Also,we discovered that in the spring of 2006, amid an influence-peddling scandal involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the White House and the Secret Service quietly signed an agreement declaring that the logs are not open to the public.
Four months later, Cheney's office told the Secret Service in a letter that visitor records for the vice president's personal residence "are and shall remain subject to the exclusive ownership, custody and control of" the office of the vice president.
08 January, 2009
basis of republican "morality"
Cheney said Wednesday it would be a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to scrap the Bush administration's 'torture" policies. "It would be a tragedy if they threw over those policies simply because they had campaigned against them,"
Therein explains Republican morals. They think it is OK to campaign saying one thing and just do whatever if you get elected.
Therein explains Republican morals. They think it is OK to campaign saying one thing and just do whatever if you get elected.
07 January, 2009
annother looney republican idea
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suggested that instead of providing aid to the states to help them meet their Medicaid and education obligations, the federal government offer them loans.
This idea was tried once before, in the depths of the Depression. In 1932, Congress appropriated $300 million to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to send to the states for unemployment relief. (Unemployment insurance did not exist until the Social Security Act of 1935 was passed).
Unfortunately, Republican President Herbert Hoover's RFC didn't offer the funds to the states as grants but as loans. Already struggling with budgets, many states didn't take the offer. And the economy continued its plunge into the abyss.
This is the Republican idea of a policy worth reviving.
This idea was tried once before, in the depths of the Depression. In 1932, Congress appropriated $300 million to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to send to the states for unemployment relief. (Unemployment insurance did not exist until the Social Security Act of 1935 was passed).
Unfortunately, Republican President Herbert Hoover's RFC didn't offer the funds to the states as grants but as loans. Already struggling with budgets, many states didn't take the offer. And the economy continued its plunge into the abyss.
This is the Republican idea of a policy worth reviving.
04 January, 2009
Cornyn of Texas meddles with Minnesota
Republican Senator Cornyn from Texas threatened to filibuster any effort to seat Democrat Al Franken, who holds a tiny lead over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in the prolonged Senate recount in Minnesota. So, Republican Cornyn is interferring in a Minnesota senatorial recount.
lack of armor in Iraq
The vest armor now used by the Marines in Iraq is the Corps' third since 2001.
An initial 84,000 vests at a cost of more than $84 million were ordered in September 2006, nine months after an urgent request came in from the field for better protection. Conway, who became commandant after the contract was issued, put a hold on the last batch of 20,000 vests, questioning their design and testing.
Body armor has been an issue since the Iraq war began in 2003. The Army reportedly had a shortage of the ceramic protective plates needed to make vests effective, and lawmakers demanded answers from the Department of Defense after reports surfaced of soldiers' families buying the plates themselves and sending them to Iraq.
Our troops were sent to Iraq without proper armor for themselves or their vehicles.
An initial 84,000 vests at a cost of more than $84 million were ordered in September 2006, nine months after an urgent request came in from the field for better protection. Conway, who became commandant after the contract was issued, put a hold on the last batch of 20,000 vests, questioning their design and testing.
Body armor has been an issue since the Iraq war began in 2003. The Army reportedly had a shortage of the ceramic protective plates needed to make vests effective, and lawmakers demanded answers from the Department of Defense after reports surfaced of soldiers' families buying the plates themselves and sending them to Iraq.
Our troops were sent to Iraq without proper armor for themselves or their vehicles.
03 January, 2009
Obama, the Majic Negro , from republicans
Chip Saltsman, a candidate for Republican Party National Committee Chairman, sent party members a CD that included the song "Barack the Magic Negro." which he thinks will play well with the committee.
This says a lot about these republicans.
This says a lot about these republicans.
02 January, 2009
Republicans track record for history
Did you read this today?
Partial Republican Legacy list: Iraq war of choice, $1 trillion in cost, over 4,000 dead heroes, Abu Ghraib's stain, unrestrained mercenaries, no-bid contracts to republican bigwigs corruption including Cheney's Haliburton and republican-owned Blackwater.
Katrina-Ike failures: 1,000 citizens dead, cities destroyed and de-populated, mobile home contamination, billions wasted, hundreds of thousands still displaced.
2008 economic depression: one million jobs lost, thens of thousands of homes foreclosed, $700 billion wasted and given to
the culprits so far.
Torn constitution: illegal wiretapping on American people, torture of prisoners, illegal renditions, stains on American's reputation, and ability of exert moral influence on the world which makes us less able to get cooperation in the world which makes us less safe. (JUST FOR STARTERS)
Partial Republican Legacy list: Iraq war of choice, $1 trillion in cost, over 4,000 dead heroes, Abu Ghraib's stain, unrestrained mercenaries, no-bid contracts to republican bigwigs corruption including Cheney's Haliburton and republican-owned Blackwater.
Katrina-Ike failures: 1,000 citizens dead, cities destroyed and de-populated, mobile home contamination, billions wasted, hundreds of thousands still displaced.
2008 economic depression: one million jobs lost, thens of thousands of homes foreclosed, $700 billion wasted and given to
the culprits so far.
Torn constitution: illegal wiretapping on American people, torture of prisoners, illegal renditions, stains on American's reputation, and ability of exert moral influence on the world which makes us less able to get cooperation in the world which makes us less safe. (JUST FOR STARTERS)
01 January, 2009
Republicans failed to act, AGAIN
Under the Republicans, the regulation of regulated banks and brokerages broke down. In 2000, the Justice Department filed 69 cases of securities fraud based on Securities and Exchange Commission investigations.
In 2007, it filed nine. And this year, Bush's Office of Thrift Supervision allowed Indy Mac Bank to doctor its books so it wouldn't appear to be as insolvent as, in fact, it was.
When the American financial industry came tumbling down this year, the laissez-faire ideologues of this most ideological administration indulged their ideology just once, allowing Lehman to go under.
Thereafter, as one giant institution after another tottered under the weight of dubious deals, the administration FINALLY tossed ideology out the window and funneled money to the banks.
In 2007, it filed nine. And this year, Bush's Office of Thrift Supervision allowed Indy Mac Bank to doctor its books so it wouldn't appear to be as insolvent as, in fact, it was.
When the American financial industry came tumbling down this year, the laissez-faire ideologues of this most ideological administration indulged their ideology just once, allowing Lehman to go under.
Thereafter, as one giant institution after another tottered under the weight of dubious deals, the administration FINALLY tossed ideology out the window and funneled money to the banks.
Obamas forced to move three times
The Obamas had originally asked Bush permission to move directly into Blair House, where several recent presidents-elect have stayed, to accommodate Sasha and Malia's school schedules.
But the Obamas were told it was supposedly booked until the 15th(no word on what dignitaries are occupying Blair's 14 guest bedrooms), so they now have to move three times, first stay for two weeks in the Hay-Adams Hotel.
Then, they have to move into Blair House on Jan. 15, and then into the White House on Jan. 20, after Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president. Sounds tacky, doesn't it.
But the Obamas were told it was supposedly booked until the 15th(no word on what dignitaries are occupying Blair's 14 guest bedrooms), so they now have to move three times, first stay for two weeks in the Hay-Adams Hotel.
Then, they have to move into Blair House on Jan. 15, and then into the White House on Jan. 20, after Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president. Sounds tacky, doesn't it.
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