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Boilerman
Boilerman
Sep 12, 2015
10:54pm
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"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

This is radical Tea Party stuff, isn't it?


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Originally posted by: Number51
Last shutdown:

Mainstream Republicans: It's not our fault, it's the Democrats, we are not to blame.

Extreme right wing Republicans (tea party): We don't take blame for the shutdown, we take credit for the shutdown. It is what we said we wanted, we got exactly what we wanted. The shutdown is a great victory for the Republican party.

From wiki: "A Gallup poll conducted during the first week of the shutdown found that the percentage of Americans with a favorable opinion of the Republican Party had fallen to the lowest level for either party since Gallup began measuring party favorability in 1992, with only 28% of Americans saying they now had a favorable opinion of the Republican Party, down 10 points from September, before the shutdown. The Democratic Party had a 43% favorable rating"
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If the Republicans learned nothing from the last shutdown, maybe the next one will serve as a friendly reminder. The American people do not share tea party values.






pjstroh
pjstroh
Sep 26, 2015
2:35am
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Good news! Speaker Boehner is resigning under pressure from the far right. They're upset because He hasn't been disfunctional enough. He only shut down the government twice. His last act will likely be funding the federal government in a compromise with the godless, baby killers on the left. Likely the lights will stay on and Planned Parenthood will continue to sell baby parts to the Golden Corral Steakhouse...er something.

Time will tell if the new speaker is more interested in governing or crying. He'll have some big shoes to fill if its the latter - and My money says thats the path he will choose.

BobOrme
BobOrme
Sep 26, 2015
6:06pm
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Congress has neither the power nor the authority to shut down the government. The president, and only the president, has that power. Øbama shut it down the last time, and it was planned well in advance. The signs that were hung at national monuments the next day weren't made over night, and they weren't made by, or ordered by congress.
BobOrme
BobOrme
Sep 26, 2015
6:13pm
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Originally posted by: malibber2
Again why defund the government (that is not spending money on abortions) when you have a guy, Dr. Ben Carson, that participated in fetal research? Shouldn’t the Republicans stop funding that guy first?


Planned Parenthood is the government?

hoops2
hoops2
Oct 2, 2015
12:53am
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Interesting tidbit for those who think fed spending is the answer to everything.

According to the GAO in 2014 overpayments increased by over 20% to over $124b. Total overpayments since 2003 is over $1t.

This $1t does not include waste in other areas such as having over a dozen job training programs, excess staffing & boondoggle projects to name a few.
pjstroh
pjstroh
Oct 2, 2015
1:51am
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Originally posted by: hoops2
Interesting tidbit for those who think fed spending is the answer to everything.

According to the GAO in 2014 overpayments increased by over 20% to over $124b. Total overpayments since 2003 is over $1t.

This $1t does not include waste in other areas such as having over a dozen job training programs, excess staffing & boondoggle projects to name a few.


The GAO sites IRS returns fraudulently claiming the earned income tax credit as one of the biggest offenders.... I wonder if that's because there are fewer IRS auditors due to the massive sequester budget cuts? I guess the Hoops-endorsed strategy of using the honor system for filing taxes isn't working out to well.

hoops2
hoops2
Oct 2, 2015
4:38am
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"I guess the Hoops-endorsed strategy of using the honor system for filing taxes isn't working out to well"

Once again pj invents what I have said. Many here, including myself have endorsed a simpler code with fewer deductions and credits.
forkushV
forkushV
Oct 2, 2015
8:45am
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Originally posted by: chefantwon
Strange, why did the Republican's pick up so many seats in the last election IF they are so bad?????????

51 forgot to post Ben Carsons ratings. He is up over 70% approval. (almost twice as much as Hilliary)
70% approval for Ben Carson?? Maybe in some southern state, but among US electorate, not a chance.
Boilerman
Boilerman
Oct 2, 2015
9:03am
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Racist Boiler would be quite happy voting for Ben.


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Originally posted by: forkushV
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Originally posted by: chefantwon
Strange, why did the Republican's pick up so many seats in the last election IF they are so bad?????????

51 forgot to post Ben Carsons ratings. He is up over 70% approval. (almost twice as much as Hilliary)
70% approval for Ben Carson?? Maybe in some southern state, but among US electorate, not a chance.


forkushV
forkushV
Oct 2, 2015
9:22am
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
Racist Boiler would be quite happy voting for Ben...
But you would favor an amendment to the United States Consitution making it legal for the police to roust Ben and his family based on race, wouldn't you?
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