Obama and Democrats Should Stand Up to GOP, Big Business

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Idiot Teabagger of IL 12:01AM May 04, 2011

Obama is a typical wimpy Democrats who caves to Republicans.

Democrats need to take lessons on how to be real men who stick to their "guns" but they are full of the wishy-washy kumbaya types that are their downfall. Dems are weak people in general.

Say what you want about Reps but at least they stick to their beliefs withou caving.

Bob of CA 8:42PM February 27, 2011

Democrats are worried so now they turn to and uncivilized activities. They can't stand the fact that the TEA party now has had enough of these liberal counterfeits and in throwing them out of office, they don't like democracy. What is really great though is that they call us teabaggers. That can only mean one thing....... they are the ones who get bagged!!!!!

What a role they choose...... Only in America!

Jeff of WI 1:23PM February 27, 2011

Video:

“Democrats were WARNED of Financial crisis and did NOTHING”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPSDnGMzIdo

Bill Hedges of MO 12:19AM February 27, 2011

He gave many hints, but the message never got through that he was clueless until calamity almost brought the giant house of cards known as Wall Street capitalism down on it's knees. Thank God the Federal Government was there to step in and save capitalism from continuing down the frenzied path of irresponsible, greed driven behavior it was embarked upon that was sure to end in suicide.

Yes, Bush gave many warnings but none got through.

RushBeck of IL 10:54AM February 26, 2011

and show them the door , sounds like a plan to help this country , dumbies . Think unemployment is high now . Is everyone really this brain dead ? I forgot , most people went through public education and can't find themselves on a map . I might like this new civility the dems are bringing in .

Hunter of WI 8:26AM February 26, 2011

Voters just L O V E D what you all did under barry. Let's have a even bigger repeat of Nov. 2.

People saw "As obamacare Turns" soapbox on tv. barry is using delay tactics postponing the final episode titled "Supreme Court decision Life/death of barry's career".

The GOP has learned and is still refining. There is a new model in America, responsibility. TEA is 40 % Democrat & Independents, seeking fiscal conservatism. As well as core values of our Nation. Many incumbents didn't bother to run for Nov. 2.. Except in liberal strongholds, Democrats took a massacre. Some stronghold fell.

There is a solution for Democrats, return to John F. Kennedy fiscal WORKING reality. Maybe, just maybe, John learned from this:

"The tax cuts of the 1920s"

"Tax rates were slashed dramatically during the 1920s, dropping from over 70 percent to less than 25 percent. What happened? Personal income tax revenues increased substantially during the 1920s, despite the reduction in rates. Revenues rose from $719 million in 1921 to $1164 million in 1928, an increase of more than 61 percent."

"According to then-Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon:"

"The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the taxpayer to withdraw his capital from productive business and invest it in tax-exempt securities or to find other lawful methods of avoiding the realization of taxable income. The result is that the sources of taxation are drying up; wealth is failing to carry its share of the tax burden; and capital is being diverted into channels which yield neither revenue to the Government nor profit to the people."

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2003/08/the-historical-lessons-of-lower-tax-rates

Though John wasn't able to see his reduced taxes to wealthy work, his beliefs were correct. Beginning the longest Bull Market in our history. With the help of Reagan, who reduced taxes twice more than he increased taxes. Legacy of Kennedt continued with same results occurring with Newt/Clinton and Bush. Until the sky fell.

The world went into recession and our terrifying recession depth could have been lessened had Democrats not been Democrats. Clinton's bad home loan program raised havoc on unqualified buyers, and the home mortgage paper sold to Wall Street became worthless. Bankrupcy doomed firms:

http://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/democrats-caused-the-recession-and-republicans-tried-to-stop-it/

Bush tried to avert the catastrophe:

"Pelosi Caught In Major Lie- Says Bush Didn't Warn Congress About Financial Crisis… Records Show He Warned Congress 17 Times in 2008 Alone"

Bush began warning year elected.

http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2010/05/pelosi-caught-in-major-lie-says-bush-didnt-warn-congress-about-financial-crisis-records-show-he-warned-congress-17-in-2008-alone/

Bill Hedges of MO 3:45PM February 25, 2011

Let's just cut the crap. Taxes, fees, crazy public employee salaries/benefits, high energy prices and regulations raise the cost of "doing business". America is staggering under the load - damn near to the point of total collapse.

What's Obama doing about it? Building windmills. The answer my friends is not blowing in the wind - or in any other Green Dream. Stop living in a fantasy world of "social justice" and Environmentalist Theology.

That said, corporate America's Gordon Gecko mantra of, "Greed is good." is an equal load of crap. "Tax'em High but Incentivize". (Maybe I should write slogans... but then, on second thought...)

Sprinkle a little common sense on government and corporations. We're in this pot of boiling water together - we need to work together to get out.

R.L. Schaefer of CA 1:29PM February 25, 2011

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