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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/9/2010 10:09:07 PM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224750

You are in such deep denial Kenneth!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/9/2010 11:16:10 PM
From: jlallen	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

It was that bad in August '09?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/9/2010 11:16:40 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

He doesn't even know how to write an article for the Harvard law Review when he is President of it. He cannot talk to 6th graders without teleprompters. He is spending 24 times what G Bush spent over 8 years in a single year. Obama the muslim is a national security issue/problem. To: tonto who wrote (25950) 2/9/2010 11:11:54 PM From: Wayne Van Scoyoc of 25954

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/10/2010 2:19:45 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Published: February 10, 2010 A severe snowstorm swept from the Midwest into major East Coast cities Wednesday morning, forcing school and office closures and grounding hundreds of flights across the vital Northeast corridor for the second time in less than a week. shithead liberal global warming ???

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/10/2010 9:33:33 AM
From: Sedohr Nod	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

It's a bit early to talk about the Obama legacy, but here it is......Only 19% of those surveyed think we would be better off reelecting the current congress. web1.rasmussenreports.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/10/2010 10:00:52 AM
From: JakeStraw	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

It was reported on ABC News last night that 80% of the "stimulus" money targeted for green energy projects ended up in China. How will that help the U.S. unemployment situation?! This Congress and administration deserves a grade of "F-" for the continuing misuse/waste of taxpayer money.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/10/2010 10:11:42 AM
From: JakeStraw	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) is CAGW’s January Porker of the Month cagw.org For his Cornhusker Kickback boondoggle, classless congressional CYA behavior, and opening the door to a congressional stampede to try to fully federalize one of the most wasteful government-run healthcare entitlement programs ever conceived, Sen. Ben Nelson wins the dubious title of CAGW’s January Porker of the Month.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/10/2010 10:16:17 AM
From: JakeStraw	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

CAGW Names Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) 2009 Porker of the Year Still Trying to Cover His “Fannie” cagw.org Chairman Frank garnered the lion’s share of the votes as a result of his relentless and garrulous role in the failure of the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two mortgage government-sponsored enterprises (GSE), which were taken into government conservatorship in September of 2008 after they began to collapse. The two GSEs, which own or guarantee half of the nation’s $11 trillion home mortgages, have been on life support with $112 billion in taxpayer funds since then and taxpayers could be liable for trillions in bad loans on their balance sheets.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/10/2010 2:53:41 PM
From: chartseer	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224750

oh bummer! What you didn't tell us! Some how and for some unknown reason it was omitted. February 8, 2010 President Obama’s job approval rating on the economy (36%) is at its lowest point to date Don't worry! Be happy! the hopeless comrade chartseer

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (79084)	2/16/2010 9:47:39 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

Bayh decision shows something wrong in Dem party 2010-02-16 The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Salena Zito, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Feb. 16--Analysis Evan Bayh's decision not to seek re-election to a seat Democrats considered somewhat "safe" in the Senate is a clear indication that something is wrong with the Democratic Party, some experts said yesterday. Bayh, 54, a former Indiana governor in his second six-year term as a senator, said he decided not to run because he is disillusioned by partisanship in Congress, which "is not operating as it should." He cited narrow ideology and not enough practical problem-solving. His decision means Democrats must scramble to find a candidate who can help them retain control of the Senate. Bayh is the third Democratic senator to announce he will not seek re-election this year, following Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. "This is a warning sign on so many levels, when people like Evan Bayh walk way rather than serve their country," said Steve McMahon, a former senior Senate staffer for the late Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. "The moderate Democrat is a vanishing breed," said McMahon, a Democratic strategist on Capitol Hill. "It is the moderates that make the difference between being in the majority and being in the minority, a problem for the Democrats." Former Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick Santorum said Bayh did what he himself should have done when faced with a similar situation in the 2006 mid-term election. Santorum lost by 18 points to Democrat Bob Casey Jr. in an election year that cost Republicans the majority in the House and Senate. Santorum commended Bayh for having a clearer head than he did: "He looked at the conditions practically and knew that running would prove to be toxic." Bayh shares many of the election problems Santorum had in 2006. He faces the same scrutiny on residency: Both men maintained small houses in their home states but lived most of the time in Washington. Santorum's polling numbers might have been affected by President George W. Bush's decreased popularity; Bayh faces the same problem, since recent polls show President Obama's approval ratings are dropping, Santorum said. "I think he made the right decision," Santorum said. "I saw him a couple of weeks ago, and he was not a happy camper. We talked about it and he said he didn't like it any more." Purdue University political scientist Bert Rockman said Santorum faced more hostile conditions than Bayh does, but acknowledged the situation could worsen for him. "I think the seat is now likely to be a pick-up for the Republicans, with Dan Coats as their candidate," Rockman said. Coats is a former Republican senator from Indiana who recently announced he would run against Bayh. Bayh was ahead in polls and well funded, Rockman said, although he "faced a real contest." Bayh didn't fit in well in a Senate that favors "the older members and the status quo," said University of Virginia political analyst Isaac Woods. He said Bayh's retirement indicates he "figured out the secret of the Senate: change is slow to come." Democratic consultant Larry Ceisler of Philadelphia, a longtime friend of Bayh's, said he wasn't surprised by the decision. He said Bayh months ago canceled fundraising events in Philadelphia. "He bemoaned the fact that there was no place for pragmatic moderates to go," Ceisler said. "In the end, he got fed up with it all." To see more of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to pittsburghlive.com.