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To: RetiredNow who wrote (259571)	7/9/2010 12:04:54 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 306849

"The GOP isn't going to solve any of these problems, just as the Dems have failed do so." The GOP is likely to make them much worse.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (259571)	7/9/2010 12:45:20 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 306849

I don't think the Reps have a prayer of gaining the Senate in '10, because only 1/3 of the seats are up for grabs and they have too deep a deficit to make up. They'll gain 3-4 seats though. They do have a shot at the house, especially if the immigration issue gains more traction over the next 3 months (which seems likely since the DOJ is trying to punish Arizona and have turned it into a Federal issue). And the economy/employment/GOM and wars will all swing voters to the red zone. I think they'll pick up 50 seats in the house and maybe more. That will put an end to any further legislative initiatives by O, and as a bonus will take Pelosi off the podium and Frank off the chair of the house financial services committee.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (259571)	7/9/2010 1:21:13 PM
From: miraje	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

Now question for you: do you really think the GOP is going to vote for anything that makes things harder on US businesses? Probably not. In fact I hope for the opposite.. Without businesses, there are no jobs. Without jobs, there is no economy. Without an economy, there is no civilization. IMO, both major parties are out to confiscate most all the eggs from the golden goose (i.e. productive private sector businesses, workers and taxpayers), in order to dole them out to their favored constituents. If there is any difference between them, it's that at least some members of the GOP seem to realize, unlike most of the Dems, that a dead goose no longer lays any eggs. The economy is dead in the water, in large part, because the golden goose is too busy worrying when the next "boot on the neck" will be coming down, whether it's more stifling regulations or confiscatory taxation or some other form of statist government stupidity.