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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 (88510)	8/2/2010 2:40:00 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224740

ken..." No she won't. If she was going to raise taxes, she would have done so by now. She will have less votes to do that after the election than now."..... Yer coming around ken...less votes. :-) So how many dems ya figure are gonna go?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88510)	8/2/2010 2:44:39 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224740

ken. Change is left..............hope is right

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88510)	8/2/2010 2:55:14 PM
From: Sedohr Nod	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224740

She will have less votes You best be careful....Gibbs learned his lesson crossing the mighty Pelosi. vimeo.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88510)	8/2/2010 3:29:08 PM
From: tonto	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224740

Speaker Pelosi wants pre-election tax cut vote LOL!!! This does not work! Reuters By Deborah Zabarenko and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON \| Mon Aug 2, 2010 8:40am EDT reuters.com (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants a vote before November elections on whether to extend tax cuts for those with annual income over $250,000 a year, she said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. "The tax cuts for the wealthiest ... (with income of) $250,000 and above, were the Bush initiative," Pelosi said on ABC's "This Week," referring to former President George W. Bush. "I don't see any reason why we should renew a tax cut that only gives a tax cut to the wealthiest people in America, increases the deficit, and doesn't create jobs," Pelosi said. "That doesn't make any sense." Asked directly whether she would push for a House vote before the November 2 election on whether to extend tax cuts for the middle class while letting those for wealthier citizens expire, Pelosi replied, "It would be my hope."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88510)	8/2/2010 5:36:10 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224740

MSNBC Libtalker Announces Election Boycott, Rosie Stands Firm I'M CONFUS-ED Schultz Can't Decide Whether To Vote Ten Times Or Not At All 01 August 2010 radioequalizer.blogspot.com Introducing America's most confused voter: Ed Schultz. Just months after advocating ballot-stuffing in order to keep Scott Brown from winning in Massachusetts, the MSNBC libtalker is now pushing a 2010 midterm election boycott. Why the switch? Because Schultz feels Democrats haven't done enough to combat Republicans who have objected to near-perpetual unemployment benefits. Building an alliance of "99ers" (claimants who've reached a maximum payout of 99 weeks), Big Ed wants to pressure Dems into "running over" the GOP. Singled out is Harry Reid, who Schultz believes doesn't deserve to be re-elected. Here's what he told radio listeners during Friday's program: youtube.com ED SCHULTZ (30 JULY 2010 HOUR ONE) (04:58): And I'm announcing today, I'm not going to vote in the midterms. I'm not going to do it. You can say it's un-American. No, it's rather revolutionary is what it is. I'm at that point. I'm checking out. I'm checking out of the Democrats because they are proving to me that they don't know how to handle these big babies over on the right that say no. You know what you do? You get in the driver's seat, you hit the throttle, and you run over them. Meanwhile, fellow libtalker Rosie O'Donnell capped off her broadcast week wondering why she made the news for criticizing Obama (clearly not aware of the Radio Equalizer's immense POWER over the media). Though she didn't back down from her earlier complaints, actually pushing the envelope further, Rosie did manage to slam longtime conservative nemesis Elisabeth Hasselbeck: youtube.com! ROSIE O'DONNELL (1:49:58): I was on the news last night, apparently, because I said that I didn't think a sitting president should be on a fluffy daytime talk show. JANETTE BARBER (executive producer): It's weird, 'cause what'd we talk about that, for twenty seconds, and it ends up everywhere? O'DONNELL (1:51:32): The thing that gets me is, he's on The View, and the oil is still leaking...It seems like a frivolous thing to do, to go on a daytime talk show. Like, do a sitdown interview, hold a national press conference, get Barbara Walters to do a one-on-one... BARBER: To me, all politicians ever do anymore is campaign... Rosie & Friends miss the key point here: just six months ago, she would have been vilified by her own side for daring to criticize the Dear Leader. Now, her assertions spark curiosity but not outrage. It says a lot about Obama's sinking popularity.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88510)	8/2/2010 7:53:09 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224740

drain the swamp ??????????? A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority. People familiar with the investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted about charges before they are made public, say the allegations could be announced next week. The House ethics committee declined Friday to make any public statement on the matter. Waters, 71, has been under investigation for a possible conflict of interest involving a bank that was seeking federal aid. Her husband owned stock in the bank and had served on its board. New York Democrat Rep. Charles Rangel also faces an ethics trial this fall on charges that include failure to disclose assets and income, nonpayment of taxes and doing legislative favors for donors to a college center named after him. Both Waters and Rangel are prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the trials would be an embarrassment for the group. Dual ethics trials would also be a major political liability for Democrats, forcing them to defend their party's ethical conduct while trying to hold on to their House majority. While Rangel is a former chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Waters is a prominent member of the House Financial Services Committee. Waters came under scrutiny after former Treasury Department officials said she helped arrange a meeting between regulators and executives at Boston-based OneUnited Bank without mentioning her husband's financial ties to the institution. Her husband, Sidney Williams, held at least $250,000 in the bank's stock and previously had served on its board. Waters' spokesman has said Williams was no longer on the board when the meeting was arranged. Waters has said the National Bankers Association, a trade group, requested the meeting. She defended her role in assisting minority-owned banks in the midst of the nation's financial meltdown and dismissed suggestions she used her influence to steer government aid to the bank. "I am confident that as the investigation moves forward the panel will discover that there are no facts to support allegations that I have acted improperly," Waters said in a prior statement. The committee unanimously voted to establish an investigative subcommittee to gather evidence and determine whether Waters violated standards of conduct. Waters, like Rangel, could settle her case by arranging a plea bargain with the ethics committee. So far she has decided instead to fight. pelosh*thead wont drain the swamp -- kennyparrot mute and deaf

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88510)	8/2/2010 10:45:47 PM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224740

NOAA graphs: 62% Of Continental US Below Normal In 2010 Posted on August 2, 2010 by Anthony Watts By Steve Goddard This map below is from the NOAA High Plains Regional Climate Center and shows the continental USA as “departure from normal for Jan1st, 2010 to July 31, 2010: Source: hprcc.unl.edu <b.We keep hearing from NOAA and in the press about 2010 being the hottest year ever. Apparently, objective and unbiased scientists are rushing this incorrect information to press before La Niña spoils their party, and before the ruling party gets tossed out of Congress. An analysis of the above and below normal portions of the map yields some surprising data that contrasts with recent “official” announcements. El Niño is now fading, La Niña is coming on strong: So how are things looking in the US? Despite the second strongest El Niño on record, 62% of the US has had below normal temperatures for the year so far. To make things clearer, I split the lower 48 up into above and below normal regions by combining pixels to a two color map. Using a pixel counting graphics program, I counted the pixels that were above normal and below normal. To be precise, there are 86,725 pixels below normal, and 53,336 pixels above normal. Total red and blue pixels is 140,061. With 86,725 pixels below normal this yields 61.9%. As La Niña takes hold, we should see the percentage below normal increase. Philadelphia finished July with an average temperature of 80F. That is one degree cooler than the years 1793 and 1838, and tied July 1791, 1798, 1822, 1825, 1828, and 1830. July was almost as hot as it was 217 years ago, when CO2 was at 290 ppm. We live in interesting times. wattsupwiththat.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88510)	8/3/2010 10:28:09 AM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224740

I just don't see how a person can argue with Morgenthau on this. He was, after all, key to the implementation of the New Deal. "In 1939, ten years after the crash on Wall Street, the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., told the House Ways and Means Committee: 'We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. And I have just one interest, and if I am wrong…somebody else can have my job. I want to see this country prosperous. I want to see people get a job. I want to see people get enough to eat. We have never made good on our promises…I say after eight years of this administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started…And an enormous debt to boot!'” h/t inode

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88510)	8/3/2010 11:13:39 AM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224740

Election 2010: South Carolina Senate South Carolina Senate: DeMint (R) 62%, Greene (D) 20% Tuesday, August 03, 2010 Email to a Friend ShareThis.Advertisement Mystery man Alvin Greene has been the subject of more media coverage this election cycle than any other political candidate, but right now he trails incumbent Republican Jim DeMint by over 40 points in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate contest. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely South Carolina Voters finds DeMint earning 62% support, while Greene, his Democratic challenger, picks up 20% of the vote. Seven percent (7%) like some other candidate in the race, and 10% remain undecided. Just after Greene’s surprising win in the South Carolina Democratic Primary in June, DeMint posted a similar 58% to 21% lead. Fifty-one percent (51%) of South Carolina voters have a Very Unfavorable opinion of Greene, while just four percent (4%) view him Very Favorably. Because of the heavy media coverage of his unorthodox candidacy, Greene is surprisingly well-known for a political newcomer. DeMint, who is seeking a second six-year term, is viewed Very Favorably by 35% and Very Unfavorably by 16%. At this juncture, no one expects Greene to beat DeMint, a popular incumbent in a state that trends conservative and Republican. South Carolina is rated Solid GOP in the Rasmussen Reports Senate Balance of Power rankings. Indicative of Greene’s problems is the finding that just 46% of South Carolina Democrats now support him. By contrast, 96% of Republicans in the state favor DeMint. Voters not affiliated with either major party prefer the Republican by a whopping 70% to 14% margin. Even African-American voters have questions about Greene, who is black. Just 51% of black voters support Greene, with 32% more undecided. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of whites support DeMint. (Want a free daily e-mail update ? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook. The survey of 500 Likely Voters in South Carolina was conducted on July 29, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. Republican Nikki Haley continues to hold a double-digit lead over Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen in South Carolina’s race for governor. Only seven percent (7%) of the state’s voters rate the economy as good, while 59% describe it as poor. Twenty-two percent (22%) say the economy is getting better, but 47% believe it is getting worse. One-in-three South Carolina voters (33%) say their personal finances are good or excellent. Twenty percent (20%) think their finances are poor. Seventeen percent (17%) say those finances are getting better, but 44% believe they are getting worse. Sixty-nine percent (69%) say the United States is in a recession. For the first time since President Obama took office, voters see his policies as equally to blame with those of President George W. Bush for the country’s current economic problems. Forty percent (40%) in South Carolina now approve of the job the president is doing, while 58% disapprove of his performance. This is higher disapproval than Obama earns nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters in South Carolina favor repeal of the new national health care bill, and 54% disagree with the U.S. Justice Department decision to challenge Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court. Fifty-nine percent (59%) favor passage of an immigration law like Arizona’s in South Carolina. Sixty percent (60%) say children born in this country to illegal immigrants should not automatically become U.S. citizens. Rasmussen Reports has recently surveyed Senate races in Arizona, Alabama, Nevada, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Connecticut, Illinois, North Carolina, Iowa, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88510)	8/3/2010 11:15:29 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224740

48% Blame Obama for Bad Economy, 47% Blame Bush Monday, August 02, 2010 Email to a Friend ShareThis.Advertisement For the first time since President Obama took office, voters see his policies as equally to blame with those of President George W. Bush for the country’s current economic problems. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters now think Obama’s policies are to blame for the continuing bad economy, up three points from last month. Forty-seven percent (47%) say the recession that began under Bush is at fault. With voters across the country expressing stronger belief that the economy is getting worse rather than better, these new findings spell potential bad news for Democratic candidates this fall. The president is already planning to limit his campaign appearances with candidates because of potential voter backlash. In June and last October, 45% blamed Obama’s policies for the country’s ongoing economic woes, the previous high finding on this question. The number who blame Bush is down from 62% in May 2009 when Rasmussen Reports first began tracking the question regularly. Only 27% faulted Obama at that time. As is often the case, Mainstream voters and the Political Class have wholly different viewpoints on this question. While 61% of Mainstream voters now blame Obama’s policies, 87% of the Political Class say the bad economy is due to the recession that began under Bush. Fifty-five percent (55%) of men blame Obama’s policies for the current economic problems, while 52% of women think Bush is the cause. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, Obama is now chiefly to blame by a 52% to 44% margin. (Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook. The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted July 30-31, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. Sixty-two percent (62%) trust their own judgment more than Obama’s when it comes to the economic issues facing the nation. Twenty-seven percent (27%) trust the president’s judgment more. These findings have changed very little for months. Republicans and unaffiliated voters strongly trust themselves more than the president when it comes to the economy. A plurality (48%) of Democrats place more faith in Obama. Seventy-six percent (76%) of Mainstream voters trust their own economic judgment more than the president’s. Sixty-two percent (62%) of the Political Class trust the president more. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of voters currently rate the president’s handling of economic issues as good or excellent. Forty-seven percent (47%) view his handling of these issues as poor. These findings, too, have held relatively steady since last November. Forty-four percent (44%) of voters still expect their taxes to increase under Obama. Sixty-four percent (64%) believe government spending will go up under the Obama administration. The economy remains the most important issue to voters among 10 top issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports. Looking back, voters remain unhappy with the government bailouts of the financial industry and troubled automakers General Motors and Chrysler. Just 25% believe the $787-billion economic stimulus package created jobs. Americans are now evenly divided over whether anyone who wants to work can find a job in the United States. Americans’ confidence that the economy will be better in one-year’s time has fallen to its lowest level in well over a year.