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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 (88944)	8/9/2010 11:42:29 AM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224748

Gallup says 49% say it is bad and 45% say it is good. The latest I found on their wensite. Americans' Views on Healthcare Law Remain StableLatest poll shows 45% saying passage of law was a good thing, 49% a bad thingby Frank NewportPRINCETON, NJ -- Americans remain divided on the merits of the new healthcare law, with 45% saying it was a good thing that Congress passed the legislation and 49% saying it was a bad thing. This assessment from an April 8-11 Gallup poll shows little change from two weeks ago. More generally, the current level of support mirrors what Gallup has found in polling conducted for months prior to the bill's passage. Over the past year, Americans have been remarkably stable in their assessments of the bill, with neither supporters nor opponents able to generate sustained majority agreement with their position. Democrats and Republicans have totally different views of the healthcare law -- as has consistently been the case over the last year. More than 8 out of 10 Democrats in the April poll say passage of the law was a good thing, while a similar percentage of Republicans say its passage was a bad thing. Independents are more negative than positive.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88944)	8/9/2010 11:43:36 AM
From: TideGlider	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

So now you say your polls are left wing? You should take your own advice and find some polls to support your clown position. I guess you didn't notice in Missouri the vote gaianst the Healthcare bill was over 70 percent against it.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88944)	8/9/2010 11:51:38 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224748

July 21, 2009 More Disapprove Than Approve of Obama on HealthcarePresident is rated higher on international than on domestic issuesby Jeffrey M. JonesPRINCETON, NJ -- As the debate over healthcare reform intensifies, the latest USA Today/Gallup poll finds that more Americans disapprove (50%) than approve (44%) of the way U.S. President Barack Obama is handling healthcare policy. There is a tremendous partisan gap in these views, with 74% of Democrats but only 11% of Republicans approving. Independents are more likely to disapprove than to approve of Obama's work on healthcare. The president will attempt to regain the momentum in the healthcare reform debate, and perhaps to raise his standing on the issue, in a nationally televised press conference on Wednesday evening. He had set a deadline for Congress to pass reform legislation before its August recess, but that seems unlikely, and some in Congress are pushing for more time to consider legislation. Obama's marks on healthcare are among the lowest of seven issues tested in the July 17-19 poll, better than only his rating for handling the federal budget deficit. He generally receives higher ratings on international issues than on domestic ones, with majority approval on all three matters relating to foreign policy. Americans are about equally divided on his handling of the economy, easily the top issue in the minds of the public. Obama's ratings on the economy have declined over the course of the year, from 59% approval in February to 47% in the current poll. Most of this decline has occurred since late May, perhaps due to continued rising unemployment and some concern about the slow pace of spending from the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year. gallup.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88944)	8/9/2010 12:05:23 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

quinnipiac.edu A year after idiot Barack Odumbama's political honeymoon ended, his job approval rating has dropped to a negative 44 - 48 percent, his worst net score ever, and American voters say by a narrow 39 - 36 percent margin that they would vote for an unnamed Republican rather than Pidiot Odumbama in 2012, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to a 48 - 43 percent approval for idiotOdumbama in a May 26 national poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University and a 57 - 33 percent approval last July, just before the political firestorm created by opposition to his health care plan galvanized political opponents and turned independent voters against him. In this latest survey of more than 2,000 voters, independent voters disapprove of Obama 52 - 38 percent and say 37 - 27 percent they would vote for a Republican contender in 2012.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88944)	8/9/2010 12:48:52 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

Case in point: Another 131,000 jobs were lost in July, according to the latest employment report, and job loss in June was revised to 221,000, from 125,000. The unemployment rate held steady, at 9.5 percent, but that is only because 181,000 people quit looking for work last month. Such “missing workers,” those who either have dropped out or have never entered the labor force since the recession began, now number 3.9 million. That’s on top of 14.6 million officially unemployed and 8.5 million who are working part time but need full-time jobs. There is no positive spin for this. Many of the recent losses resulted from the end of temporary jobs with the Census, but private-sector employment has also slowed sharply. At the same time, huge budget shortfalls have led to escalating job loss among state and local government workers. Against that backdrop, the Senate passed a bill last week — just before its summer break — to provide an additional $26 billion in aid to the states, including paying for 140,000 teachers. Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the House back from vacation, and it is expected to approve the aid this week. What gets lost in the frenzy is the fact that the measure started out as a $50 billion effort — divided between help for states to pay their share of Medicaid bills and aid for education. At that level, it was a reasonable response to anticipated budget shortfalls estimated at well over $100 billion this year. Now, deep spending cuts and tax increases will still be needed to balance budgets, undermining the recovery. Worse, the bill was scaled down as it was becoming increasingly clear that the economy was deteriorating, a sign of the rift between policy making and reality.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88944)	8/9/2010 6:55:06 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

Conspicuously absent from idiotOdumbama's Texas stop was any appearance with Texas' Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, Bill White. Some Democratic candidates have been wary of appearing with the idiot given voters' concerns about his stewardship of the economy and other issues. White House spokesman Bill Burton said idiotObama took no offense.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88944)	8/10/2010 7:20:23 AM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224748

Time to admit Obamanomics has failed Examiner Editorial August 8, 2010 washingtonexaminer.com Chairwoman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer is retiring during one of the worst economic downturns our country has experienced. (Gerald Herbert/AP file) It's no coincidence that Christina Romer, chairwoman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, announced her retirement the day before Friday's brutal unemployment report. With 131,000 more jobs lost in July, and downward revisions of 97,000 for the previous two months, it's easy to see why she would start looking for the exits. Romer is best known for drafting the February 2009 report "The Job Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan," which the White House used as an ammunition belt in the fight to gain passage of its $862 billion economic stimulus bill (the actual cost of which exceeds $1 trillion when interest is included). Romer predicted that following passage of the stimulus bill, unemployment would plateau below 8 percent last fall and by this month register at 7 percent. That's not close enough for government work, as unemployment stands at 9.5 percent today. It would be higher except that hundreds of thousands of frustrated job seekers have given up looking for new jobs and dropped out of the labor force. Predictably, the stimulus bill has proven to be an extraordinary waste of borrowed money that has failed to create jobs, generate economic growth or do much of anything other than line the pockets of White House political allies. That and give $308 million in subsidies to BP before the Gulf oil spill disaster, and subsidize a study on what happens when monkeys snort coke. As Romer fades back to her teaching post at Berkeley, Obama is adding to the economic misery by creating an environment of regulatory uncertainty. The Wall Street reform law Obama recently signed potentially requires 533 new regulations, 60 studies and 93 reports, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Obama's Environmental Protection Agency has 29 active rulemakings, and there are 100 new rules on the Labor Department's agenda and 26 at the Transportation Department. Add Obama's determination to raise everybody's taxes by allowing the Bush cuts from 2001 and 2003 to expire Jan. 1, 2011, and it's easy to see why banks, businesses and consumers are hoarding trillions of dollars that could otherwise spur economic growth. And we haven't even addressed the destructive effect on economic growth of Obama's nationalization of major portions of the economy, including the banks, health care and the auto industry. The economy is stalling, unemployment seems stuck at European levels of idleness, the federal deficit and the national debt are at historic highs, public confidence in Congress is at its lowest-ever level and big majorities of Mainstream Americans say Obama has the country on the wrong path. Obamanomics has failed miserably and it's time for everybody in this town to admit it so we can move on

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88944)	8/10/2010 7:38:07 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224748

As idiot Odumbama sinks in the polls, Demorats and liberal pundits inevitably are searching for a scapegoat. The most likely victim appears to be gaffe-prone Joe Biteme, who has become the focus of speculation that lesbianHillary Clinton just might replace him on the 2012 Democratic ticket. Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder, his state's first African-American governor, touched off the controversy. Writing at Politico.com last week, Mr. Wilder argued that Biteme's tenure has been undistinguished and chock full of "too many YouTube moments." He charged that Biteme "has continued to undermine what little confidence the public may have had in him."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88944)	8/10/2010 8:05:09 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224748

By Michael S. Derby Optimism over the economic outlook held by small business leaders fell in July as worries about the future mounted, a report Tuesday said. The National Federation of Independent Business said that its index of small business optimism fell 0.9 point to 88.1 for last month, as worries over the longer-run outlook mounted. The report said the July reading was “a very disappointing outcome” and added that business leaders see “sub-par growth in the second half” of the year. “The recovery in optimism we are currently experiencing is very weak compared to recoveries after 1982 or 1975,” the report said. “The small business sector is not on a positive trajectory and with this half of the private sector ‘missing in action,’ the poor growth performance is no surprise.” Many of the readings of current conditions, including those dealing with the job market, showed small gains in July, but that wasn’t enough to outstrip what happened with the expectations index, which fell by 9 points. The report noted nearly three quarters of the respondents said now is a bad time to expand business, with those worries largely rooted in economic anxiety. But the report also linked some of that to uncertainties about current and future government action. The report showed some rising worry over credit availability. Also, “the two labor market components did post one-point gains, but remain at recession levels,” and “no inflation” is out there to be found right now as “more firms are still cutting prices than raising them.” hold a public voodoo fest to castrate idiot odumba to fix this depression

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88944)	8/10/2010 8:44:18 AM
From: JakeStraw	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224748

One of the tragic ironies of the financial meltdown is that it was caused by well-meaning politicians who didn't know what they were doing — and ended up hurting the very people they intended to help The misery won't end soon, because the federal government is repeating the very same mistakes that created the housing nightmare in the first place — including pushing banks to make home loans to people who can't repay them, and expanding Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's role in housing markets even as their losses mount. Have we learned nothing? This didn't happen overnight. The causes of our current meltdown go back to the early 1990s, when President Clinton first made it official U.S. policy to encourage lending to what were called "low- and moderate-income borrowers." By 1994, Clinton's "National Homeownership Strategy" started a nationwide push to lower mortgage-lending standards to get more poor people into homes. But the question arose: How could you force banks to lend to people who couldn't pay them back? The White House answered by using the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act — originally intended to ensure that banks lent in communities where they had branches — to force banks to make loans to minorities and the poor. To fund it all, the White House turned to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to build a massive, multitrillion-dollar market for U.S. subprime mortgages. investors.com