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To: Alighieri who wrote (623007)	8/5/2011 1:37:39 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580939

>> Growth ... And how does that not totally shoot down your entire argument? First that the Bush Cuts didn't trigger "growth", and secondly that taxation has been "gutted"? The reality is that had we not had the collapse in '08 -- due to factors most everyone agrees were exogenous to taxation -- the trajectory was for more economic growth and a resultant increase in tax revenue. If one could make the argument that the Bush Cuts "caused" the recession that would be one thing. But the causes of the recession are pretty clear at this point. To argue that revenue is down because of the Bush Tax Cuts is sort of ridiculous when you can see clearly that revenue was climbing, steeply, 2 years after they happened.

To: Alighieri who wrote (623007)	8/5/2011 4:41:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580939

Bonehead can't get his own caucus in order and yet, he thinks he can comment on reports of national significance. Making matters worse, the dude's analytical abilities leave a lot to be desired. Clearly John Boehner Wrote This Press Release Before The Jobs Report Came Out Speaker of the House John Boehner: “Today’s unemployment report is more proof that all of the Washington spending, taxing, and regulating is devastating our economy. While the American people are asking ‘where are the jobs?’ the Democrats running Washington are determined to punish small businesses with higher taxes and more red tape – including hundreds of new regulations last month alone – and to keep their spending binge going at all costs. Instead of more jobs, they’re creating more fear, more uncertainty, and more debt. “To get our economy back to creating jobs, Republicans are working to expand American energy production to help lower gas prices, repeal the job-crushing health care law with all of its mandates and tax hikes, adopt a Balanced Budget Amendment to stop Washington from spending money it doesn’t have, and more. While the Senate and White House have resisted these efforts so far, I hope Democrats will take this opportunity to ‘pivot’ away from their failed ‘stimulus’ policies, and work with us to implement our Plan for America’s Job Creators and remove the government barriers that are hurting job growth.” Read the rest of the GOP wingers who dared to comment on an employment report.........they are worse than Bonehead................ Read more: businessinsider.com

To: Alighieri who wrote (623007)	8/5/2011 5:08:37 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1580939

Fox's comments re. Obama's b-day party. Racism? Rs? Fox News? Nah......just some good ole white boys having fun. No, this isn’t a parody. It’s actually what Fox said: “Obama’s Hip-Hop BBQ Didn’t Create Jobs

To: Alighieri who wrote (623007)	8/5/2011 7:37:34 PM
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Dems launch 'Accountability August' By: CNN Associate Producer Gabriella Schwarz Washington (CNN) - The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a new ad and fundraising campaign Thursday targeting 44 House Republicans over their party's stance on Medicare and raising the debt ceiling. The efforts, titled "Accountability August," are the latest steps taken as part of the committee's "Drive for 25" campaign to win control of the House in 2012. Radio ads will run in House districts during August that the DCCC deem vulnerable in the next election. Congress adjourned this week after passing legislation to raise the debt ceiling that drew fire on both sides of the aisle. "Congressman ______ voted to end Medicare forcing seniors to pay more to protect tax breaks for Big Oil and millionaires," the ad says. "Tell ____ stop choosing millionaires over seniors." The ramped up campaign efforts, including billboards, door-to-door canvassing, phone banks and automated calls, will criticize 44 Republicans over their votes in support of House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan's plan that included changes to Medicare and the refusal of House Republicans to consider increasing taxes on the wealthy as part of an agreement to raise the U.S. borrowing limit. DCCC Chairman Rep. Steve Israel said Republicans "will have to explain to their constituents why they voted to end Medicare three times and raise seniors' health care costs." "House Republicans' priorities are clear – they have repeatedly chosen Millionaires and Big Oil over Medicare and voters are holding them accountable for it," Israel, D-New York, said in a statement. Paul Lindsay, Communications Director for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said Democrats are ignoring "the economic crisis they helped create." "House Democrats can't talk about their agenda that is destroying jobs, so they are relegated to repeating the same pathetic demagoguery to distract from their plan to bankrupt Medicare," Lindsay said. "It's a worn out page from their political playbook that ignores the economic crisis they helped create."