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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 (173172)	10/3/2014 11:43:54 AM
From: Jack of All Trades	2 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo TideGlider Respond to of 224759

And today's "real" unemployment rate is probably above 10%... So, Are you going to recant your statement that the participation rate didn't go down last month?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (173172)	10/3/2014 1:18:51 PM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224759

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (173172)	10/3/2014 1:57:19 PM
From: locogringo	2 Recommendations Recommended By joefromspringfield TideGlider Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224759

Obama inherited an unemployment rate close to 10%. That's another OUTRIGHT LIE! Stop this shit already, will you please. It was 7.8% and did not hit 10% until 10 months later. i.e Bush was NOT is office during those 10 months. When Obama took office in January 2009, the country was in the grips of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. That month, the unemployment rate stood at 7.8% and climbing. The next month, it rose to 8.3% and kept rising until it hit a peak of 10.0% in October 2009. politicususa.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (173172)	10/3/2014 6:51:49 PM
From: locogringo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224759

Are big three senate races slipping from Dems? It’s been the most remarkably enduring story line of Election 2014: three Democratic senators defying their states’ deep red complexion and their president’s abysmal approval ratings to stay competitive in races that should have, on paper, been lost long ago. The question all along has been, Could it possibly last? Now, a month out from the election, Republicans are seeing subtle but perceptible signs that contests in Alaska, Arkansas and Louisiana — all three pivotal in the battle for the Senate — are finally breaking their way. In Alaska, the conservative base has rallied behind Republican Dan Sullivan after a contentious August primary, and Democratic Sen. Mark Begich was stung by backlash over an attack ad he later decided to pull. In Louisiana, Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu has been hammered over revelations that she improperly charged taxpayers for charter flights. And in Arkansas, Republican Rep. Tom Cotton — who’s been knocked as robotic on the stump, especially compared to his backslapping opponent, incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor — has improved noticeably in that department. Officials from both parties caution that all three races remain competitive; any or all of the incumbents could ultimately survive. But the shifts in the GOP’s favor recently are significant, said National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Jerry Moran. “There are no races to be put away early in this cycle, and many of our races are within the margin of error,” said Moran, a senator from Kansas. “The piece of good news is that Republicans, almost without exception, are on top in that margin of error and … the Republican numbers are getting better.” Republicans need six seats to seize the Senate majority. Three states — in South Dakota, Montana and West Virginia — are basically in the bag; Arkansas, Louisiana and Alaska are the next most likely pickups. Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan is vulnerable in North Carolina, which Obama narrowly lost in 2012, but she’s better positioned today than the three red-state denizens. Republicans also must defend seats in Kansas, Kentucky and Georgia. Democrats note that historically it’s very difficult to topple incumbents. The party has a surprising cash advantage and can afford to stick by all three senators through Election Day. And it has invested heavily in field programs in all three states, they note, an edge that may not be reflected in polling. “Republicans have said for 18 months that these three red states were slam-dunks, but here we are 33 days out and each one is a jump ball for the Republicans — at best,” said Ty Matsdorf, campaigns director for the Democratic Senate Majority PAC. “From my seat, I’d much rather be us than them.” If Republicans manage to oust the trio of senators, they’ll have Obama to thank as much as their opponents. A Suffolk University/USA Today poll of Arkansas last week pegged Obama’s approval at 34 percent. For context, this is a poll that put Pryor ahead by 2 points, within the margin of error. Eleven of the past 13 public polls in the Razorback State show Cotton in the lead, though often in the low single digits. A CNN/ORC poll released Sunday showed Obama’s approval rating at 37 percent among likely voters in Louisiana — and only 17 percent among whites. It’s much the same story in Alaska. Obama was never popular in these places, and the drop in his numbers has actually been bigger in purple states like Iowa, Colorado and New Hampshire. But at a certain point, even the best-run campaign cannot overcome a White House so disliked by voters. “We’ve seen some shifting in the polls over the last few months toward where it ‘should be’ because of the structural factors,” said Mike Henderson, director of Louisiana State University’s Public Policy Research Lab. “It seems like the election has trended toward [Republican Bill Cassidy].” In a few cases, incumbents have been hurt by their own missteps, too. Landrieu reimbursed the federal government three weeks ago more than $33,000 after wrongly charging taxpayers for political travel over a period of 12 years. She’s also faced tough stories about not owning a house of her own in the state. And attack ads over her vote for the immigration bill that passed the Senate last year have probably taken the biggest toll. Her advisers still hope to win outright in November’s so-called jungle primary by getting more than 50 percent, but most polls show her stuck between the low-to-mid 40s. Republicans expect a Dec. 6 runoff on the assumption no one can break 50 percent. Cassidy has a challenge on his right from tea party candidate Rob Maness, whom Sarah Palin campaigned for last weekend. <more> politico.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (173172)	10/4/2014 1:28:17 AM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 224759

>> Bush inherited an unemployment rate of 4.2%. Bush also inherited the Clinton recession. >> Obama inherited an unemployment rate close to 10%. Obama inherited an unemployment rate of 7.8%, and his economic geniuses told us, if only we'd allow him to blow a trillion dollars, it would stay under 8%. But never mind the traditional unemployment rate. What we know with certainty is that the reason we're still in 6% territory after SIX LONG YEARS is because of dumb, no, idiotic, economic policy this administration has created. Policy that discourages hiring and makes it more expensive to put people to work. And the trillion? Political payoffs. There were no "shovel ready" jobs. This incompetent fool has cost the country at least 3, probably four years of economic misery that didn't need to happen. If you wait long enough our economy will always recover. We have simply waited it out.