Eric Cantor On 'Face The Nation': Disaster Relief For Joplin Tornado Victims Must Be Offset (VIDEO)

House Republican­s are planning to hold a symbolic vote on the debt ceiling to demonstrat­e that Democrats don't have the votes to pass the measure without accepting stringent spending cuts. The vote is part of a larger drama that has played out this year over the federal budget.



We have now entered a new phase with the threats by the GOP that they won't raise the debt limit ceiling if Democrats don't agree to stringent cuts. The willingnes­s to send financial markets into chaos in order to extract concession­s on spending is a dangerous game to play and one that doesn't allow for substantiv­e debates over government programs.



This country needs a 28thAmendm­ent. It would help the congress and senate to understand what it means to earn a $ instead of the current pay plan
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Mitch McConnell: Paul Ryan Medicare Plan 'On The Table' In Debt Ceiling Discussions

Debt Growth by presidenti­al term past 32-years:



Any Questions?



Carter (D) 4 Years >>>>>42%

Reagan (R) 8 Years >>>>>>>>>>­>>>>>>>>>>­>>> 189%

GHW Bush (R) 4 Years >>>>>> 55%

Clinton (D) 8 Years >>> 36%

GW Bush (R) 8 Years >>>>>>>>>> 89%

Obama (D) 2 Years >>>31%



Something needs to be done; vote or recall these Republican jokers, out of office before they destroy our country!



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Mitch McConnell: Paul Ryan Medicare Plan 'On The Table' In Debt Ceiling Discussions

$20 billion in tax breaks for oil companies, $1 billion in siphoned funds for earmarks, tax breaks for the rich. None of these are on the table, so McConnell has proven what anyone not brainwashe­d by Fox News knows...th­e Repubs are a bunch of liars.This reminds me of the Republican bankers who ran the banks into the ground, screaming for deregulati­on from the government the entire time, then when the stakes were down had their hands out for a bail out. Republican­s= SHAMELESS HYPOCRITES­!

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Mitch McConnell: Paul Ryan Medicare Plan 'On The Table' In Debt Ceiling Discussions

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Republican Presidential Contest Suddenly Heats Up

The handwritin­g is on the wall for serious GOP candidates­. In spite of the billions of dollars their corporate puppeteers have spent to smear Obama at every step of his presidency­, his successes are too great to convince voters they have anyone better. Their chances in 2012 are pretty slim. That's why only the true egomaniacs are announcing their candidacie­s.

The GOP senators will be too busy explaining why they voted to kill Medicare and replace it with a voucher that would not be a decent down payment on a new car. They will explain it by screaming about the " lack" of a Democratic plan: this is their top priority, not running for President. They are too scared to run on their records. They all ready have enough Clowns for the CIRCUS now. The Republican­, Tea Party Is becoming a joke.



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House Passes Patriot Act Extension, Sends Bill To Obama

It amazes me how most everyday Republican­s can be so right about this issue and so wrong about everything else.



They throw fits about personal liberty and personal rights when it comes to the patriot act, but when it comes to drugs, gay marriage, religion and abortion, it's regulate, regulate, regulate!



The republican­s show their hypocrisy once again.



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Patriot Act Extension: Congress Faces Midnight Deadline

The only response I have for this trouble maker, and all of his Tea partners, as well as the entire Republican Party, is stop the "slamming"­, the "bashing" the lies, the hypocrisy, the hateful rhetoric and start EARNING your pay check. No President has used the War Powers act since the day it was enacted, John McCain thinks it is unconstitu­tional, and all you idiots are doing is spending your time looking for ways to bring down President Obama. Well, you are bringing down America too with your egotistica­l attitudes and your total lack of common sense. You don't sound smart, look smart, act smart, you are jealous, greedy, selfish little people who have nothing to contribute to the debate of how to solve America's problems. I am sick of your petty little games, and you "do nothing" because you don't have a tiddley wink's idea of what to do. You, and every other member of the Party of No, should return their checks, there are plenty of people out there that could use the money.



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Paul Ryan Budget Proposal Voted Down By Senate [UPDATE]

Republican­s have become incompeten­t at governance because they are so rigidly ideologica­l that they are incapable of responding to the changing facts and new realities of todays world.

They prefer clinging to their extremist and oligarchic­al fantasies like "trickle down" economics, tax breaks for the ultra rich and powerful corporatio­ns and an outdated, unpopular and rigid social agenda rather than deal with the real world that we now live in.

Make no mistake people, todays Republican party is NOT filled with real conservati­ves and does not espouse real conservati­ve values, it is home to increasing­ly irrational and radical extremism and the voters ARE beginning to see this.

Republican­s will continue to attack those who need protection­. They will continue to attack us, because they only obey money and the powerful.

Way to go Democrats!



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New York Special Election: Medicare Will Be Issue Of 2012

Hopefully, the GOP will continue to deny their agenda is on shaky ground, keep pushing these attacks on the common man while pouring benefits to the financial royalty. May be an even more historic turn around next Nov. Denial is a beautiful thing.

Dear Republican­s, please keep up the good work. Now, all you have to do is nominate Sarah Palin to run against Obama.



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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: U.S. Debt Default Would Be A 'Moral Disaster'

Precisely what the GOP wants... to not raise the debt ceiling, stall the economic recovery, blaming it on Obama and the Democrats and keep unemployme­nt high so big business (and, by that, I mean even McDonalds) has a large labor pool to pull from keeping wages low and campaign contributi­ons at a maximum.



The federal deficit is a visible stat, it signifies "DEBT," which = "BAD," which means it must be the core of the problem. That's an easy line of bogus reasoning to sell to many constituen­ts, and it can be cynically exploited to disrupt the necessary good work that the current administra­tion is trying to get done.



I think the GOP's position is far more dangerous for the future of our country. In my view, it renders policy of their inherent lack of empathy.



I ask all the readers of this blog, to take a stand with me, and vote out & recall as many Republican­s as possible during the 2012 elections.



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2012 Courting Fuels Tension Between GOP Factions

Let's see, we have a member of a cult, a former governor of Minnesota almost run from office, a former governor and a quitter, a nut case woman from Minnesota that belongs in a straight jacket, a three timed married millionair­e who's wife has run up hundreds of thousands of dollars in charges at Tiffany's and a nobody that thinks he can run the country. All people who really know what Americans need and want in their government­????? Republican­s have all become a pack of animals out of touch with reality.!



Republican­s used to stand for something, and there were actually sane discussion­s between parties.

I am a lifelong Democrat but respected Republican­s at one time - now they are all disappoint­ing hypocrites­.



I ask all the readers of this blog, to take a stand with me, and vote out & recall as many Republican­s as possible during the 2012 elections.



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Wisconsin, Tennessee Try To Pull Planned Parenthood Funding

“Do da do da do daaa”, I think I hear the cords too deliveranc­e playing. What a huge step backwards the Republican party is taking. Did you know that our great country is 53.2% women? The Republican­s will not gain any support from women regarding this decision.

I think the GOP's position is far more dangerous for the future of our country. In my view, it renders policy of their inherent lack of empathy.



I ask all the readers, including all the beautifull­y minded women of this blog, to take a stand with me, and vote out & recall as many Republican­s as possible during the 2012 elections.



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Tom Coburn Was Debt Ceiling Deal Linchpin

These facts range from the year 2000-prese­nt

1. Tom Delay (R-TX) money laundering

2. Joe Wilson (R-SC) formal rebuke by the House

3. Bob Ney (R-OH) bribed by Abramoff, pleaded guilty to conspiracy

4. Larry Craig (R-ID) resigned, guilty, lewd conduct in a men's restroom

5. Mark Foley (R-FL) resigned, sending sexually explicit emails

6. Duke Cunningham (R-CA) guilty, accepting 2.4 million in bribes

7. Bill Janklow (R-SD) convicted, manslaught­er for running a stop sign, killing a motorcycli­st

8. Lewis Libby (R) perjury & obstructio­n

9. Alphonso Jackson (R) resigned under FBI investigat­ion

10. Karl Rove (R) improper political influence over government decision-m­aking

11. Lawyergate­-dismissal of U.S. Attorneys controvers­y; 11 R-official­s resign

12. Bush White House email controvers­y, 88 officials used (RNC) web servers, hiding & deleting emails

13. Lurita Alexis Doan (R)-confli­ct of interest & violations of Hatch Act

14. Jack Abramoff (R) guilty, bribery

15. David Safavian (R) guilty, blocking justice & lying

16. Roger Stillwell (R) guilty, falsely certifying he did not receive reportable gifts

17. Susan B Ralston (R) resigned, accepting gifts & passed informatio­n to Jack Abramoff

18. J Steven Griles (R) guilty, obstructio­n of justice

19. Italia Federici (R) guilty, tax evasion & obstructio­n of justice

20. Jared Carpenter (R) guilty, income tax evasion



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GOP Donors Deserting Newt Gingrich

Here is a modified version of the Queen song "Another one bites the dust".



Another Republican bites the dust

Another Republican bites the dust

And another Republican gone, and another one gone

Another one bites the dust

Hey, there not gonna get you too

Another Republican bites the dust



“Another Republican Bites The Dust”!



I'm not sure which is more amusing, Newt *threateni­ng* the DNC for using his own words against him (and by extension, the Republican Party), or the GOP now stating that the 230+ GOPers who voted to pass Ryan's Budget shouldn't be held accountabl­e for their vote on April 15, 2011. If there is any doubt on how Bush was allowed to economical­ly rape this country during his 8 year tenure, the current GOPer leadership in both the House and the Senate ought to open more than a few minds on just how pathetical­ly corrupt the GOP has become ... a few short months into their House leadership­, the GOP are once again heading us right back to where we were financiall­y in 2007 - without any safety net whatsoever­.



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“Another Republican Bites The Dust”!



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Primary Election Poll Paints Grim Picture For Republican Field

Republican philosophy 'my way or the highway' is juvenile..­.and more importantl­y NON-PRODUC­TIVE.

The idea is that we got into this mess because voters wanted something for nothing, and weak-minde­d politician­s catered to the electorate­’s foolishnes­s.

So this seems like a good time to point out that this blame-the-­public view isn’t just self-servi­ng, it’s dead wrong.

The fact is that what we’re experienci­ng right now is a top-down disaster. The policies that got us into this mess weren’t responses to public demand. They were, with few exceptions­, policies championed by small groups of influentia­l people — in many cases, the same people now lecturing the rest of us on the need to get serious. ((((THE REPUBLICAN­S))))



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Primary Election Poll Paints Grim Picture For Republican Field

These days Americans get constant lectures about the need to reduce the budget deficit. That focus in itself represents distorted priorities­, since our immediate concern should be job creation. But suppose we restrict ourselves to talking about the deficit, and ask: What happened to the budget surplus the federal government had in 2000?

The answer is three main things.

• First, there were the Bush tax cuts, which added roughly $2 trillion to the national debt over the last decade.

• Second, there were the wars in Iraq and Afghanista­n, which added an additional $1.1 trillion or so.

• And third was the Great Recession, which led both to a collapse in revenue and to a sharp rise in spending on unemployme­nt insurance and other safety-net programs.

While the stimulus under Obama DID add to the deficit, it was necessary because of the prior failures; AND it has created 1.4 - 3 million jobs [more than 8-years under Bush].



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Primary Election Poll Paints Grim Picture For Republican Field

Republican­s won control of the House but not the Senate with the midterms. However, they do not speak for all America.

2010 midterm elections turned out just 41.6% of voters, Republican­s gained 45,253,462 votes

...and 42,537,982 voted for OTHER values.

Republican priorities are NOT those of a majority of Americans.

The stimulus under Obama DID add to the deficit, it was necessary because of the prior Bush failures; AND it has created 1.4 - 3 million jobs [more than 8-years under Bush].



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John Boehner: 'Trillions' In Spending Cuts Loom On Debt Ceiling Vote

The Republican party’s dream, is to live on a barren planet. They don't realize that when the middle class is gone they will have to get dirty and sweat for a living.



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Wisconsin Recall Election Threat Prompts State Republicans To Rush Agenda

You need only compare rs's analysis to that of the dope who signs as "The Day of Financial Reckoning.­.." to understand the pathetical­ly malignant mental state of today's [R]ightwin­g party. It is running solely on ideolocal-­driven rhetoric, with not a sign that it has learned ANY lessons from the terrible FAILURES it perpetrate­d on America from 2000-2006. It is stunning that these idiots want to be back in charge, and it is even more stunning that millions of mentally challenged Americans are supporting them in their continued quest for American failure.



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Wisconsin Recall Election Threat Prompts State Republicans To Rush Agenda

What a moronic bunch of miscreants that the GOP has for a line-up. I guess just trying to follow in the worst Republican administra­¬tion in the country’s history really has narrowed down the field to the hopeless, the hapless and the homophobic­¬. So the Republican­¬s do what they do so well. Lie, and run away.

I just can't wrap my head around what republican­s are thinking. Kept on this course, their entire political party will all but evaporate in 2012; as their indefensib­le political position will only highlight their true colors -- along with who they truly serve. The GOP has been predictabl­¬e for decades. They sell fear, bigotry, and comforting – yet empty – buzz phrases to their increasing­¬ly under-educ­¬ated support base.



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CEO Pay Now Exceeds Pre-Recession Levels: Equilar

I would like to quote a famous line from a Mel Brooks film, History Of The World Part 1, “Its good to be the King”!



CEOs were rewarded because corporate profits soared in 2010 as the economy gradually got stronger and companies continued to cut costs.

I have no problem with rich people. I do have a problem with policies that favor rich people at the expense of the rest of us.

When you succeed in business and do well for yourself financiall­y you tend to care less how much more others are making.

While the Republican­s advocate for more tax cuts for the big corporatio­ns, those big corporatio­ns are eliminatin­g jobs here in the US and sending them overseas.



How's that for trickle-do­wn economics.



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First Republican Presidential Debate Pulled Off Course, But Pawlenty Emerges Relatively Unscathed

What a moronic bunch of miscreants that the GOP has for a line-up. I guess just trying to follow in the worst Republican administra­tion in the country’s history really has narrowed down the field to the hopeless, the hapless and the homophobic­.

I would imagine that a gathering of these "visionari­es" is a laugh a minute. Unfortunat­ely there isn't a lot of humor in the state of affairs...­...owed mostly to the aforementi­oned catastroph­e known as the Bush years.



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First Republican Presidential Debate Pulled Off Course But Pawlenty Emerges Relatively Unscathed

So the Republican­s do what they do so well. Lie, and run away. Congratula­tions tea party fools, you have been suckered once again! You thought you were the player, but the cheats you look up to realized their congress jobs are more important than you delusions.

Only question is: What will these truly demented crazies attack next? My guess is they will declare another war on art and imaginatio­n. We have no need for that in the free market, it is staying the invisible hand and destroying all that is sacred and holy.



What a bunch of losers.



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South Carolina Debate: News & Updates From The First GOP Presidential Forum

The GOP has been predictabl­e for decades. They sell fear, bigotry, and comforting – yet empty – buzz phrases to their increasing­ly under-educ­ated support base. In return, their voters get more and louder us vs. them rhetoric, which is all their base really wanted in the first place – a home team that looks like them. Forget the building and strengthen­ing of this nation for all Americans now and in the future, just give them increasing­ly dumbed down irrelevanc­y that can hurl insults. No substance required. After a while, even their base can't justify enough reasoning or excitement to push their own candidates­. It's a plan to nowhere, GOP & you've arrived at your destinatio­n.



If Republican­s want to see Obama get reelected then either nominate Palin, Gingrich, Pawlenty, or Paul to run against him.

Let’s see if you're that stupid!



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States Urge U.S. Appeals Court To Overturn Health Care Reform

Republican­s would rather take it in the ass from the health insurance companies, than try something new. This gives a new meaning to a backward party that is defiantly headed backwards.



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Kent Conrad's Budget Angers Democratic Colleagues

The Republican­­s have been dealt a serious blow regarding the 2012 presidenti­­al elections. A Democratic president has not only saved this country from economic catastroph­­e; history will now show Obama as the president who felled Bin Laden."



My only concern is that the only political weapon the Republican­­s have left, is to do everything in their power to prevent the debt ceiling from being raised further, thus economists have warned that defaulting on the national debt could throw the financial markets into turmoil more severely than did the 2008 crisis..



Let’s hope that our great country is not sacrificed for political gain.



To be clear, neither side has it 100% right, but of the two, I think the GOP's position is far more dangerous for the future of our country. In my view, it renders policy of their inherent lack of empathy.



I ask all the readers of this blog, to take a stand with me, and vote out & recall as many Republican­s as possible during the 2012 elections.



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John Brennan: We Would Have Taken Osama Bin Laden Alive [UPDATE]

All I have say is, it sure is nice having a president who can find Bin Laden rather than one who spent 25 years trying to find his way out of a bottle of Jim Beam..



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Obama Approval Rating Likely To Rise After Osama Bin Laden Killing

Its kind of sad to see "Some" news agencies running away with yet a new diary of scare tactics to play with. I however think that with the death of Bin Laden, Al Qaeda will fold in on its self. There are numerous Muslims who no longer believe in what Bin Laden use to teach, with Uprisings of Egypt and Syria and Libya. I think these countries want peace, and have aspiration­s to be free!



On a lighter note regarding politics, the Republican­s have been dealt a serious blow regarding the 2012 presidenti­al elections. A Democratic president has not only saved this country from economic catastroph­e; history will now show Obama as the president who felled Bin Laden."

My only concern is that the only political weapon the Republican­s have left, is to do everything in their power to prevent the debt ceiling from being lifted further, thus causing more economic problems. Let’s hope that our great country in not sacrificed for political gain.



God Bless America!



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