Originally Posted By ecdc Obama compromised. Republicans said no. He compromised more. They said no. He offered 650 billion in cuts to Medicare, Social Security, and one trillion in other spending cuts. They said no. These crazy, lousy Americans would rather the economy crash and burn than make a deal with this President. The teabaggers have gone from sideshow freaks to dangerous traitors to their country.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox I just posted in the Debt Ceiling thread, about watching Boehner's press conference. I'm so angry right now, I just want to throw something into the TV. Boehner's fear of the teabaggers and the death grip they have on the GOP is forcing him to take this path. And you're correct, ecdc. The teabaggers are dangerous. They don't know what they're doing. They're in over their heads regarding the global economy and what comprises our debt. For the first time since 9/11, I'm truly scared for our country.
Originally Posted By mawnck Hopefully this is just theatrics. Some sources are saying that revenues have been a bit higher than expected, and that August 10 is the new August 2. Meanwhile, another RINO, this one from the Reagan administration, has come out in support of raising the debt ceiling. The clip obviously cuts off mid-sentence (I hate when they do that), but given the circumstances, I'm linking to it anyway: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6nNJiJsm70" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...NJiJsm70</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck Update: Here's the text of the whole address. He was grousing about being forced to raise the ceiling because of those rotten tax-and-spend Dems, but other than cutting off the "unfortunately" at the beginning (the weasels), the paragraph in the clip is complete and not taken out of context. <a href="http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Presidential_Radio_Address_-_26_September_1987" target="_blank">http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/...ber_1987</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I'm having tremendous difficulty thinking of anything to say about this mess that wouldn't violate community standards. Nope, I got nuthin'.
Originally Posted By dshyates OMG! How can this small group of teabaggers crash and burn an entire country?
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Ditto Kar2oonman. I'm so down and pissed off. I'm personally feeling the pressure of their decisions in that my job is once again in jeopardy. I've been stuck in Atlanta and on this roller coaster ride for almost four years now. Our government is giving me little hope for a brighter future.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I'm having tremendous difficulty thinking of anything to say about this mess that wouldn't violate community standards. Nope, I got nuthin'." Exactly.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder It's time for any and all former Administration people from both sides of the aisle to get vocal about this, to start calling out people for their foolishness. This is all just insane.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA They're just being like petulant children. And the 'they' I'm referring to is the Republicans.
Originally Posted By HRM >> "OMG! How can this small group of teabaggers crash and burn an entire country?"<< Because WE THE PEOPLE, VOTED THEM IN!!! What?! Not YOU? Well, enuff of "them" voted to outnumber "you" because of apathy on "your" part due to non-engagement in the entire democratic voting process.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>enuff of "them" voted to outnumber "you" because of apathy on "your" part<< No, that's not how voting for Congresscritters works.
Originally Posted By mawnck Never play Chicken with people who think they're immortal. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/congress-fractures-over-debt-ceiling-talks-2011-7" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com...s-2011-7</a> >>Congressional efforts to remove President Barack Obama from negotiations to raise the debt limit and lower the debt ceiling failed Saturday, after Democratic lawmakers rejected a GOP offer to raise the debt ceiling in two stages.<< Asian markets open in 24 hours. I wonder how that's going to go? (Of course the markets are insane too ...) If this is just political theatrics, then I'm agin it.
Originally Posted By mawnck And yet another RINO tries to talk some sense into these chowderheads. Based on the comments, it didn't even slightly work: <a href="http://nation.foxnews.com/tea-party/2011/07/22/oreilly-tea-party-self-destructive" target="_blank">http://nation.foxnews.com/tea-...tructive</a> >>why would Bill say this about US ??? I'm crying as I write this.<<
Originally Posted By ecdc 2oony, you go to the Ronald Reagan Presidential library, I'll check all the known remaining Ayn Rand relics. Take a poor person (may also substitute a black person) with you; they make the horcrux shutter in disgust.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Boehner's last horcrux will be hiding in either a whiskey cellar or under a tanning bed.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. ... Their number is negligible and they are stupid.<< -Dwight D. Eisenhower <a href="http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_eisenhower_quote.htm" target="_blank">http://urbanlegends.about.com/...uote.htm</a> >>The irony of the situation at the moment, with markets opening tomorrow morning, is that the biggest threat to the world financial system comes from a few rightwing nutters in the American Congress rather than the eurozone.<< Vince Cable, UK Business Secretary <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jul/24/vince-cable-us-debt-rightwing-nutters" target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/poli...-nutters</a>
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Well, look at the damage done by one rightwing nutter in Norway recently, who was praising Pat Buchanan for his extremist views! I'm sure the teabaggers are oh so proud of the "exports" they're providing to the rest of the world.
Originally Posted By Tikiduck It seems to me that this is another big bluff, like the unemployment debate. What puzzles me is what can they expect to gain from this. Republicans have lost humanity and empathy, and have become cold and callous robots. I honestly question the rationality of anyone who seriously embraces that doctrine.
