Congress accomplished "nothing" in 2011

peacefrompaul wrote:

They need to find some middle ground and it isn't happening. That's the problem with a split congress.

Partisan system......fundamental flaw.....nothing will ever truly change.

Not very hard to see that by now.

Didn't they raise the debt ceiling and lower our credit rating?

Come on people, quit being so pessimistic!

josevolution wrote:

Like Gimmie stated the GOP will do anything in it's power to get Obama out of office even if it means bringin this country to it's knees ....Race did play a big part in their strategy .....

the same could be said about Obama. This payroll tax thing is a joke. When the House passed their version, Obama urged the Senate not to pass it.....because HE WANTS TO GET REELECTED....even if it means WE suffer.

VOTE RON PAUL, fuck the GOP and fuck the DEMS. They are both swine.

WaveRyder wrote:

josevolution wrote:

Like Gimmie stated the GOP will do anything in it's power to get Obama out of office even if it means bringin this country to it's knees ....Race did play a big part in their strategy .....

the same could be said about Obama. This payroll tax thing is a joke. When the House passed their version, Obama urged the Senate not to pass it.....because HE WANTS TO GET REELECTED....even if it means WE suffer.

VOTE RON PAUL, fuck the GOP and fuck the DEMS. They are both swine.

NO, i would have you remember that as soon as obama got elected, mitch mcconnell came out on the record and said "the mission of the 112th congress was to make sure obama is a one term president". sounds pretty god damn obstructionist to me...no matter what obama wanted to do they opposed it without offering any suggestions. they are selfish and spineless pieces of crap.

GOP= GRAND OBSTRUCTIONIST PARTY

the ironic thing is the washington post came out today and ripped the house gop and said that obama is in a better position to win re-election right now than he was a year ago. it is because of the republicans in this congress playing games. the public realizes it now, and they are getting pissed..

the funny thing is the gop senators are coming out and bashing boehner and cantor and the rest of the congressional rank and file. it is hilarious to hear them criticize each other.

my theory is the only reason the gop is doing this is because each and every one of them is afraid that they will have to face someone more to the right of them in the next election, which based on this current congress is not possible. they need to worry about someone more moderate coming in and knocking their ass out of a job..

Jeanwah wrote:

It's just unbelievable. THESE are the people WE vote in.

it would make me laugh if only it were not so sad and pathetic...

quimby20 wrote:

EZ1221C wrote:

quimby20 wrote:

Before you so quick to blame the Republicans remember Obama had for 2 years control of both houses and still has NOT been able to pass a budget. Health care narrowly passed at the cost of many Democratic Congressman. The problem is these jokers worry about their own jobs before they worry about the country. Bush was not a good President but was far better then this Vacationing President we have in office right now. C'mon, 17 days in Hawaii???????

How much time did Bush spend in Crawford during his presidency? Not supporting either, I just think its weak to attack Obama because he took a vacation.

I am not defending Bush but Crawford was his home and cost the Taxpayers very little compared to $77,000 extra so Michelle could fly out early. He also spent his Christmas at Camp David so his staff could spend time with their families. Obama is a joke, Period.


Ron Paul 2012, Here is real change

what has ron paul accomplished in congress this term????

really, aside from voting with most of the rank and file, what legislation has he authored or sponsored this term?

I really hate political debates because there are so many sad differences. The really sad thing is that when push comes to shove, we really want the same outcome. A planet for our kids to grow old on. Bob Weir used to sing:
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
Dizzy with eternity
Paint it with a skin of sky, brush in some clouds and sea
Call it home for you and me
A peaceful place, or so it looks from space
A closer look reveals the human race
Full of hope, full of grace, is the human face
But afraid we may lay our home to waste

There's a fear down here we can't forget
Hasn't got a name just yet
Always awake, always around
Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down
Ashes, ashes, all fall down

Now watch as the ball revolves and the night-time falls (note 1)
And again the hunt begins and again the blood wind calls (note 2)
By and by, again, the morning sun will rise
But the darkness never goes from some men's eyes
(Well I know)
It strolls the sidewalk and it rolls the streets
Staking turf, dividing up meat
Nightmare spook, piece of heat
It's you and me, you and me

Click flash blade in ghetto night
Rudy's looking for a fight
Rat cat alley, roll them bones
Need that cash to feed that Jones
And the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down
Ashes, ashes, all fall down

Commissars and pinstripe bosses roll the dice
Anyway they fall, guess who gets to pay the price? (note 3)
Money green, or proletarian gray (note 4)
Selling guns instead of food today (note 5)
So the kids they dance and shake their bones
And the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down
Ashes, ashes, all fall down

Heartless powers try to tell us what to think
If the spirit's sleeping then the flesh is ink
History's page will be neatly carved in stone
The future's here, we are it, we are on our own
On our own, on our own, we are on our own

If the game is lost, then we're all the same
No one left to place or take the blame
We will leave this place an empty stone
Or that shining ball of blue we call our home

So the kids, they dance, they shake their bones
And the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down
Ashes, ashes, all fall down

Shipping powders back and forth
Singing black goes south and white comes north (note 6)
And the whole world full of petty wars
Singing I got mine and you got yours
While the current fashions set the pace
Lose your step, fall out of grace
The radical, he rant and rage
Singing someone got to turn the page
And the rich man in his summer home
Singing just leave well enough alone
But his pants are down, his cover's blown
And the politicians throwing stones
So the kids, they dance, they shake their bones
'Cause it's all too clear we're on our own
Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down
Ashes, ashes, all fall down

Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
It's dizzying, the possibilities

Ashes, ashes, all fall down
[Ashes, ashes, all fall down]
Ashes, ashes, all fall down
[Ashes, ashes, all fall down]
Ashes, ashes, all fall down
[Ashes, ashes, all fall down]
Ashes, ashes, all fall down
[Ashes, ashes, all fall down]

This pretty much sums it up for me. I am a conservative fiscally but center right on social issues. Does it make me a bad person?

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

WaveRyder wrote:

josevolution wrote:

Like Gimmie stated the GOP will do anything in it's power to get Obama out of office even if it means bringin this country to it's knees ....Race did play a big part in their strategy .....

the same could be said about Obama. This payroll tax thing is a joke. When the House passed their version, Obama urged the Senate not to pass it.....because HE WANTS TO GET REELECTED....even if it means WE suffer.

VOTE RON PAUL, fuck the GOP and fuck the DEMS. They are both swine.

NO, i would have you remember that as soon as obama got elected, mitch mcconnell came out on the record and said "the mission of the 112th congress was to make sure obama is a one term president". sounds pretty god damn obstructionist to me...no matter what obama wanted to do they opposed it without offering any suggestions. they are selfish and spineless pieces of crap.

GOP= GRAND OBSTRUCTIONIST PARTY

the ironic thing is the washington post came out today and ripped the house gop and said that obama is in a better position to win re-election right now than he was a year ago. it is because of the republicans in this congress playing games. the public realizes it now, and they are getting pissed..

the funny thing is the gop senators are coming out and bashing boehner and cantor and the rest of the congressional rank and file. it is hilarious to hear them criticize each other.

my theory is the only reason the gop is doing this is because each and every one of them is afraid that they will have to face someone more to the right of them in the next election, which based on this current congress is not possible. they need to worry about someone more moderate coming in and knocking their ass out of a job..

Obama turned his back on 99 percent of what he promised. I was Bush's biggest critic. Im not a party player. I call it like i see. Clinton's first term was our last effective presidency. Reagan's before that. and then u had to go all the way back to eisenhower to find a good one. pull your head out of the two-party system's ass, with all due repsect