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What this means is that the Republican strategy of causing problems them blaming on President Obama IS NOT WORKING. People outside the GOP are too smart for that, and this again says a great deal about the lousy political instincts and judgment of the Republicans.
Tax increases and spending are necessary to revive a broken Bush-crippled economy. This is something the hapless GOP doesn't get, and they are increasingly being cited as the reason for our economic failures, not President Obama.
Well, of course the opinion is wrong. S&P downgraded because of the monstrous debt that has been accumulated by obama and the dems.
And they don't seem to have confidence in our ability to reduce that debt with absolutely no revenue increases. I don't see why people think these opinions are mutually exclusive. S&P expected more cuts than actually happened and they expected at least the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, which never materialized.
I think it takes some nerve to start a post stating that the S&P specifically blamed Republicans. That is blatant lie. This whole thread should be deleted.
you do not think the dems or the sheep that follow them care one thing about the truth do you?
What this means is that the Republican strategy of causing problems them blaming on President Obama IS NOT WORKING. People outside the GOP are too smart for that, and this again says a great deal about the lousy political instincts and judgment of the Republicans.
Tax increases and spending are necessary to revive a broken Bush-crippled economy. This is something the hapless GOP doesn't get, and they are increasingly being cited as the reason for our economic failures, not President Obama.
Tremendous edge continues for the President.
This is the convoluted thinking of the Dem's on display for all. We need to thank lexus for the insight into how they think. The country has its debt downgraded and and they think its an important edge for the president.
They think taxing the rich and spending even more is a way to stop deficits. And somehow that an advantage for Obama the one person with the veto pen.
Really shows how displaced they are from reality and why they are willing to avoid responsibility while pointing fingers at the tea party.
Thanks Lexus for showing us just how far the lefts thinking and reality have left each other
Here we go again-----the bantering on this board is exactly what transpired during the follies that occurred during the DC comedy hour.
Enough already-----the whole world is laughing. There is plenty of blame to go around----for Obama, his careless spending and pipedreams----a stimulus for which there was actuallly no plan for jobs but rather just to lob money in the air. To the zealots-----you put a show during the contentious debate that frightened our nation and the entire international community.
There were plenty of warnings during the contemptuos, disgusting, and childish soap opera that there would a downgrade and other consequences to follow. The zealots laughed, and suggested the threats were folly and exagerrated-----yeah right.
Enough is enough-----stop this disgraceful buffoonery. There is a pile of debt that needs to be attacked. The debt problem was created by money tossers like Obama----and oh yes---the republicans contributed mightily here. The federal debt was 5.5 trillion in 2000 before Bush and over 10 trillion when he stopped dodging shoes--=---yes that represents an 80% increase.
We dont need sword throwers---or carnival barkers. This country needs responsible and logical creative minds to attack solutions. Put away the circus outfits and come back willing to contribute logically or get the heck out---both parties.
Any truth to this? After all wasn't it republicans who refused any tax increases and acted as if default wasn't a big deal?
No doubt and the S&P is right. The democrats wanted to bring the BIG cuts, but the right refused to cut anything especially the main pork like the tax cuts for the rich which they state as one of the main reasons.
The GOP has all but guaranteed to get their rears handed to them in 2012 over this one.
Nice work right wingers, the party of insane spending and refusal to make any cuts.
Does that change the situation? Is that going to make our unemployment rate go from 9.1% to 2%? Is that going to put food on the the table? Make our debt go away?
I don't even care anymore. We need to get out of the hole we have dug ourselves in whether it was the Republicans that put us there, or the Democrats or both.
Any truth to this? After all wasn't it republicans who refused any tax increases and acted as if default wasn't a big deal?
The reason S&P is blaming Republicans is becuase the Obama regime ORDERED them to. I will bet some thugs from the regime went to them and threatened the members with audits to not do their biding.
The reason S&P is blaming Republicans is becuase the Obama regime ORDERED them to. I will bet some thugs from the regime went to them and threatened the members with audits to not do their biding.
Grow up will you.
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