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Old 12-12-2009, 02:42 PM
 
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Originally Posted by pghquest View Post
(for the timeline, Split Congress 2001-2004, Republicans 2004-2006, and Democrats 2006-2010)
Actual timeline...

107th Congress (2001-02) --
HOUSE: Republican
SENATE: Republican Jan-Jun 2001; Democrat Jun 2001 - Dec 2002*

108th Congress (2003-04) --
HOUSE: Republican
SENATE: Republican

109th Congress (2005-06) --
HOUSE: Republican
SENATE: Republican

110th Congress (2007-08) --
HOUSE: Democrat
SENATE: Democrat

111th Congress (2009)
HOUSE: Democrat
SENATE: Democrat

* The Democrats were the majority caucus but never had more than 50 members.
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Old 12-12-2009, 02:48 PM
 
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Originally Posted by saganista View Post
Actual timeline...

107th Congress (2001-02) --
HOUSE: Republican
SENATE: Republican Jan-Jun 2001; Democrat Jun 2001 - Dec 2002*

108th Congress (2003-04) --
HOUSE: Republican
SENATE: Republican

109th Congress (2005-06) --
HOUSE: Republican
SENATE: Republican

110th Congress (2007-08) --
HOUSE: Democrat
SENATE: Democrat

111th Congress (2009)
HOUSE: Democrat
SENATE: Democrat

* The Democrats were the majority caucus but never had more than 50 members.
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/budgetChartbook/Images/federal-spending_01-850.jpg (broken link)
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Old 12-12-2009, 02:52 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Originally Posted by evilnewbie View Post
Bigger government that does less for you and gives you an attitude... as well as one filled with more corruption and will take every opportunity to grow bigger and steal your money to put in their pockets.....

Less government and less regulation means:
- rich get richer
- trickle down never happens
- housing crisis
- health care crisis
- street gang violence out of control
- mortgage crisis
- credit card companies out of control
- no taxes, just more FEES
- more cheap foreign labor to maximize profits so rich get richer
- more cheap foreign labor so qualified Americans are displaced
- unemployment rate spikes
- military SPENDING through the roof
- warmongering and SPENDING
- nation-building and SPENDING
- infrastructure ignored
- technological research govt funding minimized
- scientific reasearch govt funding minimized
- federal money to aid states minimized
- more divisiveness
- more racism
- cheaper domestic products
- more food recalls
- vaccine shortages
- elder care ignored
- illegal immigration ineffectively addressed
- H-1B visas more popular and preferred than home-grown talent
- public education takes a dive
- only the state of Texas flourishes while the other states go into a free fall
- economic crisis and road to Depression
- record deficits
- creation of more enemies around the world
- attack sovereign nations militarily even though not provoked and threat not imminent
- dumb, Neanderthal military tactics abroad
- TRILLION DOLLARS spent in LOSING to a militarily inferior opponent (FOR WHO, FOR WHAT?)

The Republican ideology stinks, no question.

President Obama is getting it done...and don't you forget it either.
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Old 12-12-2009, 02:54 PM
 
Location: Marion, IA
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^ LOL! Wow, that post speaks for itself! No response needed!
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Old 12-12-2009, 02:59 PM
 
Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, Calif.
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Originally Posted by zz4guy View Post
^ LOL! Wow, that post speaks for itself! No response needed!
Except that it has quite a few errors.
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:00 PM
 
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This should be good!
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Originally Posted by Alexus View Post
Not surprising that the very limited Republicans are trying to pretend that 8 years of Bush/Republican control didn't dgg this country into a deep hole. A DEEP HOLE!

Bush given a SURPLUS and turned it into a RECORD DEFICIT. Obama given a RECORD DEFICIT! Get a clue.

President Obama doing what needs to be done to get this country back on track. So stand aside and learn.
What exactly are we supposed to stand aside and learn? Democrats controlling the our laws, our budgets, our legislation and regulation ability since 2006, and you want us to step aside and learn what? How to destroy a nation single handily?

The humor is only compounded by the fact that you claim it was Republicans which did such a thing while ignoring that the President cant do ANYTHING, without Congressional approval, and Bush never inherited a surplus, but even if he did, CONGRESS gave Obama a Record Deficit... And what did Obama do prior to becoming president? Ooh thats right, he was a member of Congress, the VERY SAME Congress which you are now blaming for "record deficits"...

Yeah, we'll step aside and learn, but I'm afraid the learning experience isnt going to have a positive outcome for you liberals..
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:01 PM
 
Location: Chicago Suburbs
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Originally Posted by Alexus View Post
Less government and less regulation means:
- rich get richer
- trickle down never happens
- housing crisis
- health care crisis
- street gang violence out of control
- mortgage crisis
- credit card companies out of control
- no taxes, just more FEES
- more cheap foreign labor to maximize profits so rich get richer
- more cheap foreign labor so qualified Americans are displaced
- unemployment rate spikes
- military SPENDING through the roof
- warmongering and SPENDING
- nation-building and SPENDING
- infrastructure ignored
- technological research govt funding minimized
- scientific reasearch govt funding minimized
- federal money to aid states minimized
- more divisiveness
- more racism
- cheaper domestic products
- more food recalls
- vaccine shortages
- elder care ignored
- illegal immigration ineffectively addressed
- H-1B visas more popular and preferred than home-grown talent
- public education takes a dive
- only the state of Texas flourishes while the other states go into a free fall
- economic crisis and road to Depression
- record deficits
- creation of more enemies around the world
- attack sovereign nations militarily even though not provoked and threat not imminent
- dumb, Neanderthal military tactics abroad
- TRILLION DOLLARS spent in LOSING to a militarily inferior opponent (FOR WHO, FOR WHAT?)

The Republican ideology stinks, no question.

President Obama is getting it done...and don't you forget it either.
Yes bring on the communist utopia
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:01 PM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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Now that is weak.
Why would the truth be weak?
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:04 PM
 
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Except that it has quite a few errors.
I was going to go through the errors, but figured why bother, considering liberals wont pay attention and would rather rant on theories, rather than facts..
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:05 PM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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^ LOL! Wow, that post speaks for itself! No response needed!
Yes, it was a great post!
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