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Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama? [W:1198]

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Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and other issues that they claim are causing unnecessary economic anxiety and retarding growth.

The latest Democratic complaint came after House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that when Congress raises the nation's borrowing cap in early 2013, he will again insist on big spending cuts to offset the increase. Boehner, R-Ohio, continues to reject higher tax rates, which Democrats demand from the wealthy.

Are Republicans stupid, evil, or both in some weird, totally self-unaware fashion? The GOP says that it and its adherents are the Real Americans who care deeply about this nation, unlike those "evil, Marxist-loving, liberal, globalist Dems". If they love this country so much, why then are they so willing to destroy the economy simply in an effort to take control of the government?
 
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This is not a repeat from 2009, 2010, or 2011.....really, we swear.
 
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Are Republicans stupid, evil, or both in some weird, totally self-unaware fashion? The GOP says that it and its adherents are the Real Americans who care deeply about this nation, unlike those "evil, Marxist-loving, liberal, globalist Dems". If they love this country so much, why then are they so willing to destroy the economy simply in an effort to take control of the government?


I dont know.. but to quote you " are Liberals stupid, evil, or both ins some weird self-unaware fashion"..
 
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I dont know.. but to quote you " are Liberals stupid, evil, or both ins some weird self-unaware fashion"..

Actually - that's not a 'quote' but an edited version of something I did write.


But I see you don't have an opinion on the question as to why Republicans are willing to destroy the economy of a country they claim to love - not unexpected
 
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Actually - that's not a 'quote' but an edited version of something I did write.


But I see you don't have an opinion on the question as to why Republicans are willing to destroy the economy of a country they claim to love - not unexpected

Or perhaps he just doesn't share your belief that they are....shocking, I know.
 
Re: Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?

Are Republicans stupid, evil, or both in some weird, totally self-unaware fashion? The GOP says that it and its adherents are the Real Americans who care deeply about this nation, unlike those "evil, Marxist-loving, liberal, globalist Dems". If they love this country so much, why then are they so willing to destroy the economy simply in an effort to take control of the government?

What exactly has the GOP done to destroy the economy? Democrats controlled the Congress from January 2007 to January 2011 and the economic results are there for all to see. Looks to me like you have your parties confused.
 
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People are saving their money.
They are not sure what government is going to do to them next.
 
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Actually - that's not a 'quote' but an edited version of something I did write.


But I see you don't have an opinion on the question as to why Republicans are willing to destroy the economy of a country they claim to love - not unexpected


why would I answer your out to lunch "opinion"...

now did Pelosi and Reid sabatage our efforts in Iraq?

even more accurate is "is Obama destroying our economy for social re-enginering and wealth distrubution"
 
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It's absolutely hilarious that Democrats believe that stopping the mounting debt from increasing is a bad thing for the economy... What do you think raising the debt does for the economy?
 
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The Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, in a rare moment of honesty, stated that his number one goal was to defeat Barack Obama, i.e., not to improve the economy. It's pretty obvious that the worst thing that can happen for Obama is for the economy to tank. You do the math.
 
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It's absolutely hilarious that Democrats believe that stopping the mounting debt from increasing is a bad thing for the economy... What do you think raising the debt does for the economy?

Nice strawman.

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The Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, in a rare moment of honesty, stated that his number one goal was to defeat Barack Obama, i.e., not to improve the economy. It's pretty obvious that the worst thing that can happen for Obama is for the economy to tank. You do the math.

We can layoff a bunch of you blue collar workers in October and see if it causes you to engage your brain and vote Republican for a change.
 
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We can layoff a bunch of you blue collar workers in October and see if it causes you to engage your brain and vote Republican for a change.

Sounds like a threat.
 
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The mainstream media never ceases to amaze. Reading the title, I was sure this was a link to an opinion piece, but no - I guess this crap passes for serious journalism today. The picture they chose of Boehner is just icing on the cake.

EDIT:I guess this is business as usual for Mr. "Charles Babington," some of his other serious AP pieces:
  • "Obama wants big 2012 campaign map, GOP wants small"
  • "News flash: Congressional Republicans want to raise your taxes."
  • "Studies challenge wisdom of GOP candidates' plans"
  • "Gates arrested for being black in his home"

What a joke.
 
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We can layoff a bunch of you blue collar workers in October and see if it causes you to engage your brain and vote Republican for a change.

Yeah, intentionally putting people out of work to score political points is a sure way to win me over. :roll:
 
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The mainstream media never ceases to amaze. Reading the title, I was sure this was a link to an opinion piece, but no - I guess this crap passes for serious journalism today. The picture they chose of Boehner is just icing on the cake.

EDIT:I guess this is business as usual for Mr. "Charles Babington," some of his other serious AP pieces:
  • "Obama wants big 2012 campaign map, GOP wants small"
  • "News flash: Congressional Republicans want to raise your taxes."
  • "Studies challenge wisdom of GOP candidates' plans"
  • "Gates arrested for being black in his home"

What a joke.

Nice ad hominem. :lol:
 
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Actually - that's not a 'quote' but an edited version of something I did write.


But I see you don't have an opinion on the question as to why Republicans are willing to destroy the economy of a country they claim to love - not unexpected

The Democrats did it. No one on the Left seemed to mind, then.
 
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The Democrats did it. No one on the Left seemed to mind, then.

When was it that you claim the Democrats intentionally messed up the economy for political reasons?
 
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It's absolutely hilarious that Democrats believe that stopping the mounting debt from increasing is a bad thing for the economy... What do you think raising the debt does for the economy?

It's not hard to understand. In Libbo Land, what is good for the country is bad for Democrats and what is bad for the country is good for Democrats.
 
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When was it that you claim the Democrats intentionally messed up the economy for political reasons?

All we heard from the Libbos, during Bush's time in office, was that the economy was in the toilet. They said it enough, that people believed it and the rest is history, as they say.

Let's face it, without an economy in turmoil, the Democrats would have never been victorious in 2006 and 2009.
 
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All we heard from the Libbos, during Bush's time in office, was that the economy was in the toilet. They said it enough, that people believed it and the rest is history, as they say.

Let's face it, without an economy in turmoil, the Democrats would have never been victorious in 2006 and 2009.



What a load of historical (hysterical) nonsense.

From the beginning of the Bush Administration push for tax cuts and increased defence spending, there were some Dems and lots of economists warning of the potential for problems. Following the second round of tax cuts and an even greater increase in government spending due to two wars, more folks were shouting that the country was headed for trouble. Combine that with the effects of lax regulation efforts on Wall Street and the growing changes due to the elimination of the Glass-Steagall Act, signed by Clinton - pushed thru Congress by Phil Gramm,

Nice to see acknowledgement by a "Very Conservative" poster that it was the incompetency of the Bush Administration which brought about Democratic political success in '06 and '08.
 
Re: Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?

What a load of historical (hysterical) nonsense.

From the beginning of the Bush Administration push for tax cuts and increased defence spending, there were some Dems and lots of economists warning of the potential for problems. Following the second round of tax cuts and an even greater increase in government spending due to two wars, more folks were shouting that the country was headed for trouble. Combine that with the effects of lax regulation efforts on Wall Street and the growing changes due to the elimination of the Glass-Steagall Act, signed by Clinton - pushed thru Congress by Phil Gramm,

Nice to see acknowledgement by a "Very Conservative" poster that it was the incompetency of the Bush Administration which brought about Democratic political success in '06 and '08.

How much public and intergovt. holding debt is enough in the socialist world?
 
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What exactly has the GOP done to destroy the economy? Democrats controlled the Congress from January 2007 to January 2011 and the economic results are there for all to see. Looks to me like you have your parties confused.

Well, the GOP's brinksmanship with the debt ceiling and loan defaults seems to me like politicizing the nation's economic future. That whole boondoogle has prolly forever turned me off the GOP.

On the other hand, I'll give you righty wackos some scooby snacks and admit that under Bush, many on the Left wanted to see the economy under W fail and fail hard. It's true.
 
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Well, the GOP's brinksmanship with the debt ceiling and loan defaults seems to me like politicizing the nation's economic future. That whole boondoogle has prolly forever turned me off the GOP.

On the other hand, I'll give you righty wackos some scooby snacks and admit that under Bush, many on the Left wanted to see the economy under W fail and fail hard. It's true.

There might be some truth to that but it was GOP policies that brought the country down. That's a big difference from actively attempting to short circuit the economy which is all the debt ceiling standoff was.
The Dems might be guilty of giving the GOP enough rope to hang themselves, but nobody forced it on them.
 
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How much public and intergovt. holding debt is enough in the socialist world?

I don't know, why don't you ask that #1 socialist, Dick Cheney? I believe he had an opinion on the subject.
 
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