Democratic Fiscal Responsibility: The Key Part Of This Oxymoron Is…

By: scipio62 (Diary)  |  February 12th at 07:09 AM  | 

…moron. Or, more accurately, morons. Cassy Fiano makes this very pertinent point: Let’s recap the current economic state of our country. Our deficit has been quadrupled in one year. The unemployment rate is in double digit territory, the highest its been since 1982. We’ve lost 16,000 jobs a day since the stimulus package was passed. The public debt is around $11 trillion. Teh Won has | Read More »

House Republicans Stand Firm, Vote Against Porkulus; Bill Passes House – UPDATE

By: scipio62 (Diary)  |  February 13th at 02:58 PM  | 

Here’s the roll, 246-183. Every Republican that voted went against it (176; 2 didn’t vote). A big thank you from me to John Boehner and Eric Cantor for lining up against this travesty, along with every other Republican (Rep. Price, Rep. Shaddeg, etc.) who presented the American people with all the ethically questionable activity by the Democrats in getting this bill passed, and for standing | Read More »

Democrats and the “New” Math

By: scipio62 (Diary)  |  February 1st at 12:36 PM  | 

Reading leftists can be highly educational. For example, Greg Sargent has information from House Democratic staffers that says the House Republican plan actually raises taxes on quite a few Americans. Of course, to Democrats, a welfare check is something they call a tax cut, while Democrats call a real tax rate cut a tax rate increase; this is kind of like when Democrats say a lower | Read More »