Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Obama's Plan

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"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm on the fence about the presidential election this year. maybe you can help.
Please explain how Bush and Cheney turned a budget surplus into a trillion dollar deficit?

Lynn Anderson said...

Democratic Congress.
You're on the fence? Smart guy--
In 2006:

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%
4) The DOW JONES hit a record high--14,000
5) Americans were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacations overseas, living large!

But Americans wanted 'CHANGE'! So, in 2006 we voted in a Democratic Congress and yes--we got 'CHANGE' all right. In 2009:

1) Consumer confidence has plummeted
2) Gasoline was over $4 a gallon just a month ago
3) Unemployment is up to 6.1% (a 35.5% increase!)Now over 8%
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION DOLLARS (and prices are still dropping)
5) 2% of American homes are in foreclosure.

$3.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!

The President has no control over any of these issues, only Congress. And, what has Congress done in the last two years? Absolutely nothing to prevent it. Why? Because Democrats love misery, and they love to spread it around.

On October 31, 2006, a CBS/New York Times poll showed that Congress had a 29% Approval Rating*

On October 13, 2008, a CBS/New York Times poll showed that Congress had a 12% Approval Rating*...and this is a Congress that is 100% CONTROLLED By Democrats.

*(Source: Congress: Job Ratings)

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/politics-other-controversies/478278-facts-economy-under-bush-then-under.html#ixzz26vJjhVsk

Anonymous said...

Do you think it had anything to do with spending billions of dollars on two wars and not paying for them at the same time they lowered taxes for the rich so that the rest of us would get more jobs that never happened. Do you think it had anything to do with ending regualtions that allowed the banks to use our federally insured deposits for investments in high risk securities that caused a banking failure that cost us trillions. I always thought that a conservaive did not spend more than he took in. Can you explain how Bush followed that guideline and lowered taxes? You can't!

Anonymous said...

First of all it was TRILLIONS spent on the wars. What's more distressing is the amount of innocent lives lost which conservatives are not
concerned with.
Second all these statistics you stole from a right wing blog are a hangover from the Bush administration. The slate is not wiped clean after every election. There are always repurcussions.
Bush's first year was great. After all he INHERITED a budget surplus. It was until CONSERVATIVE policies took place that the financial meltdown started.
Bush had 6 YEARS of a rubber stamp republican congress. That's the reason there was a big change in '06.
Funny you forgot to mention THIS republican congress approval rating is in the single digits.
You don't give your readers much credit do you?

Anonymous said...

Lynn, you forgot to mention what a brilliant success Obama's Middle East policy has been. Obama has kissed the ass of every radical islamist in that region. That strategy worked out well ,didn't it? The fact that AMERICA has been attacked on the anniversary of 9/11 sure has been swept under the rug by obama's press corps,hasn't it?Any mention of our murdered ambassador anywher on the news today? Anybody?

Anonymous said...

Great photo! W's expression pretty much sums up his 8 years. Thanks for filling up the powder keg in the Middle East, bubba!