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USA Running out of Money to build roads/bridges

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:54:16 GMT

clipped by: citizenbfk
clipper's remarks: I realize economic issues don't have the drama of war but the way Wall Street & Congress has recently transferred TRILLIONS of dollars of debt to the government is astounding.

Wall St. & Congress have risked as much taxpayers money that could have paid for 16 years of *@#$%-over Iraq.

Now we can't pay to build or repair our own roads and bridges.

Be sure to notice the clear statement: "Until Friday the White House has been hostile to it." (i.e. hostile to the approval of money for roads and bridges,) --- because already Bush is trying to blame it on the Democrats.

For God's sake, could there be anything more basic to provide for a nation?

Bridges are collapsing. New Orleans is still not rebuilt three years later. Joblessness hits a 5-year high. Wall St. transfers trillions of dollars of bad debt to the government, we're guilty of torture and other war crimes, we've murdered maybe half-a-million Iraqi who had nothing to do with 9/11 or WMD's. bin Laden is still alive an

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Federal Highway Fund Running Out of Money

WASHINGTON — An important account in the federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of money this month, which could hamper completion of road and bridge construction projects across the country, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said on Friday.

In July, the House passed a bill that would use $8 billion of general federal revenue — from income and other taxes, not the dedicated motor fuel tax — to finance highway projects. The measure has not gained much traction in the Senate, and until Friday the White House had been hostile to it. But Ms. Peters said on Friday that the administration now endorses the measure, because “immediate action” is required to ensure that the states do not suffer.

Tags: bridges, wall_st., bush

The Resentment Strategy

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:19:23 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: "What the G.O.P. is selling, in other words, is the pure politics of resentment; you’re supposed to vote Republican to stick it to an elite that thinks it’s better than you.
And when Mr. Bush turned out not to be that smart after all, and his presidency crashed and burned, the angry right — the raging rajas of resentment? — became, if anything, even angrier. Humiliation will do that.
That said, the experience of the years since 2000 — the memory of what happened to working Americans when faux-populist Republicans controlled the government — is still fairly fresh in voters’ minds. Furthermore, while Democrats’ supposed contempt for ordinary people is mainly a figment of Republican imagination, the G.O.P. really is the Gramm Old Party — it really does believe that the economy is just fine, and the fact that most Americans disagree just shows that we’re a nation of whiners.

But the Democrats can’t afford to be complacent. Resentment, no matter how contrived, is a powerful force.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Can the super-rich former governor of Massachusetts — the son of a Fortune 500 C.E.O. who made a vast fortune in the leveraged-buyout business — really keep a straight face while denouncing “Eastern elites”?

Can the former mayor of New York City, a man who, as USA Today put it, “marched in gay pride parades, dressed up in drag and lived temporarily with a gay couple and their Shih Tzu” — that was between his second and third marriages — really get away with saying that Barack Obama doesn’t think small towns are sufficiently “cosmopolitan”?

Yes, they can.

But don’t be fooled either by Mr. McCain’s long-ago reputation as a maverick or by Ms. Palin’s appealing persona: the Republican Party, now more than ever, is firmly in the hands of the angry right, which has always been much bigger, much more influential and much angrier than its counterpart on the other side.

What’s the source of all that anger?

Everyone does better with Dems in the White House

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:06:47 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: Over the last six decades, whether rich or poor, everyone has done better with Democrats in the White House.

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

Why McCain and the GOP Are So Afraid of Discussing the Economy

Over the last six decades, whether rich or poor, everyone has done better with Democrats in the White House.

From 1948 to 2007, the average annual growth of real gross national product was 1.64 percent per capita under Republican presidents versus 2.78 percent under Democrats.

Blinder notes that this 1.14-point difference over eight years would yield 9.33 percent more income per person

Alan S. Blinder, in the New York Times, drew recently from Unequal Democracy, a new book by Princeton political science professor Larry M. Bartels. His takeaway could be a game-changer:

real per capita GNP grew 69.5 percent faster under the Democrats

Families at the 20th percentile (the poorest) did significantly better under Democrats t

The best-off families

fared almost as well under Republican

Income inequality

trended substantially upward under Republican presidents but slightly downward under Democrats

Tags: economy, republican, democrat

Leftists Devote Website to Ridiculing Trig Palin

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:59:21 GMT

clipped by: Smoke TNT

Clip Source: moonbattery.com

Daily Kos and Democratic Underground make it difficult for the liberal Nutroots to reach new lows. Yet they always manage. Their latest proud accomplishment is I Miss My Mommy, a website devoted to ridiculing Sarah Palin's son Trig for having Down syndrome.

The site makes repeated use of this graphic, evidently meant to represent Trig:

A sample of the writing:

How dare you, Camel Brown [i.e., CNN anchor Campbell Brown], asking those bad questions 'bout Mommy and forn polcy. You have no right caus you are media leet. But joke on you, bitch! Wite wing behind Mommy now! Wite wing glavanized!

Mommy, sorry I say word bitch. I know it bad word, but I hear it from Grampa 'Cain. Yes, he have firey temper but it ok. Everything he do ok. He pee oh dubyou.

Liberals despise Sarah Palin for not having put Trig to death, so they're unlikely to see any harm in some ridicule.

Tags: liberals, democrats, pieces of shit

Marxists/Socialists/Communists for Obama

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:52:45 GMT

clipped by: Smoke TNT
clipper's remarks: I've noticed that communists are rarely good at 'spalling'.

Clip Source: my.barackobama.com

This group is for self-proclaimed Marxists/Communists/Socialists for the election of Barack Obama to the Presidency. By no means is he a true Marxist, but under Karl Marx's writings we are to support the party with the best interests of the mobilization of the proletariat. Though the Democratic Socialists of America or the Communist Patty of America may have more Socialististic values, it is pointless to vote for these candidates due to the fact that there is virutally no chance they will be elected on a National level. The members of this group are not Leninists, Stalinists, etc. and do not support or condone the actions of North Korea, China, Cuba or any other self-procalimed "Marxist States." They do not in anyway represent the Marxist philosophy nor do they represent Socialism/ Communsim. We support Barack Obama because he knows what is best for the people!

Tags: obama, communism, socialism, democrats, liberals, government

Moonbats' #1 Reason to Vote for Obama

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:46:32 GMT

clipped by: Smoke TNT

Clip Source: moonbattery.com

You might be wondering how anyone could possibly plan to vote for Barack Obama, an arrogant but utterly unqualified, inexperienced extremist who has spent his entire life surrounded by unsavory fanatics who hate America. For Gary Kamiya, the answer is simple, as he explained earlier this year in Salon.com:

I admit it: I'm voting for Barack Obama because he's black. […] I believe that most of Obama's supporters are voting for him for the same reason. Like me, they're drawn to his idealism, his youthful energy, his progressive politics. But it's his blackness that seals the deal.

And that's OK. In fact, it's wonderful. […]

Obama's blackness is his indispensable asset. Without it, he would not have a snowball's chance in hell of being elected president.

That last sentence is certainly true.

Tags: obama, democrats, liberals, race

Memo to President Obama 2010

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:43:37 GMT

clipped by: ColoradoRight
clipper's remarks: Politically, we have not seen the benefits of a filibuster proof majority in the Senate. It seems that every Democratic Senator has decided that if you could become President they could too. Considering that they are all more qualified than you, all of them are now also running for President - with the exception of Senator Schumer, who seems to be running for the position of God. He believes that is his appropriate pay grade, since no one else has it.

Clip Source: www.thepeoplescube.com

31 OCTOBER, 2010
Mr. President:

First the good news: your approval ratings have jumped dramatically in the last two weeks. You are now at 15% approval which is your highest in the last eighteen months.

The restoration of the Fairness Doctrine has enabled us better to manage the information coming out about the various problems of the Administration. The New York Times is continuing to work with us on getting your message out to their 86 subscribers, who are behind you 100% of the time.

Jamming continues against Rush Limbaugh's pirate ships that are broadcasting from offshore and Mexico, but your directives to use only alternative energy reduce their ability to jam his signals to just a few yards from the antennae.

Internationally, our emissaries continue to seek out anyone from the former terrorist group Al Qaeda to apologize for putting Boston in the path of their nuclear weapon.

Tags: barack obama, president, congress, democrats

Word cloud of Democrats and Repulicans

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:59:07 GMT

clipped by: magicaldroplets

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the themes that the parties have highlighted. Republican speakers have talked about reform and character far more frequently than the Democrats. And Republicans were more likely to talk about businesses and taxes, while Democrats were more likely to mention jobs or the economy.

Tags: politics, elections

Scott Ritter Rips Obama and McCain on War Policy

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:51:46 GMT

clipped by: blueridge
clipper's remarks: Powerful refutation of McCain and Obama's assessment of Iran and the "war on terrorism" in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the way it is being portrayed to the public. Democrats in particular should see that Obama and McCain's policies (now) are very close, and not based upon credible threats, much like Iraq. (Ritter is a republican and former Marine and the former UN weapons inspector in Iraq.)

If you listen on REAL video or audio his interview begins at the 42:10 mark.

This same podcast also includes excerpts from Ron Paul's counter-convention.

Clip Source: www.democracynow.org

Fmr. UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter on the RNC, Joe Biden and the Possibility of an Attack on Iran

In these last few months of the Bush administration, as we continue to discuss the war in Iraq and the possibility of an attack on Iran, we turn to a man who was a UN weapons inspector inside Iraq in the 1990s: Scott Ritter. We speak with Ritter about Iran, Joe Biden’s role in the lead-up to the Iraq invasion and much more.

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Tags: obama, mccain, iran, war on terrorism, scott ritter, un weapons inspector

Why Palin's weaknesses may be irrelevant

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:41:00 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: And why Democrats (including me!) miss the point when they campaign against them. Thought-provoking! This clip just grazes the surface of a very important article.

Clip Source: files.tikkun.org

the Palin nomination is not basically about external realities and what Democrats call "issues,"

The Republicans can't win on realities. Her job is to speak the language of conservatism, activate the conservative view of the world

Our national political dialogue is fundamentally metaphorical, with family values at the center

Conservative family values are strict and apply via metaphorical thought to the nation: good vs. evil, authority, the use of force, toughness and discipline, individual (versus social) responsibility, and tough love

Palin is the mom in the strict father family

Yes, the McCain-Palin ticket is weak on the major realities. But it is strong on the symbolic dimension of politics that Republicans are so good at marketing

But such truths may nonetheless be largely irrelevant to this campaign. That is the lesson Democrats must learn

initial Democratic response to Palin

based on realities alone

indicates that many Democrats have not learned the lessons of the Reagan and Bush years

Tags: palin

Juglar cycle, long wave, and Democrats

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:28:56 GMT

clipped by: deb2012

Clip Source: tech.groups.yahoo.com

I have a theory about why markets do so well when Democrats are in
power, besides the obvious influences of Juglar cycles and the long
wave, which work regardless of politics.

Democrats tend to put more money in the hands of more people. They do
this by raising taxes on the wealthy while cutting them for lower wage
earners, as well as raising minimum wages, etc. Let's look at Obama's
proposal - let the Bush tax cuts expire and cut taxes for families
earning $250,000 or less per year. Now you have two groups. Millions
of lower wage earners who have more money and thousands of higher
earners who have less. Which group is likelier to spend the extra
money, thus boosting the economy, and which group would be likelier to
hide extra wealth in some offshore account? My theory is that even
the wealthy who are subject to higher taxation would more than offset
the increase in taxes by investing in the growing economy supported by
those with new found money.

Why are there rich liberals?

Tags: investing, stock market cycles, taxes

RNC Picks Up $1 Million After Palin Speech, Obama picks up $8 million!

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:49:04 GMT

clipped by: ratilfar
clipper's remarks: I like that ratio 8:1, and from grassroots net donors. Nice!

Clip Source: blogs.wsj.com

Sarah Palin’s speech to the convention Wednesday night energized conservatives, allayed concerns of some nervous party insiders – and inspired excited Republicans to donate a cool $1 million to the Republican National Committee’s effort to elect John McCain.

UPDATE: Bloomberg reported that Palin’s speech was even better for Democrats–Barack Obama has raised $8 million since Wednesday’s speech. “Sarah Palin’s attacks have rallied our supporters in ways we never expected,” Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton said. “And we fully expect John McCain’s attacks tonight to help us make our grassroots organization even stronger.”

Tags: palin, mccain, obama, contributions, donations, money, oops

It's Back

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:05:01 GMT

clipped by: pecksnif
clipper's remarks: Democrats pushing for Obama's ouster from ticket over his birth status. USA! I'm dying here boss.

Clip Source: curmudgeonlyskeptical.blogspot.com

IT'S BACK!

The COLB

I'm dying here boss. Philip J. Berg, Esquire, the Philadelphia Democrat who filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming .. well Hell, you know. His website, http://obamacrimes.com/, offers a full menu of fun facts, accusations, and screed. The New York Times owned Times Herald is currently running Born in the USA?. So, the question for some democrats isn't "Should Obama replace Biden?," but "Should we replace Obama?"

Tags: obama, colb

Westmoreland calls Obama ‘uppity'

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:52:35 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: Absolutely amazing. To speak in such a snobbish/old money way, would not be tolerated at this level by Australians. A part of the culture that should be changed. And to further show ignorance, L W is shepherded into a world of name calling.

Clip Source: www.michaelmoore.com

Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland used the racially-tinged term "uppity" to describe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Thursday.

Westmoreland was discussing vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's speech with reporters outside the House chamber and was asked to compare her with Michelle Obama.

"Just from what little I’ve seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they're a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they're uppity," Westmoreland said.

Asked to clarify that he used the word “uppity,” Westmoreland said, “Uppity, yeah.”

Other Democrats have charged that the Republican campaign to paint the Illinois senator as an “elitist” is racially charged, and accused them of using code words for “uppity” without using the word itself.

In August, Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) told reporters, “When I hear the word ‘elitist’ linked with Barack Obama, to me, that is a code word for 'uppity.' I find it extremely offensive and John McCain should know better.”

McCain is he talking to US or warning his 2nd wife ?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:55:15 GMT

clipped by: jt3600
clipper's remarks: Everyone riding the Palin speech, I found nothing in it ,as a matter of fact it was like watching a bad porn , waiting for the "money shot" that never happened ,apparently her daughter got that ,oh but we're not suppose to talk about that after all it not like her last name is "SPEARS"!

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

McCain to take stage at Republican convention

ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Republican John McCain promised Americans on Thursday that "change is coming" to Washington if he is elected president on November 4 and he pledged to overcome partisan rancor by working with Democrats.

In a year in which Americans are thirsting for change, McCain sought to co-opt the message of change offered by his Democratic opponent, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.

McCain's campaign released excerpts of his speech accepting his party's nomination for president. He was to deliver the speech at about 10:30 p.m. EDT.

Clipmarks | Democrats Clips

USA Running out of Money to build roads/bridges

The Resentment Strategy

Everyone does better with Dems in the White House

Leftists Devote Website to Ridiculing Trig Palin

Marxists/Socialists/Communists for Obama

Moonbats' #1 Reason to Vote for Obama

Memo to President Obama 2010

Word cloud of Democrats and Repulicans

Scott Ritter Rips Obama and McCain on War Policy

Fmr. UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter on the RNC, Joe Biden and the Possibility of an Attack on Iran

LISTENWATCH

Why Palin's weaknesses may be irrelevant

Juglar cycle, long wave, and Democrats

RNC Picks Up $1 Million After Palin Speech, Obama picks up $8 million!

It's Back

Westmoreland calls Obama ‘uppity'

McCain is he talking to US or warning his 2nd wife ?

McCain to take stage at Republican convention

LISTEN
WATCH