Mlinsenbigler
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The reason I go after President Obama for that is he is constantly railing against Boehner. I'm not defending Boehner as much as criticizing the President for blatant partisanship. The Senate has gotten NOTHING done during his Presidency but you don't hear about that. All your hear from him is the House this, the House that. The House is passing a budget every year. That's not something special, it's something they are supposed to do by law. The Senate, by law, is supposed to as well. No one notices that, especially him. He continues to criticize the House and Tea Partiers for what he calls "bailing out the rich" when the Senate can't even execute the most basic of required functions. That's my problem concerning that issue. He should use his power as a way to push the Senate to do what it's supposed to do. He doesn't because his party controls it.
By only one vote both this year and last year. Republicans in the Senate voted against Republican House budgets so it's obvious the Republicans in the Senate do the same thing as their Democrat neighbors. Expecting 100% solidarity in politics is a pipe dream.
The thing is though, if he was tougher on the Ds in the Senate it wouldn't matter because the Rs in the Senate would filibuster any legislation that might reflect good on the Pres. I feel the same frustrations about the Senate not getting crap done. And I can understand where your coming from about the partisenship too, its frustrating when the politicians are more worried about criticizing the other side and their views instead of working to solve the problems that are facing the nation today. I just don't think it's 100% fair to call out the Pres. for being partisan and not say anything about the partisanship of the other side, you know.
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Sorry, but its hard to call out the Republican President we don't have. President Obama is a Democrat and Democrats are sucking just as bad as Republicans right now. The difference is the Dems are getting called on it like the other side.
I didn't suggest you call out a none existent president. But you can call out the Senate Rs for, very literally, stopping Congress from doing their job ( Its not Obama in there using the filibuster ). I would have to apologize to you in advance because I know your not going to like what I say, but the Ds are doing a damn good job taking into consideration their working with a party whos leaders have said that their job is to make Obama a one term president. And I don't know why you think Pres. Obama hasn't been called out, just Youtube or Google "obama called out" he gets it from both sides. The reason things aren't getting done in the Senate or the House is because of the Senate and the House, not the president. His job is not to baby sit the Congress; its to protect our country. He's killed more AQ leadership in his first three and a half years than Bush did in his eight. His leadership in Libya helped lead to the ultimate death of Khadaffy, a man who killed American citizens. He has ended a combat role in Iraq, and has drawn out a very specific deadline in Afghanistan. Don't forget, he ordered the killing of OBL. On the domestic front he has taken us out of recession and consistently added jobs to the work force. Lowered taxes to the lowest rate since 1950 ( which I don't like, but shows he is willing to compromise with the other party )... He is a great president, and we would like your support this upcoming election cycle. Look at the other guy, do you really think he could do a better job? I mean, just because he is rich doesn't mean he has a magic wond that creates jobs.
I didn't suggest you call out a none existent president. But you can call out the Senate Rs for, very literally, stopping Congress from doing their job ( Its not Obama in there using the filibuster ). I would have to apologize to you in advance because I know your not going to like what I say, but the Ds are doing a damn good job taking into consideration their working with a party whos leaders have said that their job is to make Obama a one term president. And I don't know why you think Pres. Obama hasn't been called out, just Youtube or Google "obama called out" he gets it from both sides. The reason things aren't getting done in the Senate or the House is because of the Senate and the House, not the president. His job is not to baby sit the Congress; its to protect our country. He's killed more AQ leadership in his first three and a half years than Bush did in his eight. His leadership in Libya helped lead to the ultimate death of Khadaffy, a man who killed American citizens. He has ended a combat role in Iraq, and has drawn out a very specific deadline in Afghanistan. Don't forget, he ordered the killing of OBL. On the domestic front he has taken us out of recession and consistently added jobs to the work force. Lowered taxes to the lowest rate since 1950 ( which I don't like, but shows he is willing to compromise with the other party )... He is a great president, and we would like your support this upcoming election cycle. Look at the other guy, do you really think he could do a better job? I mean, just because he is rich doesn't mean he has a magic wond that creates jobs.
Oh the irony. It's Congressional R's fault for the Bush/OBAMA tax cuts when A) The Senate where Dem controlled when it was originally passed and B) The Senate is still Dem controlled C) The tax cuts were passed by the Dem controlled House and Senate in 2010......if we are just going to go ahead and add another 1.5 trillion dollar to the debt because Congressional Rs. want to give a huge tax break to the WEALTHIEST people in our society (Bush/Obama tax cuts).
The fact of the matter is, you don't raise taxes when the gov't is spending millions on researching shrimp running on treadmills and funding Pakistani Sesame Street. By your account, we should raise taxes so we can fund more programs like these. When our gov't actually makes some real cuts, cuts to stupid programs like those, then we can talk about taxes.And we can't only look at cuts to solve the problems we are facing. I mean look at Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, they all cut, cut, cut their governments and now they are on their way to bring down the Euro-zone. They needed to, and we need to, stimulate the economy, consolidate government programs, and like you said cut the wasteful spending. But the beef I have is that one side (Rs) won't even acknowledge the only way we are going to close the gap in the deficit and ultimately lower the national debt is by increasing taxes.
We have three different branches of government, all with a specific job, the Pres. does not run the Senate, he is not the boss of Reid or Boehner. All and all I think the Pres. is a civil person, even when he is criticizing someone, not like most R's who call his a "Liar" or "the most Leftist president in US history" or insist that "Pres. Obama is wants the economy to fail". The Presidents constitutional responsibilities are as commander-and-chief of the US Military to over see foreign policy, not economic policy. The Congress is responsible for the problems pertaining to our fiscal policies and our overall economy. And even so, the Senate Ds wouldn't be able to pass a budget when the Rs would just filibuster because they don't want history to show that when Ds were running things they got stuff done. I probably couldn't find a quote of Pres. Obama criticizing Reid, could you find a quote of Boehner criticizing, McConnoll for leading the Senate in filibuster history, probably not because those (both Rs and Ds) bastards kiss each others arses.
You mean how a previous president got involved in case about a woman in a coma???I don't understand why our President feels like he can address Trayvon Martin, the NCAA basketball tourney, or the Kardashians marriage arrangements but not his Senate failing to do their job for 3 straight years. He is the leader of the country. As such, he should lead by addressing the issue with the Senate.
Yes it is the Rs fault for the Bush/Obama tax cuts. Before Obama repassed them the were called the Bush tax cuts for a reason, Bush and Rs drafted them. I put fault on Obama for repassing them, don't think i'm some partisan trying to defend that, I'm just defending the fact he doesn't run the Senate. And they do effect everyone, the rich get tax breaks and the poor feel the cuts in all the social program cuts.Oh the irony. It's Congressional R's fault for the Bush/OBAMA tax cuts when A) The Senate where Dem controlled when it was originally passed and B) The Senate is still Dem controlled C) The tax cuts were passed by the Dem controlled House and Senate in 2010.
Also, don't act like those tax cuts don't effect anyone other than the rich. They effect everyone and you know it.
I agree, wasteful spend needs to be addressed, but I don't hold Pres Obama accountable for what should be a discussion that should be happening in Congress. But the fact is, if your trying to address the debt and deficit, your going to need to raise taxes. You can't close the gap in the budget deficit by not cutting wasteful spending and not collecting taxes, and can't reduce the national debt unless the economy is doing good. The way you get the economy to prosper is by having more people buying and selling goods and services, the way the government can promote the buying and selling of goods and services is to make sure it is funding programs like food stamps, unemployment, and job retraining and not cutting funding for all these programs. (which Congressional Rs have repeatedly proposed in many different pieces of legislation )The fact of the matter is, you don't raise taxes when the gov't is spending millions on researching shrimp running on treadmills and funding Pakistani Sesame Street. By your account, we should raise taxes so we can fund more programs like these. When our gov't actually makes some real cuts, cuts to stupid programs like those, then we can talk about taxes.
The Rs might not be purposing to cut all government spending overnight, but they have made a pledge to Grover Norquest to not increase tax revenue one cent. They want to cut everything and more but can't raise taxes even when taxes are at a 60 year low. 60YEAR LOW. The rich are doing the best they ever had, meaning they have never been richer. It seems to me that we agree about what should be happening we are just in disagreement on who to hold accountable for why it's not happeneing. Respectfully I disagree with you, you can not hold the president accountable for what the congress is or is not doing..... breaking news, spending is lower dollar for dollar under Obama than the last five presidents....The reason the Euro austerity isn't working is because it was done irresponsibly. They cut huge portions of their gov't virtually overnight. No one is saying that should happen. However, cuts should be made in a slow and responsible manner. I agree that we can't just cut people off from money they depend on ie welfare, Medicaid/care, etc. Those programs need to be reformed, the reforms need to be instituted over a period of time, and a "grandfathering" agreement should be put into play for a certain age.
The POTUS is responsible for economic policy because he has to approve of policy passed, does he not? In addition, the excuse you give the Senate is a cop out. Why do we pay our Senators if they can just throw their hands up and say screw it when they can't come to an agreement? Harry Reid is the Senate Majority leader. As such, he should lead the Senate to a budget, simple as that. The POTUS, instead of focusing on bickering through the media with Boehner, should apply pressure to the Senate to DO THEIR JOB that they are obligated to do BY LAW. I don't understand why our President feels like he can address Trayvon Martin, the NCAA basketball tourney, or the Kardashians marriage arrangements but not his Senate failing to do their job for 3 straight years. He is the leader of the country. As such, he should lead by addressing the issue with the Senate.
You mean how a previous president got involved in case about a woman in a coma???
Yes it is the Rs fault for the Bush/Obama tax cuts. Before Obama repassed them the were called the Bush tax cuts for a reason, Bush and Rs drafted them. I put fault on Obama for repassing them, don't think i'm some partisan trying to defend that, I'm just defending the fact he doesn't run the Senate. And they do effect everyone, the rich get tax breaks and the poor feel the cuts in all the social program cuts.
I agree, wasteful spend needs to be addressed, but I don't hold Pres Obama accountable for what should be a discussion that should be happening in Congress. But the fact is, if your trying to address the debt and deficit, your going to need to raise taxes. You can't close the gap in the budget deficit by not cutting wasteful spending and not collecting taxes, and can't reduce the national debt unless the economy is doing good. The way you get the economy to prosper is by having more people buying and selling goods and services, the way the government can promote the buying and selling of goods and services is to make sure it is funding programs like food stamps, unemployment, and job retraining and not cutting funding for all these programs. (which Congressional Rs have repeatedly proposed in many different pieces of legislation )
The Rs might not be purposing to cut all government spending overnight, but they have made a pledge to Grover Norquest to not increase tax revenue one cent. They want to cut everything and more but can't raise taxes even when taxes are at a 60 year low. 60YEAR LOW. The rich are doing the best they ever had, meaning they have never been richer. It seems to me that we agree about what should be happening we are just in disagreement on who to hold accountable for why it's not happeneing. Respectfully I disagree with you, you can not hold the president accountable for what the congress is or is not doing..... breaking news, spending is lower dollar for dollar under Obama than the last five presidents....
He has veto power yes, but he does not write legislation. It's not a cop out if it's true. very basic. There are 57 Ds, 40 Rs, 2 Is (cacuse with Ds) one empty seat because Sen. Kennedy died. lets just say 60 Ds 40 Rs. In order to pass legislation under the filibuster you need 2/3 votes. 2/3 or 100 is 66.6 lets say 66 to round down, guess what the Ds don't have 66 to break a filibuster to do their jobs. why because Senate Rs are filibustering. Heres a graph hope it can paint a better picture than I can. Google Image Result for http://www.discourseanddiatribe.com/filibuster_files/image002.gif
You're the one that introduced the idea of stupid things presidents do, not me. You listed a couple and I added one more. :shrug:And that has what to do with the current subject?
You're the one that introduced the idea of stupid things presidents do, not me. You listed a couple and I added one more. :shrug:
It's not a strawman if it shows that it's common practice among presidents to do this kind of thing. If you bitched about Obama taking a vacation I would also point to other presidents taking vacations. It's typical behavior for any president to do these things and unworthy of any special attention in debate.I introduced stupid things the current POTUS is doing. You brought up things the POTUS prior to him did, there by introducing the typical strawman when a criticism of President Obama is introduced.
It's not a strawman if it shows that it's common practice among presidents to do this kind of thing. If you bitched about Obama taking a vacation I would also point to other presidents taking vacations. It's typical behavior for any president to do these things and unworthy of any special attention in debate.
No, you can bitch all you want. But you shouldn't be too surprised when someone else also bitches about the same thing, whether it's the current Pres or not. :shrug:So, by your account, we can't "bitch" about anything any POTUS has done if another has done it before? You are fine with something that should not be a common practice simply because it is a common practice? In addition, President Obama is clearly the most socially involved POTUS we have ever had. I don't ever remember a POTUS going on ESPN to give them his NCAA tourney bracket. I don't recall a POTUS discussing TV shows with people on a regular basis, much less a reality show. It is a very worthy of special attention in a debate when the POTUS fails to address the Senate serving during his Presidency is breaking Federal law for 3 straight years by not passing a budget yet has time to do the aforementioned things. But if you're good with that, that's your perogative.
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And, quite frankly, no one knows what goes on behind closed doors in DC. For all we know he has been urging them to do something - but that doesn't mean they have to listen to him. After all, they are separate branches of government. One does not report to the other.
What I do know is that he calls out John Boehner and the House pubicly all the time. Just wondering why the double standard is all. Wait, nevermind, I know why. It's that whole (D) thing. Partisan hackery is really getting old with our gov't, I think we can agree.
Partisanship is crushing America. Compromise is the only way to work. No one side is completely correct, but both sides together is incredibly strong. That's why the 90's was filled with success; we had success together in government.
Things were different in the 90's. The left is more far left and the right doesn't know what it believes anymore. We need a new party, preferably a libertarian like party, to gain traction.
It's that whole (R) thing, as well, which is what I've been trying to say for three posts. Yes, it's partisan hackery.Just wondering why the double standard is all. Wait, nevermind, I know why. It's that whole (D) thing. Partisan hackery is really getting old with our gov't, I think we can agree.
The polarization of the parties can be fixed though. When the silent majority steps up and says that they arent afraid to compromise, then we will have a strong nation. As long as this loud, obnoxious, and relatively small group of legislators are yelling, we will have a mess. The simplest solution is using the democratic process and voting these people out. A third party would be nice, but further complicates our already Byzantine government.
The right is more far right as well. What both sides are missing is the "old fashioned" conservatives. Yes, there used to be things like that, conservative D's and conservative R's. D's that understood the need for a strong military and R's that weren't afraid of social programs and education, especially the latter. We've lost that group in DC because media sensationalism has taken over politics. (To some extent it's also altered the public worldview.) The ones heard more and more are the radicals on both sides, so we end up with more of them in DC.Things were different in the 90's. The left is more far left and the right doesn't know what it believes anymore. We need a new party, preferably a libertarian like party, to gain traction.
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