reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

I am a political atheist, please review this video and take what you llike and leave the rest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNA...

July 28, 2011 at 1:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

WALL STREET IS KILING MAIN STREET.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We__qs...

July 28, 2011 at 1:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

Max Keiser on Obama deception.
http://maxkeiser.com/tag/obama-decept...

July 28, 2011 at 1:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

Webester Tarpley on Obama DECEPTION.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arNE2E...

July 28, 2011 at 1:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

DON'T ASK DON'T TELL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3JTPz...

July 28, 2011 at 1:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

"Obama should have spent more time over the last several years working on uniting parties"

What? Where have you been? Every move he has made to unite parties since day one has resulted in his getting shot down. That's where the media got the idea to name the GOP the "party of no."

Don't you remember in one of his speeches to Congress we heard a very loud, "You lie"? When has any president in history ever experienced such a disrespectful act? Never! That is exactly the sort of thing that has been happening all along.

Even now, this push by the GOP is nothing more than a giant effort to thwart his efforts at re-election. It's just a big game to those Washington jerks, all of them.

I'll tell you what all those jerks should have been spending more time doing all this time and that is getting the American man and woman back to work. When people are getting a paycheck, they are paying their FICA taxes.

Instead, those jerks are busy threatening Social Security and Medicare when they should be looking at how much tax the wealthy pay, or whether they pay any at all. But oh no, if the wealthy pay more taxes, they may not do any hiring.

Oh really? Are they doing any hiring now?

July 28, 2011 at 2:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

Obama Foreclosuregate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l628Wx...

July 28, 2011 at 2:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

B CAST INTERVIEW: was Obama a committed Marxist in college?
http://www.breitbart.tv/the-b-cast-in...

July 28, 2011 at 2:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

methusla (anonymous) says...

Both political parties are a " Joke " . Some will say that the " Tea Party " is a political party that is seperate from the Democratic and Republican Parties. To this I say, " What a load of crap " . The Tea Party is nothing more than a " Far Right Wing/Radical Faction ", that the GOOFUP/Republican party has aligned itself with and embraced, which I now believe the GOOFUP/Republican Party, now wishes they had never done.

The Democratic Party is not a whole lot better, because they too have their radical, satellite factions that are orbiting about the Democratic Party. And both parties are controlled by the " Wealthy Faction " , inside as well as outside the U.S. and therein lies the true problem with the U.S. . The whole political scene in the U.S. is nothing more than a " Contro and Power " GAME and nothing more .

July 28, 2011 at 2:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

doubt_it (anonymous) says...

Sure wish it didn't take a lot of money to run for office. I know quite a few great people who don't make much money that would be perfect for their jobs. It would be people with common sense. But alas, it takes money to get elected, no matter what for what level of office a person is running.

July 28, 2011 at 3:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

METHUSLA, good post and please review G. Edward Griffin-collectivist conspiracy.
http://tulsachange.com/g-edward-griff...

July 28, 2011 at 4:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

A short film on Obama decption.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9cx...

July 28, 2011 at 4:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

Despite all the Wahington antics, I still don't believe there are conspiracies afoot. So reddog, please stop the conspiracy links. My gosh, you must spend your entire day reading all this BS.

July 28, 2011 at 4:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

goodoleboy (anonymous) says...

So KB Thomas JR, since your a political atheist then why do all your posts exclusively trash the left? Where is the right wing banter? Do you not get that 80% or better of our deficit was brought about by the RIGHT and not some big spending liberal agenda?

I'd recommend a tinfoil hat and a bunker, but I think it's too late for you.

July 28, 2011 at 5:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

goodoleboy (anonymous) says...

Chris Walker

Uniting parties takes work and effort on both sides, the right has made a habit of doing exactly the opposite and demonizing everything the man has done or tried.

There is only so much one can do when someone says your way or the highway.

July 28, 2011 at 5:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

NO WE CAN'T-ADVICE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
http://www.yourcivicdoody.com/yourciv...

July 28, 2011 at 5:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

FOOD FOR THOUGHT JESSIE VENTURA.
http://www.infowars.com/jesse-ventura...

July 28, 2011 at 5:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

debt jubilee or ww 3. BOB CHAPMAN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_jc_b...

July 28, 2011 at 6 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

LISTEN TO THE ELITE. PASTOR LINDSEY WILLIAMS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbnShU...

July 28, 2011 at 6:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

scarlett01_98 (anonymous) says...

wonder what would happen if kb thomas put as much effort into selling houses as he does spamming the gazette forums. hmmmmm

July 28, 2011 at 6:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

l have sold over one thousand homes a long time ago. Every month, I add to my record. Folks knowledge is power, economic power-learn what the insider's are doing on this next link. These links are a life time of study. ENJOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ2hFC...

July 28, 2011 at 6:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

goodoleboy (anonymous) says...

After rereading the gazette forum rules, I can conclude reddong is in violation. I am all for the ability to express your opinion, but in this case, all this moron does is express everything but his own.

I really do get sick of having to scroll through his crap to read legit posts.

July 28, 2011 at 6:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

GRACE.

July 28, 2011 at 7:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

I did not mean to trip your trigger but, to save your dinner table. Have a nice evening and a better tomorrow and send some links my way. MY WAY-my favorite song.

July 28, 2011 at 7:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

reddog (K. B. Thomas Jr.) says...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E2hYD...

July 28, 2011 at 7:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

banshee (anonymous) says...

I say get rid of all of them and start over the way it was supposed to be. One side wants to cut aid to disabled and people who have worked all their life and paid ss tax and the other side wants to raise the debt ceiling while government continues to pay themselves hundreds of thousands a year and send hundreds of thousands overseas and let people here suffer for it. Government is supposed to be "by the people, of the people, and for the people". If this was the case, would they be threatening to cut programs for people who can't who are unable to work due to age/disability and increasing joblessness when they are supposed to be trying to decrease it?

July 28, 2011 at 10:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

They will cut programs to people who can't work because they can. Retired people and veterans, both disabled and otherwise, have no real voice and can't fight back. Many of us lost big time when our 401K accounts took major hits not long ago. We no longer can get back to work to make up for it. We are being victimized by the very people who made all those promises when they were running for office.

Who shall we thank? Bush senior and his buddies at Enron? How about some of those other giant corporation administrators who embezzled millions and caused many pension funds to go belly up?

Are these politicians interested in the everyday blue collar worker? Or are they interested in the high-dollar company that can line their pockets? Ever check how much a congressman's yearly salary has increased in the few years he has been in office. Some growth is in the millions. What?

These congressmen and Wall Street guys are ones who made it on the old man's money by attending prestigious schools. Later jobs came from daddy's company. Yeah, the birth lottery. Tell me, everyone, who has it harder, the Wall Street guy typing up millions or your friendly neighborhood Washington politician, or the guy paving a road in 105 degree heat?

How about Bush junior and all that money and precious lives spent on a war that never did find a damn thing in Iraq? It would have been so much easier and certainly cheaper to send in a team of Navy seals to get rid of Saddam. But that is not the reason we were given for going to war. Oh no, we had to go after those Weapons of Non Existence.
A flipping war about nothing...oil...Halliburton...Cheney....Incompetence...Cheese and Rice!

My last question is to President Obama and the entire congress. Howcum you take my tax dollars and give it to some country like Afghanistan whose leaders steal it all for themselves? Then you want to cut my social security and veteran's benefits? WTF.

July 29, 2011 at 8:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

methusla (anonymous) says...

create,

Simple answer, " Money Talks, B.S. walks "

And since " WE " do not have money that talks, that makes us B.S. that walks and talks.

July 29, 2011 at 8:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

create

WTF ?

Never thought I'd see that coming from a retired school teacher. You have reached the end of your rope, haven't you? ;>)

July 29, 2011 at 8:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

methusla (anonymous) says...

I think, we have all pretty much reached the end of our rope, with help of our governments and it is a distinct that quite a few of us will be left to " dangle and strangle " at the end of that rope ! And none of our governments or the wealthy that dictate what our government does, really gives a damn .

create, " WTF ", way to go girl, sounds like the wife of a Marine to me, you go girl ! Shoot, even retired teachers need to vent too.

July 29, 2011 at 9:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

cyberspace (anonymous) says...

Thank you for your posts, create, methusla, goodoleboy, doubt_it, scarlet01 and banshee. I was getting ready to post something very similar to Mr Walker and others on this post but you saved me the time.
Well said!

July 29, 2011 at 9:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

scarlett01_98 (anonymous) says...

create,
you go girl!
want some coffee? or better yet a 'mater? : D

July 29, 2011 at 11:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

I just don't understand these politicians in Washington. Today there is a parade, 1 after another on t.v. of reps and senators blaming each other for not doing their job. Meanwhile the market is probably headed down again, resulting in even more money out of our retirement funds.

I don't think I would be showing my face on t.v. right now. People are pissed. Some are a little more than crazy. To all of these press hogs I would say,

"Remember Gabby Gifford?"

I am not advocating violence against anyone. In these times no one has to.

July 29, 2011 at 11:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

I am real surprised this mess in Washington has not already resulted in a huge social upheaval. They've had million man marches in DC before. Sure would love to see that happen. Gets their attention.

I called the bank this morning just to see if my veteran's check was going to arrive on Monday. If it doesn't, I've got to make other arrangements quick to pay bills.

What do you wanna bet not one of those congress people have had to make such a consideration.

July 29, 2011 at 12:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Denise_Dorcey (anonymous) says...

Create, I agree with you 100% with your comment on this thread.

We're in the same situation regarding our well-earned veteran's check!!!!

When is the revolution going to begin??

July 29, 2011 at 2:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

Thanks, Denise.

People are frustrated. I'm glad to hear this afternoon that the switchboards and servers in Washington are all down due to the high traffic from constituents.

Look at the small guy in this country. Maybe his 401K has just now started to recover a little bit from the huge losses suffered recently. Now this!!!

We can point to the idealogues in the Tea Party for refusing to extend the debt ceiling. Refusing to listen to sensible thinking and digging in stubbornly is not helping. They are saying that this is what they promised to do when they were elected. To do what, cripple the entire country?

I like the way Senator John Kerry put it this afternoon. "Those guys are eating our seed corn." The markets are all down with only a few minutes before the bell.

Happy Friday, eveyone. Check your 401K.

July 29, 2011 at 2:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

methusla (anonymous) says...

Here are some questions for Chris Walker.

How is any President supposed to keep his campaign promises, when the opposing party does everything it can to see that the party of the and the President fails miserably and this is all due to outside " don' t give a damn " influences, that are paying the elected " representitives of the people " to do, only what they pay the elected House and Senate congressmen/women pay them and most of what they pay for benefits noone but those who are wealthy enough to afford to " pay for/buy " a congressman/woman to do their bidding ?
And isn' t what is happening right now in D.C. a perfect example of the non-partisan, " Buying " of congressional votes ?
Amd as long as this is allowed to continue, by us, the people, isn' t it going to be impossible for any President, no matter what party they are aligned with, to keep campaing promises or do whats best for everyone ?
The repective governments of this country, Fed, State, Local, County are all the same. If you don' t believe so , just take a look at what happens when any one of the governments mentioned, even think about cutting funding or even defund any agency, organization, entity . When funding or defunding are mentioned, all of a sudden the heads, power brokers of those organizations, appear at a gov't. meeting and throw their influence/weight around and ever gov' t official gets " jelly spined " and " shivers " to point of losing their shoes and gives in to the demands of the " heads, supposedly credible, influencial " power brokers/dictators " , stand up and say " Jawohl, mein Fuhrer! "
" and end up doing what the Fuhrer wants in the long run.
If you don' t thing it happens, just attend a local Commission meeting, after the threat of cutting funding or defunding a certain organization, that is headed up by a certain person or persons and see what happens.

July 29, 2011 at 3:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

I received a reply from Congressman Tim Huelskamp this morning. In it, he blames the "Obama spending spree" for ALL of this mess in Washington right now. ALL OF IT. Then he claims at the end of his letter to be acting in a non partisan manner. Yeah sure.

Why am I not surprised?

Why do we keep trusting these people to even TRY to take a moderate view and look at both sides of any issue?

What is killing this country in two words: PARTISAN POLITICS.

July 30, 2011 at 7:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

HOPE?

We can sit on our fat butts and HOPE all we want.

I'm thinking our only HOPE is a complete meltdown, like the great depression. Only when every person in our country is worrying about their next meal will things change.

Some would consider my attitude as a "glass 1/2 empty" attitude. It would be, but someone swiped the glass. ;>)

July 30, 2011 at 7:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

create,

My two words would be:

VOTER APATHY

or

VOTER IGNORANCE

July 30, 2011 at 8 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

My friend tells me that at her doctor's office the other day, all the old people were going off about the debt ceiling and blaming Obama for everything including the fact that Social Security payments and Medicare payments may be late. What?

I don't get it. Blame a Democrat yet sit there and bitch because you might not get your very liberal entitlements.

Yes, Steve, you're right. VOTER IGNORANCE.

July 30, 2011 at 6:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

booker5m (anonymous) says...

I emailed all our reps in Washington and told them they are talking about cutting SS and Medicare and also we may not get checks if they dont pass a budget. I wanted to know if they would get paid. Not one would give me an answer if they would get paid. all I got was a full page of mubo jubo.When are voters going relize none should be reelected?

July 30, 2011 at 8:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

booker5m (anonymous) says...

Create I got the same email from Tim H. you got.
Why dont they just pass the budget and start voting down all new bills that call for spending? A balance budget is jjust bull. The US will still owe trilllions and even old Billy boy didnt do anything because of the money the US owed

July 30, 2011 at 9:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

booker,

I think they just manufacture form letters and spam all people who write to them. They have no intention of dealing with specifics we may ask about. We need to remember all this next election and vote every single office holder out.

Conservatives want to cut all spending. But they don't seem to understand that when over 40% of the people in the country don't pay taxes at all, then something's got to give. Loopholes are killing us. For example, huge loopholes are given to oil companies for stuff like yachts used for entertaining oil clients. Yet they want to cut benefits like Medicare and Social Security? This can't continue. Where is the balance?

I'd like to see them focus on two things: heavy cuts in the "free trade" area, and job growth for American people. One will lead to the other.

So many jobs are going overseas that the United States has become one big sow with rows of teats and every foreign country and big corporation is parked at our underbelly.

We Americans can help out by buying American made products too. We need to start manufacturing again in this country. We don't make anything, but we are sucking up stuff made in foreign countries like crazy. Look at electronics alone.

Anybody catch the Newt Gingrich story recently? He claims to be a great proponent of "buy American" but he was handing out t-shirts that were made in El Salvador.

So did our trade agreements in Central and South America keep people there employed and prevent them from crossing the border?

I'd also like the GOP to admit, just once, that the Bush era includes two wars that were put on credit. They never showed on his balance sheet.

I hope I'm within hearing distance of the next person who blames Obama for their not receiving their social security. I'll just politely invite him or her to go back to work and just request that their entitlements stop altogether since social security is a liberal idea to begin with. You can't have it both ways.

July 31, 2011 at 8:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

methusla (anonymous) says...

Who says that American politics/government/political system is the best in the world ?

Who says that when you vote, you are getting a government that represents " All of the People " ?

Answer: All of the wealthy/super wealthy individuals/corporations/businesses that are paying those who are elected to seats in the American Governmental system and are absolutely influencing American governmental policy/law making !
What other reason could there be for allowing the weathy/superwealthy to become even wealther and force the poor and middle class to pay for everything, while the wealthy and superwealthy barely pay for anything and the so called humanitarian donations that these wealthy/superwealthy make is, but a small pittance, compared to the taxes they would have to pay on all of their hidden income/wealth .
That"s who says that the present way, politics/politicalsystem/government is done, is the best in the world.

This whole, recent " Play " in D.C. has been like watching a " skit " on Saturday Night Live and similar to watching the rise of nazism in Europe in the 1930's. You know if you don' t comform to our partys way of thinking, " WE WILL CRUSH YOU " !

This is exactly the way things have played out in D.C. in the last few weeks .

July 31, 2011 at 9:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

methusla (anonymous) says...

There has been no " Bipartisanship " on either side in this whole " fiasco " .

On the one side you have a party that is so afraid of not getting relected to power in the next election, they are willing to " cave " to the demands of the other party who is so " pissed off " they lost the last election and to a " Black " man to boot, they are willing to embrace a " Radical " faction, such as the Tea Party to help them hold a whole Nation hostage in order to get what they want.

Do you as supposedly intelligent American people, really think that either party cares about " all of the people " ?

July 31, 2011 at 9:10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

methusla (anonymous) says...

My fellow Americans, the whole political climate in America has become nothing more than a " Control/Power " struggle between the " Wealthy/Superwealthy " and the rest of the American people .

And nothing short of all out " Revolution " by the people is going to change things.

As usual this is just my opinion ( JMO )

July 31, 2011 at 9:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

Auto responses from our reps are nothing new.

All of this "drama" is nothing but political gamesmanship. And we are the ones who will be hurt by it. And nothing will be done about it until the country reaches the melt down point.
(The same could be said for our city)

We have become such an entitled society, everyone wants their share and their programs no matter what happens to the nation as a whole.

I have also heard the president bashing at the V.A. clinics here in town and in Topeka from my fellow veterans. If it were not so sad, it would be amusing.

I for one am tired of the blame game. There is enough fault to lay at the base of each party. There is however, a boatload of blame to be laid at the feet of the press and it's pundits in explaining this to the public.

Medicare CUTS instead of adjustments.

S.S. CUTS, instead of adjustments.

Tax INCREASES instead of allowing tax breaks to expire.

All while ignoring the two wars we Americans don't seem to realize we are fighting.

So here is my first idea to start things off.

No one on the federal government payroll in Washington D.C. should be paid for the next month, or until our elected officials get their "act" together. NO ONE !

July 31, 2011 at 9:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

You're absolutely right, methusla. "All of the people" are pawns, especially right now when we common folk feel so threatened by this fiasco.

We are pawns to those politicians who refuse to compromise, Tea party first and foremost. This letter I received from Tim Huelscamp is a prime example when he claims to support bipartisanship yet blames Obama for the "spending spree" of bailouts. Some of those bailout packages came from the Bush administration too.

What a foolish thing for Huelscamp to say. Did he take a moment to think that bailouts saved jobs? For example, the CEO of General Motors spoke this morning on those bailouts. His company has since repaid 30 billion of the $50 billion received and continues to repay it.

The CEO spoke of the over one million jobs all over this country that were saved as a result of the bailouts GM received.

Did Huelscamp take one moment, one lousy moment to consider such a momentous thing as saving jobs? Did he think to take a moment to figure out what the FICA deductions were in those million jobs? Or payroll taxes for both federal and states? Bush too agreed that saving jobs was paramount in the bailouts. Both presidents worked together on the bailouts.

But Huelscamp blames Obama. Huelscamp needs a history lesson. Politicians that play partisan politics are dangerous to us all.

July 31, 2011 at 9:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

doubt_it (anonymous) says...

~ Steve

Couldn't agree more, especially with no on in the federal goverment in DC getting paid til they get their acts together. That would save us a bundle, because they will never get their act together.

I received the same canned response from Congressman Tim Huelskamp. Still nothing new. They aren't listening to us, they are only listening to the wealthy.

Again, I agree,its all about getting re-elected next term & being pissed off about not getting elected. Sure wish some of us common folk could get elected, but I just don't have the funds to do it.

July 31, 2011 at 9:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

Good idea, Steve. And that should start with congressmen's payrolls.

The very idea that troops in Afghanistan are asking whether or not they will receive their paychecks is so damn hard to consider I can hardly type the words.

I wonder if Huelscamp can answer those guys with a straight face about "spending sprees." Jeez what an idiot.

BTW, I received no responses from either Moran's office or Roberts'.

So, screw them in the next election.

July 31, 2011 at 9:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

So, Mr. Walker, are you getting an eyeful with regard to your editorial? You're blaming Obama too you know, just heaping all of this on his shoulders when the party of no refuses to work with him at all. Must be nice to just sit there stubbornly and refuse. Or worse yet, walk out of meetings like a spoiled child.

July 31, 2011 at 9:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

I'm just a dumb ole redneck from Kansas, but here are some of my ideas on this mess.

1. Bring our troops home now, not only from Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, but start closing bases in other counties. Use the savings from this expense to begin a WPA type program to build up the countries power grids and infrastructure. Maybe a high speed rail system? Repaired roads and bridges? That would put the returning service members and many other unemployed people to work .

2. Social Security and Medicare, Medicaid HAVE TO be changed. EVERY actuary have said it is unsustainable as is. There has to be a change in the eligibility age and some form of means testing enacted. Not for people on the programs now, but for those who are 15 or more years from retiring.

Consider this: A month or two ago, our friend Steve Sauder, commented on his achieving medicare age status. Nothing against Mr. Sauder, but should millionaires and the more well off, receive the same benefits as a poor person who cannot afford them? Couldn't they pay a little more for their care?

3. Congress should pass no law for the country that does not also apply to themselves. No more special retirement or health programs.

4. Absolutely no more "earmark" bills allowed in either house of Congress.

5.Consider abolishing or slashing several federal agencies.
Department of Education?
Department of Commerce?
Department of Agriculture?
FDA?
Amtrak?

What works for you guys?

July 31, 2011 at 10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

booker5m (anonymous) says...

Both parties okay the NAFT act. That was the worst thing for Americans for all it did was send jobs South and I am not talking Texas or Alabama. Bring all troops home and stattion them on the borders and no one comes across. Any business that hires an Illegal does 10 years in jail.

July 31, 2011 at 10:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

I just heard several people interviewed on CNN Money. One of them was the founder and head of the Memphis Tea Party.

His idea to increase business revenue in this country is to GET RID OF OSHA, the American Disabilities Act, and other such programs that is tying the hands of American business. He is a businessman.

Sure. Let's return to the nineteenth century when the American worker was not protected in the workplace. Everyday, hundreds died because of workplace perils.

And let's not get the disabled back to work by providing them with workplace fixtures that will enable them to at least make a paycheck. Let's just make sure they stay in their basements and never see the light of day.

I can't believe the sob had the guts to say such a thing, especially right on TV at a time when people are fearing for their livlihoods.

Tea Party people are following this man and supporting his mad man ideas.

Why are people even working for him. Something tells me he's been sued for workplace violations and will use the political pulpit to get back at people. But no matter what his reasons, the Tea Party folks believe him and follow him.

This is nuts.

July 31, 2011 at 2:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

I like all your ideas, Steve, except the one about limiting social security to guys like Steve Sauder who already have more than they need. The trouble with that is that these guys have also paid into the system all their working lives. Gotta give 'em that. Maybe to limit their benefits according to their net incomes? I suppose that would encourage cheating on income taxes then.

Definitely no earmarks, or if any earmarks at all, an absolute limit according the the population of the state. I am recalling that stupid Stephens from Alaska and all the heavy earmarks he got year after year including his famous "bridge to nowhere." Guys like him put us in the poorhouse. Where is he today? Basking in his cabin in the Alaskan wilderness and collecting his lifetime pension. Suppose he cares about any of this?

Department of Commerce definitely needs to be slashed. What have they done to encourage jobs growth?

Education definitely needs to be pared down to a skeleton staff. All they do is argue with the states and promote ideas that don't work anyway.

Your best idea: Bring the troops home and put them to work in other areas that have much more significance to our own country than killing guys in a country that couldn't care less about us.

Finally, let me add another one to Steve's list. Stop or drastically cut foreign aid. Countries like Afghanistan aren't using it except for their leaders to squirrel it all away for themselves in Swiss banks. And this includes that fraudulent Pakistan who has all but admitted they were hiding Bin Laden for years.

Time to make America first.

If other countries have a severe catastrophe, we can help then. Otherwise, we must save all that foreign aid and keep it here at home in a special fund designed to only help for things like earthquakes and tsunamis.

Some say foreign aid helps our security in those dangerous areas of the world. If we have to pay for our own security like that, then let's invest in arming satellites.

July 31, 2011 at 3:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

An article in this mornings msnbc relates 10 signs of double dip recession. An interesting read if you care to look it up at

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43946055/...

If not, here's a recap:

1. Inflation --clothing, coffee, sugar, meat and other staples are up. (How far do your grocery dollars go lately?)

2. Investments yielding less -- The market has stumbled in last quarter. Gold faltering as well. (It began to revive a little, then down it went).

3. Auto industry -- purchasing is down as consumers worry about economy and oil prices. Easy to see there.

4. Oil --crude is above $100 a barrel and appears to be stuck there regardless of economy. Consumers not driving = slowdown in retail sector as well. (Didn't we say this around here when RDA keeps talking retail. Didn't many of us say that high gas prices prevent shopping).

5. Federal budget deficit signalling more cuts in federal and state and local jobs.

6. China's economy slows --demand BY Chinese consumers slows manufacturing, and export numbers fall. U.S. exports to China decline. (A good place to start a discussion).

7. Unemployment -- Jobless people curtail spending = more cash strapped state governments with demand for unemployment benefits. Many families are helping unemployed members and are curtailing their own spending as a result.

8. Debt ceiling -- need for higher taxes brought on by aging population. (Sorry all you no new taxes people, this is a fact of life and we've known this since the mid 1940's when the baby boom was going on. Why only now worry about it?)

9. Access to credit -- lack of access hurts individuals and business alike = concerns about risk and slow economy = banks want at least 20% down for home purchases = home construction jobs decrease.

10. Housing - the single largest drag on the economy. Total decline in home equity of over 60%. Mortgages underwater as values drop. Credit crisis develops. See #9.

August 1, 2011 at 8:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Denise_Dorcey (anonymous) says...

Great thread!

If only create and Steve were running the government; then there would be some movement and positive things happening to help all!

Enough of the compromising with the party of No.

August 1, 2011 at 9:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

bluebonnet (anonymous) says...

Create,
FYI - Ted Stevens from Alaska died on August 9, 2010 in a plane crash.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_stevens

I like all of Steve's ideas too, except the one you mentioned. As much as I hate the idea of claiming "entitlements," I kinda think I am "entitled" since I have paid into them for my entire adult life and will for many years to come.

And I DEFINITELY agree with the idea you added of cutting off foreign aid. We have no business giving out money to other countries until we get our own house in order.

August 1, 2011 at 1:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

Thanks bluebonnet. I'd forgotten that he died. One year ago too.

August 1, 2011 at 4:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

methusla (anonymous) says...

Well, Golly Gee !

If you really want to see who or what faction has the reigns of power in the Federal Government, please read the following,

Super PAC-men: On Sunday, “Restore Our Future” -- the Super PAC supporting Romney -- reported it has raised $12.2 million dollars in the first six months of this year, NBC’s Garrett Haake reports. The Super PAC, which can accept unlimited donations, was funded exclusively by just 86 donors. There were four $1 million dollar donations, and no single donation was less than $2,500. Among the bold-faced names who wrote checks to the committee: members of the Marriott family (on whose board Romney sat until earlier this year), beer magnate August Busch III, and New York investor John Paulson, who was the only individual to write a $1 million check to the Super PAC. By the way, that $12.2 million haul is substantially larger than the $3 million-plus haul by the Democratic Super PAC supporting Obama, Priorities USA Action; its sister group, Priorities USA, brought in an additional $2 million.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/...

These rich, wealthy " PARTY DONNERS " and the political partys and their politicians, they donate to or buy if you prefer, are the real enemies, terrorist threat to this Nation and its people .
Just how many of these wealthy donners do you suppose get all kinds of congressmen/women/congressional favors for their donations ?

If you had any doubt as to who has control of this Nation, I have just shown you who has the seat of power in the U.S. .

August 1, 2011 at 5:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

sail (anonymous) says...

OK enough with the bashing of repubs and tea party members, remember you guys are representing the party of tolerance , and spending,and raising my taxes

August 1, 2011 at 7:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

If I were a comedy writer for Saturday night live, I could not come up with this stuff.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/jo...

Our vice president is charging the secret service $2,200.00 a month for rent on a house he owns. I guess that's not too much considering it probably costs a million or more a month to protect him. There is no honor left in our government officials.

August 1, 2011 at 7:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

goodoleboy (anonymous) says...

One thing I'll say about liberals, at least they stick to their core principles.

Can't stand either party, would love to see someone like Ron Paul come in and turn everything upside down though.

August 1, 2011 at 9:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

goodoleboy (anonymous) says...

Steve,

Capitalism and free market right? So your telling me the VP should be punished for owning a rental property and renting it out? Point is someone is going to rent it out, and last I checked Biden was not a very wealthy member of congress. Folks over at Fox News would say talk like that is downright socialist.

August 1, 2011 at 10:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

sail (anonymous) says...

Agree good ol boy,Ron Paul would be honest, and stand by the constitution, but we both know the powers would never allow him to rise to the top..

August 2, 2011 at 7:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

goodoleboy,

No, No, No. That's not what I'm saying.

I'm saying if I were a SNL writer I would do a skit about this, and show the effects of budget cuts, by having secret service agents sleeping in pup tents on the front lawn of biden's house, complete with porta potties and campfires. Biden is currently single right? Maybe a scene with him snuggling with two armed agents in the bedroom? A secret service sleepover?

You are correct, I'm all for free market and capitalism. Heck, if I was Biden , the rent would be double for the government.
But I still think there is no honor left in (most of) our government officials.

Look at how they trotted out Gabby Gifford for the "historic" vote yesterday. Look at how the news media is gushing about that.

Free Market and Capitalism, I'm all for it.

If a business was run like the congress has been the last month, (years and decades) it would be broke.
Oh, wait!
The government is broke!
But let's hold a press conference and pat ourselves on the back for fixing this months debacle. Now let's get ready for the next election.

August 2, 2011 at 8 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

goodoleboy (anonymous) says...

No Steve he is married, and I'll wager if it was not his rental, someone else would probably be charging more.

There are far more interesting skits for SNL to write but I'll let the free market decide whether they thank those skits are funny.I figure since SNL has been around over 30 years now they know what is and what is not.

August 2, 2011 at 9:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

goodoleboy (anonymous) says...

Just for the record Steve, the media should be gushing about Mrs. Gifford, she was shot in head and returned to work in service of our country. I doubt many would have that kind of fortitude, regardless of their government affiliation.

August 2, 2011 at 9:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

sail (anonymous) says...

On topic of politics: google super congress,hmmm not so sure we havent let a very bad thing happen .Oh well CNN will look out for us, right?

August 2, 2011 at 2:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

Well, sail,

I wonder how much we both lost in the market today? It sure is good that debt limit bill got signed huh?

August 2, 2011 at 3:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

goodoleboy,

Just why do you think Mrs. Gifford was shot in the head?

It wasn't a random shooting, was it?

It was because she was a congresswoman and some "NUT" with not much to lose felt the need voice his frustration in his government with violence.

It was horrible, despicable, terrible, and a lot more. His act ended the lives of several people and affected a whole lot more adversely.

We can't understand why he thought this act was his only option. Rational people wouldn't think that way. There are a lot more nuts out there.

My point was that Mrs. Gifford has actually done something since her shooting. She has fought the tough fight of recovery. I am happy she was able to cast her vote for this bill. And I hope her recovery is fast and complete.

I still think the congress and news media used her return to give us all a
"feel good moment"
about our hard working elected officials.
And that kinda pisses me off.

As always, JMO and I know you don't have to agree or disagree.

August 2, 2011 at 3:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

What's wrong with gushing about Mrs. Gifford? Your comment suggests that her appearance yesterday was planned and therefore crass. I don't believe it.

Whether or not it was a feigned "feel good moment," considering what that poor woman has been through, I applaud her gutsiness for appearing yesterday. A few months ago she couldn't even hold up her hand let along cast a vote. Wow, Steve. That's low. Flatout crappy in fact.

Another turd in the punchbowl. Wow.

August 2, 2011 at 5:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

goodoleboy (anonymous) says...

Who knows why he did it Steve, there has been no definitive truth on it, just speculation. Was it politically motivated? Who knows, maybe we will get the answers, maybe not.

August 2, 2011 at 9:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Richie (anonymous) says...

The tax cuts for the rich ($250K and above) should have ended. That would have been one of many novel ways to have prevented this mess.

August 9, 2011 at 10:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )