We Don't Have A Spending Problem...

It is becoming a trademark of the Tea Partied-Republicans to echo what they have been told to say as ‘the talking point’ of the day.  Parrots, along with ravens, crows, jays and magpies, are among the most intelligent birds, and the ability of some species to imitate human voices enhances their popularity as pets, and this is where we can see a similarity between parrots and Tea-Partied-Republicans.

The imitation of whomever is instructing the Tea Partied-Republicans as to what to say is akin to a parrot mimicking what they heard, but not understanding what they are saying, or for that matter why they are saying it… Here is an example of Parrots… oops, Tea Partied-Republican Parrots mimicking some moronic individual:

In a democracy, silence is not golden; it is condonance in the face of injustices; it is fear, where the thought of reprisal fosters control – Rodney A. Davis

The Core Problem for Obama's Agenda

At the core of the problem for the President is his own Party! Reid and Pelosi think that they aren't obligated to work with the President as did Congress under Bush - whatever Chaney wanted, Bush got going, and Congress backed it.

Look, Pelosi set the tempo for ratifying the Health Care initiative with the 'reconciliation package'; Reid took the reconciliation package and dumped it on the 'floor' as garbage. Had Reid done as he was advised to do, the Health Care Bill would not have been watered down.  He said he would use the reconciliation tactic, but he didn't! By seeking a compromise with the Republicans, the Bill lost its effectiveness and became a shell of what it could have been - thanks to Reid's incompetence and lack of a backbone!

The Blue Dogs forced his hand at every turn. When you are trying to get legislation passed that involves issues that need to be addressed quickly and with authority, his own Party cut him down with ne'er a thought as to how they were weakening him. Nearly sixty percent of the 'Blue Dogs' were not re-elected - that was the Democratic base getting rid of a thorn in his side.

The next issue of great importance to the re-election of a Democratic majority was that no one, I say no one, wanted to tout the accomplishments of the first two years with control of both Houses. That decision cost the Democrats dearly - they failed to communicate with the people that they were trying to help! Independents and crossovers from the Republican Party believed the lies from Boehner and McConnell, and turned 'red'.

There are more, but these two issues were key then, and still are for the Democrats to be a force to reckon with over the next two years.



In a democracy, silence is not golden; it is condonance in the face of injustices; it is fear, where the thought of reprisal fosters control – Rodney A. Davis

The Lame Duck Congressional Session...

Here is an interesting comparison of what the Republican-led Congressional tax cuts will look like, if the 'lameduck' session of Congress capitulates to extending tax cuts for the rich in 2011.

The illustration shows just how much more money will be added to the deficit if those tax cuts are allowed to go into effect for one more year!  This is the mandate that the Republicans think was given to them by the voter - not!  More debt added onto what is already breaking the back of America!

Nancy Pelosi says... that it will never happen on her watch.  Your thoughts?



In a democracy, silence is not golden; it is condonance in the face of injustices; it is fear, where the thought of reprisal fosters control – Rodney A. Davis

Where is the Logic

I am always amazed at the Republican view of the same political situations that I view.  Republicans want to cut taxes, eliminate earmarks, reduce the size of government, create jobs, and reduce the size of the deficit while balancing the budget at the same time.  Republicans remind me of every politician that is running for office - promise them everything, but have a memory lapse once you get in office.  What Republicans don't understand is that you can't do all of the above at the 'same time'! 

There is reality and there is something south of reality.  Reality - George Bush and a Republican led Congress oversaw the increases to the deficit over an eight year period.  Bush introduced tax cuts that were not included in a balanced budget.  There were military expenditures for two wars that were never included in a balanced budget.  This is an issue that never gained the scrutiny of the present majority scheduled to regain control Congress as it did four years ago when Bush was your President.

Republicans are demanding that Boehner give them those same tax cuts that cost all of America a few trillion dollars over the length of it's existence.  They want to rollback most, if not all, of the advances made under Obama because he is spending too much money!  Did it every occur to Republicans that George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, spent more of our money over eight years than any other President (http://mercatus.org/publication/spending-under-president-george-w-bush?id=26426).  If Republicans really want to know the facts, I suggest that they review the previous administration's conduct in earnest.

The recession didn't start with Obama.  Obama didn't start two wars with no thought of how to pay for them.  Obama didn't write tax loopholes that allowed big businesses to out-source American jobs and receive tax refunds for doing so.  When you call Verizon to get your phone fixed, someone in the Philippines takes your complaint - how is that helping preserve American jobs?  Most of the Fortune 500 businesses listed are out-sourcing the jobs that we saw leave America under Bush.  Where is the logic in condoning this?

What Obama did do was stop the job loss hemorrhaging that was costing America, at its height, seven hundred thousand jobs per month.  Obama stopped Wall Street from vandalizing the economy of America by instituting reform on Wall Street and cutting 1.3 trillion off of the deficit.  Of course, you Republicans don't want to consider that Obama brought a stop to the recession, to do so would admit that he was working for America.

The lot of you Republicans have not the sense to recall the Bush era and the cost to America that his spending policies created - they think that Obama did all of these terrible things that they are complaining of.  By voting to limit Obama’s ability to put America back on its feet economically, you do yourself and America an injustice.

In two years we will be right back where we were because Republicans have not the sense that God gave a four-legged animal, and they will deserve everything that they asked for!

In a democracy, silence is not golden; it is condonance in the face of injustices; it is fear, where the thought of reprisal fosters control – Rodney A. Davis

Did the Voters Really Speak...

Whether you want to believe that the voters have spoken or not, I think that you should realize one thing; the trend of voters giving the opposition Party control of Congress is consistent with previous mid-term elections. The November 2010 mid-elections were no different.

I believe that the Democrats underestimated the strategy of just saying ‘No’ as used by the Republicans. Just saying no was so ingenious that it worked! In Congressional bill after Congressional bill introduced by the Democrats, Republicans appeared to want to contribute. Compromises were made that watered each bill down on both sides of Congress. As each bill came to the floor either a filibuster would take place or the watered-down bill would pass with absolutely no support from the Republican side of each chamber of Congress – risky, but it worked… in conjunction with the ‘normal trend to oust the Party in control of the White House – we have ‘The Voters Have Spoken’.

The mid-term election trend is well known and has duplicated itself for the pass century with uncanny precision. Each president has seen this reversal in his first term of office. Pundits and the media are spinning what happens as a trend into what the voters are saying at the polls. No one to date has been able to explain why the trend has occurred with such predictable regularity to date – but we hear that ‘The Voters Have Spoken’.

What do the voters speak to… they don’t want ObamaCare; they are not happy about the turn-around in job losses (700,000 jobs per month from July of 2008 through February of 2009); Obama spent too much of the taxpayers money to curb the recession; Obama failed to address the financial corruption on Wall Street – or was it just a duplication of the mid-term election trend returning on schedule?

I think that it was the latter; my biggest worry is that Obama does not stoop down and communicate more with the people of this country, people who have no idea of what he has taken them through in such short time. I also think that, just as Reagan, Clinton, and Bush 43 did, Obama will rebound in the 2012 elections – election trends at work. Carter and George H. didn’t for obvious reasons – they simply weren’t presidential enough to gather the momentum for a second term in office. Obama has to fall into the ‘Carter/George H performance’ category to lose the 2012 elections – given his performances so far, I don’t see that happening.

In a democracy, silence is not golden; it is condonance in the face of injustices; it is fear, where the thought of reprisal fosters control – Rodney A. Davis

Was There Ever A Wedding...

The Republican Party, led by Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), posted a shut out vote on the stimulus package. Representative Cantor is quoting as saying… "Tell Speaker Pelosi to begin to work with us." That statement and the failure of the House Republicans to bring mature minds to the table in these critical times speaks volumes for the demise for the Republican’s hoping to hold their seats in 2010.

I am still trying to understand how the Minority Whip could ignore the attempts of the President to bring bi-partisanship to the table in these trying times simply because he wanted to send a message to Speaker Pelosi. Did he think that by not voting for the Stimulus Package Speaker Pelosi’s feelings would be hurt, that she will think twice before she "denies" the Republican Party the right to dictate how legislation will be worded? Only a fool would assume such!

What the Minority Whip did was ignore the welfare of the American people; the message that he sent didn’t reach Speaker Pelosi; the message landed in the stomach of the United States of America’s citizenry! The Minority Whip is young, dumb, and full of manure and he will pay a considerable price for his stupidity. If the Republican Party thought that 2006 was a disaster, and 2008 was a holocaust, then 2010 probably be called the Mother of all Apocalypses. The message is that the Republican Party didn't get the two previous messages that certainly were sent by the people on November 4th – Democrats rule!



Obama has extended a hand to everyone that would meet him halfway. He has gone to Congress and held meetings with each Party within the Senate and the House in an attempt to gain a bi-partisan response to this bill. He has gone to big business with hopes of getting their input. We have listened as he explained his objectives to us, the American people, via radio, television, and YouTube. Apparently, that was not enough for the Republican House and its leaders Eric Cantor and John Boehner.

In a democracy, silence is not golden; it is condonance in the face of injustices; it is fear, where the thought of reprisal fosters control - Rodney A. Davis