May 14 2008
Time To Dump All Incumbents
What we need in DC is a house cleaning. Need to get rid of the dead end hyper partisans and find new leaders who can champion their causes without slandering their opponents (inside and outside of their parties). The dysfunctional set of leaders we have now are the problem, not the solution. And it seems America is ready to clean house:
The approval rating of the U.S. Congress dropped to near-record levels and is lower than U.S. President George Bush’s mark, a Gallup poll indicates.
The telephone survey of 1,017 U.S. adults indicates 18 percent of those interviewed May 8-11 approve of the current Congress. The score matches record lows from similar Gallup polls in August 2007 and March 1992.
Gallup said Wednesday the reason for the low approval rating is because “rank-and-file Democrats are providing no support cushion for the Democratic-controlled institution.”
The same poll indicated approval ratings of Bush hover around his record lows, with 29 percent of respondents voicing support for the president.
Bush is leaving without a doubt – now the only question is will the American people dump incumbents from both sides of the aisle or not?
Any move to the left is bad news for our country. Regardless of where it’s coming from, going left is going socialist and betrayal to our founding principles. Any movement left from the right is seized upon by the left to move their center further left. Some of us have known this since the 60’s. Some of us will never get it.
conman:
But. you forget Hillary. She stomped Obama by 41 points in West Virginia yesterday. Why? Because {among other things} Obama is too far left.
Also, the Democrats signed up for that government expansion and tried to expand it some more. In fact Bush is going to veto the farm bill and probably be over ridden. As for competence, I do not think Katrina made anyone look good, if it had they would not have elected the first Republican Governor since Reconstruction after the Hurricane.
As far as day to day lives are concerned, when the Democrats took control of Congress in 2006 they promised to improve the economy, bring home the troops and bring down the price of oil…how are they doing so far?
I think we should toss them all out, too. Those same polls that show everyone dissatisfied with Congress usually has same polling that also shows that everyone likes thier own representatives.
So…….I see it this way…….if we are a 50-50 country and no one is getting 100% of what they want…….80% are bound to be unhappy.
Well, I am about 7 shades farther left than anyone else on this website, and I will tell you all: I would approve of this.
Kick everyone out. Start over.
Honestly – considering the results of the last 3 special elections, where Democratic nominees won in 3 areas that had been traditionally Republican for decades, I’m amazed you all think this too.
Oh, and just so you all know how different the right and left currently think in this country: I think both Obama and Clinton are actually slightly right of center. The idea that “Obama is too far left” is hilarious to me – but that’s because I think my concept of “center” is significantly different than yours.
Kathie said:
“Lowering taxes to grow an economy is not ideological point of view. It is a proven fact. ”
Really?
How about this?
Or this?
Or this?
Do you have any “proven facts” to refute that?
Breschi’s back…and he thinks Hillary and Obama are right of center. Nice to see you’re still taking your dummy pills.
Fortunately for me, Bresch, my econ background is from actual economists, historical data, and over 200 years of proven American capitalism.
Yours is from Time magazine.
Okay, 75 – with 200 years of data, you surely have one URL that supports your position, right? Or a book, or a written article, that could give you a bibliographical reference?
So – out with it. Share with the group, please.
Sorry to disappoint you Breschi, but without your tuition I’m afraid you’ll just have to settle for Time magazine…I recommmend an Econ 101 course at a small JC for starters or you could just go here and learn what the rest of the country already knows…
http://www.heritage.org/research/taxes/
What a tool.
Heritage.org for starters…wikipedia can help you with your geocentric system models and flat earth theories.
Looked around heritage.org. Surprisingly, I didn’t see any stats that supported your position.
Let me give you a hint – there are a few posters here, like AJ or Whippet, who I respect, due to their ability to back up their positions and opinions. Even though I disagree with EVERYTHING they have to say, I still deeply respect them.
You, however, are a clown. I hope you enjoyed this flash of attention I paid you, because it will end after this post.
(P.S. What is up with the “Breschi” stuff? Are you just too lazy to type out the last two letters of my full username, or is this some weird, lame attempt to “feminize” me or something? (Since you have done this multiple times.) If so, aren’t you concered about insulting Whippet in your mysoginist tendencies?)
For Breschau:
http://taxesandgrowth.ncpa.org/news/do-taxes-affect-economic-growth
This one comes complete with links to support their points.
Breschau, I’m waiting for your response to the above comment. This data is easily available to anyone that cares to be objective. Which I assume you do.
I wish I had the link handy but if one is to look at polls and actually believe them….Pew has a graph with a survey and according to that McCain is closer to the views of the average American voter than either of the Democrats.
We could start over but I think in ten years or so we would be right back where we started.
Gee, what a surprise. Breschi is offered one of the best conservative think tanks in the world for a source and can’t find any data. Must be a young’n and missed the Reagan’s 80’s, too.
Yeah, right…and I’m the clown.
Breschau,
Welcome back! Thank you very much for your comments. I appreciate them.
In all fairness to 75 I believe it was me who first called you Breschi. In my case it was more a term of indearment as well as shortening the typing time as much as possible. As for Truthy or Soothy, etc. I must admit I was using it to mock them as being childish in their responses. I will respect your wishes for a full name!
I am curious as to your political ideology. If you are 7 shades to the left of most people here that would put us even further apart! At least you’re willing to state it and not hide behind some other agenda. So if Hillary and Clinton are center-right to you, who is someone closer to your beliefs? Who would be your dream candidate?
Oops…Hillary and Obama is what I meant to say!
Karl Marx.
Just guessing.