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teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 11, 2011 11:33:20 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse link to article Will he be able to use binLaden's death to get re-elected or will the economy bring him down by fall? Post your opinions here:

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teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 3:32:48 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Well, it's been two years since I started this thread and Obama's numbers have seen some serious ups and downs. He's still President and at the moment, still has better approve than disapprove numbers. Gallup 5/13-5/15 48% approve - 46% disapprove RCP Average 4/20-5/15 47.8% approve-47.4% disapprove The numbers have been dropping with new scandals/revelations this week. Will this hamper Obama's second term agenda? Will it cost the Democrats in 2014 and 2016? [Edited by: teacher_tim at 5/16/2013 3:35:08 PM EST]
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 11:44:12 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Gallup April 28-30 50% approval-44% disapproval RCP average April 5-May 1 48% approval-47.1% disapproval
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 11:33:03 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Gallup April 20-22 Approve 51% Disapprove 43% RCP A49%-D47.3%
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2013 10:59:39 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Gallup April 10-12 48% approve-47% disapprove
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2013 4:38:03 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Gallup 4/1-4/3 47% approve, 48% disapprove
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2013 2:15:05 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Gallup 3/28-3/30 48%-47% CBS 3/20-3/24 45%-46%
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2013 1:22:48 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Dems Endangered by Repeat of Obama’s Boom and BustRead more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/27/dems-endangered-by-repeat-obamas-boom-and-bust/#ixzz2Or95fVAS
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2013 8:08:22 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Oh, you mean like the Democrats who are feeling heat for actually having to make hard choices and vote on a budget? It must really stink to have to consider spending priorities and not just give boatloads of taxpayer money to any favored supporter. Gallup March 23-25th 48-45% CNN March 15-17 47-50%
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2013 6:57:02 PM Ignore Passer Report Abuse "You REALLY think that cutting the White House Tours didn't have any political overtones?" Of course it did. It is explained in that blog I quoted. There was a political purpose in making other than the poor feel some loss: Each district's Congressman could or probably would feel some real heat instead of all of it being dumped on both the poor and working people where the heat would be less. That was surely political.
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2013 6:47:16 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Gallup March 18-20 46% favorable, 45% unfavorable RCP 3/4-3/25 48% favorable, 47.4% unfavorable
LTVibe Champion Author Orlando Posts:6,697 Points:523,540 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2013 7:17:32 AM Ignore LTVibe Report Abuse Passer: "Which White House, Romney's or Obama's do you think might be more open to the poor?" I doubt the poor would have noticed much difference. But it's obvious that Obama's wealthy donors got their money's worth. Money talks, and like most politicians, Obama listens.
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2013 11:10:19 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Passer, Talk about taking one comment out of context... How about the administration's "make it hurt" memo? You REALLY think that cutting the White House Tours didn't have any political overtones? In that case, neither did the Congressional elimination of any White House golf outings on the public dime. Get serious. Obama is scrambling to make the tour decision fiasco go away but it is indelibly linked with HIM, not whoever he tries to pawn it off on. Before you start dissing people whose politics you don't like, maybe you'd better find an example of their actions and not what they profess to believe. [Edited by: teacher_tim at 3/24/2013 11:12:23 PM EST]
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2013 7:44:15 PM Ignore Passer Report Abuse Though you exaggerate for political reasons, LTVibe, there IS some truth about what you say because of the perpetual need of all politicians to raise gobs of money. But, think about this: In the last presidential election, Americans had to choose only between Obama and Romney. Which White House, Romney's or Obama's do you think might be more open to the poor? (Hint, one of them gave up on 47% of Americans (not the "Rich") before he even started)...
LTVibe Champion Author Orlando Posts:6,697 Points:523,540 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2013 8:04:55 AM Ignore LTVibe Report Abuse From Passer's post: "Policies favored by 20 percent of affluent Americans, for example, have about a one-in-five chance of being adopted, while policies favored by 80 percent of affluent Americans are adopted about half the time. In contrast, the support or opposition of the poor or the middle class has no impact on a policy’s prospects of being adopted." And actions by the Obama administration affirms that fact: Obama's White House is open to the rich and closed to the poor
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2013 1:49:39 AM Ignore Passer Report Abuse "Here’s what’s going on. The Secret Service is getting cut under the sequester. They took a look at the things they do and one of those things is they stand guard during White House tours so no one runs off and tries to attack the president. So rather than cutting one of the things they really need to do, they cut the White House tours. Seems pretty reasonable. The question is why Republicans in Congress and conservatives in the media have chosen this to get angry about. You can find the answer elsewhere on Fox News: White House tours, which are self-guided, are typically scheduled through members of Congress. Visitors can request a tour through their representative up to six months in advance. So, these kids come to town, they can’t get the tour they scheduled through their member of Congress, and now they’re not so happy with their member of Congress and the sequester. That means that member of Congress now has a problem with some of their constituents — and with the kinds of constituents who are likely to contact their member of Congress when their kid goes to Washington. That’s what makes the outrage over White House tours a bit gross. White House tours don’t matter. They really don’t. But the people they upset are the people who are in touch with members of Congress, and so all of a sudden Republicans are running and rushing to do something about it. "But those folks are going to be fine without their White House tour. You know who may not be fine? The jobless, who are seeing their unemployment checks cut by almost 10 percent. The pregnant mothers and young children getting fed through the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates may serve as many as 775,000 fewer people due to the sequester. The 100,000 formerly homeless people that the Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates are in emergency shelters or other temporary housing arrangements and might be turned back onto the street. No one on Fox is saying we’ll dig into our pockets until no unemployed person, or no recently homeless person, has to suffer. Louie Gohmert isn’t ending pay for Congress until the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women and Children is made whole. But White House tours? That’s treated as an emergency. Some of the scariest political science research I’ve ever read comes from Princeton’s Marty Gilens, who found that the political system is very responsive to the rich and utterly uninterested in the poor: If Americans at different income levels agree on a policy, they are equally likely to get what they want. But what about the other half of the time? What happens when preferences across income levels diverge? When preferences diverge, the views of the affluent make a big difference, while support among the middle class and the poor has almost no relationship to policy outcomes. Policies favored by 20 percent of affluent Americans, for example, have about a one-in-five chance of being adopted, while policies favored by 80 percent of affluent Americans are adopted about half the time. In contrast, the support or opposition of the poor or the middle class has no impact on a policy’s prospects of being adopted. "There’s been a lot made in D.C. about how the sequester hasn’t really been a disaster, how most Americans aren’t feeling it yet. Well, it all depends on who you ask. The folks losing unemployment checks don’t tend to know their congressman. Their parents don’t hold fundraisers. They don’t come to D.C., and before they come to D.C., they don’t get a congressional staffer on the phone and build a relationship. They’re hurting, but not in a way that the political system actually notices..." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/13/the-gross-obsession-with-white-house-tours/
Cirdan Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,020 Points:124,585 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2013 11:50:31 PM Ignore Cirdan Report Abuse He's jumped the shark. Cutting off White House tours was cheap and petty, and everyone knows it. Trying to blame it on the Secret Service just shows he has no character at all.
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2013 5:01:59 PM Ignore Passer Report Abuse "It would be interesting, to see what would happen, if another vote was held now..." No doubt that the rich WASPS would continue to get stung, instead of their historic role of doing the stinging. But, it will take years until they see (and FEEL!) the point. [Edited by: Passer at 3/19/2013 5:02:56 PM EST]
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2013 3:08:15 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Numbers have been trending unfavorable for Obama since Christmas. link to source
noseatbelt Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,613 Points:205,050 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2013 6:33:18 PM Ignore noseatbelt Report Abuse By the time, the country suffers thru another obama term, the bitter kool aid, will have so soured the voters against the democrats, that republicans, will have no problem regaining the white house. It would be interesting, to see what would happen, if another vote was held now, after all of obama's lies, and fear mongering, about the sequester.
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2013 5:12:32 PM Ignore Passer Report Abuse "Maybe by 2024 the GOP will again be able to win a national election if the Right tea doesn't poison the broth." Dl2009> "no no" You could be correct. The GOP may have to wait until 2030 to get all the bad Tea drained completely out in order to win again, nationally.
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2013 8:14:23 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse March 14-16 Approve 47% Disapprove 46% Obama must not be Irish enough, lol. link to Gallup poll He was 56%-37% three months ago... [Edited by: teacher_tim at 3/18/2013 8:15:51 AM EST]
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2013 8:11:06 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Funny thing, worryfree, when he was up in polls, you were trumpeting. Polls certainly DO matter, as he gets and loses support from his fellow Democrats based on his vote-pulling power for THEIR elections, which will occur before his term is over. If polls DON'T matter, why did he reopen the White House tours in the face of public outcry? Why do his staffers pour over his weekly favorables and unfavorables. Saying that polls don't matter to a politician is just silly.
worryfree Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:23,832 Points:1,865,875 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 10:32:17 PM Ignore worryfree Report Abuse The polls are meaningless. He is President until 2016 and no poll will change that. And repubs are so low in the polls it's ridiculous.
ministorage Champion Author Louisville Posts:9,220 Points:818,970 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 10:13:34 PM Ignore ministorage Report Abuse Topic: President Obama's Approval Rating
daylily2009 Champion Author Fayetteville Posts:1,399 Points:635,240 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 9:01:28 PM Ignore daylily2009 Report Abuse no no
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 3:27:12 PM Ignore Passer Report Abuse Well, it seems like Christie came in 4th in the CPAC (ie losers') poll even though he wasn't even invited there by the "leadership". It goes to show that there ARE no less than 7% who aren't losers. Maybe by 2024 the GOP will again be able to win a national election if the Right tea doesn't poison the broth.
PopcornPirate Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,904 Points:1,169,700 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2013 8:48:34 AM Ignore PopcornPirate Report Abuse Most days Obama reminds me of the story of the "Emperors New Clothes " No one is willing to say he is wrong...or naked
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,813 Points:1,195,965 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 6:36:44 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse when the left cannot admit fault, they come back with the blame game on Bush or something else - they never seem to admit that their boy has faults too and that his job performance stinks.
noseatbelt Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,613 Points:205,050 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 6:13:24 PM Ignore noseatbelt Report Abuse How long, can the msm ignore the fact, that their golden boy is losing some of his luster?
noseatbelt Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,613 Points:205,050 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 6:05:23 PM Ignore noseatbelt Report Abuse the, liberal golden boy, is starting to lose his luster, as more americans start to see through his smoke and mirrors, and seeing him for what he is, clueless, out of touch with the real world, and incompetent. It's to bad they didn't figure him out sooner, like last november.
mexicomaria Champion Author Minnesota Posts:24,096 Points:1,352,565 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 1:05:40 PM Ignore mexicomaria Report Abuse Passer, I thought this topic was about Obama polls, are you telling me it is not??
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,813 Points:1,195,965 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 12:57:00 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse "Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15." - Ronald Reagan
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 12:47:09 PM Ignore Passer Report Abuse "it's not all that difficult to "google" polls on obama's performance, several out there, more and more of them seem to be showing bho declining in performance" That's true and that's fine. Much better than all of a sudden, come out of the woodwork and brag about ONE different poll that extols one's views. I hope everyone who has recently come out of the woodwork, stays here, even when Obama's numbers rebound -- though if history is any indication, Republicans can only deal with good news and can't cope with bad or anything that they disagree with. Proof? CPAC and the Republicans most popular potential candidates like NJ's governor -- SNUBBED! Anyway, let's follow Romney's mistake who gave up on 47% before he began. CPAC has written off NJ. So what, it's only a State. Probably wouldn't have gotten many votes there anyway. That's what LOSERS do! When will the GOP ever wake up? [Edited by: Passer at 3/14/2013 12:51:10 PM EST]
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,813 Points:1,195,965 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 9:51:32 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse Reuters poll: Obama approval drops to 43% posted at 8:01 am on March 6, 2013 by Ed Morrissey ------------- Wednesday, March 13, 2013 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 51% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Obama's job performance. Forty-nine percent (49%) disapprove. ----------- PBS Newshour MORNING LINE -- March 13, 2013 at 9:12 AM EDT Obama Continues Outreach to Hill As Poll Numbers Dip Obama's overall job-approval rating stands at 50 percent, down five points from before he took the oath of office in January. Looking along partisan lines, the slippage since then has been particularly pronounced among political independents. Two months ago, independents tilted clearly in his direction, with 54 percent approving and 41 percent disapproving. Now, half of independents express a negative opinion of the president's performance; just 44 percent approve. ------ CNN POLL: Has Obama met expectations as president? Regardless of whether you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama, do you think he has met your expectations for how he would handle his job as president, or has he exceeded your expectations, or has he fallen short of your expectations? Fallen short 46% Met 40% Exceeded 13% No opinion 2% Fallen short 46% Met 40% Exceeded 13% No opinion 2% Source: CNN/ORC International Date conducted: 1/14/2013 - 1/15/2013 Sample: 814 adult Americans Margin of error: +/- 3.5% pts More About: CNN/ORC International , President Obama Forty-eight percent say they approve of the job he is doing on the economy, with 51% disapproving. Just over four in ten give the president a thumbs up on how he has dealt with the deficit, with 57% giving him a thumbs down. "President Obama gets a lower approval rating on the deficit than any other of the 15 issues tested in the survey," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. -------------- it's not all that difficult to "google" polls on obama's performance, several out there, more and more of them seem to be showing bho declining in performance
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 8:49:55 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse I have used the Gallup Daily Poll, but they changed their methodology a while back. Consistency with ANY poll is more critical than which poll you prefer. RealClear Polotics averages several polls to get their numbers. Perhaps I should post that one occasionally, too. Gallup does tend to run more favorable to Obama than many others, predictably, Fox does not. President Obama Job Approval Polling Data Poll Date Sample Approve Disapprove Spread RCP Average 2/21 - 3/12 -- 48.5 46.1 +2.4 ABC News/Wash Post 3/7 - 3/10 RV 51 46 +5 Gallup 3/10 - 3/12 1500 A 49 45 +4 Rasmussen Reports 3/10 - 3/12 1500 LV 51 49 +2 McClatchy/Marist 3/4 - 3/7 1068 RV 45 48 -3 Quinnipiac 2/27 - 3/4 1944 RV 45 46 -1 FOX News 2/25 - 2/27 1010 RV 46 47 -1 Reason-Rupe/PSRAI 2/21 - 2/25 1002 A 51 43 +8 NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 2/21 - 2/24 1000 A 50 45 +5 All President Obama Job Approval Polling Datalol, my taking the time to respace the data to match the column headings was a total waste as GB removed the spacing. I still think it's clear enough, or you can go to RealClearPolitics yourself. [Edited by: teacher_tim at 3/14/2013 8:52:06 AM EST]
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,813 Points:1,195,965 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 8:22:26 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse here are a few other polls for you passer - all i did was google polls on obama's ratings and here are 5 of them - one poll - another poll - another poll - poll - another poll - yet another poll - passer, it aint hard to google, ya don't have to search and search for a favorite
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2013 2:13:47 AM Ignore Passer Report Abuse "McClatchy-Marist poll shows Obama tumbling in voters’ eyes" What's the point of hunting for a poll that temporarily satisfies your preconceived views? It's like a Russian in the 50's only reading Pravda (or asking your clergyman if your religion is the correct one). There's been one poll teacher tim has used since the beginning. How satisfying is it to change the rules in the middle of the game just to appease oneself and massage a huge ego into seeing something more pleasant? I bet I could find a Liberal poll and get better results for Obama. But people who do that are just fooling themselves -- no wonder Republicans are losers. They are in a bubble and only believe their own propaganda and when reality hits they act surprised. Duh. [Edited by: Passer at 3/14/2013 2:14:35 AM EST]
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,813 Points:1,195,965 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2013 1:43:45 PM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse try this link to the poll figures
mexicomaria Champion Author Minnesota Posts:24,096 Points:1,352,565 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2013 1:34:22 PM Ignore mexicomaria Report Abuse McClatchy-Marist poll shows Obama tumbling in voters’ eyes Approval 45 Disapproval 48 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I can not get the site of poll to come up as tinyurl...so here is the site. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/11/185487/mcclatchy-marist-poll-shows-obama.html [Edited by: mexicomaria at 3/13/2013 1:38:24 PM EST]
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2013 1:25:52 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse 49-45
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2013 3:56:44 PM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse I didn't say that we should collect less in taxes, Passer. If we stop taxing and regulating our small and medium businesses to death, we will actually INCREASE revenue. Why do we keep raising the taxes on tobacco products? So people will buy LESS of them. If you want LESS of ANYTHING, just TAX it MORE! So why are we taxing small business more than ever? Do we REALLY want less of them? Look at the stagnant and high unemployment rate. Big manufacturing and government aren't the answer to employing those who are unemployed. Cutting 5% is not austerity, by any stretch of the imagination. The payroll tax exemption and lack of raises for teachers means I'm taking home less now than I was four years ago. I am therefore spending less and stimulating the economy less. I buy local, within reason, to try and help the small businesses in my corner of the U.S., but my state government is the epitome of liberal tax and spend and it is causing business to flee Maryland in droves. Already over 20 percent of Marylanders work for the government and the percentage is growing as business leaves for friendlier venues.
Cirdan Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,020 Points:124,585 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2013 1:07:45 AM Ignore Cirdan Report Abuse Nice link flyboy. Reminds me of Churchill's quote "The best argument against democracy is five minutes spent with the average voter."
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 6:39:48 PM Ignore Passer Report Abuse "I agree, Passer..." Oops. We were so close, tt. I would have even gone along with everything you wrote, except, the poison pill, that last line. The tax code can be made fairer and waste can be squeezed out of it. If so, that would include increased revenue which by any other name, is a tax increase. Your proposal is close to the European Model and we are not at that point. Complete austerity after a Recession is a prescription for another recession. We also need to catch up with the rest of the world with updating our infrastructure which is crumbling and the upkeep is at a 20 year low. If we don't we will truly lose our historic edge.
flyboyUT Champion Author Utah Posts:22,797 Points:1,008,710 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 3:45:59 PM Ignore flyboyUT Report Abuse These people vote and reproduce????? . . You have to watch the whole video...... the end is the best part.
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 11:50:49 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse Obama Job Approval Takes Brief Hit From Budget Sequester Link to source
teacher_tim Champion Author Maryland Posts:15,691 Points:744,385 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 11:48:26 AM Ignore teacher_tim Report Abuse I agree, Passer... and didn't even choke on my coffee saying that. Tell each Departmrnt that they must CUT 5% from their total budget based on this year's budget. No increases PERIOD. If they want to give their people a pay raise, they need to cut somewhere else. If they want to expand a program, they need to eliminate or severely curtail another. It's not rocket science... which is good, as most of NASA is already gone. Oh, and NO TAX INCREASES.
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2013 1:29:04 PM Ignore Passer Report Abuse "We are simply cutting the amount the spending increases year over year." That is true and its also true that it's not enough. But it is stupid because it is being done with out regard to waste and what programs work and what don't. Even a 2% cut across-the-board (without the exceptions)and put in a budget so the dept heads could know in advance and PLAN would be better. The problem is that it was unexpected (they thought it wouldn't happen) and it is being done in a stupid way and with too much of the government immune to it anyway.
Bell30012 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,917 Points:616,625 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2013 12:38:09 PM Ignore Bell30012 Report Abuse We aren't talking about any actual cuts. We are simply cutting the amount the spending increases year over year. The POTUS went out on a campaign style trip professing that there would be doom and gloom on March 1. He tried to backpedal that a bit when it became clear it was going to happen. Now, his popularity rating is taking a hit.
Passer Champion Author New Jersey Posts:18,210 Points:2,302,095 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2013 12:27:25 PM Ignore Passer Report Abuse All of a sudden the GOP likes the European Model of austerity and wants to inflict it upon the US. Its almost as if they have more tongues to criticize with than their candidate (Romney) had faces. If they can learn to speak with one tongue (without always choking on a sip of tea) a few more might listen!
LTVibe Champion Author Orlando Posts:6,697 Points:523,540 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2013 8:02:52 AM Ignore LTVibe Report Abuse The difference between Obama and Santa Claus: our taxes didn't pay for the stuff Santa gives away.