Originally posted by: eleison
Originally posted by: Lemon law
If the GOP choose to be be the party of grid lock like they did after 2007, having a filibuster proof Senate will be good for the country. If the GOP rejoins the United States and gets real, it does not matter how big the democratic majority in the Senate gets. There are a large number of conservative democratic senators who vote on principle and not party line to keep excesses in check.
But based on polls, I suspect Barrons will land about right in their predictions. And if nothing really changes in the way of external events, the GOP is paying the price for their failures.
But its ridiculous to assume any voter will go to the polls and vote on the basis of what the final count will be in other states.
Can't wait until the election is over... I suspect we will see what a "failure" really is. Sure, I might get a tax cut with Obama as president, but how many low income workers will lose their jobs because of IMHO, his unsound economic policies. These people who want to "redistribute the wealth" from the rich. I hope most of them know that in a recession/depression ,the people who get the pink slips are mostly the poor.
Where are you getting that from?Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
Unless you make over $1 million dollars or more of taxable income you're likely to not get dinged by Obama's tax increases. Most small-businesses aren't generating that kind of revenue.
If you make between $200,000-$603,000 your taxes go up $12.
ala Pelosi?Originally posted by: bdude
Seriously, just face it. You're gonna be the minority party for a while. The D's will show the R's how governing is actually done.
Originally posted by: Doc Savage Fan
ala Pelosi?Originally posted by: bdude
Seriously, just face it. You're gonna be the minority party for a while. The D's will show the R's how governing is actually done.
Originally posted by: bdude
Seriously, just face it. You're gonna be the minority party for a while. The D's will show the R's how governing is actually done.
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: bdude
Seriously, just face it. You're gonna be the minority party for a while. The D's will show the R's how governing is actually done.
Are you on crack? Congress' approval rating is even lower than Bush's. Two entities in the past decade have managed to make larger asses of themselves than Bush: John Kerry and our current Congress.
Originally posted by: ProfJohn
i think the idea of Democrats getting 60 should be scary to everyone except the most leftist of us.
Having one party control government is bad, having one party have complete control and the ability to do whatever it wants could be a disaster.
Right it looks like the Dems will end up a few seats short of the 60 mark.
I would really like to hear what our Democrat members have to say about this issue.
Originally posted by: Ferocious
It will make little difference if they have 60.
Some of the Dems would be Reps in most other states.
Carter had 60 Dem Senators and they could never conjur up 60 yays for highly partisan votes.
Originally posted by: marincounty
Don't forget that Republicans have been packing our courts with conservative judges for years. Even if Democrats take control of the white house and congress, they are still faced with conservative courts.
Which makes Obama's election even more important.
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: Ferocious
It will make little difference if they have 60.
Some of the Dems would be Reps in most other states.
Carter had 60 Dem Senators and they could never conjur up 60 yays for highly partisan votes.
Well, it was apparently enough to wreck havoc on ... everything.