... the Republicans also have very Important things to do.
Are they fixing our economic crisis? NO! Stopping the BP oil spill? NO Way! Fighting terrorism??? Nope!
The Republicans have found a way to spend over a half million dollars to... (Ready for this) "TO RENAME THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY!!!" The GOP fiddles while America burns... Ya gotta love those Republicans!!!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
That's right, they're trying to give respect and recognition to the United States Marine Corps - something that hasn't been done since 1775, have you got something against the Marines?
Funny, Republicans are the minority in Congress. Nearly every amendment they tried to propose during health care legislation was denied, they've gotten none of their own bills through congress and will have very little say when Kagan goes for confirmation. Suddenly, they get the full responsibility when something like this happens? How's that possible when there's more Democrats than Republicans and Democrats control which legislation actually comes up for a vote?
425 bipartisan co-sponsors ... out of 535. Currently 253 Democrats and 178 Republicans. You're sure giving those silly republicans a lot of credit.
This is just another "feel good", false patriotism, produce nothing, but cost half a million, unnecessary and unneeded, Republicans spinning their wheels. The Republican drove the country into the ditch, and all they can do to fix the problems they caused is "CHANGE THE NAME OF THE DEPT OF THE NAVY!" How lame!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
South Carolina Pol Questions Dem Senate Candidate's 'Mental Status' By Heidi Noonan Published June 13, 2010 | FOXNews.com
South Carolina Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Alvin M Greene, holds his own personal copy of his campaign flyer he used to show people he campaigned in Manning, S.C. A South Carolina lawmaker on Sunday suggested that new Democratic Senate nominee Alvin Greene may be intellectually incapable of participating in the general election race...http://www.foxnews.com/politic.....tus/?test=latestnews
Luckily the democrats are running the best and brightest to save America. FDG isn't alone.
We dont need the GOP or the DEMS to fix us.........we need to change our generational learnings........".get back,,,,get back....get back to where we once belonged"....as stated by our wise forefathers of this soon to be past generation.......
we are not here because of political parties(they will always exist) we are here because of a societal/generational ideology.........bought and sold lock stop and barrel.......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
The Dems have got the unemployment problem under control.New claims for jobless benefits rise sharply Raymond Sanchez Jr., right, a recruiting agent for New York Life Insurance Company speaks to a job applicant during the New York Career Fair, Wednesday, June 16, 2010, in New York. The number of people filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week after three straight declines, another sign that hiring remains weak.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Alan Zibel, AP Business Writer, On Thursday June 17, 2010, 11:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week after three straight declines, another sign that the pace of layoffs has not slowed.
Initial claims for jobless benefits rose by 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 472,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the highest level in a month and overshadowed a report that consumer prices remain essentially flat.
First-time jobless claims have hovered near 450,000 since the beginning of the year after falling steadily in the second half of 2009. That has raised concerns that hiring is lackluster and could slow the recovery.
The four-week average for unemployment claims, which smooths volatility, dipped slightly to 463,500. That's down by 3,750 from the start of January.
A lack of robust job growth has kept the recovery from gaining strength. Kevin Logan, an economist with HSBC Securities, said many economists have been expecting claims to fall below 450,000 for several weeks now.
"The wait is getting longer and longer," said Logan. "As each week goes by, doubts about the underlying strength of the economic expansion grow."
Economists say they will feel more optimistic that the economy is creating jobs once initial jobless claims fall below 425,000 per week.
A separate Labor report said consumer prices fell for the second straight month. The 0.2 decline in the Consumer Price Index was pulled down falling energy prices -- most notably a 5.2 percent drop in gasoline prices. Declining energy bills were the main factor pulling down prices.
But core consumer prices, which strip out volatile energy and food, edged up 0.1 percent in May, after being flat in April. Core prices are up only 0.9 percent over the past year -- below the Fed's inflation target.
Additionally, the Commerce Department said Thursday that the broadest measure of U.S. trade rose during the first quarter to the highest point in more than a year. Much of the widening deficit was due to higher prices on imported oil during the first three months of the year. Those prices have since come down.
And a private research group said its gauge of future economic activity rose 0.4 percent in May, signaling slow growth in the U.S. economy through the fall. Turmoil in stock markets and a troubled housing market weighed on the Conference Board's leading economic index, while measures related to interest rates and an increasing amount of money in the economy tugged it higher. The index is designed to forecast activity in the next three to six months.
Still, layoffs remain one of the biggest concerns for the recovery. Just this week, casino owner Wynn Resorts laid off more than 260 workers in its two Las Vegas casino hotels in a move expected to save nearly $8 million.
The number of people continuing to claim benefits rose by 88,000 to 4.57 million. That doesn't include about 5.2 million people who receive extended benefits paid for by the federal government.
Congress has added 73 weeks of extra benefits on top of the 26 weeks typically provided by states. All told, about 9.7 million people received unemployment insurance in the week ending May 29, the most recent data available.
The extended benefit program expired this month. The House has approved an extension of the benefits through November. The Senate has yet to act.
On Wednesday, Senate Republicans and a dozen Democratic defectors rejected a catchall measure combining jobless aid for the long-term unemployed, aid to cash-strapped state governments and the renewal of dozens of popular tax breaks. Despite the loss, Democratic leaders predicted that a scaled-back version of the measure could pass, possibly later this week.
Adding to worries about the job market, the Labor Department said earlier this month that the economy generated only 41,000 private-sector jobs in May. That was down from 218,000 in April.
Temporary hiring by the Census Bureau added another 411,000 jobs. The unemployment rate fell to 9.7 percent from 9.9 percent.
AP Business Writers Jeannine Aversa and Martin Crutsinger in Washington and Tali Arbel in New York contributed to this report.
It took 8 years to complete the Bush Economic Melt Down... It will take more than a few months to repair the damage.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
...yeah, tell that to the voters in October of 2012. I am sure they will be sympathetic.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The economic meltdown has been coming since Jimmy Carter signed the bill into law that forced the banks to give loans to the less fortunate people to buy houses because he believed that everyone should be able to live the American Dream. Clinton made it a little easier by amending the law and Charlie Rangle and Chris Dodd took the bill to new heights leaving we the people holding the bag for all the debt that Freddie and Fannie have incurred. This is just one example of unintended consequences that can occur when feel good legislation is rammed thru Congress, keep and eye on what happens with the health-care bill in the future if it's not amended.
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