napoleon_in_rags
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Aug-31-11 10:46 PM
Response to Reply #1 |
| 97. The priorities are just bizarre. Paul Begala knocked it out of the part tonight on CNN. |
|
I don't remember the details, but he gave the number spend on Iraq and Afghanistan reconstruction aid, then the costs of the war...Bottom line trillions paid to knock buildings down and rebuild them again over there, but they can't be bothered with aid here? A foreign girl said it well to me not to long ago: "you know you guys (Americans) are getting nothing out of all this, (war) right?" I just nodded. Its a raw deal for us.
|
| -Really? |
CoffeeCat |
Aug-31-11 07:34 AM |
#0 |
 -
The people who call it a democracy either don't live in reality or they're |
valerief |
Aug-31-11 07:39 AM |
#1 |
 -
Yep...welcome to the New American Feudalism |
deutsey |
Aug-31-11 07:46 AM |
#6 |
 -
WE don't have to take it. They can only rule us if we let them. |
fasttense |
Sep-01-11 06:53 AM |
#111 |
| -
You're preaching to the choir |
deutsey |
Sep-01-11 08:14 AM |
#116 |
| -
The priorities are just bizarre. Paul Begala knocked it out of the part tonight on CNN. |
napoleon_in_rags |
Aug-31-11 10:46 PM |
#97 |
| -
Honestly, the whole "they work for us" thing . . . |
Dutchmaster |
Aug-31-11 10:46 PM |
#98 |
| -
Yep, it's all part of the American Myth. nt |
valerief |
Sep-01-11 10:12 AM |
#117 |
| -
Meanwhile - the GOP wants to demand additional cuts before any additional FEMA funding |
liberal N proud |
Aug-31-11 07:40 AM |
#2 |
| -
how about we start with cuts in THEIR DISTRICTS?! |
shireen |
Aug-31-11 06:59 PM |
#66 |
| -
The only cuts they are interested in are medicare and Social Security |
liberal N proud |
Aug-31-11 09:02 PM |
#80 |
| -
Wish I could rec this a million times. Great, great rant. |
rubberducky |
Aug-31-11 07:41 AM |
#3 |
| -
FEMA had to stop rebuilding the areas of the country hit by the tornadoes this spring |
kdmorris |
Aug-31-11 07:42 AM |
#4 |
| -
Actually food stamps and medicaid are going to be one of the |
jwirr |
Aug-31-11 09:29 AM |
#14 |
| -
Good point |
kdmorris |
Aug-31-11 10:46 AM |
#17 |
| -
But those same politicians are trying to cut food stamps and Medicaid too. |
totodeinhere |
Aug-31-11 03:54 PM |
#42 |
| -
And they may very well use the "food stamps & medicaid are out |
jwirr |
Aug-31-11 08:38 PM |
#74 |
| -
"Pull yourselves up by your own damn sneaker laces." - Republicon FatCats to Americans |
SpiralHawk |
Aug-31-11 07:43 AM |
#5 |
| -
"...just like I did when I inherited my social status." |
Stumbler |
Sep-01-11 06:43 AM |
#109 |
| -
It's OUR money. OUR taxes. WE should decide how those funds are spent. |
no_hypocrisy |
Aug-31-11 08:01 AM |
#7 |
| -
They are completing the transition from being our representatives to our leaders. |
woo me with science |
Aug-31-11 08:23 AM |
#10 |
| -
Good point - leaders. |
jwirr |
Aug-31-11 09:32 AM |
#15 |
| -
Leaders? |
bongbong |
Aug-31-11 02:01 PM |
#28 |
| -
" In a mature society, "civil servant" is semantically equal to "civil master." |
Fumesucker |
Aug-31-11 05:53 PM |
#59 |
| -
K&r... |
spanone |
Aug-31-11 08:03 AM |
#8 |
| -
K&R! |
Enthusiast |
Aug-31-11 08:03 AM |
#9 |
| -
People suffering is not important. Bipartisan rhetoric is important. |
Bluenorthwest |
Aug-31-11 08:38 AM |
#11 |
| -
A great post in a great thread. |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-31-11 01:37 PM |
#23 |
| -
What are you babbling about? |
Ikonoklast |
Aug-31-11 03:42 PM |
#39 |
| -
Hostage-taking worked last time, didn't it? |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-31-11 08:56 PM |
#79 |
| -
If you call a Republican Pyhrric Victory a 'win' then I concede the point. |
Ikonoklast |
Aug-31-11 09:03 PM |
#81 |
| -
If I get 98 percent of what I wanted in a "compromise," I win. |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-31-11 09:07 PM |
#83 |
| -
So, you take Boner at his word. |
Ikonoklast |
Aug-31-11 09:58 PM |
#89 |
| -
So you tell me all the things we "won" in the deal. |
Jakes Progress |
Aug-31-11 10:11 PM |
#91 |
| -
Thank you. nt |
SusanaMontana41 |
Sep-01-11 05:17 PM |
#120 |
| -
What did We the People get? |
SusanaMontana41 |
Sep-01-11 05:16 PM |
#119 |
| -
You seem to have missed a minor little 3 letter word: |
Cherchez la Femme |
Sep-01-11 01:26 PM |
#118 |
| -
Didn't you listen to Gee Dub? |
SusanaMontana41 |
Sep-02-11 03:06 PM |
#122 |
| -
Ohhh.... HOW could I have forgotten?! |
Cherchez la Femme |
Sep-02-11 04:00 PM |
#123 |
| -
K&R |
NYC_SKP |
Aug-31-11 08:40 AM |
#12 |
| -
? |
muffin1 |
Aug-31-11 05:00 PM |
#50 |
| -
Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Aug-31-11 07:28 PM |
#68 |
| -
Yep. There it is. Pointless fear mongering. Right on time. |
Jakes Progress |
Aug-31-11 10:08 PM |
#90 |
| -
Why is this happening? Becuase our "democracy" is dead. |
Arctic Dave |
Aug-31-11 09:27 AM |
#13 |
| -
K&R |
Blue Owl |
Aug-31-11 09:41 AM |
#16 |
| -
So much easier to get an 'emergency appropriation' for a stupid war, eh? |
MH1 |
Aug-31-11 12:14 PM |
#18 |
| -
MSNBC just reported that 60 billion has been "wasted" |
savannah43 |
Aug-31-11 05:00 PM |
#49 |
| -
Only 60 billion?? |
MH1 |
Sep-01-11 07:53 AM |
#114 |
| -
How can they you ask because |
Dont call me Shirley |
Aug-31-11 01:19 PM |
#19 |
| -
Huge K&R !!! very well stated. |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Aug-31-11 01:26 PM |
#20 |
| -
Me either. We appear to be The Divided States of America and Big Business likes it. |
nolabear |
Aug-31-11 01:32 PM |
#21 |
| -
Righteous rant, CoffeeCat! |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-31-11 01:36 PM |
#22 |
| -
K&R |
marions ghost |
Aug-31-11 01:43 PM |
#24 |
| -
Agree 100%, CoffeeCat. REC. nt |
bertman |
Aug-31-11 01:50 PM |
#25 |
| -
I remember when FEMA was pretty good at what they did |
BobbyBoring |
Aug-31-11 01:53 PM |
#26 |
| -
FEMA was excellent under Clinton who strengthened it...Bush ruined it...so did his father. |
Auntie Bush |
Aug-31-11 03:15 PM |
#36 |
| -
The mistakes are not due to the fact that the government is involved. |
JDPriestly |
Aug-31-11 05:43 PM |
#56 |
| -
And what do you suppose Bank Of America depositors will be told if/when it goes down? |
kenny blankenship |
Aug-31-11 02:00 PM |
#27 |
| -
We're collateral damage to those who rob us. They don't care about our suffering. |
Metta |
Aug-31-11 02:15 PM |
#29 |
| -
k&r for reading later n/t |
w0nderer |
Aug-31-11 02:26 PM |
#30 |
| -
Get it clear - help is on the way for the corrupt bankers |
malaise |
Aug-31-11 02:28 PM |
#31 |
| -
It's time for Democrats to stand up on the next war funding. |
obxhead |
Aug-31-11 02:35 PM |
#32 |
| -
They are free to cut it from the Department of Defense. |
grantcart |
Aug-31-11 02:48 PM |
#33 |
| -
If the "super-Congress" can't agree... |
syberlion |
Aug-31-11 08:30 PM |
#72 |
| -
+1! |
FailureToCommunicate |
Aug-31-11 08:36 PM |
#73 |
| -
Happy to recommend ... |
kentuck |
Aug-31-11 02:52 PM |
#34 |
| -
Of course it's a democracy and filled with right wing voters |
treestar |
Aug-31-11 02:53 PM |
#35 |
| -
I refuse to believe that a lot of them legitimately won their elections nt |
HomerRamone |
Aug-31-11 03:27 PM |
#37 |
| -
Believe it. |
ConservativeDemocrat |
Aug-31-11 05:51 PM |
#58 |
| -
a modest suggestion |
wial |
Aug-31-11 03:40 PM |
#38 |
| -
Speaking of "We The People," last November too many of we the people |
totodeinhere |
Aug-31-11 03:51 PM |
#40 |
| -
Meanwhile many of us can clearly recall how over 50 BILLIONS of |
truedelphi |
Aug-31-11 03:52 PM |
#41 |
| -
GOP House thinks Obama will be blamed if the money does not come. |
McCamy Taylor |
Aug-31-11 04:22 PM |
#43 |
| -
I share in your outrage |
MissDeeds |
Aug-31-11 04:25 PM |
#44 |
| -
and they just discovered there was 60 Billion dollars in fraud in Iraq |
onethatcares |
Aug-31-11 04:37 PM |
#45 |
| -
One of the most important posts in this thread. |
BlueIris |
Aug-31-11 04:58 PM |
#48 |
| -
Blackwater/Xe will NOT give it back. |
savannah43 |
Aug-31-11 05:04 PM |
#51 |
| -
Bet Matt along with the rest of the greedheads in this Country don't really give a rat's ass so long |
SammyWinstonJack |
Aug-31-11 04:49 PM |
#46 |
| -
#160 Recommend |
avaistheone1 |
Aug-31-11 04:53 PM |
#47 |
| -
K&R |
muffin1 |
Aug-31-11 05:09 PM |
#52 |
| -
Maybe we could change how FEMA works and save money... |
deadinsider |
Aug-31-11 05:15 PM |
#53 |
| -
Well said! |
lillypaddle |
Aug-31-11 05:25 PM |
#54 |
| -
Where's the country for We The People? |
Bryn |
Aug-31-11 05:40 PM |
#55 |
| -
Great rant! |
yardwork |
Aug-31-11 05:46 PM |
#57 |
| -
Sick, isn't it? |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Aug-31-11 06:03 PM |
#60 |
| -
Ahh, the 'news' media with their self-righteous, manufactured controversies... |
deadinsider |
Aug-31-11 06:12 PM |
#61 |
| -
So absurd. Recommended. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Aug-31-11 06:17 PM |
#62 |
| -
Best OP I've seen in days. |
Quantess |
Aug-31-11 06:29 PM |
#63 |
| -
Yes, we are screwed....... |
Swede Atlanta |
Aug-31-11 06:33 PM |
#64 |
| -
the problem is 'We the People" , at least an unacceptably large number of them |
shireen |
Aug-31-11 06:57 PM |
#65 |
| -
fuck yes. |
RainDog |
Aug-31-11 07:17 PM |
#67 |
| -
That's exactly how I feel. You put it in words much better than |
Booster |
Aug-31-11 08:11 PM |
#69 |
| -
K/R best post ever |
sasha031 |
Aug-31-11 08:19 PM |
#70 |
| -
Border Patrol |
KT2000 |
Aug-31-11 08:20 PM |
#71 |
| -
And instead of attacking the Republicans as the cause Dems will be defending themselves from blame. |
Kablooie |
Aug-31-11 08:53 PM |
#75 |
| -
Recommended. |
madinmaryland |
Aug-31-11 08:54 PM |
#76 |
| -
I couldn't agree more |
humanityisfree |
Aug-31-11 08:55 PM |
#77 |
| -
We are so far from being in charge of anything I'm afraid. |
hulka38 |
Aug-31-11 08:56 PM |
#78 |
| -
On the one hand, you've got the Too Big To Fail's: |
blkmusclmachine |
Aug-31-11 09:06 PM |
#82 |
| -
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! |
WillyT |
Aug-31-11 09:13 PM |
#84 |
| -
GOP: We won't let you help disaster victims |
abelenkpe |
Aug-31-11 09:18 PM |
#85 |
| -
dupe |
OwnedByFerrets |
Aug-31-11 09:22 PM |
# |
| -
We should send this to every one of our ELECTED politicians |
OwnedByFerrets |
Aug-31-11 09:22 PM |
#86 |
| -
Eh. Congress has been wasting money for 50 years. |
Zax2me |
Aug-31-11 09:24 PM |
#87 |
| -
Since Eric Cantor wants any aid offset by spending cuts. |
Chisox08 |
Aug-31-11 09:56 PM |
#88 |
| -
Whatever happened to promoting the "general welfare" of American citizens?? |
Lorien |
Aug-31-11 10:23 PM |
#92 |
| -
Every day this country makes me a little sicker and more ashamed. |
Arugula Latte |
Aug-31-11 10:25 PM |
#93 |
| -
The "Great Experiment" is over....Welcome to the dark ages. |
russspeakeasy |
Aug-31-11 10:33 PM |
#94 |
| -
The only technicality is that Irene and the Joplin devastation and the Texas drought and the |
Creideiki |
Aug-31-11 10:42 PM |
#95 |
| -
It's hard to frame a debate when |
syberlion |
Sep-01-11 12:22 AM |
#105 |
| -
It's about making priorities. |
Deep13 |
Aug-31-11 10:43 PM |
#96 |
| -
It is because we are not levying tax revenue. We are debt financing and cutting services. Derelict |
earcandle |
Aug-31-11 10:58 PM |
#99 |
| -
Congress is being derelict in its duty to level compulsory tax without favor, which is law. |
earcandle |
Aug-31-11 10:59 PM |
#100 |
| -
Start protesting that we need people in congress with balls and job skills to raise revenue. |
earcandle |
Aug-31-11 11:00 PM |
#101 |
| -
Who's calling this a democracy these days? |
lonestarnot |
Aug-31-11 11:15 PM |
#102 |
| -
Would Cantor agree to |
Scottybeamer70 |
Aug-31-11 11:15 PM |
#103 |
| -
And all this because they won a lousy 1/3 of the government |
BrightSideOfLife |
Aug-31-11 11:43 PM |
#104 |
| -
I can not recommend this because there is no mention of Cantor... |
WCGreen |
Sep-01-11 12:28 AM |
#106 |
| -
RW's "Third world America" .... We are all being "Katrina'd" -- |
defendandprotect |
Sep-01-11 01:29 AM |
#107 |
| -
Ever notice how the first thing they care about is getting |
Jamastiene |
Sep-01-11 02:28 AM |
#108 |
| -
The banks and corporations are too big to fail. The citizens are too small to succeed. |
mwb970 |
Sep-01-11 06:52 AM |
#110 |
| -
The Pentagon has NEVER been low in funds |
LiberalEsto |
Sep-01-11 07:25 AM |
#112 |
| -
K&R n/t |
myrna minx |
Sep-01-11 07:34 AM |
#113 |
| -
AWESOME POST!!!! |
chillspike |
Sep-01-11 07:57 AM |
#115 |
| -
No longer a Democracy it has been a Plutocracy with a puppet figure head for |
sarcasmo |
Sep-01-11 05:18 PM |
#121 |
| -
k&r |
shanti |
Sep-02-11 04:02 PM |
#124 |
| -
K and R. nt |
MaeScott |
Sep-02-11 04:27 PM |
#125 |
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread