It's the economy stupid...

[sfwriter]

...I think it's time to tape that sign up someplace again and drive that point home.

[sendero]

1. Unfortunately...

... the dems are going to find that out in November.

[dkf]

2. Obama and crew never got that and they still don't.

[Skittles]

3. they would if they cared

[HughMoran]

7. OMG they hate us!!

We're all gonna die!!!

[dkf]

12. Yeah go ahead and make fun. We are the ones who will have to suffer stupid republican control.

All those guys are set for life

[HughMoran]

13. I'm going to fight like mad to get my Republican Senate seat turned blue

He's only down by 3 now! I hope you're doing your best to prevent R's from taking over.

[dkf]

18. It's a lot harder to convince people to reelect ineffectual management.

They sure do want to make it hard for us to elect dems. Now we will have to throw way more blood and treasure at this stupid political process to protect ourselves from the utter wrongheadedness of whackos like Sharron Angle.

[Winterblues]

24. What have the Democrats done that has not effected the economy?

Every bill they have passed so far has had an impact upon the economy. Without them the entire financial industry would have collapsed. IMO the only place they have really strayed on the economic front is maintaining the occupations of both Iraq and Afghanistan.

[kenny blankenship]

4. Sssh... This is a Democratic site!

We certainly don't want to talk about the economy.

[HughMoran]

8. Only 'cause we're filled with hate!

[MannyGoldstein]

5. Paul Krugman Agrees

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/opinion/19krugman.html

[Dr.Phool]

23. Isn't he Jane Hamsher's cousin?

[TBF]

6. It is always the economy -

that is what politics is about. Always. The rest is smoke and mirrors meant to distract...

[HughMoran]

9. That has a sensible sound to it

:rofl:

[TBF]

10. I know y'all are thrilled with your war vote today... party on. nt

[HughMoran]

11. Who's y'all? Are you making an accusation here? Are you dissing a group of DUers?

:hi:

[TBF]

14. Check the tense,

y'all is singular. But I wouldn't expect you to know that.

:party: :party:

[HughMoran]

15. backing down now I see

As I expected... :hi:

[Name removed]

16. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[HughMoran]

17. Ooooh, more personal insults

:hi:

[HughMoran]

22. Apparenlty personal attacks are now OK

Good to know.

[Bobbie Jo]

19. "y'all is singular. But I wouldn't expect you to know that. "

Not where I come from, but don't take my word for it.

There are currently four generally recognized properties that "y'all" follows<3>:

1.A replacement for the plural of you.
Example: "Y'all can use the internet at the same time."
2.An associative plural, including individuals associated but not present with the singular addressee.
Example: "Y'all can come over at around 10:30," Chris says.
Chris explains to John that he and John's friends, who are not present at the time, can come over at around 10:30. Chris is speaking to John, but treats John as a representative for others.
3.An institutional plural addressed to one person representing a group.
Example: "Y'all sell the best candies, Mrs. Johnson."
Y'all is received by Mrs. Johnson who is the representative of a small candy business.
4.A form used in direct address in certain contexts (e.g., partings, greetings, invitations, and vocatives)
Example: "Hey, y'all!"
A greeting that addresses a multitude of people without referencing a singular identity comprising that multitude




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y'all

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/y'all

[TBF]

20. Guess it's different in Indiana where you're from accd'ing to your profile -

I live in Texas.

But attempts to change the subject by focusing on minutia rather than the subject at hand are not surprising.

[Bobbie Jo]

21. Minutiae

You brought it up. "check the tense."

I did.

I'm in Indiana, but from KY. :)

[TBF]

25. No it was the other guy who wanted to take the focus off the economy -

but yes I should've spell-checked. That I'll accept. Will you accept that we need to focus on the economy? Help out the folks who are out of work (whether it's y'all or all y'all...).

Focusing on style over substance is not going to help the teachers who have been laid-off, the seniors who are worried about their social security & prescriptions, and the young folks graduating to a country with 20% unemployment.

PS - And I do have a fondness from KY so we can at least agree on that - spent some time in Louisville and the countryside was beautiful.