One of my enlightened neighbors pointed out bills introduced by the new House

[w8liftinglady]

sigh.

gr81 wrote on Jan 23, 2011 4:29 PM:

" The 112th Congress was sworn in last week and already strides have been made in the House of Representatives to fulfill the promises made on the campaign trail. Here are just a few of the initiatives the new majority has put forward :

H.R. 2 – Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act – Eric Cantor (VA-7), 177 co-sponsors (ALREADY passed in the House-now for the Senate! Email thanks to Joe Barton today and REMIND your Senators to PASS the REPEAL OF OBAMACARE!)

H.R. 21 – Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act –To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the mandate that individuals purchase health insurance. – Scott Garrett (NJ-5), 47 co-sponsors

H.R. 25 – To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. – Rob Woodall (GA-7), 51 co-sponsors

H.R. 59 – Sunset All Czars Act – Steve Scalise (LA-1), 13 co-sponsors

H.R. 87 – To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – Michele Bachmann (MN-6), 4 co-sponsors

H.R. 91 – Better Use of Light bulbs Act – Repeals provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 concerning lighting energy efficiency – Joe Barton (TX-6), 13 co-sponsors

H.R.96 – Internet Freedom Act- To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet – Marsha Blackburn (TN-7), 62 co-sponsors "

[emulatorloo]

1. You need to move. Or install a security system. Interesting list

So many on DU claim that Democrats and Republicans are "just the same"

[yourout]

2. The problem is todays Dems are essentially the Republicans of 30 years ago and todays Republicans...

are Republicans from the guilded age.

The Dems of the 60's have went the way of the Dinosaur.

[emulatorloo]

5. The entire list is about repealing Democratic legislation

[Sal Minella]

9. That should be "Gilded Age" -- gilt being a thin gold covering.

A "guild" is an association of working artisans or craftsmen, you know -- the "working people banded together for common good" idea that makes all Republicans break out in hives.

Edit for tyop.

[Obamanaut]

11. And 'have gone' rather than 'have went.' nt

[Sal Minella]

14. Well, yeah, but I'm not very good at past pluperfect conjunctivated

compound gerund ampersanded-and-varnished verb conjugations myself, so I never try to criticize anybody else's . . .

Just found it interesting that "Gilded Age" is the ideal of the moneyed classes, whereas a real "Guilded Age" would make them run screaming in terror, clutching their moneybelts and summoning their private security details.

[SharonAnn]

13. Oh, I thought today's GOP were the John Birchers

[RC]

3. Whenever the Republicans move farther to the right, the Democrats follow along behind.

So they aren't quick the same.

[Erose999]

4. Leave it to Bachmann to go after the reforms that could stop another economic

crisis from happening. LOL

[emulatorloo]

6. and to claim that's what voters want. n/t

[Statistical]

7. Ask him where are the job bills. Didn't the Republicans run on a platform of focusing on jobs?

[L. Coyote]

8. Let them waste their time, but

too bad the blowhards share our oxygen :rofl:

[Sal Minella]

10. And we're paying their salaries (and their health insurance) while they

pirouette and pose and moue in front of their mirrors.

[Dappleganger]

12. It's all just for show.

WHERE ARE THE JOBS???