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Proud Liberal Dem

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20. My guess

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:36 PM

Oct 2012

is that it's a bit too complicated and long-winded to try to explain the machinations of how Congress works and how the Republicans manipulated Senate rules to block a lot of stuff for the past 4 years and all of the p. Plus, most people think that Congress, whether controlled by Democrats or by Republicans is always dysfunctional ("both sides do it&quot and that the President should just be able to wave a magical wand and do what he wants anyway, which, of course, isn't accurate but most people just don't pay attention to politics and have even less understanding of how the Federal Government operates in general.

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Why aren't Republicans being taken to task for trying to wreck the recovery??? [View all] 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 OP

Because to some Politicalboi Oct 2012 #1

Most "inconvenient" truths necessarily started out as "conspiracy theories". 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #5

Someone needs to call Republicans out Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #15

They don't hire question everything Oct 2012 #2

Yeah, that too. Totally. 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #4

There is no doubt about this, at all Cosmocat Oct 2012 #10

I think any recovery is over for the time being.... lib2DaBone Oct 2012 #3

But this enimic "recovery" has been brought to you 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #7

blocking bill after bill...jobs bill for Veterans, transportation, etc...holding the US hostage amborin Oct 2012 #6

Yes, yes. Precisely. 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #8

No.. ...I get it...... not to worry..... lib2DaBone Oct 2012 #9

it's been ongoingly decried in the ny times...both articles and editorials...they abuse the US amborin Oct 2012 #11

That's good to know, re: the NYTimes calling GOP on this 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #14

since i'm in CA, I don't see any ads amborin Oct 2012 #21

it isn't just DC - they have done A LOT of damage at the state level Cosmocat Oct 2012 #12

Well. a recent poll showed that uninformed voters always vote against their own best interst.... lib2DaBone Oct 2012 #13

The Blame Game, with corperate media help ItsTheMediaStupid Oct 2012 #16

Would not surprise me at all; here's my conspiracy theory jonpaulprime Oct 2012 #17

Not so nutty really 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #18

And jonpaulprime Oct 2012 #19

I forgot to tell you 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #24

+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #31

My guess Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2012 #20

Much of what you say I agree with 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #26

I agree with what you are saying Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2012 #36

I, too, have wondered where were the ads put out by the Dems really taking the Grammy23 Oct 2012 #22

+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #29

Because its all Obama's fault budkin Oct 2012 #23

Don't worry; this will be high on the POST-election agenda ProgressiveEconomist Oct 2012 #25

But the GOP is ALREADY doing that, so what is there to lose? 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #28

The election is a contest against Romney, not Congress. ProgressiveEconomist Oct 2012 #33

Yes, Obama is running against Rmoney, not Congress. No duh. 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #35

Working on a video on this subject. ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #27

Whoa! This is fantastic news. Love to see it when it's done. 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #30

The bankers were involved too. I remember one who said that anyone McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #32

It's a fine line.... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2012 #34