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Offline azile0

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Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
I just don't know what to say. All of the Republicans in the Senate voted NO on the Stimulus Package. Some of those people wanted to pose for pictures with Obama at his inauguration. It's like they voted no just to spite him, as there was no way for them to win the vote. ALL Republicans voted no.

I'm thinking, now, that Obama is going to be less bipartisan, when Republicans do crap like that. It's like they don't want to spend money on things that won't blow up.
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Offline blackhole

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
No i think it has more to do with the republicans being stupid douchebags who can't figure out how to run the country without having it blow up in their face.

 

Offline iamzack

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
I wasn't totally pleased with the thing anyway. Maybe they'll try again, and put the family planning provisions back in.
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Offline Nuclear1

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
*facepalm*

That's it, I'm becoming a Democrat now.
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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
Or maybe they just don't think more government spending will make banks start lending money?

I know this will get a trite and hostile response full of name calling on this board, but somebody has to post it.

 

Offline Kosh

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
If Bush had proposed a stimulus package, the Republicans would be all onboard.
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Offline iamzack

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
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I thought MOAR GOVT SPENDINGS was the Republican solution to all economic ills.

Democrats in office right now are probably all relieved that they aren't going to have to take any responsibility for anything for a long time yet, since we're all still in the mood to distribute blame. You know, as opposed to being in the mood to get started fixing.
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Offline Nuclear1

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
I don't know how to say it.

I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really hate my party right now.

Actually, that sounds about right.
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Offline Scotty

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
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If Bush had proposed a stimulus package, the Republicans would be all onboard.

And every single democrat would have voted NO.  Keep in mind that things work both ways.

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I thought MOAR GOVT SPENDINGS was the Republican solution to all economic ills.

And most democrat.  See:  FDR and the New Deal

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Or maybe they just don't think more government spending will make banks start lending money?

Thank you for making sense.  If the government passes a package to keep anything afloat, it promotes bad economic practices, which will lead to even worse problems in the future.

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republicans being stupid douchebags who can't figure out how to run the country without having it blow up in their face.

Yeah, because of course all of this is the republican's fault.  :rolleyes:

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty/archives/2008/02/clintons_drive.html

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Offline Polpolion

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
Sectionalism.

It caused the Civil War.

Stop. It.

It may not be states you're loyal to, but it seems as though people would rather be right than have America not suck, and that's why America is sucking.
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Offline iamzack

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
It would be kinda cool if there was a massive overhaul of our elections process so that you don't have to be a millionaire to have a shot in hell at winning.
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Offline blackhole

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
Yeah, because of course all of this is the republican's fault.  :rolleyes:

Yes, because the republicans spoon whole grain bull**** into the mouths of all those willing to listen just so they can get all touchy feely with the business CEOs and cause the Rich/Poor gap to grow to astronomical proportions.

I don't care if this economic downturn is the republican's fault. They're too f*cking stupid to fix it.

 

Offline Scotty

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
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I don't care if this economic downturn is the republican's fault. They're too f*cking stupid to fix it.

You should damn well care, you (not specifically) just elected the root cause of the problem (not Obama, a democrat) to out highest office!

It's not that they're too stupid to fix it, it's that fixing it means removing the source of the problem, not smoothing over the symptoms.  The source of the problems is bad business practices, and the stimulus just rewards the offending companies.  Throwing money at it WILL NOT HELP!

 

Offline blackhole

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
It's not that they're too stupid to fix it, it's that fixing it means removing the source of the problem, not smoothing over the symptoms.  The source of the problems is bad business practices, and the stimulus just rewards the offending companies.  Throwing money at it WILL NOT HELP!

The *real* problem here is the complete and total failure of the audit companies, IMO.

 

Offline BloodEagle

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
Could someone post a link to the actual bill?

:EDIT:

By the way, Republicans used to be for small government, with Democrats being for big government. Just sayin'.

 

Offline Nuclear1

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
That's a result of neoconservatism.

Yeah...nothing neo or conservative about that.
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Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
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Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
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Offline iamzack

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
"big" government and "small" government don't mean ****. it's how well the government is regulated, how well it does it's job, how not-corrupt the people in office are, etc.
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Offline Nuke

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
and it doesn't help that most elected officials cant see beyond the length of their term. its ok if the **** hits the fan if its on someone else's term.

i think the stimulus is a joke i mean why not just cut taxes all across the board.
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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
I thought MOAR GOVT SPENDINGS was the Republican solution to all economic ills.

"big" government and "small" government don't mean ****. it's how well the government is regulated, how well it does it's job, how not-corrupt the people in office are, etc.

you seem to not know anything...

at least on the subject of politics.
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Offline DeepSpace9er

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Re: Republicans and the Stimulus Package.
Wait a second here.. slow down. Why do you care that republicans didnt vote for it? There was still a healthy majority of democrats who did.. well enough to pass it though. And now, when this bill works, the republicans will have egg on their face and the democrats will be the heroes.

Why does it matter what they do anyway?