GOP couldn't filibuster financial reform, since there were 60 votes for the reform. GOP does nothing but obstruct so this country cannot move forward. Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac was in the middle of the housing boom, meaning that the bad loans private companies made Fannie and Freddie had to accept. Yes, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should have been reformed so they wouldn't have to accept the scandalist loans that the fat cats pushed through. You have to understand that the financial reform bill doesn't have a lot of what the Dems wanted, but they were willing to give some things up to get to 60 votes. If your congressmen are Republicans, find out why they did not vote for the bill. Find out if they are telling the truth or not!!!
Filibuster must have more than one meaning. I thought it meant to delay a vote or procedure. The Senate voted. The bill didn't pass. It doesn't sound like a filibuster.
The Senate of the United States has a peculiar rule, A party can filibuster(talk something to death ) a proposed bill if the other (proposing )party does not have a "supermajority" of 60 votes, when interminable debate can be cut off and limited to a reasonable, fixed period, like a couple of hours... This was the case here.
The bill was NOT voted on, only the process to start consideration of the bill which could have been filibustered to death.
You thought wrongly.
lets see how many republican'ts will filibuster the next bill that has spending for the war in iraq and afghanistan. in it or like a previous post let the tax break go through. there was a post about making six figures and wanting a tax break believe it not you gotten a couple there was 2 bush taxcuts 01,03 and one under obama. but these same people will shout and cry about federal deficit and spending yet under bush and regan there was hugh deficit spending and taxcuts at the same time now its time to shut up and pay up never forget that alot of theses same republican legislators never filibustered any spending during the bush presidency. and now there tring to play the fiscal responsible party. so when they supposedly take back the house or senate what are they really going to do? oh yea Bohners idealogy is that what happen to the economy and how it is trying to be dealt with is like killing and ant with a nuclear bomb so what happen to 8 million people losing there jobs is no big deal? maybe he should be apologizing to the wall st group for asking them to pay us back for the bail out. or like the repub running in nevada just eliminate all entitlement programs but never mentions elimination of the taxes for them. the party of borrow spend and no.
Republicans often identify themselves as "Conservative Christians with family values and Judeo-Christian principles so here is an applicable excerpt from the book of Amos, a Jewish prophet
"Hear this YOU WHO TRAMPLE UPON THE NEEDY AND BRING THE POOR OF THE LAND TO AN END
saying'When will the new moon be over THAT WE MAY SELL OUR GRAIN ...AND DEAL DECEITFULLY WITH FALSE BALANCES..
[[Sounds familiar, like the fat cats on Wall Street and the BP oil spillers and the prostitutes they bought in Washington DC?]]
Will they sleep soundly?
"The LORD has sworn
"SURELY I WILL NEVER FORGET ANY OF THEIR DEEDS. i WILL TURN YOUR FEASTS INTO MOURNING;, BRING SACKCLOTH UPON ALL LOINS AND BALDNESS ON EVERY HEAD.."
the millions of unemployed may suffer temporarily, those politicians who trample on them now will receive their due
Bottom line we have been paying for governmental plans for years, Welfare, Foodstamps etc. With stricter guidlines and changes in the Clintons time, that changed. But, chaning unemployment and cutting out benefits on people that cannot find a job. I have been unemployed, on and off now for 2 years, I have taken anything that I can get, I have nearly lost my house to foreclosure, and Have not been able to keep food on the table, I go a job that was made by "stimulas" money the Obama set down to stimulate the economy, and the agency that has this money is so shady that they are just spending the money how they see fit, and I lost that job, and because they wanted to protect themself they manufactured/falsified paperwork to justify my termination.
So before everyone starts yesing and yesing about cuting off benefits, there are those of us that are looking, that are trying to keep our homes for our kids, keep food on the table, but are NOT able to get the help needed from the Social Services, So is it fair that I loos my home of 10 years and live on the street? I have worked and paid into the system. I am educated, willing to work, go out every day to look for work, but there is just NOTHING out there...
SO let the Congressmen/Senators and the government parties worry just one week about how to make a house payment or have to tell their child that tonight we are eatin Mac and cheese, or sit in the dark because you cannot afford the electric bill. These are the reality of MY WORLD, <<<AVERAGE USA>>>>
They pass the homebuyers tax credit bill- But not the unempolyment bill- anyone buying a home dose not need help, once again lets help people with money not people without, What's wrong with this country GOD HELP US ALL
I want a tax cut! I worked my butt off these years to finally make it to a 6 figure salary where I thought I could put a little more towards savings and investments. Nope, not happening as I am taxed at a higher percentage now hitting that threshold.
If the Almighty himself can only ask for 10% why should government ask for more? I say that government should only get a flat tax from all American and learn to budget their money like everyone else.
It makes no sense with ALL the people that pay taxes in this country each day that we are broke? Don't add up Joe it just don't add up!
It is WAY past time to re-institute the Clinton era taxes on the wealthiest 2%. These people are making gazillions of dollars a year while the rest of us can barely scrape by. That will definitely help dig us out of debt. Trickle down economics is a joke and the republicans got us into this mess with these tax cuts for the filthy rich. Greedy is as greedy does!
Something my macro-economics teacher told us strikes a chord here. The top 1% of income earners (the wealthiest 1% in other words) pay 80% of the taxes that are collected. And you think they should pay more?
Sheesh, and thy-only_king thinks the unemployed are the only freeloaders around here.
Never mistake motion for action! (Ernest Hemingway) Democrats and Republican can find the money to pay for this extension!
This is where the unemployed in this country need to send a message to Republicans that you are voters! If a job was out there for all of these folks I am sure they would have applied for it and got back to work and not have to worry about this.
Nuh, uh. The pugs said that the unemployed were lazy and indolent, and that's how it is.
When the American worker grows up, gets off the couch, and gets a haircut, then maybe they'll be the one in five that qualify for those elusive jobs out there that the pugs think we should have.
Hey, how about we unemploy the pugs this November? Then they can be lazy and indolent too.
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Hey, how about one less jet fighter?
The bill was NOT voted on, only the process to start consideration of the bill which could have been filibustered to death.
You thought wrongly.
"Hear this YOU WHO TRAMPLE UPON THE NEEDY AND BRING THE POOR OF THE LAND TO AN END
saying'When will the new moon be over THAT WE MAY SELL OUR GRAIN ...AND DEAL DECEITFULLY WITH FALSE BALANCES..
[[Sounds familiar, like the fat cats on Wall Street and the BP oil spillers and the prostitutes they bought in Washington DC?]]
Will they sleep soundly?
"The LORD has sworn
"SURELY I WILL NEVER FORGET ANY OF THEIR DEEDS. i WILL TURN YOUR FEASTS INTO MOURNING;, BRING SACKCLOTH UPON ALL LOINS AND BALDNESS ON EVERY HEAD.."
the millions of unemployed may suffer temporarily, those politicians who trample on them now will receive their due
So before everyone starts yesing and yesing about cuting off benefits, there are those of us that are looking, that are trying to keep our homes for our kids, keep food on the table, but are NOT able to get the help needed from the Social Services, So is it fair that I loos my home of 10 years and live on the street? I have worked and paid into the system. I am educated, willing to work, go out every day to look for work, but there is just NOTHING out there...
SO let the Congressmen/Senators and the government parties worry just one week about how to make a house payment or have to tell their child that tonight we are eatin Mac and cheese, or sit in the dark because you cannot afford the electric bill. These are the reality of MY WORLD, <<<AVERAGE USA>>>>
If the Almighty himself can only ask for 10% why should government ask for more? I say that government should only get a flat tax from all American and learn to budget their money like everyone else.
It makes no sense with ALL the people that pay taxes in this country each day that we are broke? Don't add up Joe it just don't add up!
Sheesh, and thy-only_king thinks the unemployed are the only freeloaders around here.
This is where the unemployed in this country need to send a message to Republicans that you are voters! If a job was out there for all of these folks I am sure they would have applied for it and got back to work and not have to worry about this.
When the American worker grows up, gets off the couch, and gets a haircut, then maybe they'll be the one in five that qualify for those elusive jobs out there that the pugs think we should have.
Hey, how about we unemploy the pugs this November? Then they can be lazy and indolent too.