RW email needs a response!

[Mz Pip]

I can't let this one just go unanswered. :mad:



AMERICA ASKED FOR A CHANGE

A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we've seen:
1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.

America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!

The most significant accomplishment by the Democratic controlled Congress in 2007:

THEY VOTED TO INCREASE THEIR PAY !!!!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Simple

Go back to 2000, and compare stats from then and now.

[YOY]

2. It's too stupid to reply to

If they want to blame this bubbling pot stirring over on the Democratic party, then they need a kick in the goddamn nuts.

[uppityperson]

3. Yesterday I brushed my teeth when I woke up and it was a sunny day.

Today I didn't brush my teeth, and now it is cloudy out.

Do you really want the points addressed? Seems home equity has dropped dramatically the last 2 yrs, and is still continuing. Seems all has been going down and is continuing. Anyone who believes the Democrats can instantly stop the downward progress, while the Republicans continue to block their efforts, is a fool.

[Mz Pip]

5. I suspect

the downward trend started long before the Democrats gained control of Congress.

[uppityperson]

8. i know it did. And no, the Dems have not been able to fix everything, esp due to

being blocked at doing so by repubs and their precious mrbush. Just send that back.

[sharesunited]

4. Cheney-Bush.

Updated to read Cheney-Bush-McCain.

Democratic Party now working on the cure.

[Mountainman]

6. Ask how did the Dems do it. What laws did they pass. Did Bush sign any bills Dems passed?

Most of these things do not happen in one year. It takes a while. The seeds were planted before the Dem congress and happen to bloom now.

By the way, Bush is still in the White House isn't he?

[Mz Pip]

7. Good point.

If the Dems didn't do anything except give themselves a raise, exactly how are they responsible for this downturn?

[BOSSHOG]

9. Just another example

of patriotic christian conservative republicans not taking responsibility for anything. Our econonmy is going straight to hell because of george bush's war which he started with intentional lies. The mortgage situation is due to the business practices of conservatives. The ignorant sender of the message can lick my liberal, veteran, featured in a war zone balls.

[TheWraith]

10. In 2000, gasoline sold for $1 per gallon.

The unemployment rate was at 4%, a 31 year low, without having dropped people from the rolls or counting McDonalds' as "manufacturing jobs."

We had a budget surplus of $236 billion.

Since voting in a Republican president in 2000 we've seen:

The largest expansion of government spending in the history of the United States.

The waging of the second most expensive war in human history with no end in sight and no gain in security.

Oil prices go from $17 per barrel to $110 per barrel.

A massive deregulation of all business, allowing for environmental despoiling, government fraud, wasteful contracts, theft, taxpayer bilking and predatory lending.

We watched the federal government ignore the destruction of an American city.

[Perry Logan]

11. Congressional pages are a little safer from Republican pedophiles...

There are countless investigations going on. Healthcare is on the table. The internet is safe for now. Our wounded vets are no longer lying around in their own urine. The Senate Ethics Committee is back in action. Many 9/11 Commission recommendations are being passed. A bill to increase financial aid for colleges has passed--the single largest increase in college aid since the GI bill. The President's signing statements are being investigated. Legislation to restore habeus corpus has been approved. The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed legislation "that would grant new rights to terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay. The unions have a voice in the government now—as do gays, women, and minorities. The environment has a fighting chance. The House passed the Taxpayer Protection Act, to protect taxpayers against "identity theft, deceptive Web sites and loan sharks." It also makes it "easier for taxpayers to retrieve property lost as a result of a wrongful Internal Revenue Service levy and directs the IRS to notify lower-income people that they qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit." The House approved a bill spending $1.7 billion over five years for cleaner water. There's a new House committee devoted solely to addressing the issue of global warming. Congress is working full-time, instead of just two days per week. Congressional pages are a little safer from Republican pedohpiles. Social Security is safe for now.

Less than six months into the 110th Congress, Senate Democrats have made significant strides in passing important, common-sense legislation that reflect the priorities of the American people. After nearly a decade of Republican control, Democrats have worked to restore fiscal responsibility in Washington and pass key legislation on Iraq policy, homeland security, troop readiness, veterans' health care, economic competitiveness, ethics reform, the minimum wage, health care, education, energy independence, stem cell research, and Gulf Coast revitalization. Democrats are committed to proving that elections do matter, and we will continue to pursue the international and domestic priorities that matter most to the American people. Together, we will take the country in a new direction.

Under Democratic leadership, the Senate has passed the following measures:

* A fiscally responsible budget: a budget that restores fiscal discipline and will lead to a surplus, while cutting middle-class taxes and funding foreign anddomestic priorities, including education, children's health care, veterans, and our troops;

* 9/11 Commission recommendations: a bill to make America more secure by giving our first responders the tools they need to keep us safe; making it more difficult for potential terrorists to travel into our country; advancing efforts to secure our rail, air, and mass transit systems; and improving intelligence and information sharing between state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies;

* Homeland security funding: legislation that provides $1.05 billion in funding necessary to address dangerous border and transit vulnerabilities left open by the Bush Administration since 9/11;

* Support for our troops: legislation funding the President's requests for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, including $1.2 billion in additional funding for a total of $3 billion to provide our troops in Iraq with mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles;

* Health care for wounded soldiers and veterans: legislation that provides $3 billion in supplemental funds for military health care and $1.8 billion in supplemental funds to the Department of Veterans' Affairs to accommodate the increasing number of new veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan;

* Benchmarks for Iraq: legislation that conditions U.S. economic support for the Iraqi government on its progress toward achieving key political benchmarks;

* National Guard readiness: legislation to provide an additional $1 billion to President Bush's request for National Guard equipment needs to remedy equipment shortfalls that are compromising the quality of force training and limiting the Guard's ability to quickly respond to natural and potential man-made disasters at home;

* Continuing Resolution: legislation providing funding for the nine remaining appropriations bills that were not completed by Republicans in the 109th Congress. In passing this legislation, Democrats stayed within budget limits, eliminated earmarks, and increased funding for national priorities, including veterans' medical care, Pell grants, elementary and secondary education, the National Institutes of Health, state and local law enforcement, and global AIDS prevention and treatment;
* Energy Bill: landmark legislation to increase our energy independence, strengthen the economy, reduce global warming emissions, and protect American consumers.

* American competitiveness: bipartisan legislation to increase the nation's investment in basic and innovative research; strengthen educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from elementary through graduate school; and develop the infrastructure needed to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the United States;

* Ethics and lobbying reform: a bill to slow the "revolving door" for former Senators and staff, strengthen limits on gifts and travel, expand lobbying disclosure requirements, establish a study commission on ethics and lobbying, prohibit pensions for Members of Congress convicted of certain crimes, and implement reform procedures relating to earmarks and conference reports;

* Minimum wage: legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25/hour;

* Middle-class tax cuts: the 2008 Budget Resolution provides for permanent extensions of the Marriage Penalty tax relief, the $1,000 refundable Child Tax Credit; the 10 percent income tax bracket; the adoption tax credit; the dependent care tax credit; U.S. soldiers' combat pay for the earned income tax credit; and reform of the estate tax to protect small businesses and family farms;

* AMT patch: the 2008 Budget Resolution ensures that the number of taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum tax will not increase in 2007, giving Congress and the Administration time to come up with a permanent solution;

* Head Start: a bill to expand eligibility for the Head Start program;
* Stem cell research: legislation to expand the number of human embryonic stem cells eligible for federally-funded research;

* Children's health coverage: the 2008 Budget Resolution and the 2007 Emergency Supplemental provide needed funds for the Children's Health Insurance Program;

* FDA reauthorization: a bill to greatly improve the Food and Drug Administration's oversight of drug safety;

* Rebuilding the Gulf Coast: legislation providing a total of $6.4 billion for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including $1.3 billion to complete levee and drainage repairs, $50 million to reduce violent crime in Gulf Coast states, and $110 million to repair the seafood and fisheries industries, which is vital to the region's economic recovery;

* Army Corps reform: legislation to ensure that the Army Corps of Engineers does its job more effectively and soundly;

* Disaster assistance for small businesses: legislation providing recovery assistance for small businesses impacted by the 2005 hurricanes in an effort to revitalize the Gulf Coast economy;

* U.S. Attorney appointments: legislation ending the indefinite appointment of interim U.S. Attorneys and restoring the role of the Senate in the selection of U.S. Attorneys;

* Tax relief for small businesses: legislation providing a range of deficit-neutral tax incentives designed to help small businesses grow;

* Education and training: the 2008 Budget Resolution provides for the largest increase since 2002 in funding for elementary and secondary programs; and

* Energy and environment programs: legislation increasing funding for basic science research at the Department of Energy and for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
http://www.apostille.us/news/democratic_accomplishments_in_the_110th_congress_leading_america_in_a_new_direction.shtml

[Winterblues]

12. Well while this is probably rubbish what exactly have the Democrats done?

They did indeed allow a pay raise to take effect and gas prices have indeed continued to climb and climb and climb. The crooks are still running the place and Democrats just hang their heads. I can't really find much there to argue with..can you?

[uppityperson]

13. Here is a good list.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3038224#3038790

Hmm, did you even read the replies in this thread?

[Iris]

14. Well, the big question to me is how should the Democrats be expected to clean up over 6 years of

Bush's mess in "a little over a year"?

[Winterblues]

15. How long did Clinton's Impeachment take?

There has to be accountability or all is for naught.