phoenix1964's Comments (461)

“Auditing the FED will never become law. You want the likes of Bachman and company to be in charged of our country's monetary policies? You got to be kidding. Another MSM silly distraction that will never become law. All the sound and furor for nothing again.”

“Come, this is casting the net a little to wide. It was banks and lenders and dervitates that caused the housing collapse. Next we are going to start blaming home owners just like rethugs.”

“President Obama never gave a deadline for his decision. MSM have been trying to read the tea leaves and guess. Will it be before or after the run off election, will he announced before his trip to Asia since there is no run off election. The media knows nothing. Last thing Obama said on camera was weeks ago to NBC and stated that he might make a decision before the runoff election but may not announce it before the runoff election in afghan. Last week he asked for 4 additional options. He has not received them yet.”

“Stop the guessing. This is serious. At first you thought he would withdraw troops, then just 20,000 troops, yesterday it was 40,000 troops. Obama asked for 4 more additional plans. He hasn't received them yet and has a meeting in the Situation Room today to discuss Afghanistan.”

“Most private insurance doesn't cover abortions only in case of rape, incest and the mother's health. The Hyde law gave the private insurance companies another reason to opt out of covering abortions in a basic plan. Only cadillac plans like the ones union have, have abortions apart of their basic plan. A women would have had to attached a rider to her current insurance plan but most women don't think hey someday I might have an abortion.

What happen last week was the pro choice side thought they could be sly and weaken the Hyde Law in the House Rules Committee by letting women who will receive federal funding in the form of subsidies in the healthcare exchange get abortion coverage as part of their basic plan.

The Catholic Council of Bishops and other pro lifers balked. So Stupak went for the throats and got his amendment in. 60 plus pro life Democrats including the Hispanic Caucus supported this bill.

I am pro-choice but I see this as pro-choicers over reaching by trying to slip something by and the pro lifers over reaching in opposition. Now it will be up to Pappa Obama to settle the fight in conference.

This just reminds me of an old saying: Don't go reaching for the salt unless you have enough hands to grab it.”

“Connecticut and his faith community should shun him. Lieberman should be stripped of his chairmanship and thrown out of the Democratic Caucus. Reid should call the vote on a Saturday.”

“Since he is a former Jesuit preist, I would tend to believe him over you. Plus he represents a majority black district in Louisana. I except he will switch to being a Democrat in the few weeks or months.”

“Clean your ears. Diane Sawyer said it takes on average a woman returns to her mate 7 times before finally leaving and R corrected Diane and said it takes 9 times. She wasn't talking about herself but the domestic violence stats.”

“Frank Rich, please retire- you are a blowhard.”

“You are so right. And the extra two votes for the measure bringing the total to 220 was from the special elections in NY and Cali.”

“How many progressives live in Chet Edwards' District? Please get a clue and stop behaving like the Palin/Beck purge crowd.”

“House districts have been gerrymandering under Rethug control for 30 years. These districts in the south are very seperate and not equal. So there are not alot of minority populations in these paticular blue dog state. Look at NY-23 hardly any blacks there. The vote in the House is tougher for those elected officials because the consituents are not large compared to a Senator and alot of districts are not diverse.”

“Sorry to say, we do need a Rethug or devil (Lieberman) in the Senate. And I do believe the President understands more than you.”

“You are stupid.”

“It's anti incumbents even Bloomberg had a close shave but his money save him.”

“Rethugs go back to school. The teabaggers and Palin/Beck crowd lost. It was the moderate Rethugs that won. This had nothing to do w/ Obama but everything to do about incumbents who were at the wheel when the financial chit hit the fan.”

“Part 1

It's the economy and change stupid! Just as 2008 was against the incumbent so shall 2010 be. It doesn't matter if you are Dem/Rethug if you are seen as for the special interests and not the people (universal healthcare) you are in trouble. I like how the media is spinning this as a vote against Obama even though the voters in the exit poll said no. Even Chris Mathews said he didn't believe what the voters said. Same thing he said in the presidential election that voters were lying to pollsters about voting for Obama because Chris believed the Bradley effect. I say that Obama won were it counted, adding one more Dem to Congress. He is the one who enigineered Owens win by putting the republican congressman from the district in his cabinet. And Biden was like glue on Owens side.”

“Part 2

I believe Obama was testing the theory that if you let the crazies Palin/Beck people out they will scare even Rethugs away. And the Rethugs that did when were not Palinistias and wanted nothing to do with that crowd. They are sheep in wolves clothing acting all moderate but conservative to the core.

I'm so glad immigration reform will be on the table intime for the midterms. If people thought the Sonia Sotomayor nomination brought out the crazies, we haven't seen nothing yet. Good way to get Hispanics to the polls in an off year elections where they usually don't work. Now Obama needs to figure out how to get blacks and youths back out.”

“I meant the independents have the largest number of members. Each party needs them to win. Let the Rethugs scare them off but we can't do the same by tearing down Obama.”

“I support gay marriage but it's the hissy fit tone that is doing them in and will do in the progressives next year if we don't watch out. Grayson may make us feel better but he is a baffoon just as Joe Wilson. We don't need to emulate the Rethugs- we don't need a progressive Joe the Plumber.”

“I believe what people said in the exit polls. This is about the economy and incumbents. Mike Bloomberg had a close race even with all the money he spent.”

“This just validates what I've been saying all along. The country is centrist and us progressive should stop attacking Obama at every turn. There are more independents than Democrats and Rethugs. We need to stop screaming, whiney and complaining that change hasn't come overnight. Obama is laying the New Foundation and we should support his methodically course. We progressive can not win with a rapid turn to the left that would scare alot of fellow democrats and all independents. Plus this democracy is not a microwable democracy and change doesn't happen over night. Go re read Obama' election night speech. "The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people will get there."

Remember let's not go the Palin/Beck route like Ed Schultz did last Friday. Look how the Rethugs won the 2 governor's races- they are sheep in wolves clothing acting like moderates and distancing themselves from the Palin crowd. The way we are going we are going to force Obama to turn away from the liberal base too. Blacks, Hispancis and youth don't like us attacking Obama. And the youth especially don't like all the confrontational ways liberals express themselves.”

“I wish people would stop projecting and complaining especially when they do not even know Obama. This is making the Rethugs charge that the Democrats are a party of whiners true. I dislike the extremes of both political parties. And which the baby boomer generation would just go away. What have they accomplished in their 30 years of having the reins of power. I'll take Obama' 10 months to the baby boomers 30.”

“What drugs are you on? Obama is the calmest most consistent President we ever had. No triangulation Bill or I listen to my gut Georgie. Do you think Social Security passed with all the benefits it has now. No it was for the poor and there was a means test. Now everyone get's Social Security when they retired and if you are permenantly disabled you can qualify. We need to get our foot in the door to move to a single payer system.”

“Yes, single payer would be the perfect solution. But the American public doesn't want government run health care.”