Posted on Sep 28, 2015
Will The Republican Party Continue To Attack The Country With Boehner Leaving?
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"John Boehner was a terrible, very bad, no good speaker of the House. Under his leadership, Republicans pursued an unprecedented strategy of scorched-earth obstructionism, which did immense damage to the economy and undermined America’s credibility around the world.
Still, things could have been worse. And under his successor they almost surely will be worse. Bad as Mr. Boehner was, he was just a symptom of the underlying malady, the madness that has consumed his party.
For me, Mr. Boehner’s defining moment remains what he said and did as House minority leader in early 2009, when a newly inaugurated President Obama was trying to cope with the disastrous recession that began under his predecessor.
There was and is a strong consensus among economists that a temporary period of deficit spending can help mitigate an economic slump. In 2008 a stimulus plan passed Congress with bipartisan support, and the case for a further stimulus in 2009 was overwhelming. But with a Democrat in the White House, Mr. Boehner demanded that policy go in the opposite direction, declaring that “American families are tightening their belts. But they don’t see government tightening its belt.” And he called for government to “go on a diet.”
This was know-nothing economics, and incredibly irresponsible at a time of crisis; not long ago it would have been hard to imagine a major political figure making such a statement. Did Mr. Boehner actually believe what he was saying? Was he just against anything Mr. Obama was for? Or was he engaged in deliberate sabotage, trying to block measures that would help the economy because a bad economy would be good for Republican electoral prospects?
We’ll probably never know for sure, but those remarks set the tone for everything that followed. The Boehner era has been one in which Republicans have accepted no responsibility for helping to govern the country, in which they have opposed anything and everything the president proposes. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/opinion/paul-krugman-the-blackmail-caucus-aka-the-republican-party.html?_r=0
Still, things could have been worse. And under his successor they almost surely will be worse. Bad as Mr. Boehner was, he was just a symptom of the underlying malady, the madness that has consumed his party.
For me, Mr. Boehner’s defining moment remains what he said and did as House minority leader in early 2009, when a newly inaugurated President Obama was trying to cope with the disastrous recession that began under his predecessor.
There was and is a strong consensus among economists that a temporary period of deficit spending can help mitigate an economic slump. In 2008 a stimulus plan passed Congress with bipartisan support, and the case for a further stimulus in 2009 was overwhelming. But with a Democrat in the White House, Mr. Boehner demanded that policy go in the opposite direction, declaring that “American families are tightening their belts. But they don’t see government tightening its belt.” And he called for government to “go on a diet.”
This was know-nothing economics, and incredibly irresponsible at a time of crisis; not long ago it would have been hard to imagine a major political figure making such a statement. Did Mr. Boehner actually believe what he was saying? Was he just against anything Mr. Obama was for? Or was he engaged in deliberate sabotage, trying to block measures that would help the economy because a bad economy would be good for Republican electoral prospects?
We’ll probably never know for sure, but those remarks set the tone for everything that followed. The Boehner era has been one in which Republicans have accepted no responsibility for helping to govern the country, in which they have opposed anything and everything the president proposes. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/opinion/paul-krugman-the-blackmail-caucus-aka-the-republican-party.html?_r=0
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Another attack on the country to make you lose respect for the government.
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More attacks by the GOP on the Military and the Country:
"Today a majority of Senators voted to underfund the VA by $850 million. So when these folks go back to their home states, attend ceremonies, take photos with men and women in uniform, and give speeches about their profound gratitude for the veterans and their families, remember this vote."
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"Today a majority of Senators voted to underfund the VA by $850 million. So when these folks go back to their home states, attend ceremonies, take photos with men and women in uniform, and give speeches about their profound gratitude for the veterans and their families, remember this vote."
https://www.facebook.com/senatortester/videos/ [login to see] 431665/?fref=nf
Today a majority of Senators voted to underfund the VA by $850 million. So when these folks go back to their home states, attend ceremonies, take photos...
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"As the Pentagon eyed steep funding cuts to the Defense Commissary Agency, it asked RAND to review how price hikes have affected civilian grocery retailers and how those results might affect DECA sales and revenues.
RAND researchers, in their analysis of the private-sector trends, found that “when there are available substitutes, the increase in revenue due to an increase in price levels will be offset more than proportionally by the negative effect of a decrease in” quantities purchased.
“As such, raising overall price levels will not be a successful strategy to cover shortfalls in costs caused by the elimination of the annual DOD appropriation,” the study found.
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2016 budget proposal includes an approximately 25 percent cut in the commissary budget, according to RAND. In addition, the Defense Department has proposed cost savings such as reduced operating hours and a smaller payroll. Officials have said that in 2017 they will seek to sell groceries at a profit and to expand the types of goods that can be bought and sold."
http://www.stripes.com/news/study-commissary-price-hikes-to-offset-funding-cuts-could-backfire-1.337472
That this could even be suggested is an attack on the country by attacking the Military.
RAND researchers, in their analysis of the private-sector trends, found that “when there are available substitutes, the increase in revenue due to an increase in price levels will be offset more than proportionally by the negative effect of a decrease in” quantities purchased.
“As such, raising overall price levels will not be a successful strategy to cover shortfalls in costs caused by the elimination of the annual DOD appropriation,” the study found.
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2016 budget proposal includes an approximately 25 percent cut in the commissary budget, according to RAND. In addition, the Defense Department has proposed cost savings such as reduced operating hours and a smaller payroll. Officials have said that in 2017 they will seek to sell groceries at a profit and to expand the types of goods that can be bought and sold."
http://www.stripes.com/news/study-commissary-price-hikes-to-offset-funding-cuts-could-backfire-1.337472
That this could even be suggested is an attack on the country by attacking the Military.
Study: Commissary price hikes to offset funding cuts could backfire
Raising prices at commissaries to compensate for a possible decrease in taxpayer funding could backfire, causing customers to shop elsewhere, according to a new RAND report.
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John Boehner's retiring is probably the best thing he as done as a politician.
I don't really see the Republican or Democratic party attacking anything except for each other. In my opinion not a single one of them are really interested in doing the right thing for the country as a whole.
I don't know what's worse, a group of babies having a concerted temper tantrum or politicians talking smack about each other.
I don't really see the Republican or Democratic party attacking anything except for each other. In my opinion not a single one of them are really interested in doing the right thing for the country as a whole.
I don't know what's worse, a group of babies having a concerted temper tantrum or politicians talking smack about each other.
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As much as I believe myself to be a Democrat, Boehner was probably the only person keeping the Republican party from flying off to the right and losing any commonality with the general public. Boehner was a statesman and a politician at its finest: one who could bargain and get deals done, and bite the bullet when he had to. The rest of his party will undoubtedly try to push themselves further to the right only to find out that it's not as successful as making an appeal to the broad electorate.
I think that losing Boehner was not only a huge blow for the Republican party, but for America in general simply because he was someone people could work with, and through people like him we had the best ideas from both sides succeeding.
I think that losing Boehner was not only a huge blow for the Republican party, but for America in general simply because he was someone people could work with, and through people like him we had the best ideas from both sides succeeding.
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Capt Walter Miller
Boehner resigned not because of what he did, but because of what he could not do - wreck the government better and fast enough to please the Toilet Paperers.
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Democrats are literally pathological liars (generally speaking). And though Boehner was making things worse.
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I think what is sad is the political position of "I'm not going to do anything, because I don't want to be held accountable for what I do. And I am going to attack those who screw up, then tell my constituants look at me, I didn't screw up".
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This question reminds me of the example we learned in school when discussing the rule against self-incrimination: "Have you stopped beating your wife? Yes or No" Either answer is bad. Equally bad is the refusal to answer only with a "yes" or "no". Thus, I'm not going to dignify it with any answer. It's a waste of time. I'm only warning others that this is merely a trap. Avoid it or answer at your own peril...
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Horsecrap/// Not like W was not attacked.. Put on your big boys pants and act like a man... thick skin.
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Capt Walter Miller
Bush remains unattacked or he would be in prison for violating the federal statute on torture.
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"Will The Republican Party Continue To Attack The Country With Boehner Leaving?".... I think for it is worth the Republicans had both the congress and the senate but without the Presidency they could not get what they wanted . So now the Republican want to get one of their own in the White House..If this happens you could still see the far right wing of the Republicans unhappy..But not sure they will continue to attack the country. That might just be a stretch Cap Miller but just one man's opinion who as they say has been around the block a few times... Maybe a few too many??
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