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So you, as an expert, are saying that we are stuck at 8% unemployment?

I guess if you listen long enough you'll accept it too!

I've got a lot of data with quite a bit of options and opportunities for expanded job growth, even some recent cadidates made suggestions for job growth.

Seems as though they lost the election to a group that likes to give away free-stuff in exchange for votes.

But hey, you're a smart guy, I must be wrong...... 

The theory that President Obama won because of a tsunami of takers is false and shows a complete lack of demographic understanding on your part.

I guess its easier to blame the people who are not working than face the real issues facing this nation. It's easier to say people are lazy, unskilled, and want 'free stuff' than to take a long hard look at the economic policies that have decimated the middle class and thrown millions onto the unemployment lines and into poverty. Wingnuts don't do complexity, they want things simple and in sound bites. It's easier.

It is simple really...people blame the poor because they can. It's much easier to pick on someone who can't fight back...so the more ignorant among us like to place the blame on the poor..single parent..or the mentally ill..rather than take on big corporate welfare.

Wow, I never thought you would resort to name calling, I am not ignorant, I am a realist.

You need to come out of your little hole and travel a bit, not to a resort or a cruise, but into the cities across America.

So many of you spend all day on these boards, getting most of your information from news sources, blogs, left/right-leaning television programs etc.

I travel for a living, and visit the highs and lows of America, trust me I've seen a lot more than most of the clowns on these boards.

The "free-stuff"  generation is rampant in America, and to someone like you, it's easier to blame corporate America.  That way no one will accuse you of being "mean".

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Give obama everything he wants...force him to do the unthinkable...force him to take responsibility for the first time in his presidency....put him in a position where he has to do his job....

Totally agree. That way he won't be able to keep blaming Bush for all his issues.

Well, then tell Obama to put his rusty scalpel away.  You do know that the specific cuts are up to him? You have noticed that it is Obama scare-mongering about releasing prisoners onto the street? That makes him so much like Saddam, who did the same thing.

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Well, then tell Obama to put his rusty scalpel away.  You do know that the specific cuts are up to him? You have noticed that it is Obama scare-mongering about releasing prisoners onto the street? That makes him so much like Saddam, who did the same thing.

Don't mix my metaphors...

...though it may make sense for anyone surreptitiously quoting Rand for no reason.

You do know Congress still holds the purse strings, right?  You have noticed their varying doomsday cries?

"Saddam"?  Really?!?  Who are you, Frank Drebbin?

You do know the executive makes the cuts?

you do know that sequestration was Obama's idea?

you do know that he said he would veto any attempts to not put them through?

the cuts, the releasing of the illegals, all Obama's responsibility. 

I guess you are more of a low information voter Than I thought.

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In response to skeeter20's comment:

So you, as an expert, are saying that we are stuck at 8% unemployment?

I guess if you listen long enough you'll accept it too!

I've got a lot of data with quite a bit of options and opportunities for expanded job growth, even some recent cadidates made suggestions for job growth.

Seems as though they lost the election to a group that likes to give away free-stuff in exchange for votes.

But hey, you're a smart guy, I must be wrong...... 

The theory that President Obama won because of a tsunami of takers is false and shows a complete lack of demographic understanding on your part.

I guess its easier to blame the people who are not working than face the real issues facing this nation. It's easier to say people are lazy, unskilled, and want 'free stuff' than to take a long hard look at the economic policies that have decimated the middle class and thrown millions onto the unemployment lines and into poverty. Wingnuts don't do complexity, they want things simple and in sound bites. It's easier.

It is simple really...people blame the poor because they can. It's much easier to pick on someone who can't fight back...so the more ignorant among us like to place the blame on the poor..single parent..or the mentally ill..rather than take on big corporate welfare.

Wow, I never thought you would resort to name calling, I am not ignorant, I am a realist.

You need to come out of your little hole and travel a bit, not to a resort or a cruise, but into the cities across America.

So many of you spend all day on these boards, getting most of your information from news sources, blogs, left/right-leaning television programs etc.

I travel for a living, and visit the highs and lows of America, trust me I've seen a lot more than most of the clowns on these boards.

The "free-stuff"  generation is rampant in America, and to someone like you, it's easier to blame corporate America.  That way no one will accuse you of being "mean".

Did I say you were ignorant..? It's kind of interesting that you took my comment to be directed toward you...a poster who I don't even recall ever interacting with. Kind of interesting..in a subconcious sort of way.

I am not afraid of anyone referring to me as being mean. I am sure that in my life..I have uncovered and reported more entitlement fraud ( and waste) than you..or anyone else on this board for that matter. I suppose the people commit the fraud and are ultimately bagged by me probably consider me mean...but trust me that I don't lose sleep over it.

I comment on both. I do not limit my comments to just corporations. I think some entitlements need to be reformed. The difference between you and I is that I don't waste a lot of time picking on the little guy..and I am not afraid to pick on the "big guy"..especially when the "big guy" costs me more tax money than the little guy. Get my drift?

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In response to skeeter20's comment:

So you, as an expert, are saying that we are stuck at 8% unemployment?

I guess if you listen long enough you'll accept it too!

I've got a lot of data with quite a bit of options and opportunities for expanded job growth, even some recent cadidates made suggestions for job growth.

Seems as though they lost the election to a group that likes to give away free-stuff in exchange for votes.

But hey, you're a smart guy, I must be wrong...... 

The theory that President Obama won because of a tsunami of takers is false and shows a complete lack of demographic understanding on your part.

I guess its easier to blame the people who are not working than face the real issues facing this nation. It's easier to say people are lazy, unskilled, and want 'free stuff' than to take a long hard look at the economic policies that have decimated the middle class and thrown millions onto the unemployment lines and into poverty. Wingnuts don't do complexity, they want things simple and in sound bites. It's easier.

It is simple really...people blame the poor because they can. It's much easier to pick on someone who can't fight back...so the more ignorant among us like to place the blame on the poor..single parent..or the mentally ill..rather than take on big corporate welfare.

Wow, I never thought you would resort to name calling, I am not ignorant, I am a realist.

You need to come out of your little hole and travel a bit, not to a resort or a cruise, but into the cities across America.

So many of you spend all day on these boards, getting most of your information from news sources, blogs, left/right-leaning television programs etc.

I travel for a living, and visit the highs and lows of America, trust me I've seen a lot more than most of the clowns on these boards.

The "free-stuff"  generation is rampant in America, and to someone like you, it's easier to blame corporate America.  That way no one will accuse you of being "mean".

Did I say you were ignorant..? It's kind of interesting that you took my comment to be directed toward you...a poster who I don't even recall ever interacting with. Kind of interesting..in a subconcious sort of way.

I am not afraid of anyone referring to me as being mean. I am sure that in my life..I have uncovered and reported more entitlement fraud ( and waste) than you..or anyone else on this board for that matter. I suppose the people commit the fraud and are ultimately bagged by me probably consider me mean...but trust me that I don't lose sleep over it.

I comment on both. I do not limit my comments to just corporations. I think some entitlements need to be reformed. The difference between you and I is that I don't waste a lot of time picking on the little guy..and I am not afraid to pick on the "big guy"..especially when the "big guy" costs me more tax money than the little guy. Get my drift?

Back-pedal much, in your passive-aggressive way, you place yourself on such a high pedestal and then throw your darts as you hide behind the BDC screen.

It's not a big-guy vs lirttle-guy thing, IMO, it is right vs wrong, I made reference to the "takers" of this country. 

Some of them are corporations, some are people, it's all wrong IMO.

Trust me, we have interacted before, but that's the beauty of BDC, isn't it?

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...a poster who I don't even recall ever interacting with.

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Oh, but you have.

No comments re: Elizabeth Warren's response?   Her comment:

"Senator Elizabeth Warren called the automatic federal spending cuts scheduled to take effect Friday just plain dumb and urged Republicans to sign off on what she described a œbalanced proposal  from the White House to avoid the current standoff between congressional leaders and President Obama."

Actually..what's kind of funny about reading many of the previous comments is the fear from the self proclaimed right that these drastic cuts might actually take place. What did skeeter call it..? A Saw..a rusty scalpel?

One would think those on the right would be simply thrilled at the thought of the sequestration cuts taking place. After all..they are drastic..and everyone is going to feel the pain. Aren't spending cuts what they've been preaching form months now? Why the fear..now that it looks like they are going to happen?

Try as you might to broaden the scope, it won't work.  We are talking about sequestration cuts, and specifically your claim that the republicans are in charge of the specific cuts.  They are not.  Obama is.

So, yes, Obama is to blame, becasue he chooses harming the American people over helping them.

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In response to skeeter20's comment:

Well, then tell Obama to put his rusty scalpel away.  You do know that the specific cuts are up to him? You have noticed that it is Obama scare-mongering about releasing prisoners onto the street? That makes him so much like Saddam, who did the same thing.

Don't mix my metaphors...

...though it may make sense for anyone surreptitiously quoting Rand for no reason.

You do know Congress still holds the purse strings, right?  You have noticed their varying doomsday cries?

"Saddam"?  Really?!?  Who are you, Frank Drebbin?

You do know the executive makes the cuts?

you do know that sequestration was Obama's idea?

you do know that he said he would veto any attempts to not put them through?

the cuts, the releasing of the illegals, all Obama's responsibility. 

I guess you are more of a low information voter Than I thought.

Yup, everything is Obama's fault in your world, even though all of this was agreed to and signed off on by Congress/Boehner, too.

You'd blame him for your undescended teste given half the chance.

Recall too, I clearly said the cuts should take effect.

Try as you might to broaden the scope, it won't work.  We are talking about sequestration cuts, and specifically your claim that the republicans are in charge of the specific cuts.  They are not.  Obama is.

So, yes, Obama is to blame, becasue he chooses harming the American people over helping them.

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Try as you might to broaden the scope, it won't work.  We are talking about sequestration cuts, and specifically your claim that the republicans are in charge of the specific cuts.  They are not.  Obama is.

So, yes, Obama is to blame, becasue he chooses harming the American people over helping them.

Your blame is misplaced, as usual.

The GOP has not offered a single specific cut they would accept in lieu of the across-the-board cuts set to take effect.  They have - and always had - the ability to recommend more targeted cuts so as not to adversely, indiscriminately affect relevant public services.

Just like the payroll tax cut "hike", both parties are responsible for not coming together to meet the terms of their previous agreement.

Your a&&hat insinuation is equally unsupported.  You seem to think it takes only one to tango.  Not true.  Never was.

And again, you mixed my metaphor.  I said rusty hacksaw, not rusty scalpel.  Try to observe the details more carefully, and yuou won't get called out so often.

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Well, then tell Obama to put his rusty scalpel away.  You do know that the specific cuts are up to him? You have noticed that it is Obama scare-mongering about releasing prisoners onto the street? That makes him so much like Saddam, who did the same thing.

Don't mix my metaphors...

...though it may make sense for anyone surreptitiously quoting Rand for no reason.

You do know Congress still holds the purse strings, right?  You have noticed their varying doomsday cries?

"Saddam"?  Really?!?  Who are you, Frank Drebbin?

You do know the executive makes the cuts?

you do know that sequestration was Obama's idea?

you do know that he said he would veto any attempts to not put them through?

the cuts, the releasing of the illegals, all Obama's responsibility. 

I guess you are more of a low information voter Than I thought.

Yup, everything is Obama's fault in your world, even though all of this was agreed to and signed off on by Congress/Boehner, too.

You'd blame him for your undescended teste given half the chance.

Recall too, I clearly said the cuts should take effect.

Try as you might to broaden the scope, it won't work.  We are talking about sequestration cuts, and specifically your claim that the republicans are in charge of the specific cuts.  They are not.  Obama is.

So, yes, Obama is to blame, becasue he chooses harming the American people over helping them.

Oh please...the cuts are going to happen because Congress simply can't do it's job. What else..really..do you want Obama to do? You should be happy that Obama is going to initiate drastic spending cuts. That's been the mantra of the right for 4 years now...this is a Tea Party dream come true.  How come those on the right on this board..are now opposed to these cuts? Obama is giving you exactly what you want...and still you are not happy. I guess there is just no pleasing some.

So, yes, Obama is to blame, becasue he chooses harming the American people over helping them.  

So..let me get this straight. Republicans want to cut spending = a solution.

Obama cutting spending = harming the American people ??

You really can't make this logic up...lol

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Well, then tell Obama to put his rusty scalpel away.  You do know that the specific cuts are up to him? You have noticed that it is Obama scare-mongering about releasing prisoners onto the street? That makes him so much like Saddam, who did the same thing.

Don't mix my metaphors...

...though it may make sense for anyone surreptitiously quoting Rand for no reason.

You do know Congress still holds the purse strings, right?  You have noticed their varying doomsday cries?

"Saddam"?  Really?!?  Who are you, Frank Drebbin?

You do know the executive makes the cuts?

you do know that sequestration was Obama's idea?

you do know that he said he would veto any attempts to not put them through?

the cuts, the releasing of the illegals, all Obama's responsibility. 

I guess you are more of a low information voter Than I thought.

Yup, everything is Obama's fault in your world, even though all of this was agreed to and signed off on by Congress/Boehner, too.

You'd blame him for your undescended teste given half the chance.

Recall too, I clearly said the cuts should take effect.

Try as you might to broaden the scope, it won't work.  We are talking about sequestration cuts, and specifically your claim that the republicans are in charge of the specific cuts.  They are not.  Obama is.

So, yes, Obama is to blame, becasue he chooses harming the American people over helping them.

Oh please...the cuts are going to happen because Congress simply can't do it's job. What else..really..do you want Obama to do? You should be happy that Obama is going to initiate drastic spending cuts. That's been the mantra of the right for 4 years now...this is a Tea Party dream come true.  How come those on the right on this board..are now opposed to these cuts? Obama is giving you exactly what you want...and still you are not happy. I guess there is just no pleasing some.

So, yes, Obama is to blame, becasue he chooses harming the American people over helping them.  

So..let me get this straight. Republicans want to cut spending = a solution.

Obama cutting spending = harming the American people ??

You really can't make this logic up...lol

mscricket.  Again, facts matter.  It is Obama's responsiblity to determine what to cut.  That's the law.  If it is not his responsibility, then why is he making the determination of what to cut?  IT IS HIS JOB!  It is not the republicans job to tell the executive what to cut in his area.  That's how the bill was written, the bill Obama created.

As far as what he is choosing to cut:  Are you going to tell me with a straight face he is not choosing the things that will most hurt and scare people?  Come on.  Let's have a moment of honesty here.

I think it'd is hard for people to understand, particularly the government worshipping liberals, but the solution if for government to stop trying to fix the problem. 

As John Galt said to the government offacials, "you want to help. outnumber get out of my way." Or something like that.