Republican Party, Teabag Party and the Libertarian Party absolutely SUCK!

[Locutus]

it's Christmas!  give it a break!!   

We're not eating until later.  Everything's closed and I'm bored.    So I had time to find that and post it. 

[Palehorse]

LMMFAO!!! 



Mitt Romney didn't want to be president, anyway.

That's what Tagg Romney, Mitt's oldest son, told the Boston Globe for its big post-mortem on his father's failed presidential bid published on Sunday.

"He wanted to be president less than anyone I've met in my life," Tagg Romney told the paper. "He had no desire to ... run. If he could have found someone else to take his place ... he would have been ecstatic to step aside.

"He is a very private person who loves his family deeply and wants to be with them," Tagg continued. "He has deep faith in God and he loves his country, but he doesn't love the attention."

Romney's reluctance to become commander in chief has been hinted at by his sons before. Before their father sought the 2012 GOP nomination, several said they tried to convince him not to run.

"I tried to convince him not to," Matt Romney told Conan O'Brien in June. "I think there were a few of us that tried that. I just felt for us as a family, this isn't the best thing. But ... for the country, we think it's the right thing."

http://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-didnt-want-to-be-president-2012-12

Late night comedians don't need writers as long as the idiots in the Republican party keep writing their jokes for them. 

Man, the lies just keep on coming.  If you lose the election, just lie about it and say you never wanted to be president anyway.   

You can't make this shit up! 

[Locutus]

You can't make this shit up! 

Indeed!  It's simply unbelievable. 

[Locutus]

I can't believe the Troll didn't have anything to say about Mitten's son's statements. 

[The Troll]

I can't believe the Troll didn't have anything to say about Mitten's son's statements. 

  I have stopped watching the news programs for a while because one the one sided antigun issues, it makes my blood boil.  This is the first I heard of it.   

  I don't doubt what his son said about his daddy, about him not having his heart in the campaign.  But the rest of the bullshit about him being such good Christian and such a private family man is all crap. 

  The Republican sure know how to pick such poor candidates.  All this man was good at, was being rich, and stealing money and people's jobs.   I am so glad he and John McCain and Sarah Palin never made it.      This country would have been in another Republican depression.   

[The Troll]

  I have stopped watching the news programs for a while because one the one sided antigun issues, it makes my blood boil.  This is the first I heard of it.   

  I don't doubt what his son said about his daddy, about him not having his heart in the campaign.  But the rest of the bullshit about him being such good Christian and such a private family man is all crap. 

  The Republican sure know how to pick such poor candidates.  All this man was good at, was being rich, and stealing money and people's jobs.   I am so glad he and John McCain and Sarah Palin never made it.      This country would have been in another Republican depression.   

  Well, the Republicans didn't again.  The save some of the very rich people from paying more taxes.  Obama really pissed me off by giving in to the rotten Republicans.   

  Just think someone who as  paid for all of his expenses, his deductions and has come out with $450,000 clear money to pay taxes on.  Is considered a middle class person.   What a joke. 

  How many people do you know, on the same name basic, pal around with and call a personal friend clears $450.000 a year.  I don't know of one person in Stoney Creek Township makes that much money.   

  Just more proof the  The Republicans are out for only the super rich.     

[Locutus]

They continue to do everything they can to damage their brand.  If they don't get themselves together, they're going to get popped in the 2014 midterms. 

The latest outrage that's spreading across the country is that Boehner didn't bring Sandy relief to a vote before they left.  That legislation had passed with bi-partisan support in the Senate, but the House chose not to even vote on it. 

[me]

  Well, the Republicans didn't again.  The save some of the very rich people from paying more taxes.  Obama really pissed me off by giving in to the rotten Republicans.   

  Just think someone who as  paid for all of his expenses, his deductions and has come out with $450,000 clear money to pay taxes on.  Is considered a middle class person.   What a joke.  :

  How many people do you know, on the same name basic, pal around with and call a personal friend clears $450.000 a year.  I don't know of one person in Stoney Creek Township makes that much money.   

  Just more proof the  The Republicans are out for only the super rich.     

  <-----Troll

[followsthewolf]

The sad thing is that he's right for the most part, and you know it. (Or you would if you'd just stop and think.)

Strike that.

You really don't want to think, do you.

How else can anyone explain your abject silence about the Sandy relief bill?

King from New York (one of your republicans) is just beside himself about this, as he has every right to be.

His fellow repuglicans screwed him and all the victims of Sandy ROYALLY.

[me]

The sad thing is that he's right for the most part, and you know it. (Or you would if you'd just stop and think.)

Strike that.

You really don't want to think, do you.

How else can anyone explain your abject silence about the Sandy relief bill?

King from New York (one of your republicans) is just beside himself about this, as he has every right to be.

His fellow repuglicans screwed him and all the victims of Sandy ROYALLY.

Gee, wonder what else might have been in the bill that caused them not to pass it. 

[Locutus]

Gee, wonder what else might have been in the bill that caused them not to pass it. 

They didn't even get a chance to pass it.  Boehner pulled it and didn't allow a vote. 

[me]

They didn't even get a chance to pass it.  Boehner pulled it and didn't allow a vote. 

Gee I wonder why.....




   

Senate's Hurricane Sandy relief bill contains cash for Alaska
Cash for Alaska fishery disasters included
Posted: December 30, 2012 - 12:06am
By ANDREW MIGA   
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion emergency spending aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy that had been backed by Senate Democrats.

Democrats had to turn back Republican efforts to cut programs such as $150 million in fisheries aid that Republican lawmakers said was unrelated to the storm that hammered the East Coast late in October. The measure cleared the Senate on a 62-32 vote, with 12 Republicans supporting the bill. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., was the only Democrat to vote against the bill, but he later switched his vote to support the measure.

The bill faces uncertain prospects in the House, where GOP leaders appear reluctant to move quickly on a big spending bill in the final days of a lame duck session. Congress' attention is focused on talks over the so-called fiscal cliff of tax hikes and automatic spending cuts.

Sandy was blamed for at least 120 deaths and battered coastline areas from North Carolina to Maine. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were the hardest hit states and suffered high winds, flooding and storm surges. Sandy damaged or destroyed more than 72,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey. In New York, 305,000 housing units were damaged or destroyed and more than 265,000 businesses were affected.

Senate Republicans failed on an amendment for a smaller package of about $24 billion in aid for Sandy, which was the most costly natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and one of the worst storms ever in the Northeast.

House GOP leaders have not said how they plan to proceed. But House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers of Kentucky has said Congress should probably begin with a smaller aid package for immediate recovery needs and wait until more data can be collected about storm damage before approving additional money next year.

Rep. Paul Ryan, the 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee and a leading House fiscal conservative, has criticized the Democratic bill as "packed with funding for unrelated items, such as commercial fisheries in American Samoa and roof repair of museums in Washington, D.C."

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., urged House leaders to "put this bill on the floor quickly and allow a vote." If the House balks, Schumer said, the Senate bill provides "very good groundwork" for seeking Sandy aid next year.

The measure includes $11.5 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's chief disaster relief fund and $17 billion for community development block grants, much of which would help homeowners repair or replace their homes. Another $11.7 billion would help repair New York City's subways and other mass transit damage and protect them from future storms. Some $9.7 billion would go toward the government's flood insurance program. The Army Corps of Engineers would receive $5.3 billion to mitigate flood future risks and rebuild damaged projects.

Senate Republicans said much of the spending in the Democratic bill was for projects unrelated to Sandy, such as $150 million for fisheries disasters that could go to Alaska as well as Gulf Coast and New England states. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., sought to strip the fisheries funding, but his amendment failed.

To court votes, Democrats last week broadened some of their bill's provisions to cover damage from Hurricane Isaac, which struck the Gulf Coast earlier this year. A provision was added to the $2.9 billion allotted to Army Corps of Engineers projects to reduce future flooding risks; the coverage area for that program will now include areas hit by Isaac in addition to Sandy. Democrats also shifted $400 million into a community development program for regions suffering disasters, beyond areas struck by Sandy.

A Coburn amendment to reduce the federal share of costs for the Army Corps of Engineer projects to reduce future flooding risks also failed.

Most of the money in the $60.4 billion bill — $47.4 billion — is for immediate help for victims and other recovery and rebuilding efforts. The aid is intended to help states rebuild public infrastructure like roads and tunnels, and help thousands of people displaced from their homes.

"It will actually put people to work in their own communities, rebuilding their own communities," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee.

GOP Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Coburn, two frequent critics of government spending, targeted what they called "questionable" spending in the Democratic bill, including $2 million for roof repairs at Smithsonian Institution museums and $58 million in subsidies for tree planting on private properties. A McCain amendment to strip the tree subsidies failed.

Republicans also criticized $13 billion in the Democratic bill for projects to protect against future storms, including fortifying mass transit systems in the Northeast. Republicans said however worthy such projects may be, they are not urgently needed and should be considered by Congress in the usual appropriations process next year.

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that only about $9 billion of the $60.4 billion proposed by Democrats would be spent over the next nine months. The Democratic bill included many large infrastructure projects that often require years to complete, but Republicans said the CBO estimate of such drawn-out spending undercuts the urgency of the Democrats' aid package.

More than $2 billion in federal funds has been spent so far on relief efforts for 11 states and the District of Columbia. FEMA's disaster relief fund still has about $4.3 billion, and officials have said that is enough to pay for recovery efforts into early spring.

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, New Hampshire, Delaware, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are receiving federal aid.

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-12-30/senates-hurricane-sandy-relief-bill-contains-cash-alaska#.UOSHvqxCqB4

[followsthewolf]

Gee, wonder what else might have been in the bill that caused them not to pass it.

As if no other bill in the history of the Congress ever had any pork in it. OH MY HOLY ZEUS, MY BEATING HEART CAN'T STAND IT!!!

If they didn't like it, strike the pork and pass the bill without it.

Gee. I wonder why.

[me]

As if no other bill in the history of the Congress ever had any pork in it. OH MY HOLY ZEUS, MY BEATING HEART CAN'T STAND IT!!!

If they didn't like it, strike the pork and pass the bill without it.

Gee. I wonder why.

Then it would change and have to be voted on and passed in the other house again anyway so why bother.  Of course it would have put it in the dems lap then. 

[followsthewolf]

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