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	<title>Comments on: Supporters Of $1.3 Trillion Bush Tax Cuts In 2001 Now Call $900 Billion Recovery Plan Billion ‘Too Much’</title>
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		<title>By: Middleoftheroad</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/07/recovery-v-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-3/#comment-5504723</link>
		<dc:creator>Middleoftheroad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>By the way, Jay, tax cuts are not a Republican or strictly Conservative tool; they are an economic tool, and they work EVERY TIME THEY&#039;VE BEEN USED..... from Queen Elizabeth the 1st, to John Kennedy to Reagan to Bush Jr.  In 2006, America had the highest consumer confidence in history; the unemployment rate was the lowest in history (over 100% employment); the stock market was at an all-time high, and the tax cuts had more money flowing into the gov&#039;t. coffers since Reagan.  It&#039;s what is called a &quot;win/win&quot; scenario.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By the way, Jay, tax cuts are not a Republican or strictly Conservative tool; they are an economic tool, and they work EVERY TIME THEY&#8217;VE BEEN USED&#8230;.. from Queen Elizabeth the 1st, to John Kennedy to Reagan to Bush Jr.  In 2006, America had the highest consumer confidence in history; the unemployment rate was the lowest in history (over 100% employment); the stock market was at an all-time high, and the tax cuts had more money flowing into the gov&#8217;t. coffers since Reagan.  It&#8217;s what is called a &#8220;win/win&#8221; scenario.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5504723', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Middleoftheroad</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/07/recovery-v-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-3/#comment-5504715</link>
		<dc:creator>Middleoftheroad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Then RRP will take much longer than two years to come ionto effect.  Even the &quot;shovel-ready&quot; work will take at least a year because of the bidding process.  One has to make the assumption that BHO wants to save the economy.  The FDR plan failed.  It wasn&#039;t the New Deal that brought America out of the great depression.  WWII ended the new Deal, and THAT brought us out of the depression. What about the cost and debt contained in just one item of the RRP, namely, the end of the Welfare Reforms put into place by the previous administrations?  Now, people won&#039;t have to work to get welfare (or even attempt to find work), and there will be more (debt) money allocated to the states for every new welfare recipient that is signed up.  
In 2011, when the tax cuts expire, that will be the largest tax increase in the history of America, second only to the Clinton tax increases on social security recipients.

The &quot;tax cuts&quot;of BHO&#039;s campaign amount to roughly $13 per person per month.  Gee....... I think I&#039;ll go out and buy a car!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Then RRP will take much longer than two years to come ionto effect.  Even the &#8220;shovel-ready&#8221; work will take at least a year because of the bidding process.  One has to make the assumption that BHO wants to save the economy.  The FDR plan failed.  It wasn&#8217;t the New Deal that brought America out of the great depression.  WWII ended the new Deal, and THAT brought us out of the depression. What about the cost and debt contained in just one item of the RRP, namely, the end of the Welfare Reforms put into place by the previous administrations?  Now, people won&#8217;t have to work to get welfare (or even attempt to find work), and there will be more (debt) money allocated to the states for every new welfare recipient that is signed up.<br />
In 2011, when the tax cuts expire, that will be the largest tax increase in the history of America, second only to the Clinton tax increases on social security recipients.</p>
<p>The &#8220;tax cuts&#8221;of BHO&#8217;s campaign amount to roughly $13 per person per month.  Gee&#8230;&#8230;. I think I&#8217;ll go out and buy a car!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5504715', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jay Alt</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/07/recovery-v-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-3/#comment-5502446</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Alt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The article doesn&#039;t make the strongest case.  Mostly because 
the 2001 tax bill spread the revenue cuts over a decade, until it expires in 2011.
The Recovery and Reinvestment Plan is concentrated over two years. 
Of course, the tax cuts were also recklessly and irrationally combined with spending increases to send the deficit soaring.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The article doesn&#8217;t make the strongest case.  Mostly because<br />
the 2001 tax bill spread the revenue cuts over a decade, until it expires in 2011.<br />
The Recovery and Reinvestment Plan is concentrated over two years.<br />
Of course, the tax cuts were also recklessly and irrationally combined with spending increases to send the deficit soaring.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5502446', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: turksila</title>
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		<dc:creator>turksila</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you very much.


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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you very much.</p>
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		<title>By: Middleoftheroad</title>
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		<dc:creator>Middleoftheroad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This &quot;economic destruction&quot; plan is SPENDING; reductions in the tax rate stimulates economic growth by allowing everyone who gets one (about 65% of Americans) the ability to keep the money they earned.  The majority of the money from the rate reductions went to families with 3 or more members.  Reagan&#039;s rate reductions gave us over 96 months of un-paralleled economic growth, and brought interest rates down from about 20% to the single digits.

Both the &quot;New Deal&quot; (more like a raw deal) and Johnson&#039;s &quot;Great society&quot; programs cost taxpayers tons of cash with no positive economic results.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This &#8220;economic destruction&#8221; plan is SPENDING; reductions in the tax rate stimulates economic growth by allowing everyone who gets one (about 65% of Americans) the ability to keep the money they earned.  The majority of the money from the rate reductions went to families with 3 or more members.  Reagan&#8217;s rate reductions gave us over 96 months of un-paralleled economic growth, and brought interest rates down from about 20% to the single digits.</p>
<p>Both the &#8220;New Deal&#8221; (more like a raw deal) and Johnson&#8217;s &#8220;Great society&#8221; programs cost taxpayers tons of cash with no positive economic results.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5500549', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: professorj</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/07/recovery-v-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-3/#comment-5494296</link>
		<dc:creator>professorj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;JohnnyRussia Says:

This gang of New Deal deniers is more concerned with avoiding Rash Limbo’s wrath than revitalizing Main Street. Feckless, fearful and fringe&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;
I&#039;m with ya man.  Up with communism.&lt;/strong&gt;

Luv ya man.

Geeez.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>JohnnyRussia Says:</p>
<p>This gang of New Deal deniers is more concerned with avoiding Rash Limbo’s wrath than revitalizing Main Street. Feckless, fearful and fringe</em><br />
<strong><br />
I&#8217;m with ya man.  Up with communism.</strong></p>
<p>Luv ya man.</p>
<p>Geeez.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5494296', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: professorj</title>
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		<dc:creator>professorj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;lapdogs Says:

Republicans = A Noun, A Verb and TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH!!!!&lt;/em&gt;

Reading the Liberal dictionary again, hey Dickie?

You have the indoctrination down pat.  Like the humor but most of your stuff is just humor isn&#039;t it?

Luv it. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>lapdogs Says:</p>
<p>Republicans = A Noun, A Verb and TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH!!!!</em></p>
<p>Reading the Liberal dictionary again, hey Dickie?</p>
<p>You have the indoctrination down pat.  Like the humor but most of your stuff is just humor isn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p>Luv it. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5494050', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JohnnyRussia</title>
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		<dc:creator>JohnnyRussia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This gang of New Deal deniers is more concerned with avoiding Rash Limbo&#039;s wrath than revitalizing Main Street. Feckless, fearful and fringe.

http://jackrabbitcafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/moscow-backs-roosevelt.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This gang of New Deal deniers is more concerned with avoiding Rash Limbo&#8217;s wrath than revitalizing Main Street. Feckless, fearful and fringe.</p>
<p><a href="http://jackrabbitcafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/moscow-backs-roosevelt.html" rel="nofollow">http://jackrabbitcafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/moscow-backs-roosevelt.html</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5494054', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: lapdogs</title>
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		<dc:creator>lapdogs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Republicans = A Noun, A Verb and TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Republicans = A Noun, A Verb and TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH!!!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5493642', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Middleoftheroad</title>
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		<dc:creator>Middleoftheroad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To: EdgeOnIt   As to #109, above; Again, it&#039;s not governments job to take care of &quot;your&quot; issues. The last time &quot;Conservatism&quot; was done right war the Reagan era.  The &quot;War against Poverty&quot; has cost the American taxpayer over 7 TRILLION dollars over the last 35 years, with nothing to show for it but 7 Trillion dollars worth of poverty, a huge bureaucracy of Welfare, food stamps, etc (all un-Constitutional), and the destruction of the inner city and the Black family. Now Obama wants to make those programs even larger, and wants to expand the infanticide in America, and around the world.  In just 35 years, over 40 MILLION American citizens have been killed/wasted.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To: EdgeOnIt   As to #109, above; Again, it&#8217;s not governments job to take care of &#8220;your&#8221; issues. The last time &#8220;Conservatism&#8221; was done right war the Reagan era.  The &#8220;War against Poverty&#8221; has cost the American taxpayer over 7 TRILLION dollars over the last 35 years, with nothing to show for it but 7 Trillion dollars worth of poverty, a huge bureaucracy of Welfare, food stamps, etc (all un-Constitutional), and the destruction of the inner city and the Black family. Now Obama wants to make those programs even larger, and wants to expand the infanticide in America, and around the world.  In just 35 years, over 40 MILLION American citizens have been killed/wasted.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5493636', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: professorj</title>
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		<dc:creator>professorj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rasmussen Poll: Only 37% Now Support Existing Stimulus Plan
February 4th, 2009 
By JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief 

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Pollsters vary in their findings, and Rasmussen’s polls don’t always agree with Gallup’s — but this clearly shows a steep drop in support for the present incarnation of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan:
Support for the economic recovery plan working its way through Congress has fallen again this week. For the first time, a plurality of voters nationwide oppose the $800-billion-plus plan.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 37% favor the legislation, 43% are opposed, and 20% are not sure.
Two weeks ago, 45% supported the plan. Last week, 42% supported it.
Opposition has grown from 34% two weeks ago to 39% last week and 43% today.
Sixty-four percent (64%) of Democrats still support the plan. That figure is down from 74% a week ago. Just 13% of Republicans and 27% of those not affiliated with either major party agree.
Seventy-two percent (72%) of Republicans oppose the plan along with 50% of unaffiliated voters and 16% of Democrats.

The two main shifts seem to be the continued mobilization of GOPers back to the party line as articulated by members of Congress and talk show hosts. Some will say it shows how easy it is to push a button and turn on the partisanship light. The other is the erosion in support from independent voters.
Just as George Bush couldn’t be successful morphing from a Texas governor who was popular among people of both parties, Obama will need to retain his bipartisan appeal to succeed. It has also been evident in recent weeks that — so far, at least — Obama has not used the bully pulpit and all of the tools at his disposal to clamor (not ask) for the bill’s passage and/or to get Democrats to seriously fine tune it and peel off some of the Republican opposition.
Look for a VERY unhappy day at the stock market if this comes to a vote and fails to pass or is fillbustered and doesn’t come to a vote.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rasmussen Poll: Only 37% Now Support Existing Stimulus Plan<br />
February 4th, 2009<br />
By JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief </p>
<p> Print<br />
Pollsters vary in their findings, and Rasmussen’s polls don’t always agree with Gallup’s — but this clearly shows a steep drop in support for the present incarnation of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan:<br />
Support for the economic recovery plan working its way through Congress has fallen again this week. For the first time, a plurality of voters nationwide oppose the $800-billion-plus plan.<br />
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 37% favor the legislation, 43% are opposed, and 20% are not sure.<br />
Two weeks ago, 45% supported the plan. Last week, 42% supported it.<br />
Opposition has grown from 34% two weeks ago to 39% last week and 43% today.<br />
Sixty-four percent (64%) of Democrats still support the plan. That figure is down from 74% a week ago. Just 13% of Republicans and 27% of those not affiliated with either major party agree.<br />
Seventy-two percent (72%) of Republicans oppose the plan along with 50% of unaffiliated voters and 16% of Democrats.</p>
<p>The two main shifts seem to be the continued mobilization of GOPers back to the party line as articulated by members of Congress and talk show hosts. Some will say it shows how easy it is to push a button and turn on the partisanship light. The other is the erosion in support from independent voters.<br />
Just as George Bush couldn’t be successful morphing from a Texas governor who was popular among people of both parties, Obama will need to retain his bipartisan appeal to succeed. It has also been evident in recent weeks that — so far, at least — Obama has not used the bully pulpit and all of the tools at his disposal to clamor (not ask) for the bill’s passage and/or to get Democrats to seriously fine tune it and peel off some of the Republican opposition.<br />
Look for a VERY unhappy day at the stock market if this comes to a vote and fails to pass or is fillbustered and doesn’t come to a vote.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5493622', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Middleoftheroad</title>
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		<dc:creator>Middleoftheroad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To: 5th estate.  Some cold, hard facts are in order here; not just directed to you, but to most everyone here who dislikes the Republican party.  I&#039;m a Black American who is a Constitutional Conservative (not a Republican).  First, read the following article: http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.DYK-Why%20MLK%20was%20a%20Republican

Second, about the Tax Cuts of Kennedy, Reagan and Bush: http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/323.html  Please note here the amount of average tax reductions per person in Table 3.

There are 32% of Americans who pay no tax at all (which isn&#039;t right), and the top 20% of wage earners pay over 82% of the taxes..... you know .... those &quot;evil rich.&quot;  It&#039;s not governments job to &quot;take care of us&quot; ... we are each the captains of our own ship; steer it toward the rocks, or towards the open seas. Your choice.  There is no &quot;right&quot; to a car; a house; a job or health care.  In 2006, when the Dems took over, unemployment was at an all time low (better than 100% employment), the economy booming with a GDP about the highest it&#039;s ever been, and as always, the tax cuts provided more income to the government coffers than ever before. 
Obama is making the same mistakes FDR and Japan did, and we WILL be headed towards a depression if his economic plans are passed.  Thanks for your time in reading this and doing some research on the links provided.  Oh..... by the way..... pertaining to Fox news being biased:  http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2007/12/fox-news-is-mos.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To: 5th estate.  Some cold, hard facts are in order here; not just directed to you, but to most everyone here who dislikes the Republican party.  I&#8217;m a Black American who is a Constitutional Conservative (not a Republican).  First, read the following article: <a href="http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.DYK-Why%20MLK%20was%20a%20Republican" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.DYK-Why%20MLK%20was%20a%20Republican</a></p>
<p>Second, about the Tax Cuts of Kennedy, Reagan and Bush: <a href="http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/323.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/323.html</a>  Please note here the amount of average tax reductions per person in Table 3.</p>
<p>There are 32% of Americans who pay no tax at all (which isn&#8217;t right), and the top 20% of wage earners pay over 82% of the taxes&#8230;.. you know &#8230;. those &#8220;evil rich.&#8221;  It&#8217;s not governments job to &#8220;take care of us&#8221; &#8230; we are each the captains of our own ship; steer it toward the rocks, or towards the open seas. Your choice.  There is no &#8220;right&#8221; to a car; a house; a job or health care.  In 2006, when the Dems took over, unemployment was at an all time low (better than 100% employment), the economy booming with a GDP about the highest it&#8217;s ever been, and as always, the tax cuts provided more income to the government coffers than ever before.<br />
Obama is making the same mistakes FDR and Japan did, and we WILL be headed towards a depression if his economic plans are passed.  Thanks for your time in reading this and doing some research on the links provided.  Oh&#8230;.. by the way&#8230;.. pertaining to Fox news being biased:  <a href="http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2007/12/fox-news-is-mos.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2007/12/fox-news-is-mos.html</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5493606', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: professorj</title>
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		<dc:creator>professorj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;EdgeOnIt Says:

I agree, to disagree with Neocon ideology, but maybe true Conservatism has never been ‘done right’?? The Neocons have consistently avoided prudently managing our national debt-in a sound, Hamiltonian way! So, they have never accomplished A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC CONDITIONS! It’s about time that a stimulus package addressed OUR ISSUES, poverty, unemployment and financial incompetance!?&lt;/em&gt;

I&#039;ve heard those words for the last 50 years.  The Great Society.  Eliminating poverty.  Unemployment.  There is nothing new here.  If my memory serves me right, we had pretty low unemployment during the Bush years until the Democrats took power in 2006. We had high unemployment during the Carter and the Ford years.  You Democrats hold no high ground in that respect.

Go for it but quit your whining.  Geez you Liberals cry like little babies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>EdgeOnIt Says:</p>
<p>I agree, to disagree with Neocon ideology, but maybe true Conservatism has never been ‘done right’?? The Neocons have consistently avoided prudently managing our national debt-in a sound, Hamiltonian way! So, they have never accomplished A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC CONDITIONS! It’s about time that a stimulus package addressed OUR ISSUES, poverty, unemployment and financial incompetance!?</em></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve heard those words for the last 50 years.  The Great Society.  Eliminating poverty.  Unemployment.  There is nothing new here.  If my memory serves me right, we had pretty low unemployment during the Bush years until the Democrats took power in 2006. We had high unemployment during the Carter and the Ford years.  You Democrats hold no high ground in that respect.</p>
<p>Go for it but quit your whining.  Geez you Liberals cry like little babies.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5492180', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EdgeOnIt</title>
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		<dc:creator>EdgeOnIt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree, to disagree with Neocon ideology, but maybe true Conservatism has never been &#039;done right&#039;?? The Neocons have consistently avoided prudently managing our national debt-in a sound, Hamiltonian way! So, they have never accomplished A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC CONDITIONS! It&#039;s about time that a stimulus package addressed OUR ISSUES, poverty, unemployment and financial incompetance!?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree, to disagree with Neocon ideology, but maybe true Conservatism has never been &#8216;done right&#8217;?? The Neocons have consistently avoided prudently managing our national debt-in a sound, Hamiltonian way! So, they have never accomplished A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC CONDITIONS! It&#8217;s about time that a stimulus package addressed OUR ISSUES, poverty, unemployment and financial incompetance!?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5492160', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: professorj</title>
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		<dc:creator>professorj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;jeanette deldin Says:

To Professor
Love your blog, but the libs are too busy kissing Obamas butt to listen to you. They are like the kids following the Pied Piper, they are so unable to hold a decent conversation, they just love to criticize Bush but if you say something bad about Obama, they call you every name in the book.
Thanks for trying though.&lt;/em&gt;

I&#039;m just tickling their little egos.  Research for my next book. I&#039;m even considering mentioning &quot;Professorj&quot; in it.

You see, in all the liberal web sites that I visit I read the same arguments against George Bush and the Republicans.  The constan whining and crying is going on all over the internet despite their cries of &quot;We won&quot;.

Even Obie and Nancy Pelosi have used those words.  They march in LockStep like good little Bundest.

Great material.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>jeanette deldin Says:</p>
<p>To Professor<br />
Love your blog, but the libs are too busy kissing Obamas butt to listen to you. They are like the kids following the Pied Piper, they are so unable to hold a decent conversation, they just love to criticize Bush but if you say something bad about Obama, they call you every name in the book.<br />
Thanks for trying though.</em></p>
<p>I&#8217;m just tickling their little egos.  Research for my next book. I&#8217;m even considering mentioning &#8220;Professorj&#8221; in it.</p>
<p>You see, in all the liberal web sites that I visit I read the same arguments against George Bush and the Republicans.  The constan whining and crying is going on all over the internet despite their cries of &#8220;We won&#8221;.</p>
<p>Even Obie and Nancy Pelosi have used those words.  They march in LockStep like good little Bundest.</p>
<p>Great material.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5492158', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: professorj</title>
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		<dc:creator>professorj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;jeanette deldin Says:

To Professor
Love your blog, but the libs are too busy kissing Obamas butt to listen to you. They are like the kids following the Pied Piper, they are so unable to hold a decent conversation, they just love to criticize Bush but if you say something bad about Obama, they call you every name in the book.
Thanks for trying though.&lt;/em&gt;

Thanks jeannette for the comment.  You better watch out though, your on the verge of being called a Nazi Or a member of the KKK. LOL

Hey, did you know that the Democrats started the KKK?  They also fought a civil war to protect their slavery culture and ideals.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>jeanette deldin Says:</p>
<p>To Professor<br />
Love your blog, but the libs are too busy kissing Obamas butt to listen to you. They are like the kids following the Pied Piper, they are so unable to hold a decent conversation, they just love to criticize Bush but if you say something bad about Obama, they call you every name in the book.<br />
Thanks for trying though.</em></p>
<p>Thanks jeannette for the comment.  You better watch out though, your on the verge of being called a Nazi Or a member of the KKK. LOL</p>
<p>Hey, did you know that the Democrats started the KKK?  They also fought a civil war to protect their slavery culture and ideals.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5492126', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: professorj</title>
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		<dc:creator>professorj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;JEP Says:

Hey, Prof, do you really think these monopolists you defend are honest capitalists?

&lt;strong&gt;Just as honest as Geithner. Now there&#039;s change you can believe in.&lt;/strong&gt;


 You are just a noisy pawn of the no-bid, book-cooking, CEO’s who consider you a bigger dupe than any of us “libs.”

&lt;strong&gt;How do you know I&#039;m not one of them book-cooking CEO&#039;s?&lt;/strong&gt;

I know it for a fact, I’ve heard from more than one horse’s mouth. The wingnuts consider you nothing more than one of their lemmings, but they consider us “Libs” as intelligent adversaries. You’re just a wannabe, a toadie dittohead, regurgitating whatever The Lump said on the radio this morning.

&lt;strong&gt;I&#039;m sure you really think that.&lt;/strong&gt;

The intelligent folks in the majority here and on the other “leftie” blogs just shake their heads is sympathetic embarrassment, amazed that you continually defend the very creeps who consider you their ignorant pawns.&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;strong&gt;Why do you whine so much?  Cry like little babies.  Suck it up and be a ma&lt;/strong&gt;n.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>JEP Says:</p>
<p>Hey, Prof, do you really think these monopolists you defend are honest capitalists?</p>
<p><strong>Just as honest as Geithner. Now there&#8217;s change you can believe in.</strong></p>
<p> You are just a noisy pawn of the no-bid, book-cooking, CEO’s who consider you a bigger dupe than any of us “libs.”</p>
<p><strong>How do you know I&#8217;m not one of them book-cooking CEO&#8217;s?</strong></p>
<p>I know it for a fact, I’ve heard from more than one horse’s mouth. The wingnuts consider you nothing more than one of their lemmings, but they consider us “Libs” as intelligent adversaries. You’re just a wannabe, a toadie dittohead, regurgitating whatever The Lump said on the radio this morning.</p>
<p><strong>I&#8217;m sure you really think that.</strong></p>
<p>The intelligent folks in the majority here and on the other “leftie” blogs just shake their heads is sympathetic embarrassment, amazed that you continually defend the very creeps who consider you their ignorant pawns.</em></p>
<p><strong>Why do you whine so much?  Cry like little babies.  Suck it up and be a ma</strong>n.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5492116', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: professorj</title>
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		<dc:creator>professorj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Keith Says:

“As far as Acorn is concerned your so closed minded…”

Professor or not-so-bright, 12-year old Valley Girl?

You decide.&lt;/em&gt;

Love your reply.  How long did you work on that one?</description>
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<p>“As far as Acorn is concerned your so closed minded…”</p>
<p>Professor or not-so-bright, 12-year old Valley Girl?</p>
<p>You decide.</em></p>
<p>Love your reply.  How long did you work on that one?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5492104', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Keith</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;“As far as Acorn is concerned your so closed minded…”&lt;/em&gt;

Professor or not-so-bright, 12-year old Valley Girl?

You decide.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>“As far as Acorn is concerned your so closed minded…”</em></p>
<p>Professor or not-so-bright, 12-year old Valley Girl?</p>
<p>You decide.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5491852', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JEP</title>
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		<dc:creator>JEP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey, Prof, do you really think these monopolists you defend are honest capitalists?  You are just a noisy pawn of the no-bid, book-cooking, CEO&#039;s who consider you a bigger dupe than any of us &quot;libs.&quot;

I know it for a fact, I&#039;ve heard from more than one horse&#039;s mouth. The wingnuts consider you nothing more than one of their lemmings, but they consider us &quot;Libs&quot; as intelligent adversaries.  You&#039;re just a wannabe, a toadie dittohead, regurgitating whatever The Lump said on the radio this morning.

The intelligent folks in the majority here and on the other &quot;leftie&quot; blogs just shake their heads is sympathetic embarrassment, amazed that you continually defend the very creeps who consider you their ignorant pawns.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, Prof, do you really think these monopolists you defend are honest capitalists?  You are just a noisy pawn of the no-bid, book-cooking, CEO&#8217;s who consider you a bigger dupe than any of us &#8220;libs.&#8221;</p>
<p>I know it for a fact, I&#8217;ve heard from more than one horse&#8217;s mouth. The wingnuts consider you nothing more than one of their lemmings, but they consider us &#8220;Libs&#8221; as intelligent adversaries.  You&#8217;re just a wannabe, a toadie dittohead, regurgitating whatever The Lump said on the radio this morning.</p>
<p>The intelligent folks in the majority here and on the other &#8220;leftie&#8221; blogs just shake their heads is sympathetic embarrassment, amazed that you continually defend the very creeps who consider you their ignorant pawns.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5491392', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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