Comments on: Amateur hour in Washington http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246 The oldest political news site on the Internet Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:13:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gazelle1929 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50306 gazelle1929 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50306 <p>I think you should cut Byrd a break. He waived his immunity and stood trial. To include him in a "criminal class" seems unduly harsh. But that's just my opinion.</p> I think you should cut Byrd a break. He waived his immunity and stood trial. To include him in a "criminal class" seems unduly harsh. But that’s just my opinion.

]]> By: Stratocaster http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50315 Stratocaster Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50315 They are not only not very bright, they are naive, greedy, and corrupt. What we need is ideas that will work and electorate with the balls to stand up and demand they be put into law. If the people in Washington aren't very bright, what can you say about the people who vote for them? They are not only not very bright, they are naive, greedy, and corrupt. What we need is ideas that will work and electorate with the balls to stand up and demand they be put into law. If the people in Washington aren’t very bright, what can you say about the people who vote for them?

]]> By: griff http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50316 griff Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50316 The latest supplemental to fund the wars that Obama was supposed to end includes aid money to the tune of $660 million for Gaza, $550 million to Israel, $310 million to Egypt, $300 million to Jordan, and $420 million to Mexico. We are giving $889 million to the UN, almost one billion to bail out foreign banks and $8 billion to Big Pharma for flu vaccines. Not to mention $108 billion in loan guarantees to the IMF. As I said at the time of the Bush-Obama collaborarive banker bailout, the $787 billion dollars was only the beginning. A blank check that Bloomberg is reporting totals over $12.5 trillion and counting. Just for a little perspective, every mortgage in the country could have been paid for a mere 9 trillion dollars. We're about to hand the Federal Reserve virtually unlimited control over our economy, with absolutely no oversight or restrictions. Complete and utter secrecy. And following Bush's lead, Mr. Transparency won't even release the White House visitors log. Our federal deficit stands at 11.4 trillion dollars and continues to skyrocket, rapidly approaching our entire yearly GDP, which continues to fall thanks to offshoring and outsourcing. My conclusion is that we can no longer afford to simply blame it on incompetence in Washington. This is the willful and wanton destruction of everything this country once stood for. Everything I grew up believing in is a lie, a false reality delivered nightly to our living rooms via the television. They are robbing us blind, laughing and joking as they feast on the corpse of America. The latest supplemental to fund the wars that Obama was supposed to end includes aid money to the tune of $660 million for Gaza, $550 million to Israel, $310 million to Egypt, $300 million to Jordan, and $420 million to Mexico.

We are giving $889 million to the UN, almost one billion to bail out foreign banks and $8 billion to Big Pharma for flu vaccines. Not to mention $108 billion in loan guarantees to the IMF.

As I said at the time of the Bush-Obama collaborarive banker bailout, the $787 billion dollars was only the beginning. A blank check that Bloomberg is reporting totals over $12.5 trillion and counting.

Just for a little perspective, every mortgage in the country could have been paid for a mere 9 trillion dollars.

We’re about to hand the Federal Reserve virtually unlimited control over our economy, with absolutely no oversight or restrictions. Complete and utter secrecy.

And following Bush’s lead, Mr. Transparency won’t even release the White House visitors log.

Our federal deficit stands at 11.4 trillion dollars and continues to skyrocket, rapidly approaching our entire yearly GDP, which continues to fall thanks to offshoring and outsourcing.

My conclusion is that we can no longer afford to simply blame it on incompetence in Washington. This is the willful and wanton destruction of everything this country once stood for. Everything I grew up believing in is a lie, a false reality delivered nightly to our living rooms via the television.

They are robbing us blind, laughing and joking as they feast on the corpse of America.

]]> By: ClassicLiberal http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50317 ClassicLiberal Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50317 Time after time after time after t--- Time after time after time after t—

]]> By: Stratocaster http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50321 Stratocaster Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50321 It doesn't make any sense to vote for people in Washington when the Federal Reserve is running the country. It doesn’t make any sense to vote for people in Washington when the Federal Reserve is running the country.

]]> By: gazelle1929 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50322 gazelle1929 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50322 "The latest supplemental to fund the wars that Obama was supposed to end includes $660 million for Gaza, $550 million to Israel, $310 million to Egypt, $300 million to Jordan, and $420 million to Mexico." Shit! I must have missed the news breaks. When did the US start fighting these wars? Who is it we are fighting? That damned liberal press must be at it again. “The latest supplemental to fund the wars that Obama was supposed to end includes $660 million for Gaza, $550 million to Israel, $310 million to Egypt, $300 million to Jordan, and $420 million to Mexico.”

Shit! I must have missed the news breaks. When did the US start fighting these wars? Who is it we are fighting? That damned liberal press must be at it again.

]]> By: griff http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50324 griff Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50324 Ha. I meant to write that is aid money. You know, we taxpayers funding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and bribing other countries while ours falls apart. I've edited my comment to reflect that. Ha. I meant to write that is aid money. You know, we taxpayers funding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and bribing other countries while ours falls apart. I’ve edited my comment to reflect that.

]]> By: Doug Thompson http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50326 Doug Thompson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50326 <p>Byrd waived immunity only after his attempt to avoid being charged became public. He gets no break here nor does he deserve one.</p> Byrd waived immunity only after his attempt to avoid being charged became public. He gets no break here nor does he deserve one.

]]> By: remoran http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50332 remoran Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50332 "Never stop questioning." Einstein Stratocastor's right on about the Fed running this county and Doug is right on about amateur hour in Washington. Obama's a fraud, a con man with no vision or courage. As for Pelosi, words cannot describe just how useless she truly is. We have been violated by the so called leaders who follow the money given to them by the Fed and the banks that follow the Fed. Simply unreal as our once great nation goes down the tubes. Last but not least, why are we in Afghanistan and why are we allowing this crap to happen? Dumb and Dumber I guess. Meet the old boss, same as the new boss. - The Who “Never stop questioning.” Einstein

Stratocastor’s right on about the Fed running this county and Doug is right on about amateur hour in Washington. Obama’s a fraud, a con man with no vision or courage. As for Pelosi, words cannot describe just how useless she truly is. We have been violated by the so called leaders who follow the money given to them by the Fed and the banks that follow the Fed. Simply unreal as our once great nation goes down the tubes. Last but not least, why are we in Afghanistan and why are we allowing this crap to happen? Dumb and Dumber I guess.

Meet the old boss, same as the new boss. – The Who

]]> By: Stratocaster http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18246/comment-page-1#comment-50355 Stratocaster Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50355 Financial manipulation without representation is a lot worse than taxation without representation. Financial manipulation without representation is a lot worse than taxation without representation.

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