greg1647545532 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Think the vote to raise the debt limit is about principle? Think again. Our new infographic shows stand-alone votes in Congress to raise the debt ceiling over the past decade. In 2003, 2004 and 2006, Republicans controlled everything—the White House, the House of Representatives and the Senate. When the debt limit came up for a vote in the Senate, guess what happened. The vote to raise the debt ceiling came almost totally from Republicans. Same thing was true when the debt ceiling came up for a vote in the House in 2002 and 2004. In June 2002, a year after Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont became an Independent, the Senate was narrowly controlled by Democrats but the House was still Republican.) In 2009 and 2010, Democrats controlled everything. So what happened? Votes to raise the debt ceiling came almost entirely from Democrats. When power was divided in 2002 and 2007, the Senate votes to raise the debt ceiling were bipartisan. If there is a principle involved, it seems to be this: whose problem is it? http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5637231567_1f27e99510_z.jpg http://www.thirdway.org/publications/387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Doh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 This is all just a show for the public. As long as their wallets keep getting padded, they won't care and things won't change. Ask anyone; Democrat, Republican, Independent, Loneybin Inmate, Kindergarten Student, etc. and they'll say you can't save money by throwing it away. But yet our government doesn't understand that? Whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Its a show for sure, but its getting to become more of a concern to each public each time. With the tea party movement its getting a lot of attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 The tree of liberty yada, yada, yada... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Its a show for sure, but its getting to become more of a concern to each public each time. With the tea party movement its getting a lot of attention. Wait, do you think the tea party movement is a serious thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Wait, do you think the tea party movement is a serious thing? Tea Party is on the same level as Weird Al... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Tea Party is on the same level as Weird Al... Fucking awesome in the 90's, now sort of played out with some hits here and there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinHawk1647545499 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Tea Party is on the same level as Weird Al... so you think the federal government should keep up it's reckless spending till in bankrupts :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 so you think the federal government should keep up it's reckless spending till in bankrupts :gabe: wont bankrupt, we'll just keep printing money until its worthless. what we essentially are doing is fucking over every hardworking american. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 wont bankrupt, we'll just keep printing money until its worthless. what we essentially are doing is fucking over every hardworking american. Yeah, that was bound to happen. Better trade in those paychecks for gold. GOLD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Yeah, that was bound to happen. Better trade in those paychecks for gold. GOLD! Until they confiscate it all again like 1933. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 so you think the federal government should keep up it's reckless spending till in bankrupts :gabe: No, I think we should revolt as a people and put someone smart in charge. The teabaggers are nothing but a fad and stunt. Just another political pile of crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 to get anything done we need a 3rd party honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 to get anything done we need people who cant be bought out EXACLTY. No lobbyists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 No lobbyist would be good, but I'd really like to see term limits for congress in the hope that it takes some of the politics out of things. It would hopefully mean that they'd get some balls and take a stand vs worry about being elected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 No lobbyist would be good, but I'd really like to see term limits for congress in the hope that it takes some of the politics out of things. It would hopefully mean that they'd get some balls and take a stand vs worry about being elected. 100% agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho FOR PRESIDENT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/opinion/15krugman.html?_r=1&ref=opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Wow.... a "smart" policical Thread on CR... :dumb: KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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