The Real Reason for Obstruction

Comment #5

Todd — Wed, 25 May 2005 12:58:56 GMT

Calling me a "redneck" is not only laughable (anyone who knows me could easily attest to that), but also goes to show that you possess the typical liberal mentality that you can attach stereotypical labels and names to people as long as they don't fit into one of the "politically protected" groups. For example, Mr. Devout Democrat, would you address a homosexual as "the smell of a f**"? The fact that you're "boiling mad" is most likely because you cannot argue with the inescapable logic of w... [ More ]

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jporter — Wed, 25 May 2005 10:57:11 GMT

This post is one man's opinion, an opinion that is the cause of Americas problems. Talk about the smell of redneck, myopic, one-sidedness. It makes me, a devout democrat, boiling mad to hear such a wrong headed direction as expressed by this one opinion.

Comment #3

Todd — Sat, 21 May 2005 01:38:23 GMT

I respect your opinion, but I disagree. The Bush plan was NOT tried in Great Britain, but it WAS tried in Chile. When it was first introduced there, starting in the late 70's, many politicians initially used the same scare tactics that are being employed here. And as a result of the liberal scare tactics, only about 20% of people enrolled in it. But fast forward to today, the plan is an outright success, and you find about 93% participation - because of how incredibly successful it is. 93... [ More ]

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Littleoldlady — Sat, 21 May 2005 01:22:04 GMT

I don't believe in the personal savings accounts no matter who sponsers them. Thieves are thieves.. who would bail us out if someone got greedy and stole our money? This same thing was tried in great Britain..the people who bought into the plan are now living in poverty. I may not ever have much but at least I get to spend MY OWN money..Any Program like this that is pushed the way the President is pushing it..I have my doubts..I feel that he is looking for a way to bail out the huge deficits ... [ More ]

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takeitez — Fri, 20 May 2005 16:21:43 GMT

Very well written, Todd. You not only have a great lotto site with powerful tools and great features but also have clear insight to the world around you. So many young people are too caught up in themselves to see what is happening to ther own life and the lives of their offspring for years to come. It a is a shame but most of the people we elect and send to Washington D.C. spend the rest of their time there trying to insure they will be elected again. Truth and honor, quickly replaced by lie... [ More ]

Original Blog Entry: The Real Reason for Obstruction

Todd — Fri, 20 May 2005 15:39:36 GMT

A lot has been written about the Democrats desire to block everything the Republicans are trying to accomplish in the Senate. (In the House there seems to be no issue, as their parliamentary rules do not seem to be as puzzlingly twisted and stupid as the Senate rules.)

Whatever side people come down on the various issues, there is no debating that the Democrats see it as their mission to block each and every proposal offered by the Administration or Senate Republicans, regardless of the merit of the proposal, and to criticize everything that the Administration or Senate Republicans do and say. There is likewise no denying the chilling global effects of this dastardly obstructionism, as the Democrats continue to soil the image of the United States abroad by attacking and smearing the President and all Republicans.

Anyone observing the United States from the outside looking in would conclude that we are comprised of a dictator leading a gang of thugs who are trying to kill innocent people here and around the world, and taking all the money from the poorest and enriching a few elite people.

How sad.

Truly sad.

And all of this is not because there is an ounce of truth to it, but it's because of a minority of elected officials who have decided that instead of winning the hearts and minds of the American citizens through passioned debates on their principles, they will ram their thoughts into the minds of Americans through a constant barrage of negative attacks on our country's leaders.

These people will literally do anything to regain the power they lost, because power is their end goal, not the lofty ideals they espouse.

And if you ever examine their personal behavior in comparison to what they preach, you will find that they always do the opposite of it. For example, I find it interesting that Democrats like Jon Corzine from NJ, who represents dangerously extreme anti-business views, is in the Senate in the first place because he was so successful in his Wall Street enterprises that he was able to fund his campaigns using millions of dollars from -- big business. This type of contradiction is rampant among leading Democrats.

Our country's Republican leaders have the majority in the House and Senate, and hold the White House, because the majority of Americans AGREE with them and their positions. And these are the people who the Demo....

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