Outstanding change
The right likes to repeat over and over that Obama has done nothing to lift America out of the Republican recession (and almost depression), and the economic stimulus that they opposed (admitting that something was indeed done) failed. However, simple facts blow away their empty political rhetoric to the point where even the main stream media must report it:
"The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in more than six years during the fourth quarter of 2009"
money.cnn.com/2010/01/29/news/economy/gdp/index.htm?hpt=T1
One need only look at the simple graph to see the difference between Republican and Democratic economic policies. Massive debt, tax relief to the rich and deregulation culminated in NEGATIVE 6.4% GDP growth, while under Obama we've turned that into an INCREASE of 5.7%.
Plus, I've never understood how their followers can accept the logic that if Democrats cannot fix Republican economic blunders quickly, then Republicans should be put back in charge to return to the same failed economic policies that created the problems in the first place.
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Why it's good for government to be transparent. On the topic of "the government should be able to pay for something before spending", the vote was absolutely unanimous for Republicans. Following their party's orders to oppose anything that President Obama wants to do to help America, all 40 voted NO. Every single Republican Senator wants the debt increased instead. That is why they cannot be trusted with the national checkbook.
www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm
Senate Republicans vote 40-0 against re-establishing PAYGO rules. They'd rather continue the only plan they've had since 1981 - massive debt for US taxpayers.
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One of the things that President Obama wants to improve, as laid out in the SotU address, is access to college for American students. This is in contrast to a Republican approach:
www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Congressmans_Foundation_Has_Money_for_Golf_Outings_but_Not_for_Scholarships_100127
Congressman Steve Buyer (R-Indiana) raises $800,000 over 7 years for a scholarship program that has yet to actually award any scholarships. It has been able to pay for fundraising golf outings at luxury locales.
"The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in more than six years during the fourth quarter of 2009"
money.cnn.com/2010/01/29/news/economy/gdp/index.htm?hpt=T1
One need only look at the simple graph to see the difference between Republican and Democratic economic policies. Massive debt, tax relief to the rich and deregulation culminated in NEGATIVE 6.4% GDP growth, while under Obama we've turned that into an INCREASE of 5.7%.
Plus, I've never understood how their followers can accept the logic that if Democrats cannot fix Republican economic blunders quickly, then Republicans should be put back in charge to return to the same failed economic policies that created the problems in the first place.
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Why it's good for government to be transparent. On the topic of "the government should be able to pay for something before spending", the vote was absolutely unanimous for Republicans. Following their party's orders to oppose anything that President Obama wants to do to help America, all 40 voted NO. Every single Republican Senator wants the debt increased instead. That is why they cannot be trusted with the national checkbook.
www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm
Senate Republicans vote 40-0 against re-establishing PAYGO rules. They'd rather continue the only plan they've had since 1981 - massive debt for US taxpayers.
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One of the things that President Obama wants to improve, as laid out in the SotU address, is access to college for American students. This is in contrast to a Republican approach:
www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Congressmans_Foundation_Has_Money_for_Golf_Outings_but_Not_for_Scholarships_100127
Congressman Steve Buyer (R-Indiana) raises $800,000 over 7 years for a scholarship program that has yet to actually award any scholarships. It has been able to pay for fundraising golf outings at luxury locales.
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