I’ve heard calls for a third party “who will represent US” before.
I think we now have evidence of the stupidity of that position.
We have a 3-party system, now.
I don’t know exact numbers, and I’m too lazy to look them up, but it breaks down something like this;
There are normally 435 Representatives in the House. There are 2 vacancies, right now, so a majority is 217.
Of those, roughly 195 are Democrats. Relatively sane, more in agreement with me on social issues than not, not always aligned with me on financial issues, but the only members of the House willing to defend SS and medicare.
435 – 195 = 240, so there are about 140 Republicans in the House. Republicans vary, as do Democrats, so there are some who I agree with some of the time, and there are those who I’m going to disagree with most of the time.
Why did I subtract 100 from the number of Republicans in the House?
Because 100 or so members of the house are batfuck insane, too stupid to negotiate with in any sense of the word other than “with a 2 x 4 to the forehead”, teabaggers. True ideologues.
What’s the answer when you’re locked into an impasse, like on the debt ceiling vote? Recognize that it’s the DEMOCRATS who have a majority in the house. Either that, or let the teabaggers have their way, which is to say don’t pass a debt ceiling increase and plunge the world into a depression.
Teabaggers want to “prove” that our government doesn’t work. Don’t help them.
Nothing’s going to pass in the House without Democratic support, other than worthless legislation that won’t pass the Senate.
And I haven’t heard the so-called “media” mention that. Not once.
Tags: congress, Democratic meltdown, GOP meltdown, Teabaggers
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I agree with the 100 batshit crazy number and I would add 40 demodogs that really are repugs and we saw that when congress was demodog controlled and still couldn’t or wouldn’t pass bills that would help Main Street. We’ll see how this ends soon enough but something tells me the little I was going to get from SS might even less. Yes, if I get mine then those behind me will get pretty much nothing. There’s always money for wars, ws, and http://news.antiwar.com/2011/07/27/israel-subsidies-untouched-by-us-budget-crisis/ and they have national health care. I asked my congressman what his thought were on SS the email back was he wouldn’t touch them but left room to tie it to CPI and that still hurts about 250,000 seniors.
Media, you mean the liberal press a term that has always driven me crazy is owned by the corp. puppet masters that own the govt. You notice there is No talk about the progressive plan at all in the press or anywhere else except the web. Who would what a plan the closes all corp. loop holes, changes tax on HFT on ws, rolls taxes back to a lest back to big dogs time, ends the wars and welfare to dod vendors. Then invest money back into America Main Street needs and the needs of the nation.
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So, after last night’s fiasco, Boner had two choices;
Get more votes from the batshit crazy, unable to understand basic economics, determined to destroy the US government, hate-filled teabaggers by putting forward a bill that can’t possibly pass in the Senate or get Obama’s signature, or
Get more votes from Democrats and pass a bill that could actually pass the Senate and get Obama’s signature on it.
Choose option 1 and you’re basically admitting that you don’t actually want to raise the debt ceiling or help avoid the financial meltdown that will cause. Choose option 2 and you’re working for the American people.
So what did Boner choose to do?
Yup. You guessed it.
John Boehner changes debt limit plan to secure Tea Party support
It looks like the House Republican leadership may have found a way to get their members to vote in favor of their debt limit plan: By adding a Balanced Budget Amendment requirement that makes the bill even more toxic to Senate Democrats and the White House.
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Members say the bill is being changed to tie a second debt ceiling increase roughly six months from now to successfully sending a Balanced Budget Amendment to the states, which would require a 2/3 majority in both the House and the Senate.
And, since a BBA can’t possibly pass in the Senate, and businesses know it, what does that mean?
Boner, the GOP, and the teabaggers are fvcking liars when they say they want to reduce uncertainty for business.
Honestly, I’ve never seen such a dysfunctional government in my life. But, it’s what teabaggers vote for, so at least someone’s happy.
Until we ALL get hurt.
Which isn’t too far off, now.
Thanks teabaggers.
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“Boner, the GOP, and the teabaggers are fvcking liars when they say they want to reduce uncertainty for business.”
When they talk about “business”, they’re only talking about corporations, of course. The great majority of small family-owned businesses have long since been blown out of the water. Mine started losing money in Clinton’s first term, and it got worse and worse.
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