I voted for peace and prosperity not war and austerity

[Chisox08]

Now that the Wiener's wiener isn't dominating things anymore, can we get back to what matters? Everywhere I look the American worker is being attacked for the benefit Wall-street and Corporate criminals. The Republicon party wants to cut taxes on the richest 2% of Americans, while cutting government services for the people that needs it the most. We are blowing billions of dollars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya. At the same time they are talking about making cuts to Social Security. Are Congress critters are not talking about cutting tax credits to oil companies but cuts to Medicare are on the table. We can cut food assistance to poor Americans but we can't make cuts to our War Department (I refuse to call it the Defense Department). Medicaid is on the chopping block but farm subsidies to Monsanto isn't. How is that fair? Where is the shared sacrifice? Where are the jobs?
The Republicons ran on jobs jobs jobs but since they took control of the House, they didn't bring up not one jobs bill. Instead they go after unions,abortions and gay marriage. When the Dems had control over the House and Senate they didn't pass a jobs bill nor did they go after those unfair free trade agreement. Where is the fight from the Democrats? The Democrats should have been hammering the Republicons every single day. They should have changed the subject every time they were brought on TV to talk about Wiener's wiener to something more important like, I don't JOBS.

[tblue]

1. Egad. It's so sad.

What's better? Really.

[midnight]

2. Me too...

[MadMaddie]

3. Until the MSM as we know it back is broken we will

see this crap through the 2012 election.

[awoke_in_2003]

5. we will continue to see it...

until elections campaigns are financed by the taxpayers. Corporate interests get people elected, donating the bulk of the campaign money. The politicians are bought and paid for before they even take office, and they listen to their bosses once there.

[scheming daemons]

4. By letting the GOP take the House in 2010, the electorate most certainly DID vote for austerity

Short-sighted electorate, voting against their own best interests again.

[ladjf]

6. Nor did we vote to continue giving almost all of the wealth to the

billionaires. nt