tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315528367583495916.post767347408499002677..comments2024-01-09T09:33:58.016-06:00Comments on Prairie Pondering: Republicans Say the Darndest ThingsSam Sternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477144625423977542noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315528367583495916.post-26773496274665741272009-03-05T09:52:00.000-06:002009-03-05T09:52:00.000-06:00It has now been proven to me that the Republican P...It has now been proven to me that the Republican Party has not had a single original thought since Honest Abe penned the Emancipation Proclamation... and most present-day Conservative Republicans would not support that idea either. <BR/><BR/>If it were up to the Republican Party we certainly would not be living in a left-wing Socialist State... we would be living in a right-wing Oligarchy run by neo-fascists. <BR/><BR/>The Conservative Republicans and their far-sighted leadership had at least eight years to get it right and all they did was put us all back in a depression. Now, all they can do is critisize EVERYTHING that President Obama proposes and offer no positive alternatives.<BR/><BR/>When RUSH came out this week and said that Republicans should pray for Obama to FAIL, I couldn't help thinking how truly UNAMERICAN the Conservative Republicans have become. They'd be perfectly happy to flush our economy and our future down their toilet just to prove how trully RIGHT they are. How very sad Abraham Lincoln would be to see how far his Grand Old Party has fallen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315528367583495916.post-90534269194457916012009-02-26T20:13:00.000-06:002009-02-26T20:13:00.000-06:00I, for one, was flabbergasted at the ineptitude of...I, for one, was flabbergasted at the ineptitude of the Republican "response". If Bobby Jindal is the best the party has to offer, they're in deeper trouble than I had suspected. <BR/>His delivery was designed for 3-year-olds and the content seemed equally insipid. Compare that to Obama's speeches, which are unflinchingly honest, mature and directed at a citizenry he clearly views as partners, not subjects.<BR/>If the economic recovery plan is even half as effective as his oratory, we're in great shape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315528367583495916.post-3202824122679515142009-02-25T23:11:00.000-06:002009-02-25T23:11:00.000-06:00With no cable TV I also YouTubed the speech(going ...With no cable TV I also YouTubed the speech(going out of my way to watch something on C-SPAN still amuses me).<BR/><BR/>I think that most governors are big proponents of his plan mainly because they don't have the ability to run deficits like the federal government. Some states have laws prohibiting it. If they need to choose between raising their taxes, cutting their programs or saying "Go Obama" to take the federal handout they'll take the easy route.<BR/><BR/>I also think that it is at least legitimate for the Republicans to be unhappy with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It had a very liberal agenda to it. It's chock full of stuff that doesn't help jump start the economy quickly or efficiently but is there because the Democrats who helped make it knew they could force it through.<BR/><BR/>The Republicans were stuck though. With no alternative plan of their own and with nothing near the power required to make it happen if they did, they have to make a stand against it. If the 30% happens instead of the 70, it sets them up for their attempt at fixing it in 2010 or 2012.<BR/><BR/>Of the speech itself, there are definitely a few points I liked quite a bit that weren't strictly economy. He statement that we would have health care reform within a year was almost unreasonably optimistic but at least it should start it moving. I liked his challenge on education. You're not just quitting yourself when you drop out. Further your education with whatever classes you can take. That kind of stuff needs to happen. On the other hand I think the most effective change for children's education will come from parental involvement. There needs to be more programs to help and more social expectations for parents with kids in school. Lastly I like his take on the budget. Agribusiness subsidies should be toned down. Military budgets should be changed(F-22s for example). I never understood how something as expensive as war was left out of the budget, though a large chunk of his $2 trillion dollar change over 10 years does come from not being in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, was it the resolution on YouTube or is the president using Just For Men? There seems to be less gray than before...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com