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27. Perhaps this should be directed at the guy that accused cali

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Tue Jul 9, 2013, 09:56 AM

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Once Again, A Democratic President Cuts a Republican Deficit. Almost No One Notices. [View all] riqster Jul 2013 OP

Ever notice, with some people, when something good happens RC Jul 2013 #1

Main street in my average city is thriving. tridim Jul 2013 #3

Maybe the job market, but the pay scale sucks bowling balls now. RC Jul 2013 #7

I'm making good money for the first time since 1999. tridim Jul 2013 #8

Well excuse me. One good example negates the rest of the evidence. RC Jul 2013 #20

It's not just me. tridim Jul 2013 #25

Isn't Unemployment at 7.4%? eilen Jul 2013 #56

Wages are falling at a record pace this year AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #103

UE falling while numbers of part time friendlyFRIEND Jul 2013 #121

Wages are falling at record pace in the USA AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #95

That is a generalized MSM observation which has somehow become "common knowledge" by repetition. riqster Jul 2013 #18

But compared to 1999, in post I responded to, the economy and the job market is still nowhere close. RC Jul 2013 #22

True. But Obama isn't starting from 1999. riqster Jul 2013 #37

I am starting with 1999, because 1999 is a valid comparison. RC Jul 2013 #69

1999 is NOT a valid comparison in this context. riqster Jul 2013 #72

the poster compared it to 1999. and he's *wrong*. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #110

In this thread, Obama's starting in 10/2009. Igel Jul 2013 #109

8 years wrecking the economy ............... dothemath Jul 2013 #73

5 years after the reagan & clinton recessions, UE was back to normal range. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #113

6 million manufacturing jobs left questionseverything Jul 2013 #147

how many manufacturing jobs do you think left under reagan? regardless, UE was back within HiPointDem Jul 2013 #162

high point of manufacturing about 20 mill in 79 questionseverything Jul 2013 #176

i'm saying that lsoing manufacturing jobs isn't an excuse for no labor recovery. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #179

i was not making excuses questionseverything Jul 2013 #180

and i was offering reagan (several million manufacturing jobs lost in a smaller economy) as a kind HiPointDem Jul 2013 #181

a deliberate plan of the entire ruling class questionseverything Jul 2013 #183

I don't get it obama2terms Jul 2013 #155

Low wage jobs are dominating the U.S. recovery progressoid Jul 2013 #104

And this is relevant to the OP...how? riqster Jul 2013 #105

Just posting facts in response to tridim's anecdotal statement about job recovery. progressoid Jul 2013 #111

Point taken. Thanks. riqster Jul 2013 #117

BULLSHIT. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #108

A lot depends on where you are. riqster Jul 2013 #12

Kansas City too. tridim Jul 2013 #16

Apparently you don't notice the people on street corners, with cardboard signs and the RC Jul 2013 #26

I made no claim that Obama ended homelessness. tridim Jul 2013 #28

and here you are with your anecdotal evidence Sheepshank Jul 2013 #39

What are you talking about? RC Jul 2013 #64

Did stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #66

Link to some information bhikkhu Jul 2013 #70

seriously, you didn't just crap all over another poster Sheepshank Jul 2013 #74

You gotta be kidding me. RC Jul 2013 #77

good gawd...don't you have a scroll key? Sheepshank Jul 2013 #79

The national UE average doesn't depend on where you are. And it's that number which is used HiPointDem Jul 2013 #115

Wages have to go up a LONG way to make up for 30+ years truebluegreen Jul 2013 #154

Ever notice how when there is ever any good Obama news Sheepshank Jul 2013 #36

Yep. riqster Jul 2013 #40

Yep. Sheepshank Jul 2013 #48

Good analogy riqster Jul 2013 #53

Maybe they know who is responsible for what? treestar Jul 2013 #131

I, for one... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #156

Obviously it's just the delayed effects of BushCo's glorious economic program. tridim Jul 2013 #2

DU rec... SidDithers Jul 2013 #4

Off to the greatest. this is something that President Obama deserves credit for. cali Jul 2013 #5

Agree Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #10

Careful, you're gonna lose all your shoutout fans with that attitude. nt tridim Jul 2013 #13

I could give a hot damn. cali Jul 2013 #19

That's super. tridim Jul 2013 #24

Perhaps this should be directed at the guy that accused cali bullwinkle428 Jul 2013 #27

DaFuq??? Really? riqster Jul 2013 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author BenzoDia Jul 2013 #6

For some, this is bad news. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #9

Obama bad! treestar Jul 2013 #133

Lol JoePhilly Jul 2013 #135

K & R malaise Jul 2013 #11

Which is why we must bring it up, and expose the double standard. riqster Jul 2013 #119

+1,000 malaise Jul 2013 #122

They don't have to ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #138

Kick and rec....n/t NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #14

But, to be accurate... kentuck Jul 2013 #15

^^^THIS^^^^ riqster Jul 2013 #21

and to be further fair...that same $700B deficit/bill was handed to Obama Sheepshank Jul 2013 #42

Plus putting the Iraq and Afghanistan wars on the books. riqster Jul 2013 #50

of course.....makes it even a bigger deal doesn't it? n/t Sheepshank Jul 2013 #51

THANK YOU!! SunSeeker Jul 2013 #59

I'm going to join you Politicub Jul 2013 #125

Bloody Barking Mad. riqster Jul 2013 #142

The bailout was necessary for Bush's wars and economic policies and lax regulation. To be accurate. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2013 #46

All true. kentuck Jul 2013 #54

And a small increase it was. Igel Jul 2013 #114

K&R nt Andy823 Jul 2013 #17

But wait, I thought he was helpless in the face of mean old republicans and that's why Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #23

The fiscal aspects of this are something he specifically wrung out of Boehner in negotiations Recursion Jul 2013 #34

There's a difference between being helpless and having treestar Jul 2013 #136

Yes, but I have no interest in cutting the defecit. Laelth Jul 2013 #29

+1 magellan Jul 2013 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author magellan Jul 2013 #44

Ding Ding Ding!!!! AlbertCat Jul 2013 #47

Wrong take. Yes, austerity fails now. No, Obama is not enacting austerity: GOP is. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2013 #49

Is it not the sequestration, obstruction and lack of economic stimulus eilen Jul 2013 #62

No, sequestration is responsible for far less than a third of the reduction. riqster Jul 2013 #88

Thank you. Why some are celebrating the victories that Republicans got is astounding. n/t Dawgs Jul 2013 #58

if we don't celebrate that the deficit is under control... SunSeeker Jul 2013 #65

Destroying a bs meme is a poor excuse for applauding cuts that have done so much harm magellan Jul 2013 #86

No one is applauding the harmful cuts. We're trying to stop more cuts. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #91

You want everyone to "celebrate that the deficit is now under control". magellan Jul 2013 #94

Celebrating it affirms it has been done, so we can move on. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #96

It'd help a lot if the Dems didn't play along with it. n/t magellan Jul 2013 #97

It'd help a lot if the Dems worked together. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #124

As in stfu and clap? magellan Jul 2013 #127

No, as in stop insulting people who are on you side. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #129

You first magellan Jul 2013 #140

I haven't insulted you. You, on the other hand, have been heaping it on me. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #157

What garbage magellan Jul 2013 #160

What did I say that was "nasty" or "garbage"? SunSeeker Jul 2013 #161

I'm not going to point it out again magellan Jul 2013 #163

Repeating lies about Obama is not criticism. It's lying. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #165

There was no lie in what dawgs said. magellan Jul 2013 #166

I didn't say there was. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #169

Can you explain how the insult relates to the post you replied to? magellan Jul 2013 #171

It is not an insult, it is a fact. Folks lie about Obama. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #172

"if we don't celebrate that the deficit is under control... magellan Jul 2013 #182

No, the deficit was not brought down by "wrecking ball cuts." SunSeeker Jul 2013 #184

This message was self-deleted by its author magellan Jul 2013 #166

So, basically, 'keep your mouth shut because there's nothing we can do about it'. Dawgs Jul 2013 #98

Not at all. We can do something about if we'd work together. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #123

Agree. n/t Dawgs Jul 2013 #152

"Under control" is a loaded term. Igel Jul 2013 #116

But if we do not shout that Obama cut the deficit in half... SunSeeker Jul 2013 #63

Perfectly put! nt riqster Jul 2013 #89

+1. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2013 #99

Someone else posted this good news the other day.. and I had no idea Peacetrain Jul 2013 #30

'Twas Babylon sister who posted this image a few days ago. riqster Jul 2013 #41

Yep exactly Babylon sister Peacetrain Jul 2013 #68

Thanks for posting it again, riqster.. Good news always Cha Jul 2013 #134

Noticed it yesterday in BOG JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #31

Geez if Pres O Iliyah Jul 2013 #32

Noticing and applauding that effort. Obama has handled the economy masterfully think Jul 2013 #33

That's the pattern... Democrats clean up Republican messes and when things really start to turn gtar100 Jul 2013 #35

"They bank on short-term memory. " riqster Jul 2013 #52

repuke MO. easy to fool people BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #61

you mean the liberal media isn't shouting this from the highest heights??????? spanone Jul 2013 #38

Didn't make the News here. ffr Jul 2013 #55

There is a difference between noticing and caring or understanding DFW Jul 2013 #57

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2013 #60

K & R ctsnowman Jul 2013 #67

K&R BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #71

Damn straight. riqster Jul 2013 #75

Nominated .... credit where credit is due Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #76

Agree completely riqster Jul 2013 #93

Some disagree with you. RC Jul 2013 #78

Kindly See Post 72 and respond to it. riqster Jul 2013 #85

This just shows that Democrats do not get it either!! LakeErieLiberal Jul 2013 #80

Republicans claim Romney could have fixed the deficit in six months.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #81

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #82

The Dems have not controlled the house "since 2007". riqster Jul 2013 #83

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #84

The Democrats have controlled the House for 4 of the last 19 years. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #87

Oh yeah. nt riqster Jul 2013 #90

Remarkable considering all the headwinds from the Grand Obstructionists Party. DCBob Jul 2013 #92

You're kidding, right? Dawgs Jul 2013 #100

"GOP got EXACTLY what it wanted" -- your kidding about that right? DCBob Jul 2013 #101

Of course they wanted more. Doesn't mean they aren't happy about what they got. n/t Dawgs Jul 2013 #106

Those f'kers will never be happy until they "take back THEIR country". DCBob Jul 2013 #118

No, they got far less. riqster Jul 2013 #102

No, they got more than they expected. That's different than not getting everything they want. Dawgs Jul 2013 #107

This is not good news. In fact, it's bad, bad news. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #112

Kick and Rec! zappaman Jul 2013 #120

This is a patten we see all the time now. Rex Jul 2013 #126

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #128

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #130

Hey Republicons, U Mad? Cha Jul 2013 #132

And far too many of us play chorus to the GOP leaders. riqster Jul 2013 #143

PREACH IT. Though most of the "us" doing that I don't think are "us" at all. Number23 Jul 2013 #150

Point. I am using the term broadly. riqster Jul 2013 #174

He likely fought tooth and nail felix_numinous Jul 2013 #137

Good thread. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #139

A specialty of mine. riqster Jul 2013 #144

You are confusing the debt and the deficit. former9thward Jul 2013 #141

No, actually, I'm not. riqster Jul 2013 #146

I notice you provide no figures. former9thward Jul 2013 #148

They inherit deficits as well. W_HAMILTON Jul 2013 #149

I told you where to find the figures riqster Jul 2013 #173

its a good start, friendlyFRIEND Jul 2013 #145

Sup? RandiFan1290 Jul 2013 #151

Kicked and Recommending! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #153

The poor have taken notice.... midnight Jul 2013 #158

We have also notice how much the Repukes are out to hurt us. Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2013 #168

K&R Bigredhunk Jul 2013 #159

Smaller deficits are good SnakeEyes Jul 2013 #164

Yes, the debt ballooned under Bush. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #170

The National Debt is a cumulative number, created by annual budget deficits. riqster Jul 2013 #175

Boink. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #177

Best word ever for a kick! riqster Jul 2013 #178

.... Scurrilous Jul 2013 #185