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brush

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34. Starting with Reagan busting PATCO, the air traffic controllers union . . .
Fri Oct 3, 2014, 09:45 PM
Oct 2014

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and then putting in place trickle-down policies — a failed economic system that has been in place ever since except for the robust Clinton years. And if you doubt that trickle-down has killed our economy over time, just look at the dire straits Kansas is in right now with Brownback's failed trickle-down experiment.

And even with Obama in the White House repug obstructionism has reigned.

Want evidence of that other than government shutdowns, no jobs bills from "Jobs, jobs, jobs spouting Boehner and all the jobs shipped overseas by Romney and others like him, remember this:

"On January 20, 2009, the night when the Obama's were attending inaugural balls and most Americans were out celebrating the end of the Bush years, a group of powerful Republicans was planning the end of Obama presidency before it even got going.

At the Caucus Room restaurant right here in Washington, DC - GOP leaders drew up a plan to intentionally sabotage Obama at every point possible. The whole thing was orchestrated by Republican propaganda mastermind Frank Luntz and over the course of four hours, a group of the most powerful conservative lawmakers in the country committed to a plan of action.

They promised each other that they would filibuster and obstruct any and all legislation supported by the new President, Barack Obama. They would do everything possible, for as long as it took, to make his a "failed presidency." On the guest list for this “invitation only” meeting were Republican Senators like Jim DeMint, Jon Kyl, Tom Coburn, John Ensign and Bob Corker. Also in attendance were Congressmen Paul Ryan, Pete Sessions, Jeb Hensarling, Pete Hoekstra, Dan Lungren and - you guessed it - Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy."
- See more at: http://www.thomhartmann.com/blog/2014/06/caucus-room-conspiracy-alive-and-well#sthash.Saek4qMB.dpuf

So you see, there once was time one worker could support a family but Republicans set out to change that 40 years ago and we have the results now. Just think if they had actually worked to help the country instead of helping the one-percenters make more and more money while at the same time trying to destroy Clinton and Obama.

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Its about too late to start pushing back now madokie Oct 2014 #1
Unfortunately.. that is true about friends and family Peacetrain Oct 2014 #3
Its certainly too late to stop what has already passed... Veilex Oct 2014 #20
I've been saying something so long now madokie Oct 2014 #25
I've discovered that lots of people here hate cheesecake. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #2
mmm... Veilex Oct 2014 #21
They publically announced this strategery on election night 2008. tridim Oct 2014 #4
You got that right.. Peacetrain Oct 2014 #5
One thing that would help IMO is for the DC Dems to stop giving in, period Doctor_J Oct 2014 #6
+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #43
You do realize, don't you, that the economic crash and housing collapse and Ebola are Obama's fault? NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #7
I did not know about the Pontiac Aztek! zeemike Oct 2014 #16
...and bee colony colapse. kairos12 Oct 2014 #18
I saw an Aztek in traffic yesterday Plucketeer Oct 2014 #24
Not many of them left for some reason. louis-t Oct 2014 #27
It's not as ugly as the VW Thing Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #46
There's actually about 3 or 4 Plucketeer Oct 2014 #51
Not to mention Obama's terrible response to Hurricane Katrina!! Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #42
The styling of the Pontiac Aztek has grown on me over the years. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #44
It had a lot of good features, like that tent thing that popped out. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #47
I would like a Prius. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #48
I can suggest a good dermatologist to see. Ikonoklast Oct 2014 #56
I can forgive Obama for everything but the Aztec treestar Oct 2014 #52
The little Aztek served Walter White well (Breaking Bad reference for those NITK. ). nt Stardust Oct 2014 #55
The problem is the assumption that this only matters at election time. The GOP, FOX, etc. spout this freshwest Oct 2014 #8
DU rec... SidDithers Oct 2014 #9
The economy really is crap though Cayenne Oct 2014 #10
Compared to what . . . brush Oct 2014 #13
My memory is not short. zeemike Oct 2014 #17
Absolutely. I've been around a long time. I haven't read anything that snappyturtle Oct 2014 #22
They all pay considerably less zeemike Oct 2014 #29
And how could you possibly know that they all pay considerably less? brush Oct 2014 #33
Well it is quite simple...I know people. zeemike Oct 2014 #36
That's not new brush Oct 2014 #38
I lived through all of that shit and did not have my eyes closed. zeemike Oct 2014 #39
You're so right about two jobs not being middle class anymore brush Oct 2014 #40
Low-wage jobs replace middle-income work. Welcome to your new low-pay future. woo me with science Oct 2014 #65
All that copying and pasting of links but . . . brush Oct 2014 #67
'73 was the pinnacle of American prosperity Cayenne Oct 2014 #26
I know that because I was there doing just that. zeemike Oct 2014 #30
Starting with Reagan busting PATCO, the air traffic controllers union . . . brush Oct 2014 #34
I hear ya, and I agree. zeemike Oct 2014 #37
Interesting. Andy823 Oct 2014 #57
I'm not. zeemike Oct 2014 #58
+1 You nailed it. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #45
The economy is not crap for everyone and the recovery hasn't helped the super rich only. Drunken Irishman Oct 2014 #19
Yeah ... But ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #28
Or "I'm so stupid, I thought the financial crash was Obama's fault!" Yeah- let's cater to idiots, bettyellen Oct 2014 #32
Yeah, and you read a lot of the crap being repeated on DU brush Oct 2014 #11
Sooooooo..... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #12
... Faux pas Oct 2014 #14
Caucus Room Sedition Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #15
you could give them a billion dollars and they would bitch rurallib Oct 2014 #23
Mahalo Peacetrain! Cha Oct 2014 #31
The M$M controls the flow of information. Comcast might as well be GOPcast. Rex Oct 2014 #35
After seeing Greenwald lauded by the usual clowns, I wonder what the response from his supporters Number23 Oct 2014 #41
+ infinity nt stevenleser Oct 2014 #50
This is the Pol Pot Cambodian plan put into action again Peacetrain Oct 2014 #53
lol - Obama unpopular? Its Greenwald's fault! Another war? Damn you Greenwald!!!!! whereisjustice Oct 2014 #54
The only thing I can infer is that you meant to respond to someone else Number23 Oct 2014 #59
too funny, you dragged Greenwald into this to say he cares nothing about humand rights whereisjustice Oct 2014 #60
You do realize that your oft used smiley man is laughing AT you, not with you? Number23 Oct 2014 #61
Damn you, Greenwald! You ruin everything! The Kohlrabi Group must be destroyed! whereisjustice Oct 2014 #62
As pointless and dumb as this is, it's better than any other argument you've put forth Number23 Oct 2014 #64
we are nearing a mid-term election - what do you expect? DrDan Oct 2014 #49
pic of Obama in Hitler mustache marlakay Oct 2014 #63
Low-wage jobs replace middle-income work. Welcome to your new low-pay future. woo me with science Oct 2014 #66
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