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Selatius

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33. I believe that the Democrats won back the Senate and House at the wrong time in 2006.

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #8)

Sun Mar 3, 2013, 06:52 AM

Mar 2013

If the Democrats had won back control of the Senate and House in 2008 instead of 2006, the Republicans would get 100% of the blame for the stock market crash of 2008 and the Great Recession that followed soon after. They would also take responsibility for passing the hideously unpopular bill that authorized the 800 billion dollar bank bailouts.

The Republican name brand would become so toxic that Democrats would probably not have lost control of the House in 2010, and we would not have been forced into the sequestration as a compromise to raising the debt ceiling.

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Big cuts spur calls to Congress from irate constituents [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2013 OP

The Latest Polls Should Have Let the Congress Know Just What Citizens Think of Them. dballance Mar 2013 #1

If you look at the polls, it's Republicans who are dragging Congress' approval rating down Tempest Mar 2013 #2

You Are Absolutely Correct. dballance Mar 2013 #5

we're only low PatrynXX Mar 2013 #17

Doesn't matter customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #12

Unfortunately You are Correct. dballance Mar 2013 #15

If you can help only the rich and still get voted in why would you change. oldbanjo Mar 2013 #22

Yep customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #24

Can congressional approval go into the negative? liberal N proud Mar 2013 #3

Good! sheshe2 Mar 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author movonne Mar 2013 #7

This Congress is pathetic, what do they do best, take time off. Thinkingabout Mar 2013 #6

My fear is the republicans behind this will come out as heros to their constituents. Kablooie Mar 2013 #8

I agree with your fear customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #13

military cuts don't go over well ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #14

except from the looks of it PatrynXX Mar 2013 #18

I believe that the Democrats won back the Senate and House at the wrong time in 2006. Selatius Mar 2013 #33

I think your calculation John2 Mar 2013 #34

Be careful not to perpetuate the false equivalency . . . another_liberal Mar 2013 #9

Bingo!! cstanleytech Mar 2013 #11

+1 freshwest Mar 2013 #20

Absolutely correct dburner1 Mar 2013 #25

That and the fact that part of their incentive is to 2naSalit Mar 2013 #26

+1000 southern_belle Mar 2013 #27

Carper is wrong, this isnt an issue of the dems refusing to work with the republicans its cstanleytech Mar 2013 #10

that reminds me PatrynXX Mar 2013 #19

Without the false equivalency, Reuters wouldn't have run the story. They're shills now, too. freshwest Mar 2013 #21

Would ask who won the election, but we already know that SOME (D) are merely (R) in sheep's clothing blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #16

I can't leave a message for Boehner... liberalmuse Mar 2013 #23

I misread this as, "Big CATS spur calls to Congress from irate constituents." Ian David Mar 2013 #28

Why can't we have a system which conducts a vote of... Left Coast2020 Mar 2013 #29

As a Canadian, I'm confused about this issue OnlinePoker Mar 2013 #30

As Americans, we call that "false equivalency". mwb970 Mar 2013 #31

Who wants to work with Republicans? Their price is too high. YOHABLO Mar 2013 #32

This is the GOP's worst mistake since Mitt Romney. caseymoz Mar 2013 #35

Pay cuts to Congress if they do not get things done! Kteachums Mar 2013 #36

The teabag republicans are doing the job the Koch bros are paying them to do workinclasszero Mar 2013 #37