Cal Thomas: “It’s time for nation to go on a big diet”?

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Tuesday November 09, 2010 · 8:12 AM PST

2010/11/09 · 08:12

Cal Thomas of Los Angeles Times had a column in my local paper today talking about, "It’s time for nation to go on a big diet". During most of the article he was talking about Britain and raising the age of retirement to 66 and how it caused demonstrations. He later goes into accusing the Obama administration and the Democrats of "sending our debt off the charts with more to come. The day of financial reckoning is at hand."

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Saturday November 06, 2010 · 8:35 AM PDT

2010/11/06 · 08:35

Have you ever stopped to think who actually benefits from the Democratic Party's actions while in control of a State, Congress and/or the White House and who pays for them?

Besides the American people who benefits (in the long run) from a tax increase, who benefits from a reform bill such as Medicare, Social Security or health care reform? Who benefits from more money in education or after school programs or even unemployment extensions? The Republican Party of course.

The GOP benefit from tax increases and any new or added on social programs by either complaining about them at election time or by seeing improvements in their own State from the after effects of such action.

coonsey

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Thursday November 04, 2010 · 8:02 AM PDT

2010/11/04 · 08:02

This is to voters that felt the need to ignore their constitutional duty by voting November 2nd.

Be prepared for huge cuts in education, Medicare, help for poor and senior’s prescription drugs assistance and increased health care costs.

I want to remind voters that while you may not approve of some of these things, the Democratic Party and President Barack Obama made historical moves in less than 21 months:

coonsey

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Tuesday November 02, 2010 · 9:33 PM PDT

2010/11/02 · 21:33

I heard the Governor of Pennsylvania, Gov. Rendell on Hardball with Chris Matthews MSNBC (I believe it was), say yesterday on television that he thought perhaps Dems/Obama should compromise on the Bush tax cuts for the rich set to expire at the end of this year.

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Pay for Tax cuts for rich with Corp Tax increases and User fees?

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Pay for Tax cuts for rich with Corp Tax increases and User fees?

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He won't change his mind

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Passing Tax Cuts for All Would Hurt GOP Politically

coonsey

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Sunday October 31, 2010 · 10:44 AM PDT

2010/10/31 · 10:44

WASHINGTON — Will Congress extend the Bush tax cuts into 2011 in the weeks after Tuesday's election or let the automatic increase start cutting into most people's paychecks early next year?

It's really pretty much up to President Barack Obama.

Despite the punishment his fellow Democrats are expected to take from voters, Obama has shown no sign of retreating from his insistence that families and small businesses with incomes above $250,000 return to higher, Bill Clinton-era tax levels starting Jan. 1.

But Obama also has dodged the question whether he would veto a bill that extends the tax cuts for everyone.

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Should Obama Pass Tax cuts for ALL?

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Should Obama Pass Tax cuts for ALL?

Yes, help Dems win in 2012

18 votes

No, pay off debt

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Maybe a compromise?

9 votes

Vote For Quinn

coonsey

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Wednesday October 27, 2010 · 6:52 AM PDT

2010/10/27 · 06:52

Sorry for the very short diary but Quinn is losing on this newspaper's site. I know the vote the counts is the real one but if even a few people consider this the TRUTH, they either won't vote at all thinking Brady has won it or they will vote for Brady to be on the winning side.http://jg-tc.com/

coonsey

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Tuesday October 26, 2010 · 7:49 AM PDT

2010/10/26 · 07:49

Sorry for such a short diary but I need your help.

My local newspaper is running a poll asking who should win the Illinois governor's race. I want Governor Quinn to win.

Please go VOTE NOW

coonsey

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Sunday October 24, 2010 · 8:03 AM PDT

2010/10/24 · 08:03

Former President George W. Bush signaled on Thursday that he sees not privatizing Social Security as his greatest failure from the eight years he served in the White House, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The unpopular Republican leader made the suggestion while speaking at a trade conference in the Windy City, where he discussed his legacy and also offered a glimpse into what readers can expect from his forthcoming memoir, Decision Points.

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Should Democrats Use Bush's Own Words about it being a GREATER Depression than the last?

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Should Democrats Use Bush's Own Words about it being a GREATER Depression than the last?

Yes Immediately

190 votes

No, waste of time

21 votes

Maybe, might help

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Why Did Americans Vote Republicans Out, Don't You Remember?

coonsey

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Sunday October 17, 2010 · 1:13 PM PDT

2010/10/17 · 13:13

It's time to remind Americans once again...

Who was in charge when we had billions of dollars in surplus – The Democratic Party

Who gave them the largest tax cut in history – Democratic Party

Who finally got combat troops out of Iraq this summer and who is finally trying to control Afghanistan of which they were told we already had victory in – Democratic Party

Who put more regulations on Wall Street and banks so that another economic disaster could be avoided – Democratic Party

Who saved the country and world from economic disaster, and saved or created over 3.5 million jobs – Democratic Party

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coonsey

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Thursday September 09, 2010 · 2:54 PM PDT

2010/09/09 · 14:54

We should return to the original reason for creating Social Security and Medicare. They should be insurance policies we buy through out our lives.

Just as some of us pay for life, car, nursing home, medical, dental or homeowners insurance, social security and medicare should be treated the same.

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Social Security as Insurance Policy - not Pension

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Social Security as Insurance Policy - not Pension

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Bad idea

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Not fair

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Who Really Started Bailouts ...(so called socialism)?

coonsey

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Saturday August 28, 2010 · 7:32 PM PDT

2010/08/28 · 19:32

I don't suppose you remember when the first bailout votes were taken do you? It was back on September 29th of 2008. President George W Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were in the White House and we had a Republican controlled Congress.

Don't your remember how businesses and Wall Street blew a gasket over the failed vote by the House back then?

coonsey

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Sunday August 08, 2010 · 8:05 AM PDT

2010/08/08 · 08:05

Be sure to read the following article from Newsweek about the things President Obama has done to help small and large businesses across this great nation.

This White House has "vilified industries," complains the Chamber of Commerce. America is burdened with "an anti-business president," moans The Weekly Standard.

The reality is that America’s supposedly anti-business president has led an extremely pro-business recovery. The corporate community has recovered first, and best.

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Absolutely Not

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Might help

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You are nuts

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