When the electorate only holds accountable one branch of Government and not all three branches and at the same time we the electorate exempts our own accountability in understanding the constitution, exempt our own accountability in understanding Civics, exempt our own accountability in fact checking All Corporate Media(Republican,Democratic and Independent Media), exempt our own accountability in voting(Civic duty), exempt our own accountability in hearing all sides of an issue and having a CIVIL conversation, hypocrisy of the electorate is the shaping of our future. We are all guilty and one sided and when we all go home to our places I suggest we all look in the mirror. So let me continue below the fold and show you things.
I came across a great comment that a supporter had written on a blog and this got me to researching it. Sure nuff, she was right.
Below her comment here are several links that I've researched will show you that she was right.
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Members in congress (including congressional leaders) are upset that President Obama is negotiating a way forward on the tax cut issue. Has anyone taken a step back and asked why those negotiations have become necessary? Walk with me for a moment...
The left faults the President for
- not leading on the tax issue, and
- caving to the GOP.
Does anyone remember September/October when the President successful made tax cuts a major campaign issue; framing the debate as the GOP holding the middle class hostage in order to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires? Remember how much traction the issue had gained when [out of nowhere] congress dropped the ball and said they would not take the vote before the midterms? Please take a moment to digest what I just said. The President led on the issue, pushing hard against tax cuts for the wealthy at every campaign stop, and members of congress were too afraid to take the vote! THAT is how we got where we are today. Now that they have lost the House and the GOP has even more power, THOSE SAME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS have the nerve to say the President is not leading. All of a sudden, they are now ready to cast the vote. what would you do if you led on an issue and congress pulled the rug from under you, and you had several key pieces of legislation you need to pass in 30 days? I know what I would do. I would find areas of compromise in order to get the other things passed. Congress could have and should have taken this vote [and this stand] in October. Had they done so, they may not have gotten their butts kicked so badly.
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President Obama first pushed for Tax cuts for the middle class.
Campaign 2008 in various Stumps.
On The Issues(Tax Reform)
Senator Obama Came into office January 20 2009 and became
President.
111th Congress
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111th Congress
The congress came in but not in the true majority of democrats
House
House dot Gov
Total Democrats
235
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Blue Dog Coalition
52 Blue Dog members in house
Real Democrats
235-52=183 Real Democrats in House of Rep.
Remember the Rules in the house are different from the Senate. Majority automatically rules in the house. How ever because of the Blue dogs, there had to be some horse trading to get things passed even among democrats.
Total Republicans in House
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198
with out the Blue Dogs we would be in the minority in the House and that says a lot.
Democrats 235-the Blue Dogs 52=Real Democrats 183-Republicans 198=Republicans 15 counts ahead of the Democrats in the House.
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The Senate
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One Small state in the Senate have the leveraging power of a large state and the Rules are totally different and very complicated.
One Senator=Shutdown of the process or obstruction of progress according to the rules.
Total Democrats in Senate
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57
Regular Democrats
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45 or less
Corporate/Red State Democrats
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12 or more
Independent
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2
Real Independent
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1
Corporate Independent
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1
Republicans
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40 + 1
CRSR Report
President Obama gave Middle class tax cuts
Politifact
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A side note here.
For those who said President Obama did not sign any executive order to extend the unemployment benefits before are LOUD AND WRONG!
He did signed it for a six month extension.
Unemployment extension
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Let me Proceed.
President Obama Wanted a Vote on the Middle Class Tax Cuts before the 2010 election but guess who wanted to change that AFTER the election.
You guessed it Senator Harry Reid and the other Democratic Senators. Which derailed President Obama's agenda for an early vote. Not only was it derailed by Senator Harry Reid some of the Democratic senators wanted the tax breaks for the wealthy.
Here are more links about this subject.
President Obama Pushes for Up-or-Down Vote on Help for Our Laid Off Friends & Neighbors
Obama Revs Into Campaign Mode in Wisconsin
Obama to Congress on Middle Class Tax Cuts: 'We Don't Have Time For Any More Games'
Senate Democrats give up push for pre-election tax cut vote
Payroll departments brace for congressional verdict on tax cuts
Congress Wraps Up Session Early as Midterm Races Loom
Moderate House Democrats Push for Vote on Extending All Bush Tax Cuts
So you see, I am getting pretty tired of all the hyper bold and the name calling of President Obama. What in the hell does name calling and demeaning a person relate to policy or action to get more real democrats elected in Congress or to change things? Infantile people call out names. We ALL need to change. Oh and by the way, it is also the fault of the voters who stayed home and decided to give President Obama MORE OBSTRUCTION on top of the obstruction that he has already encountered. What ever happened to what you can do for your country? So people on the left, how did that staying home thingy worked out for you?
Keep it up and you'll get zip from the Republicans you helped to elect by you apathy.
Obama/Biden 2012-2016 with more real Democrats in congress.
By the way, I love me some Senator Bernie Sanders and my Senator Sherrod Brown.
And as for the Republican Supporters, I am not in the mood for your talking points. So don't try it.