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Mr. McCoy needs to remember that It’s not nice to contribute to the problem and then consider yourself a victim. There is still time for the elephant and the donkey to avoid Tax Lover’s Leap at one end and Borrowing-Lover’s Leap at the other. I agree that they will kick the can down the road by enabling themselves with an “extension”. Hey, we voted the bums back in. Why do we expect anything to change?
Your right the parachute is blame the Republicans. The Democrats had Slavery they started Segregation they created the Dixiecrats and we are the racist bigots. Now instead of intimidation they buy votes with taxpayers money and the Republicans are responsible for the economy.
Yea, the fiscal cliff is the media’s talking point of the day. At the last minute…. taa duhhhh!!! Taxes will go up and everyone will be happy. Except for people that actually pay taxes (you know, the 53%).
Thanks McCoy its good to see the big picture, great toon. To jack-off and ina the reality of this is obviously again too much for you to comprehend back on the bus with you!
Is this the best you can do? To repudiate the reality of today, the failings of the republican party you have to go back 50+ years? And then you conveniently ignore the reversing of the political poles in the last few years? I guess when you have no foundation to stand on you have to dig into the depths to find something, anything to divert attention.
I will be happy when the wealthiest among us pay at least as much as I do as a percentage of their income. Until then and until you demand that equality too you will be nothing but an ignorant partisan parrot. I am tired of paying half-again-as-much as the thief who’s income is 280 times that of mine. I don’t think I paid too much last year. I’m just pi#$ed that I paid such a higher percentage than the guy who didn’t WORK for his income. Envy? Don’t even think about alleging that you parasites. (if you weren’t going to allege that then you clearly aren’t a parasite so don’t get your knickers in a twist.)
If no republicans voted for the civil rights act ,it would not have passed.Al Gore’s father did not vote for it.Back then The dems far out numbered the republicans in the house almost 100 dems voted against it.There were only 10 republicans from the south in the house.138 republicans from the north voted for it.
Stop! You’re both right. It has always seemed to be the case that one has to be of a particular socio-economic status to be allowed to be considered for membership in the Republican party, and the Democrats took everyone who didn’t qualify. This is why Martin Luther King and George Wallace were Democrats at the same time.
And a lot of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act; enough to ensure its passage. But Lyndon Johnson was a Democrat, and his fingerprints were all over that bill. He railroaded a lot of legislation during his administration, first because of people wanting to show solidarity as Americans after Kennedy’s assassination, and then because he whomped the living bejesus out of Barry Goldwater.
When Johnson signed the bill into law, he lamented that the Democratic party had lost the south. And history has proved him right. Since then, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida have always voted Republican for President. Well, we can’t be sure about Florida…..
Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and stated that he believed in State’s Rights. History tells us that the southern states advanced the notion of State’s Rights to justify poll taxes, Jim Crowe laws, and other forms of discrimination and segregation. What does that have to do with Philadelphia, Mississippi? I invite you to research that part of history.
This was part of the Republican “Southern Strategy”: there was a large group of people who voted, and would never vote Democrat again. So the Republicans added a new layer of base to their party, which is pretty much the economic opposite of its major base. It’s an interesting coalition, and it has endured much longer than I expected it to. Now that the Tea Party has arrived, the party seems more schizophrenic than before.
WOW. Talk about not dealing in reality. Lets just ignore everything that tge Democrats did for working class people and minorities and just say Republicans are the enlightened ones.
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Comments (27) (Please sign in to comment)
I Play One On TV said, 6 months ago
Mr. McCoy needs to remember that It’s not nice to contribute to the problem and then consider yourself a victim. There is still time for the elephant and the donkey to avoid Tax Lover’s Leap at one end and Borrowing-Lover’s Leap at the other. I agree that they will kick the can down the road by enabling themselves with an “extension”. Hey, we voted the bums back in. Why do we expect anything to change?
Radish
said, 6 months ago
A least the donkey has a parachute for himself.
I doubt anything can slow down the momentum of the black hole the republicans have been heading into.
BEWoolner
said, 6 months ago
@I Play One On TV
You’ve got to remember that McCoy has always been part of the problem. I mean besides being completely clueless.
jack75287 said, 6 months ago
Your right the parachute is blame the Republicans. The Democrats had Slavery they started Segregation they created the Dixiecrats and we are the racist bigots. Now instead of intimidation they buy votes with taxpayers money and the Republicans are responsible for the economy.
Ms. Ima said, 6 months ago
Yea, the fiscal cliff is the media’s talking point of the day. At the last minute…. taa duhhhh!!! Taxes will go up and everyone will be happy. Except for people that actually pay taxes (you know, the 53%).
ODon said, 6 months ago
“I don’t even like this guy!” Trust me he’s willing to dance with you, just not be danced on. It’s a Charlie Brown thing.
walruscarver2000 said, 6 months ago
@jack75287
The Dixiecrats joined the Republican Party en masse after Johnson signed the Civil Right Act.
dannysixpack said, 6 months ago
^look how far they have to go to re-create reality. todays republicans ARE the dixiecrats. Let’s take the republican party BACK from the wingnutz!
Dycel
said, 6 months ago
@Radish
Thanks McCoy its good to see the big picture, great toon.
To jack-off and ina the reality of this is obviously again too much for you to comprehend back on the bus with you!
TheTrustedMechanic said, 6 months ago
@jack75287
Is this the best you can do? To repudiate the reality of today, the failings of the republican party you have to go back 50+ years? And then you conveniently ignore the reversing of the political poles in the last few years? I guess when you have no foundation to stand on you have to dig into the depths to find something, anything to divert attention.
TheTrustedMechanic said, 6 months ago
@Ms. Ima
I will be happy when the wealthiest among us pay at least as much as I do as a percentage of their income. Until then and until you demand that equality too you will be nothing but an ignorant partisan parrot. I am tired of paying half-again-as-much as the thief who’s income is 280 times that of mine. I don’t think I paid too much last year. I’m just pi#$ed that I paid such a higher percentage than the guy who didn’t WORK for his income. Envy? Don’t even think about alleging that you parasites. (if you weren’t going to allege that then you clearly aren’t a parasite so don’t get your knickers in a twist.)
denis1112 said, 6 months ago
@walruscarver2000
If no republicans voted for the civil rights act ,it would not have passed.Al Gore’s father did not vote for it.Back then The dems far out numbered the republicans in the house almost 100 dems voted against it.There were only 10 republicans from the south in the house.138 republicans from the north voted for it.
I Play One On TV said, 6 months ago
Stop! You’re both right. It has always seemed to be the case that one has to be of a particular socio-economic status to be allowed to be considered for membership in the Republican party, and the Democrats took everyone who didn’t qualify. This is why Martin Luther King and George Wallace were Democrats at the same time.
And a lot of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act; enough to ensure its passage. But Lyndon Johnson was a Democrat, and his fingerprints were all over that bill. He railroaded a lot of legislation during his administration, first because of people wanting to show solidarity as Americans after Kennedy’s assassination, and then because he whomped the living bejesus out of Barry Goldwater.
When Johnson signed the bill into law, he lamented that the Democratic party had lost the south. And history has proved him right. Since then, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida have always voted Republican for President. Well, we can’t be sure about Florida…..
Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and stated that he believed in State’s Rights. History tells us that the southern states advanced the notion of State’s Rights to justify poll taxes, Jim Crowe laws, and other forms of discrimination and segregation. What does that have to do with Philadelphia, Mississippi? I invite you to research that part of history.
This was part of the Republican “Southern Strategy”: there was a large group of people who voted, and would never vote Democrat again. So the Republicans added a new layer of base to their party, which is pretty much the economic opposite of its major base. It’s an interesting coalition, and it has endured much longer than I expected it to. Now that the Tea Party has arrived, the party seems more schizophrenic than before.
Oscar54 said, 6 months ago
@jack75287
WOW. Talk about not dealing in reality. Lets just ignore everything that tge Democrats did for working class people and minorities and just say Republicans are the enlightened ones.
walruscarver2000 said, 6 months ago
@denis1112
So because grandpa was a hero that makes me one too???