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So the ‘compromising’ continues. Give Obama what he wants or you are being obstructionist. Gotta love how everybody’s on-board with that. feverjr, your opinion is yours – but the actual counts don’t lie – Obama and his do.
This cartoon trivializes an act of humanity and generosity our legislators rarely display. The GOP has not been reaching out to people like the man the New York Police Officer helped. They certainly haven’t thought such people were worth a greater investment of time or money in order to help them get off of the streets. And Obama has not asked for an unlimited credit card, he has asked for the same kind of common sense reinvestment in our infrastructure, schools, and people that brought Americans out of the first depression. He has frequently said the deficit is a threat to American security, but that in the immediate future, before we achieve that long term goal, we need to fix that which is broke now. We need people to reach out to their neighbors but this cartoon turns an act of kindness into an farce. Both parties need to work together, and when the media encourages division and sarcasm, it is easy for the rest of us to lower the standard to that which has been set for us. We are better than that, and this is the time of year to prove it. Respectfully, & Happy Holidayze C.
Yep, the libs love their entitlement programs. And the new ‘OTaxCare’ taxes are starting to kick in. For people with jobs that it. The rest of you just blog 24/7 and wait for your welfare check to show up.
I would recommend you actually do some research on where a lot of this debt came from. Keep in mind that all moneys that were authorized for both of Dubya’s wars were off the books. Remember that none of that money came from the Pentagon’s budget, but instead was authorized by “emergency funding”, which kept this money off the books. Obama rightly added it to the books, which of course made him look like a spendthrift instantly, but it needed to be done.
And another example of the previous administration cooking the books: I think it was 2005 or 2006 that I received an e-mail from Medicare, telling me that I would not be paid for any services I provided between 9/22 and 9/30, which is the end of the Fed’s fiscal year. Not just me: all doctors, all hospitals, all caregivers whose services would normally be paid for. Not to worry, though: they would pay their bills after 10/1. No interest or penalty, though. Accept it.
Anyone with half a brain would be able to tell that this was a trick to make the deficit look less frightening. It’s easy to look solvent when you choose not to pay what you owe. Of course, I’m sure that when the “final” reporting was recorded, a way was found to move that payment back to its proper year, after no one was looking.
This is not to say, “He did it too.” It is to say that some people are willing to ignore certain malfeasance, including this cartoonist, depending on which political party is considered responsible.
There will be no compromise, no help, no final deal if we continue to point fingers and ignore the present. I recognize that tax increases for the wealthy will not pay our bills. On the other hand, it can help, and the original reason for keeping their taxes low (that they will create jobs) doesn’t hold water. The idea of not raising taxes but closing loopholes doesn’t work unless we specify the loopholes we’re intending to close. And I am willing to believe that Grover and his puppets will consider a closed loophole to be a tax increase.
Lisa—-another excellent toon…the barefoot homeless man given new shoes by the NYPD officer is still barefoot…he decided to “save” the valuable shoes and is demanding “a slice of the pie” from earnings of the viral internet photo! - Obama is demanding that the GOP agree to vote for an UNconstitutional law giving the president the Power given Congress to control US government debt…!!! (and here is a FACT=GOP taxpayers have already helped KEEP Obama in a royal lifestyle to the tune of $1.5 Billion each year…far more than a pair of shoes! Obama & family are heading for another vacation in Hawaii to the tune of another $4 million taxpaid costs.) (another fact…Voters only gave Obama a 2.8% majority in the popular vote 2012! Why do Dems pretend it was a “Landslide”???)
Saw some where yesterday that he was shoeless again, claimed he had them hidden becuse they were worth a lot of money. Or bought a bunch of booze or drugs.Think I saw it on reddit or Slate.
Senate floor, March 16, 2006, President Obama: “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government’s reckless fiscal policies.” . He goes on to talk about what the interest alone would pay for,including Medicare and children’s health insurance, education, homeland security, transportation and veteran’s benefits combined. . “This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy…” . He goes on and on about this. Found this quote at Snopes.
You are congratulating someone for being “calmly disciplined” in talking with a group of people while at the same time attacking that group of people. Perhaps you could live up to the standards you claim to admire. . But the word “derp” was made popular with Southpark. A derp is a comment made in reply to an ignorant comment or action. So, if you are getting derp from the Right, it means you are the one saying idiotic and ignorant comments. And used as a noun, it is a person who is fun to be around because they say interesting things, hahahaha
Mix a snifter of Bill Mauldin, a dash of Jeff McNelly and a very large dollop of common sense, and you begin to get an idea of Lisa Benson’s considerable talent.
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Comments (38) (Please sign in to comment)
ConserveGov said, 7 months ago
Very well done.
feverjr said, 7 months ago
That card was given to Dick “deficits don’t matter” Cheney but he did leave us the bill.
bhinkle said, 7 months ago
So the ‘compromising’ continues.
Give Obama what he wants or you are being obstructionist.
Gotta love how everybody’s on-board with that.
feverjr, your opinion is yours – but the actual counts don’t lie –
Obama and his do.
Clark Kent said, 7 months ago
Yeah, right, as if the gop would ever give us anything but debt.
mikefive said, 7 months ago
As if any congressman, President, or government bureaucrat wouldn’t like to have one. (or me for that matter)
Kylie2112 said, 7 months ago
The same GOP that considers compromise to be “do what we want, or else”?
Respectful Troll said, 7 months ago
This cartoon trivializes an act of humanity and generosity our legislators rarely display. The GOP has not been reaching out to people like the man the New York Police Officer helped. They certainly haven’t thought such people were worth a greater investment of time or money in order to help them get off of the streets.
And Obama has not asked for an unlimited credit card, he has asked for the same kind of common sense reinvestment in our infrastructure, schools, and people that brought Americans out of the first depression. He has frequently said the deficit is a threat to American security, but that in the immediate future, before we achieve that long term goal, we need to fix that which is broke now.
We need people to reach out to their neighbors but this cartoon turns an act of kindness into an farce.
Both parties need to work together, and when the media encourages division and sarcasm, it is easy for the rest of us to lower the standard to that which has been set for us.
We are better than that, and this is the time of year to prove it.
Respectfully,
& Happy Holidayze
C.
Ms. Ima said, 7 months ago
Yep, the libs love their entitlement programs. And the new ‘OTaxCare’ taxes are starting to kick in. For people with jobs that it. The rest of you just blog 24/7 and wait for your welfare check to show up.
Jase99 said, 7 months ago
Unlimited debt ceiling? A Republican Congress raised the debt ceiling 6 times during the Bush Administration.
I Play One On TV said, 7 months ago
@Howgozit:
I would recommend you actually do some research on where a lot of this debt came from. Keep in mind that all moneys that were authorized for both of Dubya’s wars were off the books. Remember that none of that money came from the Pentagon’s budget, but instead was authorized by “emergency funding”, which kept this money off the books. Obama rightly added it to the books, which of course made him look like a spendthrift instantly, but it needed to be done.
And another example of the previous administration cooking the books: I think it was 2005 or 2006 that I received an e-mail from Medicare, telling me that I would not be paid for any services I provided between 9/22 and 9/30, which is the end of the Fed’s fiscal year. Not just me: all doctors, all hospitals, all caregivers whose services would normally be paid for. Not to worry, though: they would pay their bills after 10/1. No interest or penalty, though. Accept it.
Anyone with half a brain would be able to tell that this was a trick to make the deficit look less frightening. It’s easy to look solvent when you choose not to pay what you owe. Of course, I’m sure that when the “final” reporting was recorded, a way was found to move that payment back to its proper year, after no one was looking.
This is not to say, “He did it too.” It is to say that some people are willing to ignore certain malfeasance, including this cartoonist, depending on which political party is considered responsible.
There will be no compromise, no help, no final deal if we continue to point fingers and ignore the present. I recognize that tax increases for the wealthy will not pay our bills. On the other hand, it can help, and the original reason for keeping their taxes low (that they will create jobs) doesn’t hold water. The idea of not raising taxes but closing loopholes doesn’t work unless we specify the loopholes we’re intending to close. And I am willing to believe that Grover and his puppets will consider a closed loophole to be a tax increase.
I look forward to anyone who proves me wrong.
disgustedtaxpayer said, 7 months ago
Lisa—-another excellent toon…the barefoot homeless man given new shoes by the NYPD officer is still barefoot…he decided to “save” the valuable shoes and is demanding “a slice of the pie” from earnings of the viral internet photo!
-
Obama is demanding that the GOP agree to vote for an UNconstitutional law giving the president the Power given Congress to control US government debt…!!!
(and here is a FACT=GOP taxpayers have already helped KEEP Obama in a royal lifestyle to the tune of $1.5 Billion each year…far more than a pair of shoes! Obama & family are heading for another vacation in Hawaii to the tune of another $4 million taxpaid costs.)
(another fact…Voters only gave Obama a 2.8% majority in the popular vote 2012! Why do Dems pretend it was a “Landslide”???)
mikefive said, 7 months ago
@Kylie2112
It’s working the other way, too, Kylie. Thus the problem in bipartisanship..
Mhic Dhu Ghaill
said, 7 months ago
Saw some where yesterday that he was shoeless again, claimed he had them hidden becuse they were worth a lot of money. Or bought a bunch of booze or drugs.Think I saw it on reddit or Slate.
ansonia
said, 7 months ago
Senate floor, March 16, 2006, President Obama:
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government’s reckless fiscal policies.”
.
He goes on to talk about what the interest alone would pay for,including Medicare and children’s health insurance, education, homeland security, transportation and veteran’s benefits combined.
.
“This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy…”
.
He goes on and on about this.
Found this quote at Snopes.
ansonia
said, 7 months ago
@Mr. King
You are congratulating someone for being “calmly disciplined” in talking with a group of people while at the same time attacking that group of people. Perhaps you could live up to the standards you claim to admire.
.
But the word “derp” was made popular with Southpark. A derp is a comment made in reply to an ignorant comment or action. So, if you are getting derp from the Right, it means you are the one saying idiotic and ignorant comments. And used as a noun, it is a person who is fun to be around because they say interesting things, hahahaha