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EarlG

(21,894 posts)
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 01:14 PM Nov 2013

Pic Of The Moment: House Republicans Declare War On... Reduced Spending And New Jobs?



ACA slows growth in health costs

G.O.P. Maps Out Waves of Attacks Over Health Law


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Pic Of The Moment: House Republicans Declare War On... Reduced Spending And New Jobs? (Original Post) EarlG Nov 2013 OP
of course they will... unionthug777 Nov 2013 #1
With the knowledge that they will continue their attacks... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #2
I absolutely agree! SoapBox Nov 2013 #12
Why is it the Republicans are always using the phrase yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #3
The GOP loves war liberal N proud Nov 2013 #5
I guess so...they are more yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #6
Fascism believes a nation finds greatness through victory on the battlefield. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #7
Great answer yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #8
I have an idea. BlueJazz Nov 2013 #4
He ain't Robocop, ya know.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #9
Rats..I thought that since a large share of the population thought he was some kind of God, I might BlueJazz Nov 2013 #10
Naw,...he's some kind of a doG. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #11
Among other things doGs leave behind too. Nanjing to Seoul Nov 2013 #13
Thanks EarlG~ Cha Nov 2013 #14
I've never understood why Democrats / Liberals don't take the Right Wing's martial tactics seriously AZ Progressive Nov 2013 #15
They are actively waging an ideological jihad against the Constitution of the United States. Half-Century Man Nov 2013 #19
so the Grumpy Old Party has their panties in a bunch mdbl Nov 2013 #16
The temerity of those Republicans! The ACA should not be criticized. Pterodactyl Nov 2013 #17
I just love it, that ACA is working! No matter how hard the GOP tries...it's working. :) tofuandbeer Nov 2013 #18
recommended, bookmarked! Bill USA Nov 2013 #20

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,298 posts)
2. With the knowledge that they will continue their attacks...
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 01:24 PM
Nov 2013

We can be ready to counter-attack them.

I hope we will.

They are bastards.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
12. I absolutely agree!
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 07:08 PM
Nov 2013

Let's see if the Dems can get their act together enough to counter with all the good stuff.

yuiyoshida

(41,762 posts)
3. Why is it the Republicans are always using the phrase
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 02:53 PM
Nov 2013

that they love to "Declare war on.." this or that? War on drugs, war on Christmas.... and always making sweeping Attacks.
One could imagine visiting the headquarters of Fox news, and finding a row of DRUMMERS inside beating the DRUMS OF WAR...for whatever they are mad about.

Thinking of that gives me a headache!

yuiyoshida

(41,762 posts)
6. I guess so...they are more
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 04:56 PM
Nov 2013

about loving their weapons than say Democrats or Independents, (or if Dems or Independents do, they don't go about bragging about it). Republicans have grown up on John Wayne World War II films, and Ronald Reagan (who never went to any war except in the movies.) They are probably the most AGGRESSIVE party on the planet... LETS RUN OFF TO DO A WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST... than of course there is all that manufacturing of weapon systems... its big money. Yup, Republicans love a profitable WAR!

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
4. I have an idea.
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 03:07 PM
Nov 2013

1. We Get George Zimmerman out of trouble and convert him to the progressive way of thinking.
2. We make "Stand Your Ground" a Federal Law
3. We show George the main headline "GOP maps out waves of attacks over health laws"
4. We put George on a plane to Washington DC.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
10. Rats..I thought that since a large share of the population thought he was some kind of God, I might
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 05:38 PM
Nov 2013

....be wrong about him....Damn....

AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts)
15. I've never understood why Democrats / Liberals don't take the Right Wing's martial tactics seriously
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 10:04 PM
Nov 2013

If someone has declared war on you, you are putting yourself at risk if you don't fight back as if you are at war.

Do most people want to go to war? No, but you go to war because you have to, and especially when there's an existential threat.

Otherwise we will always be on the defensive and never mount an effective offense.

Ask yourself: Are we winning the war against the right wing? Including the rich and the corporations?

And no, I'm not talking about physical war, but the war of words and rhetoric, politics, and the hearts and minds of people. They have basically declared war against the left 42 years ago (with the Lewis Powell Memo), and have been in a state of war against the left ever since. The left has never really acknowledged that there is a war against it, nevertheless even thinking of fighting back as if they are at war. I think that that is stupid IMO, I'm sorry to say. And who pays the price? The people of America that are in the bottom 80% of the economic hierarchy. If the left really loved and cared about the American people, they would be doing all they could to fight back against the right wing.

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
19. They are actively waging an ideological jihad against the Constitution of the United States.
Fri Nov 22, 2013, 05:36 AM
Nov 2013

Why do you think the GOP lets dipshits like Bachmann, Gohmert, and King blither on in public. They are camouflage. Like General Patton's make believe Army in England across the channel from Calais. They are there to be photographed, analyzed, and distract from the real threat.

The fiscal imperialists want to bypass "all men are created equal", they do not believe that and never will. They have replaced the divine right of kings with the divine right of money. I am starting to believe they hate the end of the dark ages, or wish to reboot a neo-dark age as a play thing for themselves.
We just spent the last century bloodily removing the lingering visages of Imperialism and colonialism, I fear this won't end well. On the plus side for the imperialists, a fuckload of them want the world to end in an apocalypse; so maybe that was the end game all along.

mdbl

(4,972 posts)
16. so the Grumpy Old Party has their panties in a bunch
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 10:42 PM
Nov 2013

The public is getting tired of their lies and distortions. It didn't work that well in 2012.

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