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April 05, 2013

The Economy's Bad Because of the Sequester or Something
— Ace

Have you ever noticed that all the "Good Stuff" Obama has supposedly done for the economy has no impact, or has impact years later (and possibly in decades to come), but all of the Republicans' economic initiative have immediate impact, and even retroactive impact (People were worried about the coming sequester and so stopped investing in biodegradable cars or whatever)?

Thus Obama's record is still an asterisk -- *, remains to be seen; only the economy of 2038 will tell -- but we know for a fact the Republicans' initiatives are colossal failures, because, Look! The economy is a shambles. Plainly this is the work of Republicans, and not Barack Obama, whose policies, again, will not begin to take hold until we've got Chick-Fil-A on Titan.

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1 Yep. Moral: Conservatives are genius,Obama, not so much.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 05, 2013 01:06 PM (XYSwB)

2 But...most of the Sequester cuts have been delayed.

Posted by: wheatie at April 05, 2013 01:06 PM (5kUwW)

3 Are...are we getting Chick-fil-A on Titan?

Oh, boy!

Posted by: Kensington at April 05, 2013 01:07 PM (/AHDz)

4 The Nobel Peace Prize had 2060 AB engraved on it in very tiny print. So tiny, and so transparent, like the president himself.* *some would say, some wouldn't

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 05, 2013 01:08 PM (XYSwB)

5 All of the power, none of the responsibility. Our Affirmative Action President.

Posted by: zsasz at April 05, 2013 01:08 PM (MMC8r)

President ATM

Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2013 01:09 PM (EEAbP)

7 Caterpillar is laying off 460 people partly because of the sequester, but mostly because of that a-hole coach at Rutgers.

Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at April 05, 2013 01:09 PM (+lsX1)

8 Y'all remember a dozen years ago when we couldn't drill for oil because it would be ten years before the economy saw any benefits? Yeah.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at April 05, 2013 01:09 PM (/kI1Q)

9 Also, can I throw in something here that's relevant to the Secretariat thread?

I love how, even as Roger Eggbert slams Andrew whatshisface from Saloon, he can't help but sneer about Sarah Palin and the Tea Party in the process.

I think I'm done mourning the guy.

Posted by: Kensington at April 05, 2013 01:09 PM (/AHDz)

10 Obama: the new telfon President. Black Democratium is strong with this one.

Posted by: Al at April 05, 2013 01:10 PM (V70Uh)

11 Shocked, shocked etc

Posted by: your winnings, sir at April 05, 2013 01:10 PM (QupBk)

12 (heh. I got First! after quietly sipping a glass of scotch, while putting some peanut butter cookies in the oven. Not that "first" matters. But, it's cosmic, so I bring it up.)

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 05, 2013 01:10 PM (XYSwB)

13 At this time in Reagan's presidency, he'd been re-elected on a roaring economy and it was just getting started. Obama, not so much: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-percent-job-losses-in-post-wwii-recessions-2012-4

Posted by: AmishDude at April 05, 2013 01:10 PM (T0NGe)

14 >> until we've got Chick-Fil-A on Titan The view is spectacular. As is the chicken sammich.

Posted by: Andy at April 05, 2013 01:10 PM (50MzH)

15 Sean -- if you're here, you have mail. write me back when you get a chance.

Posted by: L, elle at April 05, 2013 01:10 PM (AdHyU)

16 will not begin to take hold until we've got Chick-Fil-A on Titan. -------------------------------- ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA ATTEMPT NO CHIK-FIL-A FRANCHISES THERE USE THEM TOGETHER USE THEM IN PEACE _

Posted by: The Monolith at April 05, 2013 01:10 PM (19AvL)

The Buck Stops, where?

...and who you calling 'Buck', anyway?

I don't like the implication of that.

Posted by: Affirmative Action Jackson at April 05, 2013 01:11 PM (EEAbP)

18 Plainly this is the work of Republicans, and not Barack Obama, whose policies, again, will not begin to take hold until we've got Chick-Fil-A on Titan.

Well, it's a sure bet that Chick-Fil-A won't open a restaurant on Uranus.

Posted by: pep at April 05, 2013 01:11 PM (6TB1Z)

19 We Evil Cons have magical powers apparently.

Posted by: Y-not iphone challenged at April 05, 2013 01:11 PM (5H6zj)

20 Sequester or not, the liquor store was hoping, as usual.

5PM and the assault beverages are locked and loaded at the Road house.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at April 05, 2013 01:11 PM (4Mv1T)

21
Kim Jong Un is jealous of the Obama Propaganda Network.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 05, 2013 01:11 PM (IY7Ir)

22 Because the economy was doing so well before the sequester.

Posted by: toby928© Red Partisan at April 05, 2013 01:11 PM (QupBk)

23 President ATM Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2013 05:09 PM (EEAbP) President, ATM, who blames ATM's for the countries woes.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 05, 2013 01:11 PM (XYSwB)

24 One can only not report the truth for so long. 20,000 laid off because of Obamacare mandates last month. Yet ABC reported on its morning show that the economy grew by 190,000 jobs or so. The actual figure was 88,000 jobs were added for a net loss when compared to new UIB claims. The BLS reported that the unemployment rate was down. By removing for the 10 consecutive quarter or so more people from the ranks of the employables from those that claimed UIB.benefits. It is all lies and prevarication.

Posted by: pat at April 05, 2013 01:12 PM (jlQR7)

25 "Y'all remember a dozen years ago when we couldn't drill for oil because it would be ten years before the economy saw any benefits? Yeah."
===============

Yup, and you were a crazy wingnut crazy person extremist if you thought that a slightly longer view was appropriate for energy production than the infantile NOW NOW NOW!!! nitwits could handle.

I hope all these green energy enthusiasts break a halogen bulb in their homes.

Posted by: Kensington at April 05, 2013 01:12 PM (/AHDz)

26 until we've got Chick-Fil-A on Titan. Well, only if Chik-Fil-A is halal. I mean, think... NASA.

Posted by: the bearded UNIX god at April 05, 2013 01:12 PM (j3uk1)

27
You gotta give the ~~media~~ publicists credit.

They have the Low Info Voter covered with the headline: "Unemployment Drops to 7.6%!"

And they also have the Medium Info Voter (the Dummies who might actually read a few paragraphs) covered with: "Fewer Than Expected Jobs Created Because Of Republicans' Sequester"

That's some damn fine professional propaganda.

Posted by: soothsayer at April 05, 2013 01:12 PM (OgiBc)

28 Sorry to go O/T but there is a link at Legal Insurrwctin to an epic rant at Protein Wisdom about the GOP autopsy that I think is worth reading.

Posted by: Y-not iphone challenged at April 05, 2013 01:12 PM (5H6zj)

29 And to think that idiot got re-elected. The teachers created an electorate of dumbshits.

Posted by: Al at April 05, 2013 01:12 PM (V70Uh)

30 President ATM In the porn sense?

Posted by: zsasz at April 05, 2013 01:13 PM (MMC8r)

31 President ATM Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2013 05:09 PM (EEAbP) President, ATM, who blames ATM's for the countries woes. I interpreted it as another kind of ATM.

Posted by: AmishDude at April 05, 2013 01:13 PM (T0NGe)

32 look at it this way at least the next gop prez will have it easy obama is greatest at setting things up perfect for the next guy, like the assists he does in basketball hes no glory hound

Posted by: Bigby's Bunny-Ear Fingers at April 05, 2013 01:13 PM (9DE7n)

33 who blames ATM's for the countries woes

Cypriots?

Posted by: pep at April 05, 2013 01:13 PM (6TB1Z)

34 >>>the liquor store was hoping, as usual

Actually it was "hopping", but hoping works, too.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at April 05, 2013 01:13 PM (4Mv1T)

35 Small correction. It should be "Obama's sequester"

Posted by: AoS style guide at April 05, 2013 01:13 PM (wsGWu)

36 So it's not Bush's fault anymore? We're making progress.

Posted by: Craig Poe at April 05, 2013 01:14 PM (BVkEs)

37 Chick-Fil-A on Titan is funny, Ace.

Posted by: L, elle at April 05, 2013 01:14 PM (AdHyU)

38 Gotta forget about this crap for a bit. Any of you older morons remember this? Gone fishin',,,, instead,, of just,, a wishin'. Who was he an what did he drive? Ne back later to check for a super platinum membership, with &&&&, winner.

Posted by: teej at April 05, 2013 01:14 PM (QbKVX)

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 05, 2013 05:11 PM (XYSwB)

I actually meant 'Ass To Mouth'...but either one works for Barack.

Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2013 01:14 PM (EEAbP)

40 But will all of teh gays on Titan allow Chic-Fil-A?

Posted by: holmes at April 05, 2013 01:14 PM (IrzAW)

41 How can Teh Won be at fault when Bush is still out there wrecking every good thing he tries to accomplish?

Posted by: Bildo (Award Winning Crash Test Assoc at VETSA) at April 05, 2013 01:14 PM (eToum)

42 Reagan just benefit from the firm financial foundation that Carter laid down. It's Science.

Posted by: toby928© Red Partisan at April 05, 2013 01:14 PM (QupBk)

43 U-6 went down by half a percent. The BLS is on the job.

Posted by: Al at April 05, 2013 01:15 PM (V70Uh)

44 So Titan is full of hate is it?

Posted by: MikeTheMoose DOOMCASTER! at April 05, 2013 01:15 PM (0q2P7)

45 Preezy 2422 ain't done shit, huh?

Posted by: Craig Poe at April 05, 2013 01:15 PM (BVkEs)

46 Ace, silly rabbit.

Consequences are for conservatives!!!!!

Posted by: © Sponge at April 05, 2013 01:16 PM (xmcEQ)

47 Can't they do something about Bush? Why don't they round him up and lock him away in Guantanamo if he's causing so much trouble for Emperor Jumpshot?

Posted by: Kensington at April 05, 2013 01:16 PM (/AHDz)

48 Preezy 2422

Nice.

Posted by: toby928© Red Partisan at April 05, 2013 01:16 PM (QupBk)

49 Here's the thing about President Incomplete Grade: On economics, there is no grade, he's a failure. Keynesianism is supposed to work RIGHT NOW! That's the whole point. Keynes wasn't willing to wait for long-term effects, you stimulate the economy now and pay it off in the future. Keynes wasn't a complete idiot, he knew the bill would come due, but the idea was that you stimulate, enjoy the economic turnaround and pay it off in the good times. There is no "just wait for it..." in Keynesian economics. If you don't see the effects right away, you never will.

Posted by: AmishDude at April 05, 2013 01:16 PM (T0NGe)

50 "(People were worried about the coming sequester and so stopped investing in biodegradable cars or whatever)?"

It is not really to laugh, this business of biodegradable cars.

I have seen very real instances where people had to buy things like costly new wiring harnesses for their car engines because the insulation on the wiring that came from the factory had been produced in accordance with "green" biodegradability mandates.

Meant for the wiring to safely biodegrade once the car was in the junkyard. Unfortunately, the bacteria didn't get the message to wait, and they got right on the biodegrading business while the cars in question were still very much in service.

Result? Yet another fat "green" tax. Not labeled as such. But very real money no longer in the pockets of those car owners as the result of government action.

The best part is, these insane "green" mandates are still coming down the pike at a furious clip, and the people pushing them are, as often as not, so-called "conservatives". Can't buy a 100w incandescent bulb any more? That's not Obama. That was George W. Bush, baby.

Posted by: torquewrench at April 05, 2013 01:16 PM (gqT4g)

51 I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. Chik-fil-a on Titan. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die.

Posted by: Roy Batty at April 05, 2013 01:16 PM (MMC8r)

52 Winter is coming.

Posted by: That guy in every thread that says "winter is coming" at April 05, 2013 01:16 PM (DLsRw)

53 Heavy Complicate this world you wrapped for me I'm acquainted with your suffering And all your weight It falls on me It brings me down And all your weight It falls on me It falls on me Hold me up to all whom you've deceived Promises you break you still believe... COLLECTIVE SOUL - Heavy Lyrics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46g8zDcziL0

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 05, 2013 01:16 PM (XYSwB)

54 BumperStickerist wins the internet for that one.

Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at April 05, 2013 01:16 PM (epxV4)

55 Y'all remember a dozen years ago when we couldn't drill for oil because it would be ten years before the economy saw any benefits? Yeah. Yeah, I remember. For the 10th year in a row I've gone without heating my home during the winter because #2 heating oil is a luxury. Although seeing my breath when I cook is a good reminder that I should brush my teeth. So it's not all bad. Trips to dentist are down. The last time I filled my oil tank Saddam Hussein was President of Iraq.

Posted by: illegally posting anonymously on the internet [/i] at April 05, 2013 01:17 PM (feFL6)

56 So the unemployment rate dropped to 7.6% because of the sequester?

See, Barky, when you cook the books, the demagoguery comes back to bite you.

Posted by: Waterhouse at April 05, 2013 01:17 PM (AcuC7)

57 Thank Gaia the workforce is now as small as it was in 1979. Thank Obama for creating such a fecund economy we can have so few people working.

Posted by: the bearded UNIX god at April 05, 2013 01:17 PM (j3uk1)

58 Posted by: HeatherRadishÂ™ needs a beer at April 05, 2013 05:09 PM (/kI1Q) IIRC, the Israelis just brought a natural gas field on line within 4 years. They must not have been consulting with the Democrat energy experts!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 05, 2013 01:17 PM (Cnqmv)

59 President ATM*

Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2013 05:09 PM (EEAbP)

*Ass to Mouth.

Posted by: © Sponge at April 05, 2013 01:17 PM (xmcEQ)

60 Booooosh.

More powerful 5 years into retirement than the current President.
The man must be a genius.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose DOOMCASTER! at April 05, 2013 01:17 PM (0q2P7)

61 The economy is fabulous - as is Magic Johnson's gay son!

Posted by: Sen. Portman's Gay Son at April 05, 2013 01:17 PM (wIgpo)

I remember all the wailing about how GWB was responsible for the high cost of gasoline a few years back. Nazi Pelosi was one of the loudest screechers back then.

The price of gas is about the same now, if not higher. And what do we hear now? crickets.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at April 05, 2013 01:18 PM (+z4pE)

...There is no "just wait for it..." in Keynesian economics. If you don't see the effects right away, you never will.

Now you're just talking sense with all kinds of facts and shit.

Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2013 01:18 PM (EEAbP)

64 If you like yer astruck, y'all come back now, y'hear?

Posted by: King Barry the Just at April 05, 2013 01:18 PM (0It32)

65 This will go down in history as the day Ace invented the Deep-Space-Fried Chicken Sammich.

Posted by: Andy at April 05, 2013 01:18 PM (Ras6A)

66 From the link:
Young workers in particular are feeling the pinch of disappearing opportunities.

It's hard to feel to sorry for them. They got what they voted for.

Posted by: pep at April 05, 2013 01:18 PM (6TB1Z)

67 So Titan is full of hate is it? Well, its atmosphere is full of hydrocarbons similar to smog. So I guess it's a Republican moon.

Posted by: the bearded UNIX god at April 05, 2013 01:18 PM (j3uk1)

68 I can just see this stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure shuffling his way out of the White House in 2016 still insisting the effectiveness of his policies after 8 years in office is 'still to be determined'.

Posted by: drawandstrike at April 05, 2013 01:19 PM (Sw54a)

69 I think Cassini has spotted more economic activity on Titan than in the USA.

Posted by: the bearded UNIX god at April 05, 2013 01:19 PM (j3uk1)

70 Good news. Obama administration going after "wealthy" IRAs (from The Hill):

http://tinyurl.com/c8krrj6

The third paragraph will make you jump out of your skin and kill a family pet.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2013 01:19 PM (lVPtV)

71 There is no "just wait for it..." in Keynesian economics.

In the long run, we'll all be stimulated.

Posted by: Stuff Keynes Said, Vol. XI, 3rd Edition at April 05, 2013 01:20 PM (AcuC7)

The last time I filled my oil tank Saddam Hussein was President of Iraq.

I can't remember when I filled up either of my vehicles gas tanks. It's been several years since I could afford to.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at April 05, 2013 01:20 PM (+z4pE)

73 Because when he's done fucking you in the ass, he blows in your mouth, all the while telling you that he's not fucking you in the ass and no way ever would he ever consider leaving it in your mouth.

Posted by: © Sponge at April 05, 2013 01:20 PM (xmcEQ)

74 All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die.

For my money, one of the best poignant moments ever from Hollywood.

Posted by: pep at April 05, 2013 01:20 PM (6TB1Z)

The economy is doing just fine.

You should be thanking me.

No wait...the economy is not doing fine?

It wasn't Me.

Posted by: Barky the Vacation King at April 05, 2013 01:21 PM (5kUwW)

76 Channeling MSM reporter in Jan. 2016 as Obama waves farewell while new President is sworn in: "It's a shame....it really is...that his legacy is still so undefined, that it'll take a few years for it to come into focus. He got things moving in the right direction, he just ran out of time, unfortunately....and he won't be in office when the results finally come in on his 8 years."

Posted by: drawandstrike at April 05, 2013 01:22 PM (Sw54a)

77 The third paragraph will make you jump out of your skin and kill a family pet.

Makes sense. If you don't run out of money in the first few years of retirement, it's harder to kill you.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at April 05, 2013 01:22 PM (/kI1Q)

78 I've been reliably informed dozens of times that the Republicans are continually "sabotaging the economy" to "make Obama look bad" because his "ideology"-piercing post-American intellect and/or jumbo-cocked mega-blackness terrifies and humiliates them.

PLAUSIBLE

(If whenever it's time for another round of "Republican obstruction" stories, you haven't heard that explanation of the shitty economy from at least a third of the people you know, your sample isn't representative. Just FYI.)

Posted by: oblig. at April 05, 2013 01:22 PM (cePv8)

79 ...There is no "just wait for it..." in Keynesian economics. If you don't see the effects right away, you never will.

Now you're just talking sense with all kinds of facts and shit.
Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2013 05:18 PM (EEAbP)

Don't make us go all Krugman on your ass n shit.

Posted by: © Sponge at April 05, 2013 01:23 PM (xmcEQ)

80 The economy can't crash! I still have checks left!

Posted by: The Fed at April 05, 2013 01:23 PM (MMC8r)

81 5PM and the assault beverages are locked and loaded at the Road house. Posted by: Tobacco Road at April 05, 2013 05:11 PM (4Mv1T) Aye. Cheers, mate!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 05, 2013 01:24 PM (XYSwB)

82
I've stopped at the Titan Chick-Fil-A after drinking hard on Belejgvhe 6 and coming home at 14874819-79483 in the morning.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 05, 2013 01:24 PM (IY7Ir)

83 What'der you talkin' about?? Washington DC is booming!

Waiter, MOAR SHRIMPS!!!

Posted by: Your betters in the GOP [/i] [/b] at April 05, 2013 01:25 PM (mN8D3)

84 Can't buy a 100w incandescent bulb any more? That's not Obama. That was George W. Bush, baby. Posted by: torquewrench at April 05, 2013 05:16 PM (gqT4g) I'm pretty sure the incandescent ban was not Bush's idea. I assume it was tacked onto an important bill much like the nationalization of student loans was snuck into ObamaCare.

Posted by: Mindy at April 05, 2013 01:25 PM (wk9P4)

85 Sorry to go O/T but there is a link at Legal Insurrwctin to an epic rant at Protein Wisdom about the GOP autopsy that I think is worth reading. Posted by: Y-not iphone challenged at April 05, 2013 05:12 PM (5H6zj) I'll bite. I haven't been over there today.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 05, 2013 01:25 PM (XYSwB)

86 19 We Evil Cons have magical powers apparently. Posted by: Y-not iphone challenged at April 05, 2013 05:11 PM (5H6zj) Yes. Our Jedi mind-trick called: Recognition of Reality. We don't even have to use a high capacity assault lightsabre.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 05, 2013 01:26 PM (ZCj6r)

87 There should be some consumer spending in Florida, anyway.
http://is.gd/yh5Rk4

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at April 05, 2013 01:26 PM (/kI1Q)

88 What'der you talkin' about?? Washington DC is booming!

Waiter, MOAR SHRIMPS!!!

Reposted from dead thread.

All of you DC area types better show up for the impending fiesta. I can't wait to see how the mental images match up with reality.

Posted by: pep at April 05, 2013 01:26 PM (6TB1Z)

89 Funny how a man who can heal the planet and lower the oceans is utterly powerless over something as simple as an economy. With his god like powers a wave of his pink should solve everything. But then maybe his economic prowess is as good as his basketball skills

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 05, 2013 01:27 PM (1Jaio)

90 I'm trying to find what actually is good in this report. That Labor Participation rate is absolutely atrocious. 63.3% that is historically terrible. Keep in my mind at this point during the Reagan years unemployment was still 7.2% BUT the participation rate was 64.9%, that is a huge gap. It hasn't been this low since 1979, let that just sink in for a minute.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at April 05, 2013 01:27 PM (oBhEo)

91 Anything good that happens is the result of my existence, and anything bad is the result of everyone else

Posted by: Alex at April 05, 2013 01:27 PM (aPAIU)

92 I'm pretty sure the incandescent ban was not Bush's idea. I assume it was tacked onto an important bill much like the nationalization of student loans was snuck into ObamaCare.
Posted by: Mindy at April 05, 2013 05:25 PM (wk9P4)

Nope, Bush signed that one. They're to be "phased out."

Posted by: © Sponge at April 05, 2013 01:28 PM (xmcEQ)

93 I can just see this stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure shuffling his way out of the White House in 2016 still insisting the effectiveness of his policies after 8 years in office is 'still to be determined'.

Posted by: drawandstrike at April 05, 2013 05:19 PM (Sw54a)

---------------------------------------------

Who's saying he's leaving in 2016?

Posted by: Soona at April 05, 2013 01:28 PM (dzVIa)

94 I can't remember when I filled up either of my vehicles gas tanks. It's been several years since I could afford to. Yeah, but you're talking about 20-30 gallons. I'm talking about plunking 1,000 gallons (almost 4 grand) into a tank when the price is most advantageous, which it hasn't been for a decade. Hypothermia isn't as bad as some people claim. Sure it raises the blood pressure and leads to premature heart failure, but that *has* to be better then frackin' the holy shit out of Bumfuck, USA and turning the residents into instant millionaires.

Posted by: illegally posting anonymously on the internet [/i] at April 05, 2013 01:28 PM (feFL6)

95 Also, do I assume correctly that all of you Boehner haters will now praise his statement to the Preezy that if he thinks he's going to tie "modest" reductions in entitlements to a tax increase, he can get bent?

Yeah, he still needs to go.

Posted by: pep at April 05, 2013 01:28 PM (6TB1Z)

96 I can't wait to see what Obama does with the killer rabbit.

Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2013 01:29 PM (EEAbP)

97 What an utterly shitty, awful day this has been.

Just poured a glass of wine. Cheers, horde.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2013 01:29 PM (lVPtV)

98 Gee I wonder who the MFM would be blaming if Romney won the election?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 05, 2013 01:29 PM (1Jaio)

99 I assume it was tacked onto an important bill much like the
nationalization of student loans was snuck into ObamaCare.

It was part of a whole big mostly-bullshit "energy efficiency standards" bill.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at April 05, 2013 01:30 PM (/kI1Q)

100 Don't, uhh, worry, uhh, aboutathing. I, uh, will give, uhnotherspeech.

Some folks gotta just, uh, paytheirfareshare. And, uh, it's just common sense to regulate the air. So, letmebeclear. Green jobs, demand a plan to stop the Republicans, and uh, see you on the slopes.

Posted by: Pres. I, Me, Mine [/i] [/b] at April 05, 2013 01:30 PM (mN8D3)

101 Sorry I cant link from the phone. Go to protein wisdom for the rant by Jeff G, which links to a good piece by a dude named Robert Romano.

Posted by: Y-not iphone challenged at April 05, 2013 01:30 PM (5H6zj)

102 The purpose of the Sequester was to give President Obama something to blame for the failures of his second term. Polling must have indicated that blaming Bush was getting played out.

Posted by: 29Victor at April 05, 2013 01:30 PM (ES9R7)

103 Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2013 05:19 PM (lVPtV) But Jane, they said that they would graciously allow you to have a reasonable retirement. What more could sensible responsible people ask for, after they have worked for 50+ years trying to save for retirement?

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 05, 2013 01:31 PM (Cnqmv)

104 Chick Fil A on Titan. And you people thought I was crazy. Buahahaha!

Posted by: The Newt at April 05, 2013 01:31 PM (tXLNR)

105 ""Young workers in particular are feeling the pinch of disappearing opportunities.""

"It's hard to feel to sorry for them. They got what they voted for."

Hey, kid, I'll have a triple schadenfreude, with an I-told-you-so on the side.

Super-size it.

Posted by: torquewrench at April 05, 2013 01:31 PM (gqT4g)

106 >>>Just poured a glass of wine. Cheers, horde.

*clinks glass* for good measure.

And a prayer for your boy.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at April 05, 2013 01:31 PM (4Mv1T)

107 It hasn't been this low since 1979, let that just sink in for a minute. You rang?

Posted by: Jimmah Cahtah at April 05, 2013 01:32 PM (oJQ+J)

108 The economy is bad because communism doesn't work, has never worked, and will never work in the future.

In the words of a great Frenchman back in the old days when the government instead of protecting citizens from the looters becomes a looter and aids the looters the entire thing will collapse. The only question is how long it will take.

Our government started down that path in the 30s. Itw as saved at the end of WWII because we were the only economy left.

Since then it has gotten worse with added buisness killing regulations to make it even worse. In the word of MONTY; we are doomed.

Posted by: Vic at April 05, 2013 01:34 PM (53z96)

109
H8 Chicken.....is there ANYTHING it can't do???

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 05, 2013 01:35 PM (TIIx5)

110 Just checked out the debt clock coming up on 16.8 soon LOL! 20 T will be some kind of "event" I think

Posted by: Eaton Cox at April 05, 2013 01:35 PM (DLsRw)

111

I'm pretty sure the incandescent ban was not Bush's idea. I assume it was tacked onto an important bill much like the nationalization of student loans was snuck into ObamaCare.

Wasn't that Congressman Upton?

Posted by: Infidel at April 05, 2013 01:35 PM (O/fK8)

112 So, is it time to get all Weatherman-like on the media outlets? Because that's all hip and revolutionary and stuff, right? I'm sure the MFM clowns will think they are still ever so righteous as they pick shards of someone else's bones out of their flesh with their remaining limbs.

Posted by: model_1066 at April 05, 2013 01:36 PM (7xPCu)

113

""Young workers in particular are feeling the pinch of disappearing opportunities.""

"It's hard to feel to sorry for them. They got what they voted for."

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I'm with ya'. Fuck 'em. Let them eat their own shit.

Posted by: Soona at April 05, 2013 01:39 PM (dzVIa)

114 "It's hard to feel to sorry for them. They got what they voted for." Tattoo it on their fucking indoctrinated frontal lobes. HELP NEEDED I VOTED FOR THIS

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 05, 2013 01:40 PM (ZCj6r)

115 Wasn't that Congressman Upton?

No, he's involved with headlights.

Posted by: pep at April 05, 2013 01:40 PM (6TB1Z)

116 "It was part of a whole big mostly-bullshit "energy efficiency standards" bill."
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And President Bush, God bless him, deserves a good, swift kick in the testicles for signing it.

Posted by: Kensington at April 05, 2013 01:41 PM (/AHDz)

117 20 T will be some kind of "event" I think

An event horizon, as it were.

Posted by: toby928© Red Partisan at April 05, 2013 01:42 PM (QupBk)

118 Wasn't that Congressman Upton? Yep. Republican Congressman Upton.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at April 05, 2013 01:42 PM (PMGbu)

119 103 Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2013 05:19 PM (lVPtV)

But Jane, they said that they would graciously allow you to have a reasonable retirement. What more could sensible responsible people ask for, after they have worked for 50+ years trying to save for retirement?

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 05, 2013 05:31 PM (Cnqmv

I know, right? *trying really, really hard not to throw back the entire glass of wine*

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2013 01:43 PM (lVPtV)

120 The light bulb ban was Kate Upton's uncle's bill. It passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support. The RINOs sold us out so what was Bush supposed to do, veto it? He wasn't exactly a big conservative himself.

In 2011 The House passed a spending bill that cut off funding for enforcing it. They knew the Senate would kill it. It was a pure POS hype. The Senate hasn't passed a spending bill in 5 years now.

Posted by: Vic at April 05, 2013 01:44 PM (53z96)

121 Upon further research, it appears that Bush was okay with the light bulb ban. Never mind. I figured it was one of those things he didn't have the political capital to fight. Well, one of the reasons I hang out here is so I don't stay dumb.

Posted by: Mindy at April 05, 2013 01:44 PM (wk9P4)

122 The sequester has adversely affected both me and my wife, but luckily our degrees are actually useful so we'll be fine. Got an offer for work this week!

Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 74% more DOOM! at April 05, 2013 01:45 PM (FsUAO)

123 Never mind. I figured it was one of those things he didn't have the political capital to fight.

He didn't have the votes to veto it. If I recall correctly it was veto proof.

Posted by: Vic at April 05, 2013 01:45 PM (53z96)

124 http://tinyurl.com/c8krrj6

Shorter version: At some point you've made enough to retire on.

Another version: You didn't earn that.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2013 01:46 PM (lVPtV)

125 "The proposal would save around $9 billion over a decade, a senior administration official said, while also bringing more fairness to the tax code." Save. SAVE! Look at those savings!

Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 74% more DOOM! at April 05, 2013 01:47 PM (FsUAO)

126 horter version: At some point you've made enough to retire on.

Another version: You didn't earn that.

Even shorter version: MINE!

Posted by: The government at April 05, 2013 01:48 PM (6TB1Z)

127

Why is Dear Leader still fund raising? I mean, really.

Posted by: Soona at April 05, 2013 01:50 PM (dzVIa)

128 He didn't have the votes to veto it. If I recall correctly it was veto proof. Posted by: Vic at April 05, 2013 05:45 PM (53z96) So now I'm really confused about whether we can blame the light bulb ban on Bush. He wasn't perfect, but it just doesn't seem like him to want to ban the bulb.

Posted by: Mindy at April 05, 2013 01:52 PM (wk9P4)

129 128 Why is Dear Leader still fund raising? I mean, really.

Posted by: Soona at April 05, 2013 05:50 PM (dzVIa

Too cold for golf. Don't forget, he and Mooch are gettin' their party on Tuesday night. Al Green and Hollywood in da house! (Our damned house.)

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2013 01:53 PM (lVPtV)

130 He's fundraising so he can try to get a democrat controlled congress, bastard. I don't think he knows how to do anything else. I think a lot of our problems come from the rat-faced iranian bitch.

Posted by: Infidel at April 05, 2013 01:58 PM (O/fK8)

131 "He didn't have the votes to veto it. If I recall correctly it was veto proof."
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All the more reason he should have vetoed it. Let the POS pass by veto override.

He didn't veto it because he didn't veto anything. He didn't veto anything because he was essentially a squish.

Posted by: Kensington at April 05, 2013 02:02 PM (/AHDz)

132 Like I said, he was no conservative. The first thing he did after taking office was cross the aisle and make a deal with Ted The Swimmer to horn in on education even more.

I think he actually expected them to be nice after that.

Posted by: Vic at April 05, 2013 02:06 PM (53z96)

133 There is only one way we will get rid of the light bulb ban and a lot of the other shit put in place. Take back both Houses with 60 votes in the Senate AND the Presidency with a conservative President like Rick Perry AND get rid of ALL the current Republican leadership in both houses.

Posted by: Vic at April 05, 2013 02:10 PM (53z96)

134 Well, I read it as "Chick-fil-A on a Titan and was wondering how you get one on a big honkin' ICBM....

Posted by: backhoe at April 05, 2013 02:19 PM (ULH4o)

135

Yesterday, Obama said Â“My intention here is to try to get as much done with the Republican Party over the next two years as I can, because we canÂ’t have perpetual campaigns,"

...at a $35,000 per person fundraiser in SF

Can't.Make.This.Shit.Up

Posted by: Albie Damned at April 05, 2013 02:39 PM (Yhu4q)

136 Of course GWB was OK with fucking up the Edison light bulbs for commoners. Straw grass energy man. Or should I say foundation man for TFG? On a brighter note we have enough of the lights stockpiled for the rest of our lives as well our son's. Seven P principle: Prop Planning Prevents Persistently Poor Performance. Don't get any ideas about that stock pile, it's right next to the burning time crates of Jack Daniels behind the major portion of the armory. Let It Burn.

Posted by: ExPat Patriot at April 05, 2013 02:48 PM (LPbig)

137 Proper, damn spell check shit.

Posted by: ExPat Patriot at April 05, 2013 02:49 PM (LPbig)

138 I've seen enough of Teh SCOAMT's record to take away the asterisks and the incompletes - F-triple-minus.

Posted by: steveegg at April 05, 2013 03:29 PM (o44nj)

139 ExPat; that's Piss-Poor Performance that proper planning and preparation prevents.

Posted by: steveegg at April 05, 2013 03:30 PM (o44nj)

140 Dow is still good. Corporate profits are excellent jobs and wages just hurt profits and shareholder value.

Posted by: occam at April 05, 2013 03:38 PM (GcSZB)

141 It is disturbing that even Fox is saying it. Heard it on the radio. I thought Fox was above spewing the party line, but here is a clear example where they do.

Posted by: sTevo at April 05, 2013 03:43 PM (VMcEw)

142 Fuukin Bush.

Posted by: sTevo at April 05, 2013 03:44 PM (VMcEw)

143 It still fascinates me that we can get

but not &.

Posted by: Eric at April 05, 2013 03:49 PM (Cnqmv)

144 I think the chestnut you are looking for there Ace is that socialism will always work at some point in the future if we stay the course whilst capitalism always just works whenever it is tried... or something like that...

What do I know, I am not an Italian prosecutor looking for someone to sue.

Posted by: Mangina at April 05, 2013 04:18 PM (qYvEa)

145 It was referred to as a "gut punch" by Owebama's lackey. I call it a cockpunch.

Posted by: Minnfidel at April 05, 2013 06:12 PM (bXdYS)

146 I am proud to be a Male Lesbian...........

Posted by: Jimmy L at April 06, 2013 12:15 PM (3Z1wn)

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