tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post8239822427039734992..comments2024-03-28T19:03:28.661-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Dent Speaks Out on Debt CeilingBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-51064479857997847522011-07-26T23:40:50.049-04:002011-07-26T23:40:50.049-04:00@11:07
"From what I can see, the moderates ...@11:07 <br /><br />"From what I can see, the moderates in the Democratic party are asking for two things beyond raising the debt ceiling, don't hurt the middle class and the poor; eliminate the tax loopholes and just maybe remove the Bush tax reductions. Meanwhile, they have been very clear about wanting to reduce the deficit."<br /><br />The moderates in the Democratic party -- who exactly are these Democratic "moderates?" Define your terms.<br /><br />They don't want to hurt the middle class or the poor -- are the middle class at $250,000 in income -- or are those folks millionaires?<br /><br />They have been very clear about wanting to reduce the deficit -- ahh, yes, these Democratic moderates that are always in the news fighting for balanced budgets.<br /><br />I'm sorry, but I don't agree with your comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12052820719298416812011-07-26T23:40:04.853-04:002011-07-26T23:40:04.853-04:00They won't look it up because Ann Coulter won&...They won't look it up because Ann Coulter won't let them. The stimulus money has been paid back but some of these morons don't believe it because they are spoon fed their ideological hate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14418332815043153322011-07-26T23:36:17.371-04:002011-07-26T23:36:17.371-04:00TARP is actually returning money to taxpayers. Lo...TARP is actually returning money to taxpayers. Look it up.<br /><br />So there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61034817269250386452011-07-26T22:52:13.295-04:002011-07-26T22:52:13.295-04:00The only sucking sound here is bernie again kissin...The only sucking sound here is bernie again kissing Dent's butt once again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34700223685612231672011-07-26T21:23:13.414-04:002011-07-26T21:23:13.414-04:00harry obrian - sucking the dem rat once againharry obrian - sucking the dem rat once againZornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68512753243087193932011-07-26T18:22:00.009-04:002011-07-26T18:22:00.009-04:00The TARP, like the debt ceiling increase,are both ...The TARP, like the debt ceiling increase,are both necessary. Without it, the economy would have collapsed. Yes, Dent voted for it. So did Obama. So if this makes Dent a terrible person, then so is Obama.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86418380106581939702011-07-26T18:11:02.675-04:002011-07-26T18:11:02.675-04:00Dent supported the increasingly disastrous TARP fo...Dent supported the increasingly disastrous TARP for banks that continue to tank and is now feigning indignation at the fiscally irresponsible? This is a Monty Python skit, right? It's hard to make this stuff up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12782943671117058982011-07-26T14:41:00.672-04:002011-07-26T14:41:00.672-04:00Anon 9:08
You hit the nail right on the head.Anon 9:08<br /><br />You hit the nail right on the head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16646097515831727512011-07-26T10:30:27.617-04:002011-07-26T10:30:27.617-04:00CMon Charlie..The debt ceiling should have been ra...CMon Charlie..The debt ceiling should have been raised cleanly and we wouldnt be facing this crisis..But it wasnt because of your republican wingnut buddies..The republican house caused this mess and last time I looked you were one of them..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67294685572762829132011-07-26T09:08:57.150-04:002011-07-26T09:08:57.150-04:00Love how the tea partiers driving the rusty bucket...Love how the tea partiers driving the rusty buckets of bolts are the ones defending and covering for the Saucon Valley Country Club crowd. Newsflash: you will never be one of them. Ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23866562389671666402011-07-26T09:06:49.948-04:002011-07-26T09:06:49.948-04:00Charlie - Enough with the rhetoric. Get off your ...Charlie - Enough with the rhetoric. Get off your hands and get something done. The President has been more than accommodating to your caucus. <br /><br />GETI IT DONE, DENT or you will be replaced in the next election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20183361302088954712011-07-26T08:07:31.958-04:002011-07-26T08:07:31.958-04:00People argue the stimulus failed because job creat...People argue the stimulus failed because job creation never hapenned. But lets look at what it did.<br /><br />The banks were able to stay afloat, so that an even worse disaster was prevented.<br /><br />Unemployment was and is propped up by extension after extension.<br /><br />Some state and municipal jobs were preserved with the influx of stimulus cash to each state. <br /><br />But, people continue to complain. Many blame Corbett for slashing spending, but he only restored spending to pre-stimulus levels. There were really no spending "cuts" in his budget. <br /><br />As a nurse, I have had the benefit of learning all sorts of things from patients who lived through the 1929 depression. We have it good, and I am grateful that I did not have to walk up and down railroad tracks, searching for a piece of bread<br /><br />TrishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72890523054510006072011-07-26T07:56:52.552-04:002011-07-26T07:56:52.552-04:00While in Music class when I was 7-10 years of age,...While in Music class when I was 7-10 years of age, I remember singing a popular American Verse....."the land of the free, the home of the brave"<br /><br />It has morphed into the land of the incarcerated, the home of the poor.<br /><br />USA is number 1 in the world for incarceration (including the incarceration of illegal aliens at a cost of at least 30K per year)<br /><br />American poverty is on the rise. There are too many reasons to list here. If we dont watch out, we will be a third world country by the year 2030.<br /><br />Americans want everything, but refuse to pay for it. Its time for a compromise, or a major tax hike. I hope our congress can get it done before its too late. <br /><br />TrishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15309999771954311072011-07-26T04:58:19.775-04:002011-07-26T04:58:19.775-04:00Dent can perform his Christ-like miracles, I am su...Dent can perform his Christ-like miracles, I am sure. Merry Dentmas!Harry O' Bernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57597823413478216652011-07-26T01:27:03.779-04:002011-07-26T01:27:03.779-04:00That was the South. For the region of the nation ...That was the South. For the region of the nation that pisses and moans the most, the old confederacy loves those federal dollars. Hypocritical assholes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2240390470080181632011-07-25T23:51:53.077-04:002011-07-25T23:51:53.077-04:00This is a situation that demands closing tax looph...This is a situation that demands closing tax loopholes that have been milked long enough. it also means cutting spending.<br /><br />It also means stop sending 70 cents out of every federal tax dollar to the sought and oh yeah, Alaska.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-84486253491119532052011-07-25T23:22:44.598-04:002011-07-25T23:22:44.598-04:00Anon 1107pm, you hit on the problem - without sign...Anon 1107pm, you hit on the problem - without significant spending cuts, the middle class is going to take it right in the shorts. <br /><br />There simply is not enough tax revenue available by only hitting the rich. That's why the "millionaire's tax" starts at $250k and will necessarily have to drop in order to raise the cash necessary to pay for all that is going on in Washington.<br /><br />Couple that with the garbage that was in the stimulus bill that was not stimulative at all and it's a recipe for disaster.<br /><br />The President has said he doesn't want to 'kick the can' on this and wants a long term deal. I agree with him, which is why spending must be dealt with now, in real terms, and no fuzzy cuts that won't happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16860173659334697402011-07-25T23:09:34.011-04:002011-07-25T23:09:34.011-04:00And yes, I meant to type CongressmanAnd yes, I meant to type CongressmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43963464090085262722011-07-25T23:07:45.771-04:002011-07-25T23:07:45.771-04:00Congress Dent:
Why is it that every Republican us...Congress Dent:<br /><br />Why is it that every Republican uses the same spin about what is wrong with the Democrats?<br /><br />From what I can see, the moderates in the Democratic party are asking for two things beyond raising the debt ceiling, don't hurt the middle class and the poor; eliminate the tax loopholes and just maybe remove the Bush tax reductions. Meanwhile, they have been very clear about wanting to reduce the deficit.<br /><br />I don't get it, and when I listen to the Speaker, I really do not get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65931251470500836472011-07-25T22:11:04.174-04:002011-07-25T22:11:04.174-04:00If both Dems and Reps are against deficents, why i...If both Dems and Reps are against deficents, why is there one? Let's stop the crap, bite the bullet at the onset and make the changes where appropriate. If we weren't paying for two worthless wars (what will we "win"?), and sending aid to every outpost in the world, we would be golden. And we wouldn't even touch the the untouchable military with its $150 hammers and $500 toilets.Bill Cokernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-91263577707485286232011-07-25T21:09:52.890-04:002011-07-25T21:09:52.890-04:00We are taking your house, your car won't work ...We are taking your house, your car won't work and you have no job. But look on the bright side fellow Americans, your congressman says you are Blessed.<br /><br />The talking points just get sillier as the ship sinks faster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78133810729628141382011-07-25T21:07:45.637-04:002011-07-25T21:07:45.637-04:00Do you pinheads realize that Greece is being bailo...Do you pinheads realize that Greece is being bailout by Germany. Germany has more social systems than the US and somehow survives and thrives. Maybe it is the quality of our office holders.<br /><br />Try Thinking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com