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How everyone will be negatively affected by the Republican Congress (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2015 OP
sadly, that seems to cover most of it. niyad Jan 2015 #1
Anything Bad That Happens To Us Over The Next Two Years I'm Blaming On The Repug Congress..... global1 Jan 2015 #2
Well, let's see... bobclark86 Jan 2015 #3
Wouldn't most of those have to be signed by the President? HappyMe Jan 2015 #4
Uh...retirement age is already 67. jeff47 Jan 2015 #5
It really goes far beyond the issues Cyrano Jan 2015 #6
They will do nothing maindawg Jan 2015 #7
We're about to see evil unleashes it forces upon us. Hutzpa Jan 2015 #8
I sure as hell hope so. so much I'm counting on it. PatrynXX Jan 2015 #9

global1

(25,253 posts)
2. Anything Bad That Happens To Us Over The Next Two Years I'm Blaming On The Repug Congress.....
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 02:40 PM
Jan 2015

turn around is fair play. No matter what it is - the Repugs are going to be the cause of it. They did this to the President and the Dems since he was elected and now they should get a taste of their own medicine. They can and will cause so much havoc on this country that they will seal their fate for 2016. We need to keep the pressure on them by pointing out and shouting out - loud and clear - how they are screwing us.

Two things could happen: 1. They will lose Congress in 2016 and lose the White House; or 2. If they feel the pressure that they have to cooperate to have a chance - maybe we can get something that will benefit us in the interim.

Whatever - we need to keep the pressure on them over the next two years. There will be much in-fighting amongst themselves - and we must pile on them as well.

The President closed out 2014 really strong. Economic indicators looked real good.

Since 2015 - the stock market is tanking. I know that there is economic unrest in the world - especially surrounding oil prices - but - I don't care that this is to blame. I'm going to do what the Repugs did over the last 6 years. They blamed the President and the Dems - I'm going to blame them.

We need to keep the pressure up on them. I really don't think they can handle it.

bobclark86

(1,415 posts)
3. Well, let's see...
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 04:48 PM
Jan 2015

1 doesn't affect me (except for an increased popcorn consumption), and the rest require the president to sign bills.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
5. Uh...retirement age is already 67.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 05:02 PM
Jan 2015

Full Social Security eligibility starts at 67 for anyone born after 1959.

Cyrano

(15,041 posts)
6. It really goes far beyond the issues
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 05:06 PM
Jan 2015

There is a meanness of spirit underlying the modern day Republican Party. The GOP is infested with vicious, ruthless people who:

O Want to punish the poor

O Believe that the rules don't apply to them

O Are willing to do anything, anything, to seize and hold power

O Don't give a rat's ass about anyone or anything but themselves

O Basically, have fascist mentalities

O Are dangerous to us all and given our arsenal, dangerous to the entire world.

 

maindawg

(1,151 posts)
7. They will do nothing
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 05:16 PM
Jan 2015

They always do nothing.They will fight amongst themselves, they will embarass themselves again and again. Because every time you put a mike in front of one of them, ask a question, they embarass themselves. The have no answer and when you corner them, make them give an answer, they have to reveal the party policy. And the policy is terrible. On womens rights, on gay rights, on Social Security, on health care, on Cuba, on the second amendment and back ground checks, on all of our other rights, the right to peaceful protest, the right to privacy, all the rights they took away with the patriot act they all say they hate but keep voting for.
Just ask them about voting rights.
The president will play them like a violin.Its payback time and the president has all the aces.

Then you will have a half dozen wack jobs running for president and that clown cars will be a shooting star because they dont want any competition. They dont like to be asked questions.
They will anoint another Bush and call it a day.
Jeb is a career criminal. Hes Romney. The 2016 Congress will be about as bad.

Hutzpa

(11,461 posts)
8. We're about to see evil unleashes it forces upon us.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 05:18 PM
Jan 2015

I believe democrats can obstruct just the same way they did, that is if they've brass b----s

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
9. I sure as hell hope so. so much I'm counting on it.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 05:44 PM
Jan 2015

if it takes going thru hell to wake America up , then you gotta do it.

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