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Gasoline prices have been steadily rising over the past month. They now hover around $3.70 per gallon. The “official” unemployment rate has climbed to 8.3 percent (although the “real” unemployment rate is closer to 16 percent) and millions of Americans are “underwater,” owing more money on their mortgages than their homes are worth.
In all of these cases, we’re told by voices in our government and the op-ed pages of major newspapers that it is not that bad and that mediocrity is to be expected in our current economic climate. According to President Obama and his progressive friends, everything is “just fine”.
This, of course, is election-year nonsense.
Claiming that our current situation is the best we can possibly do is utterly defeatist and emblematic of failed “big government” assumptions and policies.
Massachusetts and America will have a very clear choice about what path we want to take in this election, and the major political parties represent two competing world views. Most Democrats falsely believe that the government creates economic growth and, therefore, must play an ever-growing role in our lives, (taking more money and freedom away from us in the process). Most Republicans accurately believe that we need to encourage economic growth via the private sector and that too much taxation, regulation and legislation is a major barrier to job growth.
The liberal/progressive/Democratic attitude is embodied by Rep. Ed Markey who thinks “regulations create more jobs.” This mindset is also shared by Elizabeth Warren, who doesn’t understand that it is the business owner that initiates commerce by hiring workers - who then pay taxes and use their remaining wages to purchase goods and services. Then, of course, there is President Obama’s now infamous comment denigrating all entrepreneurs by telling them “you didn’t build that.”
All of these individuals are either career politicians, academics, or both. They are beholden to a failed BIG government ideology. Republicans, on the other hand, have a decidedly different outlook and world view. We know that the free market creates economic growth. We know that necessary government spending is the result of economic activity, not the cause of it. We also know that the greatest anti-poverty program in the history of mankind is capitalism.
Where does that leave us? Where do we go from here? The answer is rather straightforward. Republicans know unemployment can be reduced dramatically, and significant economic growth can take place, if we cut government spending, reduce taxes and implement only sensible regulations. Democrats think we can grow our economy with more federal spending, higher taxes and increasingly burdensome regulations. Republicans are right, Democrats are wrong--and every American voter has the opportunity to voice his or her opinion about which vision will succeed this November.
In my view, (and this is shared by the voters I meet everyday in my district), we should not accept high unemployment as a fact of life. We should not accept higher taxes as a “fix” when we should really be holding our elected officials accountable for reining in spending and tackling tough issues. We should not mortgage the future of our children and grandchildren with deficits and debt that kill jobs for regular people while creating busy work for bureaucrats.
Here’s an example of what we should not do. We have an incredible abundance of domestic energy resources that can be safely and responsibly developed, decreasing the cost of living for all Americans. Yet, Rep. Ed Markey intentionally pushes legislation and policies that keep energy prices high. In so doing, he puts hard-working citizens in the position of having to choose between filling up their gas tanks or saving for their retirement, and in some cases, having to decide between heating their homes or putting food on their tables!
Decisions like these should not have to be made. Our government should empower citizens to be independent from government, not dependent on it. There is a bright future for America, but that future will continue to elude us if the government dictates how we live our lives. On the other hand, our success as a state and nation will be secured if, and only if, we embrace the brilliantly-crafted founding principles that place individual sovereignty above government intrusion.
This must be the “new normal”. Let’s make it happen in November.
For more information about Jeff Semon for U.S. Congress please visit www.jeffin2012.com
Craig Foster
2:46 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The answer is rather straightforward. Republicans know unemployment can be reduced dramatically, and significant economic growth can take place, if we cut government spending, reduce taxes and implement only sensible regulations. - Can you prove this and please site facts?
Because Lower taxes, and less regulation is what got us into the mess in the first place and the last time we had very strong Job Growth was under Bill Clinton when tax rates where higher or did you forget that.
And just to add to it, the UK recently tried what you and the republican party want to do the country and do you know what happen? They went back into recession.
Vincent Dancer
2:50 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
I didn't think there were any openly conservative republicans in Lexington.
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
3:38 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Are they any closet Republicans in Lexington?
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
Jeff in 2012
3:01 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Craig,
We had a boom under the Clinton administration in spite of high tax rates. Economic growth was caused by inexpensive energy (gas was $0.99/gallon), a dot com boom and government spending (which is consuming too much capital in the market now) that was reigned in by a Republican congress lead by Newt Gingrich.
Those causes actually make sense, claiming high tax rates cause growth is a complete fallacy.
And in Britain, they cut spending, but RAISED taxes, hence their slide back into recession.
Regardless, as the article says you have a clear choice about what world view you will vote for. When faced with actual facts, the Republican view is superior.
Thank you for your feedback!
Diana
9:00 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Why no actual, citable, demonstrable facts, then?
Craig Foster
3:15 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Jeff,
That is your view but so basis in fact.
Let me ask you a couple of questions:
What was the state of the economy the last 2 times we had a republican as President and they pursued these policies?
What was the key catalyst that got this country out of the great depression which was the worst financial collapse our country faced until 2008?
And please be honest with your answers even if it ruins your argument that the republican way is superior.
Jeff in 2012
3:40 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Presidents that pursued this policy or modified policy (Republican or Democrat) were:
Warren G Harding (both tax and spending policy) - lead us out of the 1919-1921 depression
Harry Truman - cut taxes & slashed post WWII spending by 50% which lead us out of the great depression (not the new deal or WWII military spending) and to post war boom.
JFK - (mostly tax policy) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEdXrfIMdiU
Ronald Reagan - (tax policy, Democratic Congress controlled spending) when it took effect unemployment dropped and economy boomed ushering in a landslide lection for a second term.
George W. Bush - (tax policy) unemployment went down, tax revenue went up (Democrat's "spend money on a tax cut" talking points is patently false, check irs.gov)
Again, you will have a clear choice about what direction our country will take in 2012.
Pat
4:34 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
clear choice yes and its not you
Earnhardt
7:42 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
And who is it Pat?
Chip Jones
5:47 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
What I know is that this President has borrowed and spent half a trillion dollars in "stimulus" and unemployment has remainded at the level it was before the stimulus was voted. I also know that energy prices are double what they were when he took office and that Ed Markey has spearheaded the administrations energy policy in the House. We need new theories and new leadership.
CassieF
6:39 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
New theories and new leadership?---Like two wars funded by five tax cuts?---You want the W's third term, cause that's what Mitt and his new buddy Ryan are suggesting....Unemployment has remained where it is because one political party---the GOP---would rather defund Planned Parenthood and Sesame Street and pass vaginal ultrasound bills (Yes, that means you Oklahoma and Virginia) than do anything substantive.....You can have W, Cheney and their buddies Boehner and McConnell....Obama is bailing out the mess these fools created.....
Christy Waters
6:17 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
To expect the political class to get the economy back online is insane. That's like expecting an electrician to work on your plumbing, and then wondering why you have a huge mess to clean up. Most politicians, including Ed Markey, have never produced or created anything except headaches for those in the private sector who do produce, and create jobs in the process. Increased energy costs, tax hikes, and high inflation might as well be called hidden taxes on the middle class, because they all raise the prices of the goods and services that we buy. The next time Ed Markey wants to crow about some new regulation that he's responsible for, you might as well get ready to bend over and take it in the shorts. Uncle Sam is a bloated, old fat man in desperate need of gastric bypass surgery in the form of the removal of red tape.
I'm not rich. I live within my means and I work very hard to remain debt-free, but if I handled my finances the way the political class handles our tax funds, I'd be bankrupt. Yet, the politicians throw our tax dollars around as if they were Monopoly money.
Jeff Semon has had practical experience in the private sector. He knows how it works, and he knows better than a 36 year politician what we need to do to get this economy rolling again. The fact that anyone would consider voting for Ed Markey after 36 years of this nonsense is absolutely beyond my ability to understand. I support Jeff Semon.
Lizbeth DeSelm
3:34 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
Great! He has experience in the private sector. Then he should realize that in business, to generate revenue you have the options of increasing the costs of current goods and services, decreasing the overhead, and generating new product lines and markets. These options are all valid to return to a desired profit margin. If we define this under governmental speak, then returning to the desired profit margin should mean balanced budgets, and putting some aside for a ‘rainy day’ fund. (I know, the federal government having a rainy day fund. Laugh now.)
Further definitions:
Increasing the costs of goods and services should translate into taking a hard look at all of government revenue, and increasing fees for government services and taxes on substituents.
Decreasing overhead means looking at expenses and laying off/shutting down portions of government that are redundant, including the military.
Generating new product lines would involve investing in the academic or public sector (think NASA) to cause innovation for novel technologies which in theory would then lead to novel products further developed by the private sector.
The question then becomes, where do his priorities lie currently? A secondary question also needs to be answered: In his view, what is the role of government?
Answer and I might consider you. Don't answer and you are just as bad as your GOP colleagues up-ballot.
John LaRosa
6:37 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oHurbkCZTIg Ed "Cap and Tax" Markey has been in Congress for 36 years. It is time for some "change" that actually makes sense.
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
6:47 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Ed Markey is the worst of the Commonwealth's delegation. Your Father has seen him action in testimony on the floor of Congress. It would hard to imagine a politician more clueless and ineffective.
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
IndieinWaltham
7:17 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
From Reagan's Budget Director--He gets that the GOP's R-n-R ticket includes a couple of complete phonies---
"In short, Mr. Ryan's plan is devoid of credible math or hard policy choices. And it couldn't pass even if Republicans were to take the presidency and both houses of Congress. Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan have no plan to take on Wall Street, the Fed, the military-industrial complex, social insurance or the nation's fiscal calamity and no plan to revive capitalist prosperity -- just empty sermons."
Lizbeth DeSelm
3:45 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
And a little known factoid about Reagan's 8 years in the Oval Office. He is the only GOP President to see a decrease in unemployment numbers by the time he left office. Oh, and he raise taxes 11 times. The Dems have a much better record of decreasing unemployment numbers overall during their terms in office, with the outlier being Jimmy Carter, whose numbers were flat.
Raw data: http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet
PeterHart
7:22 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Mr. Bush inherited a budget surplus of $236 billion from Mr. Clinton in 2000, which fell to $128 billion in 2001. By 2002, the federal government ran a budget deficit of $158 billion, which rose to $377 billion in 2003, and $413 billion in 2004. The deficit fell to $318 billion in 2005, $248 billion in 2006, and $161 billion in 2007, then shot up to $459 billion in 2008.---Yeah, let's do this again with Romney....
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
8:18 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Peter,
"How's that working out for you?" What has The Chosen One done with the budget deficit. He had complete control of the Legislature for the first two and a half years of his regime. "How's that working out for you?"
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
quasimodo
8:40 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Jeff,
In one of your early answer to a comment, you started by saying “Economic growth (under Clinton) was caused by inexpensive energy (gas was $0.99/gallon)”, and that stopped me from reading further.
This is typical Republican bull feathers, which obviously appeals to the uninformed and uneducated! (But if that makes you feel better, the Democrats do it also). The price of gas, in TODAY's dollars, i.e. corrected for inflation, was practically constant from 1988 until 2006, at about $1.75/gallon, with a deep to ~ $1.50 in 1999, which lasted only few months. So, either you knew this and you are lying, or you didn't and you are sadly uninformed for pretending to be a leader.
Furthermore, the price of a gallon of gas has NOTHING to do with the President of the United States, Republican or Democrat. The oil market is an international business, which follow the availability and the demand for the product. Remember, Jeff, we are not alone in this world.
John DiMascio
9:40 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The current economic mess happened because in Glass/Steagall was repealed under the Clinton administration. And of course Barney Frank and company compounded the problem by pressuring banks to make risky loands.
Obama and the Democrat Congress tried to fix this with Dodd/Frank. But that didn't address the fundamental problem. Investment banking and commercial banking should be separate ... PERIOD. All Dodd/Frank did was to protect big banks and create more government.
As for the economic boom of 90s it was actually in part a bubble caused by Greenspan and his nut job monetary policies.
Moreover, we didn't really start getting economic growth under Clinton, till the Republican Congress forced him to come to center. In that respect I have to give Clinton credit. At least he moved to center, HE CUT Cap gains and dividend taxes, and with the Republicans in Congress, against the protests of Ed Markey, spending was bridled and we got a balanced budget.
Obama, didn't get the message in 2010. He could have turned this mess around if he was willing to come to the center and work with Republican House. Instead he doubled down on failed Keynesian Economics and as result we have the most anemic growth at this point in recovery in recent history. He and his friend Ed Markey continue to pursue a over regulation in the name of radical environmentalism.
Lizbeth DeSelm
4:12 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
Please cite your sources for Frank and the Dems pressuring Wall St. to make risky loans. Further, and on a related note, if you are a homeowner, when do you refinance? I would guess when the cost of money is cheap, or in other words, when interest rates are low. In case you haven't noticed, the current interest rates are so low that investors in US Bonds actually lose money when you consider the cost of inflation over the life of the bond. So, wouldn't this be exactly the right time to invest in 'home improvement' at the government level by investing in infrastructure? You know, maybe improve those levies around Lake Pontchartrain, rebuild some of those decrepit bridges across the US? Maybe provide better flooding alternatives than what currently exist?
Shripathi Kamath
1:30 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Why would Republicans say this? Are they not against TARP, the auto bailout, the stimulus... all those things?
Oh wait, maybe because they do not know Ryan's record:
http://www.rlc.org/2012/08/11/the-paul-ryan-record/
Wait, so if the Tea Party is against this sort of a thing, and Ryan votes for exactly what they hate, why do they hate Obama for doing so, but are energized by Ryan having done the very same?
Could it be racism? Coincidence? Something else?
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
7:33 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Shripathi plays the race card. Can Godwin's Law be far behind?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
Earnhardt
7:46 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
@Jeff in 2012: Face it. you, like everyone else in politics can do nothing about our situation, The fact is politics has become a matter of posturing and big egos. It's about PAC money, It's about money from big corporations or special interest groups. The only reason to get into politics now is for the money$$$$ and the perks, The free vacations etc etc. Why don't you try to get elected at the local level where you can maybe make a difference in your town or city? National politics is a joke, Don't become a joke.
siobhan hullinger
7:57 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The fact that Ed Markey has served for 36 years is the primary problem with this country. We have allowed a political class to be. The founding fathers did not intend and were concerned about this very thing. If we want real change, we need term limits.
M C Stringfellow
9:34 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Thank you. That is exactly what we need. We also need to tell Congress that there pay will be withheld if they do not do their job. Each state should have the power to decide if their Reps are due a raise, just like Congress decides if Social Security recipients get a cost of living raise. Who are these people to tell me how I should live, while they are taking bribes and god only knows what else. TERM LIMITS, line veto, and stay out of the States RIghts.
Lizbeth DeSelm
4:13 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
I agree wholeheartedly with this. Term limits and a staunch reduction in monetary influence in politics.
Jackie
8:20 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Anyone middle class person who votes Republican is voting against their own economic self interests. Anyone who understands how the economy works and what the repubs want to do - deregulate back to the "W" era (Gosh, that worked well!!!), lower taxes on wealthy and raise on poor and middle class, pander to big business - knows this.
siobhan hullinger
10:56 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Wrong - don't believe the marketing ads. Obama has cut and will continue to cut Medicare. 2013 will be a big eye opener for the middle class.
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
8:37 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Jackie should have paid more attention during the last three years.
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
Aron Levy
2:28 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Rev, you should understand what a filibuster-proof supermajority is.
ASeligman
11:46 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Romney is the car salesman trying to sell you a lemon and Ryan is the finance guy trying to sell you the undercoating and warranty that won't pay to fix your car when it breaks
Kevin
12:44 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
I am going to vote for Jeff the politicians we have now certainly aren't helping this country.
Jim Rizoli
1:39 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
As long as those running for office can avoid being taken over by AIPAC fine....
The problem is, most that run that stay away from AIPAC money don't have a chance of winning.
We've been taken over and their is not much you can do except watch the parade from the sidelines. You think you have a shot but in the end you have to sell your soul to the devil to win.
Pretty sad state of affairs....
Jim@ccfiile.com
Ben Jackson
2:18 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
So, Jeff.
I'm curious - when gas prices topped $4.00 in 2008, was that Mr. Bush's fault? It would seem that if it's the President who is wholly responsible, then that would be your position.
You say that unemployment can be reduced by government spending reductions. I defy you to show me a single shred of demonstrated proof that reducing government spending will do anything but hurt the poor, and those looking for jobs.
You can't.
Economist after economist say that we need MORE stimulus. Republicans have made that impossible. In the past, the only way out of recessions even close to as deep as this was increased government spending - investment either in infrastructure and social supports like Roosevelt spearheaded, or investments in military and technology like Reagan spearheaded.
Yep. Reagan raised taxes.
I'll be happily voting for Mr. Markey again in the Fall, and I encourage everyone who cares about the future to do so as well.
You're ideas are so, so very wrong for us.
Aron Levy
2:27 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Ben, well said.
If even FOX News (at one point) finally conceded the fact that the President has no control over gas prices (before they backtracked in a panic), it just amazes me that Republicans are still using that old saw.
And you're right: everyone seems to conveniently forget that St. Ronald (Blessed be His Jelly Bellys) raised taxes to quite a high level. And I'll be happily voting for Ed once again as well.
Kevin
2:26 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
When you say "us" you are not speaking for everybody Ben.
Aron Levy
2:29 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
He's speaking for the people who can see reality. As a conservative, I guess that doesn't include you.
Ben Jackson
2:36 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Actually, yes I am. Do you want higher unemployment? More Marion Street bridge closures? Do you want schools with insufficient teachers? Do you want unemployment payments to run out at 26 weeks when there are no jobs to be had because corporations are not investing higher profits back into their workforces?
Those are wrong for all of us. Those are what a GOP congress would bring.
Kevin
2:33 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
My opinion upset you Aron? Reality smacks some of us in the face everyday and is something you see on television. The real world is hurting because of conservatives like your and your elected morons.
Aron Levy
2:35 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
I'm not upset at all. And are you saying that I'm a conservative, or that you aren't a conservative? Your post made no sense.
I was saying that reality has a liberal bent. Nothing more, nothing less.
Ben Jackson
3:17 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
I dare you to make less sense.
Kevin
2:38 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Ben you could never speak for me sorry. Nice picture by the way.
Aron Levy
2:40 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
That's likely because you let FOX or WND do your speaking for you, right?
quasimodo
2:48 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Jeff,
The fact that your first argument is to apparently blame the present President for high gas prices and imply that a Republican administration would solve the problem (cheaper gas prices) is enough proof for me that you are one more incompetent Republican snake-oil salesman. The President, Republican or Democrat, has no influence over the gas prices, and I challenge you to prove otherwise.
Kevin
2:51 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
No Aron I go out in the real world everyday and see what is happening.Try it you can bring friends if you get nervous.
Aron Levy
3:40 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Sorry, I get all of my news elsewhere. Plus, I'm too busy running my own business to accept your view of 'reality.'
Patrick Ball
3:33 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Hey guys, I'm not saying anyone's out of line here, but it looks to be headed that way. So lets try to keep the conversation focused on the issues and not spoil all of the good points being made here with attacks on other commenters.
Aron Levy
3:40 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
You're right. I'm the one who started that, and I'm sorry. I'll stop now.
RL Goudreau
3:59 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
This is how I read this post "blah blah blah republicans are right and smart, democrats are wrong and stupid...blah blah blah...unsupported "factual" statement here...blah blah blah." There was zero substance to this post and certainly nothing in there to convince me to vote for you. You presented yourself as another run of the mill politician more focused on generic talking points that will fire up people already planning on voting republican. So why should I vote for you?
As an independent voter I could care less about your political party and why one or the other is so terrible for us. Stop pandering to the ideologues and realize that both sides have pretty good ideas on how to fix things. Compromise is not the dirty word it's been made out to be. Everyone needs to do it in their daily lives and politicians are not exempt from it. Provide real ideas, provide real solutions, provide something other than your 7 second sound bites. It’s tiring and I refuse to vote for anyone that does it, including you now.
Aron Levy
4:06 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Hear, hear!
Craig Foster
10:03 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Amen - Well Said
Earnhardt
6:07 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
@ Aaron Levy it's here! here! spellchecker my man! :)
Patrick Ball
10:36 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
For those wondering, I deleted several comments including an exchange between two Patch users and those referring to the exchange.
I'll say it again: Please keep your comments focused on the issues presented in the blog post and do your personal bickering elsewhere.
Earnhardt
6:39 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Ahhh yes! censorship at it's best! A perfect example! let's delets whatever we judge to be inappropriate.
Earnhardt
7:34 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
@ Patrick Ball. So as I see it. you just deleted any comments you did not like. You trample on my Right to Free Speech. to suit your own needs? That is tantamount to saying something like: "I thumbed through that book you are reading and removed the pages I did not think appropriate" Its A PUBLIC FORUM! Funny though, you allow Aaron Levy to insult everyone and you do nothing. This leads me to assume (and they are only MY assumptions) that either A: you are trying to prove you are a great editor to get noticed upstairs. B: you know nothing about the right to free speech. C: Aaron called you and cried about my JOKE. or D: all of the above. Go back and look at ALL the comments, by your "Standards" there would not be a forum going on here. Shame on you
Jigga
10:45 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Why can government provide good education (umass), but not healthcare?
Aron Levy
10:36 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Don't worry. The GOP is trying to gut public education as well.
Just look at the mess the Florida GOP made of my alma mater, the University of Florida. Due to their absurd budget cuts, I was the last graduate from the History of Science department because they killed it.
Thanks, Governor Scott!
Patrick Ball
9:36 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
@ Earnhardt, I guess this is where I remind you of our terms of use. Here's a link: http://lexington.patch.com/terms. And, to make it easy for everyone, I'll paste the pertinent excerpt below.
"While we encourage people to be honest and post what’s on their mind, communities thrive when people care about each other, and as such, Patch expects all of its users to be respectful of others. This means that whether you are being complimentary or critical, whether you are agreeing or disagreeing with the subject of an article or another user’s comment, you should act in a civil manner and refrain from personal attacks – after all, these are your neighbors."
You, Earnhardt, and other commenters agreed to abide by these terms. As such, we will continue to delete comments that go way off topic and include personal attacks, slurs and profanity.
Earnhardt
7:48 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
In other words: you are a censor. enough said. I need no reminding of the rules. Funny though you do not apply the same rules to everyone.
Jim Rizoli
10:57 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
@Patrick Ball...."we will continue to delete comments that go way off topic and include personal attacks, slurs and profanity".
So why was this allowed?
Take your anti-Semitic claptrap elsewhere, Jimmy.
We all know that you're a neo-Nazi, and we're tired of hearing your voice.
You can continue to post, but don't expect anyone to listen to you
Nice! I guess to you this isn't a personal attack, or slur....
Time to enforce your own rules.
You delete my rebuttal but allow his attack of me.
Jim@ccfiile.com
Aron Levy
11:22 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
He didn't delete it because it's true. Just look at your website, Jim.
Patrick Ball
11:51 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
I'm sorry, Jim. I missed that one while deleting the cluster of others last night.
Jaeger
11:24 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
How does a political party cut University programs? Is that a state school or private I know nothing about it.
Aron Levy
11:26 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
The University of Florida is the flagship of the Florida state university system.
It wasn't cut specifically by Scott, but by his party's gross mismanagement of the budget. And his failure to adequately fund public education in the state.
Aron Levy
11:27 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Also, you've never heard of the University of Florida? I genuinely find that hard to believe. UF is the third largest school in the country, with roughly 65-70,000 registered students.
Jim Rizoli
11:30 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Aron....My website....Maybe you should take a long hard look at it.
You might just learn something.
Jim@ccfiile.com
Jaeger
11:32 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
I have heard of the school but know nothing about it. Why are you starting an argument with me? I asked a question and you jump down my throat.
Aron Levy
11:35 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Jaeger, if I sounded combative, I'm sorry. I just thought it was strange that you said that you'd never heard of the school.
Jaeger
12:08 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Nice to see crazy people on both sides. Wow
Diana
12:25 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
For serious. That's some extra-large buckets-o'-looney up there.
Jaeger
12:28 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Go on his crazy web page he hates everyone.
Jim Rizoli
12:59 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Aron...You seemed pretty consumed by us...
I hate to see if you took us seriously. Define seriously....enough to blog about it?
Jim@ccfiile.com
Aron Levy
1:06 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Consumed? Hardly. Disgusted? Absolutely.
And I'm not blogging, as I don't have one. I'm commenting, which is very different.
And considering your resounding political failure, I don't think very many other people take you all that seriously, either. Notice the previous posts from commenters other than myself: everyone is starting to see you and your brother for what you really are.
You are nothing but sad, self-esteem bereft haters who take all your own failings out on everyone else.
Go back to Stormfront.
Earnhardt
7:36 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
@ Aaron Levy. careful Aaron, by Patrick Balls standards you are about to get censored! All you do is call people names in a roundabout fashion all the while thinking how smug you are. Censor THAT Patrick!
Jenna Lafont
10:27 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Hmmm. Wasn't it the GOP that vetoed tax breaks for those corps. that in-source jobs here & cut tax breaks for those that out-source? Why, Yes. So we can keep hammering the same bs over & over. The reality is: The GOP just wants to keep their pockets filled. They don't actually care about jobs. Only "their" economy not ours.
Tom
4:41 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
You're right. The politicians are politicking for a job. 99% could care less as long as they are working. I always wondered who they are really interested in serving. If they cared enough real change would take place, but it doesn't. Welfare in this State is rampid as the author say's The unemployment rate is 16% in reality. The rate is 16% cause why go to work for $10 per hr when you can get a free ride from the State. The EBT card system is a joke.
Craig Foster
9:22 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Here is what a noted economist and the treasury secretary under Clinton when we had strong growth says the plan put forth by you and the republicans would actually do to the economy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/romney-ryan-budget_b_1812560.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003