Congressman Tells Geithner To Expect GOP “Tidal Wave” in November Due to Soaring Deficits

Great story, ABC exclusive and all! Never seen a story like this before! What news! You really know how to dig up the real scoop!
Just have a little problem with your headline writer, though. They should have titled it “GOP issues talking points”

Isnt there a way to get rid of the republicans? I mean they can legally buy elections through corprate ties so how do we get them out of office? The good of the country is at stake here the must be stoped.

What loser democrats. They just don’t get it othewr than listening lemming like to their beloved hero.

tierra-You are right. Both parties have failed us in order to further their own careers. They have told us what we wanted to hear, and we were dumb enough to buy it not understanding the destruction that their regulatory policies have reeked on the not-so-free market.

Duh !!! When you are campaigning, you
hit at your opponents most vulnerable
spot. No defending the runaway spending!!
If they can look at the citizens and can
tell them (with a straight face), I was
looking out for you, more power to
them. Its an impossible feat. Time for
a change!!! Yes a good mantra.

Tierra you can’t keep telling yourself your fighting the establishment… Obama IS the establishment!!!
Wake up CALL… Hell-O! Anybody home in there!?! (Crickets)
Jesus, Democrat House, Senate, White House and they have to ram through a Healthcare bill a majority of the American people HATES just so they (wait for it…) can say they “Accomplished Something” in his first wasted, out of touch, insulated from the American publics problems, year.
Remember James Carvile, “It’s THE ECONOMY STUPID!” Continue the unpopular wars, raise taxes, ignore unemployment, but spend a WHOLE YEAR pushing to give health care to the last 20% of the country, when 80% are happy with their health care, and half of that 20% are young adults who aren’t sick and ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!
Face it, next to carrying out anything more difficult that a TeLePROMPTeR speech or a town hall without cue cards, Obama can’t set his priority’s worth a damn!
Unsatisfied with Obama, (not to mention Reid and Pelosi) hell welcome to the “new majority!”

Those who keep repeating the sound byte about Repubs in the pocket of corporations…how about answering for Dems getting the majority of the donations for corporations and unions. How about answering for why Unions don’t have to pay Cadillac health care tax while the rest of the people of this country does?!??!?
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Amen to that. Unions own the Democratic Party.
And please show an example of Keynesian economics working – in real life, not in theory. Making the rich poor will never, ever make the poor rich.

Making the rich poor will never, ever make the poor rich.
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Not much worry about that – the top 5% just keep getting more and more of the wealth. The rest of us fall further and further.

Posted by: rolltr | Mar 11, 2010 1:43:44 AM
President Bush inherited a budget surplus of $128 billion when he took office in 2001 but posted a budget deficit every year.
He doubled the national debt – and then presided over the free-fall collapse of the economy. Do you have any idea what a collapse of the economy has on unemployment, tax revenues and deficits?
Do you know that the ‘stimulus’ money went to 1) provide tax relief, 2) shore up local and state budgets so they wouldn’t collapse, 3) ensure hard-working americans who had lost their jobs would get some kind of unemployment assistance and COBRA assistance, and 4) more?
Are you not aware those things were crucial by almost any economist to prevent a collapse of the economy into a depression? Do you have any idea what a depression is like?
Bush doubled the national debt during ‘good’ economic times – and then presided over the near collapse of the economy. He had already busted the bank by the time he oversaw the incoming ‘bad’ economic times.
Figure it out.

I agree with Culberson that there’s going to be a tidal wave overtaking the Demo_rats camping out in Washington in 236 more days, but I disagree that it’ll be a win for the GOP.
BOTH Parties are on their last leg. They are BOTH heading to the same place we relegated the Whigs and the Federalists to – history.
It’s time to put INDEPENDENTS in Washington – representatives of WE THE PEOPLE, not representatives of their PARTY.
We’re FED UP, and we’re NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANY MORE!!!

The Democrats are the party of big business and the rich? The GOP is for the little people?
If the American people are dumb enough to buy that junk- they deserve to be enslaved by the Health Insurance companies which the republican party supports- as well as the corporations and wealthy.

Making the rich poor will never, ever make the poor rich.
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Not much worry about that – the top 5% just keep getting more and more of the wealth. The rest of us fall further and further.
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You whine a lot about it, but still believe that wealth should be redistributed? You really can’t dispute the fact that wealth will never trickle up.

Wake up people. It does not matter which party is in power. The deficit has gone up every year. Some years not as much. But trying to push a program through that will raise the deficit by 1 trillion will set a record. Either Obama is looking to have some sort of a record, even a bad one, or he has promises from the large insurance companies. Only you can guess what they are. Ever think that the reason the deficit goes up is the MIND SET the Congress and government has, SPEND OVER YOUR BUDGET OR YOU WON’T GET A LARGER BUDGIT. Watch any government local up to federal. If a department has not spent or over spent it’s budget it will go on a buying frenzy of things it does not need. Then you taxes go up because they can not work at a lower budget. So here we have a president with the same MIND SET also has to fill some past obligation to some one or company. Instead of trying to get the deficit from rising and putting people back into livable wage jobs he is only spending money on something that is not needed. For healthcare open Medicare to everyone and then work on jobs for people. Medicare can be saved and fixed, unlike what Congress and the president say, but it would mean making it run and abide by the laws governing large insurance companies. This can be done and at a LOT CHEAPER PRICE.

I agree with those that say both parties have been hijacked by extremists. Both parties are defined by what they oppose, not what they are for. I like fiscal conservatism, but cannot vote Repub because of the ties to religious nutjobs and related social issues. I like social liberalism (i.e. I and only I own my body and what I can do with it), but throwing money at every problem just sustains the problem rather than solving it. All I want is a rational party defined by science and factfinding – a party that can accurately identify and solve problems – a party that cares about a sustainable future – a party that can produce a leader worth following. I fear the future, but I shouldn’t have to. We are a nation of wasted talent when we cannot find a common path to tomorrow. The best part is yet to come, though. America will produce a resolution to this anxiety like we have always done. Our collective fear and anger is just a prelude to some major change. Stick around, people, the next 20 years will be some serious history someday.

Both parties are defined by what they oppose, not what they are for. I like fiscal conservatism, but cannot vote Repub because of the ties to religious nutjobs and related social issues. I like social liberalism (i.e. I and only I own my body and what I can do with it), but throwing money at every problem just sustains the problem rather than solving it. All I want is a rational party defined by science and factfinding – a party that can accurately identify and solve problems -
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Centrism, nice post. I agree with much of it– and parts of Dan’s and Gandar’s posts too– though I’m not a huge fan of “centrism” myself. I’m not a fan of extremism either– but the current health care plan is centrist and that just leaves us in gridlock. Centrism seems very related to status quo in some ways– or a halfway point between two rigid ideologies. On occasion we need bold, fresh ideas and moderation or centrism doesn’t necessarily get us there. The platforms of both parties have gotten stale, the alliances with special interests run deep, and there are limited choices really for free thinkers who are solution-oriented. I’m sick of idealogues, myself. We need innovation, and a focus on the actual circumstances on hand and ideas that aren’t the same ole retreads, but that are in keeping with the Constitution and the principles our nation was founded on.

WASHINGTON AP) — Unable to muster bipartisan agreement on key banking provisions, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said Thursday he will offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without Republican support.
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Awesome!

Guess what fools hes right.. if the government sat back we would have entered a severe depression and it wouldve been far more costly. Repubs have the attention span of an infant.

The Dems are doing everything in their power to lose in November, and in 2012.
Nothing like self-destruction.

When Republicans wanted to end filibusters of judicial nominees, the Libs called it the “Nuclear Option”
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Hmmm… the disinformation persists. The nuclear option (changing senate filibuster rules) and reconciliation (an accepted senate rule) are two different things– though there may be a need for some sort of filibuster reform. I was initially against it, but at some point, we are going to need a Congress that can get things done.
Meanwhile, have you seen Harry Reid’s letter to McConnell? I LOVE it. Harry stepped up and basically said, “Reconcile this, obstructionist hypocrite!” LOL.
Here’s a classic line from the letter (h/t Paul Krugman and Ezra Klein):
“As you know, the vast majority of bills developed through reconciliation were passed by Republican Congresses and signed into law by Republican Presidents – including President Bush’s massive, budget-busting tax breaks for multi-millionaires. Given this history, one might conclude that Republicans believe a majority vote is sufficient to increase the deficit and benefit the super-rich, but not to reduce the deficit and benefit the middle class.”
Good on ya, Senator Reid. It may not help you in the fall, but go out swinging for the middle class and ordinary Americans and a sustainable future!

Tiny Tim G. will own a teakwood yacht by the time the deficit is choking the U.S.

progressive mama,
Imagine… the Dems use the “nuclear option” to pass their CRAP, and in January 2013 (before ANY of it takes effect), the NEW government uses the SAME procedure to send it back to the trash can from which it emerged.
It could happen even FASTER – it depends on just how many Demo_rats are sent packing in November. It’s recension could even be veto-proof in 2011!!

Yes its right…I think dems are more afraid of the nuclear option than the GOP.