Take Back the Senate
Keep the House
TOSS OUT THE DASCHLE/CLINTON DEMOCRATS!
Posted on 09/18/2002 1:06:37 PM PDT by PhiKapMom
DASCHLE HAS NO CREDIBILITY ON THE ECONOMY (aka Daschle has no credibility Period!)
From Terrorism Insurance To The Budget And Pension Reform To Prescription Drugs, Daschle Has Failed To Lead And The American People Are Paying The Price
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DASCHLE AND THE DEMOCRAT SENATE PLAN A “DECEMBER SURPRISE” OF HIGHER TAXES AND OUT-OF-CONTROL SPENDING
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Wants To Repeal Or Postpone Bush’s Tax Cut. NBC’s Tim Russert: “Back in 2001 on this program, you said we should repeal the Bush tax cut. Do you believe that is now necessary . . . . Repeal or postpone the tax cut?” Senator Clinton: “I don’t see any alternative.”
(NBC’s “Meet The Press,” September 15, 2002)
DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe Wants To Talk About The Democrats’ Economic Plan After The Election. CBS’ John Roberts: “[I]f you’re so critical of the President and his handling of the economy . . . why is there no great hue and cry among Democrats in Congress to repeal the tax cut?” McAuliffe: “[W]hy do the Democrats want to get into the debate when the president has said he would veto it over his dead body. . . . As soon as the elections are over, Democrats, Republicans, let’s all come together, sit down at a table . . . .” Roberts: “But let’s not do it before the election, right?” McAuliffe: “I don’t think we’ll be able to do it with the political environment the way it is, John.”
(CBS’ “Face The Nation,” September 1, 2002)
Representative Dick Gephardt (D-MO) Thinks It Would Be A “Mistake” To Say What The Democrats Are Planning Until They Meet With The President. “I think we make a mistake if we announce ahead of such a possible meeting what are our bottom lines or what we think ought to be done. I don’t know yet what all the right things that we can come up with to improve this economy. . . . We need a different kind of meeting to come up with a new policy that will move us in the right direction.”
(CNN’s “Inside Politics,” August 13, 2002)
Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Said “A Bipartisan Discussion” Is Necessary, But We Should Freeze The Tax Cuts. “I think we actually do need to sit down and talk about a troubled economy. . . . [I]t’s time to have a legitimate bipartisan discussion about how we get this economy back on the right track . . . . In my view, we should cap the inheritance tax. We should rescind or freeze those top two tax rates . . . .”
(CBS’ “Face The Nation,” August 18, 2002)
DASCHLE AND THE DEMOCRAT SENATE HAVE FAILED TO PASS A BUDGET, A HISTORIC FAILURE
The New York Times Called Daschle’s Budget Performance “Shaky.” “Mr. Daschle’s performance in the spotlight has been shaky. He failed to round up the votes to pass a bill providing prescription drugs for the elderly. He could not win passage of an overall budget resolution to set spending levels for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The worst part, for him, was that these defeats came as much at the hands of Democrats as Republicans.”
(Editorial, “Congress’s Mixed Handiwork,” The New York Times, August 3, 2002)
Daschle Blames Lack Of Budget On A Razor-Thin Majority. “[O]bviously we’re in a divided Senate and a very, very close membership count. And this has not been easy.”
(NBC’s “Meet The Press,” May 26, 2002)
McAuliffe Said The Democrats Need “Nine More United States Senators” To Pass A Budget. “[W]e could pass a budget. We need 60 votes for a budget. Either you give us nine more United States senators or the president of the United States needs to come back from Crawford, work with the Democrats, and we can have a budget.”
(CBS’ “Face The Nation,” September 1, 2002)
But The Republicans Passed A Bipartisan Budget When The Senate Was 50-50. The budget resolution established congressional spending for fiscal year 2002, revised the FY2001 budget, and set spending levels for fiscal years 2003 through 2011. Fifteen Democrats joined with Republicans to pass the resolution by a vote of 65-35. At the time, the Senate was divided 50-50 (with Vice President Cheney giving the Republicans a majority).
(H.Con.Res. 83, Roll Call #86: Passed 65-35: R 50-0; D 15-35, April 6, 2001)
DASCHLE AND THE DEMOCRAT SENATE HAVE FAILED TO PASS PENSION REFORM
The Republican-Led House Quickly Passed A Bi-Partisan Pension Reform Measure Based On The President’s Proposal With The Support Of 46 House Democrats.
(H.R. 3762, Roll Call #92: Approved 255-163: R 208-2; D 46-160; I 1-1, April 11, 2002)
President Bush Proposed A Five-Point Pension Reform Plan That Would Grant Workers Greater Freedom In Their Retirement Portfolios. The President’s plan required companies to: (1) set one standard for executives and employees; (2) give a 30-day notice before any blackout period; (3) hold company executives responsible for treating workers’ assets as carefully as they do their own; (4) provide independent investment advice for workers; and (5) regularly give information to workers about their accounts.
(President Bush, Radio Address To The Nation, February 2, 2002)
Daschle Has Yet To Act On Pension Reform. Daschle says the that the Senate may take up pension reform “as soon as a homeland security bill is completed,” which could be as late as October.
(“Daschle: Pension Reform Will Follow Homeland Debate,” National Journal’s CongressDaily, August 1, 2002)
DASCHLE AND THE DEMOCRAT SENATE HAVE FAILED TO PASS PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE FOR SENIORS
President Bush Called For Prescription Drug Coverage Over One Year Ago. “We’ll protect seniors now, offering exciting new services and more choices to seniors in the future, and guarantee prescription drug coverage. . . . That’s my administration’s commitment today, and its exciting new vision for health care in America.”
(President George W. Bush, Remarks By The President On Medicare, July 12, 2001)
The Republican House Followed. In June, House Republicans passed a bill that will give all seniors access to permanent, guaranteed prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
(H.R. 4954, Roll Call #282: Passed 221-208: R 212-8; D 8-199, June 28, 2002)
Daschle Bypassed The Finance Committee And Senate Democrats Squandered The Opportunity For Prescription Drug Coverage. Republican Senators Hagel and Ensign proposed a plan that would provide discount options for all seniors and comprehensive coverage for those with low incomes and high drug costs – Daschle obstructed it. “Had Daschle allowed the Finance Committee to act on any prescription drug bill, Hagel’s amendment would have been adopted with the 51 votes.”
(Senator Hagel, Press Release, July 24, 2002)
Daschle Would Rather Have An Election Issue For The Democrats Than A Prescription Drug Benefit For America’s Seniors. “There is no question that Republicans – and we showed it on two occasions – voted for bills that were bipartisan in nature. . . . We have shown that we are willing to reach across the aisle to get a bipartisan solution . . . And Senator Daschle has chosen to wait and preserve issues as opposed to getting things done.”
(Senator Don Nickles (R-OK), Press Conference, July 30, 2002)
ASCHLE AND THE DEMOCRAT SENATE HAVE NOT SENT THE PRESIDENT TERRORISM INSURANCE LEGISLATION NECESSARY TO CREATE JOBS AND EXPAND THE ECONOMY
President Bush Calls Terrorism Insurance Legislation “Critical” For Jobs. “Terrorism insurance is critical to promoting and protecting jobs and America’s economic security.” Terrorism insurance would provide “insurance companies with billions of dollars in government funding to help pay claims from future terrorist strikes.”
(President Bush as quoted in article by Andrew Taylor, “Senate Gets Some GOP Support In Passage Of Terrorism Insurance Bill,” Congressional Quarterly, June 22, 2002; Jackie Spinner, “Terrorism Insurance Bill Passed By Senate,” The Washington Post, June 19, 2002)
Teamster Leader Hoffa Indicated A Large Drop In Major Construction As A Result Of Delaying Terrorism Insurance. “Traditional Democratic allies James Hoffa, president of the AFL-CIO, and Edward Sullivan, president of the union’s Building and Construction Trades Department, joined Bush in urging the Senate to vote on H.R. 3210, the Terrorism Risk Protection Act. . . . According to Hoffa, there has been a 17 percent drop off of major construction projects this year, projects that employ ‘tens of thousands’ of people.”
(“Unlikely Allies Push Senate On Terrorism Insurance,” Real Estate Finance Today, April 15, 2002)
The House Acted Responsibly And Set Reasonable Liability Limits. “The GOP-dominated House passed a measure that would allow plaintiffs to sue for all of their actual economic losses, but would limit non-economic damages and bar punitive damages and would cap lawyers’ fees when cases were settled out of court.”
(Morton Kondracke, “Trial Lawyers As A Political Issue,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 28, 2002)
Daschle Delayed And Delayed And Finally Passed The Trial Lawyers’ Preferred Terrorism Insurance Bill, But There Has Been No Movement In Conference. After a seven-month delay, the Senate, passed a terrorism insurance bill with none of the liability limits included in the House version.
(Morton Kondracke, “Trial Lawyers As A Political Issue,” The San Diego Union–Tribune, July 28, 2002)
DASCHLE AND THE DEMOCRAT SENATE HAVE FAILED TO PASS WELFARE REFORM LEGISLATION
Without An Extension, The Landmark 1996 Welfare Reform Law Will Expire At The End Of September. The 1996 law, which expires at the end of September, “wiped out the old welfare system and built a new, time-limited one in its place.” It helped nine million people leave the welfare rolls and paved the way for the lowest child poverty rate since 1979.
(David Nather, “Welfare Overhaul’s Next Wave,” CQ Weekly, March 17, 2001; House Committee On Education And The Workforce, Press Release, May 16, 2002)
The House Reauthorized Welfare Reform Four Months Ago.
(H.R. 4737, Roll Call #170, Approved 229-197: R 214-4; D 14-192; I 1-1; May 16, 2002; Placed On Senate Calendar #518 Under General Orders)
Daschle Said He Was Committed To Passing Welfare Reform This Year And Time Is Running Out. “In June, when the Senate Finance Committee passed its welfare bill, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, South Dakota Democrat, said he was committed ‘to getting this bill --including strong child care provisions -- enacted this year,’” but so far he has failed to act.
(Cheryl Wetzstein, “Welfare Reform Winds Up On Back Burner,” The Washington Times, August 22, 2002)
Fire democrats and hire Republicans !!
Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!
Molon Labe !!
That second part hits the bulls-eye.
And the reason for her perennial scowl:
She has to reach down and run her hand up his clymer to work his mouth.
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