FIGURES THAT 67 VOTE AGAINS WERE FROM REPUBLICANS..... :)

crybabbies. Kindly forward the information you have received, verbatim, with regard to the "extra crap" Certainly with your connections you could enlighten us all. I will reserve judgement on your post upon receipt of the information.

I would like Governor Christie to get out his copy of the Constitution and find the clause in Article I; Section 8 that permits Congress to spend one dime on geographically isolated disaster relief. And please do not cite the general welfare clause. That can only be read as a preamble of sorts, otherwise the subsequently enumerated items that Congress is permitted to spend money on would be completely superfluous as they would have already been permitted under the general welfare clause. As cold as it might seem, the federal government has no constitutionally permissible role to play in Sandy relief. The governor is asking congress to violate the constitution and is congratulating them for doing so. Charity is a function of the private sector, not the government.

Why do people imagine the government is like some sort of Sam's Club or Costco where you pay a membership fee (taxes) and then get many times more "savings" (services) in return? The stores are still making a profit on the merchandise. So, you're still paying more than is necessary ... just as the government is only returning a fraction in services for the revenue collected. The rest is syphoned off or wasted. It would be better if we could keep more of our assets and help ourselves.

I wonder how much pork the Dems managed to cram into this bill to take care of thier friends.

All these bills have pork in them, it's the only way that they can get passed, no matter the party. It's got GOP pork, too. And this has been going on for a very long time, nothing new. I get the impression that many of the commenters are telling the victims of natural diasters to go to hell and to beg for charity. Many generous people have indeed been charitable and helpful but it does not begin to address the needs of the people in areas that have practically been erased from the earth. R. Yates, I didn't know FEMA was unconstitutional. So Article one, section 8 is just garbage?

Why doesn't the governor follow up on his promises and get the insurance companies to pay up. I've been waiting two months, still nothing, and FEMA won't pay if you have insurance.

Yates certainly does sound like some extreme libertarian type or an Ayn Rand acolyte. The federal government is not allowed (it's unconstitutional?) to help and give aid to the victims of earthquakes, floods, hurricanes or tornadoes??? Utter nonsense.

Amazing, the GOPers from NJ, NY and CT all of a sudden believe in big government when their tushes are in a sling. I am thankful that they are fighting for their residents, as it should be but there is an element of hypocrisy considering that the GOP has been taken over by crazed far right wing tea party types who don't believe government should do anything but drop bombs on third world countries. If there's a natural disaster, just let charity take care of it. Unreal!

I think $60 billion is too much money.How much of it is stolen for bureucratic shirt and tie people.Personal property insurance has already covered a lot of home damage costs, in all states .10 billion sounds about right.Do your homework.The money has to come from taxes,on everyone else.

People paying for Flood Insurance each year have no real guarantee that they will be paid if they suffer flood related losses because there is no money set aside for the payments and if you read the article you know that Congress had to Vote on and Approve the money for the flood insurance coverage to be paid out to the policy holders. If Congress did not approve it___then people who paid for Flood Insurance would not have gotten paid.___________________________in other words___people pay for flood ins. yet there is no guarantee of loss coverage reimbursements.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure Friday afternoon allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to borrow $9.7 billion to pay insurance claims made by victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Joe R,
Maybe you're not aware that as the Gov. stated, NJ consistently sends to the Fed Gov't. much more in taxes than is ever returned, unlike many other states who are the benefactors of NJ's high federal taxes. So, now it's our time of need.

As for your GOP vs big government comment, you got it wrong. It's the 62% of the federal budget going to entitlments that the GOP complains about, not disaster aid.

Now that Obama won his "hit the rich" tax which will cover six days of gov't. spending, please let me know how he plans to pay down our 1.6 trillion deficit. Better yet, how will he pay down our 16.4 trillion national debt? You have about two months to figure that out before our credit rating drops, and interest rates fly while loans die.

The knucklehead award belongs to Scott Garrett (R-5th District), not me. Scott seems to have lost sight of the fact that his job during a crisis like this is to help his constituents recover.
He's one of 11 members of Congress who voted against aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
In November, he was the only NJ congressman from either party who refused to sign a letter urging House leaders to provide prompt aid to Sandy victims.

President Bush and his Republican cohorts had no problem spending $87 Billion to rebuild Iraq. Obviously Republicans love Muslims more than their fellow Americans.
Mr. Bush's request for $87 billion was on the high end of what Congress had expected. In recent days, administration officials have said they anticipated asking Congress for an additional $60 billion to $80 billion for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The financing, if approved by Congress, would significantly add to the federal government's deficit, which is approaching $500 billion this fiscal year.

The Republican lost 18 seats in Congress and they lost 2 seats in the Senate in the Nov. elections. Oh and they also lost the Presidential race. The American people are waking up and in another 4 years the Republican party will become meaningless, insignificant and powerless as they lose control of Congress also. Democrats are not defeating those Republicans, instead they are defeating themselves and shooting themselves in the foot.

MtownLifer, maybe you are not aware that every tin horn Goper echoes and parrots this tired old bromide >>limited government and personal responsibilty<< 24/7 all year into eternity. >>limited government and personal responsibilty<< really means and is code for let's get rid of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and anything that helps the working class. Bush partly gutted FEMA, heckuva job Brownie, and put incompetents in charge because the GOP doesn't believe in government so they defund it and sabotage it at every opportunity.

Joe R - Rs don't believe in government until they need it. Also they only care about deficits and debt when they are out of power and can use them to beat up the Ds (see Reagan's and Bush's and Nixon's full embrace of deficit spending, Cheney's famous declaration that deficits don't matter, etc.). If Rs were sincere about the deficit and debt they'd support cuts in defense spending, would not have campaigned this cycle on "not cutting one penny from Medicare", and, of course would cut spending and reduce the debt when they are in charge. They do none of that. The fact is that Ds, since after Carter, have been by far the more fiscally responsible party.

GEE, JAY HAS LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THOSE WHO ARE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE, SO HOW ABOUT NOT FIGHTING EACH OTHER. EXPLAINING THE FACTS AS YOU ALL HAVE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO KEEP THE DISCUSSION GOING. I HOPE SOMEONE WILL GIVE A RAT'S .........BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT THEY SHOULD.

I don't believe those that voted against the "Sandy Aid" did so because they did not want to help those in need, I think they voted against the "Pork" that filled the bill. For example:
$58.8 million for forest restoration on private land.
$197 million “to… protect coastal ecosystems and habitat impacted by Hurricane Sandy.”
$10.78 billion for public transportation, most of which is allocated to future construction and improvements, not disaster relief.
$17 billion for wasteful Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), a program that has become notorious for its use as a backdoor earmark program.
$8 million to buy cars and equipment for the Homeland Security and Justice departments
$2 million for the Smithsonian Institution to repair museum roofs in DC
$150 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to dole out to fisheries in Alaska.
Why not just a relief bill that helps those effected.....Is it that hard to do? I guess.....

Where is the money from the 12-12-12 concert? No mention of that anywhere.

Senate approves additional $29 billion bill for relief, rebuilding
Fri, 12/23/2005 - 02:31 — admin

WASHINGTON (AP) - Overwhelming Senate passage of a bill bearing $29 billion to help rebuild after Hurricane Katrina has put the massive aid package a step away from being sent to President Bush for his signature.
Nearly four months after the maelstrom devastated New Orleans and much of the nearby Gulf Coast, the House was expected to vote Thursday on a final defense bill containing the storm assistance. The aid is mostly for reconstructing damaged buildings and aiding battered businesses and homeowners.
The Senate approved the measure 93-0 Wednesday night after the aid became entangled with - and then finally disengaged from - a fight over an unrelated effort to open oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge.
Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., reminded lawmakers of victims living in tents and trailers after losing nearly all possessions in the Aug. 29 storm

Hypocrites? you betcha poor republicon states? you betcha
are republicons idiots? you betcha

All that money you listed that Bush supposedly spent (Congress was controlled by Dems) is peanuts compared to the $6 trillion Barry has added in his short 4 years. Yep, all us republicans are losers.....but its weird how must of us pay the bills, no?

Three simple points 1) Crispy Creme is not a republican he is very much a liberal democrat (except when it comes to teachers); 2) Sandy Bill loaded with pork (simple google search confirms this (just dont select media matters or MSNBC); 3) If Crispy cvreme was so angry at Boehner why not angry at Harry Reid for not allowing vote on Sandy Bill?

Give a man a fish and he will eat for the day.
Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone, food stamps, section 8 housing, a six-pack of beer and he will vote Democrat for the rest of his life.

a free cell phone was a Bush thing
Kind of like invading Iraq based on LIES
didja see the Bush Brownie Katrina Video priceless

weakfish. Our President, Barack Obama does get the blame. He is to blame for the death of Osama bin Ladin. He ended the colonial war in Irak. He gets the blame for the survival of GM, indeed for the very survival of our economy. He gets the blame for national health care policy and immigration reform (increased deportations and border patrols, combined with a path to citizenship for veterans and children).
He doesn't get the blame for the crazy actions of either al Qaeda nor the Republican Party - the two grave threats to American freedom and prosperity. He isn't to blame for the crash of 2008 or the Bush2 Depression that followed. Nor is he to blame for 9/11.

Hey wook
what is the republicon plan for paying off the 2 unfunded wars and medicare part d plus interest

If not for Mommy and Daddy
how would Bristol Palin have not been a welfare queen

I thought Barry was going to end the wars, close Gitmo, yadda, yadda, yadda. Actions speak louder than words. He needs to DO something instead traveling back and forth to Hawaii on my dime, playing golf. It's funny how he's exempt from Obamacare, but everyone else gets put in the pot. Why is that?

Best Answer

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Among the bills Republicans filibustered were:
H.R. 12 - Paycheck Fairness Act
H.R. 448 -- Elder Abuse Victims Act
H.R. 466 - Wounded Veteran Job Security Act
H.R. 515 - Radioactive Import Deterrence Act
H.R. 549 -- National Bombing Prevention Act
H.R. 577 - Vision Care for Kids Act
H.R. 626 - Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
H.R. 1029 - Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act
H.R. 1168 -- Veterans Retraining Act
H.R. 1171 - Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization
H.R. 1293 -- Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act
H.R. 1429 -- Stop AIDS in Prison Act
H.R.5281 -- DREAM Act
S.3985 -- Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
S.3816 -- Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
S.3369 -- DISCLOSE Act, A bill to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities
S.2237 -- Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act
S.2343 -- Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act
S.1660 -- American Jobs Act of 2011
S.3457 -- Veterans Jobs Corps Act

Keep listening to guys like Congressman Peter King for one, who will flip flop and say anything faster than you can shake a stick at. Politicians are liars...and with their deceptions...fraudsters. That FEMA bill put forth by the fiscal hawk Republican Scott Garrett is a joke.All it does is raise(amend) the authorization amount again. . .but the fine print(which is another joke in itself as you will can read) said it all. . . In that "Pay As You Go Act of 2010". . . you would think that this means that either new revenue sources has to be enacted to pay for the authorization to be dispersed or it's being dispersed from existing revenue. But when you read the fine print, FEMA like a myriad of other expenditures are exempt, and that amount will just be added to the national debt.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hjres45/text

Realization: The US is running out of $$. The flood insurance fund is tapped out, and FEMA is close behind. Still, the DC pols keep spending like there is no tomorrow. Funny thing is, if Moody's and other rating agencies get serious, tomorrow will be very ugly. If it isn't already.....
Reminder of the day: When everyone was complaining about slow Katrina aid, and Bush was accused of "not caring" about black people, the feds gave everyone $2,000 to ease "political consciences" (What an oxymoron!!!). It wasn't right then and wouldn't be right now, but I was just saying.............Funny (not) how memories selectively fade.

@Donkey Tales: "How can the wars be unfunded?" Bush's wars, Medicare Part D were unfunded in the sense that he didn't raise revenue to pay for them, he put them on the national credit card, he added them to the deficits. Bush was the only president to cut taxes during a time of war. He put all these trillions of dollars to the deficits, he used borrowed money to pay for all those things. He didn't raise taxes to pay for these things, just the opposite. He didn't cut spending in other areas to help fund the wars and Medicare Part D, he just borrowed money and left this disaster for future presidents. Obama got left holding the bag for Bush's spending spree. I hope that explains it. Bush was like some shopaholic putting everything on their credit card. Wow, 2 of my comments were deleted, I wonder why?

Yay Obama, record unemployment, most spending by US govt ever, least transparent administration ever (Benghazi, fast furious...no reporting no press conferences), major money to unions over others, and all the while he attacks the rich, Buffet and Hollywood get tax breaks. Meanwhile, anyone see his home in Hawaii, between him and liberal icon Fat Al Gore, I dont know who makes out better from ignorant ill informed democratic voters.

It is literally a waste of time to make a valid point on this blog without continual finger pointing against one view versus another. So, I will retreat. Everything that is wrong with this country is Bush's and the republicans fault. Obama and his democrat machine are the real heros. They will save the country, eliminate unemployment, retire the debt, and make all the poor wealthy by taking from the greedy rich that which they don't deserve.
They had control of congress or the whitehouse for six of the last eight years, and deserve another ten to get it right. Of course, they had no hand in either war, no fault for our debt, no hand in our unemployment rate, and had nothing to do with the foreign affairs debacle. Therefore they have no responsibility whatsoever for the absolute mess we are in today. Those low-life republicans caused it all. The dems were on lunch break, not their fault.
Please, beloved democrat heros, come and save us from ourselves. Right all of our wrongs and show us the way. Stop the enevitable debt cliff that will occur by March, keep hiring govt. workers to solve employment; keep spending and borrowing to bail out the poor; keep the pork and entitlments flowing, help the unions take over our workforce, and be sure not to forget to disarm the stupid public. With a little luck you can make us just like the rest of the world. Here's a tip; If it doesn't work, you can always blame the republicans. Hell, the media is.

@joe R you couldn't be further from the truth. in fact, only Obama and Biden got to vote on spending and not Bush. Congress appropriates money and spends it not POTUS. They especially Dems who took over on 1/1/07 are responsible for reckless spending on welfare, entitlements etc

In 07, we had record income tax revenues and a budget deficit of 170B.

But enough of the trying to fight about the past. If Obammy and the Dems don't like the spending or the debt especially when we are out of Iraq, then why don't they cut the spending? Where are the spending cuts? Why is spending GOING UP?

If Med Part D is bad, why won't the Dems eliminate it? You know why because they like it and as long as they can blame somene else for what they want to hand out its better.

do some reading and learn the numbers

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/10/federal-spending-by-the-numbers-2012

the numbers don't lie

Medicare/Medicaid spending in 2013 is 50 billion more than 2012 and 200 B higher than it was last time Bush was in office. It is largely unfunded and is responsible for 50% of the budget deficit annually.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/tables.pdf

here's Barry's own budget = table S4 Medicare/Medicaid spending is higher than its revenues. That means deficits.

But let's blame Bush if it makes you sleep better.

Joe

Did Bush invade Iraq based on Lies?
Did he raise revenue to pay for it?
Did he kill Bin Ladin?
Did the tax cuts work as intended to create jobs?
How will the wars be paid for? Growth of wal marts? In 07, we had record income tax revenues and a budget deficit of 170B" thats because the cost of the wars were not placed on the books until Black Jesus became president
I guess you missed the 700 k job loss per month under Bush
lol "
record number of filibusters under the repukes in the house

whats the republicon solution for an older america? paul ryans private insurance lol
mitts magic underwear? how about we all get the same plan as congress?

any idea Joe what the tax rates were under St Ronnie?

PUBLIC unions are the problem......big difference !!!!!!!!!!!

Public unions are the probelm? The Sandy Hook teachers who gave up their lives for the children were public union employees. All those public union employees saved many lives at that school and yet they get slimed by knee-jerk union haters. The police, fire fighter, EMT and Port Authority Police heroes of 9/11 were all public union employees. They saved thousands of lives and yet they get bashed by ignorant right wing fools.

what pigs

Republicans who captured the House last month in part on the strength of a promise to rein in government spending have tapped a veteran lawmaker known as the "prince of pork" to head the powerful House Appropriations Committee. And the decision's not sitting so well among some conservatives.

Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers, who earned the "pork" nickname by steering hundreds of millions of federal dollars to projects in his rural district in Kentucky over a 30-year career in Congress, will chair the 60-member Appropriations Committee, the panel responsible for disbursing more than $1 trillion in non-entitlement-program dollars every year

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/10/gop-taps-prince-pork-lead-committee-overseeing-federal-spending/#ixzz2HA4sK8ka

and that my friends is from fox
cut the military budget
end all foreign aid

Watch Face the Nation This morning . There has been no mention now of the Jan 15 vote on Sandy relief the subject . Republicans waging war on Debt Limits , Not one word since the 9 Billion approvals . Ocean County infrastructure is damaged the waterways polluted with thousand of tons of debris , Homeowners are in purgatory right now , Insurance company and mortgage companies are now playing the waiting game not releasing money to repair homes, Municipalities across the board that where already at poor houses door ard now so far in the hole from this storm .

They voted that the speaker back into house leader even after he shunned all Sandys Victim, Republican party need to be cleaned out of all the tea party corporate interests Our governor probably the only republican left that truly was the old glory republican party Is only guy on our side . Lets hope we never loss him . And thats from a democrat
In this country we have the option of change and change is needed and the first change is legislation that one removes lobbyist as a business, Two only allow three months of Air time on TV and Mandatory free airtime at that limit it to 30 minutes a month . And Three any Disaster related bill is hands off stand alone bill. Same for education , Special services. Fire police etc .

We need to rebuild Washington Just like our Beaches from the ground up .

Add 50 0n the 50 asked for then the coast will be safe again until then more and more events like this are coming and on a more regular basis < I can only laugh at the countess Boat owners that out buying new boats with there new found moneys when theres no where to run Them other than the open ocean , Hers the Problem I have searched and searched
for one republican Bill that has been written that is humanitarian in any way at all . I cant find one . Other than The Sandy bill and they botched that .

All these politicians who are crying. All these homeowners who are crying. I could almost bet none of them will use the money in what was it was intended for. Typical B.S.

I am physically ill listening to every single politician. They are all disgusting con artists and used car salesmen. There are no real leaders anymore. Look at the divisiveness they have sown and are now reaping. A nation divided such as our surly cannot stand. This country is doomed.

Wow, looks like the Intelligence police skipped this thread...now i know what a discussion on the House and Senate floor looks like. Nice sampling people.

No one posting here has provided the wording in the constitution that permits congress to spend money on isolated disaster relief. It is unconstitutional. Undeclared preemptive wars, due process free incarceration and killing, FEMA, SS, medicare, medicaid and any program without footing in the constitution are all unconstitutional. Get out the document, read it and justify your position. I love how you demean asking for charity and then laud stealing the money from fellow countrymen. For all of you partisans out there, both parties are terrible and they both regularly violate the constitution. This is why we are drowning in debt and this is why we are slaves to a leviathan government, the Chinese and the devaluation of the dollar. The Brits experienced the same thing post WWII; let's just hope the US can remain at least a 2nd world country like the good old English once Chinese/Asian financial ascendency occurs.

President Grover Cleveland (Democrat) took a stand against using tax money to fund an orphanage in NYC during a sever economic crisis. He said, "I will not be a party to stealing money from one group of citizens to give to another group of citizens. No matter what the need or apparent justification, once the coffers of the federal government are opened to the public, there will be no shutting them again. . . It is the responsibility of citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of government to support its citizens."
Additionally, he vetoed a bill seeking to appropriate $10,000 to purchase grain to be given to several drought-stricken Texas counties in 1887. His rationale, "Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character..." He went on to say that federal aid worked against the spirit of common brotherhood amongst Americans that would inspire us to help one another.

US Government Pork Barrel Spending See full chart

Year Administration # Projects Cost

1991 George H Bush 546 $3.1 Billion
1992 George H Bush 892 $2.6 Billon
Total projects 1,438 Cost to taxpayers $5.7 Billion

1993 Bill Clinton 1,712 $6.6 Billion
1994 Bill Clinton 1,318 $7.8 Billion
1995 Bill Clinton 1,439 $10 Billion
1996 Bill Clinton 958 $12.5 Billion
1997 Bill Clinton 1,596 $14.5 Billion
1998 Bill Clinton 2,143 $13.2 Billion
1999 Bill Clinton 2,838 $12 Billion
2000 Bill Clinton 4,326 $17.7 Billion
Total projects 16,330 Cost to taxpayers $94.3 Billion

2001 George W Bush 6,333 $18.5 Billion
2002 George W Bush 8,341 $20.1 Billion
2003 George W Bush 9,362 $22.5 Billion
2004 George W Bush 10,656 $22.9 Billion
2005 George W Bush 13,997 $27.3 Billion
2006 George W Bush 9,963 $29 Billion
2007 George W Bush 2,658 $13.2 Billion
2008 George W Bush 11,610 $17.2 Billion
Total projects 72,920 Cost to taxpayers $170.7 Billion

Total All Projects 90,68 Total All Costs $270.7 Billion
* George W Bush spent 44.76% more than Bill Clinton- * George W Bush spending does not include costs for the Iraq War

Libertarianism is already an extreme cult, there is no reasoning with libertarians, they have their dogma and they don't deviate from their narrow path. I've heard the libertarian and Ayn Rand robotic talking points for many years now so Robert Y's comments are nothing new to me. He blows off Article 1, section 8 (to provide for the general welfare) as if it was nothing, poof. Providing for the general welfare would include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and disaster aid. There is no enumerated right to marry in the Constitution, no right to travel and there's no mention of an air force. Though there are constitutional amendments that have expanded voting rights ( amendments that prohibit discrimination based on race (15th), sex (19th) and age (26th))
, there is no specific enumerated right to vote in the big C. The majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, in Bush v. Gore (2000), wrote, "The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States." Scalia has said that there's no right to privacy in the Constitution. On Fox News with Chris Wallace: “What about the right to privacy that the court found in 1965?” Wallace pressed.
“There’s no right to privacy in the Constitution — no generalized right to privacy,” Scalia insisted.
“Well, in the Griswold case, the court said there was,” Wallace pointed out.
“Yeah, it did,” Scalia agreed. “And that was wrong.”

Let them eat cake, right Paul?
President Grover Cleveland (Democrat) took a stand against using tax money to fund an orphanage in NYC during a sever economic crisis. He said, "I will not be a party to stealing money from one group of citizens to give to another group of citizens. No matter what the need or apparent justification, once the coffers of the federal government are opened to the public, there will be no shutting them again

wonder if Paul posted this right after he left church

@ Joe R, the real cults are the traditional Democrat and Republican parties. Slaves to party platforms with NO room for deviation. It is actually the Libertarians who accept logic, rational behavior and thinking, the power of an individual to become who he/she can be, and how they can be a part of the greater good. Government just stands in the way, creates hurdles, and impedes growth through archaic and intrusive rules and regulations.

Libertarians to the hurricane victims: "Drop dead." Libertarians to disabled senior citizens; "Drop dead." What's their genius solution: go begging for charity. Sure, like charities will cover all the costs of seniors in nursing homes year after year after year. The average nursing home costs $7,000 a month. Like charities will cover disabled people with kidney failure; dialysis costs $150,000 a year. But when Ayn Rand (who had a lot in common with libertarians) got old, she signed up for Social Security and Medicare. Libertarians are radical extremists, and not in the good sense of being radical or extremist. Libertarians to poor kids: drop dead or go begging for charity.

Gov't does not just stand in the way, South Westfieldlander. Gov't provides basic services like sewerage and roads. It is governmental over sight that allows air travel and food supplies for billions. You want tiny government, move to Haiti. Americans have voted to be part of the modern world.

>>"Quite frankly, I bought my house as an investment an investment that I may need to sell one day to take care of my medical needs."<< Is that a joke, home and property values have plummeted. You think your home will cover your medical needs? A serious illness can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and nursing home costs ($7k-$10K per month and up) can bankrupt most people in short order. But maybe you live in a mansion worth $10 million dollars? Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid have not made people dependent and less likely to save or plan for the future. This is what I mean about the libertarian BS quotient. About the only point of agreement I have with libertarians is about closing most of the military bases and no more wars of choice, no more unnecessary wars such as Vietnam and Iraq. And we should have been out of Afghanistan 7 years ago.

Speaking of Social Security.
How's everyone feeling about that nice increase in your tax bill ?
Aimed right at the heart of the middle class.
Thanks Pres.
Just another $2425.00/year to the government. What the hell, chump change.

Maximum yearly Social Security tax withholding rises
from $4,624.20 (4.2 percent on income up to $110,100) to
$7,049.40 (6.2 percent on income up to $113,700).

I guess the economy is doing so great there was no need to extend the rate cut.

South Westfieldlander; please explain how Social Security works in your dreamland. Here, on Earth, you ONLY get social security after you and your employer pay in.

Mr Costello

Republicon s are out of touch with reality and live in denial
this is what they worry about dressed in tea party garb crying out for limited govt

A Virginia state senator gave Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) a new nickname on Tuesday, resurrecting a fight over McDonnell's support for legislation that would have mandated women have a transvaginal ultrasound before getting an abortion

Rape and pregnancy controversies in United States elections, 2012

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During the 2012 United States election cycle, a series of controversies arose as a result of Republican Party candidates' statements regarding rape, pregnancy, abortion, and related topics.

The first and most widely covered controversy during this time surrounded Republican U.S. Representative Todd Akin of Missouri, who was the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat. He stated that pregnancy from rape rarely occurs as a result of what he referred to as "legitimate rape." Akin's comments had a far-reaching political impact, changing a focus of campaigns across the country onto the so-called "War on Women."[1][2]

Following Akin's comments, there were additional controversies surrounding comments made by other socially conservative Republican candidates. The most notable of these was Indiana State Treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, who said that pregnancy from rape was "something that God intended", triggering a nationwide controversy nearly on the scale of that resulting from Akin's comments.

A number of observers have identified Mourdock's and Akin's comments as a principal factor in their election losses.[3] The comments are also credited for having a larger national effect

The ppll affected by Sandy need and deserve the help they need now
costofwars.com to see what the Bush admin has done to the ppl of this country

The NJ and Ocean County GOP are out of touch with reality. 2 Republican Representitives sponsored the Stolen Valor act and it blazed though Congress and Senate, yet they supported Spodofora who is nationally recognized with Stolen Valor. Do a simple internet search of his name and Stafford Township and you'll see for yourself. A Republican Club and Council remained silent when he got exposed again just prior to elections. He went as far to exploit Congressman Runyan's (R-NJ) name with having to get "special access" to so called classified service records. You can call and find out the truth, but not one of the elephants would speak out and tell the truth. It's time for reform in politics and it starts with public awareness!

Runyan's (R-NJ is he still alive? I thought he was stuck out in his "farm subsidy"
Whats he done for the folks affected by Sandy?
Hey you voted for him

Ive talked to about 50 people who applied to FEMA for $. One success story. Rest = $0.00

In Stalingrad Stafford headed by Spodofora, if you expose the truth and challenge the gross improprieties you face the threat of legal actions or have your name dragged through the mud in the papers rather than have the character to admit it. For someone like Spodophony who says he's proud of his military service, he sure created an alter personna and ego that is very far fetched from the truth. I sure hope those blood votes he got were worth it as a lot of men and women fought, died and worked hard earning the title of Navy SEAL, Underwater Demolition Technician (UDT), Divers and combat service in Vietnam. Some even earned a Navy Expeditionary Medal doing so and none of thier records require 'special access'. For the record, the Navy Expeditionary Medal was not awarded to any Unit/Ship/Sub/Sailor in the entire US Navy in between 10 Aug 1962 and 8 Dec 1978. Spodofora served from 1966-1973. Not that hard to figure out. He exploited an administrative error by the Navy. It was his choice to allow and use this Medal as a matter or public record prior to the elections. He was responsible to ensure that Medal was represented correctly and used in a manner respectfully. He chose not to do so and lied to the Asbury Park Press reporter who published his interview. If it is acceptable for politicians to lie, it is the absolute right for Veterans to tell the truth. Stafford you have been duped for years by this charlatan!

Tubby is waiting for the Federal cash so he can stash in the State budget via accounting tricks, that way he can avoid a tax increase this summer. Same old, same old.

When Clinton left office, this country was debt free with a surplus.

I'll be dead before I see a check.

Incorrect Samantha. The country was not debt free when Clinton left office.

Under Clinton, the national debt under his watch rose by $1.6 Trillion, a number Obama produces just about every 12 months.

It is true that the last few years his annual budgets did not have deficits (deficits not same as debt) thanks to a GOP congress that slowed spending to under 1% for a number of those years and a booming pre dot com burst economy.

Debt 1980 - $1T
Debt 1992- $4T
Debt 2000 - $5.6T
Debt 2008 - $9.6T
Debt today - $16.7T

Samantha, as long as you don't have a job you will see plenty of checks. You know what they say, "You can't work when you're on unemployment"