------War on Women

[Pine Mt Beagles]

Thank's again for proving you know nothing,but,I did not think you could show anything a Republican has done to help American's ,

[Rabbithoundjb]

Reagan put sixteen million americans to work and if you look right on up to when Clinton signed NAFTA into law Regans policies put around 40 million to work. Reagan got AMERICAN hostages home from Iraq. W. put more of working peoples money back in their pocket. W. also bought the coutry back from 911. The biggest thing republicans done in the last couple of years though is everyone of them voted against Obamacare.

Now I am still waiting for you to Show us the stats that support your democrat claims as well as your republican claims. So far all we have seen is website garbage and your opinion.

So tell us what has Obama done for working americans!!!!!!

[Pine Mt Beagles]

Still nothing huh

Could not find nothing Republican's has did for working American's,regan gave weapon's to the enemy ,treason ,to get hostages,and let Olie North take the fall,-W-took money out of your pocket and put in your boss's pocket destroyed the economy so bad it will take Democrat's 3 or 4 decades to get it back to where it was when Clinton left it so far ahead,Regan didn't create all those job's either.

Just continues to show you guy's have no idea what is going on now or what has happened in the past,proves my point ,,DON'T FORGET PAST MISTAKES LIKE VOTING REPUBLICAN,,it will come back to haunt you.

Feb 5, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Tomorrow will mark the 100th anniversary of President Reagan’s birth, and all week, conservatives have been trying to outdo each others’ remembrances of the great conservative icon. Senate Republicans spent much of Thursday singing Reagan’s praise from the Senate floor, while conservative publications have been running non-stop commemorations. Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee and former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich are hoping to make a few bucks off the Gipper’s centennial.

But Reagan was not the man conservatives claim he was. This image of Reagan as a conservative superhero is myth, created to unite the various factions of the right behind a common leader. In reality, Reagan was no conservative ideologue or flawless commander-in-chief. Reagan regularly strayed from conservative dogma — he raised taxes eleven times as president while tripling the deficit — and he often ended up on the wrong side of history, like when he vetoed an Anti-Apartheid bill.

1. Reagan was a serial tax raiser. As governor of California, Reagan “signed into law the largest tax increase in the history of any state up till then.” Meanwhile, state spending nearly doubled. As president, Reagan “raised taxes in seven of his eight years in office,” including four times in just two years. As former GOP Senator Alan Simpson, who called Reagan “a dear friend,” told NPR, “Ronald Reagan raised taxes 11 times in his administration — I was there.” “Reagan was never afraid to raise taxes,” said historian Douglas Brinkley, who edited Reagan’s memoir. Reagan the anti-tax zealot is “false mythology,” Brinkley said.

2. Reagan nearly tripled the federal budget deficit. During the Reagan years, the debt increased to nearly $3 trillion, “roughly three times as much as the first 80 years of the century had done altogether.” Reagan enacted a major tax cut his first year in office and government revenue dropped off precipitously. Despite the conservative myth that tax cuts somehow increase revenue, the government went deeper into debt and Reagan had to raise taxes just a year after he enacted his tax cut. Despite ten more tax hikes on everything from gasoline to corporate income, Reagan was never able to get the deficit under control.

3. Unemployment soared after Reagan’s 1981 tax cuts. Unemployment jumped to 10.8 percent after Reagan enacted his much-touted tax cut, and it took years for the rate to get back down to its previous level. Meanwhile, income inequality exploded. Despite the myth that Reagan presided over an era of unmatched economic boom for all Americans, Reagan disproportionately taxed the poor and middle class, but the economic growth of the 1980′s did little help them. “Since 1980, median household income has risen only 30 percent, adjusted for inflation, while average incomes at the top have tripled or quadrupled,” the New York Times’ David Leonhardt noted.

4. Reagan grew the size of the federal government tremendously. Reagan promised “to move boldly, decisively, and quickly to control the runaway growth of federal spending,” but federal spending “ballooned” under Reagan. He bailed out Social Security in 1983 after attempting to privatize it, and set up a progressive taxation system to keep it funded into the future. He promised to cut government agencies like the Department of Energy and Education but ended up adding one of the largest — the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, which today has a budget of nearly $90 billion and close to 300,000 employees. He also hiked defense spending by over $100 billion a year to a level not seen since the height of the Vietnam war.

5. Reagan did little to fight a woman’s right to choose. As governor of California in 1967, Reagan signed a bill to liberalize the state’s abortion laws that “resulted in more than a million abortions.” When Reagan ran for president, he advocated a constitutional amendment that would have prohibited all abortions except when necessary to save the life of the mother, but once in office, he “never seriously pursued” curbing choice.

6. Reagan was a “bellicose peacenik.” He wrote in his memoirs that “[m]y dream…became a world free of nuclear weapons.” “This vision stemmed from the president’s belief that the biblical account of Armageddon prophesied nuclear war — and that apocalypse could be averted if everyone, especially the Soviets, eliminated nuclear weapons,” the Washington Monthly noted. And Reagan’s military buildup was meant to crush the Soviet Union, but “also to put the United States in a stronger position from which to establish effective arms control” for the the entire world — a vision acted out by Regean’s vice president, George H.W. Bush, when he became president.

7. Reagan gave amnesty to 3 million undocumented immigrants. Reagan signed into law a bill that made any immigrant who had entered the country before 1982 eligible for amnesty. The bill was sold as a crackdown, but its tough sanctions on employers who hired undocumented immigrants were removed before final passage. The bill helped 3 million people and millions more family members gain American residency. It has since become a source of major embarrassment for conservatives.

8. Reagan illegally funneled weapons to Iran. Reagan and other senior U.S. officials secretly sold arms to officials in Iran, which was subject to a an arms embargo at the time, in exchange for American hostages. Some funds from the illegal arms sales also went to fund anti-Communist rebels in Nicaragua — something Congress had already prohibited the administration from doing. When the deals went public, the Iran-Contra Affair, as it came to be know, was an enormous political scandal that forced several senior administration officials to resign.

9. Reagan vetoed a comprehensive anti-Apartheid act. which placed sanctions on South Africa and cut off all American trade with the country. Reagan’s veto was overridden by the Republican-controlled Senate. Reagan responded by saying “I deeply regret that Congress has seen fit to override my veto,” saying that the law “will not solve the serious problems that plague that country.”

10. Reagan helped create the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden. Reagan fought a proxy war with the Soviet Union by training, arming, equipping, and funding Islamist mujahidin fighters in Afghanistan. Reagan funneled billions of dollars, along with top-secret intelligence and sophisticated weaponry to these fighters through the Pakistani intelligence service. The Talbian and Osama Bin Laden — a prominent mujahidin commander — emerged from these mujahidin groups Reagan helped create, and U.S. policy towards Pakistan remains strained because of the intelligence services’ close relations to these fighters. In fact, Reagan’s decision to continue the proxy war after the Soviets were willing to retreat played a direct role in Bin Laden’s ascendancy.

Conservatives seem to be in such denial about the less flattering aspects of Reagan; it sometimes appears as if they genuinely don’t know the truth of his legacy. Yesterday, when liberal activist Mike Stark challenged hate radio host Rush Limbaugh on why Reagan remains a conservative hero despite raising taxes so many times, Limbaugh flew into a tirade and demanded, “Where did you get this silly notion that Reagan raised taxes?”
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and this is the best Republican ever since Abe Lincoln.

[bluegrass]

Good post Rufus...a libtard hit piece so full of LIES it REEKS...nothing new from you however.


You all see the pattern here don't you? Whenever ANYONE here produces FACTS that Rufus' dumb a.ss cannot argue against he goes on the attack, claiming either another WAR on someone by Republicans or he attacks a Republican with lies from another libtard blogger.


The only good thing about the cut and paste garbage, and it IS garbage (especially this latest one, pack of lies) is that the SPELLING IS CORRECT. Makes it much easier to read, unlike the third grade grammar we all get treated to when Rufus decides to make up his own lies...LMFAO!!!!



I still wonder why ANY of us bother to respond to his garbage anymore...maybe if we would all just ignore him he would get tired and go away. Wishful thinking, I know...

[2500 HD]

It's funny how he doesn't respond to the topics on here that have real substance of what is actually going on in America. He avoids them like the plague!!! He can't look in the mirror and see a man,,,just a coward!!!!!!!!

[Pine Mt Beagles]

Well old clueless is back.some one forget to lock your jacket at the home for the mentally ill.

I don't respond to you guy's topic,you are Republican,and you just lie ,,and act foolish ,you guy's are more of a threat to America than any foreign country or terrorist organization,

my post have been proven over and over,and you guy's are to lazy and to stupid to read anyway.

I post the fact's not what you anti -american terrorist want to see posted,

25 VD
Bluegrass ,has an open invitation to stop by some time for coffee and lunch ,hey i'am buying come on down.

25VD
you have not posted a topic with substance since you started posting,,,Remember the statement you made about your uncle ted nugent,,how he is a great patriot,,,crapped and wet his pant's for a month before he went to see the draft board,to prove himself unfit to serve ,he probably learned that from you.
then i found on a hunting site in california where he was fined 1750.00 for poaching,,and he is an admitted child molester.
I guess that was one of your most informative post's.

point out something in that last post that is a lie ,of ,you could have you would have done if ,blue trash.

Regan
raised taxes-fact
trippled the national debt-fact
unemployment jumped to 10.8 %-Fact
Regan grew the size of governmant more than any president in history -fact
Regan gave ammnesty to 3 -million illegal immigrant's-fact
Regan illegaly gave weapon's to iran -remember them also -fact
Regan also created the TALIBAN AND OSAMA BIN LADEN---I THINK THAT IS THE MAIN REASON THE REPUBLICAN'S KEPT BIN LADEN HIDDEN OUT SO LONG,THAT AND THEY USED HIM FOR A CAMPAIGN TOOL,,,THAT IS WHY WHEN EVER THE MILITARY FOUND HIM ,AND TOLD BUSH,CHEENEY AND OTHER REPUBLICAN'S HE WAS ALWAY'S OUT .
AND THAT, IS WHY ,THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS GOT SO MAD WHEN AMERICA'S ELECTED PRESIDENT GOT BIN LADEN THEY COULD NOT USE HIM ANY MORE.
REGAN FUNNELLED BILLION'S TO THE MIDDLE EAST ,AND YOU TWO FACED HIPPOCRIT'S HAVE NERVE TO CRY ABOUT A ,REAL PRESIDENT ,WHO IS DOING EVERY THING HE CAN ,INSPITE OF THE SAY NO TO EVERY THING REPUBLICAN'S.
JUST TRASH-

[Rabbithoundjb]

I love how PMB posts these hit pieces if only he could do math since between 1981 and 1984 unemployment went from 10.8 TO 6.8 under REAGAN. Obama spent half of what Reagan spent in 8 years on his stimulas and unemployment is still higher than it was 3 years ago. And more lies about W.that you can't legislatively prove, just talking points. At least Reagan didn't give guns to drug cartel on our borders for them to use to kill our border agents like Obama has. At least under W. people had a boss and a job UNTIL DEMOCRAT ENTITLEMENT LEGISLATION CRASHED THE COUNTRIES ECONOMY.

WHAT A PATHETIC LIBERAL TROLL YOU ARE PMB!!!!!!! ALL YOU POST PMB IS WEBSITE LIES. LMAO!

[Pine Mt Beagles]

I SPEND A LOT MORE NOW THAN I DID IN 1981-EVER HEAR OF INFLATION,I HAVE PROVED WHAT I HAVE SAID ,BUT YOU HAVE NOT,YOU MISDIRECT FROM WHY THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS HAD TO SPEND SO MUCH,WHILE 54 % OF AMERICAN'S KNOW BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR THE ECONOMY AND HIGH NATIONAL DEBT AND THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS KEEPING HIS DISASTER GOING,

[Rabbithoundjb]

MAN PMB I hate when I have to remind you that the democrats have been in the majority since Jan. 2007 WHEN. Unemployment was 4.6%, the federal deficit was 180 billion, the national bebt was 7 trillion, 20 million less people where on the tax payer teat and so on. Now after 5 years in charge unemployment is 10%, the federal deficit is 2 trillion, the national debt is 16 trillion and 1 in 5 people are completely living on the tax payer teat. YOU CALL THAT A RECOVERY!!

[Newt]

PM, since the topic is "War on Women" what happens to the women on Afghanistan after Obama finishes his negotiations with the Taliban. The Taliban are known to be just as reliable as the North Koreans in living up to their negotiated agreements.


Do you know anything about the Chinese Dissident who was seeking refuge in the American embassy in China? He is an attorney who was representing women that had been victims of the mass sterilization project in China. You do know that Hillary is on record as stating that Human Rights will not be a topic when negotiating with the Chinese. The Progressive Green Philosophy, There are too many people in the world.

[Pine Lakes]

I still wonder why ANY of us bother to respond to his garbage anymore...maybe if we would all just ignore him he would get tired and go away. Wishful thinking, I know...

I've already done that and have been wondering when everyone else would do the same. It's not to anyone's benefit to argue with a liar when his lies are infinite. When you disprove one of his lies he just creates another one, and so on and so on. He thinks he's a great American, when in fact he's a great communist who looks forward to the federal government running every aspect of our lives. That or he's just blatently insane. Either way it's a waste of time. Good luck though.

[Pine Mt Beagles]

You guy's are just pathetic ,anti American racist biggot's,with zero moral's,nothing but,brain washed hippocrit's,no wonder not many American's bother with trying to help you guy's see ,you are America's worst enemies.

You want except the truth ,and haved posted nothing but,lies for over 4-yrs,

[TC]

SQUEEK

Did Yall Hear Sumthin??? Naaaa Didnt think so!!

[Rabbithoundjb]

OH let PMB have his fun TC. I think we all know theres no hope for him but I at least have fun pointing out his unproven rhetoric. Telling everyone who his unbias sources are, LMAO! and busting him on his blinding partisan rants.

[Pine Mt Beagles]

There you go again lieing,you have not proved anything wrong yet,just to ignore the truth does not make it a lie.

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T.C.

let's look a little closer to what you and these other braind dead hippocrit's ---have been saying...

here are 10,,,statement's,,since you guy's keep saying I just post left wing articles.


Prove one of these statement's ,are false,---lieing,ignoring ,or posting some thing, the new Republican ,mouth piece,,Teddy Nugent,the child molester and poacher has said is not proff.
so prove one wrong,

1. Reagan was a serial tax raiser. As governor of California, Reagan “signed into law the largest tax increase in the history of any state up till then.” Meanwhile, state spending nearly doubled. As president, Reagan “raised taxes in seven of his eight years in office,” including four times in just two years. As former GOP Senator Alan Simpson, who called Reagan “a dear friend,” told NPR, “Ronald Reagan raised taxes 11 times in his administration — I was there.” “Reagan was never afraid to raise taxes,” said historian Douglas Brinkley, who edited Reagan’s memoir. Reagan the anti-tax zealot is “false mythology,” Brinkley said.

2. Reagan nearly tripled the federal budget deficit. During the Reagan years, the debt increased to nearly $3 trillion, “roughly three times as much as the first 80 years of the century had done altogether.” Reagan enacted a major tax cut his first year in office and government revenue dropped off precipitously. Despite the conservative myth that tax cuts somehow increase revenue, the government went deeper into debt and Reagan had to raise taxes just a year after he enacted his tax cut. Despite ten more tax hikes on everything from gasoline to corporate income, Reagan was never able to get the deficit under control.

3. Unemployment soared after Reagan’s 1981 tax cuts. Unemployment jumped to 10.8 percent after Reagan enacted his much-touted tax cut, and it took years for the rate to get back down to its previous level. Meanwhile, income inequality exploded. Despite the myth that Reagan presided over an era of unmatched economic boom for all Americans, Reagan disproportionately taxed the poor and middle class, but the economic growth of the 1980′s did little help them. “Since 1980, median household income has risen only 30 percent, adjusted for inflation, while average incomes at the top have tripled or quadrupled,” the New York Times’ David Leonhardt noted.

4. Reagan grew the size of the federal government tremendously. Reagan promised “to move boldly, decisively, and quickly to control the runaway growth of federal spending,” but federal spending “ballooned” under Reagan. He bailed out Social Security in 1983 after attempting to privatize it, and set up a progressive taxation system to keep it funded into the future. He promised to cut government agencies like the Department of Energy and Education but ended up adding one of the largest — the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, which today has a budget of nearly $90 billion and close to 300,000 employees. He also hiked defense spending by over $100 billion a year to a level not seen since the height of the Vietnam war.

5. Reagan did little to fight a woman’s right to choose. As governor of California in 1967, Reagan signed a bill to liberalize the state’s abortion laws that “resulted in more than a million abortions.” When Reagan ran for president, he advocated a constitutional amendment that would have prohibited all abortions except when necessary to save the life of the mother, but once in office, he “never seriously pursued” curbing choice.

6. Reagan was a “bellicose peacenik.” He wrote in his memoirs that “[m]y dream…became a world free of nuclear weapons.” “This vision stemmed from the president’s belief that the biblical account of Armageddon prophesied nuclear war — and that apocalypse could be averted if everyone, especially the Soviets, eliminated nuclear weapons,” the Washington Monthly noted. And Reagan’s military buildup was meant to crush the Soviet Union, but “also to put the United States in a stronger position from which to establish effective arms control” for the the entire world — a vision acted out by Regean’s vice president, George H.W. Bush, when he became president.

7. Reagan gave amnesty to 3 million undocumented immigrants. Reagan signed into law a bill that made any immigrant who had entered the country before 1982 eligible for amnesty. The bill was sold as a crackdown, but its tough sanctions on employers who hired undocumented immigrants were removed before final passage. The bill helped 3 million people and millions more family members gain American residency. It has since become a source of major embarrassment for conservatives.

8. Reagan illegally funneled weapons to Iran. Reagan and other senior U.S. officials secretly sold arms to officials in Iran, which was subject to a an arms embargo at the time, in exchange for American hostages. Some funds from the illegal arms sales also went to fund anti-Communist rebels in Nicaragua — something Congress had already prohibited the administration from doing. When the deals went public, the Iran-Contra Affair, as it came to be know, was an enormous political scandal that forced several senior administration officials to resign.

9. Reagan vetoed a comprehensive anti-Apartheid act. which placed sanctions on South Africa and cut off all American trade with the country. Reagan’s veto was overridden by the Republican-controlled Senate. Reagan responded by saying “I deeply regret that Congress has seen fit to override my veto,” saying that the law “will not solve the serious problems that plague that country.”

10. Reagan helped create the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden. Reagan fought a proxy war with the Soviet Union by training, arming, equipping, and funding Islamist mujahidin fighters in Afghanistan. Reagan funneled billions of dollars, along with top-secret intelligence and sophisticated weaponry to these fighters through the Pakistani intelligence service. The Talbian and Osama Bin Laden — a prominent mujahidin commander — emerged from these mujahidin groups Reagan helped create, and U.S. policy towards Pakistan remains strained because of the intelligence services’ close relations to these fighters. In fact, Reagan’s decision to continue the proxy war after the Soviets were willing to retreat played a direct role in Bin Laden’s ascendancy.