The Democrats' new promise - "A New Direction For America - Vote Democratic."

[ThinkMachine]

The Democrats' new promise - "A New Direction For America - Vote
Democratic."
(contributed by Dom Occipinte)
The stock market is at a new all-time high and America's 401K's are
back.
A new direction from there means what?

Unemployment is at 25-year lows.
A new direction from there means what?

Oil prices are plummeting.
A new direction from there means what?

Taxes are at 20-year lows.
A new direction from there means what?

Federal tax revenues are at all-time highs.
A new direction from there means what?

The Federal deficit is down almost 50%, just as predicted over last
year.
A new direction from there means what?

Home valuations are up 200% over the past 3.5 years.
A new direction from there means what?

Inflation is in check, hovering at 20-year lows.
A new direction from there means what?

Not a single terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11/01.
A new direction from there means what?

Osama bi Lden is living under a rock in a dark cave, having not
surfaced in years, if he's alive at all, while 95% of Al Queda's top
dogs are either dead or in custody, cooperating with US Intel.
A new direction from there means what?

Several major terrorist attacks already thwarted by US and British
Intel, including the recent planned attack involving 10 Jumbo Jets
being exploded in mid-air over major US cities in order to celebrate
the anniversary of the 9/11/01 attacks.
A new direction from there means what?

Just as President Bush foretold us of on a number of occasions, Iraq
was to be made "ground zero" for the war on terrorism -- and just as
President Bush said they would, terrorist cells from all over the
region are arriving from the shadows of their hiding places and
flooding into Iraq in order to get their faces blown off by US Marines
rather than boarding planes and heading to the United States to wage
war on us here.
A new direction from there means what?

Moreover, bear in mind that all of the above occurred in the face of
the 1999 tech crash, the epidemic of corporate scandals throughout the
90's, and the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks on NYC years in the planning ,
which collectively sucked 24 trillions of dollars and 7.8 million jobs
out of the US economy even before G. W. Bush had time to unpack his
suitcases in the White House. It's easy to attempt to discredit,
disgrace and defame our Commander-in-Chief, George W. Bush; what's not
so easy to do is to refute irrefutable facts, no matter how they might
try.

Do yourself and this country of ours a favor and don't be a mindless
sheep, bent on hate and blame-shifting simply in the name of hate and
blame-shifting. Take heed of reality, use your head and do cast your
vote wisely in the upcoming elections. The stakes are far too high
today, as America's very future, and yes, even its very survival is now
at stake! Yes, I said even our very survival is at stake.

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[Arizona Bushwhacker]

How long will it take to get you big spending
republicans to pay down Bush's National Debt?

[Arizona Bushwhacker]

[Cisco Kid]

"ThinkMachine" <yingyang...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1162847559....@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

> The Democrats' new promise - "A New Direction For America - Vote
> Democratic."
> (contributed by Dom Occipinte)
> The stock market is at a new all-time high and America's 401K's are
> back.
>

Mine isn't. A new direction means prosperity for the middle class.

>
> A new direction from there means what?
>

How about an economy which doesn't have to depend on deficit spending?
Clinton proved it can work.

>
> Unemployment is at 25-year lows.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

Unemployment is higher today than it was last quarter of 1998, all of 1999,
all of 2000 and first half of 2001. A new direction means an end to the GOP
spin on these numbers.

>
> Oil prices are plummeting.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

Plummeting from what? They are higher than anytime in history except for 6
months ago. OPEC just announced they will be cutting production. A new
direction means serious work on developing alternative energy sources.

>
> Taxes are at 20-year lows.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

????? My property taxes have skyrocketed. Sales, gas and excise taxes are
also higher. I am also saddled with mounting health insurance and college
tuition costs. The middle class continues to get hammered.

>
> Federal tax revenues are at all-time highs.
> A new direction from there means what?
>
> The Federal deficit is down almost 50%, just as predicted over last
> year.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

An end to the Republicans having spent all the money in the world giving tax
breaks to Paris Hilton and pretending to look for Osama bin Laden.

>
> Home valuations are up 200% over the past 3.5 years.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

Affordable housing?

>
> Inflation is in check, hovering at 20-year lows.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

Then why has the Fed invoked 11 successive rate hikes?

>
> Not a single terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11/01.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

The anthrax attacks didn't count?

>
> Osama bi Lden is living under a rock in a dark cave, having not
> surfaced in years, if he's alive at all, while 95% of Al Queda's top
> dogs are either dead or in custody, cooperating with US Intel.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

The vast majority of Americans feel less safe today. The Republicans have
fumbled the national security issue.

>
> Several major terrorist attacks already thwarted by US and British
> Intel, including the recent planned attack involving 10 Jumbo Jets
> being exploded in mid-air over major US cities in order to celebrate
> the anniversary of the 9/11/01 attacks.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

The 9/11 attacks also could have been thwarted had Bush simply bothered to
read his 08/06 PDB. We paid big time for that dereliction of duty, didn't
we?

>
> Just as President Bush foretold us of on a number of occasions, Iraq
> was to be made "ground zero" for the war on terrorism -- and just as
> President Bush said they would, terrorist cells from all over the
> region are arriving from the shadows of their hiding places and
> flooding into Iraq in order to get their faces blown off by US Marines
> rather than boarding planes and heading to the United States to wage
> war on us here.
> A new direction from there means what?
>

Iraq and Saddam's vast stockpiles of WMD were never a direct threat to the
USA. We've (you Repugs) have squandered $400 billion and 3,000 of our
troops' lives over that lie.

>
> Moreover, bear in mind that all of the above occurred in the face of
> the 1999 tech crash, the epidemic of corporate scandals throughout the
> 90's, and the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks on NYC years in the planning ,
> which collectively sucked 24 trillions of dollars and 7.8 million jobs
> out of the US economy even before G. W. Bush had time to unpack his
> suitcases in the White House. It's easy to attempt to discredit,
> disgrace and defame our Commander-in-Chief, George W. Bush; what's not
> so easy to do is to refute irrefutable facts, no matter how they might
> try.
>

Gee, look at all the Congressional scandals, the mis-managed economy, the
bungled war in Iraq and.... a 26% approval rating for Congress. When I went
to school, a 29% grade was a failing mark.

>
> Do yourself and this country of ours a favor and don't be a mindless
> sheep, bent on hate and blame-shifting simply in the name of hate and
> blame-shifting. Take heed of reality, use your head and do cast your
> vote wisely in the upcoming elections. The stakes are far too high
> today, as America's very future, and yes, even its very survival is now
> at stake! Yes, I said even our very survival is at stake.
>
> ***************************************************************************
>

I'm no mindless sheep. I voted for Gore in '00 and Kerry in '04.
Yes, the stakes are high and that's why the Democrats have a 16 to 30 point
advantage over their Republican opponents.

[Cisco Kid]

"Horatio Fudruckerton." <NoS...@hotmail.com 2> wrote in message
news:aolvk2ducv1ao2780...@4ax.com...
>
>
>
> Yep, a new direction for America; straight into the crapper.
>
But Fuddy, even that would be an improvement over where we are now.

[ThinkMachine]

Bush's Deficits?

Dems and Cliton didn't have any??

The National Debt

In the chart below, an R next to the amount indicates a Republican
President; a D is for a Democrat in the Oval Office. The Democrats had
control of Congress from 1954, in 1994. Both houses of Congress were
Republican controlled until after the 2000 "election", but this ended
when in May 2001 James Jeffords 'fessed up to his real political
agenda.

Current Congressionally created debt:

9/29/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23 (R)
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50 (R)
03/31/2005 $7,776,939,047,670.14 (R)
10/13/2005 $7,995,462,387,011.49 (R)
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32 (R)
06/30/2003 $6,670,121,155,027.26 (R)
09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16 (R)
09/28/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (R)

08/08/2001 $5,720,324,946,092.23 (R)
04/30/2001 $5,661,347,798,002.65 (R)
02/28/2001 $5,735,859,380,573.98 (R)
01/31/2001 $5,716,070,587,057.36 (R)

12/29/2000 $5,662,216,013,697.37 (D)
09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (D)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62 (D)
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73 (D)
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32 (D)
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (D)

09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66 (R)
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25 (R)
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16 (R)
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00 (R)

The statistics above were obtained from the Bureau of The Public Debt's
web site:

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm