Have the Republicans lost all right to b*tch about the economy?

[Liberal_in_LA]

Poll question: Have the Republicans lost all right to b*tch about the economy?

[saltpoint]

1. They whine and wail without offering an alternative vision or plan.

It would be useful to let them throw their hissy fits, film as many of them as we can, and then include them in the 2010 Congressional election campaign ads in select districts.

[liberal N proud]

6. They had an alternative or fantasy

More fucking tax cuts for the wealthy.

They have this fantasy that tax cuts create jobs. I have yet to figure out how but that is the fantasy they have and it will remain a fantasy.

[saltpoint]

7. Yes. They like to see themselves as being on the top of the financial heap

a vision that apparently involves all the rest of us flipping burgers at Wendy's.

[liberal N proud]

13. And idiots who are in the same situation as the rest of us will believe them

[saltpoint]

15. They're likely to flog the FOX News appendage mighty hard between now

and the Congressional elections, but their current leader/strategist, Michael Steele, appears to be in a fixed delusional state with a musical theme of some kind. "Frank Sinatra Republicans with a hip-hop overlay", is the closest I can get to understand his jibberish.

I don't think they have the cards to play poker for 2012 or 2012.

[daninthemoon]

8. saint ronnie's trickle down tax cuts will be kicking in any day now.

we just have to remain patient right? the holy free market will surely reward us if we don't interfere, right? more tax cuts for the wealthy and deregulation will fix everything. this time. right?

[Captain Hilts]

2. I'd call it 'bastarding'. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. I knew someone would vote no. Bet it's that bloo person

[treestar]

4. Dupe

[treestar]

5. I love asking them if they really think that the government should

just back off completely and let the market re-stabilize itself.

[Warpy]

9. This economy is mostly theirs

so if they want to wail about it, let them. 75% of the people in this country know that the economy is the fault of conservative economic dogma that oppresses working people while fattening the rich, rewarding greed while punishing industry, favoring profit while squandering wealth.

The more bitching they do, the angrier people will get at them.

[Runcible Spoon]

10. Everyone has a "right" to an opinion...just as we have the right to ignore them and not take them

seriously.

I really REALLY don't want them offering up any more alternative plans, so I staunchly stand against that reasoning. They are free to go into their little corner and pitch a fit; we are free to not give them an audience.

[durablend]

11. Yes

They flushed trillions away in Iraq, then NOW they want to be fiscally responsible ("cuz we wouldn't want to leave a burden for our grandchildren, would we?")

STFU you WATBs!!!

[spanone]

12. no, in fact, according to the media, rick santelli should debate President Obama

[VP505]

14. No, I don't think they have lost

the right to "bitch "about the economy, what they have lost is any credibility on how to fix it, how Obama should go about fixing it or the right to say their Economic Policies are anything other than nonsense.

[fortyfeetunder]

16. Let them whine

and give them some cheese and crackers to ease their pain.

Linda

[TahitiNut]

17. I'd say they've lost "standing" ... not a "right."

As a liberal, I take rights very seriously. :shrug:

[GinaMaria]

18. If I set fire to my house,

would I have the right to complain "it's smokey in here"? I could certainly voice such a complaint but I really wouldn't expect anyone to listen.

[asteroid2003QQ47]

19. Other- Yes but no more than non-groupie Democrats! n/t