The American public gave bush and the repukes eight years to destroy the economy. They won't even

[still_one]

give the Democrats 2 years before they want to bring back the policies that brought us to our knees

I cannot believe how self-destructive Americans are

[BootinUp]

1. substitute "world" for "economy" and I could agree 100% instead

of 95%.

[GoCubsGo]

2. Eight years? Try twelve.

They held both houses of Congress for 12 years. This disaster all started back in 1994.

[AlabamaLibrul]

4. Eight years? Try forty, with exception to the eight years of Clinton, and a footnote to

the R Congress during Clinton.

[opihimoimoi]

3. Social engineering prolly cost the GOP Masters $500 mil these past 2 years to create anger,

to destroy Reid, Obama, Pelosi, etc

Cheap....if tax cuts extended...the mega rich saves $Billions....hundreds of Billions.

Country first??? I don't think so

[edhopper]

5. That's what happens when

the corporate media reports every time the republicans block something as "Congress failed to..."

[mazzarro]

16. DLC Too Has Not Been Helpfull Too!

Well with dems not setting up structures to discipline their congressional members when they join the rethugs to play against democratic agenda, it gives the impression of disarray in the democratic party legislative mechanism. Couple that with the endemic lack of self promotion of our side and we continually find ourselves in the doghouse of the average voter. IMO DLC has done far more harm as it seem that its tentacles control most aspects of the democratic party machinery. I think they quickly got rid of everything Gov. Dean had put in place in DNC that does not conform to the way DLC does business.

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. Too be fair, Dems lost the House and Senate in 2002, and won them back in 2006

Just sayin'...

[HughBeaumont]

7. 8 Years? Try 30.

This started with Reagan. I'm obviously no fan of HW Bush, but even HE knew Supply-Side was bullshit. While lots of good things happened on Clinton's watch, a lot of bad free Trade agreements also happened. NAFTA didn't originate with him, but he signed it. Clinton also listened to Reaganite leftover idiots like Robert Rubin and Phil Gramm (who should be in a dark rotten prison). This whole mess waltzed, of course, over to the Legacy Failure Fratster exacerbating free trade and ramping up Reaganomics Redux as the rule of the New American Century.

Problem is, America hasn't created one NET NEW JOB in 12 years. Not coincidentally, that 12 years is where we've seen this vaunted "New Economy" enacted, with "Free Trade" as the fuel and Republicans primarily at the throttle, whiskey bottle and rubberstamps firmly in hand.

American voters, however, lurrrrrves them some rich bastards, Supply-Side, one-sided offshoring and wealth inequality, chalking our criticism of it as "jealousy" and giving it cute little right-wing assholisms like "Trickle-Up Poverty". They must all be really wealthy themselves in their fantasy "Apprentice" worlds in which they sport the roadkill toupees and Italian suits. They must ALL be in non-outsourceable careers, are really secure in their lives and have no major financial or health landmines to worry about.

The rest of us, in reality, wonder when DuhMerica is going to kick it's death-grip addiction to Republicans and their snake-oil Unbridled Crapitalist garbage before it ends up in a seventy-foot steep ditch without a rope. It appears the only "socialism" that's happening in this country, as Dumbfuckistan defines it, is flowing upward instead of downward.

[Balbus]

8. 8 years? Try 72!

I don't have anything to support those numbers - I just wanted to jump on the bandwagon.

[HughBeaumont]

9. Could be 100. Depends on which historian you ask.

But 72 doesn't sound bad. After all, the first Great Depression had all the same characteristics and players pulling the strings and building the timebombs as the Great Recession did.

And just like that, a Democrat is left with the mess to clean up.

[Poboy]

10. This is what happens when you FAIL to aggressivly, in concert with

supporters, to push back on the corporate funded avalanche of propaganda.
The average voter sees the Dems have failed to do what they said they would do,so they will vote them out.

If you do not fight, you lose.

[ladjf]

11. How much disaster is it going to take for America to learn it's lesson? nt

[Poboy]

13. Prepare for the worst, is all I can reply with. -nt

[lonestarnot]

12. The ignorance is astounding isn't it. Can't believe we have that many richie riches in this country

[still_one]

14. Isn't it the truth, the business networks are going nuts. These are the greedy bastards

who put us into the situation we are in

It will only get worse if the repukes win since they want to cut education

[lonestarnot]

15. social security, and anything that smells like it might have some money in it for them.

[indepat]

17. Believe!

:)

[rucky]

18. And 30+ years for trickle-down to work.

We are fucking deranged.

[felix_numinous]

19. They secured their power

with assassinations and dirty dealing while the rest of us mostly played by the rules. They are a criminal rogue element in our government, working with secret funds, covert operations and all kinds of dirty dealings. Their shock and awe techniques and propaganda campaigns have held this country hostage for many years. If anyone goes up against them directly they are offed or character assassinated.

We can beat ourselves up because we weren't able to stop them, but really what could have been done? The better question is what can be done now? What is our strategy for defeating the 21st century robber barons?

[Dawson Leery]

20. I wonder how many of those "swing voters"

voted Rethug in 2002 and 2004, 2006, and for Obama in 2008, only to go back to Rethugs in 2 years time.