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How bad is it?

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:46 pm
by Pudfark
Rob Portman: GOP-Run Senate Would Vote On Obamacare Repeal

WASHINGTON -- Though the law will be a year older, Republicans will push a vote to repeal Obamacare if they take back the Senate in November, a top GOP senator told reporters Thursday morning.

“I suspect we will vote to repeal early to put on record the fact that we Republicans think it was a bad policy and we think it is hurting our constituents,” said Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), appearing at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. “We think health care costs should be going down, not up. We think people should be able to keep the insurance that they had. They are worried about the fact that the next shoe to drop is going to be employer coverage.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/1 ... 04310.html

Robert Jones "Rob" Portman (born December 19, 1955) is an American lawyer and the junior United States Senator from Ohio, in office since 2011.

Blatant lies...fomented by the "pussy of the united states"...false allegations and rhetoric repeatedly made, to cover up....the lies told earlier. It's so bad.......the only way....CallinSick can support it? Is to "yawn".

Old Pudfark sez: " After the 'yawn' comes the dawn. "

Edit: Then there's this lil dab to add... :)

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/09 ... p=HPBucket

Here are the numbers behind the bullet points above: 59 percent of voters think the U.S. is less respected today than when Obama took office. That’s up 11 percentage points from 48 percent who felt that way last year -- and up a significant 22 points from 37 percent in 2012.

Among independents, 67 percent feel the U.S. is less respected. That’s a dramatic increase from 38 percent in 2012.

By a 15-point margin, Democrats are more likely to say the U.S. is less respected (35 percent) since Obama took office. Just 20 percent of Democrats say the country is more respected today, a drop of 32 points from 52 percent who felt that way in 2012.

Overall, 57 percent of voters think Obama is “weak and indecisive” on foreign policy, up from 48 percent last year. Twenty-three percent of Democrats and 62 percent of independents say he’s weak.

People fear an attack is coming -- yet don’t think the president will do what it takes to defeat ISIS. More than three-quarters of voters think ISIS is planning an attack on U.S. soil (77 percent) and about the same number say the U.S. should be doing more to stop ISIS (76 percent).

Still, by a 54-39 percent margin, voters say Obama isn’t prepared to “do whatever it takes to defeat” ISIS, and a 55-percent majority feels embarrassed he doesn’t have a strategy to deal with the Islamic extremist group in Syria. About a third is reassured Obama is taking time to develop a strategy.

Obama receives all-time low approval ratings for the job he’s doing on terrorism (38 approve-56 disapprove), Iraq (34 approve-59 disapprove) and Syria (27 approve-61 disapprove). The president’s overall foreign policy job rating remains deep underwater: 34 percent approve vs. 59 percent disapprove. His record-low 32 percent approval on foreign policy came in June 2014.

The president’s overall job approval stands at 38 percent, which matches its all-time low. A record-high 56 percent of voters disapprove. Approval among Democrats stands at 73 percent, just 4 points higher than its record low. Same story among independents: 26 percent approve today -- just 1 point higher than the all-time low among this group. And 39 percent of women approve, also matching a record low.

The nation feels less secure. For the first time in 10 years, voters say the country is less safe today than it was before 9/11. A record-low 43 percent say the country is safer today, and a record-high 45 percent say the country is less safe. In 2010 voters said the country was safer by a 23-point margin. In 2004 it was 35 points. And as recently as March of this year, voters said the country was safer by a 10-point margin (49-39 percent).

Obama has sent mixed messages on how he plans to handle ISIS. At one point he said the group should be destroyed, yet later he said it should be managed. Which do voters think he will try to do? By a 46-39 percent margin, more think Obama will manage rather than destroy ISIS. Democrats are more likely to think Obama will try to destroy ISIS, while Republicans and independents say he’ll manage the Islamic extremists.

The new poll asks voters which message they would like to send to Obama about the Islamic extremists who are beheading Americans. Over half -- 54 percent -- would say “kill them now.” Nearly a third would caution “don’t overreact” (32 percent).

Democrats would tell Obama “don’t overreact” (49 percent). Majorities of Republicans (70 percent) and independents (59 percent) say “kill them now.” Veterans and those currently serving in the military (62 percent) as well as non-military voters (53 percent) would advise “kill them now.”

Voters disagree with the Justice Department’s decision to treat the murder of American journalist James Foley as a criminal case: 65 percent think the U.S. military should go after the extremists responsible, while just 14 percent agree it is the job of federal prosecutors.

By nearly two-to-one voters think it will take boots on the ground to defeat ISIS (51 percent) rather than airstrikes alone (27 percent). Pluralities of independents (49 percent) and Democrats (42 percent), and a majority of Republicans (62 percent) think it will take U.S. ground troops to do the job.

What say you....Slick?
callmeslick wrote:yawn

Re: How bad is it?

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:31 pm
by HappyHappy
I see a white flag in Delaware,,,,,

Commieshit is hunkering down awaiting the Senate catastrophe.
Obama may be lame, but just watch when he has ZERO support in the house or senate.

Re: How bad is it?

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:24 am
by callmeslick
its fishing season, nitwits.
Oh, and the Senate can vote all it wants, you aren't going to override a veto in either house. The votes aren't there, so more symbolic BS. What about economic plans? What about a foreign policy that gets away from meddling the the middle east? What about immigration reform? What about tax reform? Portman's comments clearly indicate why a GOP Senate is a bad thing. Two more years of do-nothing focus on Obama-hate. Not the worst outcome, though....it will get the electorate in 2016(when most of the in-play Senate seats are GOP held seats) very worked up to finally send the GOP packing for a few years.

Re: How bad is it?

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:59 am
by Pudfark
callmeslick wrote:its fishing season, nitwits.
sputter...sputter...dribble...subject change...
I get it slick...despite what the people want....Obama is still gonna be an obstructionist, which btw negates the rest of yer drivel. Nice that yer finally catching on....I said/predicted same four years ago.....ewe said BS.

I do find it funny that Carter has been hanging around Obama recently....I'd tell ya why? But, ewe know. ;)

Enjoy yer fishing....
Here, ya can just hang up yer pole.
You're done...along with yer boy barry.

Old Pudfark sez: " Held accountable? Nope, gone fishin'..... "

Re: How bad is it?

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:00 pm
by callmeslick
enjoy the ride.....I'm still betting the GOP falls short(barely) in the Senate bid, and that the Dems pick up seats in the House. The Dems will pick up several governorships in 7 weeks or so, too.

Re: How bad is it?

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:33 am
by callmeslick

Re: How bad is it?

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:40 am
by HappyHappy
Times?
Globe?
CNN?

All mouth pieces of the American Communist party.

Commieshit, you are a dull sad joke.

Re: How bad is it?

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:52 am
by callmeslick
lame, Slappy, even for you.


Oh, and your Ignore function still seems to be failing miserably.

Re: How bad is it?

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:42 am
by Pudfark
From NBC News:
Nearly 70 percent of Americans say they lack confidence that the U.S. will achieve its goals in fighting the terrorist group ISIS, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Annenberg poll. The findings come in the wake of President Barack Obama’s national address announcing new measures to combat the Sunni militants.

The poll also shows that 38 percent of voters approve of Obama’s job in handling foreign policy.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-t ... ll-n202976

:lol: Note the above came from a known "commie" source...

Old Pudfark sez: " Yup, you libtards is about as solid as a bowl of cornflakes with a grenade in it... "

Re: How bad is it?

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:52 am
by callmeslick
actually, I've written quite a bit, elsewhere, where the readership has a higher IQ, about my misgivings on the whole ISIS thing. It's not just the administration, it's the attitude of the West, their seeming willingness to get gulled into being recruiting tools, and the knee-jerk panic of American citizens over a group that has, to date, killed exactly two Americans, nowhere near US soil.