The NDAA clause was an extension of the Patriot Act. The Bush Administration claimed they already had the authority to do what was in the NDAA. And Romney stated in the primary debates that he supported the NDAA.
Can't wait to hear Romney's concession speech. I want to see that smug grin wiped off that asshole's face.
Romney's still super rich, his running mates probly blubbing like a baby though. I never liked him judging by his face only :/
Anyone who is involved in a religion that claims to have magic underpants that protect you from guns, knives, and the devil, should never be in charge of a country.
Sounds like the tea party is already planning on doubling-down on the stupid in the House with another debt-ceiling standoff, and more blackmail attempts with the so-called "fiscal cliff". Could be the beginning of the end for a cohesive Republican party...
It seems like Obama was very successful in getting young voters to stop being so apathetic and disillusioned and to actually turn out to vote in both elections. Our generation is far better informed about what's actually going on in the world than the brainwashed baby boomers who watch Fox news. A big part of that is the internet. Now if only those same young voters would turn out in the mid-term elections, we could really turn things around in this country.
It's academic at this point now that Romney conceded. And the uncounted votes are in liberal areas of Florida.
Now Florida needs to figure out how to rid itself of Rick Scott. He may be the worst governor in the nation, although he has some real competition in Michigan and Wisconsin. I was happy to see that some of the worst Teabag scum was tossed out of office. Allen West and Joe Walsh have been canned.
The thing you have to keep in mind about Rick Scott is that not only is he one of the worst white collar criminals in history, but that he also got away with it, so he's incredibly well funded. It's going to be tough to get rid of him. He spent $75M of his ill gotten money to get himself elected.
It's a similar story to Walker, a Koch-funded jackhole who kept his job through billionaire backing. I would think a grassroots movement that used social media and the interwebz, which is a very inexpensive strategy, could be the most effective in battling those big bucks. They would need organization and involvement rather than just cash. The Democrats also need to be more aggressive in going after the glaring problems with these governors. Mitch Daniels cut funding for Medicaid waiver homes and group homes. Seems like throwing disabled people (over 1000 Medicaid waiver homes alone) out of their homes, particularly kids, would be a pretty good point to bring up in an election. I don't recall ever hearing about this topic from Democrats, not once. The conflicts of interest seen with Walker and Scott are almost beyond belief. Democrats have to hit much, much harder on those things if they want to unseat these scumbags.
Clinton's speech at the DNC specifically mentioned Medicaid cuts as being part of the GOP agenda and what they would really mean to the elderly and disabled.
Interesting exit poll stats... It's still amazing to me that a party that constantly demonizes government safety net programs can still get the majority of the 65 and older vote. Makes no sense whatsoever...
Saying "my opponent's plan calls for a reduction of this fund by 12.3%" doesn't have the impact of the imagery and examples of people being thrown out of their home or their grandparents not being able to pay for medicine, which are the types of concepts people can really relate to. They bring this stuff up in vague terms in an ineffective way. There were lots of wide open targets, and Democrats keep pulling their punches. For an easy example of Democrats being too wimpy and spineless, Paul Ryan's budget called for significantly increased military spending yet asked for a 24% REDUCTION for Veteran's Affairs. We'll send even more in to die but we don't plan on taking care of them. How can Democrats possibly give him a pass on that? Was that ever made into a big issue? Get specific. Make sure the audience fully understands the impact of these things. Way too passive and weak. It's indefensible.
"They also want to block grant Medicaid and cut it by a third over the coming decade. Of course, that will hurt poor kids, but that's not all. Almost two-thirds of Medicaid is spent on nursing home care for seniors and on people with disabilities, including kids from middle class families, with special needs like, Down syndrome or autism. I don't know how those families are going to deal with it. We can't let it happen." That doesn't sound very vague to me.
Are you implying that passage was more the standard response rather than an exception to the rule? We had two group homes where I worked. We had to close them because funding was suddenly cut in half. We had discussions about how to place people so no one ended up in a homeless shelter. I was watching for anything Democrats would say about it. I made calls and e-mails. Nothing. It was as though this issue did not exist.
The only thing I'm implying is that you're incorrect to say this : "I don't recall ever hearing about this topic from Democrats, not once." Democrats did raise the issue, they did it in primetime with one of the party's true heavyweights, and they did talk about it in terms of the human toll rather than simply as a statistic. I think the main problem is that you're living in a state where the best Dems could do is stage walkouts to deny the GOP a quorum to pass legislation, and now they're faced with a supermajority and can't even use that tactic anymore.
The implied bigotry and racism in the commentary of some of the conservatives is unreal. O'Reilly was talking about how the demographics have changed over the past few years and stated there are minorities and "they want stuff," implying that people of color voted for Obama so they could collect food stamps or whatever. As far as I'm concerned, they can keep it up so they lose every time. Rush Limbaugh was dumbfounded that the GOP didn't get more of the minority vote. He listed token black GOP candidates and public figures, including Herman Cain of all people, and seemed stunned that they party regularly comments about "showing your papers" and "checking the box" didn't impress minorities.