USA election thread - If you're not interested, then don't look!

[Old Hippie]

Spin this;

 

 

 

"ABC News projects Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives picking-up between 60 and 70 seats in a resounding rebuke to President Obama and the Democrats.

 

The GOP House victory would be the biggest gain for a party in a midterm since 1938' date=' when Democrats lost 71 seats amid deep economic malaise during the Great Depression."[/quote']

 

 

Doesn't this traditionally happen? Happened to Bush2 Clinton, I think Bush 1 and Regan as well...before that who knows?...how was that for spin? Facts aside, Fox "news" style.

 

Fine but not true. Did not happen to clinton till the last 1/4. Did not happen to Bush. Did happen to Carter in his favor no less and they got zero done.

 

As HH said... interesting map!

 

{edit: how come my pic is not showing up but as a link?}

 

 

I know I wasn't 100% right, that is why I said "...facts aside, Fox "news style..." If we repeat this enough times, it won't matter, people will quote me and think I was right...

[Flashermac]

There is something of a myth that FDR and the Dems ended the Great Depression. Ain't so - WWII spending ended it. My father told me the US was sliding back into depression after WWII, until the Cold War started and military spending went up again. The WWII vets were rightfully pissed off when they came home, shed their uniforms and couldn't find civilian jobs. Also, all of the wartime price controls were removed - and houses and cars suddenly went sky high. The vets couldn't afford them.

 

 

[Steve]

There is something of a myth that FDR and the Dems ended the Great Depression. Ain't so - WWII spending ended it. My father told me the US was sliding back into depression after WWII, until the Cold War started and military spending went up again. The WWII vets were rightfully pissed off when they came home, shed their uniforms and couldn't find civilian jobs. Also, all of the wartime price controls were removed - and houses and cars suddenly went sky high. The vets couldn't afford them.

 

 

I've said the same and most historians agree. I also don't give Reagan or Clinton credit for the '80s and '90s economic booms.

Volcker can take credit for kick starting the '80s and the tech boom kicked started teh ''90s and kept it going along with other industries.

 

Military spending helped the '50s but there was also a massive amount of spending on the infrastructure. The modern national highway system was due to Ike and he used the cold war as an excuse. That spending kept a lot of people employed and a host of related industries.

[kamui]

[Bangkoktraveler]

I think Obama should cut back defence spending and fire half the government departments. The GOP would love him for sure. :grin:

 

 

Yes, he should cut back government programs, especially the socialist programs such as free health care given to vets in VA hospitals. [color:red]Hard to believe any vet would go to a socialist hospital[/color] - I jst don't understand it.

[chuckwoww]

Abortion coverage should go too. America needs more unwanted babies.

[Old Hippie]

There is something of a myth that FDR and the Dems ended the Great Depression. Ain't so - WWII spending ended it. My father told me the US was sliding back into depression after WWII' date=' until the Cold War started and military spending went up again. The WWII vets were rightfully pissed off when they came home, shed their uniforms and couldn't find civilian jobs. Also, all of the wartime price controls were removed - and houses and cars suddenly went sky high. The vets couldn't afford them.

 

[/quote']

 

I've said the same and most historians agree. I also don't give Reagan or Clinton credit for the '80s and '90s economic booms.

Volcker can take credit for kick starting the '80s and the tech boom kicked started teh ''90s and kept it going along with other industries.

 

Military spending helped the '50s but there was also a massive amount of spending on the infrastructure. The modern national highway system was due to Ike and he used the cold war as an excuse. That spending kept a lot of people employed and a host of related industries.

 

 

So why not do the same now, repair the infrastructure? Use U.S. made materials, U.S. labor, and keep the economy going? We needs the work and the repairs.

[Bangkoktraveler]

Abortion coverage should go too. America needs more unwanted babies.

 

 

When they will grow up, they will be recruited by the GOP.

[Bangkoktraveler]

There is something of a myth that FDR and the Dems ended the Great Depression. Ain't so - WWII spending ended it. My father told me the US was sliding back into depression after WWII' date=' until the Cold War started and military spending went up again. The WWII vets were rightfully pissed off when they came home, shed their uniforms and couldn't find civilian jobs. Also, all of the wartime price controls were removed - and houses and cars suddenly went sky high. The vets couldn't afford them.

 

[/quote']

 

I've said the same and most historians agree. I also don't give Reagan or Clinton credit for the '80s and '90s economic booms.

Volcker can take credit for kick starting the '80s and the tech boom kicked started teh ''90s and kept it going along with other industries.

 

Military spending helped the '50s but there was also a massive amount of spending on the infrastructure. The modern national highway system was due to Ike and he used the cold war as an excuse. That spending kept a lot of people employed and a host of related industries.

 

 

So why not do the same now, repair the infrastructure? Use U.S. made materials, U.S. labor, and keep the economy going? We needs the work and the repairs.

 

 

Republicans are against supporting socialist programs. Now if the roads are in another country, that is a different story. Then it is called democracy.

[Hugh_Hoy]

When they will grow up, they will be recruited by the GOP.

 

Nah...won't need to. The "vast left-wing" of the Demoncrap Party will disappear in another generation. The queers won't propagate and those that do conceive will abort.

 

HH