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Title: GOP Rep. Joe Barton Admits Republicans’ Agenda Is ‘A Little Bit Short On Specifics’
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Think Progress
URL Source: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/14/barton-gop-specifics/
Published: Oct 14, 2010
Author: Think Progress
Post Date: 2010-10-14 10:51:35 by go65
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Views: 3384
Comments: 17
On his Fox Business show this week, host Neil Cavuto appeared worried that Republicans may be too confident about their chances of taking control of the House and/or Senate this November. “Allay me of that anxiety that Republicans are getting ahead of themselves,” Cavuto told climate change denier and former BP oil spill apologist Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX). While Barton agreed that the GOP may be measuring the drapes a bit prematurely, Cavuto wondered what the GOP would actually do if it won control of Congress. However, the Texas Republican admitted his party doesn’t have much to offer: BARTON: Well, you know, we may be a little bit short on specifics. Watch it: Of course, Barton eventually offered up the standard GOP platitudes about repealing the new health care reform law. “Well, have you bounced that off John Boehner?” Cavuto asked, adding, “because he has not been very clear on this repeal effort.”
CAVUTO: I get a sense from Republicans collectively that they’re just already starting to dine on a feast three weeks early. And…when I get a sense from them about what they’re going to be doing day one without offering many specifics about the day one, besides getting back to 2008 spending levels, without addressing how you’re going to go back to those levels, I think they realize the better part of valor, is no specifics?
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#1. To: Nebuchadnezzar, hondo68, badeye, no gnu taxes (#0)
I look forward to hearing the GOP's "specifics" for improving the economy and reducing the deficit come January when they take responsibility for federal spending.
Me to. We can start by returning the stimulus that didn't stimulate cash back to the treasury, and reduce the deficit. Why not, since Owe-bama admits 'shovel ready projects' was simply bullshit.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
Great start - then you can pull the funding and halt all the other stimulus projects around the country. While it might put a few million more Americans out of work, you can simply end unemployment benefits those lazy out of work Americans will have to go out and take the jobs that are out there waiting for them. Of course the government could also pull its support of the automakers, again, even though there might be another million or so unemployed, there are plenty of jobs waiting for them so long as they aren't too lazy to take them.
The GOP leave themselves lots of wiggle room as party policy. Expanding corporate welfare will be one of the first on their agenda. Although the California and other SW state's governors will first go down and brown nose the Mexican ruling party and upper crust, as that has become tradition.
As of January of 2011 they will own the whole ball of wax, however I expect that they will be too consumed by their own internal battles to offer anything of substance that would actually help the economy in 2011- 12.
You should listen to your Messiah before posting, GO65...(laughing)
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
You're a fucking liar GO65. I've posted time and time again a conservative plan to get us out of this mess, and you still refuse to discuss it, choosing to ignore it. Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
What exactly does that have to do with what the GOP plans to do?
Because dick-head GO's tag-line attacked the "lack of a conservative plan", not the GOP. PISS ON ALL OF YOU LIBERALS. THAT IS WHAT I THINK OF YOU. Conservatives, like BE, LIBERATOR, STONE AND HONDO ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
If I remember correctly, your "conservative" plan was by someone I've never heard of. I'm not alone. A search for him comes up blank. So what does it matter what a non-entity thinks should be done? No one is going to pay any attention to it at all, least of all mainstream conservatives.
It's a conservative solution, not a GOP one.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
What was the name of the guy who came up with this, and what conservative group does he represent?
Think Progress=Shit for brains, liberal stooges!
Your conservative program was based on a socialist government programs. I'm not sure you actually read it.
You've posted a plan that called for far more government control of the economy. Did you even read it? Why didn't you respond when myself and others pointed out all the government intervention into the economy that your plan proposed?
Its a very bad time for our resident uber liberals...(chuckle) Whats amusing is they don't realize their own vaunted leadership brought about what appears to be the worst asskicking - politically - since the nation was founded. 13 days and a wake up til they hear from us all...
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
What points do you want to discuss. Every time I posted it/them, you refused and just ignored it.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
Reality check - Government spending is down, the deficit is down, government employment is down, and private hiring is up.
#2. To: go65 (#1)
#3. To: Badeye (#2)
Me to. We can start by returning the stimulus that didn't stimulate cash back to the treasury, and reduce the deficit.
Reality check - Government spending is down, the deficit is down, government employment is down, and private hiring is up.
#4. To: go65 (#1)
I look forward to hearing the GOP's "specifics" for improving the economy and reducing the deficit come January when they take responsibility for federal spending.
#5. To: mininggold (#4)
The GOP leave themselves lots of wiggle room as party policy. Expanding corporate welfare will be one of the first on their agenda.
Reality check - Government spending is down, the deficit is down, government employment is down, and private hiring is up.
#6. To: go65 (#3)
#7. To: go65 (#1)
I look forward to hearing the GOP's "specifics" for improving the economy and reducing the deficit come January when they take responsibility for federal spending.
#8. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#7)
I've posted time and time again a conservative plan to get us out of this mess, and you still refuse to discuss it, choosing to ignore it.
#9. To: Skip Intro, Brian S, War, minigold, Badeye, liberator, Hondo 68, a k a stone (#8)
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What exactly does that have to do with what the GOP plans to do?
#10. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#9)
Because dick-head GO's tag-line attacked the "lack of a conservative plan", not the GOP.
#11. To: Skip Intro (#10)
what does it matter what a non-entity thinks should be done? No one is going to pay any attention to it at all, least of all mainstream conservatives.
#12. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#11)
It's a conservative solution, not a GOP one.
#13. To: go65 (#0)
climate change denier and former BP oil spill apologist
#14. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#11)
It's a conservative solution, not a GOP one.
Reality check - Government spending is down, the deficit is down, government employment is down, and private hiring is up.
#15. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#7)
I've posted time and time again a conservative plan to get us out of this mess, and you still refuse to discuss it, choosing to ignore it.
Reality check - Government spending is down, the deficit is down, government employment is down, and private hiring is up.
#16. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#9)
#17. To: go65 (#15)
You've posted a plan that called for far more government control of the economy. Did you even read it? Why didn't you respond when myself and others pointed out all the government intervention into the economy that your plan proposed?
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