Here's Congressman Cohen on why he supports WIC.
As I pointed out on his FB page where he posted his weekly newsletter with links to his speeches on the floor of the House, "History is NOT your strong suit is it? The demonrats controlled Congress only during the first 2 years of Clinton's administration; America put Repubs in control of both the House and Senate in 1994 for the rest of his years. Seeing as it is Congress specifically, the House of Reps~ that spends and allocates federal money, it was the Repubs that balanced the budget and Clinton signed it. It was also Clinton who signed welfare reform that helped reduce the spending."
A Cohen supporter then commented; "Stick to the issue, TNWAHM. We know you hate Demoncrats"
To which my reply was, "Freudian slip there, LD? You called yourself Demoncrats. I don't hate Demoncrats; I disagree with your policies and hate what you have done to this country. It's not personal.
I am sticking to the issues. In his "speech" on support for WIC ~which I actually listened to~ Mr. Cohen says, "the Bush Tax Cuts were created when there was a surplus created by a Democratic Congress and a Democratic President, Bill Clinton; and these tax cuts were passed because we had a surplus." It's a joke when Demonrats try to take credit for the balancing of the budget during the Clinton years. It was the Republicans in Congress that did that. It's also a joke when Demonrats like Cohen talk about being fiscally responsible when they didn't pass a budget for 2011 and haven't presented one for 2012.
"2007 was the when the Demonrats took over Congress; ~it's also when Mr. Cohen first went to D.C.~ since then, the budget deficits doubled to $455 Billion in 2008, then tripled to $1.4 Trillion in 2009, $1.3 Trillion in 2010 and on pace for at least that this year.
"The liberal safety net has turned into a hammock. Not only has it destroyed lives by taking fathers out of the home by "replacing" them with a check; we can't afford it anymore.
'As far as the Republicans not "producing" a jobs bill; ~again from Mr. Cohen's speeches~ we don't need more government spending. What we need are tax cuts for small businesses and regulation cuts. When it comes down to it, the vote to repeal Hellcare was a jobs bill. There have been over 1,300 waivers given to businesses for Hellcare, Talk about a job killing bill. He wants to give tax cuts for "green energy" jobs, if it's good for them, why not for the rest of America?"
Steve Cohen on the Dems Jobs Creation Plan
The Demonrats didn't pass a budget for 2011 and haven't submitted one for 2012 and Steve Cohen is trying to go after the Republicans because they haven't submitted a jobs bill? Really? Cohen's idea of a jobs bill is the government sending more money to the unions. The only jobs bill that we need is to cut corporate taxes and regulations on businesses in the US. Get government out of the way of entrepreneurs and we'll see real job creation. Steve Cohen hasn't ever run a business; he hasn't ever had to meet a payroll. All he's done is been a "public" servant and spent first the state of Tennessee's taxpayer's money and now he's spending the entire country's taxpayer's money.
He says we need incentives for "green energy" jobs so "we don't have to spend so much money with our military and lives protecting the oil imports from the Middle East." We have the natural gas and oil reserves right here in our country, but not only is the BO/BS administration not allowing expansion of our own domestic energy supply, but they've shut down oil production.
Actually the vote to repeal hellcare is a jobs creation bill. One of the various reasons that business aren't expanding right now, is because of uncertainty of their costs going forward.
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Cowardice of Harry Reid and the DemonRats
Not only did the Demonrats lack the courage to defend their spending spree by not passing a Federal budget for 2011, now they are taking their cowardice one step further with Harry Reid saying “It would be foolish for us to do a budget at this stage.”
Why would Harry Reid ~and the DemonRats~ not want to offer a budget for 2012? What are they afraid of? Certainly the Constitution means nothing to them; seeing as one of Congress’s actual responsibilities is to pass a budget. Could it be that they can’t defend their spending and overreach of the federal government to the American people? Are they afraid that the American people actually are paying attention and that 2012 will be even more devastating to them than 2010? I’ve got news for you cowards; we are awake, paying attention and voting you out. You have lost by default.
The Republicans are courageously entering the debate by proposing actual fixes to entitlements that are broken. Harry Reid and the rest of you Demonrats: Man up and defend your spending!
Why would Harry Reid ~and the DemonRats~ not want to offer a budget for 2012? What are they afraid of? Certainly the Constitution means nothing to them; seeing as one of Congress’s actual responsibilities is to pass a budget. Could it be that they can’t defend their spending and overreach of the federal government to the American people? Are they afraid that the American people actually are paying attention and that 2012 will be even more devastating to them than 2010? I’ve got news for you cowards; we are awake, paying attention and voting you out. You have lost by default.
The Republicans are courageously entering the debate by proposing actual fixes to entitlements that are broken. Harry Reid and the rest of you Demonrats: Man up and defend your spending!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Thank You Steve Cohen!
The Federal government set a new record in February 2011. It had the largest monthly deficit in history; $223 Billion. See here. While liberals/Demonrats whine about the Republican spending during the Bush years, ~especially about the Iraq war~ the deficit for the whole year of 2007 was $161 Billion. WSJ article here.
Notice that 2007 was the last budget by both a Republican Congress and Republican President. Since Demonrats took control of Congress, ~which holds the purse strings of the government~ they have tripled the Federal Deficit. Republicans in Congress are trying to cut $100B out of the Federal budget and are running into opposition from Deficit Demonrats. Is it any wonder, when they hold the record for spending?
While the Republicans are fighting to cut the Federal budget by $100B, that is just a drop in the bucket compared to what must be cut. At the very least, we need to get back to 2006 levels. What needs to be done is to get back to Constitutional levels, which would be the elimination of many whole depts of the federal budget, the alphabet depts/programs. We could eliminate the whole defense budget ~which is the main job of the federal government~ and still only cut the current deficit by 1/3. That is unbelievable to me and unacceptable.
How did America come from a poor 3rd world country in 1787 to become one of the richest by 1920? It wasn’t because of the Dept of Labor, Energy or Education. The great cities of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit weren’t the result of HUD. From 1787-1920, the federal budget never exceeded 3% of the GDP except during times of war. Today, the federal budget is 25% of GDP.
Mr. Cohen was first elected to Congress in 2006. As a Pelosi lapdog, he is part of this history making fiscal fiasco. I wonder if this is an accomplishment that he’s proud of?
Notice that 2007 was the last budget by both a Republican Congress and Republican President. Since Demonrats took control of Congress, ~which holds the purse strings of the government~ they have tripled the Federal Deficit. Republicans in Congress are trying to cut $100B out of the Federal budget and are running into opposition from Deficit Demonrats. Is it any wonder, when they hold the record for spending?
While the Republicans are fighting to cut the Federal budget by $100B, that is just a drop in the bucket compared to what must be cut. At the very least, we need to get back to 2006 levels. What needs to be done is to get back to Constitutional levels, which would be the elimination of many whole depts of the federal budget, the alphabet depts/programs. We could eliminate the whole defense budget ~which is the main job of the federal government~ and still only cut the current deficit by 1/3. That is unbelievable to me and unacceptable.
How did America come from a poor 3rd world country in 1787 to become one of the richest by 1920? It wasn’t because of the Dept of Labor, Energy or Education. The great cities of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit weren’t the result of HUD. From 1787-1920, the federal budget never exceeded 3% of the GDP except during times of war. Today, the federal budget is 25% of GDP.
Mr. Cohen was first elected to Congress in 2006. As a Pelosi lapdog, he is part of this history making fiscal fiasco. I wonder if this is an accomplishment that he’s proud of?
Friday, March 4, 2011
More Fun with Steve Cohen
TN-9 Congressman posted the following link on his Facebook page on Thursday, March 3, 2011.
He’s trying to paint Republicans as giving a death sentence to those with cancer and other catastrophic illness because their budget cuts $2 billion dollars from the NIH.
Following are the comments:
Supporter #1: “The GOP notion of cutting NIH funding is BRAINLESS!!!
Don't they want the US to be at the forefront of science which will help people and lead to more JOBS?”
Me: “It's NOT the government's job to fund any kind of research. As a mother with a child in renal failure, I am not looking to the government for a cure. We could solve the budget crisis easily if we returned to Constitutional government; national security being it's primary JOB.”
Supporter #2: “The republicans have an agenda and yours and the nations needs to not apply. If the Democrats don't stand together as one we will have to wait sometime before the nightmare will be over.”
Me: “@Supporter #2; like the Democrats don't have an agenda. They rammed hellcare thru against the wishes of the people, they spent taxpayers money like it grew on trees and how many 2000+ bills did they ram thru w/o reading, regardless of what the consequences were to the American people. All they want is power, control and bigger government. The last 2 yrs have been a nightmare for all those that are unemployed because of the policies of leftists like Mr. Cohen.”
Supporter #2: “TN WAHM your one of those special people who live in lala land. Do you still have your silver spoon?”
Supporter #3: First,” TN WAHM, I wish nothing but the best for you and your child.
Now, here's the thing: All the people who opposed Health Care Reform said that our health care system is the envy of the world.
But all those innovations that made it that way... are the direct result of government-funded research. The private sector has proven time and time again that it has neither the resources nor the will to sink serious research efforts into catastrophic disease.
Every advance that we make towards conquering catastrophic disease, be it cancer, HIV/ AIDS, juvenile diabetes, happens directly or indirectly through the work of the federal government.
Once, a cancer diagnosis was a death sentence. All the progress that we've made in beating it came directly or indirectly from government research.
When a pharmaceutical manufacturer develops a new medicine, they are building upon research that was funded by our government.
In a perfect world, the private sector would drive innovation. We don't live in that perfect world. If the government does not fund research, which is often conducted right her in Memphis at St. Jude and UT Health Science Center, the research does not get done.
When we reach that point where cancer is cured routinely, it will be because the NIH did the heavy lifting and provided organizations such as St. Jude and UTHSC with the means to conduct research, as well as their own in house research.”
Me: “@ Supporter #2, no silver spoon, I'm working middle class, but I know economics and I'm not jealous of the rich.
@ Supporter #3, obviously you believe that government is the solution to every problem. What did we do before all this government interference? How did America come from a poor 3rd world country in 1787 to become one of the richest countries in 1920? It wasn't because of Dept of Ed, Dept of Energy or HUD. If you cut out the entire defense budget ~which is the main job of the federal government~ you would only cut the deficit by a 1/3. From 1787-1920, the federal budget never exceeded 3% of the GDP except during times of war. Today the federal spending is 25% of the GDP. And for the record, I hold Repubs as well as Dems responsible for this. Repubs spent too much during the Bush administration, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to what the Dems spent since 2007 when they controlled the purse strings of Congress.
"No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and virtue is preserved. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign invaders." -Samuel Adams”
Supporter #3: “Not every problem, but at the very least, THIS problem. The private sector does not drive medical research. If we do not fund it, it does not get done. The modern medical industry answers to its shareholders, not humanity. It's the reason there are more new patents for curing baldness and restless leg syndrome than curing actual disease.
The amount the Republicans want to cut from the NIH, $2.5 billion, is roughly the equivalent of 35 days in Iraq.
The debt explosion you talk of? That debt was there all along. The key difference is that the Obama administration makes Iraq & Afghanistan part of its budget (And thereby, part of the debt), while the Bush administration tracked it off budget. It's like saying your house note isn't part of your personal debt. It was an irresponsible sleight of hand designed to make the already bloated Bush deficits look smaller. His administration had a bad habit of doing things like that. His Council of Economic Advisers actually recommended reclassifying hamburgers as durable goods so they could make McJobs look like a thriving manufacturing sector.”
Me: “@Supporter #3, do you work for the NIH or the federal government?
You keep saying that w/o government there wouldn’t be any medical innovations and research. Just because you keep saying it doesn’t mean it’s so.
“Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler somehow than economic self-interest?” Milton Friedman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A
You sight the Iraq war, but even if we eliminated all defense spending, our deficit would only be cut by 1/3; and national defense is the main job of the federal government.
When was the last time the federal government had a balanced budget? The answer: 1957. http://www.geldpress.com/2008/07/us-budget-reporting-deception/
Unless I’m mistaken, George Bush wasn’t president in 1957.”
He’s trying to paint Republicans as giving a death sentence to those with cancer and other catastrophic illness because their budget cuts $2 billion dollars from the NIH.
Following are the comments:
Supporter #1: “The GOP notion of cutting NIH funding is BRAINLESS!!!
Don't they want the US to be at the forefront of science which will help people and lead to more JOBS?”
Me: “It's NOT the government's job to fund any kind of research. As a mother with a child in renal failure, I am not looking to the government for a cure. We could solve the budget crisis easily if we returned to Constitutional government; national security being it's primary JOB.”
Supporter #2: “The republicans have an agenda and yours and the nations needs to not apply. If the Democrats don't stand together as one we will have to wait sometime before the nightmare will be over.”
Me: “@Supporter #2; like the Democrats don't have an agenda. They rammed hellcare thru against the wishes of the people, they spent taxpayers money like it grew on trees and how many 2000+ bills did they ram thru w/o reading, regardless of what the consequences were to the American people. All they want is power, control and bigger government. The last 2 yrs have been a nightmare for all those that are unemployed because of the policies of leftists like Mr. Cohen.”
Supporter #2: “TN WAHM your one of those special people who live in lala land. Do you still have your silver spoon?”
Supporter #3: First,” TN WAHM, I wish nothing but the best for you and your child.
Now, here's the thing: All the people who opposed Health Care Reform said that our health care system is the envy of the world.
But all those innovations that made it that way... are the direct result of government-funded research. The private sector has proven time and time again that it has neither the resources nor the will to sink serious research efforts into catastrophic disease.
Every advance that we make towards conquering catastrophic disease, be it cancer, HIV/ AIDS, juvenile diabetes, happens directly or indirectly through the work of the federal government.
Once, a cancer diagnosis was a death sentence. All the progress that we've made in beating it came directly or indirectly from government research.
When a pharmaceutical manufacturer develops a new medicine, they are building upon research that was funded by our government.
In a perfect world, the private sector would drive innovation. We don't live in that perfect world. If the government does not fund research, which is often conducted right her in Memphis at St. Jude and UT Health Science Center, the research does not get done.
When we reach that point where cancer is cured routinely, it will be because the NIH did the heavy lifting and provided organizations such as St. Jude and UTHSC with the means to conduct research, as well as their own in house research.”
Me: “@ Supporter #2, no silver spoon, I'm working middle class, but I know economics and I'm not jealous of the rich.
@ Supporter #3, obviously you believe that government is the solution to every problem. What did we do before all this government interference? How did America come from a poor 3rd world country in 1787 to become one of the richest countries in 1920? It wasn't because of Dept of Ed, Dept of Energy or HUD. If you cut out the entire defense budget ~which is the main job of the federal government~ you would only cut the deficit by a 1/3. From 1787-1920, the federal budget never exceeded 3% of the GDP except during times of war. Today the federal spending is 25% of the GDP. And for the record, I hold Repubs as well as Dems responsible for this. Repubs spent too much during the Bush administration, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to what the Dems spent since 2007 when they controlled the purse strings of Congress.
"No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and virtue is preserved. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign invaders." -Samuel Adams”
Supporter #3: “Not every problem, but at the very least, THIS problem. The private sector does not drive medical research. If we do not fund it, it does not get done. The modern medical industry answers to its shareholders, not humanity. It's the reason there are more new patents for curing baldness and restless leg syndrome than curing actual disease.
The amount the Republicans want to cut from the NIH, $2.5 billion, is roughly the equivalent of 35 days in Iraq.
The debt explosion you talk of? That debt was there all along. The key difference is that the Obama administration makes Iraq & Afghanistan part of its budget (And thereby, part of the debt), while the Bush administration tracked it off budget. It's like saying your house note isn't part of your personal debt. It was an irresponsible sleight of hand designed to make the already bloated Bush deficits look smaller. His administration had a bad habit of doing things like that. His Council of Economic Advisers actually recommended reclassifying hamburgers as durable goods so they could make McJobs look like a thriving manufacturing sector.”
Me: “@Supporter #3, do you work for the NIH or the federal government?
You keep saying that w/o government there wouldn’t be any medical innovations and research. Just because you keep saying it doesn’t mean it’s so.
“Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler somehow than economic self-interest?” Milton Friedman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A
You sight the Iraq war, but even if we eliminated all defense spending, our deficit would only be cut by 1/3; and national defense is the main job of the federal government.
When was the last time the federal government had a balanced budget? The answer: 1957. http://www.geldpress.com/2008/07/us-budget-reporting-deception/
Unless I’m mistaken, George Bush wasn’t president in 1957.”
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