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- johndiggity0
after one year, here are the numbers. no spin, no bias, just data:
7,949.09—Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 20, 2009.
10,609.65—Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 15, 2010.
13 million—Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of January 2009.
14.7 million—Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of December 2009.
7.7 percent—Unemployment rate January 2009
10.0 percent—Unemployment rate December 2009
$787 billion—Cost of economic stimulus approved byCongress.
$10.6 trillion—Outstanding public debt Jan. 20, 2009.
$12.3 trillion—Outstanding public debt Jan. 14, 2009.
$296.4 billion—Federal spending from the financial crisis bailout fund before Jan. 20, 2009.
$173 billion—Federal spending from the financial crisis bailout fund after Jan. 20, 2009.
$165 billion—Amount of bailout funds repaid by banks and automakers.
139—Bank failures between Jan. 20, 2009, and Jan. 14, 2010.
274,399—Number of properties that received forclosure-related notices in January 2009.
349,519—Number of properties that received forclosure-related notices in December 2009.
34,400—U.S. troops in Afghanistan in January 2009.
70,000—U.S. troops in Afghanistan as of Jan. 12, 2010.
319—U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan from January 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010.
139,500—U.S. troops in Iraq in January 2009.
111,000—U.S. troops in Iraq as of Jan. 12, 2010.
152—U.S. military deaths in Iraq from January 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010.
539—Appointments to top federal policy positions submitted to the Senate
352—Appointments confirmed by the Senate.
180—Appointments in top policy positions carried over from the Bush administration.
12—Formal news conferences.
21—Foreign countries visited.
29—States visited.
10—Visits to Camp David.
2—Vacations.
- And everything was fine in January 2009. Not biased at all.luckyorphan
- Mind doing that same breakdown from 2000-2008?luckyorphan
- why include those years? this is for the one year obama has been president. interpret as you wish, but the numbers are correct.johndiggity
- correct.johndiggity
- Should include previous years because they provide context the majority of spending items you listed.IRNlun6
- this is what took place in the last year while obama ran the country. nothing more.johndiggity
- I hear you. It is what it is...IRNlun6
- Fair nuf. He's mopping up the work of the previous president, and clearly, it's going to take longer than a year.luckyorphan
- Man, you guys are brokeGeorgesII
- i don't think there's anything wrong with holding politicians accountable for what they've done. we need to do it more often.johndiggity
- often.johndiggity
- ********0
Definitely worth a repost
Uh oh November, 2010.
- Some of the greatest video editing I have ever seen. Very dramatic. Especially when Reid flies the golden eagle.********
- These producers never voted democratic in their lives. disingenuous crapMimio
- hahaha! did the daily show put that together? or did they finally get internet into backwoods kentucky??spifflink
- Some of the greatest video editing I have ever seen. Very dramatic. Especially when Reid flies the golden eagle.
- ********0
Wow, did you know that US taxpayers gave Haiti $600,000,000 in aid in 2009? My goodness.
- ********0
If MA votes down their Democrat Senator Wednesday, in favir f the Republican is it all but over for Obama?
- *in favor of********
- yea, it's all over for the next 3 years you rube.BonSeff
- No, but it'll be a pretty good setback. Dems just don't learn, sometimes.luckyorphan
- ...and Republicans don't know how to learn, of course. Third party time.luckyorphan
- *in favor of
- ********0
Rube:
1 : an awkward unsophisticated person : rustic
2 : a naive or inexperienced person- Or some jackhole from Guatamala married to the CIA.********
- How's your whore wife?********
- By the way will, if I ever meet you in real life I will kick your fucking ass********
- Go back to guatemala you fuckstick and take your jesus whore CIA wife with you********
- Oh, or can't you handle what you dish out from California. Come to NYC you asshole.********
- Tell me what is it like to have a CIA whore suck your dick. I'd like to know.********
- Meanwhile you hawk Jesus T-shirts for cash********
- Fuck you asshole.********
- And hay, you can have Janne back you up. The guatamala asshole and the tent boy.********
- Fuck your lame ass shit.********
- dad?identity
- Or some jackhole from Guatamala married to the CIA.
- ukit0
I don't think so SumWurk. The media will make a big deal about it but Obama will still have 59 in the Senate and a large majority in the House. To put it in perspective, the most Bush ever had was 55.
- Yes, but it'd be a huge setback for Obama and the health care overhaul. Dems gotta step it up.luckyorphan
- No one wants the current healthcare plan though, so step it up to what???********
- luckyorphan0
Incidentally, it looks like the seat is going to the GOP in Massachusetts. All polls indicate as such. Such a shame, but hey, the Dems fell flat on their faces again. Almost as incompetent as the GOP is backwards.
- Hold on to yer hats & glasses folks. This is going to get bumpy. Jeez...when will the grown-ups take charge?luckyorphan
- Good questionukit
- DrBombay0
Something to keep in mind about the election in MA
http://www.politico.com/blogs/be…
- GeorgesII0
subwtv, you will end up like rob, keep it up
-Or some jackhole from Guatamala married to the CIA.
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How's your whore wife?
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By the way will, if I ever meet you in real life I will kick your fucking ass
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Go back to guatemala you fuckstick and take your jesus whore CIA wife with you
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Oh, or can't you handle what you dish out from California. Come to NYC you asshole.
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Tell me what is it like to have a CIA whore suck your dick. I'd like to know.
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Meanwhile you hawk Jesus T-shirts for cash
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Fuck you asshole.
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And hay, you can have Janne back you up. The guatamala asshole and the tent boy.
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Fuck your lame ass shit.
- ESKEMA0
You guys are idiots!! (Obama downers)
As an european and a human being, I was relieved to see that you could choose wise for once and elect the right guy after years of stupidity leadership.
You elected a douche, let him destroy your country for 4 years, then elected him again for more 4 even more destructive years. Then, you just expect that a single man saves the day in just a year??? Are you for real??
It's going to take more than 4 years to get you going again. Did you expect that as soon as Obama gets to the white house everything was going to be ok instantly?? What a disapointment to see everyone cry like fucking babies and regret the only positive US event of the last decade.- If Obama would stop lying and cheating he could have made MUCH more progress.********
- ... yes, it's sad that his supporters are scratching their heads in confusion over his antics.********
- HA. You're eurotrash. You have possibly support the most corrupt govt system on the face of the earth.********
- Don't you have a queen to bow down to? Obama is a communist. Euro trash loves commis but not Americans.********
- fred is a crackup. he's like colbert you know? pretends to be really right wing, but you KNOW no one can believe that bullshitspifflink
- If Obama would stop lying and cheating he could have made MUCH more progress.
- DrBombay0
Can't name a President in my lifetime that has undergone this much scrutiny in their first year in office. Not a one.
- DrBombay0
I swear some of these people in this thread know absolutely nothing about politics. The Republicans block every piece of legislation and their party members blame Democrats for nothing getting done, completely avoiding the obstruction angle. They call the Democratic Party innefectual while actively fighting tooth and nail against any legislation that is brought before them. And mouth breathers like Sumwurk are doing keg stands at the Kool Aid line. The base of the Republican party are uneducated rubes that vote against their best interests any chance they get.
Joe Biden needs to go nuclear option and quit being a pussy about this bipartisan shit.
- LOL - can you be anymore brainwashed. CONSERVATIVES DO NOT SUPPORT CORRUPT GOVT.********
- Who is the real idiot?
<-------------Commun... Nazi******** - What legislation has been proposed by republicans since Obama being president?DrBombay
- Name 5 proposals. All they do is obstruct in lockstep.DrBombay
- Conservative don't support a corrupt govt. HA! That's fucking rich. You must have amnesia. That or you're just full of shit, I'll take the latter.EightyDeuce
- take the latterEightyDeuce
- The guy is a troll.DrBombay
- Switch 'Democrat' for 'Republican' in the most of your post and it makes just as much sense.********
- No, that actually isn't true at all. Were you asleep during the Bush Administration?DrBombay
- i like this communazi thing. almost like history didnt happen and the soviets didnt fight germany in ww2spifflink
- LOL - can you be anymore brainwashed. CONSERVATIVES DO NOT SUPPORT CORRUPT GOVT.
- DrBombay0
Remember Terry Schiavo? Dumb fucking republicans were trotting out the nuclear option over that garbage. "Give it an up or down vote", remember that shit?
Now the democrats need a super-majority in order to even have legislation proposed.
- excellent point. talk about campaigning from the capital.Mimio
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"can you name another black president we've had in this basically racist country?
– version31/3"
IF WERE A RACIST COUNTRY HOW DID A MAJORITY ELECT A BLACK PRESIDENT?!?!?!?!?!?!?
its time to let obama be a big boy and stand on his own two feet!!!
Stop blaming race and george bush for his obvious, inexperience and bad judgement!
HE'S NOT A BLACK PRESIDENT....HE'S THE PRESIDENT!!!- What is he doing incorrectly in your estimation? How would you do it differently?DrBombay
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Democrats Face Loss of Kennedy Seat, Health-Care Vote
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomber…
Research “strongly suggests” that Brown, 50, will defeat Coakley, 56, the Washington-based nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report said. That outcome or even a narrow Coakley win could discourage House or Senate Democrats in competitive districts and states from running in this November’s elections amid a sagging economy and declining poll numbers for Obama.- tick-tock, tick-tock...********
- Things were so great when republicans held majorities... right?DrBombay
- tick-tock, tick-tock...
- DrBombay0
Jazx, You like to stir up shit but once that is taken away there isn't anything else there. It is sad that you get a thrill out of doing that day in and day out.
- Excuse me, you did much the same for 8 years nearly. Go jump off of a bridge and do the world a favor.********
- No, I actually disagreed with things, did reading about them and had arguments.DrBombay
- You post soundbites and then jump to another topic.DrBombay
- It is also funny how everything has to be so tit for tat for you too. You have the sensibilities of a teenager.DrBombay
- Sucks, IE 8 doesn't let me view the other posts in these. No arrow exists. JK?********
- 'did reading' - DrBombay
hahahahahahaha!mathinc - Petty little cunt. No substance.DrBombay
- Coming from the petty cunt who likes to talk shit to whatshisname for not graduating high school. How awful your school must have been for passing your dumb ass.mathinc
- have been for passing your dumb ass. Sorry, there I go being petty again. :(mathinc
- Why do you care about that? He is a moron and it just so happens that he didn't graduate high school. I see a correlation.DrBombay
- correlation.DrBombay
- You should seriously consider not being all on my nutsack from here on out. It's creepy.DrBombay
- It isn't like I said anything about you. But you make yourself defender of the trolls all the time.DrBombay
- haha yeah, so wait, don't you see the hypocrisy. You feel like it's okay for you to bang on someone else because YOU think they'remathinc
- think they're a moron. And I'm swinging from your nuts and defending trolls because I think YOU'RE a moron. You = justifiedmathinc
- Me = defending trolls.. It must be nice to be too stupid to even realize that you're stupid. Bliss eh?mathinc
- I'll just say it, so I don't come off as some troll defender. That guy Will is even dumber than you, which is pretty impressive.mathinc
- Couple a' morans who devoutly believe they have the whole thing figured out!mathinc
- aw looky... you two are having a spat also...
so cute :)PonyBoy - Math, you do the same things that you criticize others for doing, always.DrBombay
- You are the troll defender, it's fucking hilarious to watchDrBombay
- It's funny finding you on the side of some pretty awful shit from time to time. WIshy washy as a MFer.DrBombay
- At least an internet thread doesn't account for 60% of my life. Outstanding achievement.mathinc
- Yeah that 20 minutes a day is a real killer, your 15 aint shit though.DrBombay
- Excuse me, you did much the same for 8 years nearly. Go jump off of a bridge and do the world a favor.
- version30
cnaps1970, you fail to see the sarcasm in my post, and the reality in front of your face. it was MLK day yesterday fool, get a clue.
