The Respectfully Republican Conversation

Wow Shirley, I didnt know you had been published.....LMAO

I have been buried in work for the past month so haven't been able to read or post much. I hope everyone had good holidays.

I was listening to the radio today and they were talking about the gas tax and the need to raise it. They made it sound like they needed to increase it because the price of gas has gone down. Isn't gas taxed per gallon - not on the dollar amount? People are just continuing to drive less and if they add more taxes - people will drive even less. This is the first year that I have seen people in my neighborhood riding their bicycles in 14 inches of snow!! They were also talking about the price of gasoline going back up to 3.00 dollars a gallon by summer. Do you think they will blame B.O. for that?

Shirley - what are the bad green gas foods?

Godsgal,

It is sometimes hard to tell over Web but were you sincere or sarcastic? I am hoping for the latter.

We need to be "PRO" our President and our country, and loyal to our allies, within reason.

(That doesn't mean you have to buy plates or coins or....!!)

That doesn't mean that we cannot or should not question his or Congressional actions.

I started my career in Washington at NSA, and I can assure you that they are not wiretapping you or me. Now some people..... Seriously, ordinary citizens are not targeted; people "of interest" could be.

Y'all have a nice day, y'hear?

Rosemary...One can only hope! As I said many many threads ago, my duckies are in a row...can't wait to sit back and watch!

Of all the dum azz things libs blame Bush for, starting a war so his oil buddies could make money is the most dum azz conspiracy theory of them all. The profit margin of oil companies is lower than most businesses. In fact the government makes more money taxing a gallon of gas, in most states, than the oil companies make on a gallon. Bush must really be a Godguy if he has been able to perform all those "miracles" he is attributed to. He caused a hurricane, a sunami, spies on us, causes the implosion of the twin towers and even manages to create the illusion that it was an airplane. How in the world will the ONE manage to fill such big shoes? All the smucks who voted for this idiot will soon find out what the people in Illinois know: the only thing certain about an Ilinois politician is that they are all crooked to the core and have conspired to protect each other. That is how they keep power. Rats do not squel on rats. Blago finally got caught and he may soon expose all the rest. The state is in dire straits because of the unthethered actions of democrats. Obama is every bit as guilty as the rest of the Chicago thugs. HE is protected by his fellow thugs and an adoring press who manipulated his rise to the throne. America has already gone into a sink after the empty promises of the do nothing demwit congress. When they have all the power, heaven help us. We will not longer have Godguy as president. We will have a puppet who has no idea what to do except read a teleprompter. Just as in Illinois, there will be so much infighting among the demwits that nothing will get done. Oblablah will have to referee, but since he has never organized or managed anything except collecting voters for acorn, he will fall flat on his face. Palin in 2012!!

Why aren't libs complaining that a dum azz blond like Cameron Diaz can make 3 million for spending a few hours reading lines for a cartoon like Shrek, but a business should not be able to make a profit? Let's point fingers at the way we are ripped off by Hollywood. Talk about a business that is a milking machine.

All I gotta say is GOD HELP US!

Who's Godsgirl anyway.  Why just now show up and go straight to me cuz I said I'M SCARED OF THE DEMS...Pelosi and Barney are idiots.

I get so amused at all the "theories" out there about PRESIDENT Bush.  He is still PRESIDENT.  However, I think he's letting PE Obama have the presidency (almost) because PRESIDENT Bush has class and he wants PE Obama to KNOW ALL that is going on.  PRESIDENT Bush loves this country and wants the best..soooooo...PE Obama has center stage.  So, please dems, don't ask where PRESIDENT Bush is.  He's letting you guys gloat. 

And, VIVRE, You are so right...darn that Bushguy....he can perform miracles by starting all kinds of things..storms...gas prices to rise...OH, BUT THE DEMS HAVE FORGOTTEN..I HAVEN'T..remember when PRESIDENT Bush lifted the oil ban..the gas prices started dropping IMMEDIATELY.  Go back, dems, and do some research.  Perhaps you'll remember.  I think we republicans need to get on the band wagon AGAIN about DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW!

Raising the gas tax in this economy is plum stupid.  I actually think the dems would like to see the gasoline reach at least $4.00 a gallon again so everyone would drive EVEN less.  What idiots!

suzfive, what I remember watching cuz I get so stupid angry every time I hear more green gas stuff..heck..I probably put out green gases..LOL..Anyway, it's beef cuz the cows live long and I suppose fart a lot , Cheese cuz I guess it comes from milk, any foods that have to be flown because of the airplanes giving off those farts, chicken's not so bad..heck I can't remember all..and when food is dumped in the landfill...gas again..I wonder about beans that make one gassy?  So, whatever you buy from a farmer near you is probably fine cuz it doesn't take an airplane to get it to you..however, you do have to drive USUALLY to get your foods from a farmer so you are probably emitting those farts too.  (By the way, "fart" is not a bad word...it's part of our bodily function..well, I probably should have used the word "gas" but didn't want everyone to get confused between gas and green gas).

I'm just kinda tired of hearing what all PRESIDENT Bush has accomplished in his eight years of SERVICE (according to the demwits). 

Yes, Rosemary, Pelosi and Obama are having this BIG meeting..may be today.  They MAY spend up to a trillion dollars..so far I've heard 700 - 800 billion.  And if you know anything about big mouth, botox needing, hateful, far left Pelosi it'll be fill with pork!  She may even find a way to give a few thousand to her dh.  Infrastructure...right?  Gas tax is supposed to = infrastructure repair. 

The economist do not know what to do either.  However, on the other side, many have said let the economy work itself out.  What's right and what's wrong?  I don't know, but I sure hope these billions, possibly trillion, dollars do a miracle.  I don't trust any of their solutions.  The repubs will probably be fighting this new stimulus package all the way.  I sure hope the repubs don't let bull$hit be added on..like...a child's museum...yada yada.  People are getting fed up!

ijl, I guess I would have more faith in oblahblah if he did not cut his teeth on the Chicago politcal machine, and if he at least a little experience, in ANYTHING. He is  just a big talker. Blago was smooth talker too. He was able to outspend his GOP rival, by millions and convinced people he was going to fight for them. Ha! What a crock that was. He presided over a state that had a high gnp and put it into the basement. Schools are underfunded but he promised a million dollars to a south side church that burned, convincing people it had historic value because MLK once spoke there! No one batted an eye. If Obama was such a great community organizer then tell what he has done for Chicago school kids? More young Americans died in Chicago this year than in all of Iraq. There is so much corruption on the Chicago public schools, the money never makes it to the students. Now they want to pay the students for getting good grades! What happened to personal responsibility. The downstate kids do not get paid for their A's. Illinois continues to tax and spend it residents. Businesses continue to move out to less taxed states. The democrats in power in DC will do the same. They will drive a stake into the heart of our bleeding economy and finish the job. I have no faith in this guy. I am scared to death of him and his cronies. Just as it took us decades to recover from the asinine tax and spend policies of Carter, we will have to do it again. The only time the government works is when there are checks and balances. When one party has all the pursestrings we get problems. My major criticism of Bush is that he did not reign in Congress. The reason we had a descent economy with Clinton was because they all had to compromise. The dems now have carte blanche. Hide your money under the mattress!

The headline in the WSJ today is "Obama Eyes $300 Billion Tax Cut - Huge Breaks for Business, Individuals Are Aimed at Winning GOP Support for Stimulus"

"The largest piece of the overall tax relief would involve cuts for people who pay income taxes or who claim the earned income credit. It would serve as a down payment on the "Making Work Pay" proposal Mr. Obama outlined during the election campaign, providing a credit to offset Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes of $500 for individuals or $1000 for families"

"On the campaign trail, Mr.Obama said he would phase out a similar tax credit proposal at around $200,000 per household, but aides said they haven't settled on an income cap for the latest proposal".

The business part of the plan would give tax breaks to companies that had losses in 2008 and 2009 to reduce taxes retroactive five years. It would also give tax incentives to companies that hire workers or reverse lay offs.

Apparently this is part of the 700 to 800 billion figure. Guess he won't be raising taxes on businesses after all - at least not until the economy recovers.

As for the green gas stuff - that is fine during the growing season - what are we supposed to do in the winter? Guess I could learn to can.

vivre,

I understand your concern completely. But there are precedences for "change". Gorbachev came up Communist Party ranks and was a  strong party man BUT you know what happened : he presided over the beginning of the end of the Communsit Party rule.

This is a long shot of course but not an impossible one. Especially  now that he inculded 300 Billion dollars tax cuts in his stimilus package. I just heard Larry Kudlow quitre a a conservative and skeptical guy over at CNBC saying that he felt a thrill down his spine when he heard about this tax cut plans. So I chose to be optimistic.

BTW, How many people out of work are capable of fixing roads, bridges, and the like?

It's not just people performing the manual labor, this is the equipment company like Caterpillar, computer comanies that provide support for design and manufacturing, mechanical and civil engineers, etc, etc

Gosh are some of you republican types are pathetic people.  I see you are still whining and bitching and complaining about the opinions of posters you don't like and working with the suckass moderators to have those people censored.  Pathetic creatures indeed.

Sherri,

I keep hearing different things coming from Obama's people or whoever speaks for him.  He won't be interfering with Bush's tax cuts right now.  Will they let them expire in 2011?  Or is it 2010?  I can't remember when they expire.  If they expire that will be the tax hike.

I don't know what is happening with Burris.  I'm listening to C-SPAN and not much is going on today in the Senate.  They aren't showing it.