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Would you buy a used fiscal cliff from these people? Americans give Congress low marks for honesty and ethical standards.
Would you buy a used car from a member of Congress?
The answer, sadly, is probably not.
A new Gallup poll finds that only 10 percent of Americans rank the honesty and ethical standards of members of Congress as high or very high, while 54 percent give Congress low or very low marks for honesty and ethics.
That puts those elected officials right down there with car dealers: Only 8 percent of those polled gave car salespeople high marks for honest and ethical standards in the poll released Monday.
For Congress, there is a silver lining: They actually did better than last year, when only 7 percent of those polled gave them high marks for honest and ethics.
Still, both industries could apparently learn from the medical profession, and not just about how to properly give the Heimlich maneuver.
Nurses topped the Gallup list, with 85 percent of those polled giving nurses high marks for honesty and ethics. Pharmacists and doctors also got high praise in this area.
The Gallup poll of 1,015 U.S. adults, which was conducted in late November, had a sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points. Respondents were asked to rank the honesty and ethical standards of people in 22 professions as anywhere from very high to very low.
Of course, politicians and used car dealers have been thrown together in a negative light for decades. In the 1970s, National Lampoon famously asked readers of Richard Nixon, "Would you buy a used war from this man?"
Other elected officials fared slightly better than members of Congress in the Gallup poll released Monday. Fourteen percent said members of the Senate had high or very high levels of honesty and ethics, while 45 percent said those elected officials' honesty and ethical standards were low or very low.
Twenty percent said state governors had high or very high standards for honesty and ethics.
Journalists did slightly better than that, with 24 percent giving the fourth estate high marks for honesty and ethics.
How does your profession rank? Check out the full list here.
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Explains alot. Think America needs to focus on accountability in office and I'm going to guess that alot of problems just start to be resolved on their own. But how can we find that accountability? Certainly do not expect the fox that is gaurding the hen house to come up with the way, takes we the people. Maybe taking the money out of politics will do it. Rome (not they they are the best benchmarked) gave its senators the benefit of never paying taxes again. America, we give them the right to insider trading, bribes also known as political contributions, and the like. When PIPA and SOPA came up, the exec from hollywood had it right, he paid politicians to get them to think one way and they didn't deliver, should he not get his money back? (Satirical)
What a stupid article
Don't forget realtors.
Scum of the @!$%#in earth: Realtors
Not only Congress should be in the list, Government officials are in the same bag.
Due to the fact that most already know that a used Car saleperson or if female any care salesperson is not quite honest, I persnally would place Congress as the last I can trust.
As the DEms sit on thier hands waiting for the GOP to do anything positive over that of keeping personal promises to a handful not to raise their taxes in exchange for finanical support and votes, I cannot rtrust Congress to work efficiently, professionally and adequately for the people they represent.
In fact I feel that Congress is at its worst then it has ever been and Boehner is ineffective and needs to step down with his drink in hand! He is nothing more than a pion for a few corps; while illustrating a pathetically selfish example of a Leader of Our House of Representatives. He is PUTZ with a drink in hand!
car dealers say theyll sell you a car,then you get a car.politians say one thing then do the opposite.
The current 2 party system is a total sham... the same garbage gets elected every time. We need more independents and a viable third party.
The BS election ads help seal the fate of the Corporate puppets. Sleaze does not belong in politics, Yet it appears to be a birthplace for organized crime wannabes and psychopaths. It's amazing how many politicians score high in the Psychopathy Checklist
Psychopathy Checklist via wikipedia
Main article: Hare Psychopathy Checklist
Psychopathy is most commonly assessed with the Psychopathy Checklist, Revised (PCL-R) created by psychologist Robert D. Hare. Each of the 20 items in the PCL-R is scored on a three-point scale, with a rating of 0 if it does not apply at all, 1 if there is a partial match or mixed information, and 2 if there is a reasonably good match to the offender.
Psychopathy Checklist-Revised: Factors, Facets, and Items[3]
Factor 1Factor 2Other items
Facet 1 Interpersonal
Facet 2 Affective
Facet 3 Lifestyle
Facet 4 Antisocial
Notice how lower political levels are MORE trusted than higher ones. This is why we kept States. I suspect Mayors would do even better than Governors.
being a psychopath... is a b!tch ain't it...guess they left that one out...wonder why...they need a little politically correct b!tch slap...
peanut,thats because the lower politically you are, the closer to the people you are.the higher up, the further away you are.
Who do we trust the least? Politicians and the media. Used car salesmen come in a distant 3rd.
Used car salemen don't even belong on the list because they have little power, moneny, and influence. High should include hatchet men for corporations and hedge fund managers; Wall Street blood suckers who managed to create a win win situation for themselves.
Isn't it interesting the trust factor isn't there with regards to used car salespeople and congress people. Yet all the while when Gabby Giffords was shot she was pedestalized as this epoch hero, loved the world over. And the exception for her was made how? People don't trust her because she was a politician yet loved her for the same reason- makes soo much sense!
Here's the thing. We need to hold them more accountable. When they pull the old say one thing then do something else, You fire them. And I don't mean wait until the next election. That is what Recall's are for and we should use it when we find the people we elect do not do what they said they would do. But someone else said it right, we will never be WE THE PEOPLE again until we take the money out of politics. We need to do a signature drive to to force congress to do take the money out of the elections. Stop them from taking bribes, Stop lobbing all together. We should also cut the pay of Congress, Make them pay part of there health Insurance and they shouldn't have any retirement. They shouldn't be there that long anyway. This was never meant to be a full time job. You get these people in there Like McCain and others like him and they will never leave. Term limits and cutting the money out, will give us our country back again. But we will get a fight from Koch & friends.
It needs to be accountability in the laws of this country that single out groups of people and make their lives miserable.
There is no recourse for these groups who are targeted.|
I can name 50 laws alone that target African American and Mexicans in this country which leads to incarceration by the court system that is tampered by the seeking of dollar figures.
It's going to eventually lead to the retaliation on these entities that seek to cause harm to groups of people in this country as well as everywhere else.
We have no recourse from the BULLYING OF THIS GOVERNMENT AND THOSE INSIDE IT THAT THINK THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT.
therefore MANY, MANY people are now seeking to take matters into their own hands.
If this government fails to do things correctly then WE DON'T want any part of it or this country.
FIRST THEY NEED TO RELEASE ALL WHO ARE IN JAIL WHO ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE BECAUSE OF THE BIAS LAWS.
No longer are we afraid of those entities nor the fact that we can face death for retaliation....
When it comes to life and death you are either doing one or the other and reincarnation is a fact not fiction so do not be afraid of death.
If you aren't awake then you are asleep.
If you are not sleep then you are awake.
It is a constant back and forth action that continues forever just like day and night.
You can't kill what is already dead.
Once my people understand this they will no longer FEAR.....
Get things right people and do things to make this world a better place to live in so that when you live again it will be better than before.....
Battle, bingo.
Mr. Allison Linn, TODAY Why not ask the question broken down in three parts. you don't like congress so you only ask about congress, what about your senate or your president. or secretary of states. My opinion with all due respect your are a piece of sh-- . Why continue to divide this great nation. You don't like congress fine wait two years and vote them out. The majority of people voted for Obama because they like what he has done. I don't agree with Obama policy but it was the people choice period. People like you and Michael Moore enjoy dividing this Nation. Remove the scale from your eyes and start reporting real news.
They certainly are selling us a bill of goods aren't they?
As long as Boehner and his crew of obstructionist are in charge of Congress, it will always be corrupt, and useless. These people are in office to fatten their friends, and that's it.
Thats why every member of Congress should be out on their ass...
How DARE we insult used car salesman (with the plaid pants) by comparing to our representatives in Congress. Used car salesman are not ALWAYS lying. Sometimes the weather IS nice and the car IS shiny.
How do you know if a representative from Congress is lying? If their mouth is moving.
We have the most corrupt government representatives and the sad part is that it is OUR fault. And this is a bi-partisan comment. BOTH PARTIES are corrupt and lying cheats!!
Many don't actually research those running for office. Many just vote "party lines" and don't force the representatives to answer questions. Many vote simply by name recognition. Pathetic.
And what do we get in exchange? Crony Capitalism, Special Interest, Logrolling, and Pork-Barrel Legislation. We allow people to be reelected numerous times to where some in Congress have NEVER even worked in the private sector!! We have legislators who are in Congress 30, 40, or even 50 years in office. Then pay them pensions even for those who work only a couple years and get voted out.
The solution has four points:
1) Term limits. Congress should be a "tour of duty" or "patriotic" so we should only allow someone to be in office, say, 12 years. Then that is it. Go back to the private sector. 12 years would be either 6 terms in the House or 2 terms in the Senate.
2) Terms should be part-time. Our founding fathers did it so why can't they now? Our founding fathers had businesses and farms. You work in the PRIVATE sector for several months then make a trip to D.C. and take care of business over 3 or 4 weeks THEN go back HOME!! Then 3 months later do it again.
3) Since terms are part-time so should the pay. Reduce the pay to a third of current pay. Afterall, you are only now going to work about 4 months total the entire year anyway. You work 1 month four times a year - so your pay is similar.
4) No pensions!! Why? You are serving your country and getting paid a decent amount for just 4 months of work. We cannot afford "lifetime" pensions for those who work in Congress. Don't like it? Then don't run for office.
We have an incredibly corrupt system. Have you ever asked yourself HOW so many Congressmen/women are millionaires? How do you become a millionaire when you are elected at the age of 24 and work 50 years in Congress? How are you able to make MILLIONS of dollars working "for the people"? Only one way - corrupt "dealings". Get rid of the incentive to screw the people and you remove the corruptness.
I'm in my 40s and I can't recall members of Congress ever being considered truthful or respectable. In fact I can't even imagine a government "by the people, for the people" as anything other than a hopelessly naive concept.
Reminds me of an old joke, How can you tell a Politian is lying, His lips are moving."
I support any statement that has "recall" and "congress" in the same sentence. It gives me hope of change. ;)
Did you even wonder why the ballots no longer indicate which candidate is the incumbent? If the politicians are so proud of what they have done while in office, why did they succeed in having that tiny little item removed from the ballots?
My ballot listed whom was the incumbent, just saying. :)
Both Congress and car dealers have ethics issues. They dont tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The both spin things so they and what they are selling LOOK good but in reality are probably not in the best interest of their constituients and customers. I dont trust the folks at Auto Nation as far as I can throw a Buick, and I trust the T/GOP folks in Congress even less!
Is that to say that you trust Dems in congress? Repubs are the only concern???
How much do you trust Obama. He is a proven liar!! Campaigns of so much in increased taxes and then doubles it afterwards. Trushworty huh!!
It does not matter if Obama lies as long as he keeps those welfare checks going out!
Apparently he can buy Ohio for $80B.
So Ace and Steve. Are you saying you trusted Romney? Or lien Ryan. Romney's nose was growing while we watched. I think we can put the President's Word up against Bonner's and Mitch McConnell's every day of the week. May be Bonner can Cry for us a little. He is so ashamed of him self.
My only problem with welfare checks is that they perpetuate dependency instead of helping people break out it. This is how we treat pets.
Does Obama tell the truth, Does Hillary Clinton tell the truth, Does Mrs. Rice tell the truth, come on people politic and news are the same they exaggerate the truth and turn out to be more lies than truth. "Benghazi" if you believe in another man your are f%^$#^&.
Instead of Welfare checks give people back land so they can farm and take care of themselves.
We have the technology to provide energy by giving homes windmills and solar panels that cost 25 cents in china to make.
Those on welfare don't want any handouts.
the concepts based around money in this world to me, are irrelevant.
People have been dependent on living off of the land for far longer than the way we have been living in this society.
After seeing the hurt, the pain and the grievances that money causes makes me think that things are the way they are so that people can help build the empires around the world.
I'm OLD, OLD, SCHOOL!!!!!
Gain knowledge in order to advance societies but allow for conditions that allow for people to continue taking care of themselves and there families by living off of the land.
If Socrates could come up with the things that he did then so can the people of today based on a similar lifestyle.
Look at the Amish they are fairing well.
I'm not discounting money but, I am pushing real education that people can use and share with each other.
PEEL LAYER...
Car dealers or congress there is no difference, they both are sleazy lying thieves!
There is a BIG difference - while both are sleazy lying thieves car dealers only affect you once. Congress' lies affect you the rest of your life.
At least with car dealers you can say 'no' to handing over your money.
A car dealer can affect you until you unload the tripe they sold you when they lied that it belonged to a white haired old lady who only drove it on Sunday's, when it actually belonged to the Mayor's son who dogged it out, then traded it before the engine blew, which happened a month after you bought it. You also lost your equity when had to give it away, which will cost you when trying to buy a replacement vehicle.
Almost half a lifetime of grief. Sleazy lying thieves, are sleazy lying thieves, no matter what their profession.
LOL...congress of course is trusted the least. (Both parties)
I would personally rate journalists far below congress, car salesmen, realtors, police officers, or prostitutes.
Journalists will often do anything to get/make a story - including fabrication and fraud. In order of dishonesty - broadcast magazine shows worst, then broadcast news, internet news, print media, documentaries.
Then why do we keep voting these untrustworthy people in over and over? We have no one to blame but ourselves.
Pls people lets vote these weasels out of office in 2 years....lets clean house (and senate)
1SGFitzsWife4ID
I agree with you save for a caveat of a rigged system as I state below.
2little2late-7381371
People say that every year and it never happens. The problem is not personal as much as it is systemic. The political culture is Washington makes it nearly impossible to do exactly that. They control the laws, the media coverage, and the money (or at least the money that is concerned with politics) which would take an incredible uprising to overcome. Congress is ok with dissatisfied as it is easily managed and actually gives them political fodder to polarize and energize bases. Take a look at these posts and posts on other political boards. Ninety percent are regurgitated talking points blaming the "other" party, whether it be Democrats or Republicans, for being incompetent and unethical. Most of the American public has been duped into the same partisanship that has crippled Washington and ensures many re-elections of current members. Gross stuff.
If a politician told you what you needed to hear you would not vote for him or her!!! We do not want to hear the truth! Do you really think you want to hear I'm going to have to raise your taxes and cut your programs. No I can't send out those checks go and cut your neighbors grass for $10.00.
I have yet to see a ballot that includes "none of the above" and I'm not talking about the write-in line. Politicians are like lawyers-- you only need them to protect yourself from the other ones. If we didnt send so much extra money to DC, they wouldnt have anything to argue about and special interests to lobby for.
Most politicians ARE lawyers.
1SG Fitz has it exactly right. We blame the politicians, yet we keep rewarding them by letting them keep right on with what they are doing. If a large number of voters took the time to look beyond their TV commercials and the posturing and elect only based on performance we would get better government. In a democracy you get the government you deserve, so look in the mirror the next time you'r trying to place blame.
Well the system is rigged, Each party only put up people they think can win. You just can't go out there and run. You have to prove you can raise money, You have to prove your in line with the party line. Then You get People like the Koch Brothers who put up people they want to win ,they give them money in return for them doing what the Koch Brothers want the to do. In other words they are bought and paid for.
The biggest flaw in the system is that one must be (by definition) an egomaniac to run for the office of Senator or Representative. What a surprise that all of them feel above the law and have a God complex.
We would be better off choosing them randomly from the voter registration roles, with the only disqualifier being any state or federal felony conviction.
Sure we would get a few liars, perverts, feeble-minded seniles, drunks/dopeheads, racists, and spouse beaters - but what do we have now? Occasionally there would even be an egomaniac. But overall there would be a good cross-section (and a much smaller percentage of lawyers.) The safety valve would be TERM LIMITS - Representatives serve 4 years, with 1/4 replaced each year - Senators serve 6 years, with 1/6 replaced each year. We would have a representative government without all the campaign finance skullduggery, or beauty pageants/popularity contests.
Here is my top 5 list. 1. Mainstream media. 2. Democrat Senate. 3. Current Administration. 4. DOJ 5. DHS.
Does that also mean you don't trust Limbaugh or FOX News?
Dub, Neither Fox news or Rush Limbaugh have the ability to take money from me, If I choose to watch/listen to them I have the ability to change the channel if I do not like what I hear, I do not have that choice with a politician, Once elected they have unfettered access to my money and my life.
Well, Dub, I trust Fox and Limbaugh more than I do the mainstream media, because they report all of the news, including the stuff that the MSM fails to because it might have a negative effect on Obama, Dems, and liberalism in general.
Obama won, get the hell over it. And take your Rethuglican potty and stick them. You are becoming less and less significant every day.
Yes Rich, Obama won. Does that mean I should trust his administration? I don't. You should try to not show your naivete.
The DOJ ought to investigate your sorry a... uh, also the IRS, FBI and CIA
wow. the fox-flavored republican hater trolls are back in full force on mondays...you miss ol' gretchen & her buddies THAT much?
say kids, how do you feel about term limits on those career candidates?
These must be the trolls that still cant tell a news broadcast from news entertainment. You do realize Stewart is comedy, right?
NEITHER party is trustworthy! They both lie, they both take advantage of the system, and they both don't care what happens to the people. So until people start understanding that you can't trust either party, nothing will change. We the people need to take control of our fates because Congress isn't doing anything for us!
Patriot no one cares if you Trust the President. We do and we Re elected him because we did and do. We call that majority rule. That is what this country was founded on. You guys are always pulling out your Constitution. Yet when it goes against what your want, then it don't matter so much. You can't pick and chose the parts you want from the Constitution, You have to take it all, good and bad.
Yeah, Fox and Limblag, told you repug's exactly what you wanted to hear, that Romney was winning in the polls and had all the answers to save the country. It seems they were wrong on all accounts. All lying, all the time news.
They do say that scum rise to the top - I guess that it how the President rose above congress. He wants to balance the budget and blames the GOP, but has increased spending to the point that you may as well tax the 53% until they do not exist anymore. Why don't we all quit our jobs and receive the "free money" from the Pres?
It will probably be that way before the next election. And after that we will be just another 3rd world nation.
Did you even read the article? Another tired rant from a person supporting a do nothing party.
common sense your dumb as a box of rocks. The Reps were the ones that put us in this mess in the first place. Bush started 2 wars he didn't pay for. He gave huge tax cuts that weren't paid for. He gave to surplus Clinton left him to his Rich Friends. The Rep congress spent money like drunken sailors. " John McCain" and now you same Reps complain that the President wont cut SS, Medicare and Medicaid. But won't let him cut Defense spending. Because defense money goes to the rich. Big surprise there.
It has come time to vote them all out and replace them with fresh faces, term limits, no free health care, they must pay into social security and retirement like the rest of working Americans. Unitl this happens, the greedy , lieing bastards will continue to screw the American public.
Its has come time to let States make different decisions for themselves and to stop trying to force the views of half the country on the other half.
Eazyray - I agree with you! There should be term limits because the longer they are in there the more corrupt they become. Also they shouldn't get free anything, unless all americans get the same free things!
Clearly, the system is broken when we tolerate career politicians. Once in office, they fail to accomplish anything except fatten their retirement accounts and live lavish lifestyles funded by the peons that put them into office. They have all figured out that they can pass ridiculous laws that they apply to the masses while exempting themselves! Insider trading while in a political seat - no problem! Any possibility of reform is conveniently prevented by those in power. Each day we slip further and further from democracy and closer to socialism - like watching a train wreck. This is anything BUT a party issue. Corruption is plentiful in all arenas! However, just reviewing the past four years, the arrogance of this administration has reached an all time low! Think Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Obama, Rice - when have we seen so many key players stand before the American public and lie knowing there is no recourse!
kathy... you say once in office they fail to accomplish anything .... this may be true but that is what elections are all about. Unfortunately, the average voter does not reason very well, they do not find out the facts for themselves and have no idea of the consequences of the proposals made by the people who are running for office.
Some people want term limits this would be disastrous, with term limits you would see them do things, the things that they want done not the things you want done. The only thing that keeps them somewhat in check is that they wand to get re-elected and have to watch out how far they go.
Instead of studying the issues, and voting for candidates for U.S. Congress that have integrity, we elect the folks that run the most negative ads.
You get the government you deserve.
Letusreason you use way toooooo much reason! You will confuse the average voter, they are lead around by there wallets, they vote according who will give then more stuff.
WE ARE DOOMED!
If members of congress ran their household budget like they run the goverenment budget they would have been broke years ago. They keep on incurring huge deficits year after year because they do not want to deliver bad news to the electorate and not get re-elected. So they are really serving their interests and not ours. That is why govrenment officials should be elected to one term so that they do the right thing and don't worry about getting re-elected.
Its easy to be generous with other people's money.
Out of these two snakes i trust car,dealers because atleast they can get a deal,done
LOL. Sad but true.
and you get a car out of it. Or you can refuse the deal-- its pro-choice thing.
Only applicable to "new" car salesmen. You get only years of grief if you believe a "used" car salesman. Once you sign on the dotted line, the last owners problems become your problems.
Both are con men both are money takers
car dealers give you a choice.
I've had some pretty decent used cars over the years, can't say the same for our current congress. America first, leave the ideologies at the door.
skyparrot you mean leave all the ideologies at the door except the ones you believe in.
Without ideologies what should they discuss? I know, I know they can discuss what the skyparrot thinks.
I think you are just parroting what you have read what others have posted in the past.
Jon, you haven't a clue what my ideologies are, I am tired of the posturing and pandering, I believe Norquist needs to be booted, I believe we need to have both revenue and spending cuts, I do not hate the least of our society or attempt to demonize them, a hand up instead of a slap down, I do not believe all rich people are evil and am not envious of their life styles or lack of one. I do not parrot anything or everything I read or hear, I am my own person and do not follow a party-line, unlike some here. Want to hear more, let me know.
skyparrot we do agree on one issue I believe in helping those who help themselves, the old a hand up instead of a slap down, unfortunately it no longer works that way. People who work for the government, the ones who dole out the money to the people on welfare, food stamps etc. have figured out that the more people on these programs the more job security they have.
They do very little to give these people a hand up as you put it. They know that if they keep people on the dole their jobs are more secure and perhaps the relatives can get government jobs as well.
presidetn obama and his administration does very little to help people get off of welfare, just the opposite that is where his votes come from give out more money to the people and get more votes in return.
Haha hehe hoho
Dam those gop,retards really blow
Have to say I agree. Actually can't believe they have a rating at all. The WHOLE group are a bunch of lying cheating stealing self centered, out of touch, good for nothings. Until we get the money out of DC, institute terms limits, have more than 2 parties to choose from (legitimately and make them do national debates on the same stage), rein in the lobbyists, and hold all the members to the same standards and laws they enact and expect the rest of America to follow (includes same or actually worse punishments for when they break them) then don't expect any change. At least with the car salesmen you have something of chance to see if he is ripping you off in you get to see the car first and have some recourse, with congress, 99% of the time, nope, just bend over and take it, especially the middle class.
It is time
Pro and con are opposites. That means "pro"gress and "con"gress are opposites.
The old out dated engine of the gop has slowed the usa down,,,
and the socialist engine has actually collapsed countries. Ever heard of the soviets? How long since europe had any superpowers? More of these decisions should be handled by the States if for no other reason than damage containment.
You are right that the socialist engine cripples nations...we need to stop all of the handouts to banks, financial firms, the defense industry, hospitals, health insurance companies, and the Fortune 500...
Medicare and Social Security are paid for through taxes (at least the gov takes the taxes, they have a problem with using them for the intended purpose). All those socialist handouts - they come from borrowing.
Absolutely stop corporate welfare. It prevents resources from finding their most effective use.
I'm all for Medicare and SS since are directed to Consumers, not Capitalists. They exist in the same system but they are not the same thing. The problems come when consumers think they're capitalists and get crushed.
the sad thing is even with low ratings most were reelected time for a third party, term limits and holding these jerks accountable check out no labels.org
I guess the writer of this article nor the people who conducted the poll understands that the congress is made up of both the House of Representatives and the Senate therefore both Representatives and Senators are members of Congress.
To ask onequestion about congress and then to ask a question about the Senateas if they are separate and distinct is a little confusing to those who have actually read the Constitution of the United States of America.
Try it again Gallup.
I was thinking the same thing....at least someone else caught that....
Jon,
The other significant fact that goes completely by everyone is that every penny spent by the Administration has to be (per the Constitution) appropriated by Congress. Boehner and all the TP-ers keep bitching about Obama's spending as if they were not complicit in it.
WHO DO WE TRUST LEAST:
President Obama
Nancy Pelosi
Harry Reid
We can trust;
that president obama will give more $$$$$$$$$ to companies like Solyndra who then go bankrupt and walk away with the taxpayers $$$$$$$$$ in their hands;
that nancy pelosi will pass more bills and tell you that they must pass the bill in order to know whats in the bill;
that harry read will go along with whatever president obama and fancy nancy peloci concoct.
exner,
yeah, cause republicans neeeever give money or favors to their friends in big business
lori.... I guess you think just because they do it, it's OK if everyone does it. Get real. I made a valid point and you just can't or won't see that finger pointing by president obama has not and will not work.
Perhaps you want your taxes to go to these failed companies, I don't. Nothing to do with republicans in this.
And lori.... 3 people agree with me none so far agree with you. I guess all the obama supporters will come to your aid.
dr821, John Boner, Mitch McConnel,Eric Cantor,Willard Romney,George Bush,and last but not least, Dickless Cheney.
amazing how the fox-fools quote from their tv bible chapter & verse...solyndra, kenyan birthers, job creators, and now BENGHAZI! come on, rupert, get new writers already!
Congress...moron!
You're not SUPPOSED to trust any of them. That's why the Constitution is so big on checks and balances. Every time we ignore that, we get crap laws like bush tax cuts and obamacare-- both passed through reconciliation (ie, no checks and balances)
Jon Exner
Your point is valid only so much as to say that Obama is corrupt. He is. So are the people in the GOP. Dems give money / favor to unions and banks. GOP's give favor to defense industry / insurance companies / industrialists and banks.
Our problem is not Obama, it is a financial system run amok. The fact is that our nation can (for now) get money through borrowing anytime it wants. This state of affairs has made the production of anything pointless and empowered financiers and those that already have great wealth to the point where they control the government, the market and the landscape.
Just look at the laws passed under both Obama and Bush. Bush tax cuts = a program of money borrowing. Obamacare = a program of taxation. Bush wars = money borrowing. Obama's wars (by now you have to call them his) = more money borrowing. Stimulus = money borrowing.
The entire idea of a government is that they can make laws and enforce them. How many laws have you seen this government make in the last forty years that don't involve levying another tax, or, ultimately, borrowing more money? Dem or GOP it doesn't matter. The idea of there being two parties is nothing more than theater.
Our government exists to borrow money and tax all but the most influential and powerful.
This guy is a Congressman and a car dealer and every far right teabagger loves him in PA. He is endorsed by every crazie in the state.
http://www.mikekellyforcongress.com/
Obama, Reid and Pelousi
Not just them! All of them! You can't blame just one party and not the other! They all contribute to the problem..
My Wife!
You are right. However, most people think of Congress as being the HOR. Ultimately, they are all politicians though.