And just when you thought it could not get worse for POTUS

["storm"nut]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/govt-obtains-wide-ap-phone-records-probe

 

[bubbles4ksu]

This has worstens the situation.

["storm"nut]

This has worstens the situation.

It has.




eff you for making fun of my learning disability (spelling)

[felix rex]

Wait, a second term president is suffering from low popularity?

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Wait, a second term president is suffering from low popularity?

Republicans like to think they have halted Obama's transformation of America by stymieing his efforts at gun control and (seemingly) amnesty for illegal immigrants, but the truth is, the status quo is AOK with liberals. Welfare continues to expand, a whole new entitlement has been more or less enshrined, more and more people continue to drop out of the workforce, and annual deficits continue to top $1 trillion. Liberals already won their America last November. All this stuff is just noise.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Yeah, liberals have a goal of putting more people on welfare and running up deficits. That's pretty good logic, K-S-U-Wildcats!

[Panjandrum]

Wait, a second term president is suffering from low popularity?

Republicans like to think they have halted Obama's transformation of America by stymieing his efforts at gun control and (seemingly) amnesty for illegal immigrants, but the truth is, the status quo is AOK with liberals. Welfare continues to expand, a whole new entitlement has been more or less enshrined, more and more people continue to drop out of the workforce, and annual deficits continue to top $1 trillion. Liberals already won their America last November. All this stuff is just noise.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/07/news/economy/deficit-falling/index.html

Tax collections rose by $220 billion -- or 16% -- between the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 through April 30. Individual and payroll taxes accounted for $184 billion of that increase.

The tax haul rose sharply primarily because wages and salaries were higher, the payroll tax cut of the past two years expired on Jan. 1 and the fiscal cliff deal brokered over New Year's raised tax rates on high earners.

Spending, meanwhile, fell 1.9% year over year, the CBO estimated.

The biggest percentage drop occurred in the payment of unemployment benefits, which were down nearly 25%, or $15 billion. Defense spending fell 5.3%, or $20 billion, and "other activities" -- primarily spending on nondefense programs -- fell 8.6%, or $58 billion.

THIS IS LIBERAL AMERICA!!!

[Rage Against the McKee]

Wait, a second term president is suffering from low popularity?

Republicans like to think they have halted Obama's transformation of America by stymieing his efforts at gun control and (seemingly) amnesty for illegal immigrants, but the truth is, the status quo is AOK with liberals. Welfare continues to expand, a whole new entitlement has been more or less enshrined, more and more people continue to drop out of the workforce, and annual deficits continue to top $1 trillion. Liberals already won their America last November. All this stuff is just noise.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/07/news/economy/deficit-falling/index.html

Tax collections rose by $220 billion -- or 16% -- between the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 through April 30. Individual and payroll taxes accounted for $184 billion of that increase.

The tax haul rose sharply primarily because wages and salaries were higher, the payroll tax cut of the past two years expired on Jan. 1 and the fiscal cliff deal brokered over New Year's raised tax rates on high earners.

Spending, meanwhile, fell 1.9% year over year, the CBO estimated.

The biggest percentage drop occurred in the payment of unemployment benefits, which were down nearly 25%, or $15 billion. Defense spending fell 5.3%, or $20 billion, and "other activities" -- primarily spending on nondefense programs -- fell 8.6%, or $58 billion.

THIS IS LIBERAL AMERICA!!!

The conservatives control the house, so that must just be them rubbing off.

[Panjandrum]

So, if I'm not mistaken, we're being told that this intrusion took place because someone spilled the beans about classified information in regards to a terror plot?

I'm not in love with what happened here, but if folks want to have a war on terrorism, which is a war against shadows to begin with, you're going to be giving up a lot of your personal rights so they can investigate how they need to investigate.

It sounds like they are trying to fish out a leak that spilled classified intelligence information.  Is that the gist of it?

[Panjandrum]

The conservatives control the house, so that must just be them rubbing off.

They did push so hard for those tax increases and cutting military spending, so I can totally see where you're coming from.

Thank you Tea Party congressmen/women!

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Wait, a second term president is suffering from low popularity?

Republicans like to think they have halted Obama's transformation of America by stymieing his efforts at gun control and (seemingly) amnesty for illegal immigrants, but the truth is, the status quo is AOK with liberals. Welfare continues to expand, a whole new entitlement has been more or less enshrined, more and more people continue to drop out of the workforce, and annual deficits continue to top $1 trillion. Liberals already won their America last November. All this stuff is just noise.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/07/news/economy/deficit-falling/index.html

Tax collections rose by $220 billion -- or 16% -- between the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 through April 30. Individual and payroll taxes accounted for $184 billion of that increase.

The tax haul rose sharply primarily because wages and salaries were higher, the payroll tax cut of the past two years expired on Jan. 1 and the fiscal cliff deal brokered over New Year's raised tax rates on high earners.

Spending, meanwhile, fell 1.9% year over year, the CBO estimated.

The biggest percentage drop occurred in the payment of unemployment benefits, which were down nearly 25%, or $15 billion. Defense spending fell 5.3%, or $20 billion, and "other activities" -- primarily spending on nondefense programs -- fell 8.6%, or $58 billion.

THIS IS LIBERAL AMERICA!!!

Unemployment benefits have run out for a huge number of people that are still unemployed, of which millions are now getting disability payments and considered employed. This is liberal America.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Unemployment benefits have run out for a huge number of people that are still unemployed, of which millions are now getting disability payments and considered employed. This is liberal America.

Correct. It's cute when liberals pretend that they're cutting the deficit or welfare, or even care.

[felix rex]

Pan does solid satire.

[star seed 7]

Unemployment benefits have run out for a huge number of people that are still unemployed, of which millions are now getting disability payments and considered employed. This is liberal America.

Correct. It's cute when liberals pretend that they're cutting the deficit or welfare, or even care.

it's cute that you think anyone in washington even cares.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Unemployment benefits have run out for a huge number of people that are still unemployed, of which millions are now getting disability payments and considered employed. This is liberal America.

Correct. It's cute when liberals pretend that they're cutting the deficit or welfare, or even care.

it's cute that you think anyone in washington even cares.

Huelskamp cares.

[Paul Moscow]

Wait, a second term president is suffering from low popularity?

Republicans like to think they have halted Obama's transformation of America by stymieing his efforts at gun control and (seemingly) amnesty for illegal immigrants, but the truth is, the status quo is AOK with liberals. Welfare continues to expand, a whole new entitlement has been more or less enshrined, more and more people continue to drop out of the workforce, and annual deficits continue to top $1 trillion. Liberals already won their America last November. All this stuff is just noise.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/07/news/economy/deficit-falling/index.html

Tax collections rose by $220 billion -- or 16% -- between the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 through April 30. Individual and payroll taxes accounted for $184 billion of that increase.

The tax haul rose sharply primarily because wages and salaries were higher, the payroll tax cut of the past two years expired on Jan. 1 and the fiscal cliff deal brokered over New Year's raised tax rates on high earners.

Spending, meanwhile, fell 1.9% year over year, the CBO estimated.

The biggest percentage drop occurred in the payment of unemployment benefits, which were down nearly 25%, or $15 billion. Defense spending fell 5.3%, or $20 billion, and "other activities" -- primarily spending on nondefense programs -- fell 8.6%, or $58 billion.

THIS IS LIBERAL AMERICA!!!

Unemployment benefits have run out for a huge number of people that are still unemployed, of which millions are now getting disability payments and considered employed. This is liberal America.

It's not that they count as employed, it's that they don't count as unemployed, there's a significant difference there that you miss or intentionally construe.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Wait, a second term president is suffering from low popularity?

Republicans like to think they have halted Obama's transformation of America by stymieing his efforts at gun control and (seemingly) amnesty for illegal immigrants, but the truth is, the status quo is AOK with liberals. Welfare continues to expand, a whole new entitlement has been more or less enshrined, more and more people continue to drop out of the workforce, and annual deficits continue to top $1 trillion. Liberals already won their America last November. All this stuff is just noise.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/07/news/economy/deficit-falling/index.html

Tax collections rose by $220 billion -- or 16% -- between the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 through April 30. Individual and payroll taxes accounted for $184 billion of that increase.

The tax haul rose sharply primarily because wages and salaries were higher, the payroll tax cut of the past two years expired on Jan. 1 and the fiscal cliff deal brokered over New Year's raised tax rates on high earners.

Spending, meanwhile, fell 1.9% year over year, the CBO estimated.

The biggest percentage drop occurred in the payment of unemployment benefits, which were down nearly 25%, or $15 billion. Defense spending fell 5.3%, or $20 billion, and "other activities" -- primarily spending on nondefense programs -- fell 8.6%, or $58 billion.

THIS IS LIBERAL AMERICA!!!

Unemployment benefits have run out for a huge number of people that are still unemployed, of which millions are now getting disability payments and considered employed. This is liberal America.

It's not that they count as employed, it's that they don't count as unemployed, there's a significant difference there that you miss or intentionally construe.

LOL - This is liberal America

[Paul Moscow]

Wait, a second term president is suffering from low popularity?

Republicans like to think they have halted Obama's transformation of America by stymieing his efforts at gun control and (seemingly) amnesty for illegal immigrants, but the truth is, the status quo is AOK with liberals. Welfare continues to expand, a whole new entitlement has been more or less enshrined, more and more people continue to drop out of the workforce, and annual deficits continue to top $1 trillion. Liberals already won their America last November. All this stuff is just noise.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/07/news/economy/deficit-falling/index.html

Tax collections rose by $220 billion -- or 16% -- between the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 through April 30. Individual and payroll taxes accounted for $184 billion of that increase.

The tax haul rose sharply primarily because wages and salaries were higher, the payroll tax cut of the past two years expired on Jan. 1 and the fiscal cliff deal brokered over New Year's raised tax rates on high earners.

Spending, meanwhile, fell 1.9% year over year, the CBO estimated.

The biggest percentage drop occurred in the payment of unemployment benefits, which were down nearly 25%, or $15 billion. Defense spending fell 5.3%, or $20 billion, and "other activities" -- primarily spending on nondefense programs -- fell 8.6%, or $58 billion.

THIS IS LIBERAL AMERICA!!!

Unemployment benefits have run out for a huge number of people that are still unemployed, of which millions are now getting disability payments and considered employed. This is liberal America.

It's not that they count as employed, it's that they don't count as unemployed, there's a significant difference there that you miss or intentionally construe.

LOL - This is liberal America

And as an aside, the states with the highest percentage of the population on disability,

West Virginia
Arkansas
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Wait, a second term president is suffering from low popularity?

Republicans like to think they have halted Obama's transformation of America by stymieing his efforts at gun control and (seemingly) amnesty for illegal immigrants, but the truth is, the status quo is AOK with liberals. Welfare continues to expand, a whole new entitlement has been more or less enshrined, more and more people continue to drop out of the workforce, and annual deficits continue to top $1 trillion. Liberals already won their America last November. All this stuff is just noise.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/07/news/economy/deficit-falling/index.html

Tax collections rose by $220 billion -- or 16% -- between the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 through April 30. Individual and payroll taxes accounted for $184 billion of that increase.

The tax haul rose sharply primarily because wages and salaries were higher, the payroll tax cut of the past two years expired on Jan. 1 and the fiscal cliff deal brokered over New Year's raised tax rates on high earners.

Spending, meanwhile, fell 1.9% year over year, the CBO estimated.

The biggest percentage drop occurred in the payment of unemployment benefits, which were down nearly 25%, or $15 billion. Defense spending fell 5.3%, or $20 billion, and "other activities" -- primarily spending on nondefense programs -- fell 8.6%, or $58 billion.

THIS IS LIBERAL AMERICA!!!

Unemployment benefits have run out for a huge number of people that are still unemployed, of which millions are now getting disability payments and considered employed. This is liberal America.

It's not that they count as employed, it's that they don't count as unemployed, there's a significant difference there that you miss or intentionally construe.

LOL - This is liberal America

And as an aside, the states with the highest percentage of the population on disability,

West Virginia
Arkansas
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi

Not sure what you're trying to say but it seems racist.

[star seed 7]

nuh uh, you're really the racist one for thinking it's racist!!!!   

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

And as an aside, the states with the highest percentage of the population on disability,

West Virginia
Arkansas
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi

Would think that these states have a very high percentage of poorly educated, blue collar workers who perform physical labor and are therefore more prone to disability? Seriously though, the SS disability program is absolutely riddled with abuse, costing billions every year in fraud. So Obama will be getting right on that, am I right? I mean, it's not like millions of people going onto the government dole might yield some political advantage, like bringing down the U-3 unemployment number, right?

Honestly, this shouldn't really come as a surprise. I think Obama said many times during the campaign that he will not take any meaningful action on reforming entitlements and deficit reduction until (1) gays can marry, and (2) women are granted a two-week post-birth "return policy" for aborting unwanted fetuses. Damn that obstructionist GOP! 

[Unruly]

And as an aside, the states with the highest percentage of the population on disability,

West Virginia
Arkansas
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi

Would think that these states have a very high percentage of poorly educated, blue collar workers who perform physical labor and are therefore more prone to disability? Seriously though, the SS disability program is absolutely riddled with abuse, costing billions every year in fraud. So Obama will be getting right on that, am I right? I mean, it's not like millions of people going onto the government dole might yield some political advantage, like bringing down the U-3 unemployment number, right?

Honestly, this shouldn't really come as a surprise. I think Obama said many times during the campaign that he will not take any meaningful action on reforming entitlements and deficit reduction until (1) gays can marry, and (2) women are granted a two-week post-birth "return policy" for aborting unwanted fetuses. Damn that obstructionist GOP! 

Stats or numbers to back this up?

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

And as an aside, the states with the highest percentage of the population on disability,

West Virginia
Arkansas
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi

Would think that these states have a very high percentage of poorly educated, blue collar workers who perform physical labor and are therefore more prone to disability? Seriously though, the SS disability program is absolutely riddled with abuse, costing billions every year in fraud. So Obama will be getting right on that, am I right? I mean, it's not like millions of people going onto the government dole might yield some political advantage, like bringing down the U-3 unemployment number, right?

Honestly, this shouldn't really come as a surprise. I think Obama said many times during the campaign that he will not take any meaningful action on reforming entitlements and deficit reduction until (1) gays can marry, and (2) women are granted a two-week post-birth "return policy" for aborting unwanted fetuses. Damn that obstructionist GOP! 

Stats or numbers to back this up?

Do you trust NPR? Start there: http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/

Also see http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardfinger/2013/01/14/fraud-and-disability-equal-a-multibillion-dollar-balck-hole-for-taxpayers/

[8manpick]

And as an aside, the states with the highest percentage of the population on disability,

West Virginia
Arkansas
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi

Would think that these states have a very high percentage of poorly educated, blue collar workers who perform physical labor and are therefore more prone to disability? Seriously though, the SS disability program is absolutely riddled with abuse, costing billions every year in fraud. So Obama will be getting right on that, am I right? I mean, it's not like millions of people going onto the government dole might yield some political advantage, like bringing down the U-3 unemployment number, right?

Honestly, this shouldn't really come as a surprise. I think Obama said many times during the campaign that he will not take any meaningful action on reforming entitlements and deficit reduction until (1) gays can marry, and (2) women are granted a two-week post-birth "return policy" for aborting unwanted fetuses. Damn that obstructionist GOP! 

[Institutional Control]

And as an aside, the states with the highest percentage of the population on disability,

West Virginia
Arkansas
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi

Would think that these states have a very high percentage of poorly educated, blue collar workers who perform physical labor and are therefore more prone to disability? Seriously though, the SS disability program is absolutely riddled with abuse, costing billions every year in fraud. So Obama will be getting right on that, am I right? I mean, it's not like millions of people going onto the government dole might yield some political advantage, like bringing down the U-3 unemployment number, right?

Honestly, this shouldn't really come as a surprise. I think Obama said many times during the campaign that he will not take any meaningful action on reforming entitlements and deficit reduction until (1) gays can marry, and (2) women are granted a two-week post-birth "return policy" for aborting unwanted fetuses. Damn that obstructionist GOP! 

Posts like this is why us moderates can't take the extremists seriously.