Ty Webb;824231 wrote:Where was all this bitching 4-5 years ago when Laura Bush had a staff just as big?
majorspark;824247 wrote:The only federal funds that should be spent on the first lady are for security and when she is traveling with the president on official business. She is not elected and unless she is appointed to federal office she is not a part of the federal government.
I Wear Pants;823679 wrote:I don't get the backlash at the first lady and many other people/organizations trying to combat obesity. It's a big damned problem.
Hypothetically, what if the Obama-loving media hadn't pulled Obama from relative obscurity to overtake Queen Hillary in 2008? What if Hillary had become POTUS and Bill - as former POTUS - became First Lady? Would he deserve those federal funds? Just askin'..majorspark;824247 wrote:The only federal funds that should be spent on the first lady are for security and when she is traveling with the president on official business. She is not elected and unless she is appointed to federal office she is not a part of the federal government.
I Wear Pants;823679 wrote:I don't get the backlash at the first lady and many other people/organizations trying to combat obesity. It's a big damned problem.
So a bunch of fat lazy video-gaming kids, compares to drugs and make our country look nice? Literacy programs dont compare either, because if you cant read, you cant get an education, you cant work.stlouiedipalma;824007 wrote:Every First Lady, going back as far as I can remember, has had a "pet project". They have been free to pursue these projects for as long as I can remember. Ladybird Johnson's was beautifying America. Nancy Reagan's was the war on drugs. Laura Bush spoke out in favor of literacy programs. Now Michelle Obama is trying to do something concerning childhood obesity and now it's no longer OK for a sitting First Lady to pursue her project. While I can understand where that comes from, I can only shake my head that many of you are so blatant about it.
Uh oh....you just asked the First Lady to butt out. Are you insinuating that just because she's black woman she automatically has a butt?queencitybuckeye;824431 wrote:It's an individual and family problem. I'll thank the first lady to butt out of my business.
Manhattan Buckeye;824471 wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/unemployment-rises-to-92-pct-in-june-employers-add-only-18000-jobs/2011/07/08/gIQACIAS3H_story.html
More hope and change.
QuakerOats;824504 wrote:Another pathetic jobs report, but no one should be surprised. When young radical marxists are in charge of what was once an energetic capitalist economy, this is what you get.
Change we can believe in.........
coyotes22;824532 wrote:How about instead of worrying about some fat brats, the admin worry about TRIMMING and SLIMMING our BLOATED budget. Just a radical, right-wing, non-sensical theory to starve kids, throw grandma off the cliff, and demolish all forms of public education.
coyotes22;826442 wrote:Boehner tells Obama 'no' on big debt deal:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/9/boehner-tells-obama-no-big-debt-deal/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS
Ty Webb;826595 wrote:Then why aren't you hammering him for not working with the President like you have hammered the President before??
Not getting this done because the President wants to end tax cuts for Boehner's rich buddies....how ****ing petty!!
Get this **** done....this was the best deal the Republicans were going to get....everything they wanted was included,yet they are too bullheaded and stupid to get this done because they don't want to piss off their base....and who should be ashmed of themselves right now?
Writerbuckeye;826643 wrote:I'd say the party that doesn't have the balls to actually put a budget on paper should be the ones who should be ashmed.
jhay78;826713 wrote:Exactly. The Senate (controlled by Dems) hasn't passed any budget in over 500 days.
You're right- I'm a year behind.BGFalcons82;826725 wrote:It's been over 800 days, but who's counting when it's all Bush's fault.
So Ty, tell us whom the senators work FOR? Who's their boss? Should their boss be upset because they aren't doing their Constitutionally-mandated duties?
What HAS Harry been doing anyway?
Dude is the standard-bearer for hypocrisy in Washington. Nothing says "easy way out" like failing to pass a budget in over 800 days.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's spokesman says the GOP is trying to take the "easy way out."
"Senator Reid remains firmly committed to getting the most robust deal possible. He stressed the need for an approach that is balanced between spending and revenues, in terms of timing, specificity and dollars. Senator Reid believes the stakes are too high for Republicans to keep taking the easy way out, and he is committed to meeting every day until we forge a deal, however long that takes," spokesman Adam Jentleson said in a statement.
Agreed, she could do a 5k or something every once in a while and it would be a good thing especially since I'm sure she would be quite the draw for a charity run.Manhattan Buckeye;824266 wrote:Agreed, although being the politically correct American I am I would change the phrase to "child fitness". It would also help if she would lead by example and do a 5K or 10K every now and then. W may have drawn a lot of criticism, but that guy was in shape.
You've got to be joking right?queencitybuckeye;824431 wrote:It's an individual and family problem. I'll thank the first lady to butt out of my business.
I Wear Pants;826828 wrote:Agreed, she could do a 5k or something every once in a while and it would be a good thing especially since I'm sure she would be quite the draw for a charity run.
You've got to be joking right?
Us being the fat country is more than a damned family problem. It costs us tons of money in healthcare costs as well.
