Mid-term Elections: Republicans Take House and Senate

[Jimmy Snyder]

Is it too soon to predict? I say Republicans take House and Senate this year. We might even see surpluses come back as they did when Republicans took House and Senate in 1994. That was a good thing right?

 

[Jack21222]

Is it too soon to predict? I say Republicans take House and Senate this year. We might even see surpluses come back as they did when Republicans took House and Senate in 1994. That was a good thing right?

We weren't involved in two wars in 1994. That alone will prevent surplusses, even without the new, recently-enacted programs.

 

[turbo]

Brain-dead US voters will certainly realize that the GOP has steadfastly resisted the most effective broad-based stimulus (extending unemployment benefits) because it could "add to the deficit", and it's up to the Democratic pit-bulls like Biden to harp on the fact that the GOP is pushing for extension of Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy, with a projected deficit increase of ~$700B over the next 10 years. Dems need to man up and highlight this class warfare for what it is.

 

[mheslep]

Brain-dead US voters will certainly realize that the GOP has steadfastly resisted the most effective broad-based stimulus (extending unemployment benefits) because it could "add to the deficit",

It won't increase the deficit by http://www.statesman.com/business/unemployment-benefit-extension-set-for-senate-vote-today-811840.html" ?

and it's up to the Democratic pit-bulls like Biden to harp on the fact that the GOP is pushing for extension of Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy, with a projected deficit increase of ~$700B over the next 10 years. Dems need to man up and highlight this class warfare for what it is.

How many unemployment point hits do you expect from those tax increases on Jan 1, 2011? Or do you believe the connection between tax increases and reduced economic output is a brain dead suggestion?

 

[mheslep]

Is it too soon to predict? I say Republicans take House and Senate this year. We might even see surpluses come back as they did when Republicans took House and Senate in 1994. That was a good thing right?

Intrade gives a 56% chance Republicans will take the house, up from ~38% at the beginning of 2010
http://data.intrade.com/graphing/jsp/closingPricesForm.jsp?tradeURL=https://www.intrade.com&contractId=639646

and a 71% chance Democrats will hold the Senate, down from 90% at the beginning of 2010.
http://data.intrade.com/graphing/jsp/closingPricesForm.jsp?contractId=639642&tradeURL=https://www.intrade.com

 

[KalamMekhar]

Same old BS no matter who is in control. when the Democrats are in control, abortion issues heat up, when the Republicans are in control, anything having to do with the word "God" heats up.