You REALLY can't blame on democrat like Brad said, again, you are very ignorant person, (Please democrat in congress are very tiny of majority, they are better job than republican does in last 3 years ago.
Democrat had the majority of congress, hell they have the speaker!! What y'all don't like Pelosi cause she is the person who controls what gets on the table and what is being talked about.
Oil price has went skyrocket due demand and supply issue, China and India are using more oil now, when demand goes increase as supply went down then oil price will skyrocket, also wartime is only part to be blamed for increase of oil price, in 2002, most republican voted yes on invasion of Iraq then still war for 5 years now, it was republican that started cause wartime.
Oil supply was never low, the refineries was in low demand. We get most of our refined oil from other places. Yet we sit on millions of barrels of oil cause we have no way of producing gasoline. With the increase of drilling the increase of refineries will happen. Currently with the big oil boom we have 3 refineries being built. But the FUTURE supply of oil is being threaten due to us not drilling new locations. That's what's driving up prices. When the republican started the process to remove the ban on drilling off-shore and in Alaska the price of oil dropped nearly $30 a barrel!! You telling me in the end that removing the ban on offshore drilling won't have a effect! Give me a break! LOL
Credit/mortgage crisis has been occurred since late 2005 when congress was majority republican at this time due republican has loosen the financial institution regulation in late 90's or early 2000's, that cause bank, credit and mortgage went boom so rapidly then burst in late 2005 as crisis started, we used had strict financial institution regulation until late 90's or early 2000's, that where bank, credit and mortgage are well maintained in entire of 90's, real estate price has went shot so badly after Bush got in office and majority of republican in congress. It has nothing with democrat, many of democrat has attempt to fix it but republican barring it, very difficult to get deal with that. Wall street issues are mostly blamed on republican than democrat does because republican lets bank, credit or mortgage to bubble so rapidly with loosen of regulation, that's very bad move.
You better go farther back then that and start with President Jimmy Carter(Democrat) when he passed this bill it started the whole landslide to where we are today, FRB: Community Reinvestment Act
You have no idea about what are you talking about blame on democrat, republican make much more worse for life than democrat does, most republicans are favor into free market, free market isn't always work. Drilling in offshore or AK to increase of domestic oil wouldn't help to lower the gas price so far since oil is sold to market, also more expensive to do that and republican has been fucked up with their job for almost 8 years, again, not all of republican are like that, especially on moderate republican who have moderate on issue.
So you recommend a dictatorship? you rather have someone tell you how much money you get and where you live? Man this is starting to sound like Nazi days, you a Nazi supporter?? LOL
The free Market will work if it's regulated right, but the democrat keeps blocking the regulations that the market needs! I admit some of the republican has done it too, but the majority of the regulation blocking is coming from Democrat cause it hurts their group of voters! In the end the Democrat would lose the votes and they wouldn't be in the government at all( which would be a dream!)
There's good thing about democrat has introduced bill to increase on federal minimum wage, funds on Iraq and Afghan war, Katrina recovery, environment regulation and few other more, also most democrat has voted yes on bailout plan to recover the bank, credit and mortgage crisis but probably not fully, democrat has made bill to withdraw troopers from Iraq but Bush vetoed it, Iraq war is all nothing than just good reason to start war, it's all make Bush's father so happy and really nothing for sure since terrorists have been in anywhere, USA is responsible to tighten the anti-terrorist law then other 9/11 wouldn't be happen, even Al Qaeda has alot of reaction on Bush's families.
Oh, why did they need to increase the minimum wage?? Oh yea cause they drop the cost of living by making the dollar not worthy of wiping my ass! LOL They passed out money to the poor and in the end the poor did nothing to better themself, but they got a cool car and cool clothes!
Katrina was a fucking joke! Seriously those people was told to leave and they decided to stay! Also The federal government wanted to come in but they was told to stay out by the, you guess it, Democrat governor of Louisiana and the Democrat Mayor. But now it's over and y'all pointing your finger at Bush for the problems and people dying? Give me a break!
We started that war with a mix of reason, one we wanted to control terrorist by stepping in before they could over take a country and gain more power. Two, Saddam was killing millions of people just because they didn't do what he said. and three, we are still there to help the country set up a democracy government so the people can do as they please and not have to worry about someone like Saddam stepping in.
Oh we could have stepped back and let them kill them self but we couldn't allow that, plus the last time we ignore a problem it grew til it was this big famous war that killed more of our troop by x100000 of times more. Hell they lost the amount of troops we have currently lost in 1 hr during world war 2. Why is it we have a lower number of death in this war? Oh yea the Republican increased spending on military budget and therefore allowed more research in firepower and safety equipment that is saving our troops lives!! The Democrat wants to cut back spending on military and turn around and spend it on program that does nothing but looks good. While in the end it hurts the people of America. Instead of welfare and giving it to ILLEGAL PEOPLE, how about channeling that money to the school systems and increasing scholarships? Oh but the Democrat don't want to piss off the ILLEGAL WHICH HAS NO RIGHTS IN OUR COUNTRY IF THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE CHANNEL AND SPEAK ENGLISH THEY CAN GO BACK TO THE COUNTRY THAT THEY PROUDLY WAVE THEIR FLAG FOR!! I don't expect everyone over sea to speak English as that is their country and not mine! I will learn to speak their language and adapt if I decide to go over there for a trip.
As for the Bailout, I am against it and I write and call my congressmen everyday, but it seems neither of the side of party is listening to 95% of America. If i was to go down in my business you think the gonvernment is going to bail me out? I didn't think so. The only thing that pisses me of is we let the banks grow too big and now we are in a position where we have no choice but to pass the bailout. But first before we pass the bailout we got to sweeten the deal for the house so it will be passed, so add that to the debt we have!
