Ideological Differences among General Electorate
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Figure 2 shows how a very tiny portion of the entire electorate identifies themselves as liberal or extremely liberal, while the vast majority describe themselves as moderate. Republicans have a larger ideological base from which to start (conservative and extremely conservative), although moderates are by far the largest chunk of American voters.
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Question by Lady Laissez Faire: Would JFK be welcomed into Today’s Democratic Party?
Quotes by JFK:
” A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. ”
“And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. ”
“Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. ”
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
“I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant.”
“Israel was not created in order to disappear – Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.”
“It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.”
“The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital… the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth in the economy. ”
“Lower rates of taxation will stimulate economic activity and so raise the levels of personal and corporate income as to yield within a few years an increased – not a reduced – flow of revenues to the federal government.”
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Answer by Rocky Mtn High
He would be labeled a nut.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told Judy Woodruff in an interview Thursday that the deal forged on Capitol Hill to extend a payroll tax cut and continue unemployment insurance benefits will create jobs and help the economy. Pelosi also discussed upcoming legislation in the House, campaign finance and the 2012 elections.
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Democratic senators Amy Klobuchar (MN), Joe Manchin (WV), Frank Lautenberg (NJ), and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood urge Congress to pass the Rebuild America Jobs Act, a bill that would put hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work rebuilding America’s infrastructure.
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Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports that on January 20, 2012, Representative Henry Waxman of California led House Democrats from the Energy and Commerce Committee in writing a letter to several chairmen, requesting that the Committee hold hearings to review the safety of medical devices implanted into patients.* In support of their petition, the congressmen cited problems associated with medical devices, such as transvaginal mesh implants, which have caused serious injuries to patients. According to the congressmen, these harms demonstrate the need for regulatory reform.
Claims In Pelvic Mesh Litigation Points To Flawed FDA Approval Process
In stressing the need for regulatory reform, the congressmen examined transvaginal mesh implants. According to the congressmen, complications and adverse side effects associated with transvaginal mesh provide a clear illustration as to why regulatory reform is warranted. As discussed in great detail in the letter, transvaginal mesh implants received market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (?FDA?) through the expedited 510(k) process. By utilizing this process, manufacturers of these devices did not have to conduct clinical testing in order to receive approval. Since transvaginal mesh was introduced into the market, the FDA has received thousands of adverse event reports, and issued a series of alerts to warn consumers of dangerous complications associated with vaginal mesh. In fact, the FDA is still conducting an ongoing safety review. The FDA estimates that 300,000 women were implanted with vaginal mesh in 2010. At the same time, according to a recent article in Bloomberg News, there are more than 650 transvaginal mesh lawsuits currently pending against manufacturers, including Johnson & Johnson and C.R. Bard.**
Texas is the second most populous state in the United States of America after California. Agriculture and Cattle Ranching (remember all those stories about the Texas cowboys) play a big role in the economic life of Texans. But the changing environmental patterns have affected these primary occupations of rural Texans adversely. It is becoming economically untenable to continue with these activities due to low rainfall, higher input costs and a host of other impediments.
Texas Democrats realize the urgent need to revitalize the Texan agricultural system to make it a win-win situation for all concerned, from agricultural producers who will get good prices for their outputs to the people buying food at the grocery store who will get to buy local fresh produce at reasonable rates. This will encourage more people to become farmers on a commercial scale and ease the prevailing unemployment rates.
Texan Democrats have vowed to make the Texas agriculture industry a world leader and pledged to support the family of farmers and ranchers who make up its backbone.
Towards this end, they have decided to:
Provide all support (budgetary, research, etc.,) to the Texas Department of Agriculture to help them prepare an effective global marketing strategy to assist our producers in selling their produce and related products in the global market place by taking advantage of the internet. This initiative includes implementing community training programs in use of latest technologies.
Provide affordable preventive and curative health care in rural areas through incentives package to recruit and retain physicians, extend zero-interest loans to public hospitals and ensure equitable Medicare reimbursements to rural hospitals.
Ensure supply of clean and plentiful water to all areas.
Take effective steps to reduce pollution and improve quality of air.
Stop Rick Perry’s Trans-Texas Corridor which could have a potentially devastating effect on the livelihood of the rural communities.
Establish minimum support price for farm produce and introduce innovative insurance instruments to reduce risk of loss of farmers and ranchers.
Coordinate with Mexican officials to ensure that NAFTA benefits Texas agriculture.
Promote use of technology by rural communities through special schemes.
Texan Democrats are committed to the farming and rural community.
After all, it they who drive the economy’s wheels.
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Question by Tag Teamed: How much can the Democrats “change” the health care system and still get their 51 votes in the Senate?
Best answer:
Answer by Tired Trucker
Thanks to a tyrant in a black robe from Minnesota and a turncoat from Pennsylvania, the Dems have 60 seats in the senate. I don’t see how Obama’s agenda can be stopped. The only saving grace is that it has THEIR name all over it, and THEY will get the blame when it fails.
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Fund-raiser for the Mississippi Democratic Party at the Ethnic Heritage Center of the Mississippi Agricultural Museum in Jackson. (The blue streak is not a photographic blemish of some kind. It’s a ribbon that was holding a balloon.)
At a weekly press conference with Republican leaders, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) previewed the upcoming House vote on the pro-growth American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act and, with time running short, called on Senate Democrats to offer a responsible plan to extend the payroll tax cut for a full year.
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