poor baby ! dry your eyes the Nazi party may come back and you join them after the GOP is gone .
On Feb 11, 6:45 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > and dems are retarded. and racist. and worthless. > > On Feb 11, 3:24 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > republicans are not a race of people . > > they are a group ! > > On Feb 10, 5:49 pm, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ah murky the racist. > > > > On Feb 10, 7:13 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Is GOP Party Chair Michael Steele confused about jobs and campaign > > > > money? BF's Account of His Checkered Political History. > > > > Submitted by meg on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 1:01pm. Analysis > > > > A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS > > > > by Meg White > > > > > Jobs are on everyone's mind right now. Spokespeople for every party > > > > and organization in the country are weighing in on the subject, > > > > whether they have any idea what they're talking about or not. > > > > > So it is with newly-minted GOP National Committee Chair Michael > > > > Steele. On Sunday, Steele got into a confusing argument with George > > > > Stephanopoulos on This Week. He declared that people employed by the > > > > government don't really have "jobs" per se: > > > > > "If you got a government contract that's a fixed period of time it > > > > goes away. The work may go away. There's no guarantee that there's > > > > going to be more work when you're done with that job." > > > > > Watch a snippet of the interview here: > > > > > When Stephanopoulos noted that private sector jobs are not any more > > > > stable than government ones, Steele said cryptically that "they come > > > > back." > > > > > Steele's argument willfully ignored the existence of millions of > > > > teachers, police officers and other federal and state employees, who > > > > are by no means temporary workers. Steele also ignores the fact that > > > > much of the work that will come out of the stimulus bill will go to > > > > private companies in the form of government contracts. > > > > > Essentially, Steele would rather the government give private > > > > companies > > > > tax breaks than contracts, so he makes a nonsensical argument to try > > > > to bolster his party's flawed line of reasoning on the stimulus > > > > package. He calls the work temporary, but tax cuts are an even more > > > > short-lived solution. > > > > > Steele's lack of a coherent argument about employment goes back > > > > further than Sunday, however. He has been living off his party and > > > > the government for years, so it is ironic that he still denies that > > > > the government can produce jobs. Steele's story is proof that his own > > > > argument about government jobs is wrong, with a hint of corruption > > > > thrown in for good measure. > > > > > Steele started out as a Republican Party regular in Maryland. When he > > > > was tapped to run for lieutenant governor in 2002, his private sector > > > > job wasn't cutting it, so the GOP paid Steele $5,000 a month to run > > > > for the office. Though the arrangement was unusual, and called > > > > "obscene" by the opposition at the time, it is legal for a party to > > > > pay a candidate to run. > > > > > The real question is, if Steele truly thinks the private sector is > > > > the > > > > key to the success of this country, why did he close down his legal > > > > consulting firm and accept an allowance from the GOP to run for > > > > office? > > > > > It seems that the party stipend and the years of being on the state's > > > > payroll as lieutenant governor weren't enough for Steele. > > > > Contemplating a future run for governor as his term as lieutenant > > > > governor ran out in 2007, he instructed an aide to transfer more than > > > > $500,000 from his lieutenant governor campaign funds to another bank > > > > account so that the GOP could not distribute the funds to other > > > > candidates. > > > > > Such a transfer of funds is legal, but only because Steele planned to > > > > use it to run for state office, not spend it on his failed 2006 > > > > Senate > > > > race, which would have been a national office. The accusation of > > > > illegality, contained in a confidential court document accidentally > > > > mailed to The Washington Post, is based on the fact that the transfer > > > > was carried out by an aide and not Steele himself. > > > > > Steele contends that the transfer was legal. In fact, Steele insists > > > > that every accusation levied against him by his former finance chair > > > > for his 2006 Senate run is false. Alan Fabian was convicted on > > > > unrelated fraud charges and made several accusations against Steele > > > > in > > > > a failed effort to get a reduced sentence. > > > > > Fabian also accused Steele of making improper campaign fund payments, > > > > both to his own sister for more than $37,000 and to a law firm to the > > > > tune of $75,000. Fabian alleged the services for which the payments > > > > were made were never rendered. Furthermore, The Washington Post > > > > notes > > > > that Steele's sister's company had been dissolved for 11 months by > > > > the > > > > time the payment was made. > > > > > These payments may be, as Steele insists, perfectly legal. But the > > > > fact that Steele is being investigated by the FBI suggests that this > > > > is more than just a convicted felon naming names in order to get out > > > > of jail sooner. > > > > > Furthermore, Fabian's story makes more sense in historical context. > > > > As > > > > part of a failed bid for state comptroller in 1998, Steele owed > > > > $35,000 in campaign debt, mostly to his sister. Also, he's been fined > > > > twice for missing campaign reporting deadlines. The overall situation > > > > suggests a lack of good judgment, a worrisome pattern of ethical > > > > problems and sketchy motivation for Steele's entire political career. > > > > > Steele's brand new job is to get members of his party elected to > > > > Congress. His history of problems with campaign finance shouldn't > > > > inspire much confidence. Moreover, he doesn't seem to think the > > > > government provides real jobs. In keeping with his twisted logic, he > > > > axed a slew of jobs as one of his first acts as GOP chair. Steele > > > > seems to be saying that only he and his family should be allowed to > > > > live off of party and government money. > > > > > As we noted last week, Steele fits quite nicely into the > > > > characteristic GOP hypocrite frame. Not only is he duplicitous for > > > > promising change but delivering more of the same, but he's > > > > hypocritical in his desire to live off the taxes and political > > > > contributions of others, at the same time that he criticizes the idea > > > > that the public sector could be a source of employment. > > > > > Steele is just one more contradiction showing that the GOP's economic > > > > arguments fail to pass the common sense test. It looks to us like > > > > Steele is not in government to serve the public, but to enrich > > > > himself > > > > and his own friends and family, while working to reduce the > > > > government > > > > itself to drowning size.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
