Comments on: Back to the Future: Steele Calls For Return To ‘Contract With America’ http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/ News and commentary about Maryland policy and politics. Written by Judd Legum -- attorney, Annapolis native and candidate for Delegate in District 30. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:31:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Gr8 Communicator http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-86 The Gr8 Communicator Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:06:30 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-86 Lets all pray that Steele keeps up the good work. With him at the helm the GOP will become even more impotent than it is now. Sarah Palin? Michael Steele? This is awesome. Lets all pray that Steele keeps up the good work. With him at the helm the GOP will become even more impotent than it is now. Sarah Palin? Michael Steele? This is awesome.

]]> By: Ms. Lou http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Ms. Lou Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:33:21 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-79 Next time the American public goes to Washington, DC it will be to protest the Republicans obstructing President Obama's legislation. Across the globe citizens are coming out against the mismanagement of their economy. George Bush & the Repubs have gutted this country's treasury. Now the American public will suffer. Also Steele will not bring any Black voters into the Republican party. He will be ignored and held in utter contempt by Black Americans. And he knows it! Next time the American public goes to Washington, DC it will be to protest the Republicans obstructing President Obama’s legislation. Across the globe citizens are coming out against the mismanagement of their economy. George Bush & the Repubs have gutted this country’s treasury. Now the American public will suffer. Also Steele will not bring any Black voters into the Republican party. He will be ignored and held in utter contempt by Black Americans. And he knows it!

]]> By: MRW http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-78 MRW Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:11:49 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-78 The Contract "On" America did exactly what the Reaganites wanted - it destroyed the middle class, which has not only never recovered, even under Clinton, but was driven into near oblivion by the resurgent Reaganomics, i.e. the "trickle down" theory, under Bush. Reaganomics caused two major things: 1) middle class destruction; and 2) the creation of a new superwealthy class of Americans, 2% owning 98% of the wealth. Go ahead Steele. The GOP will die its due demise. The Contract “On” America did exactly what the Reaganites wanted – it destroyed the middle class, which has not only never recovered, even under Clinton, but was driven into near oblivion by the resurgent Reaganomics, i.e. the “trickle down” theory, under Bush. Reaganomics caused two major things: 1) middle class destruction; and 2) the creation of a new superwealthy class of Americans, 2% owning 98% of the wealth. Go ahead Steele. The GOP will die its due demise.

]]> By: Carol Martin http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Carol Martin Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:40:24 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-77 Michael Steele is aptly named: he's never had an original idea in his life. Recycling Newt Gingrich's "Contract" is the classic definition of insanity. Even his identity is questionable. He is a Hindu passing for an African American. Michael Steele is aptly named: he’s never had an original idea in his life. Recycling Newt Gingrich’s “Contract” is the classic definition of insanity. Even his identity is questionable. He is a Hindu passing for an African American.

]]> By: Bradbury http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Bradbury Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:34:11 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-76 The Republican Party left me and ...now I am a Democrat, the first in five generations, and work hard to elect candidates who will uphold the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, equal rights, reproductive rights, economic rights... The so-called Republican party is really the "self-interest, corporate power, force our religious ideas on the rest of America, folks. The Republican Party left me and …now I am a Democrat, the first in five generations, and work hard to elect candidates who will uphold the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, equal rights, reproductive rights, economic rights… The so-called Republican party is really the “self-interest, corporate power, force our religious ideas on the rest of America, folks.

]]> By: Grainne http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Grainne Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:09:11 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-75 We must make sure that the GOP's contract on America is never again allowed to be put into action. I am gobsmacked by their utter cluelessness. The GOP today is like an abusive husband - "oh come on baby, just give me another chance and I won't behave badly again. I will treat/abuse you in the same way I always have, but I won't behave badly again." GOP's new path: the Road to Obscurity (hopefully!) We must make sure that the GOP’s contract on America is never again allowed to be put into action. I am gobsmacked by their utter cluelessness. The GOP today is like an abusive husband – “oh come on baby, just give me another chance and I won’t behave badly again. I will treat/abuse you in the same way I always have, but I won’t behave badly again.” GOP’s new path: the Road to Obscurity (hopefully!)

]]> By: El.kaobng http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-74 El.kaobng Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:34:17 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-74 But doesn't that mean that they have to admit to the fact that they _broke_ the "Contract with America"? I suppose you could consider this phase of our contractural relationship as the "Litigation of America"(RNC vs America) to be followed shortly by the "Compensitory damages to America" ("Discovery by America" is ongoing). Whereas I expect the rewards to be almost infinite, and that sounds good, the truth is that even though the RNC is at fault, America will end up paying the damages, So therefore, its really America vs America, and that is, in a word, pointless. Now, if anyone has any idea how to get the RNC to bail out the banks, I'm all ears... -ek But doesn’t that mean that they have to admit to the fact that they _broke_ the “Contract with America”?

I suppose you could consider this phase of our contractural relationship as the “Litigation of America”(RNC vs America) to be followed shortly by the “Compensitory damages to America” (”Discovery by America” is ongoing). Whereas I expect the rewards to be almost infinite, and that sounds good, the truth is that even though the RNC is at fault, America will end up paying the damages, So therefore, its really America vs America, and that is, in a word, pointless.

Now, if anyone has any idea how to get the RNC to bail out the banks, I’m all ears…

-ek

]]> By: StLBoy http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-73 StLBoy Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:10:52 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-73 "Contract with America, Part II"? Is he serious? With Palin gearing up for 2012, and this schmuck running the GOP, as a registered Democrat, I'm sleeping very well these days. “Contract with America, Part II”?

Is he serious?

With Palin gearing up for 2012, and this schmuck running the GOP, as a registered Democrat, I’m sleeping very well these days.

]]> By: GoBears http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-72 GoBears Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:40:57 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-72 Jamie, I missed your comment but it just shows that great minds work alike. Jamie, I missed your comment but it just shows that great minds work alike.

]]> By: GoBears http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/02/back-to-the-future-steele-calls-for-return-to-contract-with-america/comment-page-1/#comment-71 GoBears Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:39:29 +0000 http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/?p=393#comment-71 "Contract ON America" is more accurate - just as that wrecking crew has finished ruining our economy and dismantling consumer safeguards and negating worker protections they want to start up again??? Un-fuquing-believable! “Contract ON America” is more accurate – just as that wrecking crew has finished ruining our economy and dismantling consumer safeguards and negating worker protections they want to start up again???

Un-fuquing-believable!

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