Why do Americans elect repubs that seem to destroy the economy only to have to elect Dems to fix it?

LMAO ... YOU MUST BE A JOKE ... err ... must be joking !!!

Unfortunately for Democrats ... they have to recognize that since the 73rd Congress in 1933, for a majority of the last 65 years, Democratic Houses of Representatives and Democratic Senates have CONTROLLED the nation and the President. A TOTAL of 38 Sessions with Democrats in CONTROL for 28 of those!

WE need to inform/TELL our political representatives that WE NEED TO PASS a Constitutional Amendment for the LINE ITEM VETO.

This will keep the SPECIAL INTEREST GARBAGE from being attached to valuable legislation.

The President was briefly granted this power by the Line Item Veto Act of 1996, passed by Congress in order to control "pork barrel spending" that favors a particular region rather than the nation as a whole. The line-item veto was used 11 times to strike 82 items from the federal budget by President Bill Clinton.

If Congress wants to give the president that power, they will have to pass a constitutional amendment, Supreme Justice John Paul Stevens said. "If there is to be a new procedure in which the president will play a different role in determining the text of what may become a law, such change must come not by legislation but through the amendment procedures set forth in Article V of the Constitution," Stevens said, on June 25th, 1998.

IF your special interest is SO valuable, why do you have to HIDE it in valuable legislation?

So, with them REFUSING to PASS the Line Item Veto, in reality, the House and Senate have REALLY been controlling the country!!

AND, with the CURRENT Senate and Congress having the WORST approval rating in HISTORY, hopefully we will see a LOT of changes after the general elections.

A recent Reuters poll is out and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have pulled an upset: They have managed to make George Walker Bush twice as popular as CONGRESS.

THIS WEEK - - Just 13% of Likely Voters now say the DEMOCRATICALLY CONTROLLED Congress is doing a good or excellent job. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 43% give Congress a poor rating.

Those results represent a slight decrease from last month, when 15% gave Congress a good or excellent rating.

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Wow, you are a confused person. The republicans platform is to reduce taxes (thats the money they take out of your check every week) , so that you can have more money. The idea of you having more money is that

1. You might save some..... thats good for when you grow up

2. You might spend it.... that helps the economy

3. You might even buy a house some day.... thats good too

The democrats complain that republicans cut taxes just for the rich. This is america, and you shouldn't hurt someone for doing good for themselves. Tax cuts should be equal for everyone that pays them.

If rich people who own their own companies, and employ people have their taxes raised, they will employ less people. If they cut their taxes, they will employ more people. They are in business after all. The democrats always want to raise taxes, and take care of the people. I dont know about you, but I dont want the governmwent to take care of me. I'll take care of myself. If they wouldn't tax me so much.

Taxing the people to much is what destroys the economy, and thats just what the democrats do.

Vote John McCain

Try to be a little more open-minded. Democrats have hurt the economy just as much as Republicans. You're obviously just trying to state a ignorant opinion than ask an honest question. Try a blog with your own people. Leave this open-minded network alone.

I haven't noticed the Dems fixing anything.

Don't really have much knowledge of politics or economics do you? I would suggest some education and then try this question again.

We like to mix things up. Come on, you know the Gore years would've been really boring.

I can't remember who was president when the Dow Jones reached it's highest point ever...Then we got a democratic congress and it has been downhill ever since

Obama and Clinton are going to raise taxes on those making $30,000, is that helping our economy ya think...