It's the GOP's Fault

[Commander]

So the Dems control the Governor's office, the House, and the Senate but it's the GOPs fault that they can't get anything done to fix the roads in this state. :shrug: :silly:

Ritter: GOP stalled road efforts (http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_<a%20class='srNewsTitleLink'%20href='http://www.denverpost.com/ci_9186827)

"Ritter's comments came at a news conference to talk about the 2008 legislative session, which ended Tuesday night. In it, he and Democratic legislative leaders initially blamed Republicans for the lack of any action on transportation.

That's despite the fact that Democrats hold sizable majorities in the legislature and control the governor's office."

[Budman]

It's all Bush's fault.

There now it is out of the way in post #2.

[XJOEX]

I personally blame BIG OIL.

[stewp97]

I think we should blame the illiterate peasants. :D

peter

[TwoDogs]

I personally blame BIG OIL.


YOU ARE big oil!!! I blame you personally!!! :flipoff2:

[XJOEX]

YOU ARE big oil!!! I blame you personally!!! :flipoff2:

It's not my fault. It was all those crazy gun rights advocates that made me do it.:flipoff2:

[TwoDogs]

It's not my fault. It was all those crazy gun rights advocates that made me do it.:flipoff2:


BWWWWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAA!!!! That's funna!! :lmao: Also, a likely story!! :flipoff2:

[Budman]

Now you are just making stuff up...

[jnschwie]

That's despite the fact that Democrats hold sizable majorities in the legislature and control the governor's office."

Yes. What is so hard to get?

[Commander]

Yes. What is so hard to get?

What is so hard to get? Accountability apparently. :shrug:

[1BGDOG]

This is politics and an election year. Are the roads going to pay for themselves?
Hint..no taxes will be raised, and R opponents will say look what that D did, raise your taxes!!! Gasp

[mkbruin]

So... what exactly did the dems DO with the Ref-C windfall? besides blow it all without having a single thing to show for it....



NO REFUND FOR YOU!

[Commander]

This is politics and an election year. Are the roads going to pay for themselves?
Hint..no taxes will be raised, and R opponents will say look what that D did, raise your taxes!!! Gasp

I understand that. I just think it's really lame of them to blame the Republicans for their lack of progress. They could at least be a little more creative with their excuses. Something like "With the economy the way it is, we didn't want to raise taxes so we are making do with what we have." would be better than blindly pointing their finger at the Republicans when everyone knows the Democrats could have pushed through whatever bills they wanted regardless of the Republicans.

And for what it's worth I think the Republicans were pretty much just as lame the last time they controlled the governor's office and legislature. But it's the Democrats that control it now.

[mkbruin]

And for what it's worth I think the Republicans were pretty much just as lame the last time they controlled the governor's office and legislature. But it's the Democrats that control it now.

"And for what it's worth I think the Republicans were pretty much just as lame the last time they controlled the governor's office and legislature. But it's the Democrats that control it now."

The difference is what they have to work with...

"when referendum C was first promoted, the advocates claimed that it would raise $3 billion. Later, they raised the estimate to $3.75 billion. As the Independence Institute pointed out at the time, the 3.75B was implausible, because revenues from the oil and gas severance tax were soaring. Now, it turns out that ref C will raise an extra 10 billion dollars in taxes. Although the ref C advocates dishonestly described ref C as as ?temporary? ?five-year? ?time-out? from the Taxpayers Bill of Rights, the effect of ref C will be a permanent increase in state government taxing and spending levels allowed under the state Constitution. And yet, $10 billion extra dollars, over five years, plus billions and billions more in perpetuity, is not enough for the tax consumer lobby, which is gearing up to push another tax increase on the 2008 ballot."

[TwoDogs]

"And for what it's worth I think the Republicans were pretty much just as lame the last time they controlled the governor's office and legislature. But it's the Democrats that control it now."

The difference is what they have to work with...

"when referendum C was first promoted, the advocates claimed that it would raise $3 billion. Later, they raised the estimate to $3.75 billion. As the Independence Institute pointed out at the time, the 3.75B was implausible, because revenues from the oil and gas severance tax were soaring. Now, it turns out that ref C will raise an extra 10 billion dollars in taxes. Although the ref C advocates dishonestly described ref C as as ?temporary? ?five-year? ?time-out? from the Taxpayers Bill of Rights, the effect of ref C will be a permanent increase in state government taxing and spending levels allowed under the state Constitution. And yet, $10 billion extra dollars, over five years, plus billions and billions more in perpetuity, is not enough for the tax consumer lobby, which is gearing up to push another tax increase on the 2008 ballot."




Well. Fancy dat shat... More taxes, less return. Now THAT'S new!! :eek:
(sarcasm off)

[mkbruin]

Yeah... but they had to actually work their butts off to do dramatically less with dramatically more.

here's an idea though, lets allow the unions into government too. That'll be real efficient, and won't create ANY future problems...

[TwoDogs]

Yeah... but they had to actually work their butts off to do dramatically less with dramatically more.

here's an idea though, lets allow the unions into government too. That'll be real efficient, and won't create ANY future problems...


HEY!! Watch it. You can't use "work" and "government" in the same sentance! :lmao:

[mkbruin]

touche...

[Steve]

here's an idea though, lets allow the unions into government too. That'll be real efficient, and won't create ANY future problems...

Coming soon to a government near you thanks to Ritter. :rant:

I'll admit here that I voted for Ref C. I believed the rhetoric. It won't happen again.

[mkbruin]

so, Steve.... you are one of *them* that I can blame for this.....

[Steve]

so, Steve.... you are one of *them* that I can blame for this.....

Yep, along with over 50% of everybody you meet. :P

At least I'll admit I made a mistake that won't happen again. :shrug:

[kfuss]

Coloradoan's wanted change in 2006 and boy they got it.

400% increase in foreclosures,
Average wages in Wyoming are more than average wages in Colorado,
LAST in education spending,
Roads and bridges falling apart,
cats and dogs living together... :flipoff2:

But we can now buy beer on Sunday...:rolleyes:

[al24]

Coloradoan's wanted change in 2006 and boy they got it.

400% increase in foreclosures, Who's to blame for that?
Average wages in Wyoming are more than average wages in Colorado, Lets hope we can keep those damn unions out of Co.
LAST in education spending, 26th not last. Don't you listen to Mike Rosen.
Roads and bridges falling apart, Should have passed Ref D, the one that was going to fix the roads.
cats and dogs living together... :flipoff2: :eek:

But we can now buy beer on Sunday...:rolleyes:

:beer: on Sunday, really what more do we need?

:thumbsup:

[XJOEX]

I don't want to get to far off topic here, I just noted the average wages in Wyoming part. Well let me think for a second... All Wyoming is, is oil and gas, mining, and cattle. These industries have been doing fairly well and when you couple that with a state population of like 12, of course they are going to have higher average wages.:D

[Rando]

shoot i remember the beating i took here on the whole C&D thing.

funny how the worm turns eh?