Congratulations, House Republicans!

You won't get a lucid reply from Bob. His expertise is propaganda. And expertise is a stretch.

Well, we make the most of the people we meet in conversation.

In the end: there is no harm done.





David

It'll be a joyous day in Mudville when someone pries your guns from your cold dead hands, Om.

Aw, come on, guys! Let's play nice!

That doesn't mean the law is not a complete bust, because it is.

Cj: That doesn't mean the law is not a complete bust, because it is.

When you overwhelm with such conclusive and irrefutable proof, cj, it helps if you stamp your feet a little. Check with Oralboy, he's quite good at foot stamping and the much more difficult foot stomping.

Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Level Since Jan. 2008
Source: USA TODAY

Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY 11:02 a.m. EDT March 25, 2014

Consumer confidence jumped in March as people were more upbeat about future job prospects.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index rose to 82.3, up from 78.3 in February. It's the first reading above 82 since last June, and the highest reading since January 2008.

"Consumer confidence improved in March, as expectations for the short-term outlook bounced back from February's decline," said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at The Conference Board, a business membership and research association. "While consumers were moderately more upbeat about future job prospects and the overall economy, they were less optimistic about income growth.

"Overall, consumers expect the economy to continue improving and believe it may even pick up a little steam in the months ahead," Franco says.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/03/25/consumer-confidence-index-march/6831621/

Consumers are now economists?

God that is so lame, cj. Your minders must be idiots.

Gad but you are dumb.

That was a simple question. If you can't answer it, I wouldn't call anyone dumb.

and let's not forget that, according to research from the Pew Center, over the course of their reproductive lives, over 90% of Catholic women will use some form of birth control (including, sometimes, abortion), that the Catholic church strictly forbids. So Republican lawmakers are pretty much out of step with everybody. I'm really not sure who they think it is they're appeasing.

They're in it for those who pay them to be in it, the public be damned.

All of this aside, I bet anything we (democrats) loose the senate in midterms, In fact I am pretty sure that the guy who predicted Obama's win has already predicted such. Would need to look it up. I suppose I should be worried but I don't see what difference it makes as nothing gets done in any case as it is.

Silver predicted a 60% chance I think. It can change based on a lot of things yet. We don't know who will win the primary in some states. The GOP can still shoot themselves in the foot at this point.

We don't need the GOP to shoot itself in the foot. We only need to turn out the vote.

Turning out the vote in an non Presidential election is not an easy thing to do. The party that doesn't control the WH typically has a larger turnout because they are dissaffected.

In the case of Senator elections in 2014, the elections for Senate in states Romney carried would turn the Senate over to the GOP if those states go for the same party as last election. Statistically, Silver is accurate based on current circumstances. Reality is things could change between now and November.