Oliver Willis

18 Responses to “Is It Finally Happening?”

1. 1 Jadegold
   Mar 29th, 2006 at 7:03 pm

   Randy is apparently pretty happy showing his political naivete to the world.

   Let’s take a look at the famous “Contract on America”–how many of those 10 points were realized? Exactly zero.

   Let’s review AWOL George’s campaign promises in 2000.

   “There are 43 million uninsured Americans  4 million more than when the current administration took office. George W. Bush will reverse this trend by making health insurance affordable for hard-working, low-income families.”

   Result? We now have 50M uninsured Americans.

   “As President, Governor Bush will& pay the debt down to a historically low level.”

   Hahahahaha.

   “George W. Bush will establish the ‘Healthy Communities Innovation Fund’ to provide $500 million in grants over five years to fund innovative projects addressing targeted health risks, such as childhood diabetes.”

   Never happened.

   “George W. Bush will “fully fund the Pell grant program for first-year students by increasing the maximum grant amount by more than 50 percent, to $5,100.”

   AWOL George has cut or frozen Pell Grant funding every year.

   You probably don’t want to talk about AWOL George’s promise not to “nation-build.”

2. 2 randy
   Mar 29th, 2006 at 7:03 pm

   Did you read this thing? They’re promising everything from energy independence to peace on earth for ever. How in the world are they going to deliver on any of it? I guess I answered my own question…They won’t.

3. 3 factcheck
   Mar 29th, 2006 at 8:03 pm

   Frameone said:
   Don t forget Mars!
   Because Bush has.

   At least he didn’t forget Poland.

4. 4 factcheck
   Mar 29th, 2006 at 8:03 pm

   But if the evil atheist Democrats get into office, they will stop Our President’s important work in stopping human-animal hybrids!

5. 5 frameone
   Mar 29th, 2006 at 8:03 pm

   Because Bush has.

6. 6 frameone
   Mar 29th, 2006 at 8:03 pm

   Don’t forget Mars!

7. 7 elrod
   Mar 29th, 2006 at 9:03 pm

   Actually, Frank, the Democrats have supported all of these measures for quite some time now. They’ve pushed for increased funding for first responders, expanding the special forces, scanning containers, etc. and the Republicans have rejected their entreaties. These aren’t proposals concocted out of the blue that Democrats have no real intention of following through on. If the plan said, “Let’s bomb Iran!” then I’d say they were probably being dishonest, and could be held to account for grandstanding. But the measures called for in the plan are quite consistent with what Democrats have supported and voted on in the recent past.

8. 8 Frank_D
   Mar 29th, 2006 at 9:03 pm

   I think I understand. The Republicans didn’t do what they promised, so why would you expect the Democrats to do what they promise? I’m loving it…

9. 9 drpedro
   Mar 29th, 2006 at 10:03 pm

   I thought that “its finally happening” referenced Ambramoff fingering Delay…you know the “final nail in the coffin”. But since Ambramoff just got sentenced, and I haven’t heard a word, I guess Delay’s off the hook eh?

10. 10 z_adura
    Mar 29th, 2006 at 10:03 pm

    Well, this isn’t a bad start at all, except that it isn’t really the start. Democrats have been saying most of this stuff for years. The Department of Homeland Security was, afterall, Gart Hart’s baby, not George Bush’s.

    While there is nothing new, it is nice to see it neatly summarized. If they can dumb it down even further to the level of the average Fox viewer, they might even be able to sell this.

11. 11 JWG
    Mar 29th, 2006 at 11:03 pm

    AWOL George has cut or frozen Pell Grant funding every year.

    Yet, somehow the spending for the program has gone from $8 B to $13 B, an increase of 60%. So while the maximum amount has only increased from $3,300 to $4,050 many more people are getting additional grant money.
    Hmmm…it helps to know all the facts.

12. 12 outer_space
    Mar 30th, 2006 at 12:03 am

    The maximum amount increase doesn’t even cover the general increase in tuition thats happened as a result from state funding cuts.

13. 13 cypher
    Mar 30th, 2006 at 12:03 am

    if anyone can disappoint me before the week s end its my Dems

    Man I hate you for saying that. I mean, you’re right, but I have to get some sleep here.

14. 14 frameone
    Mar 30th, 2006 at 1:03 am

    Yes, JWG, know the facts IN CONTEXT:

    At the federal level, student aid has taken a $12 billion hit through the Deficit Reduction Act, and now President Bush wants to slash even more aid programs. The greatest concern is with the stagnation of the Pell Grant Program, which is the backbone of ensuring accessibility to college.
    At Ithaca College, 1,089 students qualified for Pell Grants in 2004 05, for a total of $2,835,979 in aid. In 2005 06, those numbers have dropped to 1,015 students for $2,762,000. While the cost of providing a college education is increasing, fewer of our students are qualifying for these grants.

    Another area of concern is the proposed elimination of the Perkins Loan program. Currently, 992 Ithaca students are receiving Perkins Loans in the amount of $1,660,000. Carrying a low 5 percent interest rate, these loans have been invaluable in helping students and parents bridge funding gaps. If the Perkins program is dropped, these families will need to seek out private loans, borrowing at higher interest rates that lead to greater debt. Worse yet, they may not have the resources to make them eligible for private loan funding at all.

    For students from New York state, it has been an annual struggle to beat back changes in the Tuition Assistance Program that would severely impact their access to higher education. Created in 1974 to help more lower- and middle-income students attend college, TAP originally covered 60 percent of the average tuition cost at a private college or university; today, it covers just 24 percent.

    http://www.ithaca.edu/ithacan/articles/0603/23/opinion/2financial.htm

15. 15 Oliver Willis
    Mar 30th, 2006 at 3:03 am

    DeLay has been indicted for money laundering not related to his dealings with Jack Abramoff. Abramoff’s sentence is not connected to the information he’s giving on other people - including Republican congressmen like Bob Ney.

    Please, open up a newspaper sometime.

16. 16 drpedro
    Mar 30th, 2006 at 11:03 am

    Funny Ollie, you would never know that judging by the random and scurrilous speculation posted on this very site not too long ago.

    I read the papers, that is why I made the comment…

17. 17 brashieel
    Mar 30th, 2006 at 6:03 pm

    What do you know. The Democrats may actually be working up their nerve to have positions on things again. That’d be nice.

18. 18 Rounds77
    Mar 30th, 2006 at 7:03 pm

    Speaking of DeLay’s scandals, this was in the Dallas Morning News today:

    http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-delay_30edi.ART.State.Edition1.2591e5e.html

    Pathetic.

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