Cafferty: What's The Risk Of One Party Rule?

From the Cafferty File:

Its entirely possible the New Year will find the White House and the Congress controlled by the Democrats.

Virtually all the polls indicate it could be a big year for the Democrats. Some fearless forecasters are predicting Democrats could even wind up with the all-important 60 vote majority in the Senate. That would render Republicans virtually powerless to stop legislation there. Right now the Democrats barely have the upper hand in the Senate 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans and 2 Independents who caucus with the Democrats.

Watch: Cafferty: One party Federal Government?

In the House, Democrats hold a 235 to 199 majority with one vacancy. A 270-seat majority this election is probably out of reach but the Democrats are expected to pick up some seats. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicts Democrats will control 250 seats when all the votes are counted.

And Barack Obama, another Democrat, is the current favorite to be the next president. So what would that mean for the rest of us? It means the Democrats would suddenly have the power to push about any agenda they want tofrom raising taxes on the wealthy and cutting them for the middle class to steering more federal benefits to low-income families to expanding health care coverage to anything else they might decide suits their fancy.

Heres my question to you: Whats the risk of one party controlling Congress and the White House?

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[dalmatian847]

Things got DONE alright.

Unemployment went from 6.85 to 10%

Deficit went from 500 billion to 1.4 trillion.

How''s that HOPE and CHANGE working for you a year later?

[dalmatian847]

How's that one-party rule working for you these days?

[dalmatian847]

@Toocold BTW, this just in from AP, the Obama job stimus continues to work it's magic.

WASHINGTON - Job creation by private companies grew at the slowest pace of the year in May, even while the hiring of temporary census workers drove overall payrolls up 431,000.

[dalmatian847]

@Toocold I live in a world of reality where the unemployment ratewhas gone to near 10% and holding for a year AFTER Obama promised it wouldn't go over 8% after his stimulus package was approved. This spike in unemployment was achieved WHILE adding anther trillion to the deficit. Nice trick.

What world are you living in?

[dalmatian847]

@Toocold Wouldn't those TARP bailouts be what Obama likes to take credit for? Why I do beleive it is. In fact, the only things that have actually worked under Obama have been continuations of Bush policies. What have been abject failures, like the so-called "stimulus" package that's stimulated nothing while adding another $trillion to the deficit are all Obama's handiwork.

[Toocold]

@dalmatian847 The ongoing financial crisis, which Bush responded to by giving $700 billion to banks and businesses (the biggest gift of taxpayer money in U.S. history), was also a major cause of the massive increase in the deficit. (If it had been up to me, I would have let the irresponsible bastards drink strychnine.) Considering that said crisis has caused massive unemployment, and how we are still in its grips, I don't see how either of your points (if true) are the current president's fault.

[Toocold]

@dalmatian847 Well, if disagreements were resolved by snappy, simplistic one-liners, I guess then you would win. However we live in a world that still accepts facts and argument as a way of getting to the truth. You claim that the deficit has increased from $500 billion to $1 trillion; however, you don't show from when to when. Are you including the Bush administration? Since I know that he increased the deficit tremendously, by cutting taxes for the rich and ramping up spending.

[getabrainasshole]

marxist rule is coming........pelosi will be unelected and refuse to give up her seat and then invoke marxism in the usa!!

[dalmatian847]

Yes, it got us from less than 5% unemployment to over 10%.

[TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

It's the independent vote that matters and come November this year the democrats are going to be in serious trouble. It's been much worse then i thought it would be.