Maxine Waters: Sequestration could result in loss of ‘over 170 million jobs’

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In recent days, Democrats have ramped up their mission to strike fear into the hearts of Americans over the chaos that will reign if sequestration takes effect tomorrow. And today, in a last-ditch effort to terrify every last one of us, corruptocrat swamp queen Maxine Waters is pulling out all the stops: That bad?! MT @MelissaTweets: Maxine Waters… Read more »

Democratic Congresswoman: Sequester Could Cause ‘Over 170 Million Jobs’ To Be Lost

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On Thursday, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), flanked by her fellow Congressional Democrats, said during a press conference that the mandatory budget cuts contained within the sequester could cost the nation “170 million jobs.” Waters warned that even Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has called the sequestration cuts “a great setback” to the economic recovery. “We… Read more »

Fox & Friends Questions Threat To ‘Freedom,’ Asks: ‘Are The Days Of Constitutional Gov’t Over?’

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“Are the days of constitutional government over?” asked Peter Johnson, Jr. on this morning’s Fox & Friends. Segueing into the segment, he cited a Pew poll that showed majority of Americans said the federal government threatens “personal rights and freedoms.” The Democrats argue otherwise, “but the American people aren’t buying it,” Johnson said. With that,… Read more »

Romney Advisor Concedes What We All Know: ‘The Culture Wars Are Over’ — But Will Republicans Ever Listen?

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Mitt Romney‘s former Iowa campaign advisor Dave Kochel told the local NBC affiliate that the GOP needs to give up the culture war and recognize that the demographics on key social issues are undergoing major changes. His comments should reflect a key objective for the Republicans going forward, one that will likely be dismissed as… Read more »