What's to enlighten? All you need to know, if you know anything about politics, is President Obama had only about one month of a "Super Majority", in his entire time as President. That should tell you everything you need to know why President Obama was unable to do anything to improve the economy.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fourfuture.org%2F20140923%2Fthe-cost-to-our-economy-from-republican-obstruction-and-sabotage&ei=qXMXVY-pLZPgoAShtYKwBw&usg=AFQjCNHuM0Lak4N2RHPrL8sMsUA4HcYVtA&sig2=T9ucVbrV-gX7cM6wyIZhWg

And let's not forget Mitch's role in all of this.

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"...sorry to say obama is for the richest."

That comment is so disingenuous. I mean really, Conservatives are all over the place. They can't say President Obama's name without adding "C*******t, Marxist, Socialist, Muslim" every time they do. So now you're saying he's for he "richest"? Facts and reality mean nothing to you people. How in the world can he believe in all of those ideologies, and one religion, and still be for the "richest"?

You're right that article says it all. Who would have thunk that the number of start up businesses, per year, dipped below the number of businesses, per year, that went belly up,(for the first time, since 1977), in 2008. Hmm, I wonder why? What could have happened in 2008 to cause such a phenomena? Oh wait, Obama wasn't even President in 2008. How can that be?

"Business startups outpaced business failures by about 100,000 per year until 2008. But in the past six years, that number suddenly reversed, and the net number of U.S. startups versus closures is minus 70,000."

And I know the Republicans immediately blamed President Obama for the "Great Recession" the day after he was sworn in, as President. Republicans also believe that you can stop a recession, on a dime. The "Great Depression" may take a little longer, like stop on a nickel. You realize no is arguing that GW and the Republicans destroyed the U.S. economy, don't you?

There is no argument, in intelligent circles, that the U.S. economy is better today then when President Obama took office, despite all the efforts by Republicans to make sure the economy did not recover. They sabotaged any efforts to hurry the recovery along in an attempt to defeat President Obama, in the 2012 P**********l e******n. Despite their efforts all they managed to do is slow the recovery pace down.

Btw are you trying to defend your buddy America Only?

You're right that article says it all. Who would have thunk that the number of start up businesses, per year, dipped below the number of businesses, per year, that went belly up,(for the first time, since 1977), in 2008. Hmm, I wonder why? What could have happened in 2008 to cause such a phenomena? Oh wait, Obama wasn't even President in 2008. How can that be?

"Business startups outpaced business failures by about 100,000 per year until 2008. But in the past six years, that number suddenly reversed, and the net number of U.S. startups versus closures is minus 70,000."

And I know the Republicans immediately blamed President Obama for the "Great Recession" the day after he was sworn in, as President. Republicans also believe that you can stop a recession, on a dime. The "Great Depression" may take a little longer, like stop on a nickel. You realize no is arguing that GW and the Republicans destroyed the U.S. economy, don't you?

There is no argument, in intelligent circles, that the U.S. economy is better today then when President Obama took office, despite all the efforts by Republicans to make sure the economy did not recover. They sabotaged any efforts to hurry the recovery along in an attempt to defeat President Obama, in the 2012 P**********l e******n. Despite their efforts all they managed to do is slow the recovery pace down.

Btw are you trying to defend your buddy America Only?

"And no you don't get to count government jobs, they don't grow the economy, they take (tax payer, paid wages)".

Please don't make your own rules to fit your biased way of thinking. Don't tell me what I can and can not count. So here's the deal jack, give me your sources to back up your claims. And when you say..." they take (tax payer, paid wages)", are you implying they,(government employees), don't pay federal taxes? I worked for the government, the Marine Corps and the Navy and I paid federal taxes and Social Security, just like everyone else. So I'm trying to understand the point you're making. I'm also a little confused about your claim..."they don't grow the economy". Do you know how the ecomomy grows? Here's your quote..."Private small business grows our economy, provides jobs, consumer spending". Your response is a little vague. You are saying that "Consumer spending" grows our economy, aren't you? And that means all Consumer spending, not just the Consumer spending associated with Private small businesses. That would mean that "government employees" would be just as vital to the growth of our economy, as any other non government consumer. So you're not implying that those who work for the government don't spend their money, are you? And of course if they spend their money, they are Consumers, and thus aid in the growth of the U.S. economy.

"...more businesses closing than opening FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY, the last seven years". Where's your source, you don't really think anyone's just going to take your word for it, do you? If you read the following article you will find that this article tends to refute your claims. So, by all means, provide us with your sources so that we may compare the two.

www.huffingtonpost.com%2Fstewart-j-lawrence%2Fobama-small-business_b_1881866.html&ei=YgUXVY3RC8z1oATUtYLgAQ&usg=AFQjCNELFFpLFlsaY3qbEaxaifSAsyfIPw&sig2=le5iqC100yGrP-YkLmMWbA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CEoQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fstewart-j-lawrence%2Fobama-small-business_b_1881866.html&ei=YgUXVY3RC8z1oATUtYLgAQ&usg=AFQjCNELFFpLFlsaY3qbEaxaifSAsyfIPw&sig2=le5iqC100yGrP-YkLmMWbA


Here's extra credit, it's not about small business job creation, but it does affect small businesses.

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And then there is this...

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CF0QFjAJ&url=http%3A%2F%2Faneconomicsense.com%2F2014%2F06%2F09%2Femployment-growth-during-the-presidencies-of-obama-and-bush%2F&ei=EgYXVc6ZDNHroASKwIKgCQ&usg=AFQjCNFO8YkN7A6voQ_2-l4MPadoKsuiaA&sig2=leq62F_xoVbIMM5XG-5cVQ

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Now I don't expect you to take this lying down, so don't hesitate to list your sources that rebut these sources.

"And no you don't get to count government jobs, they don't grow the economy, they take (tax payer, paid wages)".

Please don't make your own rules to fit your biased way of thinking. Don't tell me what I can and can not count. So here's the deal jack, give me your sources to back up your claims. And when you say..." they take (tax payer, paid wages)", are you implying they,(government employees), don't pay federal taxes? I worked for the government, the Marine Corps and the Navy and I paid federal taxes and Social Security, just like everyone else. So I'm trying to understand the point you're making. I'm also a little confused about your claim..."they don't grow the economy". Do you know how the ecomomy grows? Here's your quote..."Private small business grows our economy, provides jobs, consumer spending". Your response is a little vague. You are saying that "Consumer spending" grows our economy, aren't you? And that means all Consumer spending, not just the Consumer spending associated with Private small businesses. That would mean that "government employees" would be just as vital to the growth of our economy, as any other non government consumer. So you're not implying that those who work for the government don't spend their money, are you? And of course if they spend their money, they are Consumers, and thus aid in the growth of the U.S. economy.

"...more businesses closing than opening FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY, the last seven years". Where's your source, you don't really think anyone's just going to take your word for it, do you? If you read the following article you will find that this article tends to refute your claims. So, by all means, provide us with your sources so that we may compare the two.

www.huffingtonpost.com%2Fstewart-j-lawrence%2Fobama-small-business_b_1881866.html&ei=YgUXVY3RC8z1oATUtYLgAQ&usg=AFQjCNELFFpLFlsaY3qbEaxaifSAsyfIPw&sig2=le5iqC100yGrP-YkLmMWbA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CEoQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fstewart-j-lawrence%2Fobama-small-business_b_1881866.html&ei=YgUXVY3RC8z1oATUtYLgAQ&usg=AFQjCNELFFpLFlsaY3qbEaxaifSAsyfIPw&sig2=le5iqC100yGrP-YkLmMWbA


Here's extra credit, it's not about small business job creation, but it does affect small businesses.

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And then there is this...

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CF0QFjAJ&url=http%3A%2F%2Faneconomicsense.com%2F2014%2F06%2F09%2Femployment-growth-during-the-presidencies-of-obama-and-bush%2F&ei=EgYXVc6ZDNHroASKwIKgCQ&usg=AFQjCNFO8YkN7A6voQ_2-l4MPadoKsuiaA&sig2=leq62F_xoVbIMM5XG-5cVQ

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Now I don't expect you to take this lying down, so don't hesitate to list your sources that rebut these sources.

OMG this post is challenged. I don't need a decent job. I had decent jobs for over forty five years. So do you have a point? Or do you just continue to spew your "mumbo jumbo". Oh btw, my Grannies, although both are dead now, don't have basements. Do you get a thrill showing off how challenged you are?

" It really always amazes me how you Liberals think because someone has been successful in business, that you "think" you have a right to some of that person's hard earned money".

For goodness sakes what does this statement mean? Can anyone t***slate this into a coherent thought? I know "I" don't think that "I" have a right to any person's hard earned money, other than my own. So what is this person trying to say? I doubt that Liberals feel they are entitled to someone else's hard earned money, but who knows what others think, certainly not me, and definitely not this fool. Now the Government, that is another story. Most Americans pay taxes, so I guess this genius is arguing how much each of us should pay. Although with this extremely challenged individual I don't know if he or she is actually arguing about taxes. Although he or she seems to be fixated on taxes, in later posts. It is the profound lack of intelligence, of posts, like this, that causes so much animosity between me and those who post nonsense, like this. Nothing this joker said, in his or her post, added anything meaningful to a topic, that imo, he or she seems incapable of understanding.

I don't know about agnostic, you are pretty defensive about a religion you claim to be seperate from.
I don't think any religion is worthwhile.
They are lifestyles developed for the ignorant to sooth them from fear.
That comfort should no longer be necessary.
Quite frankly, the way I live my life if none of your business and I could not care less about the details of yours.
And Honey? There are plenty of Christians who are homosexual and/or support the science that says that homosexuals are "born that way". Thank you, Lady Gaga.