tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547Mon, 02 Sep 2024 08:20:08 +0000How should Congress hold the Oval Office accountable to the people?BidenIs immigration law broken or is it just a failure to enforce what we have?McBushMcCainMcSameObamaPalinShould Congress declare English to be our official language.Should the president be able to ignore the law just because he signed a "signing statement" contrary to the word of law?The election and campaign system is broken. Some thoughts on fixing it.We need a new set of elected officials to change America.bushcheneyconstitutionelectric carsfuel economygitmogreen movementhybridshydrogen fuel cellsimpeachimpeachmentiraqoil independencewar deadTake back our country from politicians who do not have your best interest in mind. It is time to participate in the future of YOUR government. Visit us today at http://www.JoeTheVoter.orghttp://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)Blogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-634202730535119318Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:02:00 +00002011-08-01T11:02:22.263-07:00Sad to say America is on the way down...not up. We have only the semblance of Democracy with the rich and corporatio­ns pulling all the strings. Our votes are being bought by the highest bidders who fund their elections. Once in office, as this "deal" proves, no one in Congress has any interest in the desires of the 300,000,00­0 people who are "We the People"If the http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/08/debt-ceiling-deal-that-cuts-trillions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-7442847867005254821Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:29:00 +00002011-06-28T08:29:02.432-07:00Of course the GOP want's to protect those who help them purchase their seats in Congress ! No way should the super rich be expected to support the nation they took so much gold from.As for the "job creators" excuse...1­0 years after the Bush Tax Cuts for those job creators where are those jobs? China, Brazil, India. I don't see why US Taxpayers should suffer to help create jobs http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/06/mcconnell-warns-obama-ahead-of-deficit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-5151788717872152149Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:12:00 +00002011-04-06T08:12:15.133-07:00"Take the government away. Let the parents take care of their kids."What a load of crap. With this attitude kids won't go to school at all. After all without a government requiremen­t they won't have to unless parents make them. No more immunizati­ons unless parents make them get them. Welcome back plaque? Will parents drop kids from health insurance if they go off to work?One http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/04/maine-gop-legislators-looking-to-loosen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-5628113618906160749Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:53:00 +00002011-03-04T07:53:29.832-08:00But Robert, you forget who owns the government­.It is no longer "We the People" it is now "We the Corporatio­ns"Corporatio­ns don't vote and many of the largest don't even pay taxes, yet somehow they have all the representa­tion. How do you account for that?What do people do about it when we no longer have the ear of our own "represent­atives"?http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/03/bidder-70.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-548790076371717016Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:11:00 +00002011-03-03T08:11:57.408-08:00This made me ashamed of my home state. It made me ashamed of my past associatio­ns with the GOP in Columbus of which I was once a member. It made me ashamed of Kasich whom I knew way back when my business partner was a republican legislator in Ohio. He is now deceased but I know he is twisting in his grave at the shameful tactics the GOP is willing to engage to further their corporatis­http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/03/ohio-union-bill-aimed-at-reducing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-7629442890818521144Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:22:00 +00002011-02-25T12:22:23.858-08:00Not fact: This is the way people on the right twist informatio­n.A few cops abuse someone therefore ALL cops are abusers. ( not a fact )As a former cop who never abused anyone I take personal offense and so should tens of thousands of honest cops who risk their lives to protect citizens like you and your family. Next time you are robbed call you Senator instead of cop.You sir, owe police http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/02/newark-police-layoffs-threaten-crime_6454.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-4888852087119344130Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:51:00 +00002011-02-25T11:51:33.035-08:00Why should Americans have to "settle" for less at the same time corporatio­ns are making more profits than all history and the top 2% are hoarding ever increasing percentage of our collective wealth as a nation?The American Dream is about advancing, not standing still, certainly not going backwards in order to assure more money is available for the super rich. There is only so muchhttp://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/02/newark-police-layoffs-threaten-crime_25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-4023929686747429504Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:44:00 +00002011-02-25T10:44:23.688-08:00Mean time at the top.Corporate incomes are highest on record. The rich are richer than ever. Those on Wall Street who almost single handed, drove us into recession are rewarded with a huge bonus.Taxpayers picked up the tab in lost jobs, lost homes, lost pensions and now an all out assault on the middle class led by big industry and the Tea Party.If this is not reversed the American dream turns http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/02/newark-police-layoffs-threaten-crime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-2747480325996061364Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:31:00 +00002011-02-25T09:31:58.577-08:00Fits the GOP plan to a "T". Uneducated people are easier to manipulate­. Why do you think that the redder the state the less educated it's citizens. Why do you thing the right loves to attack teachers and education. Why do they want to eliminate grants for college, knowing then only the rich can afford higher education.An attack on the middle class must include underminin­g http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/02/wisconsin-assembly-passes-bill_25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-2792245660046567816Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:14:00 +00002011-02-25T09:14:13.572-08:00There is a misconcept­ion about the pension plan in Wisconsin. It has been held up as an example of one of the best managed and most responsibl­e plans in the nation. It was never loaded with toxic assets and remains in good financial condition. The talk from the right ignores this because facts do not support their goals...mu­ch like the right wing talk about Social Security and http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/02/wisconsin-assembly-passes-bill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-7658021534812056225Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:48:00 +00002011-02-23T08:48:52.923-08:00This sounds like a threat to me. He is holding state workers hostage and giving them the choice of losing their rights or their jobs.Sure sounds "American" to me. ( not )I think this governor believes that he was elected to be a dictator not responsibl­e to the wants of his own citizens. I would think that between the polls and the protests he should know by now that his is not http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2011/02/wisconsin-gov-walker-throws-gasoline-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-6599326202939122344Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:46:00 +00002010-12-20T11:46:12.471-08:00I don't normally hold FOX in very high regard for reasons establishe­d by the U. of Maryland recently when their study conclude they broadcast the most misinforma­iton.But in this report on FOX they said and did the right thing on several fronts. They decried Congress ( We know it is the GOP stalling it ) They actually supported Jon Steward with praise a liberal entertaine­r seldom http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/12/momentum-building-toward-christmas_20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-2071067607141477389Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:42:00 +00002010-12-20T10:42:37.982-08:00I spoke of this in my letter faxed to every GOP senator on Saturday. Here is a copy of the letter.http://www­.joethevot­er.org/let­ter-to-gop­-senators.­htmlIt starts:As an American who has always considered himself to be a patriot first, I have grown very weary of the contentiou­s games that have replaced our formerly great Senate. I am tired of lies. I am tired of http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/12/momentum-building-toward-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-1704762702429524819Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:09:00 +00002010-12-16T12:09:29.321-08:00I am a big supporter of the concept of WikiLeaks. Were it not Assange it would be someone else. I can't help wonder how much "secret" pressure is being used to assault him with charges in Sweden particular­ly in light of the bail issue in England when he has not even been charged in any crime. This has a bad odor about it.In many many prior cases the media has never been held http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/12/media-gets-it-wrong-on-wikileaks-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-5812677600976686194Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:50:00 +00002010-12-16T11:50:09.046-08:00I know why republican­s fight this. This is the very sort of relation ship described in the slogan, "You scratch my back and I will scratch yours".But does this really mean that much? We talk about percentage­s and size of the estate but left out is the fact that the rich have longer life spans and this tax only come into play when some very rich person dies, even then assuminghttp://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-estate-tax-supposed-to-do-anyway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-9080262705492251459Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:51:00 +00002010-12-10T11:57:55.786-08:00Joe's real life is as a web developer. Joe donates several sites each year to charities and offers a deep discount all the time for any charity short on funds.If you are a business person, please visit Stuff Done for full service web deign and hosting.You can also buy custom promotional advertising specialties on our promotions site.Office hours are 9-5 Weekdays EST. Toll free 888-475-3282http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/12/progressive-web-page-design-company.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-5076332144628962750Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:47:00 +00002010-12-10T09:47:43.174-08:00This is a case of religious bigotry gone mad. He and his supporters are not Christians­...it is a cover used to support their personal hate and bigotry and to justify legislatio­n to support that hate.Those in the US who support this are going to be even angrier if this passes and the US Embassy is flooded with gays seeking asylum in the US. Would be very hard to deny asylum here if http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/12/rachel-maddow-interviews-david-bahati.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-1396145850671329242Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:06:00 +00002010-12-07T09:06:25.935-08:00fccinfo@fc­c.govEveryone send an email telling the FCC "No Merger for Comcast"I have. I also faxed such a letter to them at: Federal Communicat­ions Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington­, D.C. 20554888-CALL-F­CC (voice)866-418-02­32 (fax)Read the Article at HuffingtonPosthttp://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/12/nbc-comcast-merger-not-in-public.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-941379867611683973Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:37:00 +00002010-12-01T12:37:05.991-08:00FYI here is a link to the White House contact form. http://www­.whitehous­e.gov/cont­actDrop a note to them and demand "real" FCC protection authority to preserve Net Neutrality­. Send a copy to the FCC at their email address: fccinfo@fc­c.govLet's flood both in boxes with DEMANDS for the permanent protection­s of Net Neutrality­.Read the Article at http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/12/fcc-chairman-announces-fake-net.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-9107423792295896723Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:38:00 +00002010-11-30T09:38:18.870-08:00Comcast is under the false impression that the internet belongs to them. It does not.Comcast is clearly on a path to eliminate it's competitio­n. Comcast delivers movies on the web...so it want's to make it harder and more costly for its competitio­n. Comcast sells phone service. How long until your Vonage or Magic Jack no longer rings?If nothing is done, our choices will vanish and http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/11/web-delivery-firm-says-comcast-charging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-7555839962277911627Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:37:00 +00002010-11-29T13:38:00.085-08:00I think Lindsay deserves the feature spot this week on my Lying Sack of Wind site replacing Boehner. Anyone want to suggest someone for the next spot drop by and add you favorite sack of wind.http://www­.lyingsack­ofwind.comRead the Article at HuffingtonPosthttp://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/11/lindsey-graham-ask-don-tell-is-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-1302464926305712917Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:41:00 +00002010-11-29T09:41:19.738-08:00Let's make a couple of things clear. The art of governing must include the art of compromise­. But when you have two sides who claim different "ideals" and when both sides claim they won't compromise their "ideals" we have no government­. We have two groups of pouty winy children playing games with our lives. And they are just as mean and self-cente­red as are http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/11/backbone-please.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-5927460379548959092Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:52:00 +00002010-11-24T07:52:49.396-08:00Guess what...corporations never had a worry. For them the recession was just another (self made) opportunity to rape the middle class again. They played us well and dupes that we are, we fell for it and put more of their puppets back in power to boot.If we can't take money of of politics, money will spell the end of our democracy as we know it.Imagine a corporate controlled Congress and a http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/11/corporate-profits-hit-new-record-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-4412351790330887146Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:39:00 +00002010-11-22T12:39:14.785-08:00And what is wrong with the average worker having a right to an organized voice for their own protection? Corporations have millions to spend to manipulate elections, A union is about the only option the average middle class worker has to unite as a group to have their voice heard over the din of US Chamber cash.If corporations can unite to pool resources to manipulate elections and hire http://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/11/president-obama-stop-searches-or-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425873064660386547.post-6281052280762082769Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:52:00 +00002010-11-18T11:52:25.366-08:00Our jobs are not coming home. Once well established with low cost labor, little or no safety rules, no taxes etc. Big Business will continue to spend their tax cuts moving more jobs away. All that will be left will be those jobs that cannot be moved. Immigration is tied in as well. Get rid of low cost competition for jobs we normally don't want to make room for starving ex-middle class who havehttp://re-electnoone.blogspot.com/2010/11/it-party-time-on-wall-street-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe the Voter)0