# Republican Congress **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 3, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-congress/559315 "2010-11-03T11:43:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-congress/559315/21 "2010-11-05T00:17:15Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Therefore the goal of the Republican House is pretty clear; > > Keep the economy stagnant, and more importantly, keep unemployment at 10% or higher. That is how they will govern for the next 18 months. According to Mitch McConnell (tortoise face), the primary goal will be to keep Obama from being viable in 2012. So much for working for the good of the American blahblahblahblahblah. ---
**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-congress/559315/22 "2010-11-05T11:31:26Z")
> [@puddleglum](#): > > Well, the last year the GOP had control of the house, unemployment was 4.6%, and the deficit was about one trillion dollars less than what it is today. So good times are just around the corner. Remember though, they do not actually get sworn in till January, we will have to wait a couple of months for the prosperity to come back. Did you forget to add the surplus Bush had when he came into office, if so add that to his debt, plus Obama could not just stop the costs of war that Bush started, and the costs will continue even under the Republicans, not to mention the lives of our service men and women and the innocent women,children and older folks. One president can’t just say,“Okay boys come on home” The feathers of enraging all the crazies in the area, has now been blown to the wind! No easy task to gather them up! One of the reasons Obama was voted in was because employment was dropping more ,and more people were losing their jobs,plus the Tax cuts for the rich and the cost of the 2 wars(one surely unnecessary) with no way to pay for it, that added to our national debt by many ,many dollars per day. When people aren’t working even the taxes from that go down. The middle class is always paying most of the burden.now the middle class is getting poorer, thanks to the inherited debt! It also makes me wonder what miracle the Republicans can conjure up to suddenly bring jobs to the people, since they didn’t do anything about it before and wouldn’t give anything a try, Perhaps they were afraid Obama would succeed and that was something they couldn’t stand? ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-congress/559315/23 "2010-11-05T12:49:52Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > So in 2012 when the presidental elections comes voters will be mad at the party in power, which will be the Republicans. This is likely to help Mr Obama win again. I must have missed that day in my high school civics class where they explained that to have the power in the government that you only have a simple majority in the House. The Senate majority approval and the veto power of the executive branch are nothing. Thanks for fighting ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-congress/559315/24 "2010-11-05T12:53:43Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Now HERE is the REAL WORRY that Democrats failed to see. Well I’m sure they are well aware of it but no one is talking abou it. > > The reapportionment of the House. > **[Hidden election of 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=582393)** > > One of the bigger issues coming up from this election cycle that is not talked about alot in the media, is the timing of this election corresponding with the upcoming census results and redistricting that will occur in the House. The re-drawing of... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-congress/559315.md?page=1)