If I hear John Boehner or any of the other spewing republicans who lately have been saying that "the people" and demanding this and that as if they are speaking for "the people," I think I'm going to hurl. I'm a "people" and he sure doesn't speak for me.

Boehner is one of the most disingenuous persons I have ever heard. First, their whole angle toward what is going on is total BS. They are saying that taxes are too high and therefore there should be no tax increases. Then they complain about the deficit, which was run up by the failed economic policies of the Republicans when they controlled the presidency and congress under George W. Bush, and which is being run up even more as Obama desperately tries anything to put people to work. But they want that portion of the stimulus that hasn't been spent yet to be withdrawn And then, on top of it, Boehner wants to give back a bunch of the federal government's money to everyone through some kind of tax rebate or something of the like. But then they say that Obama's "stimulus" hasn't worked to bring the economy back, and we need jobs, while complaining about the deficit.

Ok, so let's add this up. No new tax revenues, but a tax rebate. No new stimulus. In fact, their answer is "reducing spending." OK, so that means a bunch of government jobs are going to be cut. I'm sure there are plenty of government jobs that are superfluous, but how is this going to cut unemployment? While I've written before that I have a hard time understanding how getting further and further in debt is going to solve the problem of too much debt in the system. But, the government taking on debt is a little different than the cumulative effect of individuals taking on debt that isn't sufficiently collateralized, which is what has brought this economy to a near standstill as everyone tries to figure out what they have is actually worth in terms of dollars. One thing seems inevitable to me, and that is interest rates rising. Frankly, I don't think that will be such a bad thing. Sure, there will be some initial negative reaction to it, but there is a lot of up side to it also. But that's what's coming.

It's very complicated with no easy answers. The consequences affect billions of people worldwide. Nevertheless, instead of rolling up their sleaves and pitching in, Boehner and the republicans haven't helped Obama and the democrats at all. In fact, it's no secret that it is their political strategy not to help Obama at all in hopes that he will fail.

That blows my mind. It's like someone watching a building burn and not helping to put out the fire because they want the property and thinks it will be easier to get if the building burns. Most people in the U.S. think that we should be working together to try and figure out how to deal with all these serious problems facing our nation. Some people may not like Obama's ideas, but at least he seems to be trying. The republicans aren't coming off good at all by being perceived as standing to side when so much needs to be done.

I think that is why the republicans have the highest negatives of all, compared to Obama, them, and democrats, at least according to the NBC Wall Street Journal poll that was reported this morning on the Today Show. And trying to say that the Massachusetts election means something profound nationally is wishful thinking. While there is some reflection of the mood of nthe country in that election, there is a significant portion of site specific details that helped to shape that race.

In any case, Mr. Boehner, I'm a "people" every bit as much as you, and you don't speak for me at all. So quit saying it!