Would the USA be more "mom-friendly" if we got rid of Republicans?

[Anonymous]

all the rabid Republicans and their policies that lead to those states having the highest levels of poverty, divorce, obesity, teen pregnancy etc...Add to that no environmental regulations, no health care and see how they all fare.

Don't forget the crappiest education in the developed world!! USA! USA! USA!

[Anonymous]

The Dems had control of the House, Senate (with enough votes to stop a filibuster) and the White House -- did you see them passing all that family friendly legislation? Yeah, me either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

all the rabid Republicans and their policies that lead to those states having the highest levels of poverty, divorce, obesity, teen pregnancy etc...Add to that no environmental regulations, no health care and see how they all fare.

Don't forget the crappiest education in the developed world!! USA! USA! USA!

I find this humerus considering this is a D.C. forum. Very few places in the U.S. have schools as embarrassingly horrid as D.C. Public Schools.

[Anonymous]

I am a Republican and breeding like a rabbit.

Excellent! The most liberal democrats come from Republican parents. Keep going!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do Republicans hate moms? They squash any attempt to lengthen family medical leave which moms use for maternity leave. They squash regulations to keep lead out of childrens toys, regulations to ban BPA in baby bottles and do other anti-consumer, anti-family things. Why are they like this? Don't republicans have kids too??

Republicans do not hate moms anymore than all democrats love moms. You have FMLA (unpaid), save your vacation and sick leave and you can have about six months maternity leave. Lead-free and BPA-free products are available, so buy these. Everythng is not about you and you need to understand that the US is not a nanny state, at least not for now, but if people like you have their way it will be by the next century. Then nothing will get done. You are not the embodiment of the Madonna and Child. In other words, the sun does not rise and set with you; you are not the center of the universe; you are no more special than the rest of us. Ninety-nine percent of women accept this while doing our best without whining. Try it sometime.

that's funny. I only got 3 months maternity leave b/c my work made me take my leave concurrently with my FMLA. So in order to get 6 months leave, I would have to have SIX MONTHS of leave saved. I don;t know about you, but my work does not allow that much time off. We get 20 days a year and can't roll over all of it. Use it or loose it policy.

Who ever said anything about me being the center of teh universe? what planet are u on? I'm sorry if you don't care about keeping your kids safe, away from toxins, and don't care about maternity leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Dems had control of the House, Senate (with enough votes to stop a filibuster) and the White House -- did you see them passing all that family friendly legislation? Yeah, me either.

they can't pass anything with the Republicans in control of the House now. Obama has tried.

[Anonymous]

OP, how do you suggest getting "rid" of Republicans?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, how do you suggest getting "rid" of Republicans?

Obesity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, how do you suggest getting "rid" of Republicans?

Obesity.

bad health care!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, how do you suggest getting "rid" of Republicans?

Obesity.

no environmental regulations!

[Anonymous]

The two best things about teaching: July and August. Teachers can opt to have a 12-month paycheck instead of a 9-month pay check. They dont get paid more but they still get paychecks year-round.



As a former teacher I still had to find work for those two months "vacation" to make ends meet- taking less money every month to be paid during those summer months doesn't make it a vacation...

[Anonymous]

the Republicans will be swimming in oil from lack of regulation on the oil companies. that will do them in!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

all the rabid Republicans and their policies that lead to those states having the highest levels of poverty, divorce, obesity, teen pregnancy etc...Add to that no environmental regulations, no health care and see how they all fare.

Don't forget the crappiest education in the developed world!! USA! USA! USA!

hah, yes, blame the Republicans for the state of education. sigh. Republicans LOVE the teachers unions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

all the rabid Republicans and their policies that lead to those states having the highest levels of poverty, divorce, obesity, teen pregnancy etc...Add to that no environmental regulations, no health care and see how they all fare.

Don't forget the crappiest education in the developed world!! USA! USA! USA!

hah, yes, blame the Republicans for the state of education. sigh. Republicans LOVE the teachers unions.

Well Republican hate lots of things. Lots. The list goes on and on what republicans hate. But I have yet to see that hatred generate solutions. It's more like bitching.

[Anonymous]

I'm a Republican mom. I agree that the US could be more child/family-friendly. We have a daycare crisis. We have generally horrible child-birth leave. We have some healthcare issues, especially for the working poor. That being said, why is this a 'mom' issue??? Doesn't daycare help dads too? I also agree that as much as Republicans need to rethink some approaches (don't just denounce abortion; rather, compassionately support struggling families) it is not as simple as "Republicans hate families". Republicans take a different approach, once that in my opinion in the long run often cuts through some of the horrid unintended consequences of the Democrat nanny-state. Why can't they meet somewhere in the middle more often?