Well we know the Republicans are going to pay a price for these incredible facts...with 29 retiring and the economy in shambles...their toast... Nice to see you here AP, but how in the heel did you flip this A simple majority is like cake with no frosting, those obstructionist neocons are history...this is just too funny and you believe this?

As stated above, economic disasters take a long time developing. Case in point, the 1992-1993 super-tax increases took until 1999-2000 for full disaster effect, to almost ruin the stock market and the U.S. economy.Today's gourmet meal is tomorrow's excrement.!!!!!!

This was not a instantaneous change, but a downward spiral that has been occurring throughout this presidency. The gas prices have risen constantly since the occupation in the middle east, and will do so until we have someone other than oil company puppets in the white house, they are gouging while they can, because they know the party is over soon. The housing market has been also trending this way for several years, the dollar is declining in value due to our accumulated debt these republicans built while cutting taxes for the upper class (during a time of war) and privatizing government functions which has costed the government more instead of saving money. Most attempts by the Democrats to do things they either promised or to fix some of this damage ends up filibustered (Republicans hit the 2 year record for filibusters in under one year since the dems took office) or Vetoed. The real question should be, Can we Afford to keep THESE republicans (not all are crooks, just all these) in power....