[quote]>mfw you think Obama decides the budget >mfw you think Obama decides where money is allocated[/quote] None of this was even implied making this irrelevant. [quote]>mfw the 5 poorest states are red[/quote] If you knew basic US history you'd realize the poorer states are southern. The history of those states is more relevant than the political situation. [quote]>mfw one of the most prominent states in the USA is California, can survive by itself as its own country[/quote] Funny how those states have some of the largest wealth gaps in the union. Also, Texas can survive on its own making your point moot. [quote]>mfw you think Republicans are better at foreign relations and then Vietnam happened under Nixon[/quote] So? That war helped us with relations with the south Vietnamese and was more about the whole communism vs capitalism thing to begin with. The point of that war was pretty clear.

[quote]I think they suck but considering Congress is a mess it's not surprising.[/quote] No one cares what you think. We're here to discuss facts. [quote]Totally explains why the 5 poorest states(Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, West Virginia, and Mississippi) are red states.[/quote] Yet again you show how you're an idiot. Those are southern states, and given the history of the US, which you clearly know nothing about, the south will always be less developed than the north and western states. It thrived off agriculture and labor during the slave era while the north thrived on industry. Once slavery was outlawed the southern states had to adapt economically putting them at a disadvantage. The western states obviously came later in our history which subsequently meant they'll have a decent start on development. That income rate has nothing to do with it being republican. Many southern states are republican because of its history and they still produce a lot of large companies from the south. Learn basic history them come back. [Quote]And Obama doesn't have much to do with the wealth gap but Reagan sure as hell does for what he did. His views influenced the Tea Party, kicking unions in the teeth, moving the goal posts of the political spectrum in the US(the far right became the right, the right became the middle, moderates became liberals, and the left became the far left hippies), and ruined the middle class. All while race baiting and pissing on the poor.[/quote] The fact that you're blaming a president from the 80s on current economic situations is just laughable. If you knew how to read, you'd realize I didn't pin the blame on the president. I was talking about states. The wealth gap in blue states is staggeringly skewed. And if you think unions are good for business and productivity, then you've either never taken basic economics or never had a job. Unions make it so major corporations can't fire bad workers without fearing a lawsuit which drives down incentive and degrades the selection process. [quote]When it comes to foreign relations the democrats have taken too much from the Republican playbook. And the Middle East in general is a mess that has been going on for centuries. I don't think that even if we became heavily involved we would make much of a difference because of the hardcore religious fundamentalists in the area.[/quote] Blaming democratic foreign relations on republicans. You're beyond pathetic. And foreign relations isn't just the Middle East. We are heavily invested in china and the EU, and Obama has done nothing in regards to china ripping off the US in regards to trade and commerce. Also, he claimed he would form a North American Union. So much for that. He didn't even try to work with Canada and Mexico for that because he was too busy trying to get the unemployment rate down, which he couldn't even get below 7%. You need to come with some decent ammo next time you try to make a rebuttal.