This guy must really get your craw.....he is obviously flawed in so many ways......alright...let's hear it: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/ Well said....very well said. :wink:
Not at all. Unlike other folks... I fully endorse freedom of speech... I support the political process. I am starting to think that this Obama thing might be good. After all, twice in my life time there has been a Democrat controlled Congress with a Dem executive...and both times the end result was so profoundly awful that it led to the two great Republican revolutions in my life (Reagan and Republican congressional Revolution). This might be fun.
BTW- this hasn't been 8 years of conservative government... not at all. Saying that is akin to saying that John McCain is really a Republican or that Obama is anything but a socialist... Any response on that democratic congress and their contract with America??
First of all, there's a reason why the workd "conservative" is put in quotationn marks. Second, were seeing a rerun of the Carter election. An unpopular Republican president is followed by a far swing on the political pendulum. But it only took 4 yrs. for the American voter to realize how inept and incapable of true governing the Democrat was. It was the perfect springboard for Reagan. It will be almost comical watching Obama trying to fix the economy by taxing business owners, professionals, and corporate executives. Raising the capital gains tax will be a joke, since no one has any "gains" and it will drive off foreign investment. I'm ready for the change.
So where does W fit in and how do you slot McCain in all of this? I have to think that a younger Buckley isn't a dummy politically and just might have a little insight......sorta unlike the insight shared by right-wing media types that refuse all notions of independent thinking.....think Rush Limbaugh, etc.
I love that you believe genetic lineage has something to do with the greatness or political ties of a person... You keep talking about conspiracies and a lack of independent thinking, but you refuse to admit that both sides are just as bad as the other. Hey, if you want to see 'independent thinking' as it has devolved under the intellectual elites in this country: -Suggest to a Darwinist that there just might, possibly, be a higher power at work that guides the evolution of beings.. -Suggest that it is possible, even in the slightest, that global warming is not man-made and worse yet, a natural cycle in the life of the planet. You will find that many of these independent thinkers will come down on you in a jack-booted fashion that you were led to believe only Republicans did to other people.. BTW-how long are you going to dance around my questions regarding this Congress? Are you willing to admit that this current congress is quite possibly the worst Congress in the history of the United States? I'd bet it's bottom 5 at a minimum.
I distrust what Obama may do.... I hate what Bush/Cheney has already done. I suspect McCain to be more like Bush than Obama will be.. I will vote for the unknown in lieu of what I already know.
Obama's socialistic policies will destroy what's left of small business, ignite class warfare the likes of what Dicken's wrote about in 'A Tale of Two Cities" and create an underground economy that would dwarf anything currently in effect. As a business owner he terrifies me. No way. To elect this social engineer now would be tantamount to pouring gasoline on a brush fire. Last night you saw his naievete on full display.
How can you run claiming you want to bring the country together when you're promising to tax only one portion of it? Usually voters look at a candidate and wonder "what will I get?" This time the attitude is "who can I get?"
On a related note, I think I may start preparing to capitalize on this whole underground economy thing. Far too often I look back on inaction of my ideas and wonder 'why'.. this time, I think I may play it different.. Call it my... Soros theory of profiteering. BTW, Dave, did you watch Frontline last night. It was called 'The Choice.' You can watch it online right now if you'd like.. Hell, I will link you if you want. I thought it was a little soft-handed dealing with Obama but overall a VERY fair representation of both candidates. One thing that the show does is totally blow out of the water that McCain is '4 more years of Bush' and actually points to how laughable the notion is.
I think you guys have made some very good points. For anyone interested here's my perspective.... The policies that Obama trots out are as anti-American as the hammer and the sickle. The principles upon which this country was founded are mocked by Obama's "redistribution of wealth" policies. A few years ago, we ridiculed France, now we apparently aspire to become them. I understand the idea of making it easier for every person to have ample opportunity to succeed in our country and I have no problem with that. However, why take money from those who have succeeded and give it to those who haven't cared to? That said, I don't necessarily agree with everything John McCain preaches either. However, I do agree that in the "free market system" that we claim to adhere to, the less government intervention, the better. Make it easier for businesses to succeed. Encourage competition and innovation. Obama always ridicules McCain's policies by bringing up how the oil companies will get huge tax breaks but he fails to mention the fact that every big company will get huge tax breaks. It's pure and simple propaganda aimed at exposing an uneducated American voting public by identifying with the one thing that will enrage them the most. The economy is one issue in this election but it is, by no means, the only issue and it may not even be the greatest. It's only been 7 short years ago that the worst act of terrorism in our history took place on our shores. Credit the Bush administration for allowing that fact to be pushed to the backburner because he used up all of his "political capital" by fostering an unpopular war that we'll never be out of. Bush has become the enemy largely because of questionable decisions he was forced to make in response to events that were out of his control. Just once, I would like to hear the candidates say that they don't know how they would have reacted as president in a post-9/11 world. I would like to hear them confess that perhaps it would have been easy to make questionable decisions in a time that shook our country's foundation. However, you do not hear that. This is what I do know, there have been no further acts of terrorism made by Islamic extremists on American soil. That, in itself, is a victory. If you think the economy is in shambles now, just imagine what could have happened had a second terrorist act occurred soon after 9/11. I am not a supporter of everything Bush has done nor am I enthused about voting for John McCain. However, to entrust our nation to a man who has very suspect character, virtually no experience, and has ties to domestic terrorists will, I'm afraid, be a travesty. The majority of the voting public has resoundingly regarded character as being a non-issue in this election. How it is possible to disregard character, I do not know. Obama questioned the McCain campaign's ads that pointed to Obama's character flaws. Obama has to make it a non-issue because he knows it is an issue hw will lose. I have been amazed at the lack of mud-slinging at McCain's character in this election. I realized something though, they don't have any mud to sling. He's an American hero who served our nation in another dark time. When he was offered early release, he refused choosing to suffer with the other American soldiers who were with him. Like I said, I'm not all that enthused about John McCain being president and I, in reality, wish there was a verifiable third option. However, when you stand McCain and Obama next to each other, I feel the choice is clear.
I'm with George here. Good job AQ. It is far more eloquent than my 'Obama is a ball sucking, money laundering, vote manufacturing, godless Communist' description.. I like what you did there!
What Aquila said. I didn't care for McCain back in 2000, and I don't really like him that much now, I would have much preferred Romney. But Obama and the majority that he's likely to have in the Senate and House are going to allow him in a few short years to remake our country into a big welfare state. His theory that if you funnel money into the lower classes that they will take off and become achievers has never worked anywhere that I know. I'm all for giving a hand up to those who are disadvantaged in ways that require effort. For example in Texas lower income kids can attend a number of state schools tuition free, they have to take at least 12hrs and maintain a certain gpa (I forget what it is but it's not onerous). Sure they will still be poor students and have to scrape to get by, but if they are motivated they can graduate with no debt to student loans and have the tools to move up. But just handing a low income person a check. I don't think that will do anything for them. Terry
Before I take issue with this statement I want it considered what a panic state we have been in recently worldwide and also most especially the changes that the electronic age has brought about with regard to our financial markets. Sometimes...too many times those that have succeeded have been the short sellers benefiting from the market manipulations and selling panic that sometimes erupts and that is only possible because of the instantaneous rapidity that news ( bad in this case ) is distributed in the electronic media. One sell leads to another and voila.....we have volatility that is unprecedented and absolutely unplanned for by our forefathers who had a pretty damned good system when it was first conceived. To me not much of these changes has been accounted for as of late. Not the severe impact of electronic dispersion of information that I allude to and not the absolute unfettered greed that has been going completely unchecked in the name of protecting a free market economy. I believe things are tremendously different today than in the days of Marxism because of these factors. Smart people recognize that things are bound to change and morph into the new and unexpected and not everything remains exactly the same for eternity. To think otherwise and never plan strategy to deal with this inevitable change is to accept a certain failure. Business planning and strategy to deal with change works the same way. Those companies that plan for change and not only adapt but take advantage of it are the ones who succeed. To think our market principles that used to work 50 years ago don't need maintenance and sometimes overhaul is hard to fathom.
I just thought of a good example that illustrates the ideas that I have put forth above: On Monday when "panic buying" was the mechanism of the day....( and I predicted this buying spree over the weekend ) ...General Motors increased much more than I am sure any automotive stock has ever increased in one single day historically....up by 35%!! That is an incredible rise in an ancient automotive stock for one day of trading and it would never....ever have occurred in the pre-electronic days of the stock market.
So what does anything you said have to do with taking money away from people that succeed and give it to those who don't care to. I am sure that statement refers to those able bodied people that would rather sit at home and draw a check than get out and work.
:cry: I live in California I am tired of spreading the wealth I am tired of working my butt off to give it to someone who just takes advantage and sits on their ass all day and complain about not having more but refuse to get a job . I listen to these tales all day long . if you want to see how it is sit on a collection desk for 8 hours you'll learn alot you would be astonished at what people will tell you ex: I cant pay my mortgage because I took a 3 week vacation cruise or I have to pay my credit cards so I can still use them or the latest is I dont have to pay you because Barney Frank told me the government will payoff my mortgage ..of which I love to remind them .. not my company we are not involved in any bailout or assitance ..that usually stops them dead in their tracks /Can you tell it was a rough day but I am tired of giving to those who are not willing to help themselves at least try Sorry guys but I hope Joe the plummer is Obama's downfall as well as the plummers union who has turned against him
When a stock is sold short, at some point the sellers have to cover. When they do that they buy the stock. If the stock suddenly begins to rise, you can have "Panic buying" as they hurry to buy at the lowest price possible. And so your point is what?