tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post6733054609660586949..comments2024-03-18T15:03:58.758-04:00Comments on Progressive Eruptions: REPUBLICANS: WRONG THEN; WRONG NOW.Shaw Kenawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-23147481156794592202009-02-25T13:16:00.000-05:002009-02-25T13:16:00.000-05:00The difference Gordon is the stimulus package is i...The difference Gordon is the stimulus package is intended to kick start the economy. There is a long history of government deficit spending which has successfully brought the economy out of recession/depression. <BR/><BR/>Loosen credit. Help homeowners secure mortgages. Increase consumer spending thereby increasing tax revenues at the local, state and federal level. Let's give it some time and see what happens. Personally I think the amount was too small but time will tell.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand the dollars spent on the Iraq/Afghanistan invasions/occupations are dollars down the drain. <BR/><BR/>No more. No less.<BR/><BR/>Well to be fair they did help certain aspects of our military/industrial/energy complex. Keeps a lot of generals flying around in Gulfstreams hopping from base to base in our ever expanding empire.Arthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-92034373339431327842009-02-25T12:19:00.000-05:002009-02-25T12:19:00.000-05:00Gordon,If you're comparing President Lincoln, who ...Gordon,<BR/><BR/>If you're comparing President Lincoln, who was born in the early 19th century when traveling anywhere in the world was arduous, to the 21st century jet age, then you're being just plain silly.<BR/><BR/>Ms. Palin can fly from one end of this planet to the other in 24 hours--about the amount of time it took people in Lincoln's early days to get to a neighboring state.<BR/><BR/>If Lincoln had lived in the jet age do you seriously believe he never would have visited another country? Oh yes, he did have that war that claimed 600,000 lives to deal with during his first term, and then a Rebel murdered him just after he was inaugurated for his second. That would have hindered him somewhat.<BR/><BR/>In any event, there is no excuse, except for provincialism or intellectual incursiosity, for Palin not to have done some traveling to other countries to see how other people lived and to educate herself--especially if she hoped to be the leader of the free world. LOL!Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-33316500633350518982009-02-25T11:58:00.000-05:002009-02-25T11:58:00.000-05:00Shaw wrote:...a woman who got a passport at the ag...Shaw wrote:<BR/><I>...a woman who got a passport at the age of 44....</I><BR/><BR/>Gosh. The president to whom you love to compare our current leader never had a passport in his life. However did he manage?Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-13477999037664716432009-02-25T11:55:00.000-05:002009-02-25T11:55:00.000-05:00Sorry, Arthurstone.For the sake of argument, conce...Sorry, Arthurstone.<BR/><BR/>For the sake of argument, conceding your point about the cost of the Iraq war:<BR/><BR/>How does that justify Obama's actions which will make the burden much, much worse, and bring it on much sooner?<BR/><BR/>For those who drink the water of the Charles River, how does foolish spending by previous presidents make it okay for the current one?Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-20528447577616512992009-02-25T04:07:00.000-05:002009-02-25T04:07:00.000-05:00Sorry Gordon. Long before the stimulus package was...Sorry Gordon. <BR/><BR/>Long before the stimulus package was passed 'our children & grandchildren' were indeed burdened with a massive financial load. <BR/><BR/>GWB's excellent Middle East adventure. Originally pegged at $50B & paid for by Iraqi oil revenues, the actual costs will amount to 2 or 3 Trillion USD once all the bills come due. <BR/><BR/>But who's counting?Arthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-84114878873680786542009-02-24T23:25:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:25:00.000-05:00Shaw, I know you, like Matthews, are caught in the...Shaw, I know you, like Matthews, are caught in the thrall of blind worship.<BR/><BR/>But that attitude is soooooooo January.<BR/><BR/>And I don't confuse his success with the success of the nation as a whole. We've had this discussion before, remember?<BR/><BR/>Why do you hope for our children and grandchildren to be burdened with ever-increasing taxes to redeem the political payoffs he and his friends engineered into a "stimulus" bill?Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-52301363191821256582009-02-24T23:24:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:24:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-37768620647625755492009-02-24T20:37:00.000-05:002009-02-24T20:37:00.000-05:00mmm. Gallup sez Obama's down ten points since the ...<I>mmm. Gallup sez Obama's down ten points since the inauguration. At that rate his approval rating will be in the teens by midsummer.</I><BR/><BR/>But...but...the conservatives said approval numbers didn't matter when Bush's numbers were in the toilet.<BR/><BR/>So...<BR/><BR/>PS. Gordon, I know you, like Limbaugh, are hoping that Obama is a failure.<BR/><BR/>But that attitude is soooooooo 2008.<BR/><BR/>You are being left behind more of the American people who wish him success.<BR/><BR/>Why do you hope for failure?Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-13626629186011937012009-02-24T20:17:00.000-05:002009-02-24T20:17:00.000-05:00Thank God and the wisdom of the American People th...Thank God and the wisdom of the American People that McCain was soundly beaten. Pakistan is falling apart. We're in an occupation of Afghanistan that will only end when we just pick up and leave. There is no "victory" their. Only misery on us and more misery for an already miserable people. 11 trillion dollar deficit that President Obama has set a goal to cut in half by 2013. And cranky loser John McCain is upset about a helicopter Presdient Obama doesn't plan on buying.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-56781328146808671222009-02-24T18:07:00.000-05:002009-02-24T18:07:00.000-05:00Silly Gordon.Silly Gordon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-75168209766401615582009-02-24T17:10:00.000-05:002009-02-24T17:10:00.000-05:00The President hosts a huge seminar on everything f...The President hosts a huge seminar on everything from social security to energy, and McCain stands up and chastises the President for the expense of his helicopter.<BR/><BR/>I guess we don't have any more serious problems, according to John McCain.<BR/><BR/>It can only help the President win reelection, when the clowns of the Republican party get themselves on national TV, and make asses of themselves. <BR/><BR/>Lets see how hard core their supporters are when they realize their leaders just refused billions of dollars from the federal government, to help them. Not to mention it is their tax money they won't be getting back. <BR/><BR/>The Republicans are betting President Obama can't fix the financial problem and they will take the White House back. <BR/><BR/>They don't seem to think that their stupidity will bother people. After the country voted for GB twice, maybe they are right.Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474837430855732529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-52757383485816318022009-02-24T15:52:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:52:00.000-05:00mmm. Gallup sez Obama's down ten points since t...mmm. <A HREF="http://www.gallup.com/poll/116077/Obama-Job-Approval-Dips-Below-First-Time.aspx" REL="nofollow"> Gallup sez </A> Obama's down ten points since the inauguration. At that rate his approval rating will be in the teens by midsummer.Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-44030907071392736642009-02-24T14:30:00.000-05:002009-02-24T14:30:00.000-05:00The snap of Rush napping is excellent!The snap of Rush napping is excellent!Arthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-18869483128413125742009-02-24T12:19:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:19:00.000-05:00I hope they do run those two; it will be hysteric...I hope they do run those two; it will be hysterical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-60278352591031403932009-02-24T12:11:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:11:00.000-05:00And what I mean by saying "a person of color and a...And what I mean by saying "a person of color and a woman" is that the Repubs think that putting those two out there means the Amerian people will vote for them because, hey! the American people voted for Obama and 80 million voted in the primaries for Hillary, so Jindal and Palin will win if the GOP runs them in 2012!<BR/><BR/>THAT'S what's hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone seriously think the GOP would have promoted Jindal or Steele if Obama hadn't won the presidency?<BR/><BR/>Those two men have been in the GOP for quite a while. Where were they 4 years ago?Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-56966744494915681702009-02-24T12:01:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:01:00.000-05:00Anonymous said... I was just on a conservative blo...<I>Anonymous said... <BR/>I was just on a conservative blog and they are banking on Jindal/Palin in 2012. Good luck with that.</I>--Anon<BR/><BR/>Hilarious!<BR/><BR/>A person of color and a woman! <BR/><BR/>A guy who believes in exorcism and thinks creasionism should be taught alongside science, and a woman who got a passport at the age of 44 and knows as much about the world as she knows about Supreme Court decisions she disagreed with! (IOW, she couldn't name ONE. And the SCOTUS had just made a decision on one in July that deeply involved her own state.) Ha!<BR/><BR/>That'll connect with the yahoos and religionists who think the country is moving in their direction--away from knowledge and intellect.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-5785661812033064402009-02-24T11:08:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:08:00.000-05:00I was just on a conservative blog and they are ban...I was just on a conservative blog and they are banking on Jindal/Palin in 2012. Good luck with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-88629474255830991672009-02-24T10:44:00.000-05:002009-02-24T10:44:00.000-05:00Eery is a good description of the statements by th...Eery is a good description of the statements by the Party of Nope. Jindal is particularly scary, as he insists that the previous eight years were an economic success story. That is their idea of success, I see, and the devastation of the country is the inevitable outcome of their policies. Thanking them all for the warning, and hopefully the people will take it seriously. As you said, Shaw; '... conservatives create their own reality...' Indeed, and are to be feared and fled.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553541514560319083noreply@blogger.com