Posted By: jack sprat  on Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Wild Bill or Ross Perot same difference, try Jerry Browne again or the other eco wack job.

Same problems as I have vote against the worst of the two, my method is still see who Hamas, Hezbollah, Farrakhan, Chavez and Castro wants and vote against him.

I do love the JFK immitation by one of the candidates, JFK wanted to cut income taxes, capitol gains, and any other business killers, as he said, would cause "a rising tide lifts all boats", he also promised at least a drop to a 5.7% unemployment rate, without inflation.

All policies counter Carter/Obama proposal.

Posted By: Good Life  on Friday, October 03, 2008

It was the Republicans, with deregulation and tinkle down, in the Reagan, Bush, Bush, Newt years.

Posted By: jack sprat  on Friday, October 03, 2008

I used to vote against Leech, feared the accuracy of his name. The only truth I see is that when Republicans act like Democrats, they still get Democrat results. RINO’s like Bushy, Leech, Lugar, et al are not “centrists” just stupidly thinking the Dem’s “will come around.”

President for life Roosevelt, as much as I may have learned to respect him, was the closest America has come to a dictator, arguably the second was Wilson.

Posted By: Jim W.  on Friday, October 03, 2008

Ah! People who refuse to see both sides of an issue are blind in one eye and can't see out of the other. Thats what prejudice is. Democrats have a real monopoly of it, judging by the 2 letters above. Would you dear folks please be so kind as put your head in the toilet 3 times and bring it up twice? Thanks.

Posted By: dEd Grimley  on Saturday, October 04, 2008

The problem is that Republicans aren't the conservatives they paint themselves to be. They've adopted a slew of socially conservative issues, while becoming big budget spenders that a true conservative would, and have, decried. Look at George Will for God's sake, wouldja? How content has he seemed with the current crop of "conservatives?" Nay, the Republicans have come to rely so heavily on the religious Right, that they've completely lost their way in terms of being financially conservative. They keep harping on the horrors of democratic leaders wanting to raise taxes and increase spending, where the Republicans have been spending and spending, and then attempt to regain their popularity with tax cuts that eliminate the funding that would pay for it. For everything I've ever heard about the Democrats being "immature" or whatever other ridiculous epithet you wanna try to tack on, they're the ones who are being responsible.

Finally, one thing has been bugging me with McCain's ads, unrelated to this article... He keeps saying Obama will raise taxes. Does anyone know on who and on what?

Posted By: Jim W  on Saturday, October 04, 2008

Reminds me of the Apostle Pauls words-" With good words and fair speeches they deceive the hearts of the simple". So tell me, what has changed in 1900 years? Politicians lie- they think that's their right to do it, and if you're not smart enough to catch them, you deserve whatever they stick to you. Take it to the bank.

Posted By: jack sprat  on Saturday, October 04, 2008

BO says he will raise taxes only on those making $250k, but he has never voted against any tax hike, as state or Federal Senator. He keeps saying that he (BO) will actually give a tax break to "95%" of Americans; unfortunately 10% or so pays up to 65%-75% of the taxes already. He wants to raise taxes on unemployment substantially for those over $100k, double the capital gains taxes, here’s a link for “a comparison” I don’t know if it’s for one side or the other, “at your own risk”, but they seem to lay out each tax position and the result. I have heard BO claim no tax increase of any kind on anyone under $250k. a bit hard to believe since he wants to eliminate the “Bush” tax cuts which helped the Bottom 50% of wage earners pay 3.6% of the taxes to 5.8% of the taxes under Clinton.

A couple of things to keep in mind regarding tax cut promises, it doesn’t matter how much you say you will give back if your spending plans are for trillions in new programs. BO voted to raise taxes on those making $42,500, but he’s not going to raise taxes on you and still have trillions in new spending? I might remind you that the first thing, and perhaps the only thing Pelosi did was to raise taxes after gaining the House. When Clinton was elected on a platform of “tax breaks” for the middle class, he got into office and then said, “hey, the economy is worse than I thought, so we’re going to raise taxes”, on guess who? Mondale on the stage of the convention after getting the official nomination was overheard saying, “we’re going to tax the hell out of you”, but he too promised tax breaks.

Hope the links help you.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/taxes.asp

http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/js1287.htm

Posted By: DB  on Sunday, October 05, 2008

When it comes to our government, I'm an American first and silly party affiliation comes somewhere around 10th.  I always find it strange that those that say that they love this country are willing to sacrifice it for sake of greed and obviously failed political policy.  I wouldn't insult Hoover's memory or any past American leader for the sad performance of this administration, Congress or Supreme Court.  True Americans can change things by holding every Republicans accountable for the performance of their party while holding all three branches of government.  Once patriotic Americans stand behind the Democrats for roughly a decade and if they fail, then the voters of this country should throw them all out and vote the Independent candidates in.  Short of putting forth YOUR solution to the REAL problems of this county why not put your silly political comments where they belong...in the compost bin.

Posted By: Billy14921  on Sunday, October 05, 2008

Keep Deaming. The Warren Harding/Cal Coolidge/Herb Hoover Role has been played by W and "experts" like whiney Phil Gram. It was the low margins required for stock purchases (like our "cheap money", and highly leveraged aquisition mentality) and laissez - fair policies of Republicans (business is the business of America - thanks Cal, Bush or Gramm couldn't have said it better) that brought on the 1st Big One.. As Harry Truman once said, "The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know". Take another look at your history books before you pontificate.

Posted By: dEd Grimley  on Sunday, October 05, 2008

Ya know, I'm watching "This Week" this morning, and I hear Ed Rendell question Tim Pawlenty about how McCain's economic strategy was any different than Bush's. His response was that McCain disagreed with Bush several times over the course of his presidency on things like climate change and the strategy in Iraq. Politics is really beginning to disgust me. (Yes, I know ALL politicians avoid answering questions, and I really just wanted to share a BS response to a very legitimate question.)

Posted By: John Handforth  on Monday, October 06, 2008

Jim W -

I can't take it to the bank.  If I take to the bank, the bank will have to tell Obama, if he is elected.

If Obama finds out that I have it, he will find a way to take it.  My granddaughter has $1800 in a trust fund.  We stopped depositing money in it when the I.R.S. started taking 20% of the interest that she earned each month, when Clinton was running the show.

When I couldn't get a reason from the I.R.S., I wrote to Bill Clinton.  Obviously, I wasn't important enough and her $15 a year was too little to bother with.

The sad part is that Clinton the Liar looks better than Obama.

Posted By: Random Thoughts  on Monday, October 06, 2008

I will not say that the Republicans had no part of deregulation, BUT IT WAS CARTER who got the ball rolling.

Carter, Reagan and Daddy Bush all contributed to the problem, believing that deregulation stimulated the economy by increasing competution.  Now we know that they were wrong, but hindsight, after all, is 20/20.

Clinton, Rhodes Scholar that he was, didn't just stimulate the economy.  He titilated it almost as much as he did Monica Lewinsky.  He left nothing for Baby Bush to deregulate.

It was actually Baby Bush that tried, and failed, to reign in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by requesting more oversight and capitalization.  I still think that Barney Frank should be charged with treason, or at least perjury.

One of the things that Carter did was initiate the Monetary Control Act of 1980, which is still on the books.  That bill requires annual oversight of the banking industry.  If someone had been paying attention, we might be a little better off than we are now.

Another thing that we should do after the election, is to restore the Banking Act of 1933, which was probably the best thing that can be attributed to FDR.  It required that banks, stock brokerage and insurance companies NOT be legally affiliated.  It kept a LOT of people honest.  That was another thing that Clinton disposed of.

You know, Clinton the Republican deregulator.

Neither McCain or Obama would have been my choice to even win their party nomination, never mind the White House, but we're stuck now.  I hope that everyone will write in Bill (Governor of New Mexico) Richardson, instead of either one.

If Obama is elected, he will ruin it for tthe Democrats for the rest of my life.