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October 03, 2008 8:46 PM
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Obama's advantages: (1) Americans' psychological status of condemning Bush automatically becomes Obama's profit regardless of his real quality. (2) McCain's longer career has already been mostly recognized, so nothing "SEEMS" to be hidden as unknown potential. (3) Obama's very little career works as his advantage as with the depressed human psychology under the current econimic condition, people tend to look for "ANYTHING NEW" good or bad; and people unconsciously expect "good" on Obama with the psychology of running away from the current situation.
Posted by: Ted | Oct 4, 2008 6:34:00 PM
The bailout is another example of how we're in step 7.
"About the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior:
"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship." (emphasis mine - he continues...)
"The average age of the worlds greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these
nations always progressed through the following sequence
1. From bondage to spiritual faith;
2. From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. From courage to liberty;
4. From liberty to abundance;
5. From abundance to complacency;
6. From complacency to apathy;
7. From apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage "
Posted by: Step 7 | Oct 4, 2008 2:06:23 PM
The people did not want the bail out.
Seems our public officals did one over on us.
The Democrats are really Dumb, Using this to pay off their friends who helped with them doing a job on the country and the people.
The Democrats thought making the people and the country desperate they could win an election.
Why did they not just run like normals.
Of course they will try to use their favorite scape goat a lame duck president. It should not float this time.
They said they would take this election at all costs, The Cost just risen above the limit.
We can not afford for the democrats to take over our government, with their plans of continueing the nationalzation and socialization we will not have a country left.
hopefully Americans will wake up before the holocust they plan.
Posted by: seah | Oct 4, 2008 10:44:46 AM
wall st,
I'm certainly not an economist, but let's consider the situation in Zimbabwe for reference. They had, at one time, a thriving economy. A greedy and corrupt government printed money and dumped it into the system. They now have hyperinflation. This is overly simplistic but there are similarities to our bailout. Many very bright people share my view.
Posted by: rose | Oct 4, 2008 10:29:39 AM
When Pelosi has a smile that big it means we're in deep Do-Do!
Posted by: Kenny Jones | Oct 4, 2008 9:49:44 AM
Massive fraud that will cripple the US for decades, sold to you by the people who protect the people who did this:
Posted by: uriel | Oct 4, 2008 9:49:25 AM
how much money did puma give to help retire sen. clinton' debt?
they claimed to be formed because of sen. clinton' treatment in prim.
if they have not donated a large amt to retire her sebt,
they were using her and now the are using palin
Posted by: jkjk | Oct 4, 2008 9:39:38 AM
Jake - how about giving a comment on the following.
Democrats and Freddie Mae’s management argued there is NOTHING wrong! Outcome: disaster strikes and America has a huge bailout and Freddie Mae is no more. The DNC and Barack Obama is being sued because he will NOT share his birth certificate with the courts. He had a few private people look at it and say it is official. Maybe I should notify the lottery board that I have a winning ticket and I’ve had a few private citizens look at my ticket and it is genuine, so I do not need to show the lottery ticket to officials---pay me. So elect Obama not knowing if he is breaking the US Constitution. Is America important? Is our Constitution worth fighting for any more? What is wrong with knowing? The DNC and Obama’s hired lawyers (he is paying them money!) not submit the original birth certificate to the courts to examine to end the controversy. Barack Obama needs to come forth with certified copies of these documents and the case will immediately be dismissed. Yes, the “media” is quiet on this issue but America will spread the word. There are still enough Americans that respect the Constitution and the “freedoms” that our people have fought for.
Posted by: Ann | Oct 4, 2008 9:37:23 AM
Jake!
Do a blog post on the news that McCain has shifted his advertising budget to 100% negative attack ads.
This is a really bad sign for McCain, whose once golden credibility is quickly looking more like tarnished, hollow tin, with peeling gold paint.
Obama has won my vote already, but I it has truly been tragic to see what kind of negative, comical campaign McCain has chosen to run in the past weeks. Needless to say, I am totally floored that the guy is going to go all in on character attacks.
Deep down, even McCain knows, that's not gonna help us pay the bills or fix our problems... to run the sort of scorched earth, napalm from the skies campaigns that he advocates overseas on the minds and hearts of his fellow citizens!
Posted by: Blip | Oct 4, 2008 9:26:30 AM
PUmas,
I feel sorry for you.
If you don't like obama, ok, that is your taste.
But, if you are ardent hillary supporters, how can you support Mac/Palin ticket?
Your hate really is stronger than your rationality.
Posted by: zen | Oct 4, 2008 8:31:04 AM
I WANT YOU AMERICANS TO KNOW MIND CONTROL IS THE POLITIONS DEVICE THAT IS USED IN EVERY SPEACH.LOOK UP AUTTO RUBEN.HE TELLS HOW AND WHO HE HAS TRAINED.LOOK UP MIND CONTROL ON COMPUTER.
Posted by: COMMON SENCE | Oct 4, 2008 7:42:46 AM
Barracude,
It is the McCain camp that is insulting Palin by treating her like a piece of furniture. She was just on Fox telling the world that she heard about the campaign's decision to pull out of Michigan from the press. Is McCain going to consult with her? Apparently, not so much.
Posted by: Flash Override | Oct 4, 2008 7:37:38 AM
I WANT YOU ALL TO REALIZE THAT POLITIONS JUST SIGHN OUR GRAND CHILDERNS FUTURE TO DEATH.THE RICH DO NOT CARE ABOUT US BUT MONEY.THE POLITION DO NOT CARE ABOUT US.IF YOU ARE NOT OUT RAGED.AND YOU BELEAVE THE LIES THAT NEWS CASTERS TOLD YOU,AND ALL THE SCARE TACK TICS THEY KEPT TELLING.I WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU SHEEP THAT NEWS CASTERS ARE ONLY ACTORS,WANTING RATINGS,TO KEEP THEIR JOBS.OBVOUSLY YOU ALL FORGOT OUR GRANDCHILDREN.THAT ARE NOT BORN YET ALREADY ARE IN DEBT.MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ THE BILL AND SEE THE TRICKS,OUR HOMES WILL BE OWNED BY FORGHN COUNTRYS.THANK YOU SHEEP.OUR FOREFATHERS STOOD UP AGAINST TAXES,AND HAD MORE GUTS THEN 80%OF YOU WHINNERS.SO YOU OUT THERE THAT THREATED TO VOTE ANY POLITION THAT SIGHNED THIS BILL FOR THE RICH ONLY,LETS SEE IF YOU DO WHATS RIGHT.OR YOU JUST BLOWING HOT ARE.OUR POLITIONS MADE LAWS THAT MADE THE MESS.HOW IN HELL CAN THEY BE TRUSTED TO DO RIGHT FOR AMERICA.I WANT TO THANK THE SHEEP AGAIN.
Posted by: COMMON SENCE | Oct 4, 2008 7:32:13 AM
Concerned in OH -
A madrassa is a jihadist training school. Faux News reported months ago that Obama attended an Indonesian madrassa as a child. He did not. Why repeat thoroughly discredited slime as if it's a facts?
Barracuda -
Consider the possibility that reactions to Palin have less to do with her gender than her inability to put together a complete sentence, know what she's talking about, or tell the truth. Putting Palin in the same sentence with Hillary Clinton insults Clinton.
Posted by: Brooklyn Democrat | Oct 4, 2008 7:03:08 AM
306 million x 1 million = 306 trillion!
it isn't that easy. This is 2000 odd dollars per citizen, not millions
Posted by: Gianluca | Oct 4, 2008 4:09:16 AM
There are about 306 million people in the USA- If congress gave each of us 1 million dollars a piece- this bailout could of been reduced in half. The homeless could buy those unwanted houses from the banks, the banks would be flooded with money with investers and the economy would have been build from the bottom up!
Posted by: Linda, USA | Oct 4, 2008 3:39:30 AM
The drama never ends in Congress.
Remember to VOTE NO on Prop 8 in California, VOTE NO on Prop 2 in Florida, and VOTE NO on Prop 102 in Arizona. It matters.
Posted by: Vote NO | Oct 4, 2008 2:19:31 AM
"My eyes have certainly been opened by following this blog about the mysogyny that is so rampant in our society. And I’ve been disappointed lately by so many women who represent women’s rights (NOW, NARAL) and women in power positions dumping all manner of foul abuse on Hillary and now Palin. But I agree that it’s primarily the Old Boys Club mentality, that carries an extreme amount of fear of women in power, that is still so strong. Of course, Barack Obama and his army seem to carry little regard for the real intelligence and insight of women. They don’t even try to hide their distaste."
Former Hillary Supporter
Are you a Democrat that thinks Barack Obama is an empty? Then come to:
PUMA- THE Confluence.
Posted by: Barracuda | Oct 4, 2008 1:36:15 AM
The US is over. Our nation is broke finacially and morally, and any pretense of this being a democracy or free-market-based country is now impossible. Hopefully, someday, the average American voter will be able to pick up the big black pencil and connect the dots back to an unnecessary and unjustifiable attack on Iraq and years of idiocy and mismanagement by lected and appointed officials.
Posted by: Bob | Oct 4, 2008 1:23:40 AM
Jake
Is anyone going to tell the story of the Obama and Odinga scandal or do we find out after the election?
Posted by: Jackie | Oct 4, 2008 1:20:36 AM
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