American Politics during the Obama Presidency

[QUOTE=Sidney]A Bloomberg study indicates it will take 6-11 years to regain all the jobs lost since the beginning of the recession! In all the economic recoveries since WWII, the total recoveries of jobs averaged 2 years. But all of those were accelerated because the USA had manufacturing. O has further eliminated manufacturing (I. E. GM and C and related businesses) CHANGE! You got it!------Sad Sid[/QUOTE]According to Sidney, in ten short months Obama has single-handedly been able to destroy US manufacturing. Gee I thought the twenty years of free trade policies championed by the Right played a role, but what do I know?

The tax increases are not news, only the details. If this is true, it sounds like a well thought-out plan. There are some very smart people in this administration.

Sidney,

Since you can find nothing better to do than rip apart the policies of the Obama administration and complain about the overpriced food and poor service everywhere in Buenos Aires, please enlighten us as to where we would be if that true brain trust, the McCain-Palin ticket, had won the election back in November 2008. What would that true genius, John McCain, have come up with to turn around what is clearly the comeuppance of decades of unsustainable policies? I am sure Sarah Palin, who has proven herself about as intelligent as your neighborhood Wal-Mart cashier, would be contributing a lot toward elaborate economic policies that would sweep in after less than a year and save the day for all of us.

The bottom line here is that the only fixes that can save the USA now are draconian austerity measures that nobody has the balls to talk about and are unfortunately politically taboo. Unsustainable policies led to a fiery crash and the only option now is to plan for the softest landing in order to preserve political position and office. This is almost like Argentina in early 2002, except at least Lavagna implemented austerity measures in their case (the dual budget and balance of payment surpluses) until Nestor fired him and flushed everything down the toilet. The USA has become so de-industrialized that almost the only economic activities outside the public sector are agriculture, services, and computer engineering (which will be done in India soon enough) What is the answer Sidney?

Suerte,

Rock Harders

[QUOTE=Rock Harders]Since you can find nothing better to do than rip apart the policies[/QUOTE]You are being too generous! All Sidney does is post news stories and then tack on his own "Oh no the sky is falling!" warning with exclamation marks. LOL.

Still, I am glad I could make him laugh.

[QUOTE=Rock Harders]please enlighten us as to where we would be if that true brain trust, the McCain-Palin ticket, had won the election back in November 2008.[/QUOTE]It's not about brains, it's about experience.

Anyway, since you're lobbing softballs today...

1. We wouldn't have pissed away 780 billion dollars of borrowed money with nothing to show for it.

2. We'd be admiring the results of a military surge in Afghanistan that would have been initiated months ago.

3. We wouldn't be embroiled in a derisive national argument about a fabricated health insurance "emergency", and would instead be engaged in finding a sensible, bipartisan solution to which everyone could agree.

4. We'd be watching the economy begin to recover as the Q1 and Q2 tax cuts were stimulating business activity.

Oh yeah, we'd also be enjoying a stronger dollar.

Thanks,

Jackson

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For the record, I am [u]NOT[/u] a Rebublican, and I am [u]NOT[/u] a conservative.

- I am [u]against[/u] the death penalty.
- I am [u]against[/u] [u]any[/u] government support of religious organizations.
- I am [u]for[/u] the legalization of recreational drugs.
- I am [u]for[/u] the legalization of commercial sex.
- I am [u]for[/u] a woman's right to choose.
- I am [u]for[/u] comprehensive sex education.
- I am [u]for[/u] a foreign guest worker program.
- I am [u]for[/u] a universal flat tax on [u]EVERYONE'S[/u] income.
- I am [u]for[/u] health [u]INSURANCE[/u] reform.
- I am [u]for[/u] health [u]JUSTICE[/u] reform.

I am a member of the Libertian Party, registered as an Independent.

Jackson,

How are you going to throw those assumptions out there without backing up a single one with some evidence, or at least policy proposals made by the McCain-Palin dynamic duo? What exact experiences do either McCain and or Palin have that would lead you to believe they would come up with superior economic policies? McCain was mediocre at everything he ever attempted in his professional and academic life; Palin is nothing more than the butt of late-night TV jokes. Surge in Afghanistan? Afghanistan has been a failed state for over a thousand years and will not be reborn as a functioning state in our lifetimes or those of our grandchildren.

If you were a diabetic plumber with 3 children and no health insurance you would probably not agree that there is no health care system emergency. Rich people like yourself always have access to the services they need. The only way to a stronger dollar is to end the wars immediately and downsize the military. What indication or proof do you have that the McCain-Palin team was going to implement that policy?

Suerte,

Rock Harders

[QUOTE=Jackson]It's not about brains, it's about experience.

2. We'd be admiring the results of a military surge in Afghanistan that would have been initiated months ago.[/quote]Once we see the dramatic success of the upcoming military surge in Afghanistan I say we use our new 'surge technology' and go back and clean up Somalia. That should take a couple days. Then we could concentrate on Sudan. That might take a couple hours.

Then, what the heck, lets take care of unfinished business in Vietnam. I never liked the way those Viet Cong kicked our butts out of that country. Our new 'surge technology' should rectify that mistake in a couple of weeks.

The possibilities are unlimited.

[QUOTE=El Alamo][QUOTE=Jackson]It's not about brains, it's about experience.

2. We'd be admiring the results of a military surge in Afghanistan that would have been initiated months ago.

Once we see the dramatic success of the upcoming military surge in Afghanistan I say we use our new 'surge technology' and go back and clean up Somalia. That should take a couple days. Then we could concentrate on Sudan. That might take a couple hours.

Then, what the heck, lets take care of unfinished business in Vietnam. I never liked the way those Viet Cong kicked our butts out of that country. Our new 'surge technology' should be able to rectify that mistake in a couple of weeks.

The possibilities are unlimited.[/QUOTE]How about Cuba and Castro?

Obama's "Secret Master Plan" as the article below refers to is very simple:

Common sense and looking out for your fellow man.

Thank you for posting the gun article, this is more good news. The death and disablement that guns cause in the US every year is unbelievable. Gun ownership needs to be significantly curtailed and regulated, and increasing taxes on it is another smart idea. I think the proposed $50 tax is too low.

[QUOTE=Jackson]It's not about brains, it's about experience.[/QUOTE]Between brains and experience I'll take brains. One may have a lot of experience, but that by no means guarantees they will make the best decisions. Whereas a smart person will gather all relevant information, including consulting with those with experience, in formulating their plans.