stuckincincy Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 ...launched one 6 months ago about the economic crisis? Could it be that they can't find a Republican to blame for the mess they created with their social engineering and pandering for votes?
molson_golden2002 Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 ...launched one 6 months ago about the economic crisis? Could it be that they can't find a Republican to blame for the mess they created with their social engineering and pandering for votes? How did the Dems create this mess?
Lurker Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 Could it be that they can't find a Republican to blame for the mess they created with their social engineering and pandering for votes? The bulk of the subprime mortgages blowing up right now were written between 2004 and 2006. Not to mention the growth in the credit default swap market. Both parties are to blame, pure and simple, for not having the expertise to ride shotgun on the regulators--whose job it was to monitor and control the situation. Pointing fingers is a futile exercise when the levy is about to burst...
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 ...launched one 6 months ago about the economic crisis? Could it be that they can't find a Republican to blame for the mess they created with their social engineering and pandering for votes? I don't understand how a guy that's so knowledgeable and rational about football can be so closed minded and partisan about politics. That's a shame cincy...
DC Tom Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 How did the Dems create this mess? They certainly helped. Heard an interesting rant on the radio this morning. Though the guy was clearly insane, he made a good point: the cause of this is everyone's greed, from individual people's greed at "deserving" whatever they wanted, to corporate greed in maximizing short-term profits and stock performance at all costs, to the government's greed on both sides of the aisle in actively encouraging both individual and corporate greed as well as their own spending habits. Finger-pointing is useless. It's the result of a greedy society that believes immediate gratification of every whim is an inalienable right, and votes accordingly. Edit: And don't believe for a minute that either candidate running will change that.
KD in CA Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 I don't understand how a guy that's so knowledgeable and rational about football can be so closed minded and partisan about politics. That's a shame cincy... Ah yes, nothing better than the enlightened "doesn't agree with me = 'closed minded'" argument.
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 Ah yes, nothing better than the enlightened "doesn't agree with me = 'closed minded'" argument. It actually has nothing to do with his agreeing or disagreeing with me. I look at the vast majority of his posts on TSW vs PPP. (IMO) in the former, he has opinions, but he listens and acknowledges other people's points of view, vs here it's a hardened 1 way. question for you... why can't you disagree with someone without slamming them?
blzrul Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 They certainly helped. Heard an interesting rant on the radio this morning. Though the guy was clearly insane, he made a good point: the cause of this is everyone's greed, from individual people's greed at "deserving" whatever they wanted, to corporate greed in maximizing short-term profits and stock performance at all costs, to the government's greed on both sides of the aisle in actively encouraging both individual and corporate greed as well as their own spending habits. Finger-pointing is useless. It's the result of a greedy society that believes immediate gratification of every whim is an inalienable right, and votes accordingly. Edit: And don't believe for a minute that either candidate running will change that. Sounds like a guy I used to work with whose nickname was "State the Obvious".
IDBillzFan Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 NOT NOW! GET THE PLUMBER!! GET THE PLUMBER!!!!
stuckincincy Posted October 16, 2008 Author Posted October 16, 2008 NOT NOW! GET THE PLUMBER!! GET THE PLUMBER!!!! Simple Marxism 101. Denigrate the larger picture, denigrate what a citizen may say, by finding a captious detail to mount the attack upon.
stuckincincy Posted October 22, 2008 Author Posted October 22, 2008 I'm still waiting for the Democrat-controlled Congress to hold hearings about Fannie and Freddie Mac, and the meltdown... If ever there was a reason to hold one, this is surely it. Can some of you loyal Democrats who post here offer reasons why your party isn't doing so? Please?
GG Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 I'm still waiting for the Democrat-controlled Congress to hold hearings about Fannie and Freddie Mac, and the meltdown... If ever there was a reason to hold one, this is surely it. Can some of you loyal Democrats who post here offer reasons why your party isn't doing so? Please? You do realize that they've been having hearings for the last month? Three have been completed, with three more to go...
Hazed and Amuzed Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 They certainly helped. Heard an interesting rant on the radio this morning. Though the guy was clearly insane, he made a good point: the cause of this is everyone's greed, from individual people's greed at "deserving" whatever they wanted, to corporate greed in maximizing short-term profits and stock performance at all costs, to the government's greed on both sides of the aisle in actively encouraging both individual and corporate greed as well as their own spending habits. Finger-pointing is useless. It's the result of a greedy society that believes immediate gratification of every whim is an inalienable right, and votes accordingly. Edit: And don't believe for a minute that either candidate running will change that. I agree with you, Tom. Entitlement is the key word here.
stuckincincy Posted October 22, 2008 Author Posted October 22, 2008 You do realize that they've been having hearings for the last month? Three have been completed, with three more to go... No - somehow...I've missed the intense media coverage of such. Are they intensely covering them?
GG Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 No - somehow...I've missed the intense media coverage of such. Are they intensely covering them? Nope. You need to check C-SPAN for the calendar & archives of the ones that already aired.
elegantelliotoffen Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 No - somehow...I've missed the intense media coverage of such. Are they intensely covering them? They're too busy holding hearings on that boat in Cincinnati.
DC Tom Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 No - somehow...I've missed the intense media coverage of such. Are they intensely covering them? Of course not. The media, cover news? When Brangelina might adopt another baby at any moment???? What, are you high?
blzrul Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 No - somehow...I've missed the intense media coverage of such. Are they intensely covering them? I don't watch TV in the morning when I'm home but I was in San Francisco for business and each morning turned on CNN while I was getting ready for work. The answer is YES. They were televising it live. So much for that. Go back to your boat.
UBinVA Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Read this. It's all you need to know about this topic and Journalism in this country and was written by a Democrat. http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081017light.html
Wacka Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Read this. It's all you need to know about this topic and Journalism in this country and was written by a Democrat. http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081017light.html Typical lib response: It is on a Mormon web site, so therefore it is garbage.
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