Comments on: What America Needs

By: french student

french student — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:43:23 +0000

crickets chirping….

By: french student

french student — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:26:54 +0000

Mark

Do you realise that actually democrats have historically been better for the economy than republicains?

on this link

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hale-stewart/proof-democrats-are-bette_b_113238.html

you will find that on average, democrats are better for GDP growth and employment growth, they tend to reduce economic inequalities, AND get a better-balanced budget than the republicains (they may “tax end spend”, but republicains tend to borrow and spend even more). Even Wall Street grows more under democrats, for Pete’s sake!

Now you can say that what your country needs is conservative economic policies…. But facts and history disagree with you.

By: Mark Noonan

Mark Noonan — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:03:56 +0000

Ray,

Damn, you liberals are on to us! Our “Racist Plan of Vast, Neocon, Right Wing War for Oil Conspiracy” is unmasked! Whatever shall we do?

By: Ray Gunn

Ray Gunn — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:57:53 +0000

I found an excellent commentary on the Dailykos.
It explains the difference between Republicans and Democrats.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/18/93041/0587/7/553243

By: Nevada Pundit

Nevada Pundit — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:24:55 +0000

Dave,
Fannie and Freddy hold or back 1/3 of all the home loans in the US. If you look at the damage the current mortgage crisis is causing where, in the worst of areas, 8 to 10 percent of the loans are troubled think what would happen by putting another 33% on the table.

Now I do think that it was rather irresponsible for the government to allow them such a free reign especially when they have such heavy government subsidys but to allow them to go under would create a backlash unprecidented to the american people.

BTW, I do know that not all loans from fannie and freddie are bad but the banks don’t have the capital to buy those loans, so where do they go?
Also, without the backing of F & F the banks lending critirea would tighten much worse than it already is. This, of course, would drop home values a lot more.

By: Dave Rave

Dave Rave — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:38:36 +0000

The Republican Right keeps on using socialism to solve its unchecked capitalism problem.

First we bail out Bear-Sterns, now we bail out FannieMae and FreddyMac and there have been others before.
These companies wanted to be free of regulations so they must pay the consequences. If FannieMae is too big to fail, then it should go into government receivership and become a nonprofit institution. Either that or allowed to sink as the rules a capitalism apply.

By: FmrMarine

FmrMarine — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:38:01 +0000

Mark;

NObama wants to raise taxes, tax the oil companies to LOWER the cost of oil,
he will exceed carter on destroying this countries economy, and very well may launch us into a civil war…..nice change, orchestrated by a racist, marxist, mulatto, community leader, crooked chicago, empty suit.

By: at Desert Conservative

at Desert Conservative — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:36:41 +0000

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By: Electro

Electro — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:37:42 +0000

Except for the fact that John McCain’s views were based on a desire for American victory and Obama’s views based on a desire to hate President Bush and the liberation of Iraq, you’ve really got a point there…

And this is not a talking point? This is infantile.

But hey, as long as you can sleep Noonan.

Good stuff.

I love knee slappers like this.

By: Tractatus

Tractatus — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:25:14 +0000

Obama’s views based on a desire to hate President Bush and the liberation of Iraq

mindless talking points

Uh-huh.