Arghh Wrote:
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> This crap does not belong here, but since it is...
>
>
> Fears of foreigners buying up our railroads or
> other property is nothing new. Remember the 1980s
> when their was a lot of investment in the US by
> the Japanese? There was a lot of ridiculous
> histeria around that.
>
> Gun owner paranoia has been stoked by Repbulicans
> and the NRA for purely self-serving reasons.
> Fundraisig and support. It's extremely effective.
> Also, ATF did the same gun sting operation under
> Bush.
>
> Political suicide in the first term? You mean like
> the moderate health care reform that he pursued?
> The reform that lowers the amount the government
> spends on health care? That wasn't political
> suicide?
>
> Bankrupt the country? Forbes (bastion of liberal
> bias, right?) just reported that Obama has grown
> the federal budget at the LOWEST rate (by far)
> since Ike. Citation In fact, if you look at the
> chart the federal budget has always grown less
> under Democratic presidents than Repbublicans. I
> know acknowledging this truth is impossible for
> many, but look it up.
>
> Democrats such as Obama believe in investing in
> our country's infrastructure and want to do so in
> a fiscally responsible way. This includes
> investments in new industrial technology that can
> be developed and produced here such as new sources
> of energy. A healthy rail system is a part of that
> vision. Republicans systematically loot the
> treasury to benefit their golf buddies in the name
> of "privatization" and "free enterprise."
>
> Look at the budget numbers, employment statistics,
> and GDP for the past 60 years. Democrats are
> better for our country, its workers, and its
> businesses.
>
> This is absolutely factual, but people are
> distracted by wedge issues such as gun control
> (which has been a none-issue for many years),
> abortion, gay marriage, "religious freedom" (this
> is invariably trumped up outrage over very
> little), etc. All of which are window dressing
> compared to the bigger economic issues we face.
>
> I'm voting for the guy that is going to continue
> to work to make the US a stronger country, and
> that is not Mittens. I find it amazing how much
> people gloss over the absolute devastation Bush
> and the Republicans left. They do not believe good
> government is possible, so they do their best to
> prove it each time they have power.

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This crap does not belong here.