Dave Smith Wrote:
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> 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.
>
> ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
> This crap does not belong here.

>AMEN!!!!

What really doesn't belong are the excruciating long quotes of entire messages which one must wade through after already having read them to find a new poster's 1 1/4 cents worth.

On a different note, Obama caused this morning's painful hangnail on my left pinkie.