Comments on: Lindsey Graham: If You Love The Bush Economy, Vote McCain http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:13:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: newspaperbrat http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1488181 newspaperbrat Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:41:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1488181 <p>dugg! thanks for this fine Monday morning post.</p> dugg! thanks for this fine Monday morning post.

]]> By: Hugh http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1488004 Hugh Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:06:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1488004 <blockquote><p>Guess George missed the Newsweek article pointing out that Americans will pay an extra $110 Billion dollars in higher gas prices this year. He might as well have just written the check directly to the Oil companies and the Saudi’s. It would have saved a lot of work and hassle. /Snark.</p></blockquote> <p>Let us not forget that hedge funds and investment banks are raking in a lot of the profits off this as well as being the principal agents behind it.</p>

Guess George missed the Newsweek article pointing out that Americans will pay an extra $110 Billion dollars in higher gas prices this year. He might as well have just written the check directly to the Oil companies and the Saudi’s. It would have saved a lot of work and hassle. /Snark.

Let us not forget that hedge funds and investment banks are raking in a lot of the profits off this as well as being the principal agents behind it.

]]> By: Blue Texan http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1488003 Blue Texan Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:05:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1488003 <p>No, I actually do think they figured out pretty smart frames for selling really bad policy. </p> <p>But this is just pathetic.</p> No, I actually do think they figured out pretty smart frames for selling really bad policy.

But this is just pathetic.

]]> By: SunnyNobility http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487983 SunnyNobility Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:43:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487983 <p>OMG! Rhubarb pie and fried green tomatoes! </p> <p>Wishin Hutto was in my part of the world.</p> OMG! Rhubarb pie and fried green tomatoes!

Wishin Hutto was in my part of the world.

]]> By: IrishJIm http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487972 IrishJIm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:28:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487972 <p>Guess George missed the Newsweek article pointing out that Americans will pay an extra $110 Billion dollars in higher gas prices this year. He might as well have just written the check directly to the Oil companies and the Saudi’s. It would have saved a lot of work and hassle. /Snark.</p> Guess George missed the Newsweek article pointing out that Americans will pay an extra $110 Billion dollars in higher gas prices this year. He might as well have just written the check directly to the Oil companies and the Saudi’s. It would have saved a lot of work and hassle. /Snark.

]]> By: oldtree http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487970 oldtree Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:27:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487970 <p>Was Jeff Gannon in the green room and did he give his lil’ buddy a warmup? Is he being blackmailed with proof he is doing something distasteful?<br /> it is plain weird.</p> Was Jeff Gannon in the green room and did he give his lil’ buddy a warmup? Is he being blackmailed with proof he is doing something distasteful?
it is plain weird.

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487952 rwcole Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:06:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487952 <p>Oops- I correct myself. It’s blue catfish that get to over 100 pounds- channel cats top out at under 60 pounds- still a lot of catfish.</p> Oops- I correct myself. It’s blue catfish that get to over 100 pounds- channel cats top out at under 60 pounds- still a lot of catfish.

]]> By: mui1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487949 mui1 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:05:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487949 <p>Thought someone might get a kick out of that statement. Shopping a la Paris Hilton? Do you suppose that’s what Chimpy means? Without money to pay for gas and groceries?</p> Thought someone might get a kick out of that statement. Shopping a la Paris Hilton? Do you suppose that’s what Chimpy means? Without money to pay for gas and groceries?

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487947 dakine01 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:02:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487947 <p>Yeah, when I was growing up there was most always a picture at least once per summer of some ol’ granddaddy catfish being caught in the local river.</p> Yeah, when I was growing up there was most always a picture at least once per summer of some ol’ granddaddy catfish being caught in the local river.

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487946 perris Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:02:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/lindsey-graham-if-you-love-the-bush-economy-vote-mccain/#comment-1487946 <blockquote><p>This is stunning. Graham is no novice and he’s not stupid, yet he goes on national television and concedes that his candidate will continue the policies of the most unpopular President ever on an issue that ranks first or second in November? Just wow. </p> </blockquote> <p>they are trying to say the only thing wrong with bush’s policies would be that he needed more of them</p> <p>that works on the base and it seems all they are trying to appeal to is that base</p>

This is stunning. Graham is no novice and he’s not stupid, yet he goes on national television and concedes that his candidate will continue the policies of the most unpopular President ever on an issue that ranks first or second in November? Just wow.

they are trying to say the only thing wrong with bush’s policies would be that he needed more of them

that works on the base and it seems all they are trying to appeal to is that base

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