Comments on: Eric Cantor Says Stimulus Bill Failed, Except That Whole Creating Jobs in His Home State Part

By: MarkH

MarkH — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:39:20 +0000

I think they’re doing everything they believe might work.

Do you have any suggestions for something different or new?

By: MarkH

MarkH — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:31:03 +0000

Wanna bet that if it appears to be recovering very quickly that Republicans will refuse to give Obama & team credit? Something about normal recovery, Capitalism, Patriotism and apple pie, or somethin’.

It just isn’t in their playbook to give Dems any credit for anything, even at today’s low interest rates.

By: signalphil

signalphil — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:05:10 +0000

To protect the Constitution. That’s right. And the Constitution says:
Article I
Section 8: Referring to Congress, “provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States”

I saw the story about the faulty wireing that contributed to the electrocution of some soldiers. What a shame! First of all, I’m on the record as believing we shouldn’t be there in the first place. However, thats one product of millions that didn’t go as planned. I have no stat’s but I would be willing to bet the U.S.private military products stand up better than say, Frances military products. I know, France buys their stuff on the open market too, I just couldn’t come up with an example.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:36:34 +0000

Going out for a walk. Sotomayor has the trolls out in force today. They only appear like this when the GOP is afraid I think this is a good but annoying sign.
Al Gore winning an Oscar was a worse troll fest.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:32:36 +0000

America got out of the GD by increasing the size of Gov’t. No it didn’t

The WPA my grandpa worked for was imaginary? War spending did give Americans a return on their investment besides keeping us alive a real money return like a new road does?
Show me the Money! Where is the return on investment?

Vegas and Florida=overbuilding and greed in my opinion.

Yep Banks made more loans to speculators NOT poor people thats what inflated those housing markets more and thats why those housing markets dropped more.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:26:34 +0000

The government can’t spend cash as wisely as the private sector so when has the government ever lent a hedge fund cash at 30 to 1 leverage for every dollar of collateral the hedgefund had?
Banks gave the hedges loans in exchange the hedges bought home loan paper from the banks they then used this as collateral 30 and more to 1 to buy companies like Home Depot right before the housing boom ended or Clear Channel which after being bought gave Rush Limbaugh a raise and started laying off people.
I assume the banks asked Bain Capital Mitt Romney’s hedge fund what he planned to use the cash for?
Mitt was in the news recently he is selling 2 of his mansions. I wonder if the banks told him they wanted more collateral for the loans and forced him to sell.

By: signalphil

signalphil — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:25:12 +0000

America got out of the GD by increasing the size of Gov’t. No it didn’t. Study the timeline of unemployment, GDP etc. Bailouts, I have been consistantly against them all. Vegas and Florida=overbuilding and greed in my opinion. I grew up in Chicago and there is nothing good to say about the south side. Vegas and Florida will always be better economically. Nothing good ever comes out of the South Side except the Sox, the International Ampitheater in the ’70s and ’80s and community organization for you.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:14:36 +0000

Everybody these days is so ignorant to think that what the boys are doing over seas is a waste of time.

Nope its a waste of time Ossama is in PAKISTAN not Iraq not Afghanistan. Pakistan that country Bush gave billions in ~~aid~~ Tribute to.
Get Ossama or stop wasting my time.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:10:43 +0000

The Japanese lost decade resulted from a bank bailout they kept the banks afloat with bad loans their job stimulus was puny in comparison so the Japanese Consumer did not spend again like they used to.

By: dakine01

dakine01 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:09:03 +0000

Main job of the president and our reps, protect the people.

Fail.

They swear an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, not the people.

However, private companies bid on just about everything else thank god.

Yeah those private companies did such a wonderful job supporting the troops in Iraq by mis-wiring things and causing electrocutions of the troops they were supporting.

Fail fail fail.