Budget deficit = 407b this year. 3 trillion dollar war Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 9, 2008, at 8:17 AM, Charles Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 8, 2008, at 10:16 PM, David Cake wrote: > >> At 1:27 PM -0400 8/9/08, Charles Bennett wrote: >>> "Democrat Barack Obama says he would delay rescinding President >>> Bush's >>> tax cuts on wealthy Americans if he becomes the next president and >>> the >>> economy is in a recession, suggesting such an increase would further >>> hurt the economy." >>> >>> SO.. Increasing taxes in the wealthy DOES hurt the economy but well >>> do >>> it anyway. Just later... >> >> Really, you actually think that a given economic decision is >> absolutely good or bad, regardless of prevailing economic conditions? > > It's revealing of his thought process. He knows that increasing taxes > on the wealthy will hurt the economy but somehow wants to have his > cake and eat it too. What I hear is this. > > "I still want to increase your taxes but I have to get elected > first.." > > > >> >> You seem to be arguing that timing of economic decisions is utterly >> irrelevant. > > I guess it is if you think the well off are cows to be milked when the > time is right or allowed to fatten up when it's not. > > Take a stand either way but don't hide your real intentions behind > weasel words. > > Like I said, the wealthy weren't voting for him anyway, so why even > bother saying this? Does he think the poor are going to go "Oh good, > he is going to delay the tax increase on the wealthy so I'll vote for > him? > > Who the heck is his audience for this comment? > >> >> >> >>> "Barack Obama has said he considered joining the United States >>> military when he left school but decided not to because the Vietnam >>> war was over and "we weren't engaged in an active military conflict >>> at >>> that point"." >>> >>> *Right.. No point in serving if you can't kill some commies.* >>> Otherwise I'm sure he'd been a gung ho badass muther.. >>> >>> That comment makes as much sense as "I tried pot by I didn't inhale" >>> To call that comment bullshit would insult bovine kind everywhere.. >> >> So, when making a career, you don't remotely consider what >> you'd actually be doing? >> >> Cheap shots, my friend, cheap shots. > > It's not a cheap shot. He's lying and any person that has actually > served knows it at first glance. > > You can't possible believe that Obama actually thought of going into > the military but decided against it because there were no wars? That > just does not pass the smell test. > > Politically it is simply pointless to even bother pretending to be > anything other that what he his because people can smell pandering > from a distance. > > I'm not saying there is something wrong with following the ivy league > lawyer/ politician path but just don't pretend to be something you are > not and expect people who have actually served their country to > believe you. > > Clue for Obama.., There is honor in serving and PROTECTING your > country when there are no wars going on. In fact the whole point of > the military is to be strong in peacetime so potential enemies avoid > starting wars. If he doesn't get that he isn't qualified to run the > military because that type of thinking leads to cuts during peacetime > that get soldiers killed during war. > > To me it just comes off as desperate and politically stupid. > >> >> >> >>> Vote for me, I'm McCain Lite.. >> >> Even if I swallowed this idiot line, I'd much rather have the >> Lite version than the full strength. >> > > > Fair enough. I suspect many feel the same way but some of the > undecided just might choose the real thing and it won't take a lot to > swing the race the other way. > > My meta point on all of this is that he looks more and more like a > plain old run of the mill politician, not some agent of actual change > and the more he comes 'down to earth' the more McCain is going to gain > ground on him. > > =c= > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] > http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters > List hosted at http://cat5.org/ _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
