On Nov 12, 2008, at 6:12 PM, Michael Luscombe wrote:
> > On 12-Nov-08, at 8:42 PM, Francis Drouillard wrote: > >> And Michael Luscombe of Stratalist-ot says "Spending like this needs >> to be socially unacceptable and reallyeffect the company's bottom >> line." >> >> I'd rather put them in jail. And Paulson and Bernanke, too. Suit 'em >> up in orange and send 'em to those dog cages in Gitmo. > -- > > I can't agree with Gitmo, but yes, I think opening this up to some > serious investigation, and wall-to-wall transparency, would be in > everyone's best interest. > > If companies are spending taxpayer money frivolously, it needs to be > on the news. > > Frankly, I still don't get it. Why are they giving this much money to > private companies? What kind of guarantees do they have? What kind of > control do they have? > > This doesn't feel like Republican "self-reliance" or Democrat "nanny- > state" bullshit, this just feels like theft. Obama's vote for this > bill definitely tainted my opinion of him, although he was never the > freakin' pope like some people like to believe. McCain did as well, > of course, so it was a sour note for both of them. Who knows what they were told? I don't, do you? Chris Dodd wouldn't say. All Harry Reid said is "we don't know what to do." That's probably the most truthful statement of the whole affair. >>>> So, what's it like in Canada where you all your problems have been >>>> solved? >>> -- >>> >>> Why would you give a shit? I could bring up Canadian politics, but >>> you wouldn't know the people or the issues or the laws, and likely >>> you wouldn't care in the least. >> >> Response Alternative #1: You Canadians can be so open and friendly at >> times. >> >> Response Alternative #2: I think it odd you rarely, if ever, mention >> Canadian politics. >> >> Response Alternative #3: Is this a quiz? > -- > > I'm just saying, I'm fully aware that Canadian politics are > completely irrelevant on the world stage. > > That's exactly how I like it. And Catholics pretend Heaven is for them only. Don't be so sure folks don't watch or don't care. >>> I voted NPD in the last election, not because I wanted them to win, >>> necessarily, but because I want the CDN government split a little >>> more evenly between the three parties. My local NDP rep didn't win, >>> but I didn't expect her to. The conservatives were denied a majority >>> again, so I'm satisfied. > -- > > No response to this? Is it because it's completely meaningless to you? No, I just don't like long, multi-topic threads, or conversations for that matter. >>> With a (looming?) recession, we got an awesome mortgage renewal >>> rate. >> >> I hope for your sake that it's a fixed mortgage. > -- > > Variable, for now. We can lock in whenever. Prime has dropped a full > point since we renewed. I'd love to see it go even lower as they try > to encourage borrowing. > > >>> Oh, and I've got a son on the way (March), so prepping for that has >>> been my primary focus of late =) >>> >>> I'm very excited =) >> >> The baby card! You played the baby card in a political rant! > -- > > Yep. Next week I'm going to have a sick parent to win an argument. Well, with parents you're limited to two. With babies, you can set your own limit. >> I hope it turns out a happy, healthy, loud and demanding baby. > -- > > Me too. As long as it's healthy, it could scream for the first 4 > months, and I'll still beam. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
