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Thanks for the quote from Paulsen. I thought he might be a good appointment and this seems to support that.
I hope he speaks to the banking industry in language that they can understand. Seems as if he might be doing just that. Now if he can just get his boss to pay a little attention.
Socializing Bad Investments Banking Bailouts and taxpayer risk
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Wow you guys are pretty tough. 
We can only hope in 11 months we get a President who cares about:
1) Helping people not lose their home
2) Helping people not lose their jobs in banking, mortgage/credit bus.
3) Helping anyone who owns banks in their pension or ret fund not lose money.
Spending a zillion bucks on Health care/global warming is very important but if millions are losing home, job or their retirement account...........just kill us....
We can only hope in 11 months we get a President who cares about:
1) Helping people not lose their home
2) Helping people not lose their jobs in banking, mortgage/credit bus.
3) Helping anyone who owns banks in their pension or ret fund not lose money.
Spending a zillion bucks on Health care/global warming is very important but if millions are losing home, job or their retirement account...........just kill us....
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Posted 2008-February-28, 20:23
mike777, on Feb 28 2008, 08:34 PM, said:
Wow you guys are pretty tough.
We can only hope in 11 months we get a President who cares about:
1) Helping people not lose their home
2) Helping people not lose their jobs in banking, mortgage/credit bus.
3) Helping anyone who owns banks in their pension or ret fund not lose money.
Spending a zillion bucks on Health care/global warming is very important but if millions are losing home, job or their retirement account...........just kill us....
We can only hope in 11 months we get a President who cares about:
1) Helping people not lose their home
2) Helping people not lose their jobs in banking, mortgage/credit bus.
3) Helping anyone who owns banks in their pension or ret fund not lose money.
Spending a zillion bucks on Health care/global warming is very important but if millions are losing home, job or their retirement account...........just kill us....
While we are at it, let's not forget all those who cannot afford the cars they bought and are having them reposessed, all the credit-card debtors who have taken on too much debt and can only afford minimum payments that keep rising, developers who borrowed too much to finance overpriced commercial real estate, leveraged buyouts failing because of tight lending standards and overpriced buyouts, the 50% of all banruptcy filings that are caused by health care bills......
Hell, let's just socialize everthing and get it over with.
Fidel for President.
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Posted 2008-February-28, 20:47
Winstonm, on Feb 28 2008, 09:23 PM, said:
mike777, on Feb 28 2008, 08:34 PM, said:
Wow you guys are pretty tough.
We can only hope in 11 months we get a President who cares about:
1) Helping people not lose their home
2) Helping people not lose their jobs in banking, mortgage/credit bus.
3) Helping anyone who owns banks in their pension or ret fund not lose money.
Spending a zillion bucks on Health care/global warming is very important but if millions are losing home, job or their retirement account...........just kill us....
We can only hope in 11 months we get a President who cares about:
1) Helping people not lose their home
2) Helping people not lose their jobs in banking, mortgage/credit bus.
3) Helping anyone who owns banks in their pension or ret fund not lose money.
Spending a zillion bucks on Health care/global warming is very important but if millions are losing home, job or their retirement account...........just kill us....
While we are at it, let's not forget all those who cannot afford the cars they bought and are having them reposessed, all the credit-card debtors who have taken on too much debt and can only afford minimum payments that keep rising, developers who borrowed too much to finance overpriced commercial real estate, leveraged buyouts failing because of tight lending standards and overpriced buyouts, the 50% of all banruptcy filings that are caused by health care bills......
Hell, let's just socialize everthing and get it over with.
Fidel for President.
Well I prefer to vote for whoever is for:
1) Very strong defense
2) Very strong economy
3_ Jobs
4) Cutting taxes!!!!!!!!
5) Fiscal responsibility
6) Helping the sick
7) helping the poor
8) Education
9) Helping the children
10) For human rights ...yes even including women.
11) Stopping pollution and global warming.
12) stopping high gas/heating oil prices
13 For peace not war.
So far I only see one person to vote for .....
If you prefer to be heartless
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Posted 2008-February-28, 21:07
So far I only see one person to vote for .....
Hillary?
Hillary?
Ken
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Posted 2008-February-29, 06:59
Mike, how can you have so narrow priorities, would you really vote for someone who doesn't guarantee nice weather, winning finesses and 2-2 trump splits?
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Posted 2008-February-29, 12:18
mike777, on Feb 28 2008, 09:47 PM, said:
Well I prefer to vote for whoever is for:
1) Very strong defense
2) Very strong economy
3) Jobs
4) Cutting taxes!!!!!!!!
5) Fiscal responsibility
6) Helping the sick
7) helping the poor
8) Education
9) Helping the children
10) For human rights ...yes even including women.
11) Stopping pollution and global warming.
12) stopping high gas/heating oil prices
13 For peace not war.
1) Very strong defense
2) Very strong economy
3) Jobs
4) Cutting taxes!!!!!!!!
5) Fiscal responsibility
6) Helping the sick
7) helping the poor
8) Education
9) Helping the children
10) For human rights ...yes even including women.
11) Stopping pollution and global warming.
12) stopping high gas/heating oil prices
13 For peace not war.
A nice list, but how are the other items compatible with number 4?
We are already running huge deficits.
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The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists that is why they invented hell. Bertrand Russell
The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists that is why they invented hell. Bertrand Russell
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Posted 2008-February-29, 13:03
PassedOut, on Feb 29 2008, 01:18 PM, said:
mike777, on Feb 28 2008, 09:47 PM, said:
Well I prefer to vote for whoever is for:
1) Very strong defense
2) Very strong economy
3) Jobs
4) Cutting taxes!!!!!!!!
5) Fiscal responsibility
6) Helping the sick
7) helping the poor
8) Education
9) Helping the children
10) For human rights ...yes even including women.
11) Stopping pollution and global warming.
12) stopping high gas/heating oil prices
13 For peace not war.
1) Very strong defense
2) Very strong economy
3) Jobs
4) Cutting taxes!!!!!!!!
5) Fiscal responsibility
6) Helping the sick
7) helping the poor
8) Education
9) Helping the children
10) For human rights ...yes even including women.
11) Stopping pollution and global warming.
12) stopping high gas/heating oil prices
13 For peace not war.
A nice list, but how are the other items compatible with number 4?
We are already running huge deficits.
Volume!
Ken