Talking About Politics

Comment by dap916 on 'Pretty is as Pretty Does'

dap916 — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:08:36 GMT

Well, Carter, it's like the old saying: "Any form of name recognition is good, even if it's bad".

Newby will be the winner...mark me down for that prognostication.

Comment by clarence swinney on 'Pretty is as Pretty Does'

clarence swinney — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:51:15 GMT

David Stockman on Romney
“Mitt Romney was not a businessman; he bought, sold, flipped, and stripped businesses.
He did not build enterprises the old fashioned way—our of inspiration, perspiration, and a long slog in the free market fostering a new product, service, or process of production. Instead, he spend his 15 years raising debt in prodigious amounts on Wall Street so that Bain could purchase pots and pans and castoffs of corporate America, leverage them to the hilt, gussy them up as reborn “roll-ups,” then deliver them back to Wall Street for resale—the faster the better.”
David Stockman--Former Director of the Office Of Management and Budget for Reagan 1981-1985

Comment by clarence swinney on 'Pretty is as Pretty Does'

clarence swinney — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:58:14 GMT

CORPOCRACY AMERICA
Ruined our great Savings and Loan Institution
Closed Fairness Doctrine that has Limbaugh types on our public airwaves
Closed Revenue Sharing
Since 1980, initiated our involvement in 10 foreign conflicts
Repealed Glass Steagall—took deposits in over 7000 banks and put 50% in 5 (Too Big To Fail)
and 80% in 10 (Too Big To Fail) Banks.
Modernization of Commodity Markets—from investment to Casino Derivative Of America
2 very dumb invasions of two of most unarmed and destitute nations.
Ruined our International reputation as a Do Good Christian nation to Big Bully Devil
Stood by as freak marketeers ruined our housing industry
Stood by as Casino Derivative Of America ruined the world financial industry
Impeached a great president for petty political gains that created a long term animosity between the parties
Attempted to destroy the safety nets that make a great middle class
Implemented Tax Codes that permitted a redistribution of Wealth to top (10%) who now own (73% )of Net Wealth and (83%) of Financial Wealth and take (50%)of all individual income
They have taken America to a rank of (#2) as Least Taxed in OECD nations; (#2) as least taxed corporations; and sadly to (# 4) on Inequality.
Since 1980, their Spend & Borrow policies, mainly, were responsible for adding 14,000 billion to our 1000B Debt when they started in 1981.
Fought the Great GI Bill.
Fought the WWII Draft
Installed strict laws which have loaded our prisons with non-violent offenders which make us world leader in prison population
CONCLUSION-WANT TO VIEW END OF AN EMPIRE THEN YIELED TOTAL CONTROLOF GOVERNMENT TO REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVES AS WAS DONE IN 2001-2002-2003-2004=2005-2006- WHICH WILL BE JUDGED AS, OUTSIDE OF THEIR GREAT DEPRESSION, THE SIX WORST YEARS IN OUR HISTORY
IMAGINE THEM IN CONTROL FOR 12 YEARS????

Comment by clarence swinney on 'Pretty is as Pretty Does'

clarence swinney — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:52:38 GMT

OBAMA FAILED LAW ENFORCEMENT
There have been many convictions on Housing Fraud but penalties are fines and petty cash types.
Federal regulators pursued Small fry not Senior Mangers who did so much long term damage to this nation. Could it be pal to pal campaign donations.
In the 1980's S&L crimes 3700 got prison time.
The current Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Task Force needs help.
The Student Loan Industry has been loaded with servicers misapplying payments, giving borrowers bad advice and reporting incorrect information to credit bureaus.
We need action. Big time action. We will never get it out of Wall Street Romney.