The Yanks have done it again
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They do this every time, and each time I piss myself (luckily the NHS has a cure for that :-)) laughing: Vote in a president to make some changes, he kicks the changes off (after watering them down). But the public gets pissed off, because they've been lead like sheep by the media to believe the president is evil or ineffectual. So what does the public do mid term? Vote in the opposite party in to spank the president for not achieving enough, thus preventing the president from instituting any changes. Net result, massive expenditure on elections and campaigning, zero actual effect. Today is a great day not to be an American.
It's a typical day to be American. What was done in the first few hundred day's of Obama's presidency will likely mature over the next two years, leaving him in a favorable position for the 2012 election and by relation the rest of the democrats, leaving them to at least wrest control of the house from the republicans. Leaving us relatively better off than we were 2 years ago. And once the US is running on the gravy train again, they'll elect republicans, who will attach a rocket to the train, aim it at a wall, and claim no one could have possibly seen the inevitable approaching. Which will lead to another democrat, who won't accomplish enough in his first two years, which... pretty much leaves the US in a cycle until wider world events cause a major shift in one direction or another. There is of course the tiny hope that this may lead to democrats growing a pair and using the republican tactics against the republicans, but that has yet to happen.
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They do this every time, and each time I piss myself (luckily the NHS has a cure for that :-)) laughing: Vote in a president to make some changes, he kicks the changes off (after watering them down). But the public gets pissed off, because they've been lead like sheep by the media to believe the president is evil or ineffectual. So what does the public do mid term? Vote in the opposite party in to spank the president for not achieving enough, thus preventing the president from instituting any changes. Net result, massive expenditure on elections and campaigning, zero actual effect. Today is a great day not to be an American.
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They do this every time, and each time I piss myself (luckily the NHS has a cure for that :-)) laughing: Vote in a president to make some changes, he kicks the changes off (after watering them down). But the public gets pissed off, because they've been lead like sheep by the media to believe the president is evil or ineffectual. So what does the public do mid term? Vote in the opposite party in to spank the president for not achieving enough, thus preventing the president from instituting any changes. Net result, massive expenditure on elections and campaigning, zero actual effect. Today is a great day not to be an American.
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They do this every time, and each time I piss myself (luckily the NHS has a cure for that :-)) laughing: Vote in a president to make some changes, he kicks the changes off (after watering them down). But the public gets pissed off, because they've been lead like sheep by the media to believe the president is evil or ineffectual. So what does the public do mid term? Vote in the opposite party in to spank the president for not achieving enough, thus preventing the president from instituting any changes. Net result, massive expenditure on elections and campaigning, zero actual effect. Today is a great day not to be an American.
Keith Barrow wrote:
Vote in the opposite party in to spank the president for not achieving enough, thus preventing the president from instituting any changes
You got it wrong. People didn't expect the change to be an more aggressive Bush presidency. People want the government to fuck off and stop fucking everything up. All the problems in this country are created by government.
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Keith Barrow wrote:
Vote in the opposite party in to spank the president for not achieving enough, thus preventing the president from instituting any changes
You got it wrong. People didn't expect the change to be an more aggressive Bush presidency. People want the government to fuck off and stop fucking everything up. All the problems in this country are created by government.
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
All the problems in this country are created by government.
And to be fair, they probably solve a few too :rolleyes:
Steve
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
All the problems in this country are created by government.
And to be fair, they probably solve a few too :rolleyes:
Steve
Stephen Hewitt wrote:
And to be fair, they probably solve a few too Roll eyes
They might lower taxes or repeal a law or two, but they are only solving a problem they created.
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Toronto is only eight hours from NYC (By car) so I'd be able to visit friends here... On the other hand, it's rather small compared to what I've become used to, and I don't know if there's enough of a tech industry there to satisfy me (Maybe there is - I'd have to research it)... If I moved to London, well, it's a nice big city with a more hospitable climate than Canada, and since my company has an office there, I wouldn't have to find a new job :)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)I think you will find that Chris was talkig about London, Ontario and not London, England is his post there Ian.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Which one?
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Tell me about it... The general public is too easily led... They listen to campaign slogans and fancy speeches, but ignore the actual issues. Fortunately, this'll be good for the economy. The markets like it when nothing gets done, because then everything is nice and predictable. With the house red and the senate blue, the next two years will be nothing but a lot of hot air, so the market will be able to relax. EDIT: Oh, and one more thing... I don't think there's a chance in hell of this happening... But if Sarah Palin takes the White House in 2012, I'm getting the #(%*& out of here... Either Toronto or London... Haven't decided which.
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Keith Barrow wrote:
Vote in the opposite party in to spank the president for not achieving enough, thus preventing the president from instituting any changes
You got it wrong. People didn't expect the change to be an more aggressive Bush presidency. People want the government to fuck off and stop fucking everything up. All the problems in this country are created by government.
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
People didn't expect the change to be an more aggressive Bush presidency.
So they didn't expect chanage when they went from the right wing bible-thumping ex-alcholic strategically shaved chimp that was Bush to Obama, who wants people to not die of cureable diseases (which most first-world countries achieve BTW). Explain to me how that works again?
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
People want the government to f*** off and stop f***ing everything up
It would be funny if the government did f*** off, the corporations (or worse, organised crime) would take over and you'd all be peons to industry/the mafia. Thats the best case scenario. Do people really want that?
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
All the problems in this country are created by government.
Lets take the current biggest example: The banks shafted the economy because they were essentially unregulated and started a huge property bubble, much like the stock market bubble in the '20s. How is this the government's fault?
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I think you will find that Chris was talkig about London, Ontario and not London, England is his post there Ian.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Oh, there's a London in Ontario? Didn't know that.
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Oh, there's a London in Ontario? Didn't know that.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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There's a Quebec in County Durham, it was named that after the British kicked the French out of its more famous namesake. Nearby there is a village called Toronto.
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For some I think it started when Obama was either elected or seemed to be inevitably elected.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
People didn't expect the change to be an more aggressive Bush presidency.
So they didn't expect chanage when they went from the right wing bible-thumping ex-alcholic strategically shaved chimp that was Bush to Obama, who wants people to not die of cureable diseases (which most first-world countries achieve BTW). Explain to me how that works again?
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
People want the government to f*** off and stop f***ing everything up
It would be funny if the government did f*** off, the corporations (or worse, organised crime) would take over and you'd all be peons to industry/the mafia. Thats the best case scenario. Do people really want that?
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
All the problems in this country are created by government.
Lets take the current biggest example: The banks shafted the economy because they were essentially unregulated and started a huge property bubble, much like the stock market bubble in the '20s. How is this the government's fault?
Keith Barrow wrote:
Lets take the current biggest example: The banks shafted the economy because they were essentially unregulated and started a huge property bubble, much like the stock market bubble in the '20s. How is this the government's fault?
I've been reading a book called 13 Bankers and it's about the financial mess we're in and it gives a lot of background of how we got here. It's much worse than just the '20s. It's been repeated more times than just then, before and after that as well. It also talks about the ideological generation that has brought this out. Politics for many is like a religion. They worship the institutions and the people in them as gods and priests. The followers of Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Alex Jones, etc are proof of that. The way they excuse every flaw of these people is a demonstration of their devotion. We like to repeat things many times before trying to fix them, then future generations like to screw the pouch, repeal what worked and start repeating history over again. It's insane. A lot like CSS's arguments. Our country doesn't run on a common set of facts. When 25%(my made up number) is crazy like CSS you end up with fairy tales for policy thought. Mostly beliefs like that are caused by a disbelief in basic science. The odd thing is I find that best demonstrated by the lack of understanding in evolution and the thought that it isn't true. The stink about the CERN reactor is another example. Made up superstitions nonsense about black holes and the end of the world. Even if it did happen, where's God to stop us or it from ending everything? I'd once heard my wife's boss say that doctor's only know what they know because God let them. With thinking like that how can we go wrong?
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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Keith Barrow wrote:
Lets take the current biggest example: The banks shafted the economy because they were essentially unregulated and started a huge property bubble, much like the stock market bubble in the '20s. How is this the government's fault?
I've been reading a book called 13 Bankers and it's about the financial mess we're in and it gives a lot of background of how we got here. It's much worse than just the '20s. It's been repeated more times than just then, before and after that as well. It also talks about the ideological generation that has brought this out. Politics for many is like a religion. They worship the institutions and the people in them as gods and priests. The followers of Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Alex Jones, etc are proof of that. The way they excuse every flaw of these people is a demonstration of their devotion. We like to repeat things many times before trying to fix them, then future generations like to screw the pouch, repeal what worked and start repeating history over again. It's insane. A lot like CSS's arguments. Our country doesn't run on a common set of facts. When 25%(my made up number) is crazy like CSS you end up with fairy tales for policy thought. Mostly beliefs like that are caused by a disbelief in basic science. The odd thing is I find that best demonstrated by the lack of understanding in evolution and the thought that it isn't true. The stink about the CERN reactor is another example. Made up superstitions nonsense about black holes and the end of the world. Even if it did happen, where's God to stop us or it from ending everything? I'd once heard my wife's boss say that doctor's only know what they know because God let them. With thinking like that how can we go wrong?
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
wolfbinary wrote:
Our country doesn't run on a common set of facts. When 25%(my made up number) is crazy like CSS you end up with fairy tales for policy thought. Mostly beliefs like that are caused by a disbelief in basic science. The odd thing is I find that best demonstrated by the lack of understanding in evolution and the thought that it isn't true. The stink about the CERN reactor is another example. Made up superstitions nonsense about black holes and the end of the world. Even if it did happen, where's God to stop us or it from ending everything? I'd once heard my wife's boss say that doctor's only know what they know because God let them. With thinking like that how can we go wrong?
I think John Lennon said it best... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one
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wolfbinary wrote:
Our country doesn't run on a common set of facts. When 25%(my made up number) is crazy like CSS you end up with fairy tales for policy thought. Mostly beliefs like that are caused by a disbelief in basic science. The odd thing is I find that best demonstrated by the lack of understanding in evolution and the thought that it isn't true. The stink about the CERN reactor is another example. Made up superstitions nonsense about black holes and the end of the world. Even if it did happen, where's God to stop us or it from ending everything? I'd once heard my wife's boss say that doctor's only know what they know because God let them. With thinking like that how can we go wrong?
I think John Lennon said it best... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one
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Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Now I'll be humming that all day.... :)
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
People didn't expect the change to be an more aggressive Bush presidency.
So they didn't expect chanage when they went from the right wing bible-thumping ex-alcholic strategically shaved chimp that was Bush to Obama, who wants people to not die of cureable diseases (which most first-world countries achieve BTW). Explain to me how that works again?
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
People want the government to f*** off and stop f***ing everything up
It would be funny if the government did f*** off, the corporations (or worse, organised crime) would take over and you'd all be peons to industry/the mafia. Thats the best case scenario. Do people really want that?
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
All the problems in this country are created by government.
Lets take the current biggest example: The banks shafted the economy because they were essentially unregulated and started a huge property bubble, much like the stock market bubble in the '20s. How is this the government's fault?
Keith Barrow wrote:
Obama, who wants people to not die of cureable diseases (which most first-world countries achieve BTW).
Is that what you call a mandate to buy insurance from the big insurance companies that have been ripping you off for the past decade and just so happen to be raising their rates despite what Obama promised the public.
Keith Barrow wrote:
It would be funny if the government did f*** off, the corporations (or worse, organised crime) would take over and you'd all be peons to industry/the mafia. Thats the best case scenario. Do people really want that?
The government and corporations work together to fuck you over. Its called public-private partnership.
Keith Barrow wrote:
The banks shafted the economy because they were essentially unregulated and started a huge property bubble, much like the stock market bubble in the '20s. How is this the government's fault?
The Federal Reserve is an unregulated bank. Oh but you think its part of the government so it must be all knowing and God-like, it must be worshiped.
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Tell me about it... The general public is too easily led... They listen to campaign slogans and fancy speeches, but ignore the actual issues. Fortunately, this'll be good for the economy. The markets like it when nothing gets done, because then everything is nice and predictable. With the house red and the senate blue, the next two years will be nothing but a lot of hot air, so the market will be able to relax. EDIT: Oh, and one more thing... I don't think there's a chance in hell of this happening... But if Sarah Palin takes the White House in 2012, I'm getting the #(%*& out of here... Either Toronto or London... Haven't decided which.
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Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Don't you understand that this is precisely why we need to end the federal reserve system? If you understand this basic point of relaxation from political pressure and confusion, you should understand that this is only one big reason as to abolishing it. The good thing is, Ron and Rand will be introducing legislation to end/audit the fed next session in both houses.
Josh Davis
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