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Harry, Doug, Chuck, thunder, basssmootcher and you moderates who know
our country is better off with a neutered Bush and the spend and borrow
congress sent to pasture.

Perhaps we can now begin to repair our world relations, balance our
budget and restore some sanity to our country.

Thank God the country has come to its senses. My hat is off to the
framers for their foresight.

jps

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
On 11/8/2006 3:31 AM, jps wrote:
Harry, Doug, Chuck, thunder, basssmootcher and you moderates who know our
country is better off with a neutered Bush and the spend and borrow
congress sent to pasture.

Perhaps we can now begin to repair our world relations, balance our
budget and restore some sanity to our country.

Thank God the country has come to its senses. My hat is off to the
framers for their foresight.

jps

Neutered Bush...hehehe. Good one.

I'll steal that one.




Congrats are in order for the Democrats and their supporters.

Eisboch

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On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:31:35 -0800, jps wrote:

Harry, Doug, Chuck, thunder, basssmootcher and you moderates who know
our country is better off with a neutered Bush and the spend and borrow
congress sent to pasture.

Personally, I'm pleased with the results, but ... as I read the tea
leaves, this wave was against Bush, not necessarily for the Democrats. The
Democrats had better heed that.

One thing I found very encouraging were the exit polls that had corruption
very important in the eyes of the voter. While I consider this
administration the most corrupt in my lifetime, I wasn't sure other voters
saw it that way. Also, while I consider myself well to the left of
center, democracies should be run from the center. It was nice to see the
right wing get spanked. We can only hope the enlightenment will provide
for some true bipartisan effort.




Perhaps we can now begin to repair our world relations, balance our
budget and restore some sanity to our country.

Thank God the country has come to its senses. My hat is off to the
framers for their foresight.

jps

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On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:04:09 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


Our dirty conservative barbarian asses have been tossed out of better
places than Congress. :)

LOL, believe it or not, I really don't have a problem with conservatives.
I just fail to see anything conservative about this administration.

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Eisboch wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
On 11/8/2006 3:31 AM, jps wrote:
Harry, Doug, Chuck, thunder, basssmootcher and you moderates who know our
country is better off with a neutered Bush and the spend and borrow
congress sent to pasture.

Perhaps we can now begin to repair our world relations, balance our
budget and restore some sanity to our country.

Thank God the country has come to its senses. My hat is off to the
framers for their foresight.

jps
Neutered Bush...hehehe. Good one.

I'll steal that one.




Congrats are in order for the Democrats and their supporters.

Eisboch



The close margin in the 2004 election, should have told the Republicans
there was no mandate for their ultra right wing policies, so it should
not be a surprise that they lost Congress. I am surprised they did not
lose the Senate also. What happened to Republicans who believed in a
true conservative agenda, versus this Neo-Conservative agenda pandering
to the lowest common denominator.

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thunder wrote:
On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:04:09 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


Our dirty conservative barbarian asses have been tossed out of better
places than Congress. :)

LOL, believe it or not, I really don't have a problem with conservatives.
I just fail to see anything conservative about this administration.
amen

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
On 11/8/2006 3:31 AM, jps wrote:
Harry, Doug, Chuck, thunder, basssmootcher and you moderates who know
our country is better off with a neutered Bush and the spend and borrow
congress sent to pasture.

Perhaps we can now begin to repair our world relations, balance our
budget and restore some sanity to our country.

Thank God the country has come to its senses. My hat is off to the
framers for their foresight.

jps

Neutered Bush...hehehe. Good one.

I'll steal that one.




Congrats are in order for the Democrats and their supporters.

Eisboch


Ditto.

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction, can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

Eisboch

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction, can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

Eisboch




Cash in your investments in the market and be prepared to have more taxes
being taken out of your paycheck.

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jps wrote:
Harry, Doug, Chuck, thunder, basssmootcher and you moderates who know
our country is better off with a neutered Bush and the spend and borrow
congress sent to pasture.

Perhaps we can now begin to repair our world relations, balance our
budget and restore some sanity to our country.

Pelosi claims that they have a good plan to do just that.

Thank God the country has come to its senses. My hat is off to the
framers for their foresight.

Amen brother!

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On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:52:19 -0500, Eisboch wrote:


How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

Why, because Democrats are back in the mix? I'm sure you will be shocked
to find out that the economy does slightly better under a Democrat
administration.

http://www.eriposte.com/economy/other/demovsrep.htm

Oh, and as for fiscal responsibility, it's the Democrats hands down.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2005Apr1.html

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Harry Krause wrote:
On 11/8/2006 7:34 AM, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
On 11/8/2006 3:31 AM, jps wrote:
Harry, Doug, Chuck, thunder, basssmootcher and you moderates who know our
country is better off with a neutered Bush and the spend and borrow
congress sent to pasture.

Perhaps we can now begin to repair our world relations, balance our
budget and restore some sanity to our country.

Thank God the country has come to its senses. My hat is off to the
framers for their foresight.

jps
Neutered Bush...hehehe. Good one.

I'll steal that one.



Congrats are in order for the Democrats and their supporters.

Eisboch



The close margin in the 2004 election, should have told the Republicans
there was no mandate for their ultra right wing policies, so it should
not be a surprise that they lost Congress. I am surprised they did not
lose the Senate also. What happened to Republicans who believed in a
true conservative agenda, versus this Neo-Conservative agenda pandering
to the lowest common denominator.




If the current 1900-vote spread holds in Montana, the GOP will also
lose the Senate. Senator Macaca in Virginia is about 8000 votes behind,
not a total likely to be changed in an honest recount.

I think we will take the senate.

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Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction, can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

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Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction, can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Yes, it's the republican administration's fault. For once, you're
correct.

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Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction, can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

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Batten down the hatches. Even if Pelosi honors her pledge not to seek
impeachment (and she *should* honor the pledge and not drag the country
through that pointless, divisive mess again) we're about to redefine
ugly government. Woah.

The political animosity in this country during the next two years is
going to make the last 8 seem like church supper. Too damn bad. If each
side is so fricking "right" about all of these issues, you'd think we
could craft arguments that would stand on their own without all of the
emotional name calling and hysterical rhetoric. I see no evidence
that's the case, on either side, and I don't hold out much hope for
change anytime soon. Political discourse in this country assumes the
average American has a sixth grade education and an IQ of about 70. :-(

(This will be my sole political comment to rec.boats regarding the 2006
elections. My apologies to one and all for mounting the soap box......)

.
 

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

..

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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Batten down the hatches. Even if Pelosi honors her pledge not to seek
impeachment (and she *should* honor the pledge and not drag the country
through that pointless, divisive mess again) we're about to redefine
ugly government. Woah.

The political animosity in this country during the next two years is
going to make the last 8 seem like church supper. Too damn bad. If each
side is so fricking "right" about all of these issues, you'd think we
could craft arguments that would stand on their own without all of the
emotional name calling and hysterical rhetoric. I see no evidence
that's the case, on either side, and I don't hold out much hope for
change anytime soon. Political discourse in this country assumes the
average American has a sixth grade education and an IQ of about 70. :-(

(This will be my sole political comment to rec.boats regarding the 2006
elections. My apologies to one and all for mounting the soap box......)


I agree with you 100%. Politicians have set a new low bar.

Eisboch

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On 8 Nov 2006 08:26:08 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

Batten down the hatches. Even if Pelosi honors her pledge not to seek
impeachment (and she *should* honor the pledge and not drag the country
through that pointless, divisive mess again) we're about to redefine
ugly government. Woah.

The political animosity in this country during the next two years is
going to make the last 8 seem like church supper. Too damn bad. If each
side is so fricking "right" about all of these issues, you'd think we
could craft arguments that would stand on their own without all of the
emotional name calling and hysterical rhetoric. I see no evidence
that's the case, on either side, and I don't hold out much hope for
change anytime soon. Political discourse in this country assumes the
average American has a sixth grade education and an IQ of about 70. :-(

(This will be my sole political comment to rec.boats regarding the 2006
elections. My apologies to one and all for mounting the soap box......)

Chuck, maybe the politicians are just normal people like us. Look how
little it takes here for a political discussion to turn to a ****-slinging,
name-calling flamefest.

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On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 12:16:45 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

I agree with you 100%. Politicians have set a new low bar.

I agree but I also but don't think its entirely fair to blame only the
politicians. After all "we the people" are supposed to have some
involvement in this also, and not just on election day. If we
continue to accept some of this nonsense as politics as usual, without
also voting with our opinions and dollars, this polarization will
continue and it will undermine the democratic process.

Political moderates of all stripes need to make themselves heard, and
not just on rec.boats.

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I agree with you 100%. Politicians have set a new low bar.


Wayne.B wrote:
I agree but I also but don't think its entirely fair to blame only the
politicians. After all "we the people" are supposed to have some
involvement in this also, and not just on election day.

Hear hear

.... If we
continue to accept some of this nonsense as politics as usual, without
also voting with our opinions and dollars, this polarization will
continue and it will undermine the democratic process.


Yep.... part of the reason why polarization & mud-slinging
has worked so well is that elections have hinged upon voter
apathy: when only small numbers of people bother to vote, a
targeted group of excitable whackos have disproportionate
influence.

*If* this election yesterday is the start of a new trend,
especially with more young people voting, then we *will* see
a big change in politics. About time, too!

DSK

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 07:52:19 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..

That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction, can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.

How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

I don't think deep, but certainly a recession is looming. Natural
economic cycle and all that.

And I'll even give you the harbinger - Google.

Google will collapse of it's own weight, will be involved in an
advertising scandal, make some kind of stupid purchase with all that
cash and start it all. Hubris rules the day at Google and we all know
what happens when that becomes the corporate culture.

On the plus side, given that trucks aren't selling well, I figure if
I wait another three or four days, the truck dealership will get
desperate enough to give me what I want for my pickup. :)

Heh, heh, heh...

Why would they give you more for a truck when trucks are not selling well?

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"DSK" wrote in message
...
I agree with you 100%. Politicians have set a new low bar.


Wayne.B wrote:
I agree but I also but don't think its entirely fair to blame only the
politicians. After all "we the people" are supposed to have some
involvement in this also, and not just on election day.

Hear hear

.... If we
continue to accept some of this nonsense as politics as usual, without
also voting with our opinions and dollars, this polarization will
continue and it will undermine the democratic process.


Yep.... part of the reason why polarization & mud-slinging has worked so
well is that elections have hinged upon voter apathy: when only small
numbers of people bother to vote, a targeted group of excitable whackos
have disproportionate influence.

*If* this election yesterday is the start of a new trend, especially with
more young people voting, then we *will* see a big change in politics.
About time, too!

DSK


I think both sides should look at the Pombo race. A very secure looking
seat, that got lost. People also vote their heart as well as the pocket
book, and if the Congress-elects do not pay attention to the message, they
will be tossed next cycle. At least we hope they will be tossed next cycle.
The electorate, says move to the middle.

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In article . com,
says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction, can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

jps

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.

After you've driven off a cliff the options are limited.

-rick-

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jps wrote:
In article . com,
says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction, can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

High Fives to...
 

"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...

jps wrote:
In article . com,
says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.

High Fives to...
 

ACP wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...

jps wrote:
In article . com,
says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing. Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.

Nope, never said it was. For the reading comprehension impaired, read
more than one sentence at a time. I said, the Republicans claim to cut
taxes. They don't they just shuffle money around to make it look like
they do. In the case above, some taxes were cut. Then the money from
HOPE was used in place of those taxes, weakening what the HOPE grant
was for. So, the GA Govt. wasn't spending less because of the tax cuts,
they were just stealing the money from the HOPE grant. SO, what will
happen to the people who were supposed to get the HOPE grant and can't?
Why, the GA govt. will give them different grants and loans. Where will
this money come from? Taxes. It's really pretty simple, I'm surprised
you don't understand it.

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"ACP" wrote in message
...

"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...

jps wrote:
In article . com,
says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.


LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.

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JimH wrote:
"ACP" wrote in message
...

"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...

jps wrote:
In article . com,
says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.


LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.

What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.

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JimH wrote:
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Eisboch wrote:
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...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.


LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.

What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.

Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?

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JimH wrote:
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jps wrote:
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says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.


LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.

What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.

Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?

Tame compared to what? Everything is relative, you know. Did you ever
understand the lottery/taxes situation that is occuring here in GA?

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ACP wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"ACP" wrote in message
...
"basskisser" wrote in message
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jps wrote:
In article . com,
says...
Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.


How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.
The recession has already started.
Then it's the republican's fault!!
BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.
Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......
That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.
Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.

LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.
What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.
Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?

Tame compared to what? Everything is relative, you know. Did you ever
understand the lottery/taxes situation that is occuring here in GA?


The GA Hope Scholarship still provides tuition to B students.

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basskisser wrote:
ACP wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"ACP" wrote in message
...
"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...
jps wrote:
In article . com,
says...
Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.


How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.
The recession has already started.
Then it's the republican's fault!!
BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.
Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......
That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.
Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.

LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.
What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.
Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?

Tame compared to what? Everything is relative, you know. Did you ever
understand the lottery/taxes situation that is occuring here in GA?


http://www.georgialottery.com/stc/me...us=mediacenter

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"basskisser" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"ACP" wrote in message
...

"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...

jps wrote:
In article . com,
says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession
by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we
had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.


LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks
may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.

What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.

Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?


In January 1990 it was 5%

It spiked just after Katrina last year to just over 4.5%

4.15% in July 2006

2.06 in September 2006.

Bassy must have missed too many classes in Economics 101. ;-)

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JimH wrote:
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...

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jps wrote:
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says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with
nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession
by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how
they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take
for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we
had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.


LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks
may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.

What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.

Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?


In January 1990 it was 5%

It spiked just after Katrina last year to just over 4.5%

4.15% in July 2006

2.06 in September 2006.

Bassy must have missed too many classes in Economics 101. ;-)


Correction: 3.75% in 1990.

My bad.

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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
basskisser wrote:
ACP wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"ACP" wrote in message
...
"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...
jps wrote:
In article . com,
says...
Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.


How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.
The recession has already started.
Then it's the republican's fault!!
BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.
Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......
That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.
Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.

LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.
What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.
Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?

Tame compared to what? Everything is relative, you know. Did you ever
understand the lottery/taxes situation that is occuring here in GA?


The GA Hope Scholarship still provides tuition to B students.

I didn't ever say that it didn't. What I said was a lot of the
programs, and benefits of the HOPE were cut. Now, if you want to know
more, ask. I live here and have students in the system. If you just
think you know what you are talking about and want to act like an
expert on the GA lottery and HOPE scholarship, go for it.

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JimH wrote:
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...

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jps wrote:
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Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession
by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we
had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.


LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks
may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.

What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.

Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?


In January 1990 it was 5%

It spiked just after Katrina last year to just over 4.5%

4.15% in July 2006

2.06 in September 2006.

Bassy must have missed too many classes in Economics 101. ;-)

Idiot. I love how you pick and choose which dates to supply data
with!!! Do you really think that most people here are dumb enough to
not catch that?

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JimH wrote:
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...

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JimH wrote:
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...

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jps wrote:
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says...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.



How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession
by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.

The recession has already started.

Then it's the republican's fault!!

BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.

Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......

That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we
had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.

Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.


LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks
may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.

What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.

Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?


In January 1990 it was 5%

It spiked just after Katrina last year to just over 4.5%

4.15% in July 2006

2.06 in September 2006.

Bassy must have missed too many classes in Economics 101. ;-)

Too stupid to compare inflation vs. cost of living, eh?

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ACP wrote:
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jps wrote:
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says...
Bert Robbins wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
...
That's the key - can they actually do something with nothing.
Can
they keep the economic momentum moving in a positive
direction,
can
they actually come up with a good plan to get us out of the
mess
in
Iraq and I think even more importantly, can they actually
emulate
the
Republicans and toe the party line without inter-party
squabbling
they
are famous for.

More importantly than that is this - can they do it without
reducing
the economic power of the middle class by staying away from
taxes
and
more entitlement programs.

It will be an interesting couple of years.


How many think that we will be sinking into a deep recession by
this time
next year?
Unfortunately, I do.
The recession has already started.
Then it's the republican's fault!!
BK, you haven't been paying attention. It's Clinton's fault. You
have
to go back two terms to find the blame.
Ooops, I forgot!! Everything is Clinton's fault. I wonder how they'll
blame the fall of Rummy and the Bush administration on him.......
That's how Rs justify Clinton's success. Going back two terms puts
you
in Reagan territory, savior of all mankind, but especially rich
bankers
who robbed the American public blind.

What gets me is that the Republicans CLAIM to cut taxes. They don't.
They just shuffle money around to make it LOOK like they do. Take for
instance in GA. Up until Gov. Perdue took office, a Republican, we had
one of the best lottery for education purposes going. The HOPE
scholarship. Keep a B average in high school, you get first years
tuition and books paid to any in-state school. Keep a B average in
college, it continues. Worked VERY well.
When Perdue got into office, he almost INSTANTLY started putting his
slimey hands on the HOPE grants, and made new much more strict rules
and payment restrictions on it, using the money for other things.
Is the lottery a tax? You started out by mentioning taxes.

LOL!

And the larger paychecks we saw because of less taxes being taken out
were
just figments of our imagination according to him also. The paychecks may
have LOOKED larger but they really weren't. ;-)

That's *our* Bassy for you.
What an idiot. If you got a bigger paycheck because of tax cuts, but
spent more because of the the inflation that it caused, that's somehow
a good thing? What a dolt.
Hasn't inflation been pretty tame for a while now?

Tame compared to what? Everything is relative, you know. Did you ever
understand the lottery/taxes situation that is occuring here in GA?


The GA Hope Scholarship still provides tuition to B students.

"The HOPE Scholarship is one of the most popular programs in Georgia
history. It has made an investment ofover $3 billion in scholarships
for over 900,000 Georgia students and has encouraged academic
achievement along the way. And for the first time, the best and
brightest of our students stay in Georgia for their college education
and then remain in Georgia to create new businesses.
And it was created by Democrats.

But some did not have the forward-thinking leadership to see the
promise of the HOPE scholarship. Gov. Sonny Perdue and Lt. Governor
candidate Ralph Reed fought the HOPE scholarship tooth and nail. State
Senator Perdue voted against HOPE at least 3 times over his career.1

In typical Gov. Perdue fashion, he is trying to rewrite his record on
HOPE. Now he supports it...or so he says. But he robbed HOPE of an
astonishing $1.7 million to pay for a website2 the Athens Banner-Herald
called "a campaign commercial." That was in 2005. But this is 2006, an
election year. So he wants you to think that he is a big HOPE
supporter. Gov. Perdue really hopes that you'll just forget about his
record.

Georgia has HOPE because Democrats had the vision to support education
in innovative ways. And Democrats have the vision to keep the promise
of HOPE permanent."

And that is just ONE instance.