On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:44:28 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Jan 16, 11:09?am, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:07:18 -0500, HK wrote:
Inflation Rate Is Worst in 17 Years

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed
inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices
generally remained tame outside of those two areas. Meanwhile,
industrial output was flat in December, more evidence of a significant
slowdown in the economy. Consumer prices rose by 4.1 percent for all of
2007, up sharply from a 2.5 percent increase in 2006, the Labor
Department said Wednesday. Consumers felt the pain when they filled up
their gas tanks or shopped for groceries. Prices for both energy and
food shot up by the largest amount since 1990.

One must wonder, "Where is Chuck?"

HEY CHUCK! Isn't this 'political horse ****'?
--
John H

Yeah. And I'm doing my best not to participate in it, thank you.
I slip once in a while, but there's a huge difference between hoping
to find some boating related discussion at this site and cranking out
one troll-post after another.

Wonder what they'd think over on the "libs.r.us" or "bush.for.king"
sites if I just started posting a bunch of boating related threads? My
bet is that would be just as silly and out of place as all the
political trolls are on this boating site.

Yeah, yeah. "You can ignore them".

That's like trying to ignore the litter after the recycling truck
rolls over at the corner. :-)

Chuck, just be fair and balanced. That's all.
--
John H

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

We once sold weapons to Iran to help "protect" us. We gave weapons to the
Taliban. We sell weapons to Pakistan. It's all very stupid when viewed in
the context of history, which our current president seems to know nothing
about.


Lots of things seem "stupid" in the Monday morning quarterbacking of
history. You have to remember that previous policies and actions were
based on the conditions at that time and the inertia of foreign
relationships don't change overnight.

Eisboch

"John H." wrote in message
...


Chuck, just be fair and balanced. That's all.
--
John H


To participate here you need to be unbalanced.

Eisboch

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"HK" wrote in message
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Not to worry. Next January, the Democrats will control the White House
and increase their simple majorities in Congress.

Unless your write-in campaign for Zell Miller or some other lunatic
succeeds.

What economic policies there are in place now are those of the Bush
Administration.

Bad news for the GOP. So sad.



They control congress. They have a majority.

They "can". But they don't.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

We once sold weapons to Iran to help "protect" us. We gave weapons to the
Taliban. We sell weapons to Pakistan. It's all very stupid when viewed in
the context of history, which our current president seems to know nothing
about.


Lots of things seem "stupid" in the Monday morning quarterbacking of
history. You have to remember that previous policies and actions were
based on the conditions at that time and the inertia of foreign
relationships don't change overnight.

Eisboch



Right now is not Monday morning. Conditions do not warrant selling more
weapons to Saudi Arabia, many of whose citizens are as crazy and ****ed off
as OBL, and are just aching for a shot at the royal family.

"HK" wrote in message
...

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


A sword on his shoulder??? Oh no....a re-run of the flight suit on the
aircraft carrier pose.

He was marching with the slimey Saudis in some sort of procession. You
think maybe he was being inducted into the local masonic lodge?


He was doing nothing more than following the protocol and tradition of the
country he was visiting and in accordance with the cultural advisors that
tell him what to do.

Any POTUS would be doing the same thing.

You guys are too much sometimes.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

A sword on his shoulder??? Oh no....a re-run of the flight suit on the
aircraft carrier pose.
He was marching with the slimey Saudis in some sort of procession. You
think maybe he was being inducted into the local masonic lodge?


He was doing nothing more than following the protocol and tradition of the
country he was visiting and in accordance with the cultural advisors that
tell him what to do.

Any POTUS would be doing the same thing.

You guys are too much sometimes.

Eisboch





Sorry, but I cannot envision President Hillary walking hand in hand with
the slimey Saudis and carrying a sword on her soldier. Or President
Barack. The fact is, Bush is a toady of the Saudis.

"JimH" wrote in message
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"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

A sword on his shoulder??? Oh no....a re-run of the flight suit on
the aircraft carrier pose.
He was marching with the slimey Saudis in some sort of procession. You
think maybe he was being inducted into the local masonic lodge?


He was doing nothing more than following the protocol and tradition of
the country he was visiting and in accordance with the cultural advisors
that tell him what to do.

Any POTUS would be doing the same thing.

You guys are too much sometimes.

Eisboch





Sorry, but I cannot envision President Hillary walking hand in hand with
the slimey Saudis and carrying a sword on her soldier.


And you will have to keep envisioning that same thing because it will be a
cold day in Hell before she is elected.

Mark my word on this.


That's OK. McCain would be fine, too.

JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
A sword on his shoulder??? Oh no....a re-run of the flight suit on the
aircraft carrier pose.
He was marching with the slimey Saudis in some sort of procession. You
think maybe he was being inducted into the local masonic lodge?

He was doing nothing more than following the protocol and tradition of
the country he was visiting and in accordance with the cultural advisors
that tell him what to do.

Any POTUS would be doing the same thing.

You guys are too much sometimes.

Eisboch




Sorry, but I cannot envision President Hillary walking hand in hand with
the slimey Saudis and carrying a sword on her soldier.


And you will have to keep envisioning that same thing because it will be a
cold day in Hell before she is elected.

Mark my word on this.




We'll see.

It's too bad Bush didn't try a bit of sword swallowing or learn a useful
skill for his impending retirement, like belly dancing.

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:36:35 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Eisboch" wrote in message
m...

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

We once sold weapons to Iran to help "protect" us. We gave weapons to the
Taliban. We sell weapons to Pakistan. It's all very stupid when viewed in
the context of history, which our current president seems to know nothing
about.


Lots of things seem "stupid" in the Monday morning quarterbacking of
history. You have to remember that previous policies and actions were
based on the conditions at that time and the inertia of foreign
relationships don't change overnight.

Eisboch



Right now is not Monday morning. Conditions do not warrant selling more
weapons to Saudi Arabia, many of whose citizens are as crazy and ****ed off
as OBL, and are just aching for a shot at the royal family.


If I'm not mistaken, Congress has to approve the sale. Surely the Democrat
controlled Congress will have the same smarts you do.
--
John H