Chef Jim
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Haven't groups of them spoke out?
And like I said before, I made a callous statement, that I can admit. I apologized if I offended any one.
Maybe I knew some of you guys would respond this way yet, I threw it out there anyway. That I apologize for also.
I just can't get all worked up about the events anymore (they are still in my heart) when there is so much more to do.
There is a lot of living left.
Yes, groups of them have spoken out, but I'm willing to bet it's a small minority of the victims.
Your apology has been excepted however it is true there is a lot of living left. But for nearly 3,000 Americans there is none left and I have a hard time understanding your ambivalence towards that action. But, as you say, to each his own.
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Ohhh, I'm sorry, I should know what you meant to say. And you said, most of them feel that way. Care to elaborate on how you know this, or are you just making things up that back up your position?
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And that nonchalant attitude is what allowed Hitler to build Germany into a world military leader. And also allowed 3,000 innocent people to be slaughtered or as you referred to it as that "building thing." Those my friend are some of the worst posts I've seen here on this board.
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Yes not a slam at all. Any advantage you can get you take. But man this is "I Love Lucy" on so many levels.
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I don't know. The cat stays hidden most of the time because we have 2 dobermans who think it's a toy to chase.
Yep. Go to Switzerland sometime when they are having the national shooting competitions. There are thousands of citizens walking around with automatic weapons on their shoulders - even enjoying a beer or two.
We've been losing individual liberty at an alarming rate over the past 30 years and the slope isn't leveling in the least.
So you judge freedom on the ability to carry firearms while drunk. I should have known.
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Imagine how HE feels about it. He must be looking in the mirror and saying "what was I thinking." If he was smart he would mention it tonight in some sort of a joke. I think that would to alot to lighten up (no pun intended) he image.
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Yeah me too, all I had to worry about was to learn "duck and cover" and where the water was in the school air raid shelter because the Ruskis were going to nuke the hell out of us. Yeah, those were the good ole days.
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Of course a mark of a great Presidency in dealing with the economy is trying to be more than a speed bump in the cycle. For that reason Carter is treated by history as the non-entity that he was, while Reagan will go down as a major reformer. The Reagan legacy is not so much what he accomplished in his 8 years, but the platform that he built. The Clinton boom years owe a lot to Reaganomics, and Clinton should be commended for recognizing the right way to go.
Bush 41 was caught in the hangover of the Reagan euphoria, but didn't have the fortitude to deal with the people. I can't figure out Bush 43's economic policy, and he should be thanking his lucky star that the Dems have settled on Kerry as the candidate.
Of course a mark of a great Presidency in dealing with the economy is trying to be more than a speed bump in the cycle. For that reason Carter is treated by history as the non-entity that he was, while Reagan will go down as a major reformer. The Reagan legacy is not so much what he accomplished in his 8 years, but the platform that he built. The Clinton boom years owe a lot to Reaganomics, and Clinton should be commended for recognizing the right way to go.
Bush 41 was caught in the hangover of the Reagan euphoria, but didn't have the fortitude to deal with the people. I can't figure out Bush 43's economic policy, and he should be thanking his lucky star that the Dems have settled on Kerry as the candidate.
Wow, did anyone else get major deja vu reading that post? Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Three suitcases? That much?
Somebody the other day asked me "Well, where are Saddam's WMD's then?" I answered: "By now, probably Ohio." I think I scared him. Hell, I scared ME...I was just bullshitting him, but I was probably more right than I ever care to know.
The Better Half is sleeping already. Has to get up at 5am.
Great, now you've got me scared too. Thanks.
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Hey listen, you're the one that said that the President had little effect on the economic cycle. So according to you that is the way is should be, they should be tied to the year they occurred not which President they came under.
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That's the point isn't it? Actually, of all of the comments so far, I agree mostly with chef's: presidents have less to do with overall economic growth than people give them credit or blame for. My original post with the data was an attempt to show that point. Can anyone remember any significant economic policy Carter enacted? Just as Clinton was the beneficiary of long term positive economic changes, Carter was in office at the start of long term negative economic changes (deindustrialization) and another OPEC embargo.
The right wants to give credit to Reagan for an economy that was relatively average on the one hand, but they won't blame either Bushes for terrible economic performance on the other. They blame Carter for poor performance on the one hand, but won't give Clinton credit on the other. Which is it? Can a president make a significant impact on the economy or not?
I would say that policies enacted by administrations have a greater impact on the distribution of income than income growth in general. Tomorrow I'll post some data to this effect.
As far as remembering the past, I did just fine during Carter's term.
Great so you agree with my comment regarding Presidents having little to do with the economic cycle however you have no trouble referring it to Reagan's recession. Boy, Kerry is truely the man for you.
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GDP has nothing to do with whose president and visa versa. So those numbers really mean nothing at all.
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I know an honest to god swiftboat vet
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I really hate to correct the master's English, seeing mine really is quite crappy. But above Tom you state "I know there's plenty of people on this board...." My wife and I have recently realized that so many people are using there's as opposed to there're. It's amazing how prevalent it is. My wife now corrects me everytime I use it and it's incredible. And of course there's always my favorite, "where are you at?"