Chef Jim
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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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Ok, so they PLAN to eliminate the estate tax. Until 2010 it will still be there, with annual increases in the exclusion. In 2011 they will vote whether to reinstate it, which is my guess they probably will. However if they don't they will eliminate the step up in basis on inherited properties, which in some cases can be worse than the estate tax, especially with the huge increase in property values here in California.
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The original post in this thread pretty much sums ups the left's stand. They have nothing. Almost every post by Blzrul is to bash the right which is a pretty sad commentary on their candidate. Instead of a thread titled Reasons to Vote for Bush, how about a nice little (and I stress little) thread on why to vote for YOUR candidate.
This tired antic is like the M.O. of a lousy salesman. One that either can't sell or is selling a bad product. In your case it's a bit of both. If you can't come up with any reason why I should by YOUR widget, you tell me reasons why I shouldn't by your competitor's widget. Guess what, lousy salesmen usually chase people to the competition. So keep it up.
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Sorry to hear that. But take it from the expert in job change, only positive things can come from change if you have the right attitude. In the 25 years spent int the restaurant biz I think I had 20 jobs...just the nature of the biz. Everytime I lost a job I got excited about the opportunities that I faced. You appear to have a great attitude and that's the important part. I hope a year from now you're saying: "damn, I wish that fat bastich had laid me off a lot earlier."
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I agree with the breakfast thing. Or filleting a whole fish with guts in tact. Take it from the Chef
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Serious question ...
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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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.