PastaJoe

What do you think would be occurring now regarding a stimulus plan if McCain had won the election? Would he be trying to work with Democrats as Obama is with Republicans to get some bipartisan agreement, and upset the more conservative Republicans? Or would there be a deadlock and nothing would get passed? Would he even propose a stimulus, or just let the private sector try to work it out?

You're not missing anything, tax cuts are not stimulative in a situation where people have lost, are going to lose, or are afraid of losing their jobs. Working poor or middle class use the money to either pay off existing bills or save it for when they really need it in case they lose their job. And the wealthy are under no obligation to invest the tax cuts in the U.S., and will not significantly increase purchases over what they already spend. So the only alternative is for the gov't to spend domestically, which maintains or creates jobs, which increases consumer confidence, which then stimulates increased consumption.

Buying red, white, and blue Bills Zubaz pants.

Given the record of Bengal players incidents with the law, they probably figured they were voting for an open air prison.

He landed between the villagers and the soldiers, and got his door gunners to promise to cover him and shoot if they shot at him or the villagers, while he went out and talked to the platoon leader on the ground.

Maybe it's time to do a complete check on the tax records of all the members of Congress, governors, and state legislatures then see who's clean enough to cast the first stone. I wonder how many would get caught up for such things as hired help and car services. It would be a good way to put unemployed accountants to work.

I know it's not the same as a dog, but we've had 2 guinea pig sisters for 6 years since they were young, and one of them was listless and bloated, and the vet suspected she had a heart condition. We could have given her medication to keep her going, but it would just prolong the inevitable and she wouldn't get better. I felt bad because she still seemed alert, and the vet said I could take her home and think about it. But I decided that would just make it tougher, so I made the decision for the family and had her put to sleep. We got another pig so her sister wouldn't be alone. Funny how we get so attached to animals, but sometimes we have to do what's best for them, not us.

Here's the story about Niagara hockey. http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/columns...ory/564516.html

Still eating your freedom fries? It seems like China would be more to your liking, with the ban on unions, and little quality, safety, or environmental regulations.

Yeah, let's just sweep under the rug the huge financial cost of "Bush's Folly" and pretend it's paid for by the Iraqis.

So does China, that doesn't mean it represents the will of the people. Mubarak has been ruler since 1981, in his fifth term after being reelected in a single candidate election, and opposition party leaders are harrassed and imprisoned. But in nations such as Egypt, Iraq, and Palestine, a strong national leader is sometimes preferable to keep the more radical elements in check that would undermine the relative peace between tribal and religious factions.

It's a shame that Niagara has decided to drop down to the Atlantic league and reduce their scholarships, now there won't be any contending teams from Western NY anymore. They're going in the opposite direction of UB Football.

Yeah, how's that working out in Gaza and Iran, as compared to Saudi Arabia or Egypt where the rulers are in for life.

That was Bush's attempt at telling people to pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, just keep doing what you're doing because asking for shared sacrifice from Americans like Obama is might make people think twice about continuing the tax cuts for the wealthy while spending on war increased our debt.

It's amazing how much of this we could have paid for with the funds that went to invading and occupying Iraq.

If you had paid $10-15k in the US, then that money would have still gone back into the US economy. But your scenario isn't what I was talking about. My scenario was if you had an employee, not a contractor, and you eliminated his job and moved his position overseas to do the same work, then yes you should be taxed more.

If they close a plant here to produce the same product overseas, then their tax rate should be raised. And the tax rate in other countries such as Britain would still be higher than the U.S., so Murdoch would still be better off in the U.S..

The championship game vs the Raiders that gave them their first trip to the Super Bowl.

Don't have a name, but an offensive or defensive lineman. History has shown you can win the Super Bowl with an average QB and good lines, but it's hard to win with a good QB and average lines.

I think Ralph's opportunity has passed. The longer he's around, the worse he looks.

How disappointed are the people in Canton going to be when they find out the game is being moved to Toronto. One more game for some starter to get injured in, and one more game for Peters to sit out.

The country’s richest 400 people reported a combined income of $105.3 billion in 2006. The average tax rate paid by the richest 400 Americans fell by a third to 17.2 percent through the first six years of the Bush administration and their average income doubled to $263.3 million, new IRS data show. The 17.2 percent tax rate in 2006 was the lowest since the IRS began tracking the 400 largest taxpayers in 1992. The drop from 2001’s tax rate of 22.9 percent was due largely to then- President George W. Bush’s push to cut tax rates on most capital gains to 15 percent in 2003. Capital gains made up 63 percent of the richest 400 Americans” adjusted gross income in 2006, or a combined $66.1 billion, according to the data. In all, the 400 wealthiest Americans reported a combined $105.3 billion of adjusted gross income in 2006, the most recent year for which the IRS has data. http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/565654.html The usual belief of the conservatives is that lower tax rates for the wealthy will trickle down to job creation for the middle class. That might be true if they invested in American jobs, but since they are free to invest anywhere, they get the benefits of our tax cuts without the reciprocal benefit to middle class Americans. There should be higher tax rates for anyone who invests in companies that move jobs out of the country as an incentive to keep their investments in America.

It doesn't matter who they selected, if the Republicans continue to take their marching orders from the religious right, they will continue to lose support and become a regional party of the South. Hopefully Steele will bring them back towards the more moderate mainstream and give Americans a legitimate choice.

Now's the time to get her when her self-esteem is low. Then after she drops the pounds she'll think you're not superficial and you like her for her personality, not how she looks.

FWIW, this week's Sporting News projects the Bills 1st pick being Larry English, 2nd pick WR Patrick Turner, USC. They have Orakpo going to Cincy at #6.