Comments on: Obama Signed That P.O.S. http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/12/obama-signed-that-pos/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:18:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Crooner http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/12/obama-signed-that-pos/comment-page-1/#comment-49311 Crooner Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:04:59 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16124#comment-49311 Pork I Can Believe In The Post and Courier in Charleston reported today that lowcountry pork included money to widen US 17 north from the IOP connector to Darryl Creek Road. If that's pork, I say "please pass the gravy." Pork I Can Believe In

The Post and Courier in Charleston reported today that lowcountry pork included money to widen US 17 north from the IOP connector to Darryl Creek Road. If that’s pork, I say “please pass the gravy.”

]]> By: RedBank Bar http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/12/obama-signed-that-pos/comment-page-1/#comment-49257 RedBank Bar Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:03:43 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16124#comment-49257 folks is still morally and intellectualy bankrupt. You can't cure stupid, Pat Hendrix. He's a proud ignorant member of the Repugnant Party so don't confuse folks with the facts. folks is still morally and intellectualy bankrupt. You can’t cure stupid, Pat Hendrix. He’s a proud ignorant member of the Repugnant Party so don’t confuse folks with the facts.

]]> By: Pat Hendrix http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/12/obama-signed-that-pos/comment-page-1/#comment-49252 Pat Hendrix Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:33:21 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16124#comment-49252 "Fannie and Freddie - which means billions more of the same PC lending that has landed America in its current hole in the first place" First, this is a lie. To keep repeating it makes you a serial lair or too lazy to read. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/53802.html Second, what you need is a freshmen class in politcal systems, not a blog. By no definition is what we are seeing "socialism." Progressive tax rates have existed in this country since the Civil War. Raising the top rate by 4 percent to 39% in 2009 is still far below what it was in the 1930s and 1940s (63-93 percent), or during the Nixon Adminstration (70 percent) or the Reagan Adminstration (50 percent until 1986). http://www.truthandpolitics.org/top-rates.php Third, for this to be "socialism," the goverment needs to be taking over and controlling the means of production and distribution. What industry has the United States taken over? TARP was introduced and passed during the Bush Administration with the backing of such noted socialists as Dick Cheney. Besides, the banks have not been nationalized. Great pains have been taken to ensure that majority shares stayed in private hands, even perhaps at the expense of the tax payer. Indeed, the bank bailout is something far worse. It's making profits private and loss public. That's the exact opposite of socialism, it's closer to mercantalism. As for the auto makers, again, no nationalization. Nor is bailing out an important industry new in American history. Reagan supported a bailout of Harley and Chrysler. There's no difference. Forth, Obama didn't run on a promise of vetoing earmarks, McCain did. He simply said he would push for earmark reform, which he is. That's more than I can say for the gaggle of Republicans like Graham that stuffed the bill full of earmarks then howled about the dishonesty of it all. In fact, it was during the Bush Adminstration and Republican control of Congress that earmarks hit their highest level. They declined this year. Facts are stubborn things. “Fannie and Freddie – which means billions more of the same PC lending that has landed America in its current hole in the first place”

First, this is a lie. To keep repeating it makes you a serial lair or too lazy to read.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/53802.html

Second, what you need is a freshmen class in politcal systems, not a blog. By no definition is what we are seeing “socialism.” Progressive tax rates have existed in this country since the Civil War. Raising the top rate by 4 percent to 39% in 2009 is still far below what it was in the 1930s and 1940s (63-93 percent), or during the Nixon Adminstration (70 percent) or the Reagan Adminstration (50 percent until 1986). http://www.truthandpolitics.org/top-rates.php

Third, for this to be “socialism,” the goverment needs to be taking over and controlling the means of production and distribution. What industry has the United States taken over? TARP was introduced and passed during the Bush Administration with the backing of such noted socialists as Dick Cheney. Besides, the banks have not been nationalized. Great pains have been taken to ensure that majority shares stayed in private hands, even perhaps at the expense of the tax payer. Indeed, the bank bailout is something far worse. It’s making profits private and loss public. That’s the exact opposite of socialism, it’s closer to mercantalism. As for the auto makers, again, no nationalization. Nor is bailing out an important industry new in American history. Reagan supported a bailout of Harley and Chrysler. There’s no difference.

Forth, Obama didn’t run on a promise of vetoing earmarks, McCain did. He simply said he would push for earmark reform, which he is. That’s more than I can say for the gaggle of Republicans like Graham that stuffed the bill full of earmarks then howled about the dishonesty of it all. In fact, it was during the Bush Adminstration and Republican control of Congress that earmarks hit their highest level. They declined this year.

Facts are stubborn things.

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