Posted on 11/13/2004 11:40:59 AM PST by RedOhio
WE ARE DOOMED!
Pat, who are U kidding these days - you dinosaur.
If only we'd elected you president, Pat. All would be well. LOL.
Pat 'The Sky is Fallin' I tell You!' Buchanan.
I have been listening to this tripe for 15 years. Add him to those who point to problems, but never seem to be part of the solution.
"An American empire? Who are we kidding?"
Considering Pat is the only one who talks about empire, I guess his question answers itself.
Gee whiz. Isn't there anything we can do? So, I guess this is the end. Oh well, it was nice knowing everyone. I am off to jump off the roof of my building. Thanks Pat.
PS. Doesn't this all mean that the goods made in America will be cheaper then goods made overseas?
We've heard all this from you before, Pat. Now shaddup.
Pat's there to make the rest of us look good.
Pat has turned into the right-wing's AlGore...
Earth to Pat, we just had a private corporation put a man in space.
Pessimism never accomplished anything other than slowing down the progress of optimists. We still manage to get the job done, though.
I stopped reading right there. Now where did I leave that doggone tinfoil hat?
The value of the dollar is falling, because we have a huge trade deficit and huge federal deficit (7 trillion dollars and growing, Yikes).
This will eventually be corrected by cutting services and raising taxes. At the same time, the dollars will eventually drop far enough that it will be cheap for us to export our products, and this will correct the trade deficit. Just my 2 cents.
"Whoever wins Nov. 2, two predictions seem solid: the mighty U.S. dollar has begun an inexorable decline, and the American empire is coming to an end."
I already take up arms with his first sentence. First, Bush already won - why the speculation? - this is an article to be published on Nov 22, not Oct 22. Second, has the dollar really begun an inexorable decline? Looking at our economy's direction compared to that of the EU, I would wager my bet with the U.S. and the dollar over the EU and the euro. It's all about trends and growth, which we have and they essentially don't. And if you were such a scholar, Pat (frankly you're just being disingenuous and you know it), you would understand that economic policies take years to go into full bloom, about 4-8 years. And look who was in office 4-8 years before now. Surprise, surprise: Bill Clinton. Gee, if that doesn't give us a clue, I don't know what will. Next thing you know, Pat will be telling us that Clinton was a better President than Bush!
Concerning the American "empire" - it never existed - so there's no point in my responding to your comments about "it."
Our trade deficit is frightening, but it has little or nothing to do with President Bush.
The dollar is indeed heading south, and at some point there is going to be some economic pain as we adjust to reality. But if Buchanan was in charge we'd probably be in the middle of another Great Depression. Bush has done well with the lousy cards he was dealt by his predecessors.
As a side note, I agree that we have a problem with the trade deficit and the national debt, but these are problems that can be overcome. I hope the President and Congress work to correct these issues in the coming 4 years.
Dow is falling?
Last time I checked it was up 800 points in two weeks, headed for a new year high, and maybe even a new all time high some time in 2005.. but falling?
I'd have to turn my monitor upside down to see that...
sounds like a clip from the kerry side of the campaign.
enough of this drivel.
Why did this guy Buchanan endorse the man who shares so much of the blame for the coming decline? Pat's "twin deficits" are a little closer to home then he realizes.
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