Posted on 02/28/2006 8:58:32 PM PST by bayourant
That was a GREAT article!
Well, you don't like Bush, how would you like perusing the FBI files with Hillary?
Smart, very smart. Thanks for the post.
China "economic powerhouse" of the future? Being a CEO
one can only worship at the divine altar of "The Bottom-Line". Slave labor is attractive to this guy, the rest of him seems ok but this part is repugnant.
YEah, I thought it was pretty good. Esp since the poor Prez is taking such a bashing. People need to be reminded that this Country has not only been blessed with a smart and decent guy but a pretty darn good political family. UNfort, the MSM will prob take a big yawn on a trip where BUsh will be treated like Royalty and with genuine affection. Heck I wish he would spend all week over in India. Help get some of this nonsense off the front page and also educate Americans about a vital part of the World
What a great and pragmatic essay.
Hopefully the wages will rise there over time at least thats what the theory is
bttt
Wrong thread?
"Hopefully the wages will rise there over time at least thats what the theory is"
Yes, I think wages will rise in India through trade. And it doesn't mean a depression of wages here either. People sometimes forget that you can make more jobs along with more product. The standard of living can rise in both countries through trade. It is not a zero sum game. It never has been. World output is a lot higher now than it was 100 years ago (per capita and in total).
What bothers me about Bush's position is this; today, regarding the DPW deal, he said that he wouldn't do anything that would bring harm to the nation or something to that effect.
Well, and this just in, WTH's he been doing with the borders and can any sane person say that the issue there is not harmful to our nation? Home and property values have practically vaporized in some border towns and regions, illegals pour over the borders like water over Niagara Falls, who knows who is coming in, criminals, terrorists, etc.
W says something like he said today, but IMO he doesn't have any credibility, but here's everyone just lopping up the slop as if it's going out of style. Politics at it's finest.
Now I'm tempted to believe that this DPW deal is fine. But until we get some information we just don't know. We've trusted many, many, many nations in many, many, many situations over the decades to our shame. The Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, China, Russia (after the USSR), and many others.
Yet, we continue to behave as if everyone's honest in diplomacy.
If W wouldn't do anything to allow harm to come to our nation, then is he blind on the border issue? Apparently so.
Call me crazy, but he has little credibility in this department. Again, it may be fine, then again, it may not be, and my credibility with Bush pretty much ended since the last election. He's neglecting a good chunk of his responsibilities as President including learning how to handle the media, and he's certainly not the conservative leaning president that he appears to have been moreso in the first term.
P.S. He's done fine in the WOT overseas, but his grades at home are average at best, flunking at worst.
As we prepare to welcome the leader of the world’s most powerful republic, it behooves us to make sure that we grapple with facts, not just biased opinions.
That wouldn't bother me so much if they didn't bend over constantly for the Arab elite.
Oh I dont know about flunking. The economy doing well. It does appear that test scores are going up.
Well I am at this point for the port deal for a variety of reasons. The immigration issue I know is a tough one. I avoid alot of those threads because unfort they become a little extreme. Its a shame because I share the concerns esp about security. There has got to be a solution to it. A solution that makes us secure, allows foreign workers to come in, doesnt inflame the Hispanic community and make us a minority party forever, etc. Former Sen Simpson would say to the effect that something needs to be done on the topic but both the left and right go off the deep end thats its impossible. I guess thats why no President could get it under control. We need to do something thats for sure that recognizes all the interest involved. One reason I hate to touch the issue is that it always seems like a "white Repub thing". Why we cant get some Republican Hispanics on the front lines of this I dont know.
In the past the issue has been handled badly without the required empathy. Now if a Dem like Richardson and other Dems on the Border could give Bush some cover we could prob talk about it and come to a solution.
W stands for Winner
My post obviously had to to with the WOT and national security. Most conservatives are PO'd at W's lack of attention to border issues!
Yeah, the economy is fine. But that can be highly volatile. Imagine simultaneous terrorist attacks in several big cities; you don't think that would have a drastic negative impact on our economy, either temporarily or more than likely medium to perhaps even long-term?
Even little things such a a bomb going off (Israel style) in say a mall or other public place, even if not killing thousands, perhaps only dozens could easily spark economic concerns.
Gotta keep the priorities straight here in terms of what has the greater propensity to influence what.
Another disturbing thing about Bush is that he hasn't used a veto yet in what, over five years. Gov't. spending is going through the roof.
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