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"True, we are mired in a war without end, costing us far too may great young and old Americans and too many limbs and wrecked families and vastly too much money. But we all know we're getting out soon. It was a huge mistake, but I'd like to see a President who did not make immense mistakes. Compared with the mistakes of Truman and FDR and Kennedy, Iraq is a mistake, but not worse than theirs.

True, we have virtually no federal oversight of corporate looting and executive suite misconduct, but we didn't have any under Clinton either. The rich get away with murder. That's what happens in the real world. Bush is to blame, but all politicians cater to the rich, and Hillary will and Barack Obama will, too. It's nauseating and I fight it constantly, but that's life."

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I take great umbrage with Mr. Stein for both of these comments:
The first this "war" was foisted upon this country and while I will argue ROE's and the hassles our Soldiers and Marines have had to deal with have greatly lengthen the Iraq campaign the invasion of Iraq has had an enormous affect on the War on Terror and anyone who thinks Iraq is a distraction or sidebar to the terror war (Jim Webb) is NOT paying attention. I do not know whether it was intended or not but the invasion of Iraq and the subsequent insurgency has drawn Al-Qaeda and many other outside terrorist, or at least Islamist minded folks to Iraq to fight the Infidels (us) and I strongly believe this a big part of why the US mainland has not been struck again. As much as people try to make Iraq another Vietnam for the United States those opposing us in Iraq have made this their line in the sand. I say come to Iraq and die, our forces in theater ought to be on the hunt and the enemy ought to be dying, terrorists ought to be dying as they are trying to plant IEDs, our soldiers ought not to be dying when they go off, If I have a complaint it has been the execution of the war after Saddam's armies were defeated.

The second, his comment about a wealth disparity well given time he may not have to worry about it. Oxley Sarbanes and the measures to comply with it has nearly killed IPOs in this country, I believe for 2006 5 of the 6 largest IPOs of the year were done in London. The Amex is in the midst of buying the London Stock Exchange and I believe many companies will be listing overseas. I have read that New York City, and New York stat stand to lose some 30-40 billion in taxes as theses companies bail, someone needs to remind the SEC and Congress about the law of unintended consequences. I also believe the Clinton tax increases which limited the reimbursement executives could receive gave rise to the wider spread use of stock options as executive compensation and eventually led to Enron, WorldCom and which corporate balance sheet scandal you want to bring up, and also led to SOX. Oh, by the way thanks Spitzer your hands are in this also.
Ahh I'm rambling and ranting now, sorry anyway Mr. Stein I disagree.
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