Posted on 09/23/2008 8:26:22 AM PDT by TSchmereL
AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke. . . it is time for . . . that harmless, lovable little fuzz ball, the highly-trained broadcast specialist, having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, from behind the golden EIB microphone, firmly ensconced in the prestigious Attila-the-Hun chair at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies, with talent on loan from G-d, at the cutting-edge of societal evolution, with half his brain tied behind his back — just to make it fair, the all-knowing, all-caring, all-sensing, all-feeling, Maha-Rushie! America's Anchorman, Truth Detector, Doctor of Democracy, and Chief of the Patriotism Police. He is the man who runs America. He knows the Democrats like every square inch of his glorious naked body. He is ready to do what he was born to do--That's host. Get ready to what you were born to do--That's listen (and post your comments on the Rush Limbaugh LIVE Radio Thread).
Yep, that's it. Again, it wasn't there when I lived there so I don't have a clue.
Here’s the Barone article Rush was talking about:
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/
Democrats Might Not Benefit From Economic Distress
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/2008/9/22/democrats-might-not-benefit-from-economic-distress.html#read_more
September 22, 2008 01:19 PM ET | Michael Barone
The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America, the 500 plunge of the Dow, the government takeover of AIGall these have got the presidential candidates talking about the economy. But both Barack Obama and John McCain have been vague about their solutions. And for good reason. Our economic problems are concentrated in the finance sector, and that’s the part of the economy the average voter knows least about.
Moreover, the political blame is widely dispersed. George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and Democrats and Republicans in Congress have all pushed policies to increase home ownership. The problem is that many marginal home buyers were unable to pay their mortgages when house prices fell. Another problem: Under a long-standing regulatory regime, the firms that rated packages of securitized mortgages were paid by the sellers rather than the buyers. Some of those mortgage securities turned out to be worth less than buyers thought.
And strong arguments were made that the biggest dealers of securitized mortgages, the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were overleveraged. The Bush administration and some Republicans in Congress tried to place limits on the GSEs’ investments, but this was successfully resisted by most Democrats and by some Republicans. Strong lobbying prevailed over strong arguments, and Fan and Fred are now in federal conservatorship.
It’s hard to make a 30-second spot about all this. It’s easy to call for more regulation, but this is a tricky business, and there’s a risk of stifling innovation, which has on balance vastly enriched us over the past 25 years. In any case, voters are not very good at analyzing regulatory changes.
So the economic argument may focus on something voters do understandtaxes. Here, Barack Obama can argue that he represents change. He wants higher taxes on high earners and promises “tax cuts” to 95 percent of taxpayers. Actually, they’re refundable tax credits, which means cash payments to the 40 percent or so of households who don’t pay income tax. But those refundable tax credits are phased out as incomes rise, so his proposal amounts to, as my American Enterprise Institute colleagues Alex Brill and Alan Viard have written, “marginal rate hikes in disguise” on those with incomes as low as $27,000.
Gaining traction. The best argument against higher rates on high earners has come from Sarah Palin in her acceptance speech, in a line obviously not written by her speechwriter. “My sister Heather and her husband have just built a service station that’s now opened for businesslike millions of others who run small businesses. How are they going to be any better off if taxes go up?” Note that she doesn’t say that Heather and her husband will be paying higher taxes themselves. She’s arguing that higher taxes will hurt the economy and will hurt the little gal and guy.
That argument may be gaining some traction. The recent Quinnipiac poll in New Jersey, which found Barack Obama leading John McCain by only 3 percentage points in a high-income state carried easily by John Kerry and Al Gore, found that 54 percent of likely voters believe their taxes will go up if Obama is elected. When asked whether they believe Obama when he says that he’ll cut taxes for 95 percent of working families, or McCain when he says Obama will raise taxes on most families, 44 percent say they believe McCain, and 40 percent say they believe Obama.
Interestingly, post-convention polls show McCain running at least as well as Bush in 2004 in Michigan and Ohio, where recent state tax increases have signally failed to bolster ailing economies. Gallup shows Democrats with only a 3 percentage-point edge in the generic House vote; it used to be double digits. And the Rasmussen poll shows Democrats ahead only 5 percentage points in party identification. The old rule that economic distress moves voters toward Democrats doesn’t seem to be operating.
Obama, the president has had oversight of this mess for 8 years....
The cats are great hunters... a few days ago — ‘Buddy’ came back with a chipmunk...
This is the motherload of Obama-rama-Gaffes. This country is screwed up, if this is what there is to offer.
Suggestions for Sarah:
How many times has Obama said he wrote, chaired or passed legislation on a subject but didn’t?
How many times has he mentioned job growth, crime reduction, lower drop outs/higher grad rates, housing built in the 13th ED on the southside?
How many times has he mentioned the criminals that worked with him in Chicago and for the government that are on his campaign staff?
In time I will get another cat, right now I now I need to take care of myself and to spend time with Muffin, Cookie, and Jasper who came through for me during this difficult time. Cookie and Jasper even slept with me last night into the early morning. Jasper spent time as with Cookie and Muffin with Pumpkin, knowing he was dying. =^..^=
Thank-you for letting me respond. =^..^=
Yeah that’s all they say anymore, everyone who doesn’t vote for Obama is a racist. Funny then because I know some BLACK PEOPLE who are racists because they’re not voting for Obama either. How’s that work? I guess they’re just Uncle Toms and Aunt Jemimahs. That’s what liberals call black folks who aren’t drunk on the welfare hootch isn’t it? Clearly the real racists are the liberals since they’re the ones ALWAYS talking about race, instead of just making sure everyone gets a fair deal regardless of color. It’s so amazing how the SAME EXACT people who preach about being color blind, are the same ones ALWAYS bringing it up! Such a crock of crap.
Yes that’s exactly what I was looking for. I didn’t have the specifics of the GSA either, thank you. :) McCain’s campaign seriously needs to do an ad spelling out the fact that McCain co-sponsored the Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, which specifically warned three years ago of this very collapse that has taken place just this summer, and hammer that ad in all the swing states, especially Florida and Ohio just to hammer Obama even more there, since Obama can’t win if he loses both of those. Not unless he won about a dozen other states to make it up, and that won’t happen either.
That would be a really good spot...but a better spot (in terms of accessibility and just locale, IMO) would be PNC Park. Ample parking. On a non-Pitt Saturday or non-Steeler Sunday (Heinz Field's turf can't be messed with)...but as the Pirate season is over soon...just a thought.
Oh yeah, I meant to post this earlier, but this is the Kristof article about his interview with Obama describing his time as a Muslim in Indonesia. Rush cited it a couple weeks ago but didn’t have the link because the NYT yanked it off the net. They had to put it back up because of pressure. So here it is: http://select.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/opinion/06kristof.html?_r=2&scp=2&sq=obama%20%22Man%20of%20the%20World%22&st=cse&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Oops, I guess I am a dope for not knowing that. Sorry.Next time I’ll keep my compliments to my self.
Oh noes! I missed this? The Teutul’s did an OCC bike and brought it out in PA, i’m so stoked! Dems lost some votes on this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4nWfr_MJgA&feature=related
Thank-you. =^..^=
Thank-you. =^..^=
Thank-you Just Lori for your help. Tonight I may not be at the Mark Levin thread, will spend time with friends. Told Fudd Fan. Take care, see you either at the Sean Hannity thread or tomorrow. =^..^=
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