Comments on: Why John McCain Should Lose

By: Neocon

Neocon — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:01:54 +0000

The military industrial complex provides millions of high paying jobs with health insurance and benefits. If thats the case then it should be disbanded.

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:40:14 +0000

Pickens wants to (and will) earn money. I don't hold that against him. The only issue I have with his energy plan is that if it becomes a near monopoly then he can control prices, and take advantage of people who need energy, a requirement in today's world. Pickens shouldn't earn tons more money on the backs of ordinary Americans.

By: Neocon

Neocon — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:32:53 +0000

You mean like T. Boone Pickens and his BP capitol management? The one where the guy advertises that oil drilling will not work while he bets on the fact that oil will rise in price?

Those kind of funds?

By: vix

vix — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:10:30 +0000

Btw, the military industrial complex does not go to the benefit of the actual military which is the troops.

By: vix

vix — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:08:58 +0000

True the Bush plan to devalue the dollar has caused a lot of problems. He wanted to boost exports for companies that do a lot of business overseas and with a cheap dollar those exports would fly out of here. Is it any surprise that after the housing bubble the only thing keeping the economy crawling at a snail's pace is the exports? While complaining about China's devalued Yen, Bush was doing the same thing, only the Yen can withstand being so low and the dollar as the worlds currency cannot. Bush liked the idea of being able to run up deficits in a giveaway to the military industrial complex and the top 1% of the rich and say deficits don't matter ala Reagan and by having the dollar so low they thought it would lessen the deficit.
Make no mistake the policies of Republicans deregulation and devaluing is all wrong. Only problem is now they will knee jerk reaction and go to far the other way, there has to be a balance to things.

By: vix

vix — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:00:56 +0000

I wonder if the Bush administration really wants McCain to win. With statements that seem to support a timetable (time horizons) after the Iraqi's called for one left McCain in no man land. Think about the possiblities for the White House.

1. McCain wins and things do not improve or get worse under the stewardship of another "conservative". That reinforces the belief that Bush was wrong wrong wrong.
2. Obama wins things get worse, he can blame it on him not following his plan. If they would have just stayed the course!

Now you tell me what the Bush wants.

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:09:28 +0000

Neocon, 4.05% tax free is pretty good if you want to preserve your capital. The only way to make money in the stock market and limit your losses these days is with hedging strategies, which aren't for everyone. The loss of value in the stock market has more to do with Republican policies (i.e. deregulation and Bush's stated low dollar goal) put forth by a greedy oil first administration than by any liberal welfare giveaways.

It's interesting that folks will rail against the Dems for giving away their money (which at least stays in the US) when the Republicans have exploded the deficit and transferred a lot of this nation's wealth overseas through trade imbalances, low dollar policies, etc.

McCain should lose because he just wants to continue the Republican programs and pick up the pace of Bush's giveaways to oil companies, the industry he owes a lot to.

By: Ricorun

Ricorun — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:20:16 +0000

Neocon: as for me. I just transferred all my savings into 4.05 percent tax free bonds in preparation for the coming "punishment of the rich" by the liberal masses. I wonder if I will be lynched??

Nah, not lynched. But I would say you're a little late to the game. Anyway, good luck to ya.

By: Neocon

Neocon — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:57:46 +0000

Davebo

You ask an extremly poignant question about why did they stand by and let Bush drive the party into the ground.

It is a question Im sure they will be asking themselves for years if not decades. For I truly fear a resurgence of the welfare state taking place in America and as such it is why I beg for fiscal intelligence and a balanced budget before they left/democrats go stark raving mad.

as for me. I just transferred all my savings into 4.05 percent tax free bonds in preparation for the coming "punishment of the rich" by the liberal masses. I wonder if I will be lynched??

Of course Im sure that the democratic congress will figure out were all doing that so they will find a way to tax that as well.

But wait. Bad me. Im supposed to just surrender my property to the state aren't I?

By: Davebo

Davebo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:47:32 +0000

The blogger you quoted appears to simply be making up stuff as well as faddishly assuming conservatives are intellectually challenged, when they're equal to or better than their opponents as well as normally being wiser and more mature.

There are smart conservatives and there are really stupid conservatives. The same goes for moderates and liberals.

So answer one question. If conservatives, as a block, are so smart, wise and mature, why did they stand by and let George Bush and Dick Cheney drive their once proud party into the ground?

And why do such a large block of said smart folks continue to cheer the two on?

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By: DLS

DLS — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:08:51 +0000

The blogger you quoted appears to simply be making up stuff as well as faddishly assuming conservatives are intellectually challenged, when they're equal to or better than their opponents as well as normally being wiser and more mature. (Which is why I wouldn't fear weighting votes based on IQ or knowledge of subject matter, but some liberals are likely objecting to this out of fear they wouldn't prove as strong as some believe.)

You, on the other hand, got the issue correct and without a need for unnecessary complication:

"The problem with McCain isn’t really McCain, but the environment within the GOP and the wider conservative movement. What was once a vital intellectual movement has become tired and ossified."

Plus conservatives in Washington got corrupted by power and control, too.