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5 months ago
in Dick Cheney Is A Liar on The Washington Independent
Title should have read "Republicans are liars."
If W and Dick had coordinated a measured response against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan Osama would still be gone by now, we would still be firmly in control of Iraq and Iran would still be at bay. Wasn't it republicans that criticized Clinton for lobbing those tomahawks at Osama while he was still in Africa.
Sure there have been no attacks on American soil, but W & Dick have left the world far worse off than before.
If W and Dick had coordinated a measured response against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan Osama would still be gone by now, we would still be firmly in control of Iraq and Iran would still be at bay. Wasn't it republicans that criticized Clinton for lobbing those tomahawks at Osama while he was still in Africa.
Sure there have been no attacks on American soil, but W & Dick have left the world far worse off than before.
8 months ago
in Spreading the Wealth on The Washington Independent
Boomer - you are just another angry Repug.
Obama has a solidly centrist, pro-trade group of advisors, and would be anything but radical in economic policy.
According to George Will:
"Goolsbee no doubt has lots of dubious ideas--he is, after all, a Democrat--about how government can creatively fiddle with the market's allocation of wealth and opportunity. But he seems to be the sort of person--amiable, empirical and reasonable--you would want at the elbow of a Democratic president, if such there must be."
And this:
"Jason Furman, the director of economic policy for the Obama campaign, was head of the Hamilton Project, a centrist, pro-trade policy research group founded by former Treasury secretary Robert Rubin. Furman can best be described as a free trader who supports a robust social insurance safety net for displaced American workers. He favors broadening the U.S. corporate tax base by lowering the corporate tax rate and limiting exemptions, à la Reagan's 1986 tax reform. Most interesting, Furman wrote a 2005 paper arguing that Wal-Mart's low prices and other policies benefit low-income consumers. On the left side of the spectrum, Furman strongly supports universal health care, opposes Social Security privatization, and supports progressive taxation."
These are his senior, FULLTIME economic policy advisers. And by the way, back in the 80's conservatives rightfully pointed to the Laffer Curve arguing cuts in the tax rate actually increase revenue collected. We did not know where we were on the curve. Evidence is now that we are beyond optimal, and further cuts in tax rate result in reductions of revenue.
Government should be run by the best and brightest.
Obama has a solidly centrist, pro-trade group of advisors, and would be anything but radical in economic policy.
According to George Will:
"Goolsbee no doubt has lots of dubious ideas--he is, after all, a Democrat--about how government can creatively fiddle with the market's allocation of wealth and opportunity. But he seems to be the sort of person--amiable, empirical and reasonable--you would want at the elbow of a Democratic president, if such there must be."
And this:
"Jason Furman, the director of economic policy for the Obama campaign, was head of the Hamilton Project, a centrist, pro-trade policy research group founded by former Treasury secretary Robert Rubin. Furman can best be described as a free trader who supports a robust social insurance safety net for displaced American workers. He favors broadening the U.S. corporate tax base by lowering the corporate tax rate and limiting exemptions, à la Reagan's 1986 tax reform. Most interesting, Furman wrote a 2005 paper arguing that Wal-Mart's low prices and other policies benefit low-income consumers. On the left side of the spectrum, Furman strongly supports universal health care, opposes Social Security privatization, and supports progressive taxation."
These are his senior, FULLTIME economic policy advisers. And by the way, back in the 80's conservatives rightfully pointed to the Laffer Curve arguing cuts in the tax rate actually increase revenue collected. We did not know where we were on the curve. Evidence is now that we are beyond optimal, and further cuts in tax rate result in reductions of revenue.
Government should be run by the best and brightest.
9 months ago
in Hate Mail in Communist County on The Washington Independent
We, as a people, aer better than this.
Don't waste your time trying to find the haters who wrote this. Hold this letter up high for all to see and let them know you will not be intimidated. Talk about the issues, and how Obama's solutions, though not perfect, are more in tune with our priorities than McCain's.
PS -Me and my multi-racial family choose Arlington as the best community in the country to live.
Don't waste your time trying to find the haters who wrote this. Hold this letter up high for all to see and let them know you will not be intimidated. Talk about the issues, and how Obama's solutions, though not perfect, are more in tune with our priorities than McCain's.
PS -Me and my multi-racial family choose Arlington as the best community in the country to live.
10 months ago
in McCain ad ‘lashes out’ at Obama’s ‘disrespect’ toward Palin on The Colorado Independent
Actions do speak loud and clear, and that is why Obama has tried keep this contest about issues and not engage in such silly name calling and divisive mud slinging. McCain on the other hand (whom I voted for in the 2000 primary) has given up any claim to be a unite-r, or a maverick., or honorable about politics. Truth matters.
If McCain really was honorable, he could step up at any time, and tell his supporter, and the GOP echo chamber to stop the racist, mocking, personal attacks, bu t no. John McCain is MIA.
If McCain really was honorable, he could step up at any time, and tell his supporter, and the GOP echo chamber to stop the racist, mocking, personal attacks, bu t no. John McCain is MIA.
10 months ago
in McCain ad ‘lashes out’ at Obama’s ‘disrespect’ toward Palin on The Colorado Independent
I wish we could go back to the issues too, but the GOP propaganda machine has unleashed the greatest disinformation campaign since the invasion of Iraq. Notice how even Palin came so close to repeating the Bush/Cheney lie that Iraq was behind the 9/11 attacks. This election has now become about the GOP's use of lies, distortion and deception to mislead the public.
Why do states prosecute car dealers for deceptive ads, but let Swift Boat style lies go unpunished?
Why do states prosecute car dealers for deceptive ads, but let Swift Boat style lies go unpunished?
