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Post by saunterelle on Jul 16, 2008 13:31:24 GMT -5
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Post by The Big Dog on Jul 16, 2008 16:01:54 GMT -5
As mentioned elsewhere by me, Snopes is an authority on many things. But when it comes to politics their objectivity is questionable as some staffers have made few bones about who they endorse.
When you come right down to it there is very little objectivity when it comes to reading, writing, speaking or observing politics. It is the one issue I find where biases and pre-conceived notions always seem to trump fact.
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Post by Mink on Jul 16, 2008 22:04:50 GMT -5
Mink sez...The liberal mantra, condensed here for easy reading. Let's take those items one at a time: - the banks in trouble
Thank you, Chuck Schumer.
- the never-ending calling for troops in the Middle East
It seems to me that the armed forces are not having any trouble meeting their recruitment goals. In fact, Iraq is going so well that troops are starting to return. This is very bad news for Democrats, who had pinned their 2008 hopes on an inglorious defeat in Iraq.
- unemployment
Full employment is defined as 5% unemployed because some people are always between jobs, and some people are the "chronically unemployed." Our current unemployment hovers around 5.5%, in stark contrast to the 11+% unemployment under Carter.
- our healthcare
America has the best healthcare system in the world. Anyone can walk into an emergency room and get treated - state and federal law says that an emergency room can't turn anyone away. People travel from other countries with socialized medicine to get treated here.
- housing foreclosures
Those people who either (a) lied about their income on thier loan application; or (b) signed up for a loan with an increasing interest rate were gambling that the housing market would continue to go up. When the market did not sustain the increases that had been common for 6 years, where was the talk about welcoming the return to affordability?
- unfinished explanations to what exactly has happened with the corrupt current administration
In marked contrast, of course, with the previous corrupt administration. Keep beating that drum - you're not getting any traction with it. Other than occasional headlines from Henry Waxman, this is a yawner.
Sorry gaffney, you write very well as does Big Dog, Ferrous, subdjoe and some others, however, your tidbits of information is not convincing, and have shades of denial. Your answers just don't fit the current picture.....but you do write very well. |
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Post by The New Guy on Jul 16, 2008 22:16:28 GMT -5
oh, now mink is our resident grammar critic.  |
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