AMERICAblog: Dow drops over 500 points today, but no worries, John McCain thinks the economy is strong.
SuperWaterMan
· 1 year ago
Me thinks McSame is drinking the Koolaid.
Rab
· 1 year ago
Just sitting here watching my 401K disappear......
Rab
· 1 year ago
No bailout for the common 401K people, thanks Greenspan, McCain, Shrub, repug party, some in the dem party that just sat there showing fake outrage over the last 20 years....
Sage24
· 1 year ago
Why are we in this mess...there is a bloody war going on, that is draining the resources from this country, a damn unnecessary war, the housing mess seems hopeless at this moment, we have a gigantic deficit, that no one bothers to mention..much more, people were asleep at the wheel, and as for the Bush administration; they were too busy waging wars, trying to invent cultural divisions, to win elections, and were too busy being in bed with big business, and the oil companies., in other words, to hell with the rest of the country. Obama should put out an ad asking people what exactly the Bush administration has done for them, all these years.
So who is surprised?
KarenMrsLloydRichards
· 1 year ago
Why? George Bush's Reverse Midas Touch: everything he touches turns to shit. Ever since he was a child.
RonNYC
· 1 year ago
McCain is sounding like Chance Gardener from "Being There"
123akennedy
· 1 year ago
Not only does McShame think that the economy is strong, but somehow he thinks that his pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and heh knowledge of the oil industry, is the reason for the drop in the price of oil below $100.00 per barrel to settle at around $95.00 per barrel today. Folks, we are in real trouble if these two get anywhere near the White House. Mr> Bubble< himself, has said that McShame's tax cuts would devistate the economy, yet he continues to lie about Obama. Has this man no SHAME?
barts
· 1 year ago
Ouch! On whose watch is this happening? Do I see a faint hand being raised there, Mr Bush? By the way, how's that hunt for Bin Laden going?
Heckuva.Job!
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
Anybody grabbed the "Clinton's penis" straw, yet?
CDS2
· 1 year ago
Hey barts it's happening on the 'do nothing' lowest approval rate Democrat congress in history's watch. Let me also draw attention to this Congress's success on solving our Energy problems. It only took 22 months to destroy our Financial position, and our economy.
HereinDC
· 1 year ago
It's not a do nothing Congress.
A law was passed this summer so the guys from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac WON'T get their bonus.
Hurrycane
· 1 year ago
Most of the subprime mortgages out there are older than 22 months.
Rab
· 1 year ago
This rot hasn't happened in the last 22 months, you most likely don't have a 401k or any kind of savings, if you did you wouldn't talk your bullshit.
barts
· 1 year ago
Hey, thanks for keeping me on track, CDS2. The Decider needs someone like you in his corner to defend him from meenies like me, a disenfranchised individual from the once prosperous Middle Class.
Steve_in_CNJ
· 1 year ago
Mccain was just cutting his teeth on the $2 billion Lincoln bailout. Now he is charging us that much every week in Iraq. Is it time for the next surge yet?
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
Super Economy, leaping from tall buildings in a single bound...
animosity
· 1 year ago
Bank Tied To John McCain's Son Goes Under Andrew McCain Served On Silver State Bank's Board Until July Before Leaving; Bank's Failure Marks 11th Of The Year WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2008
lookit, bank failure is in the genes....
WDemDem
· 1 year ago
McSame is whining about Obama "insulting" him and Palin. Waaaaaahhhhh.
KarenMrsLloydRichards
· 1 year ago
Anheuser-Busch (BUD) share price today: 66.20. Yesterday: 68.16. Down 2.88%. Looks like someone won't be getting a new pair of $520 loafers this month!
HereinDC
· 1 year ago
Lehman Brothers survives the Civil War and The Great Depression...but NOT the Bush Administration.
Pretty much sums it up.
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
I am very glad you brought up the Keating 5. It should not be off limits. John McCain played a very key role in that scandal and very few people know about, especially the younger ones. It goes straight to character then and now, there is no difference. He has lobbyists running his campaign and yet he is going to rid Washington of "special interests".
Would someone please, please ask McCain why in the hell for 26 years he did not make inroads in "reform". He had the opportunity as a Senator. Is he saying only a president can affect change?
KarenMrsLloydRichards
· 1 year ago
"You're a liar!" "You idiot!" Can't wait for this to happen again in the next 50 days. On camera. On YouTube. On the 24/7 cable networks.
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
Huh?
KarenMrsLloydRichards
· 1 year ago
Referring to the quotes in Joe's post about McCain's RAGE at the media during the Keating 5 Scandal.
coolcatdaddy
· 1 year ago
Obama's campaign needs to tackle the Keating scandal in an ad. Tagline: "Do you trust this kind of judgement and character?"
It could be the "Daisy" ad of campaign 08.
Bostonian_Queer_in_Dallas
· 1 year ago
Wall Street Schmall Street....Bob and Betty NASCAR are only interested in Caribou Barbie's cute eyewear. Sadly there are just way too many Bob and Betty NASCAR's and they are allowed to vote. Praise Jeebus!
jmcon007
· 1 year ago
This might be a little off subject, but I encourage everyone to make the same challenge I did in the 'letter to the editor' section of your local newspaper:
"Hey, all you Republican tax experts out there lying about Obama’s tax plan, I have an offer you can’t refuse…..that is, if you actually believe the Obama tax plan will raise taxes on middle-class Americans like you say.
"After Obama is sworn into office and his tax plan is made law as is, I will pay for all tax increases of those who make under $250,000 a year with their 2009 tax filing. At the same time, of course, they will agree to relinquish to me any tax credit or refunds they realize as a result of Obama’s tax plan.
"Any takers? Didn’t think so."
coolcatdaddy
· 1 year ago
Andrew Leonard at Salon's "How the World Works" blog wrote Obama's new campaign ad today. I quote:
"Anyone who has recently reviewed the performance of a 401K or kid's college fund or IRA probably doesn't think that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Anyone who uses his or her car to commute to work probably doesn't feel that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Anyone who has been paying attention to the figures on rising bankruptcy filings for individual Americans, the record number of foreclosures, and ballooning credit card debt doesn't think that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. For at least a year, most economists have been debating whether or not the economy is in a recession.
That's not a debate you have when the fundamentals of the economy are strong."
What a Day, ok ok.. bad day on Wall Street, but what a great day to have the focus back on the issues. This is the tip of the iceburg folks, what your seeing now will get more serious as the weeks go on. There is NO way McSame will crawl out of this.. NO WAY!. There are a few more Firms going down soon, and unemployment will be a big shocker in 2 weeks.
Hold on tight all... this is going to get rough, but there is no way the GOP will win this.... from the top down, it is over for them.
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FunMe
· 1 year ago
But, but ... Palin is pretty. And oh did I forget to mention a woman. But wait, there's more! She's a religous fanatic, I mean evangelical.
Guns, gays and religion. Isnt' that what always works for the GOP?
THANKFULLY, not this time. hehe
FunMe
· 1 year ago
The economy is fine?
Now I see why I call him McCrazyCain.
red_dwarf
· 1 year ago
-504. Made my day. Nothing like the truth coming home to roost. To know that rePIGs had a sour day is just wonderful. What might have been a mediocre day has turned out grand!
scottinsf
· 1 year ago
More signs of a strengthening economy: Hewlett-Packard to cut 24,600 jobs. Heckuva job Bushie!
bunnyjump
· 1 year ago
Quit yer bitchin'. All you middle class folks should be able to live on 5 million a year!
anarchy
· 1 year ago
"when you ain't got nothin' you've got nothin' to lose" said Bobby the D.
All Comments
hopeless at this moment, we have a gigantic deficit, that no one bothers to mention..much more, people were asleep at the wheel, and as for the Bush administration; they were too busy waging wars, trying to invent cultural divisions, to win elections, and were too busy being in bed with big business, and the oil companies., in other words, to hell with the rest of the country. Obama should put out an ad asking people what exactly the Bush administration has done for them, all these years.
So who is surprised?
Heckuva.Job!
A law was passed this summer so the guys from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac WON'T get their bonus.
Andrew McCain Served On Silver State Bank's Board Until July Before Leaving; Bank's Failure Marks 11th Of The Year
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2008
lookit, bank failure is in the genes....
Pretty much sums it up.
Would someone please, please ask McCain why in the hell for 26 years he did not make inroads in "reform". He had the opportunity as a Senator. Is he saying only a president can affect change?
It could be the "Daisy" ad of campaign 08.
"Hey, all you Republican tax experts out there lying about Obama’s tax plan, I have an offer you can’t refuse…..that is, if you actually believe the Obama tax plan will raise taxes on middle-class Americans like you say.
"After Obama is sworn into office and his tax plan is made law as is, I will pay for all tax increases of those who make under $250,000 a year with their 2009 tax filing. At the same time, of course, they will agree to relinquish to me any tax credit or refunds they realize as a result of Obama’s tax plan.
"Any takers? Didn’t think so."
"Anyone who has recently reviewed the performance of a 401K or kid's college fund or IRA probably doesn't think that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Anyone who uses his or her car to commute to work probably doesn't feel that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Anyone who has been paying attention to the figures on rising bankruptcy filings for individual Americans, the record number of foreclosures, and ballooning credit card debt doesn't think that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. For at least a year, most economists have been debating whether or not the economy is in a recession.
That's not a debate you have when the fundamentals of the economy are strong."
http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/15/mccain_fundamentals/index.html
Hold on tight all... this is going to get rough, but there is no way the GOP will win this.... from the top down, it is over for them.
.
.
Guns, gays and religion. Isnt' that what always works for the GOP?
THANKFULLY, not this time. hehe
Now I see why I call him McCrazyCain.