The Respectfully Republican Conversation

Did you all hear the Biden gaffe?  "Let me tell you what Barack has asked me to do.  I have a history of getting things done....he then went on to say,  "that Barack has said he wanted me with him to help him govern.... I'll be sitting in the room to give him my best advice."

It went on, but that is exactly what we've been saying.  Should we refer to this as a co-Presidency?    So which one will be President?  I'm sure Rush and others will have a field day with this tomorrow. 

Sarah surprised a lot of people out there tonight.  I wish she could have fought the voting wars, but that's hard to do.  McCain has been in the Senate for years, how can she know all his voting history to argue the facts of why he didn't vote one way or the other on bills.  Impossible.  But I thought Sarah did exceptionally well. 

I have to wait for the Biden fall-out tomorrow,  Or should we call him Mr. President?  

Two desks in the oval office, one for the clean articulate guy and the other for the real President.

This is soooo good.

Gwen Ifill did an exceptional job.

Rosemary - I was just telling my dd what Biden said about his role as Vice President - Co-President. I could not believe my ears. Isn't that admitting that Obama does not have what it takes to be President so he needs someone with him at all times. Do people realize they would be electing Joe who got fewer votes in the primaries than Sarah got running for mayor of a small town in Alaska?

Sarah was great!

Suz,

So far no one is picking up on the gaffe, but they will.  I have faith.  A lot of people didn't hear Obama throw his grandmother under the bus because there was too much leg tingling going on at the time, but it took over and became the story.  I think this screw up will find its way to all the blog sites, and it will get a life of its own.

I thought Sarah was great.  I've been listening to her on different radio shows leading up to this, and I had a good feeling for this debate.  But seeing her say it was much better.

I hope you can see this cause Noonan has not been kind to Palin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPYZ9EQs-oM

I missed the first hour because we were out to dinner with a good Young Republican~~~only night we could go, and I think we were afraid to watch. Our DS, age 31, texted his daddy: Palin's HOT~~~she's doing great!!

This is the Lake Tahoe ski bum turned SC builder~~~the pie-in-the-sky changed when he became a businessman!!!

I wish Shirley were running this campaign!!

Blundin,

WIth all due respect, why would I vote for Obama especially in bad economic times?  Why would I vote for him on world issues?  All his talk of voting AGAINST the Iraq war - he wasn't in the US Senate to cast the vote and that is where the vote mattered.  He has certainly not provided any solutions to the economic crisis.  Harry Reid, Democratic Senate majority leader, ask for McCain to come back to Washing to help solve the crisis, he says he is going and by the time he got there, they said they had a bill to vote on - when they didn't.  Obama goes in the meeting and opens his mouth and apparently there were just about fist fights.  McCain goes in and listens and gets them to understand the House Rep. had concerns about the Dems port - funneling money into "community organizer" groups such as ACORN that is involved in voter fraud - the very same group that Obama worked for and filed lawsuits for.  His presence gave a voice to the process for those in America that was so frustrated with the bill that they were suggesting.  Dems played politics at the highest level - There was no leadership shown by Obama in the entire process.  He always sits back and waits to see what develops, hears the "sound" of Americans and then he will make a somewhat sensible statement. 

Obama has NO idea how to handle an economic or world crisis.  I'm afraid that Americans are going to get the change that they keep talking about - they are going to hate it too.  Stay outside the country - you'll be much safer there.  I think we will all be wishing we could leave as it will not be the country that I grew up in to pass along to my grandchildren.  That scares me.  Obama scares me.  Palin touched on that last night - the country we leave to our children after an Obama-Biden, Pelosi, Reid, Franks, Dodd, Schumer  led country - well,  we will all be sitting around telling them how good it used to be and the rights that we used to have.  

There is far to much we DON"T know about Obama - the News organizations are so intent that he get elected, some even calling him Barrak against McCain - they will not talk about the negative things or the unknown things he represents. 

You've voted, I will not be casting my vote in the same manner - I can imagine Palin as president equal to Obama as president. 

Marilyn,

I'm happy I don't base my vote on a newsletter.  Especially when everyone is saying the same thing.  You don't raise taxes on small businesses only earning $250K a year.  Trump gets it, Wall St. understands it, and we here understand why you don't do this especially while we are teetering on a full blown recession.  Just plain ol common sense tells us not to do it.  Yet, Obama and friends are hell bent on putting us into a dismal future if he gets his way.  Carter did it back in the day.  Stagflation was the term they used back then.  It took Reagan and his Reaganomics plan many years to get us out of that time and back to fiscal health again.

The only reason why Obama wants to do this is to pay for his out of control $1 Trillion dollar spending plan.  We heard that last night. More tax and spend.  You can't get any money from people who are without a job.  Taxing small businesses does exactly that.  It puts people in to unemployment lines.  That's right, I forgot, they tax unemployment benefits.  Maybe that's in his plan for our future, raise that tax too.

Tax the oil companies so they don't have the extra funds to drill.  Each platform costs $1 Billion to build.  If we are to drill, right now we don't have any platforms to just put in place.  They all have to be built from scratch.  Exxonmobil pays the most in taxes today then any other company.  I  forget the percentage, but it's huge.  It's more than what 40% of what the gov't gets in from the lower income payers.  Anyway, Obama voted to give them their tax break, McCain didn't.

I could go on, but if I were to give my vote for someone who wouldn't put us into a recession, it would be for McCain.  That's economics 101.

I will go on anyway.  The reason why we went into a full blown depression in '29 was because Hoover didn't bail out Wall St.  I know Biden thought it was FDR, but what can we say.  So as we ponder what goes on in D.C. today, it's a necessary evil if we don't want to relive those nasty days again.

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LindaMemm, I am on the east coast (Massachusetts) and am not blasting Palin. 

Linda, you are so right about McCain trying to get a bill to be voted on that would have reformed Fannie and Freddie but was blocked by Barney Franks - Democrat.   He now denies having anything to do with the entire mess - Chris Dodd too.  Videos going around on youtube that shows Barney Franks saying two years ago that Freddie and Fannie were sound - lots of people bought stock there and lost everything and the man will NOT admit he played any part in that or made those remarks.

 NC Senator Elizabeth Dole was a cosponsor on the bill with John McCain.

Rosemary….I’ve missed our chats.  Politics are less palatable a topic.

M a r i l y n ,
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Rosemary, me too.  If you are referring to the quote that I posted, this was hardly the BASE of my vote….and shame on you to suggest so.  I’m surprised at you.
 
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A very complicated subject….that requires an analysis of the whole picture not only an isolated part…just like our body chemistry.

  e s p e c i a l l y   w h i l e   w e   a r e   t e e t e r i n g   o n   a   f u l l   b l o w n   r e c e s s i o n
It IS a recesscion….”teetering” is spin talk for “don’t say it out loud during an election”

   J u s t   p l a i n   o l   c o m m o n   s e n s e   t e l l s   u s   n o t   t o   d o   i t .     Y e t ,   O b a m a   a n d   f r i e n d s   a r e   h e l l   b e n t   o n   p u t t i n g   u s   i n t o   a   d i s m a l   f u t u r e   i f   h e   g e t s   h i s   w a y .
The “dismal future” happened NOW, not some time in the future.
 
   C a r t e r   d i d   i t   b a c k   i n   t h e   d a y .     S t a g f l a t i o n   w a s   t h e   t e r m   t h e y   u s e d   b a c k   t h e n .    
Not the best economist true.  And the FIRST to use deregulation to turn the ship around…which by the time Regan took over, it was moving in that direction if you look at unemployment numbers.

  I t   t o o k   R e a g a n   a n d   h i s   R e a g a n o m i c s   p l a n   m a n y   y e a r s   t o   g e t   u s   o u t   o f   t h a t   t i m e   a n d   b a c k   t o   f i s c a l   h e a l t h   a g a i n .
This was known as voodoo economics…trickle down theory that never reached the middle class (upon which the country’s economy is REALLY based).
 
 T h e   o n l y   r e a s o n   w h y   O b a m a   w a n t s   t o   d o   t h i s   i s   t o   p a y   f o r   h i s   o u t   o f   c o n t r o l   $ 1   T r i l l i o n   d o l l a r   s p e n d i n g   p l a n .
Who’s $1T Plan?  Excuse me?

    W e   h e a r d   t h a t   l a s t   n i g h t .   M o r e   t a x   a n d   s p e n d .     Y o u   c a n ' t   g e t   a n y   m o n e y   f r o m   p e o p l e   w h o   a r e   w i t h o u t   a   j o b .     
Unless like the Dems plan, you invest in infrastructure, alternative energy and education … FUNDAMENTALS of a sustainable economy.  Of course, the bailout skimmed the cream of the budgets for everyone.

T a x i n g   s m a l l   b u s i n e s s e s   d o e s   e x a c t l y   t h a t .     I t   p u t s   p e o p l e   i n   t o   u n e m p l o y m e n t   l i n e s .     T h a t ' s   r i g h t ,   I   f o r g o t ,   t h e y   t a x   u n e m p l o y m e n t   b e n e f i t s .     M a y b e   t h a t ' s   i n   h i s   p l a n   f o r   o u r   f u t u r e ,   r a i s e   t h a t   t a x   t o o .
The unemployment numbers reported today to not reflect FUTURE results.  The reflect the collapse of the financial/economic system under extreme deregulation and trickle down theory without shame.
It’s like an addict…a cocain addict for example (the drug of choice on Wall St. by the way).  We can look at the bail out as an INTERVENTION.  Now comes the withdraw, economic feedback and hard love therapy.  
 
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If you were right, I’d vote for him.  The problem is that we are already IN a recession with Bush’s policy that McCain wants to mirror…thus the comment by Mr. Russell.
 
 I   w i l l   g o   o n   a n y w a y .     T h e   r e a s o n   w h y   w e   w e n t   i n t o   a   f u l l   b l o w n   d e p r e s s i o n   i n   ' 2 9   w a s   b e c a u s e   H o o v e r   d i d n ' t   b a i l   o u t   W a l l   S t .     I   k n o w   B i d e n   t h o u g h t   i t   w a s   F D R ,   b u t   w h a t   c a n   w e   s a y .     S o   a s   w e   p o n d e r   w h a t   g o e s   o n   i n   D . C .   t o d a y ,   i t ' s   a   n e c e s s a r y   e v i l   i f   w e   d o n ' t   w a n t   t o   r e l i v e   t h o s e   n a s t y   d a y s   a g a i n .
 Ponder on This .. (the title of a good book by the way) ….. pull up this newsletter I mentioned or others like it, and you’ll find the details behind the economists warnings that we are going down that “nasty” road again NO MATTER WHO IS ELECTED.  This is what they all agree.

Next year will be very hard.  
Now…do you want Bush economics? Again?  I want to see the middle class rebuilt so that my children and the country have a world-class future!

I know I know.  We can go around and around.  So many here love this sniping and some even take extra shots at the fact that I live outside of the country.  It’s good reason not to visit here too often but for the few who I do enjoy to read and share comments.  

Best wishes to all as always.  

For the people who have their blinders on and their head in the sand..YouTube.  And watch O'Reilly BLAST idot Barney the dancing doll.

I don't know if these are in order.

McCain's Early Recognition of Fannie/Freddie Crisis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63siCHvuGFg    

Barney Frank: "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not in a crisis situation."

"The more people in my judgment exaggerate the threat of safety and soundness, the more people conjure up the possibility of serious financial losses to the treasury, which i do not see. I think we see entities that are fundamentally sound financially and withstand some of the disaster scenarios. Even if there were a problem, the federal government does not bail them out. But the more pressure there is, the less we see in terms of affordable housing."

Inside Look: Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac  

WHAT AN IDIOT!  Democrats wanted to lend to people who couldn't afford it.  DO YOU RESEARCH and do not LET ANYONE BLAME THE REPUBLICANS.  They have been warning that this was coming.  Take off your blinders!  (my comment)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Yv7jT0TX0&feature=related 

Barack Obama & Friends Caused U.S. Economic Crisis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbkEAR2GgiA&feature=iv&annotation_id=event_324911  

Seems like no one's disputing this. (My words)

Now a "humorous" piece.

Comic Relieved

A women's shelter in Boston has canceled an appearance by comedian Sandra Bernhard at its annual fundraiser after some startling comments about Sarah Palin. Bernhard said during a show in Washington, D.C., last month that if Palin ever visited New York she would be "gang-raped by my big black brothers." Bernhard also lashed out at plain for opposing abortion rights.

But her act did not sit well with officials at Rosie's Place, a women's shelter that provides help for victims of violence. Director of Public Relations Leemarie Mosca says, "We don't think violence against women is a laughing matter... that means not including Sarah Bernhard at this time."

Bernhard has not apologized, but a statement on her Web site says she wishes Palin no harm. She ads, "I'd just like her to explain to me how she can hold such outrageous views... and then go back to Alaska."

- FOX News Channel's Zachary Kenworthy contributed to this report.

I was listening to Bernie Goldberg (thanks that's his name) and he said when some people hear Palin's name they have this "Derangement Syndrome."  LOL  He called it a mental disorder.  "Derangement Syndrome" was coined by Charles K...he's on Brit Hume's show...can't spell his last name.  He's a journalist and is a psychiatrist with a degree from Harvard.  Anyway, Bernie was saying that people would say, when they hear Palin's name (probably the syndrome was coined first for the Bush haters) they say things like, I want to jump out the window when I hear her name, .or when they hear her name they say, I get physically sick.  Guess what, ladies!  I have this Derangement Syndrome when I hear BO's name.

Now, I've got to get the heck outta hear.  My little gd called me and said she wanted us there early so I could pick her up form kindergarten.