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Posts Made By: James McSheehy

October 9, 2012 12:58 AM Forum: Politics

Obamanomics A Failure, Minorities Hardest Hit

Posted By James McSheehy
"Obmanomics" doesn't exist. What does exist is a growing kleptocracy with its roots in the final months of the W administration. Hank Paulson and his buddies found they could face down Congress, ignore the President, and run the financial side of things for their benefit. Geithner took over for Paulson (like a tag-team wrestling match), and he and Bernanke have refined the con to the point that our federal government now operates without a budget process.

At this point it doesn't matter who occupies the Oval Office. shocked

October 16, 2012 02:18 PM Forum: Politics

Okay, which one's lying?

Posted By James McSheehy
The last picture I saw of Jon Corzine, he was wearing a big smile.

The distractions of the false "R" vs. "D" dichotomy seem to be working perfectly. We are outraged and argue over the disposition of $24B, a rounding error in the bloated federal spending spree. Meanwhile the kleptocrats and their cronies made off with 100X that amount from the public treasury and no one says a peep.

Fog of war? 8)

October 23, 2012 04:01 AM Forum: Politics

Who kidnapped Romney?

Posted By James McSheehy
George Blahun said:

Hey, who was that guy debating Obama tonight? I know it looked like Mit, but it didn't sound like him. Geez, anyone who agrees that much with Obama should vote for him. There is only one explanation, someone kidnapped the Mitster.

Lol -- yeah the night went well for Mr. Obama. Romney sounded like he had a cold and he was definitely off his game. Based on choice of necktie, Obama won hands down. 8)

This was supposed to be a foreign policy debate, a discussion of America's role in the world. Maybe I missed it, but did anyone else hear either guy mention the EU?

November 6, 2012 01:49 AM Forum: Maksutovs

New Tube

Posted By James McSheehy
Sounds like an interesting project Steve. Another area you might consider modifying is the baffle tube. Air currents rising from the end of the baffle tube can take their toll, and trying to minimize the effects might be worth the trouble. I wonder if a perforated baffle might allow the warm air to dissipate more quickly?

November 7, 2012 03:32 PM Forum: Politics

Krauthammer:"Obama Won But He's Got No Mandate"

Posted By James McSheehy
Oh please, Romney lost big. He lost because nobody really liked the man on a personal level AND his politics were essentially the same as the guy he wanted to replace. Some real genius at work over in the RNC.

As a nation we will now stagger forward in limbo land, Congress controlled by five big banks, Ben Bernanke turning the crank on the printing press, and Mr. Obama trying to come to grips with the awful truth that 3+2 does not equal 7.

Enjoy the clown car brigade at work. 8)

November 11, 2012 05:52 PM Forum: Politics

Country to move to

Posted By James McSheehy
Perhaps it's better to be a citizen of an empire, however incompetent, than to wander in the rabble outside? The USA is descending in terms of personal freedoms and standards of living and I think it will take another generation before it falls from the top tier.

November 12, 2012 03:16 PM Forum: My Favorite WIMP.COM or YOUTUBE.COM

This will make every astronomer cringe.

Posted By James McSheehy
George Blahun said:

How could all the people involved in filming a TV commercial get this so completely wrong?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWmhk6PbUDM

You're right, the lack of diversity in this ad is appalling.

November 14, 2012 02:41 PM Forum: Politics

The majority speaks..again.

Posted By James McSheehy
For Democrats, the Fiscal Cliff did not exist two weeks ago. Reckoning and reason were put away in a closet for the election campaigns. Now the cliff, and a salacious scandal, dominate the "news". Watch the compliant Press ask the oh-so-tough questions in Obama's conference later today. I'm sure we will all feel enlightened.

"... the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. ... To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed, to deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies -- all this is indispensably necessary. Even in using the word doublethink it is necessary to exercise doublethink. For by using the word one admits that one is tampering with reality; by a fresh act of doublethink one erases this knowledge; and so on indefinitely, with the lie always one leap ahead of the truth."

G. Orwell, Nineteen Eighty Four

November 14, 2012 08:40 PM Forum: Politics

Fiscal Cliff Impact on You

Posted By James McSheehy
Both sides are salivating over the revenues that will come from the AMT. It sits like a hungry wolf in the tax code, and without politicians lifting a finger or "raising taxes", the AMT is going to screw millions more each year as they are pulled into the grinder.

November 15, 2012 04:18 PM Forum: Politics

Hahahahahahahah

Posted By James McSheehy
Kolyfonia should scrap their bullet train program and initiate a new public works project. What they really need is a large concrete safety system (the term "wall" is so 20th century) constructed along the Eastern border to help those in need. It would prevent irresponsible tax payers from fleeing the Golden State and encourage them to do their civic duty. Guard towers placed every 100 meters and manned by union sharp shooters would round out the plan and reduce unemployment -- a two-fer!

How about it? Forward. Utopia awaits!

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