Posts Made By: david elosser

The libs don't have any problems with the company Obama keeps and has kept. But they have a serious problem with anyone knowing about it.

David E

Absolutely, and in the Senate's fixation with the Health Care Tyrrany Act of 2009 looks like they'll forget to extend the expanded COBRA benefits which expire at the end of December. The layoffs are going to continue through 2010 and those people will have a much tougher time getting health insurance for themselves and their families now.

David E

Right on, right on, right on, Mike.

I am not far behind you, I'll soon be 52 years of age. I entered the job market at the height of the "Carter Depression." National unemployment was nearly identical to today. The big difference was, back then, fresh out of college, I could find a job. In fact, I found three, in as many years, all while unemployment in my area was at or above 10%. Why can't people find gainfull employment today? Because the political climate is very different. Back then, conservatism had a strong foothold in Washington. Today, we have liberalism running amuck. Businesses were hiring back in 1981, not because the economy had already turned back around, but because they were expecting it to turn back around. That difference is huge for today's job market.

I look at the polls and I see support for Democrats as a whole crumbling like a sand castle in a thunderstorm. And yet, other than a unified stand against the Health Care Tyrrany Act, what have the Republicans done to deserve their rise in popularity? Very little, if anything, that I've seen. In fact, they still continue to to put up liberal candidates telling us that they are giving us a "choice." And Republican unification in the Senate is not by any means solid; it could fracture in a heartbeat with Senators Snowe or Collins.

But people who think there's no difference between the two parties are being naive. If there's no difference, health care "reform" would have been passed back last spring. Cap and trade would be well on its way to a signiture. Tax increases would already be in effect. Although there is certainly some liberalism in the Republican party, there is plenty of Conservatism to mount a strong attack against the statist left in the Democrat party. And if you still think there's no difference, just remember how the economy was when the Republicans recently controlled both the House and Senate (barely) and now with the Democrats in complete control of Capital Hill. Compare Wellfare Reform with Health Care Reform. Compare Tax cuts with tax increases. Compare the moral turpitude with many members of today's administration with those of the past four. Never before in our history has a presidential candidate felt required to quit his church to run for election. (Probably twice.) Although it's still early, and anything can happen between now and Novemeber, I like many others are predicting a disaster of some magnitude for the Democrats in the next election. And yes, there is a difference between the parties. But the degree of that difference is what we the voters make it. We have the power to make the changes neccessary next November.

David E

Tom Dubois said:

Based on this, I think I might survive being boycotted

Based on that I don't think I would survive being married!


David E

The Revolution of the People is growing!


David E

Scott Satko said:

david elosser said:

They work while we are asleep in the middle of the night. They work while we are celebrating our most precious religious holidays. They buy off votes for their massively unpopular legislation with hundreds of billions of our dollars. And now this...

http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/12/reid_bill_declares_future_cong_1.asp

"...it shall not be in order in the senate or the house of representatives to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, or conference report that would repeal or otherwise change this subsection [of the Reid Health Care Reform Bill]."

David E

So far this blog that you reported, David, is the only source I can find for this. I'd like to find confirmation before getting too upset. However, if this IS true, then this is one of the scariest things I've read in a while.

Don't hold your breath for the main stream media to pick up on this. The quote from the Reid Health Care Reform bill is pretty clear to me.

David E

Rod Kaufman said:

"After bottoming out in March, stocks have rallied broadly as a flood of government stimulus money has helped the economy emerge from one of the deepest recessions on record."
http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/24/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm
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Rod, I'm not sure Mr Rooney is equating cause and effect here, that a "flood" of federal stimulus money caused the stock market to rise. ("Flood" is obviously is literary license here as the majority of the current stimulus money has yet to be spent, and the revised numbers show that our economy is growing at a 2.2% rate, a snail's pace compared to previous recessions that have ended with a growth rate of well over 6%, but of course Mr Rooney knows all that ) In stead, I think he does a good job of listing the factors effecting the Dow et al:
1-"Stocks opened higher after the government said the number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment fell more than expected..."
2-"A separate report showed orders for durable goods outside of the transportation sector surged last month."
3-"Stocks were also supported by rising oil prices, which lifted shares of energy companies."
4-"Gold prices rose as the dollar softened against the euro." (Our weakened dollar tends to push investors to other avenues like stocks.)
5-""The strong commodity complex continues to be a driver of the market...""
6-"Technology stocks continued to lead gainers."
7-[this is] "a time of year when stocks traditionally perform well."

BTW I checked the performance of my 401K. It has, for the year, and 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year averages, out-performed the Dow, S&P 500, and NASDAQ. (No brag just fact. )

David E

We need a new panty czar. Barbara Boxer would be the chairperson, and would brief the president on a daily basis, bacause the president must react on the fly. We can no longer afford to be so elastic. Want to get on this airplane? It doesn't hay Hanes, until the panty czar says it says Hanes!

David E

Rod Kaufman said:
That's certainly refreshing and a definitive change from the previous administration that would rarely, if ever, admit its own mistakes...

Kudos to Obama! That's certainly a refreshing and definitive change from the Obama whose administration arrests soldiers for slapping enemy combatants when they capture them on the battlefield. Maybe now he'll stop all future release of Gitmo prisoners?

Obama said. "I intend to fulfill that responsibility and insist on accountability at every level."
I guess that means he's firing Janet Incompetano?

David E

Rod Kaufman said:
Haven't we gone through this before in the previous administration?

I think you mean the Clinton Administration, the so-called Gerrelick Wall.

David E