Posts Made By: david elosser

That Bush daughter is really cute but obviously one element shy of a Petzval.

Sarah Palin has done really good during the primaries, hasn't she Rod? Three of the four candidates she threw her home-grown weight behind won their primaries- a score much better than Obama, indubitibly.

The globe warms, the globe cools, the globe warms, the globe cools...

Now are you on an alcohol binge Rod? Republicans don't blame Obama for the past five thousand years. Don't be inane.
Only the last two thousand.

And how can anyone deny evolution- the fact that you can post here proves that!

David E

Since we elected Obama. I guess next Iran will be suing us over Obama's sanctions, Hezbolla will be suing us over our support for Israel (such as it is these days) and the Taliban will be suing us over Predator strikes on their citizens.

David E

It has to be the truth. No woman could possible make all that up. Just like Anita Hill.

David E

Hopefully, Obama will have six months to dither his decisions before this Muqtada Sadr starts making his first moves.

"For now, at least, [Obama's] goals coincide with those of [Muqtada Sadr's]: Both want to hasten the departure of U.S. troops..."

Perhaps they can have a troop-hastening summit. Eat some real food for a change instead of fattening hamburgers.

Like Hebrew National hotdogs.

David E

Mel, that's just the beginning. The Dems are in control and they want everyone's money. Unless we vote the Republicans in contol of the House and Senate more tax increases on the poor and middle class are slated for Jan 1st:

- The 10% bracket rises to an expanded 15%
- The 25% bracket rises to 28%
These are the "Bush tax cuts on the rich." Everybody pays the bottom bracket, most middle class the second bracket.

The "marriage penalty" (narrower tax brackets for married couples) will return from the first dollar of income.
Can you spell D-I-V-O-R-C-E?

The child tax credit will be cut in half from $1000 to $500 per child. Of course it's a lot cheaper to raise a child these days, especially on UI checks!

The standard deduction will no longer be doubled for married couples relative to the single level. Yep, that's actually on the Dems tax plate and could be a reality.

Not to mention about 2 dozen tax increases from Obamacare automatically kicking in in january. Someone on this thread already mentioned that the FUT (Federal Unemployment Tax) has already been increased for all business. The "Death Tax" cometh again. Also thanks to Obama: Americans will no longer be able to use health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or health reimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines. Obama also lowered the FSA ceiling, restricting what parents and guardians get for caring for special needs children. (Obama is sooooo compassionate, isn't he?).

The AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax) will catch 4 million more families next year.

Small business will take a tax bath when they can no longer claim equipment purchases as one-time expenses. After January 1st, it will have to be depreciated. And in general, all kinds of business taxes (especially related to HC reform) start in 2011.

And teachers will be taking a bath in the tax bathtub as well. The deduction for tuition and fees will not be available. Tax credits for education will be limited. Teachers will no longer be able to deduct classroom expenses. Coverdell Education Savings Accounts will be cut. Employer-provided educational assistance is curtailed. The student loan interest deduction will be disallowed for hundreds of thousands of families.

And the first step to eliminating all deductions for charitable contributions: Under current law, a retired person with an IRA can contribute up to $100,000 per year directly to a charity from their IRA. This will no longer be allowed.

Democrats are so compassionate, aren't they?

David E
(Sitting around unemployed, missing the good ol' Jimmy Carter Days.)

Rod Kaufman said:

It's about time:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/06/obama.exports/index.html?hpt=Sbin
Er, ah, quiet or the party of no will stop that, too...

Well, that's good, and this is actually old news as exports have been up for quite some time. But its the reason why exports are up that's not so good. Basically, few have the money to buy goods domestically. Catapillar is an excellent example. They had a 20% growth in exports in 2007, during the Bush years, but continue to struggle with domestic sales during the Obama years. Remarkably, Obama admits this himself (a bit of a faux-pas perhaps?) in this quote from the article:
"Ninety-five percent of the world's customers and fastest-growing markets are beyond our borders." Translation: "Our economy sucks so bad businesses have to go overseas to stay alive."

David E

Book Sarah Palin, the lady dubbed a "bonafide American cultural heroine" by Camille Paglia, for your event and your organization just hit the jackpot. Across the nation, from Dallas to California, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin continues to bring in mega bucks - appearance after appearance...California State University couldn't sing Sarah's praises any higher, "Friday's sold-out dinner will bring in more than $200,000, making the gala the most successful fundraiser in the university's history", said university foundation board president Matt Swanson.

http://www.examiner.com/x-35532-Dallas-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2010m6d26-Jackpot-Sarah-Palin-most-successful-fundraiser-in-CSUs-history

How embarrising for Obama!
David E

"The trade deficit in the U.S. [SIZE="Large"][COLOR="Red"]unexpectedly[/COLOR][/SIZE] widened in May to the highest level in 18 months as a gain in imports outpaced an increase in shipments abroad." (These guys need to get a new Ouiji Board!) "The gap expanded 4.8 percent to $42.3 billion as U.S. companies imported more automobiles and consumer goods..." Ouch, that's gotta hurt. Buy American, guys!
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aSw3Ft8xz3Y0&pos=2

David E

Obama discussing Chinese-American relations with top White House advisor.

Pete Brayton said:
The leading republican is having problems with plagiarism...

That's a problem? Hell, half the main stream media is involved in plagiarism.

Don't know much about Co. politics. Here is Rasmussen's take:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/colorado/election_2010_colorado_governor

David E