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  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Rockin'InCanada wrote:
    Sectarian violence was spoke about lots before the war at least in my country....you can tell the thought process put into Iraq was pathetic at best if one personally thought that it would take Saddam out and the rest would be roses and sunshine you would at best an idiot.....


    I 100% agree it was one of the worst thought out processes in history, but no need to call me an idiot
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    jeffbr wrote:
    The Titanic analogy doesn't work. The stock market is in good shape, unemployment is low, gas prices are coming down rapidly, housing prices are stable, inflation is under control. So people go to work, come home to a good meal, send the kids to college, putter around their garden. They aren't waist deep and about to drown. For the typical family in the typical town in middle America life ain't so bad.

    BTW, this wasn't meant to be a defense of Bush (I didn't vote for him, and I do enjoy laughing at Bushisms), but I wanted to point out that the malaise pervasive on this board isn't shared by the general population.

    well, i was referring mostly to how the current administration endangers the lives of all americans now and in the future for how it conducts itself around the world. that's where the titanic analogy comes from. not to mention the fact that you're trillions of dollars in debt, even though they had a surplus going in.
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  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    aBoxOfFear wrote:
    well, i was referring mostly to how the current administration endangers the lives of all americans now and in the future for how it conducts itself around the world. that's where the titanic analogy comes from. not to mention the fact that you're trillions of dollars in debt, even though they had a surplus going in.


    surplus was only there because of the stock market bubble. bubble burst, no surplus. sure spending money on the wars didnt help. but its not the cause. remember its not the white house that spends money, its congress.

    in your opinion, the administration is endangering american lives. I feel they are protecting mine.
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    jeffbr wrote:
    The Titanic analogy doesn't work. The stock market is in good shape, unemployment is low, gas prices are coming down rapidly, housing prices are stable, inflation is under control. So people go to work, come home to a good meal, send the kids to college, putter around their garden. They aren't waist deep and about to drown. For the typical family in the typical town in middle America life ain't so bad.

    BTW, this wasn't meant to be a defense of Bush (I didn't vote for him, and I do enjoy laughing at Bushisms), but I wanted to point out that the malaise pervasive on this board isn't shared by the general population.

    hmm...sounds like the 90's...

    except we are waging war here and there...
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    aBoxOfFear wrote:
    if george had any other job in the world, he would have gotten his ass fired a long time ago. he fucks up more than the weatherman.

    My husband and I talk about this all the time. Most people would have been fired if they did their jobs this poorly!!! :p
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    justam wrote:
    My husband and I talk about this all the time. Most people would have been fired if they did their jobs this poorly!!! :p


    Well, that's not staying the course! :p
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    justam wrote:
    My husband and I talk about this all the time. Most people would have been fired if they did their jobs this poorly!!! :p

    heh. something tells me when george leaves office he won't be getting paid millions of dollars to make speeches, like clinton does. instead, he'll have to spend millions of dollars to protect his ass, because after 10 years, he doesn't get secret service protection anymore(clinton is the last president to get life time protection). haha. nighty night, george. sweet dreams. :D
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  • RockinInCanada
    RockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    jlew24asu wrote:
    I 100% agree it was one of the worst thought out processes in history, but no need to call me an idiot

    Hey sorry....I 100% did not mean to refer to you as an idiot, it was not to reference yourself.....it was just a crude generalization...I apologize for that but I meant no insult...
  • DCGARDEN
    DCGARDEN Posts: 515
    aBoxOfFear wrote:
    heh. something tells me when george leaves office he won't be getting paid millions of dollars to make speeches, like clinton does. instead, he'll have to spend millions of dollars to protect his ass, because after 10 years, he doesn't get secret service protection anymore(clinton is the last president to get life time protection). haha. nighty night, george. sweet dreams. :D


    Money he will have - The book deals available to Bush after his term is up will be enourmous. Yes, the hatred for this president is probably un-paralleled, but it's kind of like a train wreck sometimes - and I think what has happened the last 6 years has been so dramatic and unprecedented that
    a true auto-biography on Dubya would be a big seller
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  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Rockin'InCanada wrote:
    Hey sorry....I 100% did not mean to refer to you as an idiot, it was not to reference yourself.....it was just a crude generalization...I apologize for that but I meant no insult...


    pm sent. misunderstanding on my part.
  • Meatwagon
    Meatwagon Posts: 108
    jeffbr wrote:
    The Titanic analogy doesn't work. The stock market is in good shape, unemployment is low, gas prices are coming down rapidly, housing prices are stable, inflation is under control. So people go to work, come home to a good meal, send the kids to college, putter around their garden. They aren't waist deep and about to drown. For the typical family in the typical town in middle America life ain't so bad.

    BTW, this wasn't meant to be a defense of Bush (I didn't vote for him, and I do enjoy laughing at Bushisms), but I wanted to point out that the malaise pervasive on this board isn't shared by the general population.
    Wages don't keep up with inflation/cost of living. Gas prices are taking a dip, which usually follows with an even larger increase. I know people around here have priced a college education. Not a drop in the bucket. Good luck trying to find health care that doesn't make you choose between getting that bunion looked at or putting a meal on the table. Not to mention the cost of the meds to make that damn thing go away.
    I think people may be more waste deep than they may be letting onto. I know my socks have been wet for a while;)
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    jlew24asu wrote:
    surplus was only there because of the stock market bubble. bubble burst, no surplus. sure spending money on the wars didnt help. but its not the cause. remember its not the white house that spends money, its congress.

    in your opinion, the administration is endangering american lives. I feel they are protecting mine.

    well, it was bush and his administraion that goes to congress with all these requests for more money. why they continue to approve it, i don't know. but trillions of dollars in debt?? in six years?? come on, how can you possibly defend that??

    you feel safe. but you're not, i'm sorry to say. especially travelling abroad. don't forget to take a "i am canadian" t-shirt with you if you do go anywhere. not trying to sound like a prick, just telling you the way it is.
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  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    aBoxOfFear wrote:
    well, it was bush and his administraion that goes to congress with all these requests for more money. why they continue to approve it, i don't know. but trillions of dollars in debt?? in six years?? come on, how can you possibly defend that??

    you feel safe. but you're not, i'm sorry to say. especially travelling abroad. don't forget to take a "i am canadian" t-shirt with you if you do go anywhere. not trying to sound like a prick, just telling you the way it is.


    there are many factors that go into having such high debt. it can not be pinned on bush. although I agree, his administrations spending practices do not help. but neither does any administration. the american economy is dong very well right now and the debt is under control. the bush camp has made a plan to reduce the debt over time. at least its something.

    I feel more safe because el queda doesnt have a base of operations and trainging camps like they did prior to 9/11. but I would agree with you, americans imagime is fucked up around the world. I'm not too concerned about my safety abroad. I'm much more concerned if a dirty bomb will go off in the streets of Chicago. sorry, you'll never see my in a "i'm a candian" t-shirt. I'm very proud to be an American.
  • RockinInCanada
    RockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    DCGARDEN wrote:
    Money he will have - The book deals available to Bush after his term is up will be enourmous. Yes, the hatred for this president is probably un-paralleled, but it's kind of like a train wreck sometimes - and I think what has happened the last 6 years has been so dramatic and unprecedented that
    a true auto-biography on Dubya would be a big seller

    As if he needs the extra cash....lets hope he does not pen this piece....could just imagine that disaster...:)
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Rockin'InCanada wrote:
    As if he needs the extra cash....lets hope he does not pen this piece....could just imagine that disaster...:)

    haha. ya, like george can write!! good one!! :D
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • LBC1076
    LBC1076 Posts: 224
    Rockin'InCanada wrote:
    As if he needs the extra cash....lets hope he does not pen this piece....could just imagine that disaster...:)


    It would have to be a pop-up book so that he could read about himself.

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