Yep...we have a big mess again. I have to agree with Rocky. The futures traders are making the bucks off of this oil price escalation. I hope and expect the price to go down dramatically sometime this winter coming. Why do we always blame the woes that come about in this country on the president? Some things he can be lambasted for. The price of oil is not one of them though. As far as jobs and the economy we have quite a few things to blame other than W. Let's look at NAFTA(which W supports but didn't pass into law). When it passed it did away with 1 million UNION jobs immediately and a few million more since becoming law.. And Fabs you are right..the great American people who(as Rocky pointed out) say I want it all and I want it now!! As far as Obama..he isn't a Democrat...he is a Marxist. Hillary is certainly a Socialist. These are 2 types we do not need running this country. The Socialistic Congress(mostly Democrats) are giving our future away to the people who give nothing to this country other than their unearned needs. Unfortunately people who vote only the economy are the worst of the bunch. They have no regard for this country...either for the past or the future. It is that same thing again...I want it ALL and I want it NOW. Personally I support the idea that people should EARN their living instead of having every one else taxed to give them their living. I also personally feel that if you are a dependant of the government voting shoule not be one of your rights. Along with quite a few other rights..that should be earned also. Not dissing people who can not work...but more than 75% of the people on welfare are able to do something. They just won't. Since they CAN vote they make certain they can vote for people who will give them more of this free largess. The free lunch went out with the 1920's...at least in bars. Just in case anyone wants to argue with my statements...I feel that if you are not able to work I think it is up to the earning taxpayers of this country to help such unfortunates along. But at the same time I disagree with allowing them to vote. This is why the welfare system is so screwed up now. People that don't work vote themselves a raise by voting in someone who will support their agenda. Well,duh!! Who does that cost? The gummit?? Who pay the taxes to pay for running this country? Another thing. Tax the rich??Tax big business more?? Usually these are the entities that provide the jobs in this country. Again...DUH!!?? Run business out of the country with higher taxes?? More jobs lost!! I am also at the point in believing we should privatize Social Security. The gummit sure can't run it. They keep "borrowing" money from the fund. Something is wrong there for certain.
Fabs...hadn't you ever heard of "Kerosene" Maxine Waters from Calipornia?? That woman is one of the most obnoxious people in Congress. And not necessarily the smartest person in that August group. May not be the dumbest either. But she do get fired up for certain..hence the moniker "Kerosene Maxine". She is one of the socialists that make sure her constituents that don't earn a living are provided one by the taxpayers.
Aim to Maim..I agree completely with your statement. There certainly are more important things in life than money.
PBR you would vote a few more bucks in your pocket to make you "feel" better and give up any actual rights you have enjoyed for your entire life? All the economic woes we enjoy now are the result of a lot of factors not necessarily under the control of our gummit. Remember that a very strong government CAN take away what you have earned...which they do now anyway...and you want more?? Osama Obama or Hillary will surely grant you your wish. The founders of this country actually fought people that felt the way you do...so that we could remove the people of this country from the yokes of servitude...
