This Is Not A Democracy, It's A Republic........
Just dropping by to say re global warming, talk to your Red Voice buddies. I don't believe I said a word about Republicans in my post on which you left a comment. I mentioned contrarian disbelievers who seem to feel that global warming is a Liberal Left Conspiracy. There are plenty of Republicans who care about the environment, and the effects of our (the human race) abuse of it. The folks I'm talking about aren't among them.
I tackled the rush last year and my daughters and I were being pushed in the doorway of the store. It was frightening to say the least to see how desparate people are to get that deal!
A WalMart about a 1/2 hour away had lap top computers on sale and a woman grabbed the last one and found herself getting punched in the face by another man who wanted the computer just this past Friday.
I don't buy that the economy is in the toilet. I do buy however that the whining is just another way to Blame Bush for it. Anything to paint him as the problem for this world's woes that date back centuries....Ahh, history, if only people would have learned about that in school.
In the blog post just previous to this one, you blasted liberals for "splicing together their own reality." The irony is that you just did the same thing in trying to paint a pretty picture of Bush's economy. Retail sales on Black Friday are traditionally through the roof. Big deal. That's not a reflection of the big picture.
President Bush has presided over one of the worst economic periods for the middle class in U.S. history. The Bush record speaks for itself: millions of lost jobs; higher unemployment; real wages for the middle class falling or stagnating; an 11 percent increase in poverty; increased tax burdens; rising mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure rates; and household costs escalating beyond wage increases.
One great weekend in a year does not a healthy economy make.
It's up Will, face it.
Sure, it's up a little. It has taken its natural progression upwards since the lows following 9/11.
You make it seem like it's the "libbies" imagining things that our economy, overall, is still in the pooper and is not a priority for the Bush Administration. That is a fact. Trust me, I'm a business journalist and deal with it every day.
Though it depends where you get news, reports from Black Friday ranged from "through the roof" to an "utter disappointment," depending on who the story quoted. It should be up, it's the biggest shopping day of the year.
When you make general, meaningless statements like this, "The Liberals would have us believe that the economy is in the hole, and we are going to hell in a hand basket. My eyes tell me otherwise," then be prepared for some arguments.
If you're specifically talking about Black Friday, then yes, you are correct, "it's all good." (For the most part, anyways.) But if you look carefully at the big picture, you're sorely off the mark. That's all I'm trying to say, really.
And, by the way, Visa, which is the leading cause of debt and bankruptcy in the entire world, is not a good source to quote for spending trends.
Gee Will, I thought between CNN, MSNBC,Fox,local news and the paper,and the internet that I should have a clear picture. Guess you've cleared it up.
No problem.
The national debt, now at $8 trillion, ought to scare your pants off. Bush has run up more debt in five years as president than all previous leaders combined. Even a Bush supporter like the Heritage Foundation sounds a touch troubled by it all.
From the Post:
"And it'll only get worse. Brian Riedl, chief budget analyst at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said the Bush administration is expected to return to Congress within the next few months to ask lawmakers -- once again -- to raise the nation's debt ceiling so we can borrow even more.
"A debt of $8 trillion is certainly a daunting number," Riedl told me. "I'm not sure we'll ever pay it off."
Our grandchildren thank us.
Let's see..... spending to cover the cuts that Clinton made, that basically stripped the military.
Spending to better the education system,9/11, Katrina,Rita, Wilma, Iraq, Afganistan.
Hard to be a tight wad when you have so many things happen on your watch.
You libbies can't have it both ways Will. You bitch that the soldiers don't have the equipment they need, but Will, that costs MONEY.
Research into alternative fuels? Money again.
Not to mention the drain on the economy from illegals. Whose numbers have shot up dramatically, (those damn Brazilians).
The new DOS. Higher, better security measures. Money again Will.
But, you seem the type who when, not if we have another 9/11, possibly a 6/12? Or a 08/14? You'll scream and bitch that we weren't doing enough.
It costs money, sorry, but it does.
Indeed, things cost money. It's the careless spending that's the problem.
Cutting out the no-bid contracts to companies that benefit those in office and/or their cohorts is a good place to start watching the bottom line.
Oh, Will.....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10251075/
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, consumer confidence surged in November, boosted by a sharp drop in gasoline prices and a perception that jobs are becoming easier to find, a business research group said Tuesday.
The government also released positive economic news Tuesday, reporting that sales of new homes rose sharply in October, as did factory orders for big-ticket manufactured items, indicating that the economy is recovering from the blow delivered by the late-season Gulf Coast hurricanes.
Oh, Jenn. Nobody was arguing those points, but thanks for posting that extremely general information for the fun of it.
Go back and read the argument.
Thanks Will for the obligatory inference to Halliburton.
A question for you regarding "no-bid" contracts.
Can Will name a single other company that does what Halliburton does?
No he cannotm because Halliburton is the only one in the country. If we waited for bids for civilian troop support, we would still be waiting.
Will really needs to read up on the rhetoric he spews. It's embarrassing.
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