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Robert J. Samuelson

It Ain't the Economy, Stupid

Why no president can control our $14 trillion engine

 
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  • Posted By: dawei @ 05/12/2008 12:01:18 AM

    Comment: I think all three candidates are worthless. Abama and Clinton will not handle terrorists correctly, all three will not handle China corrcetly, and McCain is an idiot in understanding Economics. Two of the top five qualifications should be Economics and military action. Not reserves or just service in the Army, Navy or Marines. I mean action in a war and probably nothing less than Captain. I saw a new blog site that is good. www.stopthenonsensenow.blogspot.com. I don't know hoe long until he gets to todays issues but he is writing about the liars in the white house during the 80's and the elite killers and terrorists, the CIA. His mission statement says he wants the people of the US to revolt and take back the government. He is right.

    Carter did not renew the lease on the Panama Canal, which is great that China controls it now, and the people vote the pocketbook is correct. They are stupid. The above blog site tells about how stupid the US people are. I am only 29 and working on my PhD but the person writing the blog site is going to talk about Economics and the amnesia everyone has developed about Reagan and giving chemicals to Hussein, Bush going after oil the Chinese were in negotiations with before 9/11, the CIA funding terrorists by selling drugs to American children, and a whole load of "crap" as he puts it that the government has "bamboozled" the public over the last 35 years or more.

    And he has nothing good to say about the Kennedys either.

  • Posted By: kcarizona @ 02/09/2008 6:59:35 AM

    Comment: I once heard blamming the President for a bad economy is like blaming Ronald McDonald for a bad hamburger. i am waking up and trying to stop the NO GAIN BLAME GAME and looking to what i can do today to make this economy better. If each one of us across the country did our part the president could go about doing his job and we... too much to ask?? everyone minding their own business???? i don't mind President Bush's business i mind my own. My business as a citizen is to mind the election and vote and so i am voting for the best i vote Hillary. I vote Apple over Microsoft i vote Costco over Sams club i vote Coke and Pepsi over RC i vote the best, i wish i could vote Ford over my Honda but for now i vote Honda - for now.

  • Posted By: HerbB @ 02/08/2008 11:46:21 PM

    Comment: So basically you say we should just throw in the towel. There is nothing a president could do with all his power and influence to improve the economy. So we should forget the economy as deciding factor for our presidential candidate and judge him by his credentials on national security. Is this what you are suggesting? Hmm...Can it be that your favorite candidate is John McCain? Should we just forget about his lack of credentials on economics and internal affairs and build our decision in large on his heroism during the Vietnam war? Isn't a President also in charge of the federal budget? Isn't he also in a large part responsible what energy policy this country is governed by? Isn't he also responsible for raising or lowering the debt? Isn't he in charge of federal spending? It seems to me that you are limiting your judgment criteria a bit too much. Give George W more merit for the mess he made!

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