They All Fall Down

The question was - What's next? Not what happened?

NAFTA was a Reagen idea supported by both him and the first BUSH. Past by a GOP congress. ENRON was run by a Republican. Mortgage crisis was problems started with lax banking rules buy the GOP congress during the Reagen, Bush, when banks laws were changed. During Clinton time, there was a balance budget , low unemployment and the middle class had a chance for the American dream. Now under the last eight years George Bush jr. we have a mortgage crisis, banks failing, high gas prices, high unemployment ,a national buget that a def. (that will take our grandchildren to pay off), A war, lies from the president and vice president,scandals that are buried under national security umbrella,and the lack of respect from the world. Something happen you my party. Was it highjack by a few who had plans for a new republic that believed in the rich deserves and lesser ones don't. I'm American I believe in this country, my loyalty runs deep as most Americans, not just repuplicans but Demerocrats also. Who ever wins in November, be it by 1%. Remember there are 49% that are still Americans and they have to be heard. We are a country of equal people.Now this comment is from a republican that will probably vote democrat. America can't have four more years of this.

Recently the major networks presented a simulcast in prime time. The subject, most importantly, being cancer. Aside from presidental addresses to the nation, and important news events, this has rarely been done by the major commercial networks. It might be a good idea to try a simulcast once again. This time the networks should bring Rubin, Samules, Buffet, et.el., together to explain to the American people what the issue of the economy is really all about. It seems most of our financial institutions have placed the average
American's financial future into real uncertainty. Senators McCain and Obama suggest tax cuts and haven't
a clue as to how we sustain the shortfall in revenues. The budget defecit, the weak dollar, foreign balace of payment defecits, the countries holding our bonds, the real cost of the war on two fronts and on and on. We have to be clear, and I don't think we are. Al C. Staten Is. N.Y.
are. America needs to be told the truth.

Not only did we sell out to the Chinese, we lost 5 million American jobs to East India, no wonder 1 in 10 american homes are in default. The lost IT jobs and Tech jobs to India is the number 1 cause of these problems, although no one wants to admit it.

so much for the ownership society and privitizing Social Security.....

We are so used to focusing opinions on the basis of our politics as we confront this economic reality. That is a major way to mask the real problem; both political parties have sold out to the highest bidders. It isn't the lobbyists that are to blame: it is the politicians that allow themselves to be refocused so easily by the money they need to stay in their offices, by the perks, the status, and the promise of actual wealth when they leave politics to become lobbyists pulling down fantastic salaries. This is done on both sides of the aisle, and by the spouses of our politicians on both sides of the political aisle.

The real responsibility is to govern but that has given away to to personal interests of the politicians. It is the same with the real responsibility to run a business, or an economic system, that has given away to irresponsible management focused so much on short term profit that the stability of the economic system doesn't play any real role in the decision making porcesses.

This in light of McCain advisor, Luskin's article in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202415.html) is what is called true irony. Of course, the country scrambles to rescue Wall Street while the middle class shrinks. The rising prices eats a bigger chunk of their ever shrinking dollar. And the Republicans call tax cuts for the lower 95% of the work force wealth redistribution. Wealth redistribution has been going on for 40 years, as the gap has steadily widen between the top 1%-5% of wage earners and those in the lower 95%. You want McCain and Palin because you have bought off on the claptrap of "wealth redistribution for the lazy and ungrateful, and fear of the terrorists." Let the good times roll, huh?!

Great job ruining our country Republicans...
Piss Poor state craft..
A Bungled economy...
Yeah... you're doin great ! 4 more years.... @$$holes...

Yeah, unfortunately I can actually see that happening. She'll probably appoint her husband's hunting buddy to be the Treasury Secretary and her pastor as the Fed Chairman.