Here They Go Again

it's obvious that the Repblican Method of "Trickle Down" is not working for our economy... i find it amazing how many wealthy Repblicans blog on newsweek & believe in the " trickle down " method... Hummm !! if jobs & growth really trickled down then our economy would be in better shape..

Great article, very interesting and insightful. I think maybe there is a lot more to be said and that Obama should do better to break from concentrating on responding to every little sling and arrow of McCain's for a time - he should do what he does best and convey a vision for a new direction in specific terms, and state more or less what he will plan to do once in office.

I'm tired of the tit-for-tatting going on in between any major national or international event, such as this latest financial crisis... It demeans both candidates and bores the rest of us - or maybe it's exciting to be entertained in such a fatuous way, a bit like watching a football game or an argument between two opposing teams... but that should not be the main thing that everyone remembers in the end.

I'd like to see more of Obama's leadership side - his policy wonks flanking his podia (plural for podium?) and a sense of specific actions he would take during the first months in the White House. He'd do better to think of the future when he's actually in office and stop taking swipes back at the Rovian punches his dopey opponent is being told is necessary to win. McCain himself seems uncomfortable with all this - he too should be authentic. Everyone sees through anything less.

Well, just my two cents - inspired by Jonathan Darman's piece. Nothing terribly original or non-common-sense. Hope for CHANGE, PROGRESS we can believe in.

the way things are being run right now. you can not tell me republicans are conservetive!they suck! and this bail out is bs too! same ole, same ole, the rich get bailed out but the poor get poorer!!!
vote obama/biden!!!!!!!!

President Obama sent Secretary of State Bill Richardson today to Tehran to negotiate the release of Vice President Biden who has been held in captivity since his visit there 8 months ago. Mr. Biden is said to be in good spirits and is a source of endless entertainment for his captors.

Even the Republican bloggers here have been persistent and belligerent in offering meaningless and deceptive garbage trying to distract and persuade without any accountability for pertinence or truth. One arrogantly and adamantly, as if an authority, even presented a super long list of philosophies for open markets, deregulation, etc. as to why the Republicans offer better economics, neglecting to admit everything he offered was slanted and full of errors. He was angry and aggressively challenging, looking for a fight but didn???t identify that he was so emotional because he was in the top income category and upset when thinking Obama may increase his taxes. He erroneously said small business would be hurt when Obama actually has promised to reduce their taxes along with large corporations who create jobs here (Obama has said 95% will receive a tax decrease and only those individuals earning over $250k and corporations exporting jobs and using loopholes to escape paying fair taxes would get increases). The blogger also offered that tax cuts for the wealthy create jobs and stimulate the economy, when common sense tells you different. The wealthy who already spend whatever they want don???t spend more when they get tax cuts, the poor and middle class do and get the money right back into the economy, stimulating it and even producing profits for companies and the wealthy. The trickle-down theory is a fraud as what we really have is a bubble-up economy. Tax cuts for the wealthy only make the wealthy wealthier and stimulate contributions for political campaigns and later kickbacks. Point by point answers could be provided but I really don???t want to go back and forth as neither of us will ever change our mind. The final proof is that the last eight years should convince anyone that there is a lot wrong with the Republican philosophies (especially noting that the only thing trickling down is the costs) and then history clearly shows that the best economic periods have always been under a Democratic government. Hard to factually or truthfully argue with that and again that is my real point. How can anyone put any faith in or vote for those that practice gross dishonesty?

I have a hard time understanding how anyone can accept dishonesty or even consider supporting those who offer nothing but gross dishonesty ??? I mean what are they suppose to be putting their faith in, obviously not anything that is being said. Over the last eight years Bush-Cheney-Rove-etal have been arrogant and even cocky while saying anything to rationalize, justify, excuse and just camouflage their total and belligerent focus on benefit for Special Interests and a select few, including themselves, while only giving the average American apathy, the costs and subterfuge (lies). All we have to do is look at the status of everything to see the severe negatives they have caused. Some say that was only them and is the past but the Republican Party has totally and completely supported all of it without ever showing any concern and only now, with the new campaign going on, are they saying they want to change things. Again, how can you even listen to them when you know they lie so easily and consistently? McCain-Palin say they are the agents for change when they are indebted to, committed to and in-bed-with those that supported Bush-Cheney and who are those who just want more of the same.

Hrmmm and also, since you are all here...since Congress is actually the body that passes these laws and regulations or lack of...why do most people not apply the same intensity and concern for the offices held by those representatives?

I have to say, I am not either Democrat or Republican. I don't even see the need for alignment with one or the other. Why is Catamount an idiot because of what they believe or why is Boots an idiot for what they believe? The issue isn't pointing out how someone is right or wrong. Name one time in your life proving someone right or wrong even resulted in a peaceful outcome...an outcome of importance.

What I am against is this hatred, one-sided smashing and blaming. So are most people. That is why we have the same 100 posters on all these topics on the boards. The majority of America doesn't come here.

Take the time to understand why your opposing viewpoint is held by someone else and then considerately show them a way to believe in your views...wouldn't that be the most productive?

Well I couldn't agree more that it's time to talk about issues. I disagree with the author the Republican of late have seriously addressed issues. McCain is suddenly for offshore drilling, after he was opposed to it because he feels the need to outline a difference between him and Obama, and that's about as far as they've all gone to talk about issues. The rest of it Rove tactics. They criticize Obama for "star power", then nominate Palin and play off of even more unwarranted star power. Obama gets criticized for Jerimiah Wright, and even gets slammed with a double standard because the media doesn't even touch John Hagee. John McCain doesn't discuss the economy much, in fact you can't even FIND mention of the national debt on the issues section of his website. He doesn't really discuss the environment much either. He talks about offshore drilling, and makes mention of alternative energy, but doesn't really outline a plan with much support for such alternatives. McCain may indeed have answers to various issues (and they might be right or wrong) but thus far he hasn't really discussed them much.

Mr Darman you may be correct. My opinion on most issues is conservative. Most say I must be Republican. Thats where the Democrats and Republicans mess up. Pushing issues Right or Left not Right and Left is the problem. To vote because of race or sex is just wrong. And actually believe America is center-Left.

Ideas are not poison. Hatred of free thinking is. If you don't like the way things are, make them better... Don't be throwing bricks at the other guy, it looks stupid and scares normal people. Convince the normal people you wioll safe guard and take care of those interests. That was the basis of the theory put forth here.
"gobbledegook" is just another way of saying I don't want to understand nor will I have the guts to argue my point...The NRA wasn't mentioned in the article at hand... All you are doing is blowing smoke on the issue...

also democrats are too liberal,america hates liberals!!