The Books of John

In a few weeks we will make a choice that will decide our future. I follow a economist named bob proctor who has called the top and bottom of every market crash since the 70s correctly. He perfectly predicted the current real estate market meltdown ,and the picture he paints about what will happen in the next couple years Is terrifying. He thinks it will be worse then the great depression. Banks in the US are going under one after the other. Country wide the largest morgage bank in the world Bear Stearns and Lehman brothers , and Merrill Lynch which are 3 out of the top 5 wall street firms. And now Fanny and Freddy which hold 50 percent of the home loans in the United States. The goverment took them over because they are essentially bankrupt. If they didn't the entire financially system would virtually shut down, the stock market would crash And we would suffer beyond what any of us have seen before The future of these companies will fall into the hands of our next president
Bush just like Mcain doesn't understand the economy.

That not just my opinion its his own words. Not only does he not understand how to fix it
He does not understand exactly what is broken. Its no surprise that he doesnt. The people that make up these
securities use complex math models very few people understand.
Bush and mccain both can take the credit for this mess since they helped deregulate the laws that were protecting us.


Bush's economic advisor Phil Graham wrote the deregulation bill that allowed banks take risks with all of our future.
Now Phil Graham is the head of mccains economic policy ,and mccain wants to make him the next secretary of the treasury.
No one in this country can afford for that to happen. The last time bush met with his economic advisors was in march. He either didnt realize or didnt care that anything was wrong. Phil Graham had the guts to say we are in a mental recession after he helped create the worst economy in our lifetime.
It will take the best and brightest minds in the world to get us out of this nightmare. As bad as bush has done mccain would be
incredibly worse because things are in much worse shape. The next president will not inherit a surplus like bush did but a tanking economy and a 11,600,000,000,000 deficit. Most of Bush created and it will take decades to pay it back.
If you do what you have always done then you will do get what you have always __________

When it comes to policy bush and mccain are the same 90 percent of the time.
So why are the polls even close then ?

The chairman of mcains campaign recently said that people don't vote on issues

they vote on a personality composite which means. He is trying to sell you personality instead of results.
He believes people will vote against there own self interests.

Lets teach him we are smarter then that .
Hold them accountable now while it will still help
Elect Obama Biden 2008

How can an openly gay man make such a blind argument of support for John McCain, a man whose first executive decision was to pick Sarah Pallin, a woman who believes that all homosexuals go straight to hell? Is selling books actually that important? And that's just one of the absurd notions put forth in this piece. Wow. What would her radical Christian suporters think if they knew that John McCain hads a gay editor?

How on Earth could an openly gay man defend John McCain whose first executive decision was to choose Sarah Pallin, someone who believes that homosexuals go straight to hell for being homosexuals? It's mind boggling. Is selling books that important? And what if all her Christian supporters knew that McCain has a gay editor? wWow.

EXCELLENT ARTICLE WITH GREAT DEPTH OF INFORMATION AND A PORTRAIT OF A FINE MAN.

Did you know that Sarah Palin has not had an abortion (at least she denies it) and this is her main qualificaition to be vice presicent.. of course John Kennedy was younger than her when he assumed the presidency and she is as old as Daniel Quayle. Her other qualification is that she firmly believes in the "trickle down" theory of economics. She has a great chance of being president when the country is aware of the menmental status of John McCain. Watch him sometime

I will only say look up arrogance disease over internet and add that this is the worst of the worst diseases known to mankind and there are many people infected. McCain is a poster child for this disease and this is a person who does not care about others. He displays an over concern for others in group settings. I strongly urge a lookup on arrogance disease and match up the causes, symptoms, and behaviors to McCain.
This is not some hysterical madness but rather a firmly known conviction that I want to share. Yes, the GOP is all about people taking care of themselves and yet the President does need to have concern for others and McCain is a war hawk and the greatest threat this nation ever had should he been elected. I feel he needs to be banished from the human race but am satisfied if the voters know what is going on here. It is ugly.

Comment: you have just been blinded by the kool aid of obama you will wish you vote mccain if obama wins !! buyers remorse!
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A kool aid drinker is someone who poisons themselves because a leader manipulates them into doing so...As far as we are concerned, Barack Obama is the antidote to the Republican poison that has been killing our country for the last 8 years. Besides, its not about Obama its about the American Middle and working classes who have been on our own and victimized by corporate greed for too long. He is just representing us.

JOHN S. MCCAIN: A Commander Ready to Lead

VIDEO: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185143625/bctid1761979374


McCain was revered by many on the base: Testimonials

Carl M. Smith - fellow officer, Cecil Field:

John was a commander who did not attempt to tell people how to do jobs (no micro-management) . . . instead he picked PEOPLE HE HAD CONFIDENCE IN and INSPIRED them to rise to the highest level of their own ability.

Sharleen Hollenback, Navy enlistee under McCain:

* He was a very ACCESSIBLE person
* He was very KIND
* He CARED ABOUT THE PEOPLE that worked in his Squadron
* I very much ADMIRED him and felt like was part of something very important in that squadron.

Carl M. Smith - fellow officer, Cecil Field:

John would talk to the Sr. chief and KID him, given him a hard time, saying things like ???what about your behavior chief?, what about your drinking?, huh, huh, huh???? . . .which would rock them back on their heels while the rest of the crew and shop WATCHED IN FASCINATION at how McCain was interacting with their chief petty officer.

That was part of his unorthodox HANDS-ON STYLE. John was not one to cloister himself away in his office on the 2nd floor of the Squadrons airplane hanger.

Carl M. Smith - fellow officer, Cecil Field:

Instead, on a DAILY basis he would WALK THROUGH the maintenance spaces, all the functional shops on THE BASE. He would go though the engine shop, the hydraulic shop, the fuel shop, the weapons shop - every one of them. He would GO IN AND TALK TO ALL the folks in the shops.

Jim Lichtenwalter - fellow office, Cecil Field:

I just think that he did a great job of making himself understand what other peoples jobs were and what their responsibilities were. . .

In its heyday in the Vietnam era, Cecil Field was buzzing with THOUSANDS OF NAVY OFFICERS ENLISTEES, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

J. B. Renninger, former Navy Pilot at Cecil Field:

You would have anywhere from 10 - 12 aircrafts in a pattern at any one time, doing touch and go???s
We would operate from 7am one morning thru 2am or 3 am into the NEXT morning. It was a very ACTIVE BASE then.

Cecil Field was John McCains last posting with the Naval Squadron, but one that would CARRY RELEVANCE today as HE LOOKS TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY.

Source: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185143625/bctid1761979374

JOHN S. MCCAIN: A Commander Ready To Lead

In the Spring of 1975, John S. McCain was promoted from 2nd in Command and then on to Commanding Officer (CO). As Commanding Officer, John McCain led the largest squadron in the United States Navy Air Squadron, a massive Unit at Cecil Field in Jacksonville FLA.

McCain was responsible for running a squadron made up of 1,000 personnel and a fleet of 75 jets - which is equivalent to being a CEO of a small corporation. His squadrons mission there at Cecil Field was to get pilots trained and to maintain attack jets called A7s.

At Cecil Field, there were always 10 - 12 aircrafts in a pattern at any one time.
Cecil Field was a very active base, with operating hours from 7am one morning thru 2am or 3 am into the next morning.

A review of Navy records and interviews with more than a dozen of John McCains former colleagues paint a picture of a Commander who was lionized by his troops as a war hero and respected by aviators as being a fair and effective manager of his squadron; and he was fiercely loyal to those who worked for him.

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As commanding officer (C.O.) McCain had ultimate authority over his Unit, and was given a wide latitude within the bounds of military law. In this role as CO, McCain had significant responsibilities, duties and powers as the leader of his squadron.

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Thursday, April 03, 2008

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JOHN MCCAIN - Naval Executive Experience / Leadership

Every once in a while during the primary, we would hear someone note that John McCain had no executive experience, that he had never managed anything. That is not quite accurate; he has no executive or managerial experience in the POLITICAL REALM. He did, HOWEVER, have an EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE NAVY, and he will describe that today at his campaign stop in Jacksonville:

JOHN MCCAIN: When I came to Cecil Field and eventually assumed command of VA 174, the LARGEST SQUADRON IN THE NAVY, the state of military readiness in the United States was very low. And my squadrons readiness was no exception. We had about FIFTY PLANES, and nearly half of them were in such bad shape they had been grounded. I was DETERMINED TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION, but I knew my own determination wouldnt be sufficient to do so. I struck a DEAL WITH MY SUPERIORS that if they allowed me to MOVE PARTS FROM ONE PLANE TO ANOTHER, before my tour was finished we would have every one of them in the air.

No plan to restore the squadrons readiness could have succeeded without the extraordinary determination and resourcefulness of the PILOTS, STAFF AND CREW I served with. They numbered NEARLY A THOUSAND, and they were as highly committed, hardworking, innovative people as any officer ever had the honor to command. They worked diligently toward a common goal, and took pride in the achievements of a team and didnt view individual accomplishment as the primary focus of their energy. Of course, the squadrons purpose was to train aviators, but the men and women of VA 174 knew that they were serving a greater purpose: to demonstrate the resolve of the United States Navy to overcome the decline in morale and readiness that temporarily afflicted the military after the Vietnam War.

On the LAST DAY OF MY COMMAND, my Executive Officer and friend, Carl Smith, kept my promise to my superiors and TOOK OFF IN THE LAST OF THE SQUADRONS GROUNDED planes. The plane was barely ready for the test and flew with its landing gear down. But we had achieved our goal. We had gotten every airplane off the ground, SET A RECORD for the longest flying hours WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT, and received the first MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION ever awarded VA 174. The experience was the most rewarding assignment of my Navy career.
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(Continued in my post below - JOHN MCCAIN - Naval Executive Experience / Leadership )

(Continued from my post above: JOHN MCCAIN - Naval Executive Experience / Leadership )


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There are many qualities to military service that make it such a special profession. But among the most important is the ABILITY TO GET THINGS DONE NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT, CONFUSED OR UNEXPECTED THE SITUATION. There is an old military maxim that battle plans never survive the first encounter with the enemy. Soldiers are taught to EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED and accept it, and revise, improvise, and fight their way through any adversity. That doesnt mean the soldier doesnt grumble or complain about unexpected changes in their fortunes, but they are TRAINED TO GET THINGS DONE NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

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At the debate, McCain questioned Obama's ability to tell the difference between strategy and tactics. Based on McCain's actions, and the books that were reviewed in this article, he is the one who seems confused. he is a pilot by training, mission oriented. he has shown that he will do anything to win the election, but has no strategy to govern the country. Tactically, he may be good at infighting, jabs, feints and attacks. Once he wins, where is he going to lead us?? I'm not willing to find out.

I found this on the internet, how surprised this article doe not mention this....
lets listen to what McCain says about becoming president???.
On page 373 of John McCain's 2002 memoir Worth the Fighting For, you'll find the following quote:
"I didn't decide to run for President to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be President because it had become my ambition to be President. I was sixty-two years old when I made the decision and I thought it was my one shot at the prize."
^ a b McCain, John; Salter, Mark (2002). Worth the Fighting For. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-50542-3. p. 373.
Please please please don't vote for a man who only wants to win "the prize" of the presidency.

My parents were teachers, which placed me neither wealthy and powerful or poor and helpless.
Academia is a world all its own--or was in the 40's and 50's. The tug of war between the two
houses over the 700billion the Republicans wanted--no strings attached--is bred in them and
the yearning for more and better is inbred as well. Problem: neither side looks outward for the
common good. The Republicans will have to be taken kicking and screaming into a world
where everybody should have a chance.

Left is left and right is right and never the twain shall meet.

In 2005, for the first time in history, a serious Fannie and Freddie reform bill, S. 190, was passed by the Senate Banking Committee. The bill gave a regulator power to crack down, and would have required the companies to eliminate their investments in risky assets. If that bill had become law, then the world today would be different. But the bill didn't become law, for a simple reason: Democrats opposed it on a party-line vote in the committee, signaling that this would be a partisan issue. Republicans, tied in knots by the tight Democratic opposition, couldn't even get the Senate to vote on the matter.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aSKSoiNbnQY0



In support of S 190, also known as the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, John McCain said: "For years I have been concerned about the regulatory structure that governs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac--known as Government-sponsored entities or GSEs--and the sheer magnitude of these companies and the role they play in the housing market. OFHEO's report this week does nothing to ease these concerns. In fact, the report does quite the contrary. OFHEO's report solidifies my view that the GSEs need to be reformed without delay."

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=109-s20060525-16

Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 would have Amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to establish: (1) in lieu of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), an independent Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Agency which shall have authority over the Federal Home Loan Bank Finance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac); and (2) the Federal Housing Enterprise Board.
Most importantly with regard to the CDS situation, S. 190 set forth operating, administrative, and regulatory provisions respecting: (1) assessment authority; (2) authority to limit nonmission-related assets; (3) minimum and critical capital levels; (4) risk-based capital test; (5) capital classifications and undercapitalized enterprises; (6) enforcement actions and penalties; (7) golden parachutes; and (8) reporting. Adoption of these regulatory provisions would have undoubtably affected the way CDSs were dealt with in "private" enterprises.
The bill would have also amended the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to establish the Federal Home Loan Bank Finance Corporation., and transfered the functions of the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Banks to such Corporation. If this had been in place three years ago, this whole situation might have been averted.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-190&tab=summary