Seriously, is it just me.....

[AVGWarhawk]

or is everyone else in the US getting the pinch on the wallet? Does Bush really think we are not heading into a recession? I guess he is turning off all the lights not in use at the White House, conserving water and Air Force One is grounded until historical high costs in oil stablize? The President's Limo is now replaced with a hybrid? Let the stimulus package and STUFF start working. Heck George, I think the STUFF you are sending out is called money and I think it will be available to me in September. That will be just about 7 months after everyone's homes are foreclosed. Enjoy your retirement George, shut out the lights and turn off the main water supply to the White House before you leave.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=4359200

Come on Bush, get out in the real world for a change.

[geetrue]

You can vent on Bush ... everyone else does.

Oil is over $100 a barrel ... corn is over $10 a bushel due to it's new use for fuel.

Wheat has gone sky high with bread selling at almost $4.00 for a single quality loaf.

Doesn't take much sense to see that the real problem is OPEC controled by your know who ... that's right our enemy.

They don't get along with each other that's for sure, but they don't like all of our fighting men and machines being in their back yard either.

In effect they are saying don't bomb Iran or things will get worse.

EU dollar is now worth $1.50 US ... someone has figured out a way to manipulate what currency is worth.

You have to be smarter than me to figure out how that happened.

I do know that the populations overseas have been paying over $4 and $5 a gallon for fuel for a long time. No sympathy from overseas that's for sure.

President Bush retires in 10 months and we will know who his replacement is in just about 8 more months.

I wouldn't blame Mr Bush ... I would blame the sign of the times.

He didn't cause all of those people to purchase homes with a variable interest rate who coul not afford the time to read the small print.

(Your payments will increase as prime goes up)

If the country was doing great ... would you then say, "Oh we have such a good president"

I don't think so ...

I love my president ... I defend him and I respect him.

[AVGWarhawk]

The blame is not on Bush by me, it is the statements he is saying that the US is not headed into a recession. At the rate the goverment is dropping interest rates we should be at 0% by next week. Makes no difference as daily, credit reports of Americans are going into the crapper. Mostly their fault as America lives on the credit card and the revolving minimum charge. The housing industry is in the dumps and this credited to the banks who created the debacle. The banks are not going to hand out loans on homes to individuals on the edge of being able to afford a home. The lending industry is under the scope now. Aside the fact I made fun of Georges STUFF comment, I put no blame on George. Do I believe George was handed a crappy set of cards at the beginning of his second term? Sure do. So, please go over my post again and you will find I did not blame George. What I'm saying is he is way out of touch. Besides, we have been going into a recession since Sept 2007. It is only getting worse by the day.

[geetrue]

I hear what your saying warhawk ...

I'm sorry I jumped on you ...

now it's my turn for someone to jump on me, probably, but you just couldn't do that when I was in the Navy ...

You know talk bad about the Commander in Chief.

I guess it stuck with me ... I even saw on television 10 years ago sailors giving Clinton the finger on an aircraft carrier for his views on gays in the military.

I couldn't believe they got away with it ...

Your forgiven

[ReallyDedPoet]

@geetrue

So is Democracy following your leader blindly or having the basic right to question his or her motives regarding various issues of the day. I'll take the latter ( and I am not talking as it relates to the military, rather as it relates to the governance of a population of people ).

To me that is not disrespecting your country, rather following the very principles it was founded on.


RDP

[geetrue]

Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

@geetrue

So is Democracy following your leader blindly or having the basic right to question his or her motives regarding various issues of the day. I'll take the latter ( and I am not talking as it relates to the military, rather as it relates to the governance of a population of people ).

To me that is not disrespecting your country, rather following the very principles it was founded on.

RDP

As a civilian you have a right to question the leader of your country,
but in the military your service record gets marks in it.

Example: Everyone below President Johnson had to bomb what he said to bomb
and to stay clear of what he said not to bomb.

He was the Commander in Chief ... it took forty years before I realized he was wrong.

But back to the price of everything: gas = $3.42, bread is $3.69, chicken is $8.49 a bag up from $6.59 18 months ago.

Now that's something worth being angry about ...

[Stealth Hunter]

Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

@geetrue

So is Democracy following your leader blindly or having the basic right to question his or her motives regarding various issues of the day. I'll take the latter ( and I am not talking as it relates to the military, rather as it relates to the governance of a population of people ).

To me that is not disrespecting your country, rather following the very principles it was founded on.


RDP

It's called "Patriotism", and I have very few things that I hate worse than it.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by geetrue

I hear what your saying warhawk ...

I'm sorry I jumped on you ...

now it's my turn for someone to jump on me, probably, but you just couldn't do that when I was in the Navy ...

You know talk bad about the Commander in Chief.

I guess it stuck with me ... I even saw on television 10 years ago sailors giving Clinton the finger on an aircraft carrier for his views on gays in the military.

I couldn't believe they got away with it ...

Your forgiven

You can not forgive me for someting I did not do.:rotfl: I respect the guy. Let's face it, reading a book to kids and finding out the world trade centers were just destroyed by two hijacked commercial aircraft is a really really really bad day for the president. Personally, I think Clinton would have folded under such circumstances. Not many Presidents have faced what George did. And really, for all the things people do dump on George, have we seen another attack here in the States? Nope. That is a good thing and a job well done by George. No one will ever give George an atta'boy for that. But come on, does George not see the country is sliding deeper?