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merrylander · #**151** 01-21-2010, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by piece-itpete

I know the Dems hated Reagan, the GOP hated Clinton, etc....

Pete

The Dems disliked Reagan and his policies, the Reps hated the Clintons with a visceral hate that is still obvious today, Mellon-Scaife sure got his money's worth. Ask anyone why thay hate them so badly and all you get is "sputter sputter", no logical reason. During Clinton's eight years we had job growth and a balanced budget, during 2000 to 2008 there was zero, nada, nothing, job growth and a deficit out the wazoo.

merrylander · #**152** 01-21-2010, 08:33 AM

Man I am tired, Bye for now.

Boreas · #**153** 01-21-2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

Man I am tired, Bye for now.

Come back soon, Rob. I don't like being the oldest guy here.

John

d-ray657 · #**154** 01-21-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Boreas

Come back soon, Rob. I don't like being the oldest guy here.

John

But at least it gives you an excuse to be irascible.

Regards,

D-Ray

Fast_Eddie · #**155** 01-21-2010, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

The Dems disliked Reagan and his policies, the Reps hated the Clintons with a visceral hate that is still obvious today, Mellon-Scaife sure got his money's worth. Ask anyone why thay hate them so badly and all you get is "sputter sputter", no logical reason. During Clinton's eight years we had job growth and a balanced budget, during 2000 to 2008 there was zero, nada, nothing, job growth and a deficit out the wazoo.

Exactly. If someone could return our economy to the condition it was in when Clinton was in office, would anyone care if the intern gave him a blow job? I wouldn't. I once heard Chris Rock say something to the effect "hell, *I'll* give the man a blow job!" I'm not quite to that point. But I sure wouldn't care what he did on his own time if he could get us going the right way.

BlueStreak · #**156** 01-21-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

The Dems disliked Reagan and his policies, the Reps hated the Clintons with a visceral hate that is still obvious today, Mellon-Scaife sure got his money's worth. Ask anyone why thay hate them so badly and all you get is "sputter sputter", no logical reason. During Clinton's eight years we had job growth and a balanced budget, during 2000 to 2008 there was zero, nada, nothing, job growth and a deficit out the wazoo.

But, that's WHY they hated Clinton, Rob. The economy was supposed to implode during a Democratic presidency---and it didn't. The same reason they spew venom now, when you point out falling "jobless claims" or the rising DOW----because it AINT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

Now that I've said it-----Here comes the venom..............

Dave

Boreas · #**157** 01-21-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by d-ray657

But at least it gives you an excuse to be irascible.

Regards,

D-Ray

Escuses? I ain't got no escuses. I don' need no escuses. I don' hab to show you any steenkin' escuses!

John

piece-itpete · #**158** 01-21-2010, 11:04 AM

Indeed - the economy was already heading into a recession when the shrub took office, and he blew off the whistleblower who warned of the coming derivative mess we're in now.

Pete

piece-itpete · #**159** 01-21-2010, 11:05 AM

Oh, and if Obama gets a pass for 8 years of Bush, then Clintons prosperity was the result of 8 years of Reagan.

Pete

Fast_Eddie · #**160** 01-21-2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Oh, and if Obama gets a pass for 8 years of Bush, then Clintons prosperity was the result of 8 years of Reagan.

Pete

I don't think he gets a pass for eight years. I think two is reasonably though. The conditions that led to the meltdown took years to play out. Seems it will take a couple to fix it. If by the end of his first term things haven't turned around it's probably reasonably to say he wasn't able to make anything work.