2008-10-24, 00:09 | Link #4043 |
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There is a relative cultural divide between rural America and metro America.... but it isn't a clean divide, its very splotchy with lots of overlap.
I get to see it in action because my side of the family straddles it (which makes for very exhilarating family gatherings o.O).
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2008-10-24, 13:35 | Link #4049 | |
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It is kind of ironic that the main reaosn that Obama and Carter are compared to each other is the fact that both had to clean up the mess of a Republican president, all the while dealing with constant world strife. |
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2008-10-24, 13:38 | Link #4050 | |
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About the only thing he actually did wrong was get attacked by a rabbit. Of course anyone who has seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail knows just how lucky Carter was to escape with his life.
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2008-10-24, 13:55 | Link #4051 |
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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And the funny thing is, Reagan took credit for Carter's deregulation.
He was the one who deregulated airline, trucking, and a whole slew of other key industries. And them Republicans worship Ronald Reagan as President Perfect because apparently he is Jesus reborn and saved America from socialism. Let's quietly sweep under the rug the pretty little fact that balanced budget which was so worshipped in Reaganomics did not happen during his term either. Life is funny that way :/ I'm not sure who made the economy boom during the 80's. May be Carter's deregulation efforts did finally pay off, or may be the Federal Reserve-induced recession that did away with runaway inflation paid off, maybe the economy recovered on its own, but it certainly wasn't the tax cuts for the rich that Reagan gave which allowed that to happen. Of course, it goes both ways. Clinton took full credit for the 90's boom while I'm pretty sure that there are a whole slew of factors that he didn't really have an effect on, like the computer revolution that put productivity through the roof. It will be interesting to see if Obama can turn things around in time for 2012 or his Presidency will be a one-term one, or whether if Obama could've done anything in the first place. |
2008-10-24, 14:04 | Link #4052 |
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Reagen gets credit for just about everything Carter did that conservitaves think was a good idea. Hell, he even gets credit for the release of the hostages being held in Iran even though it was Carter who worked out a deal in the last days of his presidency. The only thing Carter gets credit for is brokering peace in the Middle East, and that's probably only because Reagenites haven't figured out a way to steal the credit yet.
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2008-10-24, 14:57 | Link #4053 | |
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2008-10-24, 17:21 | Link #4054 | |
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2008-10-24, 17:38 | Link #4055 |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Less than 2 weeks left, who will win?
It seems that the two presidential candidates will be expecting veteran votes in less than two weeks from now. Certainly, due to the major differences of both Obama and McCain, people who are working in the military will be expecting either change or continuation.
If Obama is elected, the war in Iraq will finally reach a conclusion and it will also mean a happy ending for the soldiers at the front lines, who seek survival and daylight. At the same time, the ones who seek to become soldiers to defend their American nation at military cadets will also be relieved to realize that they won't be send off to the frontlines which may be a possible grave. After all, would people join the military to fight a war and die? Or would they rather enlist for the high salary and also some awesome welfare benefits, then sit back and relax? If McCain is elected, the war in Iraq will not end yet, because it is still considered as unfinished. In that case, more soldiers will be needed to end the war in a speedy manner meaning that the military cadets will be enforcing serious training sessions to ensure quality soldiers meant for the job (war in Iraq). As times get worse, there may be special teamwork training that consist of 10 soldiers to work as team to fight 150 soldiers and survive to become strong and fit. In the end, people will start to think that joining the military may be a bad idea which might result in future soldier shortages, when necessary wars occur. However, it is not McCain's fault that soldiers and future soldiers will end up facing a harsh time, because of hawkish foreign policies. After all, America had always adopted a strong foreign policy and tends to have war from time to time. There is nothing unusual about that. Its a Republican tradition, after all. |
2008-10-24, 20:50 | Link #4057 | |
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It's bacon!
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