Politics and religion.

[RICHARD]

That's true. I was disputing Richard's phrase - new Obama bus. It's a bus for use by anyone with more clout than you or I have. Current President, future President, candidates for President.

LOL,

They didn't go to Trader Vic's Miracle Cars in Pacoima to buy it.


I don't have clout, if I did I'd go get some antibiotics.

That stuff will kill you.

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The sign at Trader Vic's lot (It's on San Fernando Road in Pacoima, Ca) says
Trader Vic's Miracle Cars - If it's a good car, it's a miracle!

[RICHARD]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44160917?ocid=ansmsnbc11

President Barack Obama is traveling the Midwest on a new $1.1 million bus purchased by the Secret Service, an impenetrable-looking conveyance the size of a cross-country Greyhound, painted all in black, with dark tinted windows and flashing red and blue lights.

Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan emphasized that the bus wasn't purchased solely for the president and would be used for other dignitaries in the future. He said the agency has not previously had buses in its fleet and was overdue to get some since it's had to protect politicians traveling by bus for decades.

All the AHs that can afford their own ticket are going to roll on my dime?

Why didn't they just buy the tanker that Max Max drove in the MMII?

[wombat2u2004]

Why didn't they just buy the tanker that Max Max drove in the MMII?

That's still bogged down in pig crap at Thunderdome.

[Bonny]

That's still bogged down in pig crap at Thunderdome.

ROFL! It will take a miracle from trader Vic to get it out.

[wombat2u2004]

LOL,

I don't have clout, if I did I'd go get some antibiotics.

I think I had that once. It started off as a purple rash.
I should have listened to my mum, she told me not associate with those sort of girls.

[Lady's Human]

http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/18/news....htm?hpt=hp_t2

Would someone please buy Rep. Bachmann a clue?

[lizbud]

http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/18/news....htm?hpt=hp_t2

Would someone please buy Rep. Bachmann a clue?

LOL I read that article this morning. I see that they confirmed the "drill
baby drill" mantra made no sense and wouldn't solve the gas problem either.

BTW, did you read this on the Money page? If yes,what did you think?

http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/...y/?iid=Popular

[Lady's Human]

Somewhere, the center has got to take the reins from the fanatics on both sides.

I disagree with one major point of the article, however, They give Standard and Poor's a pass on the bond rating downgrade, when S+P is as much a part of the political soup that's causing this mess as anyone else.

The entitlement issues needs to be dealt with, and the tax code as it exists needs to be scrapped. Completely. Clean sheet rewrite. Either a flat tax with a hard basic deduction raised annually by the CPI (as in anything under $30K isn't touched, adjusted for inflation) or a national sales tax.

[lizbud]

Somewhere, the center has got to take the reins from the fanatics on both sides.

I disagree with one major point of the article, however, They give Standard and Poor's a pass on the bond rating downgrade, when S+P is as much a part of the political soup that's causing this mess as anyone else.

The entitlement issues needs to be dealt with, and the tax code as it exists needs to be scrapped. Completely. Clean sheet rewrite. Either a flat tax with a hard basic deduction raised annually by the CPI (as in anything under $30K isn't touched, adjusted for inflation) or a national sales tax.

All big ideas & good ideas. I only hope the Congress can find the will to
do what is truly best for the American people. ALL the people, not just
a few corporations. (they are now considered people too)

[Puckstop31]

Somewhere, the center has got to take the reins from the fanatics on both sides.

"Squish", like grape.

I disagree with one major point of the article, however, They give Standard and Poor's a pass on the bond rating downgrade, when S+P is as much a part of the political soup that's causing this mess as anyone else.

Sure.

Still, there has to be SOMETHING in there about borrowing 40% of every dollar spent.... With ZERO serious talk about actually changing our spending habits.

The entitlement issues needs to be dealt with, and the tax code as it exists needs to be scrapped. Completely. Clean sheet rewrite. Either a flat tax with a hard basic deduction raised annually by the CPI (as in anything under $30K isn't touched, adjusted for inflation) or a national sales tax.

Good luck there hoss. What politician is going to vote to repeal the 16th Amendment? You have to do that if you want a flat/sales tax. If you don't, we end up like Canada. Taxes on the money that was taxed already.

But I don't blame the politicians. I blame a lazy and ignorant electorate. Who actually has read and understands the Constitution anymore? Who has read the Federalist papers?

/rant

[Lady's Human]

For a national sales tax/VAT you'd have to amend the 16th, but I don't see a flat tax being a problem constitutionally.

[Grace]

http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/18/news....htm?hpt=hp_t2

Would someone please buy Rep. Bachmann a clue?

$2/gal gas - not in our lifetimes.

http://cartalk.com/blogs/jim-motavalli/?p=1116

[wombat2u2004]

[Karen]

Um, somebody's sure got a warped view of our current President ...

No one ever said Universal Health Care - even those proponents of it - was gonna be free!

Never mind all the other stuff ...

[Bonny]

That cartoon says a lot. Here in the heartland it is time for a change because people are feeling with the present situation.