Politics and religion.

[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.

[Lady's Human]

If you're upset with the way things are going, vote 'em out. Not the President, but Congress.

Over 80% of congressional reps are reelected. Change isn't going to happen with the same gang of fools in charge.

[Bonny]

President Obama can't lead period. He has tried lets give someone else a chance to take the reins.

It is a do nothing bunch of idiots in Congress we need to clean house there too. Get rid of the whole lot & start over.