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There used to be a time when major industries were regulated (i.e. telephone, natural gas, electricity, ... things that an average person would somewhat rely on to basically function from day to day). Deregulating alot of them provided for many benefits (i.e. competition). Problem: somewhere along the way, unchecked capitalism became predatory. Greed took over, and people whom you would expect to benefit were blown to the waste side. American workers are getting laid off and their lives ruined while companies are free to hire foreign work from one source or another.

I'm all for free market, but I would hope that the companies that have this freedom would exercise some social responsibility by supporting their country with employment opportunities.

I remember when Dubbya got on TV and talked about all the job outsourcing. He said that there would be more advanced opportunities available, but we would have to get trained for them. This was more bologna from our favorite leader.

Some regulation so that people can get traction and start living again - GOOD

Restricting pay, regulating companies into oblivion, repeatedly fixing with cash infusions - BAD

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They recite it like sheep..

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No, from what we see you are still defending the fools that put us in this mess...Go away and read a book on swtimming, maybe you'll learn something there, because you obviously don't understand what we're saying..
You are a distorting apologist and therefor as useless as ever..
Go ask Rush to bend over so you can kiss his ass..
You've already exposed your idiocy 3 days into the administration and you picked the wrong side again!
Learn to swim on that sinking ship.

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Let me ask you some simple questions regarding George bush:

Would you want Bush's policy on torture to fail? Obviously you did since you were against it.

Would you have like George Bush's policy on wiretapping without warrant to fail? Obviously you did since you were against it.

Would you like George Bush's policy's on the environment to fail? Obviously you did since you were against that too.

See here we have the Libs. that for eight years wanted EVERYTHING that Bush did to fail. We heard it on the news. We heard it on propeller and we heard it from the Olbermann's of the world.

But say one thing about Obama and the Libs. go crazy.

I heard Rush's comments. He isn't happy that you Libs. would want to bring Terrorists here and spend billions of dollars creating a new facility to house them. Obviously we can't house them in regular prisons so we are forced to spend more money on another Prison instead of just leaving them in Guantanamo. Get it. Ya Rush wants this p[olicy to fail so we don't have terrorists in America.

What I don't get is the Liberal mentality. The terrorists had no problem ramming planes into thousands of AMericans, yet, we don't have the backbone to keep them locked up in cages where they belong. Soon they will be watching TV and working out just like here in America. These people aren't even part of the Geneva convention since that is for uniformed troops only. Yet the Libs. want to treat them like they are. WHY?

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Your assumptions, are ridiculously off, as usual.
Keep listening to Rush so you can qualify for all aid meant for retarded folks, cause you're gettin there!

Your island is getting smaller and smaller!

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Then you didn't actually listen to what Rush said. He wants OB's POLICIES to fail.

Retard. You had to have gone to a government school.

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((No, you heard policy criticism. You heard failure criticism.))

You have remarkably selective memory. The incessant criticism and hate directed at Bush started well before the inauguration with the constant accusations of the "stolen election" , abated for a couple of months after 9/11 and then swung right back in to full-throated hatred which continues unabated right through today.

I am seeing fewer personal attacks on Obama (except for from the extreme right) than are directed at Bush, but even criticisms of Obama's policies and cabinet choices (some of which are really quite bizarre) are met with accusations of "wanting him to fail" which is unpatriotic.

You guys could not see why, when we were at war, a constant clamoring of dissenters insisting that the war was unwinnable and illegal and immoral could be construed as not supporting your country, are flinging the same accusations of lack of patriotism at people who are questioning Obama's appointment of a former chief of staff with NO intelligence experience whatsoever as head of the CIA, his decision to close Gitmo, his executive order to use the Field Army Manual (or whatever it's called ) as the guide to ALL interrogations (although he did leave a "Jack Bauer" wiggle room clause in there). This manual does not even allow the interrogators the latitude of local law enforcement (according to the Wall Street Journal this am) -- no good cop/bad cop, no lying, no stress allowed.

As far as the economy is concerned, his bailout plan with another trillion dollars in deficit spending is more likely a recipe for disaster than for recovery. And I will give you that Bush's and Congress's spending over the last eight years has exacerbated the problem.

There IS policy to criticize and that's what I'm doing. I hope all this works, but I have serious doubts.

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You don't even come close to being a bad history re-writer.
You are WAY off...WAY OFF..

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Oh yeah Candida. He hasn't rebuted murdering nicole simpson, and that other guy And you know how they all look alike so anyone could have confused and thought he was OJ. And how do you know what the aliens are up to? Were you involved in the biggest conspiracy on earth?

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Mercy...I think Obama should seriously consider reorganizing his priorities and moving education (perhaps including countrywide intensive remedial education courses for Rush and Bush supporters) ahead of the economy. That's clearly where we need a stimulus program. America is under attack but I fear it will be brought down not by terrorism or an imploding economy but rather due to a surge in the already huge population of extremely poorly educated cons. This problem is absolutely out of control but I think we can tackle it. Yes we can! ;-x

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Wright? The good rev referred to my race as whitey. He's hardly the person I want counseling our president. As for Rush, he's an entertainer. What's the difference when you have the Baldwins claiming they would leave the country if Bush won? Johnny Depp moving to France because of Bush. Rosie attacks Bush and marriage on her show, nothing is said. Sean Penn visiting Chavez claiming a murdering dictator is a better leader than ours. Whoopie Goldberg attacks "Bush" it's fine. Funny how it's free speech, when it's a liberal attacking a conservative. Reverse that and it's a travesty compared to hate speech or treason.

Democrat your name is hypocrite.

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