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Peter1x9 Donating Member (281 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-22-09 11:11 PM
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6. I find myself saying this a lot lately:
best government that money can buy. $$$
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  -This is outrageous! Bailed out banks are going to spend 1 Billion outsourcing jobs to India. progressivebydesign  Nov-22-09 10:48 PM   #0 
  - call your congressman  Rosa Luxemburg   Nov-22-09 10:53 PM   #1 
  - Who Owns the Obama Admin?  Kalun D   Nov-22-09 11:00 PM   #2 
  - Absolutely right, Kalun D. I remember when the American People screamed loud and clear  bertman   Nov-22-09 11:06 PM   #3 
  - You are right. Obama leaned on the Progressive and Black Caucuses and  change_notfinetuning   Nov-23-09 01:35 PM   #55 
  - !  bvar22   Nov-23-09 03:54 PM   #57 
     - I agree, but... the worst part is that $700 billion was only a fraction of the entire amount  inna   Nov-23-09 09:25 PM   #83 
  - just think how really shitty it would be if the Repubs still had the reigns.  glinda   Nov-22-09 11:06 PM   #4 
  - Still reigned or had the reins. Pick one. nt  SPedigrees   Nov-22-09 11:09 PM   #5 
  - thanks. good point. i could've easily made the same mistake. nt  inna   Nov-22-09 11:25 PM   #13 
     - thanks  glinda   Nov-22-09 11:44 PM   #18 
  - They do!  katandmoon   Nov-22-09 11:17 PM   #8 
  - Who does Obama Work For?  Kalun D   Nov-22-09 11:20 PM   # 
  - Same as any prez....  blindpig   Nov-23-09 07:59 AM   #38 
  - You're right' it is worse.  SammyWinstonJack   Nov-23-09 04:52 PM   #64 
  - He works for immoderate invisible individuals. nt  phasma ex machina   Nov-23-09 07:15 PM   #76 
  - do you honestly think the repubs are NOT in on the dealmaking going on how?  Donnachaidh   Nov-23-09 08:40 AM   #42 
  - Sorry, but I really don't notice anything different other than our  davidwparker   Nov-23-09 04:48 PM   #63 
  - +1  inna   Nov-22-09 11:17 PM   #7 
  - I read that last night. Nice overview of where we are. Worth a read... n/t  Subdivisions   Nov-22-09 11:20 PM   #9 
  - I T T  HowHasItComeToThis   Nov-23-09 03:32 PM   #56 
  - +1  davidwparker   Nov-23-09 04:44 PM   #62 
  - You have to wonder what Obama's slogan will be in 2012  dflprincess   Nov-23-09 09:10 PM   #81 
     - that was my thing too. a reversal of things like GITMO, repeals to the  davidwparker   Nov-24-09 12:14 PM   #98 
  - Ownership Trumps Management  Octafish   Nov-23-09 04:56 PM   #65 
  - This is why an audit of the Fed...  lyonspotter   Nov-23-09 07:02 PM   #72 
  - +1000  sendero   Nov-24-09 06:53 AM   #91 
  - I find myself saying this a lot lately:  Peter1x9   Nov-22-09 11:11 PM   #6 
  - delete  guitar man   Nov-23-09 11:42 AM   #49 
  - There should be rioting in the streets.  tabatha   Nov-22-09 11:20 PM   #10 
  - Who? Americans? Don't make me laugh.  tblue   Nov-23-09 12:13 AM   #20 
  - Actually, I think there is a lot of anger, because  tabatha   Nov-23-09 12:17 AM   #22 
     - But nobody listens to those people.  tblue   Nov-23-09 12:22 AM   #24 
        - I cannot believe that.  tabatha   Nov-23-09 12:31 AM   #25 
           - Who picks the letter?**nm  misanthrope   Nov-23-09 10:52 PM   #87 
  - Yea they can drive their imported cars to the riot  NNN0LHI   Nov-23-09 07:13 AM   #36 
  - When are we going to stop pretending that we have any control over anything  Subdivisions   Nov-22-09 11:21 PM   #11 
  - This is some of what the teabaggers are saying. Except they blame Obama.  tblue   Nov-23-09 12:14 AM   #21 
  - The majority of the $3B C4C money went to Toyota, Honda, Hyundai.  Romulox   Nov-22-09 11:23 PM   #12 
  - All three of those companies manufacture cars in the U.S.  KamaAina   Nov-23-09 11:00 AM   #46 
  - They manufacture *some* cars in the US, but then again, the banks employ people in the US too..  Romulox   Nov-23-09 11:40 AM   #48 
  - Why don't you just come right out and say it?  Cessna Invesco Palin   Nov-23-09 07:03 PM   #73 
  - I don't think our government should bail out foreign corporations.  Romulox   Nov-24-09 10:53 AM   #92 
     - GM and Chrysler already got their bailouts. n/t  Cessna Invesco Palin   Nov-24-09 11:57 AM   #95 
        - I see that the meaning of simple words elude you. nt  Romulox   Nov-24-09 12:18 PM   #100 
  - the chinese were smart--no foreign companies or products  madrchsod   Nov-23-09 08:33 PM   #80 
     - And here's the bigger irony, that's India's policy too  Sebastian Doyle   Nov-24-09 12:18 PM   #101 
  - The Fed is the Serpents Head  Kalun D   Nov-22-09 11:26 PM   #14 
  - Well that is a blow to morale. nt  ZombieHorde   Nov-22-09 11:32 PM   #15 
  - And if we even threaten to do anything about it  Newsjock   Nov-22-09 11:34 PM   #16 
  - No reason to think the greed cycle won't repeat. n/t  BadgerKid   Nov-22-09 11:35 PM   #17 
  - Seem to remember Dems wanting to put protections, as well as for foreclosures or credit card  MarjorieG   Nov-22-09 11:52 PM   #19 
  - It's already becoming the meme that the Dems are the Big Corporation party.  tblue   Nov-23-09 12:17 AM   #23 
     - Polls? What polls?  Cessna Invesco Palin   Nov-23-09 07:09 PM   #75 
  - The system itself is completely broken  Sinti   Nov-23-09 12:39 AM   #26 
  - +1 nt  phasma ex machina   Nov-23-09 07:08 PM   #74 
  - I've been saying this for months  notesdev   Nov-23-09 12:44 AM   #27 
  - I'll join you in voicing that, "Dems are going to get creamed in the 2010 elections . . VA and NJ  leveymg   Nov-23-09 04:47 AM   #30 
     - The message in the streets  dotymed   Nov-23-09 11:30 AM   #47 
     - And, I'll join you in that one, too. Well said!  leveymg   Nov-23-09 12:07 PM   #51 
     - But you know the Party is going to conclude that....  Prana69   Nov-23-09 08:10 PM   #79 
        - A recent statement by Tim Kaine makes me believe he understands the message and its meaning.  leveymg   Nov-24-09 01:39 AM   #88 
  - Unfortunately, thanks to us India's Middle Class is larger than Europe's  jennygirl   Nov-23-09 12:55 AM   #28 
  - Why is that a bad thing?  leveymg   Nov-23-09 04:55 AM   #31 
  - It's a bad thing because non-Americans are not allowed to have money.  Cessna Invesco Palin   Nov-23-09 07:00 PM   #70 
  - I take it that is not a Made In America hair shirt that you so self-righteously wear?  mitchum   Nov-24-09 12:22 PM   #103 
  - What's bad about it, is that it's at the expense of the American people  Sebastian Doyle   Nov-24-09 12:22 PM   #102 
  - Your comment led me to check our exports to India have increased by $10 billion  pampango   Nov-23-09 07:44 AM   #37 
  - Right. But did the balance of trade improve or worsen during that time?  Romulox   Nov-24-09 10:54 AM   #93 
     - The balance got worse from 2005 to 2006, then has improved each year since then.  pampango   Nov-24-09 12:09 PM   #97 
        - Source? (Please no US Chamber of Commerce, Heritage Foundation links...)  Romulox   Nov-24-09 12:15 PM   #99 
           - Census Bureau. I had a link for you, but then thought of the CofC and HF digs and  pampango   Nov-24-09 01:00 PM   #106 
              - LOL at you acting put out when asked to substantiate your advocacy.  Romulox   Nov-24-09 02:52 PM   #107 
              - PS: Your data still shows that the balance of trade has WORSENED with India  Romulox   Nov-24-09 03:02 PM   #109 
  - If they are "buying Americans goodies" how is it "unfortunate?"  treestar   Nov-23-09 04:04 PM   #60 
  - You're right. It's horribly unfortunate that India has a middle class.  Cessna Invesco Palin   Nov-23-09 06:58 PM   #69 
     - Your ridiculous insinuations to several people...  a la izquierda   Nov-23-09 08:03 PM   #78 
        - Foreigners are not stealing your standard of living.  Cessna Invesco Palin   Nov-23-09 09:23 PM   #82 
           - No one is stealing my standard of living...  a la izquierda   Nov-24-09 06:45 AM   #89 
  - the Congr Black Caucus is holding up Financial Services legis until they get concessions on this  zazen   Nov-23-09 03:24 AM   #29 
  - This is admin is owned by Wall St  democracy1st   Nov-23-09 05:10 AM   #32 
  - As are they all...  blindpig   Nov-23-09 08:00 AM   #39 
     - JFK stood up to Wall Street  Octafish   Nov-24-09 12:42 PM   #105 
  - Can you say disenchanted?  Enthusiast   Nov-23-09 05:36 AM   #33 
  - What we really need is a Pacific Rim Free Trade Agreement!  pipoman   Nov-23-09 05:59 AM   #34 
  - And they wonder why the job numbers don't improve.  Vinca   Nov-23-09 07:09 AM   #35 
  - If I could rec this again, I would!  OnionPatch   Nov-23-09 08:17 AM   #40 
  - You've hit on it here.  WhaTHellsgoingonhere   Nov-23-09 04:36 PM   #61 
  - These fuckers need their necks wrung like sacrificed lab rats.  Odin2005   Nov-23-09 08:18 AM   #41 
  - Without a doubt.  OhioChick   Nov-23-09 09:39 AM   #43 
  - #55. n/t  ihavenobias   Nov-23-09 10:12 AM   #44 
  - K & R # 59.  chill_wind   Nov-23-09 10:54 AM   #45 
  - Viva la Deregulation!!  guitar man   Nov-23-09 11:44 AM   #50 
  - I'm not aware that this type of outsourcing has ever been regulated.  Cessna Invesco Palin   Nov-23-09 06:55 PM   #68 
  - What, you have a problem with having your future mortgaged to finance  Greyhound   Nov-23-09 12:11 PM   #52 
  - You nailed it. Greed is one of the biggest problems on the planet..  winyanstaz   Nov-23-09 01:21 PM   #53 
  - Why not? The banks are run by wealthy republicans - This will help insure Obama's recovery will  GreenTea   Nov-23-09 01:26 PM   #54 
  - if only the PRESIDENT  placton   Nov-23-09 03:59 PM   #58 
  - He has three years, he'd better step it up.  SammyWinstonJack   Nov-23-09 05:13 PM   #66 
  - You're right. We should make it illegal for American companies to hire non-Americans.  Cessna Invesco Palin   Nov-23-09 07:01 PM   #71 
     - If you like breathless (not to say histrionic) straw men arguments, this guy has gotcha covered! nt  Romulox   Nov-24-09 10:56 AM   #94 
        - But you would think that a paid shill would be better at it  mitchum   Nov-24-09 12:25 PM   #104 
  - "may?"  treestar   Nov-23-09 04:01 PM   #59 
  - If "may" turns into "absolutely", you'll still support it, so why quibble?  Romulox   Nov-24-09 02:54 PM   #108 
  - And that's a surprise in what way? If they CAN fuck us over, they WILL fuck us over.  valerief   Nov-23-09 06:52 PM   #67 
  - K&R  invictus   Nov-23-09 08:03 PM   #77 
  - A Hard Rain is Gonna Fall !  RagAss   Nov-23-09 09:26 PM   #84 
  - We have been divided and conquered.  zoff   Nov-23-09 10:19 PM   #85 
  - It's not outrageous, it's the American Way**nm  misanthrope   Nov-23-09 10:50 PM   #86 
  - 90 replies with +127 recs and not five DUer's saying they'd be willing to do it themselves  bridgit   Nov-24-09 06:51 AM   #90 
  - I'm obtuse, bridgit. What did you mean by that? Thanks.  bertman   Nov-24-09 09:30 PM   #110 
  - thank you, Democrats  western mass   Nov-24-09 12:01 PM   #96 
 

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