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Bogart

(178 posts)
22. Bush was responsible for many stupid things. Some of them are correctable--some are not.
Sat Dec 17, 2011, 01:01 PM
Dec 2011

We should correct the correctable, learn from each, and then proceed to move forward with great pride and exuberance.

What about Native Americans? JJW Dec 2011 #1
Very good point Mosaic Dec 2011 #28
Ayn Rand was a psychopath. fasttense Dec 2011 #2
Bingo. But she is the darling of the GOP (Grand Old Psychopath) party ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2011 #10
Nonsense, the US is one of the most generous nations on the planet. Bogart Dec 2011 #3
NOT SO FAST! Your Claim Is One Regularly Handed Out By Right-Wingers Vogon_Glory Dec 2011 #4
Facts are neither left, nor right--they are simply the facts. Bogart Dec 2011 #5
Caveat Lector Vogon_Glory Dec 2011 #6
It's not my problem that you refuse to believe that my country does a lot of good in the world. Bogart Dec 2011 #7
As I Was Saying About Little Cherubs... Vogon_Glory Dec 2011 #9
Actually, it would appear to be a left/right whipping-boy... Bogart Dec 2011 #11
So true, man. AverageJoe90 Dec 2011 #15
World Giving Index - 2010 tabatha Dec 2011 #12
Well then, perhaps you should help a little more. Bogart Dec 2011 #17
I did not see that. tabatha Dec 2011 #21
the problem is we use the money we give to force them ThomThom Dec 2011 #13
Well, would you advocate for them to act against our interests? Bogart Dec 2011 #18
No, I think we should mind our own business and if we give money ThomThom Dec 2011 #23
Yes - Bush certainly did that. tabatha Dec 2011 #19
Bush was responsible for many stupid things. Some of them are correctable--some are not. Bogart Dec 2011 #22
Issues like "Wall Street Targeting Hospitals for Profits" Kurovski Dec 2011 #31
If the Randists had their way the dollar amount of US foreign aid would be exactly ZERO. kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #14
According to the OP, they ARE having their way... Bogart Dec 2011 #20
I think the focus is on the corporate decisions that have been made, Kurovski Dec 2011 #30
foreign aid is not charity -- it's a hammer we use to get what we want. nashville_brook Dec 2011 #16
First stats place us at number five nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #34
Oh well, I guess there is no hope... Bogart Dec 2011 #36
Nobody said that nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #37
No one is doing as well as they used to... Bogart Dec 2011 #38
Again, it has nothing to do with whatever chip nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #39
Again, with the exceptions of China and India, everyone is experiencing stagnation. Bogart Dec 2011 #40
Point where I have blamed the us for the woes of the world nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #41
Global warming...geez, we are the most vibrant nation on the planet... Bogart Dec 2011 #42
I am talking RIGHT NOW nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #43
China has a lot of....SPACE on Earth...they have "the room" to do local solar. Bogart Dec 2011 #44
The word is "Barbaric" ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2011 #8
That paragraph on ethics shows treestar Dec 2011 #24
Link? nt Remember Me Dec 2011 #25
Here you go: Hissyspit Dec 2011 #26
Thanks! nt Remember Me Dec 2011 #27
K&R. (nt) Kurovski Dec 2011 #29
She also supports one of the ugliest hairstyles in human history. Kablooie Dec 2011 #32
K and R thanks for posting..nt Stuart G Dec 2011 #33
Objectivism only works in dystopias nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #35
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