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[quote=pri_dk][quote=SK in CV]He did miss golden opportunities, and I think it’s unlikely he’ll get the chance again. [/quote]

Can either of you guys provide specific examples of these missed opportunities, such as “he should have done A but choose to do B?” – things he could have realistically accomplished given the opposition he has faced from the Republicans?

I hear this sort of general criticism a lot these days, but I rarely hear specifics.
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In my mind, the most striking and damning of Barack Hussein’s many failures and missed opportunities was what he signed into law in Feb 09 just shy of a month on the job. By signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Obama gave away the keys to $787+ billion to Reid and Pelosi of what could have been meaningful spending. Where was the Republican opposition then? How quickly you seem to forget the composition of the 111th. Remember, Obama rose to power with a formidable congressional majority which few modern presidents have enjoyed (59-41 in the Senate–not fillibuster-proof, but still dominant; and a commanding 76 seat majority in the House.)

In the ARRA, Obama showed his first of many failures to take bold leadership. If Obama were indeed the embodiment of hope and change, and an effective game-changer in Washington, he would not deferred such large and consequential decision-making to congressional leaders. Instead of demanding a few landmark “in-your-face” spending programs we could actually see, Obama let congress piece together a pork-stuffed, questionably effective bill chock-full of business-as-usual earmarks and giveaways. And to those who argue it saved state and local government jobs, look at the monthly BLS employment situation reports over the past 18+ months, and try telling me how many state and local jobs it actually “saved.”

Had the $787 billion been spent strategically on a select few national priorities, we could have made a meaningful down payment on real long term job-creating infrastructure programs: repairing, upgrading, or replacing thousands of bridges, highways, and airports; installing large-scale national wind and solar farms and assisting with clearing permits and speeding environmental review; building a few meaningful high speed and intercity rail lines where they actually matter, and building them with the same commitment and fervor as something like what we got out of the Highway Act of ’56.

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[quote=sdrealtor]Exactly! People in other parts of the country truly get to enjoy playing golf all year, driving to the mountains for great skiing, world class surfing, mountain biking, hiking, weekends in vegas/palm desert/napa etc. We have none of that here to enjoy;)[/quote]

As for the comments about weather alone you are correct. You are very naive sir to think driving to the San Bernardino mountains constitutes great skiing. It is priced as expensively as truly great (Rockies, Sierras) ski resorts, for overcrowded, inferior quality [manufactured] snow/runs. Now Mammoth at ~8 hrs gets you arguably good quality skiing, but 8 hrs…

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Not really news to anyone on here, but just recently having looked at the townhome communities in Windingwalk (Agave & Clover), builder is selling new phases in the high 200s. Short sales abound for anywhere from 15-30% below builder prices. Somewhere in the low 200s basically. Property tax is over 2%, plus ~$300 dual HOAs is insane. No wonder there are so many defaults and short sales.

Almost four years since the OP, and I still feel a lot of downward momentum in that area particularly. We considered it a lot before closing on our place in UC. Eastlake is not a terrible place IMHO (esp. if you can work from home a bit). Any thoughts from Piggs on where things may be headed there?

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Not really news to anyone on here, but just recently having looked at the townhome communities in Windingwalk (Agave & Clover), builder is selling new phases in the high 200s. Short sales abound for anywhere from 15-30% below builder prices. Somewhere in the low 200s basically. Property tax is over 2%, plus ~$300 dual HOAs is insane. No wonder there are so many defaults and short sales.

Almost four years since the OP, and I still feel a lot of downward momentum in that area particularly. We considered it a lot before closing on our place in UC. Eastlake is not a terrible place IMHO (esp. if you can work from home a bit). Any thoughts from Piggs on where things may be headed there?

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Not really news to anyone on here, but just recently having looked at the townhome communities in Windingwalk (Agave & Clover), builder is selling new phases in the high 200s. Short sales abound for anywhere from 15-30% below builder prices. Somewhere in the low 200s basically. Property tax is over 2%, plus ~$300 dual HOAs is insane. No wonder there are so many defaults and short sales.

Almost four years since the OP, and I still feel a lot of downward momentum in that area particularly. We considered it a lot before closing on our place in UC. Eastlake is not a terrible place IMHO (esp. if you can work from home a bit). Any thoughts from Piggs on where things may be headed there?

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Not really news to anyone on here, but just recently having looked at the townhome communities in Windingwalk (Agave & Clover), builder is selling new phases in the high 200s. Short sales abound for anywhere from 15-30% below builder prices. Somewhere in the low 200s basically. Property tax is over 2%, plus ~$300 dual HOAs is insane. No wonder there are so many defaults and short sales.

Almost four years since the OP, and I still feel a lot of downward momentum in that area particularly. We considered it a lot before closing on our place in UC. Eastlake is not a terrible place IMHO (esp. if you can work from home a bit). Any thoughts from Piggs on where things may be headed there?

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Not really news to anyone on here, but just recently having looked at the townhome communities in Windingwalk (Agave & Clover), builder is selling new phases in the high 200s. Short sales abound for anywhere from 15-30% below builder prices. Somewhere in the low 200s basically. Property tax is over 2%, plus ~$300 dual HOAs is insane. No wonder there are so many defaults and short sales.

Almost four years since the OP, and I still feel a lot of downward momentum in that area particularly. We considered it a lot before closing on our place in UC. Eastlake is not a terrible place IMHO (esp. if you can work from home a bit). Any thoughts from Piggs on where things may be headed there?

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The sad thing about this place is that even if you do what’s best and bulldoze this pile of sh!t you’ll still have neighbors with cars on blocks, tin foil in the windows, and shoulder high weeds.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/3132-Idlewild-Way-92117/home/4947302

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The sad thing about this place is that even if you do what’s best and bulldoze this pile of sh!t you’ll still have neighbors with cars on blocks, tin foil in the windows, and shoulder high weeds.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/3132-Idlewild-Way-92117/home/4947302

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The sad thing about this place is that even if you do what’s best and bulldoze this pile of sh!t you’ll still have neighbors with cars on blocks, tin foil in the windows, and shoulder high weeds.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/3132-Idlewild-Way-92117/home/4947302

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The sad thing about this place is that even if you do what’s best and bulldoze this pile of sh!t you’ll still have neighbors with cars on blocks, tin foil in the windows, and shoulder high weeds.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/3132-Idlewild-Way-92117/home/4947302

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The sad thing about this place is that even if you do what’s best and bulldoze this pile of sh!t you’ll still have neighbors with cars on blocks, tin foil in the windows, and shoulder high weeds.

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/3132-Idlewild-Way-92117/home/4947302

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Just my $0.02, but if you’re looking for nice high-end appliances, look on Las Vegas or Phoenix craigslists. Viking, Bosch, GE—lots of quality brands go for pennies on the dollar (e.g., a coworkers’ Viking professional series range w/ the hood for $500). Sometimes it’s a squatter making a quick buck, but a lot of times I’ve noticed it’s just an out of work FB doing what they can to put food on the table or gas in the car before they’re evicted. You’d have to be a sucker to buy this stuff new retail at this point.

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Just my $0.02, but if you’re looking for nice high-end appliances, look on Las Vegas or Phoenix craigslists. Viking, Bosch, GE—lots of quality brands go for pennies on the dollar (e.g., a coworkers’ Viking professional series range w/ the hood for $500). Sometimes it’s a squatter making a quick buck, but a lot of times I’ve noticed it’s just an out of work FB doing what they can to put food on the table or gas in the car before they’re evicted. You’d have to be a sucker to buy this stuff new retail at this point.

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Just my $0.02, but if you’re looking for nice high-end appliances, look on Las Vegas or Phoenix craigslists. Viking, Bosch, GE—lots of quality brands go for pennies on the dollar (e.g., a coworkers’ Viking professional series range w/ the hood for $500). Sometimes it’s a squatter making a quick buck, but a lot of times I’ve noticed it’s just an out of work FB doing what they can to put food on the table or gas in the car before they’re evicted. You’d have to be a sucker to buy this stuff new retail at this point.

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