[Dukehorn]

Some of the revisionist history here is truly amazing. I guess you have long term memory amnesia and just store up what FoxNews says the last few weeks.

Certain people must have just blocked out all the interviews given by Cheney in 2003.

“We will be welcomed as liberators.”
“We will not be in Iraq for any significant period of time.”
“Iraq has WMDs.”

Some of you forgot that Rumself vetoed the commanders that said that post-War Iraq would require more troops than the administration was going to send.

Did you forget that the “Surge” happened in 2007? 4 years after the recommendation made by our military, which was initially vetoed by this administration.

If there are malcontents, it’s because they’re astonished in how things have gone to @#$@ since 2001 when we (a) had a good economy and (b) had allies all over the world.

For a bunch of guys that never served in combat, they’ve done a pretty good job of getting our military bogged down and of not listening to guys who have served.

All that being said, I’m not willing to withdraw from Iraq at this juncture due to my foreign policy beliefs (I’m a pragmatic militarist) so there is a chance that I will support McCain. But to pretend that Bush and Cheney need to get plaudits for the sad state of our country is amazing.

[Dukehorn]

Considering that the Fed just bailed out Bear Sterns, maybe you should worry more about what this current administration is doing.

I’m not happy about “bailing out” some of these homebuyers, but I’m less inclined to be saving investment bankers/analysts making over $200,000 in NYC.

Also, just wondering what price you put on people’s lives. How much “cost” do you associate with those 4,000 dead American soldiers and the numerous wounded besides the explicit cost of the war?

Considering the cost to date of the Iraq War is over 500 billion, I’d say that the 10 billion that Obama is offering up to save some Americans is chump change.

Feel free to disagree. As for nitwit Democrats, I’d rather have a nitwit than a moron that deliberately lied to the American people and put us in a war that’s lasted longer than WWII (though it’s technically not a war since that’s bad PR and he doesn’t want us to “sacrifice” our cushy lifestyle). Ironic, much??

[Dukehorn]

Considering that the Fed just bailed out Bear Sterns, maybe you should worry more about what this current administration is doing.

I’m not happy about “bailing out” some of these homebuyers, but I’m less inclined to be saving investment bankers/analysts making over $200,000 in NYC.

Also, just wondering what price you put on people’s lives. How much “cost” do you associate with those 4,000 dead American soldiers and the numerous wounded besides the explicit cost of the war?

Considering the cost to date of the Iraq War is over 500 billion, I’d say that the 10 billion that Obama is offering up to save some Americans is chump change.

Feel free to disagree. As for nitwit Democrats, I’d rather have a nitwit than a moron that deliberately lied to the American people and put us in a war that’s lasted longer than WWII (though it’s technically not a war since that’s bad PR and he doesn’t want us to “sacrifice” our cushy lifestyle). Ironic, much??

[Dukehorn]

Considering that the Fed just bailed out Bear Sterns, maybe you should worry more about what this current administration is doing.

I’m not happy about “bailing out” some of these homebuyers, but I’m less inclined to be saving investment bankers/analysts making over $200,000 in NYC.

Also, just wondering what price you put on people’s lives. How much “cost” do you associate with those 4,000 dead American soldiers and the numerous wounded besides the explicit cost of the war?

Considering the cost to date of the Iraq War is over 500 billion, I’d say that the 10 billion that Obama is offering up to save some Americans is chump change.

Feel free to disagree. As for nitwit Democrats, I’d rather have a nitwit than a moron that deliberately lied to the American people and put us in a war that’s lasted longer than WWII (though it’s technically not a war since that’s bad PR and he doesn’t want us to “sacrifice” our cushy lifestyle). Ironic, much??

[Dukehorn]

Considering that the Fed just bailed out Bear Sterns, maybe you should worry more about what this current administration is doing.

I’m not happy about “bailing out” some of these homebuyers, but I’m less inclined to be saving investment bankers/analysts making over $200,000 in NYC.

Also, just wondering what price you put on people’s lives. How much “cost” do you associate with those 4,000 dead American soldiers and the numerous wounded besides the explicit cost of the war?

Considering the cost to date of the Iraq War is over 500 billion, I’d say that the 10 billion that Obama is offering up to save some Americans is chump change.

Feel free to disagree. As for nitwit Democrats, I’d rather have a nitwit than a moron that deliberately lied to the American people and put us in a war that’s lasted longer than WWII (though it’s technically not a war since that’s bad PR and he doesn’t want us to “sacrifice” our cushy lifestyle). Ironic, much??

[Dukehorn]

Considering that the Fed just bailed out Bear Sterns, maybe you should worry more about what this current administration is doing.

I’m not happy about “bailing out” some of these homebuyers, but I’m less inclined to be saving investment bankers/analysts making over $200,000 in NYC.

Also, just wondering what price you put on people’s lives. How much “cost” do you associate with those 4,000 dead American soldiers and the numerous wounded besides the explicit cost of the war?

Considering the cost to date of the Iraq War is over 500 billion, I’d say that the 10 billion that Obama is offering up to save some Americans is chump change.

Feel free to disagree. As for nitwit Democrats, I’d rather have a nitwit than a moron that deliberately lied to the American people and put us in a war that’s lasted longer than WWII (though it’s technically not a war since that’s bad PR and he doesn’t want us to “sacrifice” our cushy lifestyle). Ironic, much??

[Dukehorn]

I might be misreading the point of your post, but I’ve been lowballed before by a prospective buyer and my response has been to say “no” and choose never to entertain offers from that individual again.

It might be hurting myself (to a small extent) but I don’t see the necessity of negotiating with a person that has just insulted my intelligence. I don’t accept that as a tech trans lawyer and I wouldn’t accept it as an owner.

25% off the asking (whether that’s its true value) is usually not a “serious” offer. It’s a waste of everyone’s time from a negotiating perspective. You might be trying to have fun trying to score a deal, but unless the seller is in serious trouble, why would they even start a negotation?

Why would a buyer agent even take you on if he/she thinks you’re a waste of time?

[Dukehorn]

I might be misreading the point of your post, but I’ve been lowballed before by a prospective buyer and my response has been to say “no” and choose never to entertain offers from that individual again.

It might be hurting myself (to a small extent) but I don’t see the necessity of negotiating with a person that has just insulted my intelligence. I don’t accept that as a tech trans lawyer and I wouldn’t accept it as an owner.

25% off the asking (whether that’s its true value) is usually not a “serious” offer. It’s a waste of everyone’s time from a negotiating perspective. You might be trying to have fun trying to score a deal, but unless the seller is in serious trouble, why would they even start a negotation?

Why would a buyer agent even take you on if he/she thinks you’re a waste of time?

[Dukehorn]

I might be misreading the point of your post, but I’ve been lowballed before by a prospective buyer and my response has been to say “no” and choose never to entertain offers from that individual again.

It might be hurting myself (to a small extent) but I don’t see the necessity of negotiating with a person that has just insulted my intelligence. I don’t accept that as a tech trans lawyer and I wouldn’t accept it as an owner.

25% off the asking (whether that’s its true value) is usually not a “serious” offer. It’s a waste of everyone’s time from a negotiating perspective. You might be trying to have fun trying to score a deal, but unless the seller is in serious trouble, why would they even start a negotation?

Why would a buyer agent even take you on if he/she thinks you’re a waste of time?

[Dukehorn]

I might be misreading the point of your post, but I’ve been lowballed before by a prospective buyer and my response has been to say “no” and choose never to entertain offers from that individual again.

It might be hurting myself (to a small extent) but I don’t see the necessity of negotiating with a person that has just insulted my intelligence. I don’t accept that as a tech trans lawyer and I wouldn’t accept it as an owner.

25% off the asking (whether that’s its true value) is usually not a “serious” offer. It’s a waste of everyone’s time from a negotiating perspective. You might be trying to have fun trying to score a deal, but unless the seller is in serious trouble, why would they even start a negotation?

Why would a buyer agent even take you on if he/she thinks you’re a waste of time?

[Dukehorn]

I might be misreading the point of your post, but I’ve been lowballed before by a prospective buyer and my response has been to say “no” and choose never to entertain offers from that individual again.

It might be hurting myself (to a small extent) but I don’t see the necessity of negotiating with a person that has just insulted my intelligence. I don’t accept that as a tech trans lawyer and I wouldn’t accept it as an owner.

25% off the asking (whether that’s its true value) is usually not a “serious” offer. It’s a waste of everyone’s time from a negotiating perspective. You might be trying to have fun trying to score a deal, but unless the seller is in serious trouble, why would they even start a negotation?

Why would a buyer agent even take you on if he/she thinks you’re a waste of time?

[Dukehorn]

Hey FLU,

Your comments about the Chinese made me chuckle quite a bit. I think CA is a bit worse than where I grew up (Texas). I went to dinner with my brother in law’s folks and my sister (who was out of town) called me to ask that I tell them that I was a lawyer instead of a grad student (I was a non-practicing one who had gone back for a grad degree). I was pretty surprised by the request, but my sister had been criticized by her in-laws for getting a PhD instead of an MD, so she was being really sensitive.

All they could talk about was the fact that I gave up a lawyer’s salary to go back to a grad school stipend. Absolutely boggled their mind. Seems like personal happiness is a strange concept. Never mind the fact that I drive a Mazda3 when I could be driving a BMWer instead–that just accentuated my weirdness.

That’s why I don’t hang out with too many Chinese at all.

[Dukehorn]

Hey FLU,

Your comments about the Chinese made me chuckle quite a bit. I think CA is a bit worse than where I grew up (Texas). I went to dinner with my brother in law’s folks and my sister (who was out of town) called me to ask that I tell them that I was a lawyer instead of a grad student (I was a non-practicing one who had gone back for a grad degree). I was pretty surprised by the request, but my sister had been criticized by her in-laws for getting a PhD instead of an MD, so she was being really sensitive.

All they could talk about was the fact that I gave up a lawyer’s salary to go back to a grad school stipend. Absolutely boggled their mind. Seems like personal happiness is a strange concept. Never mind the fact that I drive a Mazda3 when I could be driving a BMWer instead–that just accentuated my weirdness.

That’s why I don’t hang out with too many Chinese at all.

[Dukehorn]

Hey FLU,

Your comments about the Chinese made me chuckle quite a bit. I think CA is a bit worse than where I grew up (Texas). I went to dinner with my brother in law’s folks and my sister (who was out of town) called me to ask that I tell them that I was a lawyer instead of a grad student (I was a non-practicing one who had gone back for a grad degree). I was pretty surprised by the request, but my sister had been criticized by her in-laws for getting a PhD instead of an MD, so she was being really sensitive.

All they could talk about was the fact that I gave up a lawyer’s salary to go back to a grad school stipend. Absolutely boggled their mind. Seems like personal happiness is a strange concept. Never mind the fact that I drive a Mazda3 when I could be driving a BMWer instead–that just accentuated my weirdness.

That’s why I don’t hang out with too many Chinese at all.

[Dukehorn]

Hey FLU,

Your comments about the Chinese made me chuckle quite a bit. I think CA is a bit worse than where I grew up (Texas). I went to dinner with my brother in law’s folks and my sister (who was out of town) called me to ask that I tell them that I was a lawyer instead of a grad student (I was a non-practicing one who had gone back for a grad degree). I was pretty surprised by the request, but my sister had been criticized by her in-laws for getting a PhD instead of an MD, so she was being really sensitive.

All they could talk about was the fact that I gave up a lawyer’s salary to go back to a grad school stipend. Absolutely boggled their mind. Seems like personal happiness is a strange concept. Never mind the fact that I drive a Mazda3 when I could be driving a BMWer instead–that just accentuated my weirdness.

That’s why I don’t hang out with too many Chinese at all.

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