[urbanrealtor]

To the author of the thread:

The problem with your assertion (other than it being a shallow, sarcastic, critical project) is that it does not square with history.

It is accurate that the failure of the Iraq war was sold as something similar to the allied liberation of France. Of course invading a sovereign nation is not analogous to this. They sold butchery as a humanitarian effort.

However, the point remains that just as there are wars where invaders play more of a liberator role, so are there government subsidy and remediation programs that end up earning profits or remuneration for the general fund (and, in theory the taxpayers). There is existing precedent for this. Consider some of FDR’s programs.

After seeing the “just trust us” assertions of the executive branch proven wrong in repeated fashion (war, energy, economy, housing)I am also suspicious.

The part I find compelling is that everyone agrees. At least everyone that matters. After hearing Buffet, Paulson, and Bernanke all say similar things and hearing most economically minded friends start fretting about commercial paper, it starts to beg the question of what if? The answer seems to keep coming back that most major employers would suddenly contract spending and lots of jobs would disappear.
On the “good” side, imagine how many jobs would stay in the US if everyone was so poor that other countries came to us for their cheap labor.

[urbanrealtor]

To the author of the thread:

The problem with your assertion (other than it being a shallow, sarcastic, critical project) is that it does not square with history.

It is accurate that the failure of the Iraq war was sold as something similar to the allied liberation of France. Of course invading a sovereign nation is not analogous to this. They sold butchery as a humanitarian effort.

However, the point remains that just as there are wars where invaders play more of a liberator role, so are there government subsidy and remediation programs that end up earning profits or remuneration for the general fund (and, in theory the taxpayers). There is existing precedent for this. Consider some of FDR’s programs.

After seeing the “just trust us” assertions of the executive branch proven wrong in repeated fashion (war, energy, economy, housing)I am also suspicious.

The part I find compelling is that everyone agrees. At least everyone that matters. After hearing Buffet, Paulson, and Bernanke all say similar things and hearing most economically minded friends start fretting about commercial paper, it starts to beg the question of what if? The answer seems to keep coming back that most major employers would suddenly contract spending and lots of jobs would disappear.
On the “good” side, imagine how many jobs would stay in the US if everyone was so poor that other countries came to us for their cheap labor.

[urbanrealtor]

Yeah Diane is a facist.
Whatever.
Is Clinton a treasonous communist while were at it?

On other issues:
Wow is that like the longest post ever or what?

[urbanrealtor]

Yeah Diane is a facist.
Whatever.
Is Clinton a treasonous communist while were at it?

On other issues:
Wow is that like the longest post ever or what?

[urbanrealtor]

Yeah Diane is a facist.
Whatever.
Is Clinton a treasonous communist while were at it?

On other issues:
Wow is that like the longest post ever or what?

[urbanrealtor]

Yeah Diane is a facist.
Whatever.
Is Clinton a treasonous communist while were at it?

On other issues:
Wow is that like the longest post ever or what?

[urbanrealtor]

Yeah Diane is a facist.
Whatever.
Is Clinton a treasonous communist while were at it?

On other issues:
Wow is that like the longest post ever or what?

[urbanrealtor]

I dunno SD.
I have not checked the numbers to verify your ratios but the ones you describe represent an even market leaning slightly toward seller’s market. A 4-1 ratio of active to pending typically means a tight set of inventory and fairly brief market times.

Sounds like carmel valley is not so unhealthy.

Just sayin.

[urbanrealtor]

I dunno SD.
I have not checked the numbers to verify your ratios but the ones you describe represent an even market leaning slightly toward seller’s market. A 4-1 ratio of active to pending typically means a tight set of inventory and fairly brief market times.

Sounds like carmel valley is not so unhealthy.

Just sayin.

[urbanrealtor]

I dunno SD.
I have not checked the numbers to verify your ratios but the ones you describe represent an even market leaning slightly toward seller’s market. A 4-1 ratio of active to pending typically means a tight set of inventory and fairly brief market times.

Sounds like carmel valley is not so unhealthy.

Just sayin.

[urbanrealtor]

I dunno SD.
I have not checked the numbers to verify your ratios but the ones you describe represent an even market leaning slightly toward seller’s market. A 4-1 ratio of active to pending typically means a tight set of inventory and fairly brief market times.

Sounds like carmel valley is not so unhealthy.

Just sayin.

[urbanrealtor]

I dunno SD.
I have not checked the numbers to verify your ratios but the ones you describe represent an even market leaning slightly toward seller’s market. A 4-1 ratio of active to pending typically means a tight set of inventory and fairly brief market times.

Sounds like carmel valley is not so unhealthy.

Just sayin.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=gary_broker]Perhaps Mr O should be shielding “gaffe a minute Joe” from the press..

“Barack is the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”

Why in his very home state, you can’t even go to a 7-11 or Dunkin Donuts without having a slight Indian accent.”

“Chuck, stand up, let the people see you. Oh, God love ya. What am I talking about?” (the dude is in a wheelchair)

“When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t just talk about the princes of greed”

“Hillary Clinton might have been a better pick”

Simple fact.. If Palin made these comments she would be written off as the biggest no nothing dunce on the planet. If Mac made the statements it would be proof positive that he was senile and had lost his marbles.. [/quote]

If your point is that Biden has a stronger rep and that it keeps people from saying he is either a dunce or senile (which seems to be your implication), then I agree with you.
As far as whether they should muzzle his ass, as a liberal democrat, I also agree it might be a good idea.

Still, that loose canon aspect is why he has been my favorite candidate for some time. While he is a total non-contender as far as pres, he still makes me laugh.

Also, did the author of this thread call him “brain williams”???? Thats funny.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=gary_broker]Perhaps Mr O should be shielding “gaffe a minute Joe” from the press..

“Barack is the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”

Why in his very home state, you can’t even go to a 7-11 or Dunkin Donuts without having a slight Indian accent.”

“Chuck, stand up, let the people see you. Oh, God love ya. What am I talking about?” (the dude is in a wheelchair)

“When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t just talk about the princes of greed”

“Hillary Clinton might have been a better pick”

Simple fact.. If Palin made these comments she would be written off as the biggest no nothing dunce on the planet. If Mac made the statements it would be proof positive that he was senile and had lost his marbles.. [/quote]

If your point is that Biden has a stronger rep and that it keeps people from saying he is either a dunce or senile (which seems to be your implication), then I agree with you.
As far as whether they should muzzle his ass, as a liberal democrat, I also agree it might be a good idea.

Still, that loose canon aspect is why he has been my favorite candidate for some time. While he is a total non-contender as far as pres, he still makes me laugh.

Also, did the author of this thread call him “brain williams”???? Thats funny.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=gary_broker]Perhaps Mr O should be shielding “gaffe a minute Joe” from the press..

“Barack is the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”

Why in his very home state, you can’t even go to a 7-11 or Dunkin Donuts without having a slight Indian accent.”

“Chuck, stand up, let the people see you. Oh, God love ya. What am I talking about?” (the dude is in a wheelchair)

“When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t just talk about the princes of greed”

“Hillary Clinton might have been a better pick”

Simple fact.. If Palin made these comments she would be written off as the biggest no nothing dunce on the planet. If Mac made the statements it would be proof positive that he was senile and had lost his marbles.. [/quote]

If your point is that Biden has a stronger rep and that it keeps people from saying he is either a dunce or senile (which seems to be your implication), then I agree with you.
As far as whether they should muzzle his ass, as a liberal democrat, I also agree it might be a good idea.

Still, that loose canon aspect is why he has been my favorite candidate for some time. While he is a total non-contender as far as pres, he still makes me laugh.

Also, did the author of this thread call him “brain williams”???? Thats funny.

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