If the gov had kept closer watch on the lenders then this mess could have been aleviated, and Bush and his party held the presidency, and pushed for the war. Iraq is stabilized after HOW MUCH money has been spent? A financial balck hole with no possble benefits to America or even it's interests.
To say that Bush/Cheney Oil interests did not keep this country down is bullocks, and you know it. Other countries have made significant gains in the fields of alternative fuels and fuel-efficient vehicles, while Americans struggle in that regard. Why? Vested oil interests.
Our school system is dying now, money is managed so horribly that I child with a sharpie could do a better job. Poor leadership by the republican party has left this country a shell of it's former self, and to imagine 4 more years of those people in power is not only sickening, but demonstrates just how foolish Americans can be at times.
And do not insult me, treat me with the same curtesy I extended to you. :)
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No, if the government had not enacted laws requiring banks to make high risk loans and created GSE's that magnified that risk, then this whole mess would not have happened. The crises had noting to do with "Deregulation" That doesn't even make sense. If it did, I would expect you to be able to show examples of how that contributed to the mortgage crises. All you did was repeat a line from an Obama speech. We need to regulate more? Regulation is what got us in this mess.
It is not my intention to insult you, but you can see how watching a man prove on a daily basis that he lacks the understanding of a major political issue and then watching his fans lap it up like a cat to a saucer of milk can be a bit irritating.
As for the war in Iraq, I'm not going to pontificate on the pros and cons of its prosecution or the advantages of a stable region in the middle east. That is a different argument. What I will say is this: If the war in Iraq is, as you say, republican theory then why didn't congress put a stop to it. They have been supporting it for the last two years.
What significant gains have other countries made that we have not? Where are we struggling? There is a huge push in this country to convert to more efficient energy production but it is not as simple as flipping a switch. There is no demonstrable conspiracy to stimy energy production. So yeah, that "Cheney bad! rabble! rabble!" IS rhetoric and is nonsensical.
Our school system has been dying for a long time, what does that have to do with the republican party?
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