Quotes of the day
posted at 9:30 pm on March 15, 2009 by Allahpundit
“Yes, it’s early, but an eerily familiar feeling is spreading across party lines and seeping into the national conversation. It’s a nagging doubt about the competency of the White House…
The tag of incompetence is powerful precisely because it is a nondenominational rebuke, even when it yields a partisan result. It became the strongest argument against the GOP hammerlock on Washington and, over two elections, gave Democrats their turn at total control…
Which brings us to the heart of the matter: the doubts about Obama himself. His famous eloquence is wearing thin through daily exposure and because his actions are often disconnected from his words. His lack of administrative experience is showing.”
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KING: It’s the conservative weekly Human Events. And in the lead article this week, they call it Obama’s brazen deception to sell agenda. Essentially the point you just made, that they have, under the umbrella of an economic crisis, you must support us, there is urgency to act now, that they are putting, in this newspaper’s view, a lot of items like health care, like the environment, other priorities and saying, we have to do this all now. Is the president of the United States trying to brazenly deceive the American people?
CHENEY: Well, I think they’ve taken liberties, if you will, with the arguments. Given the importance to the country and to all of us of having a healthy economy and getting the economy back on track, it seems to me an administration does have an obligation to set priorities and go after that first. It also occurs to me that one of the tools that is most important to doing that is tax policy, and cutting taxes, especially for those who invest and create wealth and create jobs. That’s not what we’re seeing…
I was concerned when the first stimulus program wasn’t put together in the administration but, rather, was something they sort of chucked up on Capitol Hill and let the Congress write that legislation which says, to me, there really isn’t a coherent approach at this point to try and improve the economy.
Blowback
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“And I’m going to ask Congress to ask this question: Will what I vote for encourage economic growth? Not will it make me look better at home, or will it satisfy narrow constituency, but will my vote stimulate economic vitality and growth? That’s the question that Americans are asking when we vote on a tax reduction package.
“That not only should we make sure that the individual consumer confidence remains high, but that we’ve got to understand that by encouraging investment, it will encourage employment.”
-President George W. Bush
October 4, 2001
The President’s plan had bi-partisan support and it worked. So, your problem with this is what?
Loxodonta on March 15, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Sorry. I’ve got a couple of glasses of wine in me this evening. Actually I picture it hooked to his big ears in some way.
ErinF on March 15, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Aristotle said that the ability to create apt analogies is a sign of genius. Methinks Proud Rino is not a genius. Shocking, I know.
venividivici on March 15, 2009 at 11:29 PM
I’m reading through the Cheney transcript and he is firing on all cylinders.
The monetary system is the issue, and yet, I don’t think I’ve heard The Precedent, or anyone from the administration, address our monetary system at all. One key to knowing who understands what’s going on and who doesn’t comes down to listening to who talks about the economy, as if we are suffering an economic crisis at root, and to who talks about the monetary system. While the economy is suffering, that is a result of monetary issues, and can only be fixed after those monetary issues have been taken care of.
progressoverpeace on March 15, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Erin, actually I was thinking it could be hooked up to the mask or the torso of the wearer. Kind of like those invisible dog leashes. I think it would be really funny.
bloggless on March 15, 2009 at 11:31 PM
You could use something like those old doctor headbands with a mirror attached that would swing down.
I haven’t seen one of those on a doctor since I was a kid. Our GP used to wear one.
INC on March 15, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Amen. Bush would not defend himself from the MSM accusers which made him and his supporters objects of disdain in the media as a result.
Christian Conservative on March 15, 2009 at 11:36 PM
And I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for anyone in this joke of an administration to act.
I mean, Obama said it himself that he doesn’t follow the ebb and flow of the markets.
Translation: “I don’t understand the market”
Kini on March 15, 2009 at 11:40 PM
I would also like to commend John King on mentioning something that no democrat, MSM comrade, or liberal is ever allowed to say:
If I hear the idiot messiah screech on about “the last 8 years” one more time, without anyone forcing him to acknowledge reality …
progressoverpeace on March 15, 2009 at 11:44 PM
rmgraha & Christian Conservative
I think Bush may have thought that would be beneath the office of the President. I think he was sorely wrong about that tactic. Because once you have no defense, people’s reasoning start to believe the rhetoric.
This is why when Pelosi and Frank say this was the Bush Admin problem, it’s gatta be thrown back in their face.
Kini on March 15, 2009 at 11:44 PM
That;s for sure.
Heh. He put a fine point on it with his “profit and earnings ratio”, demonstrating that he lacks skills in both market understanding and basic mathematics, all in one little phrase. Now, that was a demonstration of a real skill at stupidity.
progressoverpeace on March 15, 2009 at 11:47 PM
The ones fear of ownership will begin to thin out and his transparency will eventually be seen. It’s all part of the executive experience, by being Present.
Kini on March 15, 2009 at 11:48 PM
How much you wanna bet that’s the extent of Geithner knowledge of the markets.
I wonder if these guys think MorningStar is something the sky.
Oh why am I wondering….
Kini on March 15, 2009 at 11:53 PM
You got that right Brother……….
…….. Mr. Teleprompter is signing bill after bill after bill of more spending and is not looking at the big picture.
Millions of people are going to be joining the Social Security roles very soon………
……… remember Hillary’s smirk and smile when President Bush admitted defeat to trying to fix this in the SOTU address in 2006?
Billions of money to ACORN and La Raza………
……… but you will have to work longer, your benefits will be taxed, your vote will be cancelled by illegal aliens, the Death Tax is back, Cap and Trade will make it more expensive to live, no Energy production just talk, ever growing bureaucracies, it goes on and on and on!
But Mr. Teleprompter does not follow the market……
………. nice.
Seven Percent Solution on March 15, 2009 at 11:56 PM
I miss Dick Cheney… :(
BTW.. I watched the interview on 60 Minutes tonight with Bernanke and I was very impressed with the man. He exudes confidence. Obama ought to listen to him.
Texas Gal on March 15, 2009 at 11:58 PM
It’s good that the Obama honeymoon is over.
When does the world declare his political bankruptcy?
Right_of_Attila on March 15, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Had a serious discussion with the wife and family tonight. We are considering going to ground. Never thought I’d say it but that forty acres of waste just might not be a waste afterall. There is no possible way that America can pay for this Democrap utopia and when the roof comes down I don’t want to be in town. Anyone have a good buzzard recipe?
Limerick on March 16, 2009 at 12:03 AM
We: The economy is in crisis (’cause of the govt.)
Obama: Let me eat my waffle!
Mojave Mark on March 16, 2009 at 12:03 AM
That was a fast honeymoon. I figured the brainwashed twits would be in their hypnotized stupor for at least 6 months.
ErinF on March 16, 2009 at 12:05 AM
I saw an awesome bumper sticker this weekend:
O.B.A.M.A.
One Big Ass Mistake, America!
ErinF on March 16, 2009 at 12:06 AM
He thought that he would be able to do and say whatever he wanted, but it is dawning on him that everyone knows his game – even his supporters. It’s a Kabuki dance that is believed only by the dancer, though his fans are happy to pretend that they believe it, even as their own expressions and voices betray them.
As to Geithner, I can’t make heads or tails of the guy. The only times I’ve ever heard him speak he’s been very unimpressive. Scarily unimpressive. And when he was actually trying to defend The Precedent’s budget, I just couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
progressoverpeace on March 16, 2009 at 12:07 AM
I have to bring this one more bit of the Cheney transcript up. It is Cheney, raw:
I think Cheney knows full well that the idiot messiah is going to destroy everything that was done in Iraq. It’s going to be a huge mess.
progressoverpeace on March 16, 2009 at 12:08 AM
BBQ, Stew, and a nice Roast………..
……… don’t forget to plant plenty of garlic.
Seven Percent Solution on March 16, 2009 at 12:09 AM
I read the entire interview with Mr. Cheney. I would have loved to see the interview. He is so well spoken. The transcript seems to assume he just answered the questions straight up….without Uhhh, Ummmm, etc. He answered the questions with answers, instead of trying to skirt the issue.
I was very proud of him. I was very proud to have him as Vice President of the United States.
Job well done, sir.
jcheney on March 16, 2009 at 12:09 AM
I am a big fan of Dick Cheney because he is a straight shooter that will tell it like it is. He is the primary reason behind my support for Bush.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Don’t use the giblets, soak it in milk over night and roast like a turkey stuffed with apples, onions and garlic.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 12:15 AM
I’ve always liked Cheney; the fact that the MSM demonized him was just validation and icing on the cake. Barbara Bush’s book indicated a great deal of respect for the man alluding to his great intelligence and the fact that “he did not suffer fools easily”. I would not want to be on the other side of the table answering questions from him if I didn’t have the answers or know where to get them.
He is what an administration looks like when the adults are in charge.
AZfederalist on March 16, 2009 at 12:18 AM
If I hear the idiot messiah screech on about “the last 8 years” one more time, without anyone forcing him to acknowledge reality …
progressoverpeace on March 15, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Most of the people who voted for him have no clue who was in majority in Congress. They didn’t really know which candidate was running as his VP.
mph on March 16, 2009 at 12:18 AM
No, but my husband went out and shot a pheasant a few months ago. He brought it in, cleaned it, and cooked it. It was delicious… better than any poultry dish I’ve ordered in a restaurant. He made some kind of provencal sauce for the bird. I have a feeling his hunting talents and cooking talents are going to come in handy in the near future.
ErinF on March 16, 2009 at 12:23 AM
She isn’t saying the fundamentals are sound – (bold mine)
DR. ROMER: I think when the president says he’s focusing on fundamentals, what he means is, is we’re focusing on, on fixing the fundamentals;…
It is striking actually when you read the transcript – they want ot “fix” the fundamentals by putting the proper “programs” in place.
Dr. Romer: “The other thing I think is so important, the president has actually said in terms of fundamentals, we need to make changes. That’s why he’s focusing on energy, education, getting the budget deficit under control, precisely …” (bold mine)
There are new fundamentals – they are just using that word because we interpret it to mean what it has always meant in terms of the foundation of our economic system/culture/etc.
Keep this in mind when listening to Obama & Romer.
batterup on March 16, 2009 at 12:24 AM
Obama’s going to need a crow recipe.
(And I’ll add a pre-emptive: Raaacist! to placate the pusillanimous.)
profitsbeard on March 16, 2009 at 12:27 AM
The performance of this new administration evidenced by its complete inability to even staff properly — especially given that it has a completely friendly congress compared to the hostile filibuster-threatening Senate with which Bush had to contend, the inability to even get simple protocol matters correct, and pretty much being unable to walk and chew gum at the same time demonstrates that this President is more than a few positions above his competent pay grade.
If the coming months continue the way the past 50 days have gone, we could be looking at an epic failure. Given the kind of agenda this president is trying to enact, that’s not a bad thing — it would be really bad if he were successful in accomplishing those things he has set out to accomplish. Those things would spell the end of the USA as we have known it, I pray God won’t let that happen.
However, given the arrogance and pretention of The One, this failure is going to weigh heavily upon him. I would not be greatly surprised, if things continue to spiral into the dirt that we would actually see Him do something not seen before in US history — resign his office due to the stress and difficulties of fulfilling the office. Of course it won’t be couched that way, it will be something along the lines of “the mess that was inherited was just too big for this man and has created tremendous, undue and unfair, pressure upon his family and he has determined that it is best for the country to allow a successor to take over while he spends time with his family.”
AZfederalist on March 16, 2009 at 12:27 AM
I just finished reading the whole interview and it is pretty clear Cheyney knows the messiah is going to f’ up lots of stuff. Cheyney mopped up in that interview. Maybe he would be interested in Steele’s job.
msmveritas on March 16, 2009 at 12:34 AM
AZfederalist on March 16, 2009 at 12:27 AM
Thats pretty much why I doubt he will run for a second term, he likes to give speeches but not work and make tough decisions.
goat on March 16, 2009 at 12:44 AM
I miss Bush and Cheney so much….
Is it too late to have myself cryogenically frozen until January 20, 2013 when Sarah Palin takes the helm?
Jenfidel on March 16, 2009 at 12:45 AM
I think this would be sheer HEAVEN and I’m gonna start praying for it tonight!
From your post to God’s ear-literally.
Jenfidel on March 16, 2009 at 12:47 AM
Not a chance of him walking away like Nixon did. He’ll burn the fields before he allows us one grain of wheat.
Limerick on March 16, 2009 at 12:49 AM
But we’ll become stronger because of the change that HE requires from us.
Upstater85 on March 16, 2009 at 12:55 AM
Bernanke and his Keynesian BS helped create the cheap credit that caused this mess. In a sane world he and his cohorts would be looking for another job – instead we put them in charge of fixing the mess THEY CREATED. Ugh.
We’ll be in much worse shape because Obama IS listening to Bernanke. We’re going further and further into debt.. and soon the world will quit buying our debt. Then what? How will we pay our debt?
popularpeoplesfront on March 16, 2009 at 12:56 AM
“Is it too late to have myself cryogenically frozen until January 20, 2013 when Sarah Palin takes the helm?
Jenfidel on March 16, 2009 at 12:45 AM”
Can’t afford to sleep: get out there and campaign for her.
poplicola on March 16, 2009 at 12:56 AM
Very true. It would be nice if people started bringing up the Ziegler study in response to The Precedent’s continued claims of ’8 years of uninterrupted Republican control’ [my paraphrase of his idiocy] It all fits so well.
Cheney was just awesome. It’s tough to comment on a lot of what he says because he says it so well that it often just leaves me thinking, “Yes. Exactly.”
I would absolutely love it if Steele would just go and see Cheney, to talk about issues and learn better how to handle the press and stay true to conservative principles. Cheney deserves the respect and the RNC certainly needs the help. Cheney’s short remarks about the financial crisis and where the federal responsibilities lie should be required reading for all who do not understand, or are just somewhat hazy on, the current crisis and the position and responsibilities of the federal government with respect to it, as opposed to ancillary economic issues.
progressoverpeace on March 16, 2009 at 12:59 AM
BEST….. POST….. EVAH!!!
Kini on March 16, 2009 at 1:06 AM
AZfederalist on March 16, 2009 at 12:27 AM
That is a dream. Everything they are now doing is done to insure that they remain in power – mandatory pre-K (so they get them young and can start indoctrination to the liberal mind set) to universal health care to bailing out AIG (teacher’s union, I think) over and over again. The liberals run our schools and that is why there is so little understanding of how government works. They are very shrewd and are guaranteeing that they remain in power for many years to come. Unless the conservatives, Republicans devise a plan to reverse this we’re in for it.
mph on March 16, 2009 at 1:09 AM
If Sarah Palin wins the nomination, I pray to God there is someone like Cheney out there to back fill her weaknesses (not that she has much mind you, but that is just my bias talking). Anyway, too miss the man as well. I wish he had been out there more defending Bush the last several years, it would have made a big difference.
davek70 on March 16, 2009 at 1:09 AM
I’d rather see more of us behind Sarah.
While Cheney would be a valuable asset. What Palin needs is us.
Kini on March 16, 2009 at 1:12 AM
If you don’t write for a living. You’ve missed your calling.
Saltysam on March 16, 2009 at 1:13 AM
Cheney is very careful in what he says. He doesn’t dis Bush at all and even when he criticizes Obama he does is sooo intelligently. Ever the statesman. We need him and Rove more than ever. Their ability to think quickly, not let emotion get the best of them and their experience is priceless. No big egos, just common sense. Brilliant.
mph on March 16, 2009 at 1:18 AM
Continued shrinking of the American economy seems likely to finish putting many of the old news organizations out of business.
Kralizec on March 16, 2009 at 1:19 AM
I admit to a certain wishful thinking in that post. I do think however that they are pushing the envelope and appear to be over-reaching. When you look at the spike in disapproval ratings, the overall negative ratings for Congress (that even an Obama voter now has to know is controlled by the dems), and general disapproval for some of the radical agenda being proposed, there is a good possibility for a strong backlash. If the backlash is strong enough, Obama is not going to get his way — when that happens, I can see the possibility of him stalking off the field. Perseverance is NOT one of his strong suits.
AZfederalist on March 16, 2009 at 1:26 AM
Just thought I’d elaborate a bit…
Liberty or Death on March 16, 2009 at 1:27 AM
Who is Barry Soetoro? Why is he now Barack Obama? Release no records & divulge no secrets. Hope & change…thy true name is fraud.
BHO Jonestown on March 16, 2009 at 1:30 AM
Kralizec on March 16, 2009 at 1:19 AM
You think its the economy or just a cultural change? Conservatives gave up on the traditional news outlets due to bias and found a home somewhere on the internet. I read an article earlier (forget where) about how many conservative talk radio shows are closing down due to the economy. So how do conservatives get the word out? Most people tend to go to “safe” places where their opinions are in the majority, where they agree with the prevailing opinion. They don’t get to see/hear the opposition.
mph on March 16, 2009 at 1:32 AM
Indeed.
Kini on March 16, 2009 at 1:37 AM
I think your assessment is right on the money. I got the feeling, that he might eventually quit, back in the first week, when he ran away from the White House to go read children’s books, or whatever it was. He cannot take criticism and he cannot accept responsibility for his words and actions. To me, this is why he was so confused about the stock markets not “listening” to him. I don’t think he had any clue that nations actually have moving parts. The only thing that sustains him is his fervent desire to exact revenge and destroy the US, but if he senses that he’s going to be shut down on that, he might well just up and walk away, with some excuse about health problems or something.
progressoverpeace on March 16, 2009 at 1:38 AM
Heh, thanks, Liberty or Death!
Mr. Goodwin should have said “Our President is obtuse”.
Geithner’s timorous demeanor says all one has to know about this administration.
Entelechy on March 16, 2009 at 1:39 AM
I will assume this was said in jest, because if it wasn’t, then you should get some help. I mean that with all seriousness.
One thing I have always believed about my fellow conservatives, and that was their propensity to hang in there when everyone else quits. Anyone who thinks the game is over after halftime is not worthy of respect.
This thing is far, far, far from over. So, let’s stop the nonsense about going under, over, or into the ground. Thank you.
Joe Pyne on March 16, 2009 at 1:45 AM
Limerick jest? Well, sometimes.
Limerick on March 16, 2009 at 1:47 AM
Thanks, you had me worried for a minute there.
Joe Pyne on March 16, 2009 at 1:50 AM
This confusion goes right along with the arrogance he presumes he will be able to dazzle the Iranians with his BS and command all nations of the world with his persuasion. He is possibly the most self absorbed POTUS to date. I don’t quite see him walking away, though I wish he would.
msmveritas on March 16, 2009 at 2:02 AM
The dems and Obama are going to be held responsible for their recession.
Johan Klaus on March 16, 2009 at 2:08 AM
BARRY SOETORO lives! In the White House.
BHO Jonestown on March 16, 2009 at 2:09 AM
I wouldn’t bet on it.
Johan Klaus on March 16, 2009 at 2:14 AM
Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all.
We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain.
- Claude Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850)
MB4 on March 16, 2009 at 2:31 AM
Allah, that makes 14 times this moron has posted this crap in the last hour.
MadisonConservative on March 16, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Printed in 48 point stuck, and stuck it in my truck’s back window. It goes well with my other.
SOCIALISM.
HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST DIE BEFORE AN IDEA IS CONSIDERED BAD?
darktood on March 16, 2009 at 2:41 AM
Apparently, we are on the hit list.
Kini on March 16, 2009 at 2:45 AM
Compare/contrast Dick Cheney to Joe Biden.
How far we have fallen in so little time.
youngTXcon on March 16, 2009 at 3:08 AM
Ammunition………..
………… the new currency.
Seven Percent Solution on March 16, 2009 at 3:17 AM
Was I asleep during every weekly Saturday radio address for 6 or 7 years when President Bush warned the American people to raise hell with Frank and Dodd and demand action?
What the hell happened to the bully pulpit??
The Democrats may have created/aggravated this disaster, but why didn’t the Republicans raise the roof on this?
They let 2 committee chairmen run the damn country without a whimper?? I cringe when I see Frank and all the Dems in that 2004 House hearing video claiming there was no problem at Freddie and Fannie, while the IG rep gave grave warnings, and the R party let the issue die.
It’s a little late to point fingers, Mr. Cheney. YOU owned the dam White House, with press conference availability, network coverage for a special address, etc., etc.
I blame BOTH parties for the housing mortgage mess.
fred5678 on March 16, 2009 at 3:43 AM
Plenty of blame to go around, divvied up at a 3,000 to 1 ratio.
darktood on March 16, 2009 at 3:57 AM
I just had in mind that declining subscriptions and advertising would finish off some of the already-weakened news organizations.
Kralizec on March 16, 2009 at 4:45 AM
Health care? And the latest good news is, contemplating …taxing health benefits that workers get from employers.
and I quote from the Washington Post:
I guess if we feel the pain of additional income taxes thru this “idea” then the idiot leaders think we’ll be more open to univeral healthcare?!
Don’t ever forget this idea – though immediately slammed – to charge our veterans for service related injuries!! The mindset of anyone who could even entertain this idea for one brief second is beyond the pale.
A little hope-n-change from the greatest minds to ever run this country…. I think I’m going to be ill!
ladyhawke53 on March 16, 2009 at 6:05 AM
I believe that that’s by design. Obama has nothing but contempt for the intellect of his supporters and that contempt is well-placed. as long as he says what they want to hear they go along, regardless of what he actually does. I have consistently found Obama supporters ignorant of the realities.
drjohn on March 16, 2009 at 7:24 AM
Great quote, but let’s face it, the honeymoon simply isn’t over until Obama gets more accountability than Bush gets blame. When that happens, THEN it’s over. Until then…it’s only starting to end.
scottm on March 16, 2009 at 7:25 AM
he is at the trough with the other democrats….
it worked and tax cuts shouldn’t be a partisan issue.
It’s OUR money.
sven10077 on March 16, 2009 at 7:27 AM
“Eloquence” is the only thing Hussein has. As Rush put it, Obama says nothing better than anyone else ever has.
Take away the teleprompter and he doesn’t even have that.
wildcat84 on March 16, 2009 at 7:39 AM
Obama’s perceived incompetence is a cover for his end game, creating greater dependence on government and more voters for the Democrat party.
Angry Dumbo on March 16, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Fixed
NoFanofLibs on March 16, 2009 at 8:41 AM
This administration came in like tattooed, loudmouthed rapper, shrieking about how wonderful and incredible that they all are and what a loser they guy they were replacing was.
Now they’re slinking about and whispering like the little boys they are.
Reality has slapped them in the face.
This is the least competent administration ever and it won’t get any better. Obama is absurdly unqualified, Biden is a jackass, Clinton is another clown who has never accomplished anything on her own in her life, Emmanuel is a hack and the lot of them are corrupt.
The sooner this administration exits the stage the better. Throwing out the Democrat Congress in 2010 will be the first step.
NoDonkey on March 16, 2009 at 8:44 AM
Sorry old friend, but ya cant eat buzzard, it’s a carrion bird. Full of parasites and bad bugs and stuff.
doriangrey on March 16, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Yep, even the lowlife’s who call themselves the MSM are starting to cover the tea party’s taking place across the nation. MSNBC was advertising heavily (radio mostly) here in my area about their around the clock coverage of Obama’s first 100 days. I think they have pulled their ads, as I haven’t heard but a few in the past week. NoDonkey sums it up well; 2010 will be the first step, by retaking the house and tossing Pelosi out on her multi-million dollar face.
Keemo on March 16, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Perfect description of the Democrat Party and their bed partners in the media.
Keemo on March 16, 2009 at 9:00 AM
I will believe the MSM media love-affair with Ogabe is over the day that Katie Couric spits instead of swallows.
SKYFOX on March 16, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Sorry, “MSM media” is redundant.
SKYFOX on March 16, 2009 at 9:07 AM
I’m sorry Allah, were you thinking that this administration was *trying* to help the economy recover? I was thinking that it tanking would be the biggest boost the libs could ever hope for;
– Do it quickly enough, and it can all be blamed on Bush.
– The more money the government spends, the more powerful the government becomes.
– The more money the government takes from the people, the more weak the citizens become.
– The larger the government grows, the more influence the government has on every citizen’s life.
– The more money the government lends to corporations and institutions, the more influence and control the government has over them (nationalization of private holdings).
– The more people that are dependent on the government for “help”, the more likely the citizens will retain the elected officials which support them.
– The more the government officials blame “the rich”, the more class warfare will result, thus dividing the nation against itself and the dream of becoming successful. Note that this requires the lowering of the standard for “rich” ($250k/yr is “rich” now?), which weakens every successful business and its employees.
The plan is working perfectly Allah, maybe you just don’t see it? Have you read Alinsky’s Rules For Radicals? Looks like things are going swimmingly…
Geministorm on March 16, 2009 at 9:21 AM
I just finished the Cheney transcript.
That’s the salient point I noted, too.
Cheney underscores the single “legitimate” premise that our government has (the Feds specifically) to sponsor any bail-out given the legislation that established the Federal Reserve, the FDIC obligation and purpose for existing.
You’ve hit the nail on the head.
Economy does not equate to monetary system.
I grumble the disconnect between rationale establishing the Federal Reserve, FDIC, vs. their actual performance of purposeful duty. In my humble opinion, these institutions have specifically enabled their own corruption that in turn has corrupted BOTH our monetary system and hence our economy. The FDIC could have abruptly opposed the Democratic legislation that produced our current $ crisis. They could have lobbied against the legislation before it was enacted into law; AND they could have produced their own protection against poor lending practices of banking institutions via their own written policy refusing to insure banks that irresponsibly lent money indiscriminately to insolvents.
maverick muse on March 16, 2009 at 9:35 AM
The more competant the conservative, the more demonized they are by the left- Cheney, Rove, Palin, Delay…
anniekc on March 16, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Is my 9:35 Federal Reserve, FDIC surmise one motivation behind Bush’s final signature enabling the Treasury Secretary’s gross power grab? Even if so, that gamble is based upon a RESPONSIBLE bureaucrat trimming his own fat. It ain’t trustworthy.
maverick muse on March 16, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Completing that thought, the more money the government spends, the weaker the taxpayer becomes.
maverick muse on March 16, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Barack chucked up, taxpayers up-chuck.
Steve Z on March 16, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Scott Rasmussen was on Fox last night with a poll saying that 67% of Americans believe that Congress isn’t listening to them.
Ms. Page might be onto something here!
Steve Z on March 16, 2009 at 10:09 AM
So far, I’ve seen nothing that is a new idea coming from Obama. Everything is a throwback to pre-Clinton type Democratic Party stuff. There are phony commissions galore, loads of people supposedly “advising” him. And nobody but Pelosi is really doing a lot of real work.
I didn’t think he was all that competent even winning the primary. He had boatloads of money, and Hillary still managed to win over her key states as well as get the momentum going. Had it not been for the strange delegate counting system, it would have been over for him after Texas.
So none of this surprises me. He’s a hack.
AnninCA on March 16, 2009 at 10:10 AM
How about somebody cook up some crow for Barack?
Steve Z on March 16, 2009 at 10:10 AM
PROFIT and earnings ratio? That’s a good one!!! since profit and earnings are the same thing, it’s always one for the One.
He probably meant PRICE TO earnings ratio–stock price divided by earnings per share. Note to our brilliant Hahvid lawya community awganizah: it’s like a golf score, the lower the better. But it’s bad if it’s negative!
Steve Z on March 16, 2009 at 10:25 AM
No.. what got us into this mess was sub-prime mortgages and greed, Barney Franks, Maxine Waters et al.
I watched both the 60 Minutes interview with Bernanke and the Fox News special with Paulson, Bolten and Bush this weekend because I’m more interested in getting to the facts than letting others tell me what to think. The very fact that you think Bernanke is advising Obama on his spending plan demonstrates you don’t know what you’re talking about. And you don’t know what is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve.
Bernanke said last night that if things go the way he believes they should, the recession ought to bottom at the end of ’09. My prediction is that the markets will now settle down and start to improve just based on the confidence that Bernanke showed in that interview. The type of confidence that Obama just can’t muster.
Texas Gal on March 16, 2009 at 10:28 AM
That Cheney interview was riveting! I watched the whole thing. He chose his words very carefully and for maximum effect. I could just see liberals’ heads exploding from coast to coast. I’m sure CNN is being drowned in emails from the loony Left today wanting to know why they even allowed the “war criminal” Cheney on the air.
I’m glad Cheney decided not to “play by the rules” of not commenting on the new Administration for a while. Bill Clinton didn’t play by that rule with George W. Bush, and Al Gore sure as hell didn’t either.
People forget that Dick Cheney was a White House chief of staff, a Congressman, and a Secretary of Defense before he was VP. There isn’t anyone on the planet better qualified to comment on the disastrous beginning of this new Administration.
rockmom on March 16, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Gosh, is it okay if I cite a headline from Media Matters, or is that beyond the pale? Here goes…I’m citing their headline…right…now:
Freaking idiots.
Buy Danish on March 16, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Yep! I had the same thought.
Texas Gal on March 16, 2009 at 11:29 AM
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