The govt screws up everything it touches.

That right there is a feature, not a bug! Self made screw ups so it can come to its own rescue.

hawkeye54 on January 7, 2013 at 4:12 PM

The private sector is generally more incompetent than the public sector.

crr6 on June 12, 2010 at 12:08 PM

When government makes mistakes (in particular making business do things the way government wants or else) it can be very painful to the employees, management, and stockholders.

Where is government? If there is no painful feedback from its mistakes then it can continue to do as it wants without regard for the effects on others. This is particularly true of politicians.

The govt screws up everything it touches.

That right there is a feature, not a bug! Self made screw ups so it can come to its own rescue.

Speaking of which, remember when the Obama administration and Democrats said that they couldn’t take up Fannie/Freddie divestment in Dodd-Frank because of the complexity involved, and said that taxpayer protection from these sinkholes would be tackled separately? Whatever happened to that effort?

I’ll tell you. The Obama and the Dems weren’t serious and the Republicans didn’t bother to hold them to it. And when I say the Republicans didn’t hold them to it, I include in the meaning that the Republicans in the House, particularly, didn’t forward their own proposal to start the conversation, stimulate dialogue, keep the issue before the public, force the Dems to speak with honorable intentions or suffer the consequences, etc, etc, etc.

Republicans will not shake being the Party of Do Nothing combined with the Party of NO, if they’re always sitting around waiting for the Dems to propose things and be reactive to events of the Democrats’ making. One can’t win if you don’t score. You can’t score if you never play offense. You can’t go on offense if you never accept the opportunity to act.

“Do something!”, Republicans! It doesn’t have to be more, either in more regulation, more spending, or more taxes. It can be less, especially if that regulation, spending or taxes has been proven to be bad.

Why do I have a feeling there won’t ever be another like Ronald Reagan, at least in my lifetime?
ShainS on January 7, 2013 at 3:21 PM

There is no savior called Reagan. Greats never return and little men can’t be greats.

Frank want to be senator now.

Of course he does. He does so love the access to power and wealth that CONgress and the Senate provide. He found out just how much he misses the party scene in DC too.

Franks/Dodd can go to Hades.

Wells Fargo CEO The next Ronald Reagan-like figure: Get gov’t out of “the home loan all business”

Why do I have a feeling there won’t ever be another like Ronald Reagan, at least in my lifetime?

[I think Palin's come the closest, but doubt that even she'd endorse laissez-faire capitalism. What a concept ...]

Wells Fargo CEO: Get gov’t out of “the home loan business”

…Whore’s shouldn’t talk!

I saw Kataklysmic’s comment – quite right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Kovacevich

No longer CEO or Chairman, which I thought he remained.

Why yes – yes, they did.

Shut up, Dick. Or leave your money where mouth is. You can’t have it both ways.

Ah, but so many do want it both ways.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-04/companies-pay-20-million-to-fund-democratic-convention.html

Why yes – yes, they did.

Shut up, Dick. Or leave your money where mouth is. You can’t have it both ways.