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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by GonzoDawg View Post
    And there goes the thread.
    Sorry...

    I'll log off and watch soccer while drinking a Pepsi.

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by T_Won View Post
    IMF: "US must cut 7.5 Trillion to avoid a credit drop."
    S&P: "We will consider a $4 Trillion cut a step in the right direction and will not drop the rating."
    Tea Party: "We need to cut at least $4 Trillion from our debt.
    Democrats: "Tea Party is holding government hostage and are terrorists."
    Compromise: US cuts $ 2 Trillion (over a 10 year period).
    S&P: "We warned you, but you didn't listen. You should have gone with the Tea Party plan."
    Genpop: "This is all the Tea Party's fault


    Did you not forget Obama's over to cut 4 trillion with tax revenues on the table?

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    Sorry...

    I'll log off and watch soccer
    while drinking a Pepsi.

    Good Choice.

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    It is actually very interesting to watch this unfold politically. On one hand, we have the left, playing the role of the children, demanding that their allowance continue to grow. On the other hand, you have the right playing the role of the adults, telling the children that not only will your allowance not be increased, but due to tough times, we are going to have to reduce your allowance. The children, refusing to listen, go overspend on the credit card and when the adult says that I am not going to pay this credit card for you until you agree to control your spending and live within the means that I am willing to provide you, the children retort that (1) you are going to ruin the good thing I have going with my credit card company, and (2) this is really your fault for not increasing my allowance.
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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by Guisslapp View Post
    It is actually very interesting to watch this unfold politically. On one hand, we have the left, playing the role of the children, demanding that their allowance continue to grow. On the other hand, you have the right playing the role of the adults, telling the children that not only will your allowance not be increased, but due to tough times, we are going to have to reduce your allowance. The children, refusing to listen, go overspend on the credit card and when the adult says that I am not going to pay this credit card for you until you agree to control your spending and live within the means that I am willing to provide you, the children retort that (1) you are going to ruin the good thing I have going with my credit card company, and (2) this is really your fault for not increasing my allowance.


    It is funny how you portray the teapublicans as some type of heroes. Didn't the adults have any negative role in this situation. If you dont think they did, then your scenario is 100% phony argument.

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    The story speaks for itself. If the children wouldn't have thrown a hissy fit and listened to the adults, the credit card company wouldn't have gotten pissed. The children don't get to decide the allowance, the adults do.
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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by Guisslapp View Post
    The story speaks for itself. If the children wouldn't have thrown a hissy fit and listened to the adults, the credit card company wouldn't have gotten pissed. The children don't get to decide the allowance, the adults do.


    Perhaps if the adults had paid more attention to what was going on in their OWN household and not two other households, the kids would take the adults more seriously. However, the kids have watched the adults be irresponsible for 8 years and now all of a sudden they get a lecture from those very same adults about......"responsibility".

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Go Huntington!

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    First time in American history. Clearly this is Bush's fault. Just because this didn't happen during his actual 8 years, and did happen 3 years into obammer's term, should not obscure the fact that Bush caused this.

    S&P cites the historic, record debt leading to the downgrade. Just cuz obammer has contributed MORE debt than ALL previous 43 prezzes combined should not blind you from the truth: it is clearly Bush's fault.
    While I can certainly understand your huge disappointment in GW Bush's decision-making skills during his 8 years as POTUS, BHO's has to share some of the blame as well. His decision to extend the Bush tax cuts was made for strictly his own political reasons and not in the interests of our long-term economic growth. S&P pointed that out.

    In the final analysis, the right-wing extremists cannot see beyond their ideological myopia. Even after Obama fumbled the ball on the 10 yard line, the teapublicans picked up the ball and ran in the wrong direction when they rejected closing tax loopholes and special interest perks in excahnge for significant cuts in entitlement programs.

    So, instead of facing the music a year ago, the politicians in Washington DC kick the can down the road once again, believing the stupidity of the voters, along with the billions of $$$ from the special interests and the continued enabling by the co-dependent limp wrist media, will be their saving grace.

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by saltydawg View Post
    While I can certainly understand your huge disappointment in GW Bush's decision-making skills during his 8 years as POTUS, BHO's has to share some of the blame as well. His decision to extend the Bush tax cuts was made for strictly his own political reasons and not in the interests of our long-term economic growth. S&P pointed that out.

    In the final analysis, the right-wing extremists cannot see beyond their ideological myopia. Even after Obama fumbled the ball on the 10 yard line, the teapublicans picked up the ball and ran in the wrong direction when they rejected closing tax loopholes and special interest perks in excahnge for significant cuts in entitlement programs.

    So, instead of facing the music a year ago, the politicians in Washington DC kick the can down the road once again, believing the stupidity of the voters, along with the billions of $$$ from the special interests and the continued enabling by the co-dependent limp wrist media, will be their saving grace.
    Wow Salty, I can't believe you are showing support to Israel with your avatar.

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by parisdog View Post
    Wow Salty, I can't believe you are showing support to Israel with your avatar.

    Neither can I.

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by saltydawg View Post
    Neither can I.
    Are you muslim?

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by parisdog View Post
    Are you muslim?

    Just because he is a socialist doesn't mean he's a muslim.

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by parisdog View Post
    Are you muslim?
    Well, my haplogroup y-dna indicates that I'm from the fertile crescent area about 40k years ago which means that I could be jewish. Hopes that helps.

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    Re: U.S. loses Credit Rating

    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdog13 View Post
    Just because he is a socialist doesn't mean he's a muslim.
    I'm a 21st century capitalist.

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