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George W. Bush will take a legacy of failure with him
Saturday, January 3, 2009 6:12 AM PST
Even George W. Bush realizes that no one is sorry to see him go.
In a recent interview, Bush said, "This isn't one of the presidencies where you ride off into the sunset, you know, kind of waving goodbye."
Bush underestimates how poorly his record will reflect on him. In an informal survey of historians, 61 percent ranked Bush dead last among all American presidents, finally getting James Buchanan off the hook.
In a column a couple of years ago, I forgave my friends for their 2000 Bush vote. But since Bush repeatedly displayed just how in over his head he was during his first four years, I didn't extend my generosity to them for their continued 2004 support.
Transparent as Bush was, enough Americans voted for him a second time, thus enabling him to finish the country off. A large bloc simply could not vote for the Democrat John Kerry — in retrospect a high price to have paid for party loyalty.
I've had several conversations in recent weeks with devoted Bushies. The strongest argument any of them can make is that, as they put it, "at least we haven't been attacked again."
But my question is if Bush is so dedicated to national security, why is our border with Mexico still wide-open? And why do sworn border defenders agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean remain in jail even as Bush has started his rounds of presidential pardons?
Bush's legacy, which he is so concerned about, will include two colossal failures: the Iraq War and the financial crisis precipitated by the mortgage meltdown.
Many Americans who do not have friends or relatives who are among the 4,200 killed in Iraq are spared from the direct pain the war inflicted. Yet we deeply mourn their losses.
Still, although no one would trade the loss of a loved one for a home mortgage, the housing disaster has devastated thousands more Americans — tens of thousands of them who live in the Lodi-Stockton area.
The consequences of Bush's financial folly are enormous.
The crisis kicked into high gear when Bush pushed the pedal to the metal with his 2002 announcement to increase minority home ownership by 5.5 million. Lending the money proved no problem. Paying it back is, as we have seen, a different story.
After Bush's proclamation, everything soon changed. At first, home values shot up. But once reality struck, prices in the San Joaquin Valley, now unanimously considered the nation's No. 1 area most adversely impacted by foreclosures, went into free fall.
Today, the valley is a housing wasteland whose collapse is worldwide news that reporters from as far away as Japan and Paris cover. A "60 Minutes" feature highlighted the "Home Repo Tour" that offers prospective buyers homes they can pick up for as much as 70 percent less than their pre-crisis asking price.
For a comprehensive analysis of the housing cave in and how it evolved, interested parties with strong stomachs should read the New York Times series "The Reckoning." In its ongoing report, 16 articles to date, the Times fingered the predictable suspects — Citibank, Merrill Lynch and Washington Mutual.
Other, less obvious culprits named by the Times are:
• Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros and now a multi-million-dollar real estate developer who, according to the Times, "encouraged the unprepared to buy homes" Cisneros duped many Hispanics who because of their shared ethnicities were easy targets for him.
• An unrepentant Phil Graham, former U.S. senator from Texas and champion of banking deregulation who from 1999-2001 relentlessly pushed for laws that he says unshackled businesses from needless restraints but ultimately lead to their economic collapse.
• The credit watchdog agencies Moody's, Standard and Poor's, and Fitch Ratings gave glowing recommendations to substandard real estate lenders like Countrywide Financial, overlooking in their reviews the inherent risks. From the fees it extracted, Moody's enjoyed profit margins that were higher than the richest Fortune 500 companies, including Exxon and Microsoft.
The total Bush devastation won't be known until long after he's gone.
In a so far futile effort to make it appear like something positive is being done to restore the economy, the federal government has distributed willy nilly billions of dollars in bailouts.
Banks have been nationalized; the auto industry may not survive. Consumer confidence, and the purchasing power it generates, is in the tank. The damage list is longer but decidedly not "Happy New Year" in its tone, so I'll forego it.
In 2009, Americans are left to hunker down and hope that president-elect Barack Obama can deliver on at least a small percentage of his campaign promises.
Frankly, after Bush, I'd settle for a one-in-10 success ratio.
Joe Guzzardi didn't vote for Barack Obama. But he is rooting for him. Contact Guzzardi at guzzjoe@yahoo.com.
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DanielH wrote on Jan 16, 2009 1:25 PM:
DanielH wrote on Jan 16, 2009 1:23 PM:
I know that Man created Government.
I refuse to be treated like a citizen, and I am not a fiction. I am a living man on the soil.
I know it is the purpose of Government to serve Man.
When people allow themselves to be treated like they are citizen-slaves, it is because they don't know who they are. "
DanielH wrote on Jan 16, 2009 1:20 PM:
very important:
God created Man.
Man created Government.
It is impossible for the created to govern its creator.
The key to this apparent discrepency is:
Government created its citizens.
It is the responsibility of citizens to serve their creator. "
DanielH wrote on Jan 16, 2009 1:18 PM:
I said the same thing about President Clinton when Bush was running for president.
I knew I was mistaken when I saw a photograph of Candidate George Bush in a photograph of George Schultz, and Henry Kissinger. These two powers were behind Bush's candidacy. I'd say Kissinger even had the power to say he would win over Al Gore.
I was a citizen-voter back then, and I don't think I voted for either Gore or Bush. I might have turned in a blank ballot for president, or maybe I voted for a 3rd party. I forget. "
Brian wrote on Jan 16, 2009 7:37 AM:
" Brian: I'm sure that these presidents are looking out for your best interst.
-Perhaps not. Perhaps yes. We can never count on anyone to always bow to our wishes.
Those that voted for Obama are in for a rude awakening. I doubt if he'll even come close to all the times Bush went out of his way for us. "
danielh wrote on Jan 16, 2009 7:12 AM:
sam wrote on Jan 15, 2009 6:46 PM:
I love your blogs. Mark your territory. It is yours for the taking. "
Brian wrote on Jan 15, 2009 6:31 PM:
A good article on Bush.
Of course there are those who refuse to find anything good about Bush. Denial is a bitch. "
Brian wrote on Jan 15, 2009 6:27 PM:
" Brian drinks sometimes. Bush is leaving office so Brian is probably on a bender. "
-Actually I am having a beer saluting Bush and how well he has done the last eight years.
I will do the best that I can to embrace Obama. Unlike you, I won't be an Obama hater as you have been a Bush hater. "
Lodian wrote on Jan 15, 2009 5:37 PM:
voter wrote on Jan 15, 2009 6:54 AM:
Brian wrote on Jan 15, 2009 6:21 AM:
But I suspect you'll just continue to blame Al Quaeda on Bush even though it it stated in the Koran that Jihad is the obligation of every Muslim. "
Brian wrote on Jan 15, 2009 6:17 AM:
I suspect you don't even know who Spencer and the others are and you're just as naive as ob9 about terrorism.
Do yourself and favor and visit the sites I provided. Then get back with me and we can have a REAL discussion about
terrorism. "
voter wrote on Jan 14, 2009 7:33 PM:
Please, if you must copy and paste, let us know from whom you have stolen your opinion. "
Brian wrote on Jan 14, 2009 6:31 PM:
Lets see if I have this right. By virtue of the fact that Obama has been elected President, a man who has achieved nothing of note in his 47 year-old life except getting elected President, he is now the worlds expert on everything.
Now that Obama is the President-elect of the US, Americans must assume that he is automatically invested with the implied virtue and high moral standing of the office he will soon occupy. We must also assume his proposed solutions to Americas problems are grounded in reality and common sense. In other words, we must ignore the evidence of his actions. We must ignore his consorting with America haters and domestic terrorists. We must overlook his 20 year acceptance and endorsement of a hate-whitey and damn America ideology spewed by his mentor and pastor. We must avert our eyes from the legitimate questions arising from his convoluted purchase of additional acreage for his home in Chicago from Tony Rezko. Got it! "
Brian wrote on Jan 14, 2009 6:17 PM:
Another. "
Brian wrote on Jan 14, 2009 6:16 PM:
9, heres a start for you. "
Brian wrote on Jan 14, 2009 6:14 PM:
" The only reason that there has not been another attack is because, very unfortunately, the terrorists accomplished their goal the first time. We need to get our noses out of other countries and concentrate on the problems on the homefront first. "
9, How little you know what Jihad is. The terrorists will not stop until the whole world is under Islamic rule. Perhaps you should look into reading the columns and books of terrorists experts such as Robert Spencer, Steven Emerson, Daniel Pipes, and Frank Gaffney. Then you will have an understanding of what Jihad is and not make naive conclusions that the terrorist have accomplished their goal. "
Brian wrote on Jan 14, 2009 6:07 PM:
You're the one who is sick to suggest that I wish for an attack.
There is no imminent threat of an attack. However, most people in the intelligence community agree that we will get another attack some time in the future. You and observor9 spend way too much time reading biased sites like the Dailykos. "
danielh wrote on Jan 14, 2009 6:07 PM:
I was just playing around. I hope it didn't hurt his feelings too much. "
observor9 wrote on Jan 14, 2009 5:01 PM:
observor9 wrote on Jan 14, 2009 4:59 PM:
Lodian wrote on Jan 14, 2009 4:04 PM:
Brian wrote on Jan 14, 2009 7:04 AM:
Now we are going to have Mr. Obama. Al Quaeda is well aware of his weaknesses. We'll all wish we had Bush back when the next 911 happens on Obama's watch. "
observor9 wrote on Jan 13, 2009 9:47 PM:
sam wrote on Jan 12, 2009 11:01 PM:
Mark your territory boys. I love ya all. "
danielh wrote on Jan 10, 2009 7:44 PM:
You are the one that can leave. "
Brian wrote on Jan 10, 2009 7:43 AM:
While it is well-known that many Muslim schools in Arab and Islamic countries indoctrinate students with hatred of Jews and Israel, it was only recently revealed that similar teachings are prevalent in the United States. Islamic schools in Virginia, for example, have maps of the Middle East in their classrooms that are missing Israel. On one map, Israel was blackened out and replaced with "Palestine." An 11th grade textbook teaches that one sign of the Day of Judgment will be that Muslims will fight and kill Jews, who will hide behind trees that say, "Oh Muslim, Oh servant of God, here is a Jew hiding behind me. Come here and kill him."36
The attacks are not only against Jews, but also Christians. Students are taught, for example that the Day of Judgment won't come until Jesus Christ returns to Earth, breaks the cross, and converts everyone to Islam. "
Brian wrote on Jan 10, 2009 7:13 AM:
I wonder if Obama actually understands the extent of Jewish persecution by Islam. "
Robb wrote on Jan 9, 2009 8:27 PM:
DanielH wrote on Jan 9, 2009 3:14 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 9, 2009 1:31 PM:
" I don't have any problem poking fun at ignorance. I should have known it, youre a cutter ?? You can get help for that !! Come to think of it your first post was at 12:45 the next at 12:48 whats the matter, thought process slowing just a bit "
DanielH wrote on Jan 9, 2009 12:48 PM:
My mind is not polluted by television, because I don't watch it. I see you know the title of a commercial. "
DanielH wrote on Jan 9, 2009 12:45 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 9, 2009 9:26 AM:
Then again you could be a Poster Boy for the commercial A mind is a
terrible thing to waste !!! So its time to scrape you off the bottom of
my shoe and get on with cleaning my guns, like my dog told me to do
Yesterday!! "
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 11:40 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 11:38 PM:
United States Postal Service
United States Post Office
These terms are all around you, and you use them both, but are you smart enough to figure out the difference? "
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 11:37 PM:
State of California
California Republic
Do these have different constitutions, or the same? "
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 11:35 PM:
de jure
de facto
These are opposites.
If your dictionary is new, and their meanings look the same, you have a bogus dictionary. Get another. "
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 11:34 PM:
I am not a citizen of the country where President Bush is president, and that country is D.C.
The soil outside our houses, which for me and probably for you is the de jure California Republic, is occupied territory. "
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 11:29 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 11:28 PM:
I do not live in D.C., therefore I should not leave.
President Bush was not the leader of the 3000 people that died. They were his serfs. "
Gator wrote on Jan 8, 2009 7:10 PM:
One thing to me, You dont know S***. Say how was it riding that short
Yellow buss with the black windows>>> "
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 4:58 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 4:57 PM:
None of this occurred, and President Bush refused to answer questions explaining why there has not been a public investigation.
Conversely, there is strong evidence which refutes the public report that was given. "
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 4:50 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 8, 2009 4:49 PM:
1a) You can show that Pres Bush was not the commander-in-chief of the armed forces when the attack occurred; or,
1b) Where it is written that the commanding officer of a unit or battle group or country is not responsible if his area of responsibility is attacked.
and,
2) you can clarify your question to describe where it is that I still live. This explanation should compare and describe where I lived before the attacks, and where I live now, thus show that I did not leave wherever it is that you are referring.
3) That pres. Bush was commander-in-chief of the area where I lived before, and if you question makes any sense, you should imply that I still live there. "
Robb wrote on Jan 8, 2009 9:03 AM:
Gator wrote on Jan 8, 2009 6:08 AM:
President and the government of the United States Caused the deaths of
3000 plus of its citizens, why are you still living here ??? I can only come
to this conclusion One, like the Brits say your crackers or two youre a bloody liar and just trying to stir the pot !!! "
danielh wrote on Jan 7, 2009 10:31 PM:
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 7, 2009 6:43 PM:
"Could hemp-loving Libertarian affect Seiglock-Huber outcome?" is back. "
RV wrote on Jan 7, 2009 4:39 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 7, 2009 9:43 AM:
I was referring to Leonard in the first sentence of my post Not that Im
showing you any disrespect, thats just how it is. Sorry you mistook my
Intentions. "
danielh wrote on Jan 6, 2009 11:18 PM:
I identify public education of resident citizens on the true nature of international banking, then I will be making a contribution toward world peace, and economic prosperity, as a goal for the distant future.
Previously, when I was in the John Birch Society, that is when Leonard was going against me the most.
I will report that the local JBS chapter has lost 4-5 members into the sort of education that I am trying to give you, on the true nature of banking, and the bankruptcy of America.
Global Warming is JBS stuff. Since you recall Leonard coming after me so much, that was when I was into the JBS.
Yawn.
I’m past that JBS stuff now, and Leonard is still trying to get me for it.
Now, I’m into the Wizard of Oz, and the Matrix, and the Milton Bradley board game, "Monopoly." I refer to these because if gives a reference to items which people have seen, and no additional explanation is required. "
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 6, 2009 8:49 PM:
Acampo_Mom wrote on Jan 6, 2009 7:23 PM:
And when I search for the original article, the only one I come up with is the "update" not the full story.
Probably a broken link somewhere, it can probably be cleared up with a quick letter to ??? (Internet Services Manager?)
I've emailed them before letting them know of broken links...they fix it pretty quickly. "
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 6, 2009 5:51 PM:
" The Best of the Web of 2008 " "
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 6, 2009 5:47 PM:
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 6, 2009 5:46 PM:
"Best of the web in 2007" as I have written before. The problem is that if anyone clicks on it, it says,
"404 File not Found" If you find my title in, "Best of the Weh in 2007" i
challenge you to see my story there. However, you can't. Nobody can. All the other stories of "Best of the Web in 2007" are there except for mine. "
Acampo_Mom wrote on Jan 6, 2009 1:29 PM:
Gosh, I hope not....I love my hemp lotion... "
SportsGuru wrote on Jan 6, 2009 10:56 AM:
Jeez, Janice
Your story ran its course. At the beginning of the year LNS likely reset their "top stories" counters so that they could begin the count for "2009 Stories".
Could perhaps Hemp and Paranoia be somehow related? "
Acampo_Mom wrote on Jan 6, 2009 8:24 AM:
Click on the "Search Lodinews.com" link at the top of this page (to the left of the search box)
THEN click on the "Advanced Search Options" link.
Type in "hemp" in the search box but also choose a date range to reflect when it was printed. Normally the search will only search back 14 days.
I don't think there is any conspiracy to remove your story from public access, I just think LNS probably reset the counter of how many have viewed the article. "
Gator wrote on Jan 6, 2009 6:59 AM:
eyes turn brown !! If I was you I would stop worrying about the Amero and
get off your lazy arse and take part in our government. Europe is in worse shape than we areObama has this to worry about, the economy first and foremost. Then Israel and Hamas, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan. The Russian
Navy now operating out of Cuba, an old us Navy port in Panama and of
course Venezuela where we get a good amount of our oil. Putin is not going
away and fully intends to be the Power in Russia There are but a few items
That will occupy his time!! I wish him all the luck and good fortune in the
World God knows he is going to need it !! danielh and edumacation I have
a question How many days since September the eleventh two thousand and
One??? Who had a Major hand in keeping America safe ?? And how long
Before the press tears Obama apart?? "
danielh wrote on Jan 6, 2009 12:21 AM:
re: "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things."
They couldn't get Bush to read from a television screen continuously every second for 8 years. "
danielh wrote on Jan 6, 2009 12:19 AM:
President Bush is referring to his sell-out discussions in the Security and Prosperity partnership.
The Canadians and Americans are getting along so well, because they are going to agree to liquidate their border and share common economics in transportation, and in the common Amero.
The SPP meetings have been behind closed doors. The 2nd meeting gave up some information to a FOIA, but not so after that.
The 2nd meeting had a Mexican leader calling for a severe hardship which would prepare us to consent to the creation of a North American Union.
A 3 or 4-star general was present, responsible for the defense of Northern Continential United States, and it was OK with him if we suffer a disaster. "
danielh wrote on Jan 6, 2009 12:14 AM:
edumacation wrote on Jan 5, 2009 11:58 PM:
Border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better." -George W. Bush, in a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien. "
Gator wrote on Jan 5, 2009 9:14 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 5, 2009 9:07 PM:
you, even Brian and Billy Rubin make more sense than you. I like getting
It on with Leonard as the man has class, I doubt you know what that means
for you lack that human quality !! If you were sober when you wrote that
drivel then you have a problem "
danielh wrote on Jan 5, 2009 9:01 PM:
Or do you want to know more? "
danielh wrote on Jan 5, 2009 8:59 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 5, 2009 8:55 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 5, 2009 8:54 PM:
not you or I. One of his biggest is he is not a communicator.. Another is
he doesnt give a rats A** about the Poles, or the press say about him,
how could he ?? Look what passes for the media this day and age, they
wouldnt know the truth if it jumped up and bit em in their Arse!!!
Never in our short history has anyone ever been trashed like George W Bush. Criticism is one thing, out right fabrication is anotherThat is one reason why News papers are going down the tubes CW says the Gray Lady (the New York Times) will be toast is a couple of years.. As for Bush being stupid and a nut ball, Guess Again !! ABCs Charlie Gibson, NBCs Brian Williams, FOX s Bill O Reilly and author Robert Draper have all said the same thing, you Have to get to know the man !! He comes across as very intelligent, very Stubborn. "
danielh wrote on Jan 5, 2009 8:54 PM:
Flat as a sheet of paper, deaf, blind, and you hold magnetic charge in several combinations of bits in memory storage. "
Gator wrote on Jan 5, 2009 8:48 PM:
mistake !!Times have been far worse, far worse, !! The only sticking point
Is, does the Boomer generation have the intestinal fortitude to pull it off.
The short history of the Boomers is not all that good. You talk about the mess the country is in, well who put us there ?? Who went on a credit spending binge the likes of the world has never seen?? Who bought the big homes they couldnt afford. Who didnt Give a rats A** about gas mileage till it hit 4.00 + a gallon and it cost a hundred plus to fill up that the Suburban, why it was the same fools who bought 400,000 home on that fine invention the ARM mortgage. So to be very blunt, the Boomers were the enablers who put the Realtors, Appraisers, the Lenders, and the bankers to run wild eyed with greed trying to get their hunk of the
PiePogo, We haz met da enemy an tiz us!!! "
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 5, 2009 7:42 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 5, 2009 7:13 PM:
The Amero already exists.
Are George's policies any result of his craziness. No. No. No. No. No.
You were correct to recognize that George is a puppet.
Is George W crazy? If I had to execute the policies of the Skull & Bones, in the tradition dating back at least as far as my grandfather, in violation of my moral standards, I'd go crazy. "
danielh wrote on Jan 5, 2009 7:11 PM:
Are you aware of the Skull and Bones connection? Following are members: Prescott, George Herbert, and George Walker Bush.
John Kerry
William F. Bucklery Jr.
Membership in Skull and Bones not only guarantees political and financial success, and guaranteed immunity as an elitist; but, they are very closely-connected to execute S&B policies in American policy.
Notice the 2004 election was S&B vs. S&B.
Do we impeach a crazy man? You can’t impeach a S&B without their permission, and if you do, I guarantee there is a reason for their consent, and President Bush is not going to be held accountable for anything, until he gets to heaven. "
Gator wrote on Jan 5, 2009 6:30 PM:
3 days they just need to be tossed out with the rest of the trash!!! "
Gator wrote on Jan 5, 2009 6:26 PM:
effects the employees and it also effects the loyal customers "
Cogito wrote on Jan 5, 2009 3:52 PM:
Cogito wrote on Jan 5, 2009 3:51 PM:
Cogito wrote on Jan 5, 2009 3:47 PM:
SportsGuru wrote on Jan 5, 2009 3:40 PM:
Unfortunately, this country made the mistake of thinking George Bush WAS a conservative, and elected the liberal Barak Obama to lead us through troubled times.
I fear that we are headed for an even bigger disaster, because it was Bush's liberal leanings that have lead to his demise and unpopularity. "
SportsGuru wrote on Jan 5, 2009 3:38 PM:
Ultimately, Bush failed because he did not stand on the Conservative principles that got him elected in the first place.
He fought the war in Iraq with kid gloves on in the beginning, mainly to stem the criticism of the liberal left (instead of just kicking the bad guys *sses and getting it over with).
He caved to the liberal interests that want everyone to have a house (regardless of whether they can afford it) and as a result, the real estate market has collapsed .. leading to the collapse of the financial markets.
Bush ended up being a Democrat who just happened to have an [R] next to his name. Just like his father abandoned the Conservative principles of Ronald Regan (and didn't get re-elected).
The real message here is:
CONSERVATISM is the answer. "
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 5, 2009 3:34 PM:
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 5, 2009 3:30 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 5, 2009 3:03 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 5, 2009 3:00 PM:
then it takes a lot of guts to open a hardware store with OSH and Lowes
and Home Depot just down the road.. I hate to see anyone lose their business but thats a sad fact of life now days, you really have to feel sorry for the folks. "
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 5, 2009 2:51 PM:
Cogito wrote on Jan 5, 2009 2:01 PM:
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 5, 2009 11:53 AM:
Cogito wrote on Jan 5, 2009 11:23 AM:
Cogito wrote on Jan 5, 2009 11:10 AM:
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 5, 2009 11:09 AM:
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 5, 2009 11:04 AM:
Not on the web either. "
Cogito wrote on Jan 5, 2009 10:34 AM:
Janice M. Bonser wrote on Jan 5, 2009 9:33 AM:
edumacation wrote on Jan 5, 2009 7:26 AM:
The question is is GW a nutball in need of straight jacket? "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:49 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:46 PM:
By the way, the senate also allowed waterboarding, as they approved the nomination of Mukasey. "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:44 PM:
Congress abolished wiretaps, and he attached a coverletter stating that he would not tap domestic calls.
One of my arguements that I am having with Gator involes how we are all foreign to the United States, thus he is tapping our phone lines. "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:38 PM:
Not until during the GW admin was it realized that NAFTA was the foundation for the North American Union. GW allowed the establishment of children organizations which relied upon the economic framework of NAFTA.
Today, the basis for collapsing the dollar is to proclaim to the American people that they will pay pennies on the dollar to use the North American Currency and coin, the Amero.
Uhhhh. The bankers are getting all of the money for collapsing the dollar. "
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:11 PM:
But I still haven't decided about GW. He has been diagnosed variously with: ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, presenile dementia, Pick's disease and other speech, hearing and cognitive syndromes. Do we give him a "pass" for the P.O.T.U.S. for being crazy or mentally ill, instead of just stealing for his banker buddies? "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:07 PM:
Who's hitting their head on the wall and drinking? "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 9:48 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 9:45 PM:
It is clear that I'm not helping anyone here. "
Gator wrote on Jan 4, 2009 8:53 PM:
oldguy wrote on Jan 4, 2009 8:32 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 4, 2009 8:27 PM:
I thought you were kind of brash with all the C*** youve put out today,
then it hit me, Leonard wasnt posting so you felt safe, wrong!!! "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 6:01 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 5:58 PM:
Physically, I am here, in the flesh, on the land.
I realize that you don't know what I was talking about, and that is because you are in D.C. and don't realize how you got there. "
Cogito wrote on Jan 4, 2009 5:50 PM:
Cogito wrote on Jan 4, 2009 5:36 PM:
Cogito wrote on Jan 4, 2009 5:35 PM:
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 5:29 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 4, 2009 5:21 PM:
Cogito wrote on Jan 4, 2009 5:12 PM:
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 4:34 PM:
http://reformed-theology.org/html/books/wall_street/chapter_07.htm
The information about Prescott Bush concerning his shares of UBS as well as the Walkers is easy to looate. One fascinating tidbit is: Why was George Herbert Walker Bush named after his father-in-law - George Herbert Walker?
His father was Prescott Sheldon Bush and mother was Dorothy Walker. "
Gator wrote on Jan 4, 2009 4:32 PM:
living here??? Do you hear the black Helicopters at night?? Do you
Believe the numbers on stop signs, Mph signs are really guide numbers
for the UN Police when they come??? Really what do you see when the
lights are out and the Demons come??? some fava beans and a nice Chianti!! "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 3:48 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 3:46 PM:
Now, you are saying that you don't care about your own words.
What does that make your name worth, and worse, your bond? "
nextel wrote on Jan 4, 2009 3:40 PM:
"Nextel, for the first time I see You post something important, and these are huge. Most importantly, do You know realize what You are saying?"
Daniel, I don't give a flip what a loose changer like yourself thinks of my opinion or weather it's important or not. And Do I realize what I am saying?? I'm not saying anything. The quotes by T-Jeff say it all in this post. Ya know, most of us get on here to sling some opinion or pass on what we believe to be the truth. But then there's guy's like You that think your curing cancer on these blogs with all your two-bit conspiracy fluff. Your blogs and LTE have always been about something interesting but then You have to throw in some fringe crap that leaves me saying....WTF?? "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 2:20 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 2:18 PM:
http://forums.recordnet.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?msg=2817.21&nav=messages&webtag=sr-opinion
Dare I reference some commercial transactions at:
http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2008/12/31/news/4_fog_081231.txt "
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 2:17 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 1:06 PM:
This is done under a contract that is called "citizenship."
I have declared myself out of this contract, and nobody from the federal government made an attempt to rebut my declaration.
Therefore my political status is agreed upon. "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 1:04 PM:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."
The War of 1812 was a banking job, so was the Civil War, and the Stock Market crash of 1929. The Napoleonic Wars were finally defeated by bankers, who had to smuggle a large shipment of gold across French enemy lines. "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 1:00 PM:
1) Abandon all of their productivity and friends, and leave to another country where the next country will attack their neighbor over there, also.
2) Educate the other neighbors, stand and fight. The enemy is inside.
Gator, there are also two other categories of people when their neighbor is attacked
1) Say that an abstract foreign power drove all the way over to your street block and burned the house down, and defy anyone that says otherwise. Defend the lie at all costs. The consequences for having one’s lie exposed is more serious than the responsibility of identifying the enemy correctly and doing something about it.
2) Educate the other neighbors, and stand and fight. The enemy is inside. "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 12:50 PM:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."
" A couple other good ones from T-Jeff. "It is incumbent on every generation to pay it's own dept as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half of the wars of the world."
" I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the Government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 12:42 PM:
There is an author named "Jim Maars." I don't have time to read his book because he's pretty much into the problem, and not a solution; but, I did read about 10 pages of his book, and I saw one of his videos.
Maars says that Prescott Bush is a Nazi, and he makes clear that the Nazi connection is alive and well. "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 12:38 PM:
My first comment on this would be to exercise caution to be skeptical about anything they say that is scripted or in front of a television camera. Example: the so-called Clinton vs. Milosovic (Kosovo) war. Over the telephone, Clinton and Milosovic were close friends. "
Gator wrote on Jan 4, 2009 12:13 PM:
setting of explosives and demolition of the towers!! Go figure!!
A lot of loose nuts fall from dead trees!! "
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:32 AM:
"I'm not really the type to wander off and sit down and go through deep wrestling with my soul." --George W. Bush, as quoted in Vanity Fair, October 2000
"They said, 'You know, this issue doesn't seem to resignate with the people.' And I said, you know something? Whether it resignates or not doesn't matter to me, because I stand for doing what's the right thing, and what the right thing is hearing the voices of people who work." --George W. Bush, Portland, Ore., Oct. 31, 2000
"It's important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. It's not only life of babies, but it's life of children living in, you know, the dark dungeons of the Internet." --George W. Bush, Arlington Heights, Ill., Oct. 24, 2000
"Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" --George W. Bush, Florence, South Carolina, Jan. 11, 2000
One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures." --George W. Bush, Jan. 3, 2000 "
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:57 AM:
Robb wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:54 AM:
Yea, daniel, we know.... "
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:50 AM:
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:49 AM:
Gator wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:48 AM:
destroyed by the government and big oil are you S***ing me??? I was
listening to Dennis Miller one morning when this guy calls in with the
9/11 was an inside job, Miller said he had been calling for around six months every week or so. Miller finally said if you truly believe our
Government killed three thousand plus of our own citizens then why are
you still living here, the caller hung up!! I wonder the same way, why are
you still here??? As for Carter he is to busy sucking up to Hamas and
Hezbollah to say anything, besides I doubt he can remember the far back!! "
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:47 AM:
Why is GW the "black sheep' of the family? Was it "silver spoon in mouth" syndrome?
Look at his appointment of "the snake" (his family nick name) Hank Paulsen to oversee his banking buddies. Republicans won on deregulating the banks, now they appease them by FORCING them to take CASH even with interest rates at almost zero. Will Bernie and Paulson try to set up a NEGATIVE interest rate to encourage banks to take more? They only have 16 days left. A lot of paper shredding is going on over at Justice, Treasury and the West Wing. 2002 Governors conference GW said " ...I read a book--ONCE"! Disgraceful! "
nextel wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:22 AM:
" I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the Government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." "
nextel wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:13 AM:
edumacation wrote on Jan 4, 2009 10:11 AM:
Brian wrote on Jan 4, 2009 9:36 AM:
column. "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 1:46 AM:
I don't think the people are grateful.
Just for one example, are you aware of the health effects of radiation poisoning, and the grotesque, alien-looking birth defects: showing external vital organs, or missing facial features such as a jaw.
Do you know how Iraq was exposed to radiation? Can you say depleted uranium kinetic energy kill weapons? "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 1:43 AM:
who cannot deny that he is aware of all the details of the assassination by now, and the coverup,
and continue to operate in politics as a beneficiary to the crime (whose family is shareholder in the federal reserve).
And all the Kennedy family... By now, fully-informed of the details of the JFK assassination, and the cover-up.
I wouldn't be able to stand accountable in heaven. "
danielh wrote on Jan 4, 2009 1:38 AM:
What is so spooky to me is that I named two people involved, who eventually became president.
Then Nixon goes along with the story that they were bugging the Watergate hotel, and all of America believes it.
Nixon resigns for an alleged crime that is less severe than Clinton committed.
Who is involved in drafting, uhh ... charges ... ( articles of impeachment ?) ... against President Nixon, but a young lawyer by the name of Hillary Clinton.
I think every president ever since JFK, except Reagan, was involved in the cover-up somehow, and beneficiary. "
falcon wrote on Jan 4, 2009 12:49 AM:
edumacation wrote on Jan 3, 2009 11:49 PM:
danielh wrote on Jan 3, 2009 11:07 PM:
Very true... and there are consequences. "
danielh wrote on Jan 3, 2009 11:05 PM:
No. The bible cannot possibly be describing any part of our world, and it only applies to fiction. Don’t pay attention to it. "
danielh wrote on Jan 3, 2009 11:03 PM:
Never mind that President Bush did not run for cover and Secret Service did not grab him and take him away during the attacks, although his location was known as public knowledge.
Never mind that he lied to the American people when he said that legislation for Homeland Security was drafted AFTER the attacks, and BECAUSE OF the attacks; whereas the truth was that the legislation for Homeland Security was already 2 years old, a/k/a Gramm-Rudmann Act.
Never mind that 9/11 never did have an unimpeachable public investigation funded by government during the entire Bush Administration. "
danielh wrote on Jan 3, 2009 10:40 PM:
Never mind the fact that the CIA #1 head director by the name of George Herbert Walker Bush was standing on the sidewalk, leaning against the wall at the bank, supervising the street scene, one day in Dallas.
Never mind how one of the members of the Warren Commission by the name of Gerald Ford altered the location of the bullet hole in JFK’s shirt, to show that it was an entrance wound, and not an exit wound.
Never mind that Dallas photographs were known to be in a hotel by the name of Watergate, and that President Nixon appointed one very important burglar, who just happened to be in the photography. "
Gator wrote on Jan 3, 2009 10:23 PM:
in how the government is runA government of the people by the people
and for the people!!! That is how its spelled out, you dont use it you will
lose it. You need to e-mail, make phone Calls and write letters, a classic
example on how the system works, Immigration reform was stopped dead
In its tracks by e-mails and phone calls(Twice) And there is no-way in
H** some Senator or Congressman needs to sit on their dead A** for thirty
plus years filling their pockets and doing nothing for the people they
Represent. Two terms of six years and they are out. And lastly they would
be prevented from becoming a lobbyist for a minimum of eight years.
that is whats called cleaning out the trash!!! "
edumacation wrote on Jan 3, 2009 9:55 PM:
Gator wrote on Jan 3, 2009 8:01 PM:
for people with no jobs and no way to repay. Not only that they had the
Idea that un-documented aliens should have a shot for the home of their dreamsCarter and Clinton paved the way and as stated Clinton de-regulated the financial industry. Dodd and Frank ran amuck with Fannie
and Freddie with the help of ACORN. Crooked realtors and appraisers Joined in with the likes of Countrywides Angelo Mozilo one of the finer
crooks of all times. Hopefully Obama will re-regulate Finance. The thing to
remember the President can not accomplish one bloody thing with out the
help of the Congress and senate. There should be a cold Prison cell waiting
for the likes of Madoff, Fuld, Mozilo and Robert Rubin who took Citigroup
from Blue Chip to worthless while taking 115 million in pay and Bonuses
while his company crashed in flames, of course they could do us all a favor
and follow Ken Lays example and die first!! There were a lot of thumbs in
the Pie looking for the plum!! Democrat and Republican share the blame!! "
edumacation wrote on Jan 3, 2009 4:26 PM:
Maybe GW Bush will go down in history as the "flipper" President? The N.A.R. has so many problems, I don't think they can re-write history for him, no matter how many politicians they try to buy. "
Gator wrote on Jan 3, 2009 3:13 PM:
But something is missing, ahhh the legislature, that organization of
bumbling high paid buffoons that take your money and give nothing
In return.. And of course nothing is mentioned of William Jefferson
Clintons hand in de-regulating the financial world. And Chris Dodd and
Barney Franks hanky-panky with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac all the
while insisting every thing was OK. Then Dodd getting special
deals on loans from the aforementioned lenders There is enough
mud to sling in every direction, not just at Bush.. We have gone from
the can do generation to the whining I cant do it I need help namby
Pamby cry babies generation So we have the worst Congress and
Senate on record and a President that went AWOL two years ago and
why??? Simple, people dont get involved with their Government, so
the mess we have is of our making!!! "
nextel wrote on Jan 3, 2009 11:57 AM:
danielh wrote on Jan 3, 2009 10:31 AM:
Everything went according to plan, and the results were achieved more easily than expected.
One thing that went wrong: probably the economy crashed faster and better than expected, and the banks almost crashed ahead of schedule, and the mad scramble to save the banks was to keep them going on a schedule. "
danielh wrote on Jan 3, 2009 10:28 AM:
George W. Bush completely succeeded in achieving the goals of his own, but especially, the goals of the people who facilitated his election to become president.
The citizens have noone to blame except themselves. "
Gator wrote on Jan 3, 2009 9:24 AM:
to strong of a word but that being said he is now ranked in the top five Presidents of modern times History is the judge Bush is not among my
favorites but at the same time never has one man been so vilified by an
inept media. If something happened then it was Bushs fault.. Then he has
been saddled by a totally dysfunctional Legislature. To be very blunt about
our legislature and their performance of the last two years most should be
removed from office, striped of their salary and retirement. We have no one to blame but our selves for we refuse to get involved in our government
and demand they work for us. I didnt vote for Obama but I am willing to
give him a chance. As for what I have seen so far, it looks promising
only time will tell!!! "
Cogito wrote on Jan 3, 2009 8:52 AM:
t jefferson wrote on Jan 3, 2009 7:40 AM:
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