To: sylvester80 who wrote (1321 ) 7/3/2002 1:09:31 PM From: Jim Willie CB Respond to of 89467 I disagree, Bush is way down the list on blame here is the list of my goats: 1. Robt Rubin and the strong dollar policy it is now being unwound, with capital flow implications and upcoming imported price inflation a strengthening dollar does little longterm for a society or its economy it encourages mfg to depart, invites large trade gaps, and leads to dependence upon foreign capital translation: it creates an entire national bubble 2. USCongress with constant funding of the social programs for raping the Social Security Trust Fund, calling it a surplus which encouraged the bubble even further recently, $200B drug payment program pork pork and more pork another $200B for farm subsidies these guys are incredibly weak, full of self-interest not service to our country, rather rape/pillage for the benefit of their constituents before others do the same in this respect, we are very similar to the rape/pillage of the Soviet State system 3. Greenspasm and his never-ending $ Printing our fiat currency system has funded so many things - US social programs - world policing action - insurance for every fiasco we have printed more money just since Jan2001 than the total amount that EXISTED in 1965 our dollar is now a denominated debt legal tender, NOT MONEY our dollar is now being written down, just like DEBT flip over a USDollar, and you see a USTBond 4. US Consumers for consuming every dipshit device known to man check the garages and basements of this country, disgusting running up debts beyond belief, shop til you drop if you are in a bad mood, go shopping if you cannot afford some luxury, put it on credit card too bad marriages dont have three partners, since that third income source would fund further purchases we live over our heads 5. Bush and a weak Cabinet his F16/ Cruise Response defense strategy doesnt work Islamic terrorists are a different breed he is blamed for the Tax Rebate, but past rebates were much larger, so this is to his credit he is also blamed for the Alphabet Soup of security burokracies unfairly Bush did not create the FBI, CIA, DIA, ATF, FAA, Customs, etc I dont like his tough talk on white collar corruption it seems empty, given the lack of Enron indictments I dont like Dept Homeland Security, it is a wasted layer that is my list, Sylvester Bush is an easy target for the Numbnut Liberals they dont seem to understand that a 1990's Bubble took about 18 months for the full force to be felt, and about 15 years to build, with a Rubin-styled climax IT AINT DONE YET, since liquidation is accelerating is it Bush's fault that our debt-ridden society (federal, corporate, household) is now being liquidated after its expansion since VietNam ??? I think not I dont think you place full blame on him, like many simpleton Democrats do Dems dont understand any economics at all so they cannot grasp the 2-4 year lag of policy and condition just thought I would put a Rogue List together / jim