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To: John Vosilla who wrote (99533)	1/10/2008 12:31:44 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 306849

"Who do you think is the best person to get us out of the mess?" Volker, Seidman, Rubin.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (99533)	1/10/2008 12:32:37 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

I also support Reagan. You and I agree on a lot of politics/fiscal matters. I think Clintonomics was outstanding and behind that the Reagan era- which, to be fair, had to deal with the horrible inefficiency of US corporations- all of that needed to be turned around and was, in the 80s. One thing that is not mentioned enough is the US stock market. With a bad market like we have had this decade, our companies are at a distinct disadvantage globally against other companies whose markets are on fire like China. Dumbya hasn't said a tweet about the stock market in his entire term- as opposed to Rubin/Reagan and other past leaders who considered a healthy market their responsibility. Not that I want Dumbya to insert himself into anything at this point- but this administrations avoidance of the stock market has hurt us. I wasn't around for Carter but I wonder if this is what it was like, you just want him to go away asap, there is a ton of stuff wrong but with this joker at the WH we are in a holding pattern- just get somebody else in there as soon as possible and clean up the mess. As for the dollar, there is some emotion in that too just like oil. As soon as the US gets a better president, even if we continue to act in a deflationary manner towards to dollar to shore up the economy- the dollar might rise with some fiscal discipline and a realization that Bush is finally gone.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (99533)	1/10/2008 12:48:40 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I have no idea. I like Obama, but not for any of his vague policy positions. I think we need an inspirational leader that can get people behind him. Hopefully, he'll have good people on the details..

To: John Vosilla who wrote (99533)	1/10/2008 4:22:59 PM
From: RJA_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

>>Who do you think is the best person to get us out of the mess? The no brainier answer is Hillary. Probably same team of economic advisors, incl Treasury Sec. They will have to get rid of Bernake, fast.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (99533)	1/10/2008 6:24:36 PM
From: roguedolphin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

<<<"Who do you think is the best person to get us out of the mess?">>> The ONLY candidate that has any real grasp of economics and is not afraid to "tell it like it is" is Ron Paul..... .....he also happens to be the only candidate with an understanding of the Constitution. Those reasons alone will make him public enemy #1 with the controlled Orwellian mass media.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (99533)	1/20/2008 1:10:34 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Romney has been on the talk shows today talking about his stimulus package. It sounds like his is more expensive than Bush's at over 200 billion, they did not specify the exact amount. I am not in favor of too many of these, but anyway, his seems to have 2 elements 1)allow corp capital expenditures to be expensed for 2 years and 2)lower corporate tax rates. I am not too sure about the tax rates but the capital expenditures is a good idea. It is a wise use of taxpayer dollars and can lead to extended benefits for the country. Yes it is expensive but some thought went into it and there is value on the dollars being spent. This is what you get when you have a top business guy proposing solutions, you get real solutions instead of the kneejerk Bush reaction which is just to throw onetime pork at every issue. I was impressed with him on TV today. He talked about energy independence too, and said the us spends 1 billion per day on foreign oil - I didn't know the actual figure well that sucks. Bush did nothing but increase that.