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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: puborectalis who wrote (28517)	5/19/2008 10:49:08 PM
From: TopCat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224755

""They say in the stock market, 'Buy into a business that's doing so well an idiot could run it, because sooner or later, one will,'" Buffett said. "The U.S. is sort of like that. I think the country will do fine whether it's the Democratic or Republican candidate, but I strongly prefer the Democrats."" Well, I wish my agreement with Warren Buffett would translate into some of his wealth but I agree with his point that "the country will do fine whether it's the Democratic or Republican candidate...." At this point in time during the process it's easy to think it's a life or death matter.....It's not.

To: puborectalis who wrote (28517)	5/19/2008 11:53:04 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224755

Evidently Buffett doesn't really pay close attention to politics or he would never prefer a Democrat. Warren is so busy with his investment interests that he assumes the Dem Party is the same as it was in Harry Truman's time...in reality it has moved radically left.

To: puborectalis who wrote (28517)	5/20/2008 9:51:13 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224755

Sexist Obama LATimes, May 20 2008: Might fully one-third of the six surviving Democratic vice presidential nominees end up opposing their party's national ticket this November? That possibility arose today based on comments Geraldine Ferraro, the 1984 Democratic veep candidate, made to The New York Times. Sen. Joe Lieberman, who occupied the No. 2 slot for the Democrats in 2000, months ago declared for presumptive Republican White House nominee John McCain. And Ferraro, a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter who sparked a brouhaha earlier this year over whether she made a racially dismissive remark about Barack Obama, apparently is no longer a reliable Democratic vote. Ferraro, in the NYT story, terms Obama "terribly sexist." And, as a result, she says she may not be able to cast her ballot for him if, as anticipated, he gains the Democratic presidential nod. On the positive side for Democrats, no signs of apostasy are emanating from the four other one-time party veep candidates still alive -- John Edwards (the '04 nominee who officially signed on with Obama last week), Al Gore (the nominee in 1992 and '96), Walter Mondale (the 1976 and 1980 nominee) and Sargent Shriver (George McGovern's running mate in 1972 -- they may have gotten trounced by the GOP's Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew pairing, but their longevity is impressive). -- Don Frederick Comments Ferraro has been outrageously vilified for making a true comment, that the public and Dem. elite were in the mood to make a statement by picking a black/ bi-racial candidate more than a female one. If Obama had had a shred of decency he'd have stood up for her and acknowledged the truth of what she said; instead, he whined indignantly about how his obstacles and path had been so much harder than Hillary's, and went on to brand Bill a racist, too. Obama's black when he wants to be, like how he defended his pastor Wright's racist/ anti-American/ wacko 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist comments, as reflecting the black point of view -- as with his wife Michelle's that she'd never before been really proud of her country. But when anyone else mentions his race, they're "racist." Some "open dialogue about race." ************************************************** As for Buffett, during that same interview, he said he's highly impressed with John McCain's character and believes he would be a fine president. Now that Warren has switched his investment focus to Europe, he seems to be easily pleased with all three of the presidential canidates.