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

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (115701)	10/17/2011 4:21:37 PM
From: chartseer	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

Not only that but I believe all his school records are under the name Rick Perry and I don't think he was ever adopted in Indonesia by an indonesian citizen when he was 5 years old.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (115701)	10/17/2011 4:26:23 PM
From: joefromspringfield	7 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

I knew very little about Perry before these debates. From what I have seen he is George W Bush without the intellect and verbal skills. I suspect you don't think Bush is very smart. Well he has to be smarter than John Forbes Kerry. He beat him in the 2004 presidential debates and won the election. I have to wonder how stupid the democrat was who ran against Perry in Texas. Must have been a real dope like Obama.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (115701)	10/17/2011 4:59:16 PM
From: locogringo	8 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

Rick Perry is the "Toxic Texan" who slashed environmental protection funds as Texas Governor. He should be known as the Taxed Texan. I'm sure he paid his FAIR SHARE in taxes, unlike some people. Who cares about slashing funds to the socialist EPA? They should be disbanded along with the Education Dept. the criminal Justice Dept, and the Fed.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (115701)	10/17/2011 8:04:20 PM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

ken...Bet you thought all countries of the world loved hussein obama? obama could solve Europe's debt problems by sending over the people who are most responsible for the crisis to explain to Europe leaders just how it all happened,,send barney franks and maxine waters over there...as immigrants would be good, German foreign minister hits out at US over debt crisis Tuesday 18 October 2011 telegraph.co.uk Germany's foreign minister today lashed out at the United States over criticism the eurozone is not doing enough to solve its economic woes, noting that US debt had also contributed to the current crisis. Guido Westerwelle said the cause of the crisis is too much debt in Europe and worldwide. Photo: APBy AFP Guido Westerwelle told the Bild am Sonntag weekly: "Let us not forget that the cause of the current crisis is too much debt in Europe, but also too much debt worldwide. "Therefore, I cannot understand some of the critical comments from our American friends regarding our policy of reducing debt." Westerwelle's remarks were the latest in a series of barbs between Berlin and Washington over Europe's perceived dithering over the crisis. Last month, US President Barack Obama urged Europe to act faster to find a solution, saying the debt and banking crisis was "scaring the world," prompting a furious and undiplomatic response from Germany's finance minister. "It's always much easier to give advice to others than to decide for yourself. I am well prepared to give advice to the US government," said Wolfgang Schaeuble. "Even if Obama is thinking the opposite, I don't think the problems of Europe are the reason for the problems of the US," he said. And on Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a clear swipe at the US, saying that she could not accept that those urging faster action on the debt crisis were also blocking a proposed tax on financial market transactions. However, Obama and Merkel discussed the crisis on Friday and top American finance officials appeared to be happier with Europe's progress towards a solution at a meeting of the G20 in Paris a day later. US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said finance ministers and central bankers had "heard encouraging things from our European colleagues in Paris about a new comprehensive plan to deal with the crisis on the continent." Westerwelle hinted at a three-point plan: "Europe must become a stability union worthy of the name; we need hard punishments for nations with permanently weak budgetary situations; the competitiveness of EU states must be raised." He reiterated Berlin's opposition to eurobonds - issuing eurozone-wide debt - that several economists suggest would be an effective solution to the crisis. "We shouldn't make it easier to rack up debts. Quite the opposite: solid budgets and reducing debts are the order of the day," Westerwelle said

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (115701)	10/17/2011 10:18:32 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224748

Challenger, Gray said planned layoffs announced in September were up more than 200% from a year earlier to 115,000. That figure appears to be on the rise, and the latest layoffs, or corporate plans that presage them, happened this weekend. That is a bad sign for employment statistics announcements for the balance of the year. Philips Electronics said it will fire 4,500 people. Its third-quarter figures were below its expectations. Its plans to sell its TV division have failed. The prices of consumer electronics such as TV screens, which have become a commodity, have fallen faster than production costs. It may be that no one wants the Philips business because it cannot be made successful. Kinder Morgan ( NYSE: KMI) will buy rival El Paso (NYSE: EP) for $21.1 billion. The companies announced that the merger will allow them to eliminate $350 million per year in expenses. The firms have workforce structures that mirror one another. So count on the merger to result in the loss of thousands of jobs. There has been some question about whether mass layoffs like those of 2009 will return. That answer is yes, although the force of the new ones may not be as great as those of two years ago. The 2009 employment disaster caused the loss of 500,000 jobs in the U.S. in some months. Since most of those jobs were never replaced, these new firings will dig a deeper joblessness hole. It just will not be dug as fast. There has been some hopeful news about jobs in the past month. American retailers have added or will add about 400,000 temporary workers for the holidays. That is probably a false positive, though. Retail sales are only expected to rise between 2.5% and 3% this year. If that is true, almost none of the temporary jobs will become full-time ones. And earnings season for the third quarter has begun. Fourth-quarter forecasts will come along with those reports. Most analysts who follow S&P 500 companies expect EPS results to be poor. That means margins for the final quarter of the year can only be protected by cost cuts. If there is another surge in layoffs, it will happen in the next few weeks. The American economic recovery, as weak as it was, has run out of fuel. Douglas A. McIntyre Read more: Another Weekend of Mass Layoffs - 24/7 Wall St. http://247wallst.com/2011/10/17/another-weekend-of-mass-layoffs/#ixzz1b5ziPEMO

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (115701)	10/18/2011 8:12:00 AM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224748

ken...looks like hillary is calling on other democrats to take hussein obama out...maybe Chelsey? ...."Clinton said. "I’m very grateful I’ve had a chance to serve, but I think it’s time for others to step up.""... nationaljournal.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (115701)	10/18/2011 9:43:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

Real-estate mogul and New York Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman, a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party, says President Obama doesn’t seem to care for people – and the result is an economy that is on the brink of a “potentially catastrophic" collapse. In fact, the nation may well be down that road with an unemployment rate Zuckerman estimates could be 20 percent. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Zuckerman details his near total alienation from Obama, adding that it is also sweeping his political party. Among business executives who support Obama in 2008, Zuckerman says, "there is enormously widespread anxiety over the political leadership of the country." Zuckerman reports that among Democrats, "The sense is that the policies of this government have failed. . . . What they say about [Obama] when he's not in the room, so to speak, is astonishing." Zuckerman says his alienation with the administration began shortly after inauguration day in 2009.