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To: John Vosilla who wrote (129989)	1/15/2013 2:47:20 PM
From: Zincman	1 Recommendation Respond to of 149317

And...most people still think the push for gun control is all about reducing violence.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (129989)	1/15/2013 9:31:46 PM
From: RetiredNow	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Hey John, no, the end game was not 2008. That was the warm up, which broke the bank for the US. We're now running $1+ trillion per year deficits and the Fed is monetizing most of the Treasury effluence, since the free market can't absorb all the new debt we're creating. This is the precursor to a currency / inflation event. I give the US about a 10% probability that Congress will be able to bring deficit spending under control in time, by which I mean bring the deficits to an amount lower than GDP growth rates within the next 5 years. Hell, 10% probability is generous. It's likely lower than that. Already, we're running at around 10% real inflation in most of the things that matter, like food, gas, and other large budget items. With the entire world doing the same that we're doing, it's going to sock it to the poor and middle class like there is no tomorrow. My mother is on a fixed income and she has called me repeatedly to complain and we've had to help her out substantially. I can only imagine what the rest of America is doing with no deep pockets to help out. The end game is a currency or inflation event. I can't say when, but it's not so terribly far away. Congress and Obama are doing their damnedest to make sure this happens. In the mean time, everyone in America will continue to say that it can't happen here. If you'd told me 5 years ago that we'd see a suspension of Habeus Corpus in the US, by law, I'd have told you bullshit. And yet, it's already happened. ANYTHING is possible here, just as in Russia and China. We're no better than them now. We just have further to fall, because in our 230 years of existence, we managed to climb such great heights.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (129989)	1/17/2013 12:51:22 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

PPP's first poll of 2014 shows Florida Gov. Rick Scott in dangerous territory for reelection by David Nir Don't get too comfortable, Rick Whoa. Check out the stink lines coming off of Republican Gov. Rick Scott, according to PPP's first poll of the cycle. His approval rating has sunk to a horrific 33-57 (down from 37-48 in November) and is getting pounded in the head-to-heads versus an array of Democrats: • 39-53 vs. ex-Gov. Charlie Crist• 40-47 vs. 2010 nominee Alex Sink • 39-43 vs. Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio • 42-44 vs. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz • 41-37 vs. state Sen. Nan Rich • 41-37 vs. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Ouch! The important thing is not so much how Scott performs against each potential opponent but rather the fact that he can't clear 42 percent against anyone. Even against unknowns like Dyer and Rich (the only declared candidate so far), Scott's distance to 50%+1 is as long as the Florida coastline. The numbers do still matter, though, and Crist has to find them heartening: His transition to the Democratic Party now seems complete, with an impressive 73-17 favorability rating among Democratic primary voters. That's helping to power him to 49-38 favorables overall, and makes him the only would-be candidate whose name recognition matches Scott's. It's also why, predictably, Crist leads a hypothetical kitchen-sink primary (not including DWS, who's pretty much said she won't run) by a wide margin: Crist: 52 Sink: 18 Iorio: 13 Dyer: 4 Rich: 1 Undecided: 12 It looks like the nomination is Crist's for the taking, if he wants it. While he certainly has many flaws as a candidate, Scott's flaws are simply so much greater that Crist winds up stacking up very well. But what if Scott isn't the GOP nominee? Well, we can count our lucky stars that 50 percent of Republican primary voters still want him as their standard bearer, while 40 percent prefer "someone else." Scott won't want to get too comfortable, though: He actually trails ex-Rep. Allen West 38-37 in a fantasy head-to-head (but he leads AG Pam Bondi, whose name rec I'm sure is low, 49-25). No, I'm not expecting West to issue a primary challenge to Scott, and I don't think Tom Jensen does, either. But the point is that if establishment Republicans decide they need to pitch Scott overboard, they could make it happen, even against his will. Of course, Scott is exceedingly wealthy and could make life hell for his party if, under this scenario, he refuses to go quietly. That's wishing for too much, though. Sure, things can change in two years, but right now, I'd be more than happy for us to take on Rick Scott directly.