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To: tejek who wrote (754505)	11/25/2013 11:08:44 AM
From: Blasher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576835

Anyone can look at the ACTUAL gas prices chart and see that gas prices have averaged $3.50 for the last 3-years and were very rarely above $3.00 prior to that. It is obvious that gas prices have been higher more recently than they were before the QEs and bailouts of recent years. This is called "the truth" . . and it can not be argued against. NOW . . put your Bush/Obama labels aside and it is also a fact that Obama's inflation is not much different than Bush's or Clinton's or Reagan's . . . . in FACT, inflation has been steadily rising since the mid-1980's when GDP, production, and personal wealth also began increasing steadily. Inflation has risen faster than middle-class wealth per person, but they both have been rising. This is because our DEBT as a country has been rising over this same time as well. This is why so many are so worried about the debt that ALL of these president's have incurred. We hate Obama's wasteful spending and we hated Bush's wasteful spending. Obama's is just factually so much worse on an exponential scale . . BUT, wasteful spending is wasteful spending. All bad.

To: tejek who wrote (754505)	11/25/2013 11:11:19 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1576835

Only four out of 10 Americans believe President Barack Obama can manage the federal government effectively, according to a new national poll. And a CNN/ORC International survey released Monday morning also indicates that 53% of Americans now believe that Obama is not honest and trustworthy, the first time that a clear majority in CNN polling has felt that way. According to the survey, conducted last Monday through Wednesday, 40% say the President can manage the government effectively. That 40% figure is down 12 percentage points from June and is the worst score Obama received among the nine personal characteristics tested in the new poll. "A lot of attention has focused on the President's numbers on honesty in new polling the past three weeks, but it looks like the recent controversy over Obamacare has had a bigger impact on his status as an effective manager of the government, and that may be what is really driving the drop in Obama's approval rating this fall," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. Does being an effective manager count more than honesty? "Just ask Bill Clinton, whose overall approval ratings remained high during and after the Monica Lewinsky scandal because three-quarters of all Americans thought he could get things done, even though only about one in five said he was honest," Holland added. Obama's woes are not limited to honesty and his managerial skills. Fifty-six percent say he is not a person they admire, and an equal number say he does not agree with them on important issues. Fifty-six percent also say he does not inspire confidence, and 53% don't view him as a strong and decisive leader.All of those figures are all-time records for Obama in CNN polling. There is a silver lining in the poll for the President: He's still seen as someone who cares about ordinary Americans, six in 10 say he has a vision for the country's future, and seven in 10 say he is likable–his best attribute of the nine items tested in this poll. But the numbers are down for both admiration and likeability. "It's clear that views of Obama as a person - once his strong suit - have taken a hit in October and throughout 2013," said Holland. The poll was conducted November 18-20 for CNN by ORC International, with 843 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

To: tejek who wrote (754505)	11/25/2013 9:47:09 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576835

Nadir? 2009 was no nadir for chicken prices. The prices of chicken absolutely exploded once Bernanke announced unlimited QE and ZIRP. But they were already moving upwards on the back of Bernanke's low interest rates in the time prior to the 2008 implosion. See the BLS figures below. Oh and btw, I'm still waiting for you to admit I am right about chicken prices experiencing massive inflation. As for gasoline and beef prices, they don't look much better over the last decade. ----------- data.bls.gov Chicken Prices: Gasoline Prices: Beef, Ground Chuck, Prices: