First Americans must learn something called patience. It took Reagan, Bush Sr., and Bush Jr., nearly 30 years to create this mess. Don't expect it to disappear overnight. It could take decades. You just don't realize just how near going down the tubes America was going under Regan's Voodoo economics you were.

For the naysayers who want everything to back the way it was under the CONservatives this is for you and why you're totally irrelevant and in some cases you should be labeled traitors.

http://www.sethf.com/essays/major/libstupid.php

I know what you mean, hankers.  But you can't tell people the facts they don't want to hear.

Once again, it must be said... CONGRESS CONTROLS THAT.

There are way too many kool-aid drinkers spouting off about things they don't FULLY understand.

Apparently, some people watch too much MSLSD.

Socialism Sucks... enough said.

narbytrout, you've never been to Canada have you? Its a socialistic nation. Our quality of like is much higher than yours (I'm not talking about standard of living.) Quality of life is much more important than standard of living. In other words you can't buy true happiness. The hardest hit with this much lower quality of life in America are it's children. They are the least well off in the West. Socialism works when properly used like up here in Canada (It doesn't have to be perfect to be better), and you are an idiot.  That's not opinion, it is fact.

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Now you may get a PM telling you how 'irrelevant' you are. 

scharchuck

Personal attacks will not be tolerated.

I'm on the outside looking in.

Most of the world is on the outside looking in.

Most of the world now feels 'happier' looking at the US,

Maybe it's because from the outside Bush was seen as 'dangerous'...he even infected Australia's PM [Howard] with the ideal of "pre-emptive strike" {that's ego-speak might-is-right God-is-on-our-side spin for invasion].

Remember...to the rest of the world, the US is just another country with nuclear capability, entirely able to snuff out the planet as efficiently as North Korea [or whatever is the flavour-of-the-month-problem-country].  Anyone who lived through the 'cold war' was as scared of what the US might do....just as what Moscow might do - either way we ALL would be fucked.

And MOST of the planet had no say in it.

A new Pres....ANY new pres -  that might change [improve] the outside world's attitude towards the US is a VERY good thing.

Maybe it's "just" because there is a black President which is demonstrative of when "I had a dream" became reality.

I was around when "I had a dream" was dreamed....and am still here to see a figure-head realisation of it.

Whether this current administration is to blame for your economic melt-down - I strongly doubt it, as nothing anyone can do will make a wild impact in the short term.  The 'disaster that is the US economy' probably needs to be apportioned to many administrations over a decade or more.

If Obama's reign is ever attributable to recovery or a defining instance in a time-line of spiraling decline it'll be some time again years from now before that is discernible.

All the current running around and blaming everyone [other than one's self] is like an ants nest at the first signs of rain.

No amont of scuttling around will make any difference....not to the rain.

BRAVO!!  Well said, Jafo! 

You CONservatives don't tolerate many things, even freedom of speech, Hankers .... No wonder American is in such poor shape. It is because of those like you... I'm more of a patriot than you and I'm not even American.

BTW,

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It never seems to fail that no matter what the topic of discussion one's opinion is always in danger of being irrelevant.  That, by the way always seem to be based upon the opposing opinion. 

Finally, it's scharchuk. Learn to spell words that are right in front of you.

I maybe wrong, but I don't think Hankers is American. 

scharchuk

FYI, I am also a Canadian.  Freedom of speech does not include making personal attacks.  You have a right as anyone else here to give your opinion (right or wrong) but you need to refrain from any personal attacks.

Well, bowl me over, he's Canadian as well. Must be a CONservative. Sure sounds and acts American.

The Wannabes are a real danger up here as well. Luckily we got them neutered by our democratic 5 party system. One  no confidence vote and they're gone.

Tell your momma that, she might care. Again, learn to spell words that are right in front of you. Take that up and will truly prove that you are an idiot.

Making fun of my name is just as much a "personal" attack as anything I may say.

'Freedom is truly lost when an opposing opinion or view point is not allowed to be recognized'. 

Why is that you ask, well, we all can't be right all of the time.