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Mon Oct-19-09 09:28 PM
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Poll question: Sense of DU poll: how's Obama doing? |
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I've been doing these periodically...
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Mon Oct-19-09 09:29 PM
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Tue Oct-20-09 03:54 AM
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11. Good point. Great on nculear disarmament and nonproliferation |
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Not so hot on finance reform or health care.
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Tue Oct-20-09 07:51 AM
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Mon Oct-19-09 09:31 PM
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2. I admit being very disappointed, but am holding out hope. |
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Tue Oct-20-09 03:02 AM
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9. I'm with you, Ruby the Liberal. |
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Edited on Tue Oct-20-09 03:03 AM by JDPriestly
Young people have not caught on yet. If you were born after 1970, you've only known Reaganomics. It, meaning the degree of corruption we have in government and both parties today, seems normal to these young people.
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Ruby the Liberal
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Tue Oct-20-09 05:22 AM
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13. I am a child of the 60s |
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with an advanced degree in Economics. I was indoctrinated into the Friedman Chicago School supply side theology with the exception of one Keynesian professor that thought supply side was un-sustainable. Thankfully, it was her words that stuck with me as the only concept that made sense.
Sadly, the administration seems to believe that 'trickle down' actually works.
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Tue Oct-20-09 06:54 AM
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Tue Oct-20-09 07:39 AM
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15. The System Is So Entrenched And Corrupt |
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I am no economist, but am also a child of the 60s and have seen enough in my years...good and bad. One thing I've noted is how entrenched the crony capitalistic system is in our society. When regulated it does "trickle down" but we've seen a 30 year cycle in the opposite direction that has thrown the system way out of balance and in a percarious position.
Purging the corporates invites a collapse of the economy...too big to fail won't hurt the big guys who will parachute their ways out but the little ones who will see their earning power diminish even more than it currently is while inflation and rising prices put the squeeze on more and more people.
There needs to be a "balance" restored as there was prior to the 80's...regulation and enforcement rather than "dergulation". It's proven to be a massive failure, however its so entrenched that it will take years for regulation to have a positive effect. What makes this depression/recession different and worse than the others is there's no clear path to a recovery. The industrial base is all but extinct...new ones will have to be created and that takes time.
No doubt the Friedman model has proven to be a total failure. Sadly, many of those who've come out of business schools over the past 30 years have been saturated with these tennets as the way to be considered an "expert" and enhance chances of making the big money.
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Ruby the Liberal
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Tue Oct-20-09 11:42 AM
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18. NAFTA and the repeal of Glass-Steagall were the beginning of the end, IMO |
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Reagan put this train on the tracks and Bush crashed it into the station.
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Tue Oct-20-09 02:04 PM
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20. NAFTA and Glass-Steagall Were Both Clinton's Babies |
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Almost-free trade with China was, in my opinion, even worse than NAFTA - that was another Clinton gem (as was outsourced torture).
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Tue Oct-20-09 02:15 PM
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23. I know. They were the financial WMDs that kicked this into high gear |
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Even Saint Ronald of Reagan didn't have the guts to launch those.
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Mon Oct-19-09 09:36 PM
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3. Presidentin' is very hard. The actualities of the health care reform effort . . . |
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Will be a significant determinant whether his presidency will be successful or not.
I think he's run things very intelligently. I *am* worrying if he's making too many political calculations and not enough principled calculations, but I think the jury's still out.
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Mon Oct-19-09 09:36 PM
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4. If I expected "reasonably well" and got it, do I vote for that or "good!"? (nt) |
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Mon Oct-19-09 09:41 PM
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5. For a middle-of-the-read corporatist Democrat - he's doing better than I thought he would. |
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Mon Oct-19-09 09:46 PM
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6. So So. But if you grade on a Bush curve he looks much better. n/t |
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Mon Oct-19-09 09:50 PM
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7. Reasonably well - considering how much he's hated n/t |
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Mon Oct-19-09 09:54 PM
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8. Fair to partly cloudy. |
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I had hoped for a little better.
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Tue Oct-20-09 03:07 AM
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10. Depends on the issue- and what agencies in the administration we're talking about |
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Tue Oct-20-09 04:16 AM
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12. He has so much on his plate that eating it all is going to take some time. |
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Tue Oct-20-09 07:51 AM
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He's doing what I expected.
So I'm not disappointed; I haven't been "had."
I'm resigned to 4-8 years of center-right rule that will not advance the change I think the country needs.
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Tue Oct-20-09 02:06 PM
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21. That's how I feel - I just wish he would throw |
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Wed Oct-21-09 09:18 PM
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would be grateful for a juicy bone or two. :(
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Tue Oct-20-09 11:59 AM
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19. C+ on foreign issues, |
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D on domestic issues. I'm disappointed, so far. If the election were this year, I'd probably throw my support behind someone else, but he has 3 years to win me back.
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Tue Oct-20-09 02:06 PM
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22. About as expected. A triangulating moderate politician looking to get reelected. |
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