[quote]ZEB wrote:
You did in a previous post.
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What? I didn’t tell you in a previous post it was 5.8%. I asked who told you it was 5.8% when Bush left office because the Bureau of Labor stats show it was 7.8% in January 2009.[/quote]
I don’t get it then why did you post this?
[quote]Grimlorn wrote:
Bush ended his term with unemployment at 5.8%…[/quote]
So which are you going to go with 5.8% or 7.8%? Make up your mind.
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You’re quoting yourself and putting my name on it. Read my first post the very first sentence says it was about 8% when Bush left office.
edit: Actually nm. You made that quote up. If I use ctrl+F to search this page for the words “Bush ended” your post is the only one that shows up.
Who even does something like that?[/quote]
You said it and now you want to back away from it?
You also said:
[quote]Grimlorn wrote:
President Bush may have made mistakes but over all he did a good job as President. One need only look at the unemployment rate when he was President, which was 5.8% and compare it to the over 8% that Obama has carried…[/quote]
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
The point of the thread is that a moral person is far superior to anyone else in the job as president.
Sarah didn’t go to Harvard Law. Now, who would you ultimately trust when trust was the most important thing?
If anyone said one of the sleaze balls now running (except for Ron Paul), then they better bring a big supply of K-Y Jelly. [/quote]
Morality is in the eye of the beholder , some may think it immoral to eat meat or wear leather
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Palin is just like any other politician. Uses their charisma and will say anything to get elected. I’d rather have a strong, intelligent person in the highest office. It’s the way it should be. Morality is a luxury when you’re a leader.[/quote]
I agree , I think any one that could stomach the process of being elected President could justify any indiscretion .
I still believe that someone with a functioning moral compass and who is at least semi literate would be a better choice, but how to motivate someone like that to run for office?
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
The point of the thread is that a moral person is far superior to anyone else in the job as president.
Sarah didn’t go to Harvard Law. Now, who would you ultimately trust when trust was the most important thing?
If anyone said one of the sleaze balls now running (except for Ron Paul), then they better bring a big supply of K-Y Jelly. [/quote]
In some ways morality is over rated. It has become a game that is used to play people and pervert the electoral process. The media uses the morality game to manipulate who we get to elect. The morality game has reduced our politics to the point that image is far more important than substance. This is why we get shitty leaders.
There was a time when certain indiscretions didn’t become headline news even though people were a lot more uptight back then. This country has some really bright talented people that would not think of going into politics because going through the process of destroying their reputation and trashing their character isn’t worth it.
A good example would be Hermann Cain. He came from a humble background and through his industriousness became very successful in business. People who have been successful at handling large sums of their own money or other peoples money are exactly the kind of people we want running this country. But they get run off.
It is real sad that in a country where our business community can produce a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs that the supposedly best and brightest politician we can get is Sarah Palin. I don’t dislike Palin, I even think she would be better than Obama, but. There is something wrong with this picture.
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
The point of the thread is that a moral person is far superior to anyone else in the job as president.
Sarah didn’t go to Harvard Law. Now, who would you ultimately trust when trust was the most important thing?
If anyone said one of the sleaze balls now running (except for Ron Paul), then they better bring a big supply of K-Y Jelly. [/quote]
In some ways morality is over rated. It has become a game that is used to play people and pervert the electoral process. The media uses the morality game to manipulate who we get to elect. The morality game has reduced our politics to the point that image is far more important than substance. This is why we get shitty leaders.
There was a time when certain indiscretions didn’t become headline news even though people were a lot more uptight back then. This country has some really bright talented people that would not think of going into politics because going through the process of destroying their reputation and trashing their character isn’t worth it.
A good example would be Hermann Cain. He came from a humble background and through his industriousness became very successful in business. People who have been successful at handling large sums of their own money or other peoples money are exactly the kind of people we want running this country. But they get run off.
It is real sad that in a country where our business community can produce a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs that the supposedly best and brightest politician we can get is Sarah Palin. I don’t dislike Palin, I even think she would be better than Obama, but. There is something wrong with this picture. [/quote]
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
The point of the thread is that a moral person is far superior to anyone else in the job as president.
Sarah didn’t go to Harvard Law. Now, who would you ultimately trust when trust was the most important thing?
If anyone said one of the sleaze balls now running (except for Ron Paul), then they better bring a big supply of K-Y Jelly. [/quote]
Morality is in the eye of the beholder , some may think it immoral to eat meat or wear leather
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Palin is just like any other politician. Uses their charisma and will say anything to get elected. I’d rather have a strong, intelligent person in the highest office. It’s the way it should be. Morality is a luxury when you’re a leader.[/quote]
She twice enlisted the help of DEMOCRATS, to root out corruption in Alaskan politics. This is a good woman who oughta be prez.