tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post1358005823124245994..comments2023-12-30T10:06:37.450+00:00Comments on HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble Blog with an Attitude Problem, 2005 - 2008: Happy President's Day America. Question: How do you celebrate living under the worst president in the history of the United States?bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-77409294230988917632007-02-21T01:28:00.000+00:002007-02-21T01:28:00.000+00:00Al Qeeferoni,Was not gonna post anything in here s...Al Qeeferoni,<BR/><BR/>Was not gonna post anything in here since I don’t agree with you politically.<BR/>(wish you would stick to economical issues)<BR/>But I must say that nothing makes me more proud to be an American and our President then the fact that we are “not liked’ by the elitist Eurowhimps and the divided nations (aka- UN).<BR/>There would be something terribly wrong with this Country if we made decisions based on whether the losers across the pond would like us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-5805500647054720782007-02-20T14:39:00.000+00:002007-02-20T14:39:00.000+00:00The Europeans have always hated us. Traveled to It...The Europeans have always hated us. Traveled to Italy in 1980's and, though I don't speak Italian, I understood the graffiti that read "Reagan es Bastardo." He might have been a bastard, but boy was 2000 lira to the US$ great! <BR/><BR/>I also lived in the UK during that time and was told by a postal worker in Scotland that he hated Americans. I asked why, and he said that during WWII the Americans had wool uniforms while the Brits wore cloth. <BR/><BR/>So, it seems they will always have a reason to hate us. Perhaps we should come home and shut the door to the requests for money, troops, medicine, etc. ad nauseum from those who hate us. <BR/><BR/>Recently traveled to Taipai and was shocked to see CNN broadcasts that paint us as the worst of cretins as often as possible. We have a lot of forces working against us. Unfortunately, some of the most powerful are from within. <BR/><BR/>And, though Bush may not be the worst president in US history, he is certainly in the running. It is not just that he did not have the education and background to become the leader of the free world, he lacks the intellectual capacity to learn what he needs to know. <BR/><BR/>It is a sad state of affairs, and it looks like the list of candidates for the next election cycle are simply retreads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-71976515914551373432007-02-20T14:21:00.000+00:002007-02-20T14:21:00.000+00:00Before the Iraq War, around the start of '03, a jo...Before the Iraq War, around the start of '03, a journalist asked McCain specifically if the move on building the case for war, based upon allegations of WMDs, was at all reminiscent of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and McCain completely thrashed the reporter on even bringing up the topic. Well... it turned out to be far worse than the Gulf of Tonkin! For a Vietnam Vet, not to have learned from his own cohort's hardships really tells me the type of person McCain is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-19495033252210276652007-02-20T12:38:00.000+00:002007-02-20T12:38:00.000+00:00"Of of a country of 300 mil there are only 200k am..."Of of a country of 300 mil there are only 200k americans working and living overseas. Why?"<BR/><BR/>That's because we're not the British Empire. The idea of extensive worldwide diasporic colonies of Brits, Irish, and other Europeans arrived with a multi-continental empire with settlements around the globe. America has always seen itself as a self-contained empire where moving from NY to California or to Alaska for the adventurer, was seen as the lifestyle of a mobile person. Realize that up until 1950, Hawaii and Alaska were still considered territories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-85220086438872883012007-02-20T09:01:00.000+00:002007-02-20T09:01:00.000+00:00I say it again, the next president will be whoever...I say it again, the next president will be whoever the Secret Society-Illuminati-Council of Foreign Relations-Trilateral Commission-Bilderbergs-Skull & Bones freaks choose to be. We are nothing but a bunch of puppets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-58788353638801817642007-02-20T06:04:00.000+00:002007-02-20T06:04:00.000+00:00I still can't believe anybody was dumb enough to v...I still can't believe anybody was dumb enough to vote for this clown in 2004, much less in 2000 when we elected Al Gore. Outside the US, Bu$hco never quite exceeded 20% approval. Bu$hco and the absurd housing bubble are testimony to how far the American sheeple have sunkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-54336462834494379352007-02-20T04:30:00.000+00:002007-02-20T04:30:00.000+00:00Well...I saw a headline in the NYT where GWB was c...Well...<BR/><BR/>I saw a headline in the NYT where GWB was comparing the war in Iraq to the Revolutionary War.<BR/><BR/>Did I actually read the article?<BR/><BR/>Well...no...but he's dead on right.<BR/><BR/>Durning the Revolutionary War...we were threatened by big bad powerful England...They saw what we had over here and by golly they weren't going to lose it. <BR/><BR/>They were so stupid...marching over here making themselves so obvious with their bright red coats and all.<BR/><BR/>So we hid in trees with our muskets...set up booby traps...shot them from "sniper like" locations.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately the greedy self serving powerful English aggressors got their "Royal" asses kicked by a bunch of Rag Tag Ruffians.<BR/><BR/>It's just like the Revolutionary war...I don't even want to read the article because if it doesn't prescribe to my above theory...then I think I'll hurl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-76333639822715996602007-02-20T04:20:00.000+00:002007-02-20T04:20:00.000+00:00Hmmm, let me think. what did we used to do when C...Hmmm, let me think. what did we used to do when Carter was in office.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-23429174833115962512007-02-20T04:03:00.000+00:002007-02-20T04:03:00.000+00:00Dick Cheney is evil incarnate....Bush on the other...Dick Cheney is evil incarnate....<BR/><BR/>Bush on the other hand is a bumbling puppet...<BR/><BR/>Together they have helped to destroy whatever credibility America had left both at home and abroad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-20095242433389811012007-02-20T03:25:00.000+00:002007-02-20T03:25:00.000+00:00keith,My theory (conjecture) of why the U.S. is so...keith,<BR/><BR/>My theory (conjecture) of why the U.S. is so disliked overseas is that so few of us (Americans) visit overseas or bother to work/live overseas. Up until the recent rule to require passports for returning from Canada and Mexico less than 15% of Americans had passports. Also, say whackos like you or I that work overseas and bother to spend time and gain perspective are very, very few. Ot of a country of 300 mil there are only 200k americans working and living overseas. Why? Well the U.S. is the only country that taxes U.S. citiznes no matter where you live! Only country! You have to pay till you are dead--point. We lack perspective gained from living overseas, also the government can pass the buck to you just by being born--there is no escaping the tax man and after this housing fiasco the tax bills will mount. What to do? Become a Brit, Canadian or Aussie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-518108091529938702007-02-20T02:22:00.000+00:002007-02-20T02:22:00.000+00:00Pitveritas_faust said... Anonymous 9:52It tells me...Pit<BR/><BR/>veritas_faust said... <BR/>Anonymous 9:52<BR/><BR/>It tells me that either if you live in a former Soviet Block country they have more reported abortions.<BR/><BR/>But I kind of miss how that relates to the President being a retard.<BR/><BR/>Can you explain? <BR/>___________________________<BR/>We would be better if he got aborted ?<BR/>He,heAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-47661624858654574442007-02-20T01:42:00.000+00:002007-02-20T01:42:00.000+00:00GJ - and you have bought the Horatio Alger Myth. R...GJ - and you have bought the Horatio Alger Myth. Repubs love to sucker people with that one. "Work hard and get rich in this great country of ours". Hwah, Hwah. You are so niave, man! America's rich lie, cheat, and steal their way to wealth. This entire blog is about a Ponzi Scheme. Ah, Charles Ponzi - now that's more like it. Or maybe you'd prefer a little rail barron monopoly? Intellectual property rip offs, anyone? Government sweetheart contracts and kickbacks from before there was an United States right up to Haliburton. So much for your fictional "self-made" success in America. It's a crock, and you are deluded.PRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608979343799804836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-18000391205792525612007-02-20T01:34:00.000+00:002007-02-20T01:34:00.000+00:00George W won twice you moron Keifer! LOL. Maybe ...George W won twice you moron Keifer! LOL. Maybe it's really that America hates you weak LIBERALS. <BR/>W Rocks! Put that in your liberal pipe and smoke it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-53629453512026835952007-02-20T01:33:00.000+00:002007-02-20T01:33:00.000+00:00Another vote for Bush as the worst Prexy EVAR! Ye...Another vote for Bush as the worst Prexy EVAR! Yeeeeeehaw!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-88107247156733024452007-02-20T00:54:00.000+00:002007-02-20T00:54:00.000+00:00At least Nixon had the moxy to resign in disgrace....At least Nixon had the moxy to resign in disgrace. Bush on the otherhand will do no such thing, and as a result the taliban like neo-cons that support this a-hole will be ousted forever never to be seen in office again, Ah there is a silver lining here...<BR/><BR/>Bush, single handedly has done the most harm to this country than our enemies in WW2 ever did. He has torn this country apart from within. For this I say, gawd damn the republiban.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-28727354269558545272007-02-20T00:51:00.000+00:002007-02-20T00:51:00.000+00:00My apologies to you Keith,I thank you for pointing...My apologies to you Keith,<BR/><BR/>I thank you for pointing out my error, and for doing so in a polite and courteous way.<BR/><BR/>I am grown up enough to admit my error, and I again thank you for your wisdom and patient manner.<BR/><BR/>GJ, I too admit my error to you, sometimes one speaks or types before thinking, I apologize for my hasty input.<BR/>Thank you both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-75984546494033770912007-02-20T00:36:00.000+00:002007-02-20T00:36:00.000+00:00sigh... jackson (nor any of the many VP's who beca...sigh... <BR/><BR/>jackson (nor any of the many VP's who became president after the death or resignation of the president) was not "appointed"<BR/><BR/>a vice president becomes president ("succeeds" is the correct word) per this little thing called the constitution. Yes, that same document that Bush forgets to read too.<BR/><BR/>Nobody can "appoint" a president. Even if the VP dies with the Pres, there is a well defined succession plan down the line.<BR/><BR/>Enough on this. But I think this display of ignorance, followed by the oh-so-easy-smack-down, is very representative of the Bush Iraq fiasco, followed by the resulting smack-down by congress and the American people.<BR/><BR/>Stop digging! and don't argue with polysci majors on the intricacies of presidential succession and impeachment. Unless they're from Arizona State. They don't study there you know.bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-76491237262497602912007-02-20T00:20:00.000+00:002007-02-20T00:20:00.000+00:00Keith,Sigh.... Jackson was appointed as a result o...Keith,<BR/><BR/>Sigh.... Jackson was appointed as a result of the death of Lincoln. Clinton was elected in a National election as PRESIDENT and impeached. <BR/><BR/>You sound like Clinton and his interpretation of the word "is". -GJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-46576805003242242222007-02-20T00:12:00.000+00:002007-02-20T00:12:00.000+00:00"Andrew Johnson was not elected. I'll try one more..."Andrew Johnson was not elected. I'll try one more time: Bill Clinton is the only ELECTED President to be impeached. "<BR/><BR/>Man, class is in session tonight! It's like a good pub quiz. <BR/><BR/>Andrew Johnson was elected vice president of the united states and became president after lincoln was shot. To call him "unelected" would be to call truman, roosevelt, LBJ and a few other VP's who became president all unelected too. Incorrect. If bush dies, would you call cheney unelected? I do remember his name on the ticket, I swear.<BR/><BR/>Gerald Ford was the only president to take office without winning a national vote. He became VP by vote of the House after Agnew resigned in disgracebloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-31569400612881080112007-02-20T00:02:00.000+00:002007-02-20T00:02:00.000+00:00Justin, Justin, Justin, like Bush, when you find y...Justin, Justin, Justin, like Bush, when you find yourself in a hole, quit digging my friend.<BR/><BR/>the house develops articles of impeachment. this is what is called "impeached", if the full house by majority vote approves the article(s). Johnson and Clinton both got impeached. Period. Full stop.<BR/><BR/>Then the house appoints managers to present the case to the senate, and they vote to convict or not (by 2/3 vote). Johnson and Clinton both were acquitted during this trial stage.<BR/><BR/>Nixon resigned after the articles passed the house committee but had not yet been voted on by the full house, which for sure would have impeached him, then gone to trial in the senate.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.<BR/><BR/>Oh, the things you learn at HP. Or the U. of Michigan. go blue.bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-67757968763538942702007-02-20T00:01:00.000+00:002007-02-20T00:01:00.000+00:00Meanwhile, where was McCain when Rummy was in full...Meanwhile, where was McCain when Rummy was in full incompetence and troops were getting killed and injured all over Iraq? Gee, I don't remember McCain calling for Rummy's resignation or Bush to fire him at the time.<BR/><BR/>Here's the latest from this piece of garbage. Man, I can't stand politicians, and John McCain is the worst. What a fraud. I hope he goes back to Arizona with the rest of the frauds.<BR/><BR/><BR/>BLUFFTON, S.C. - Republican presidential candidate John McCain (news, bio, voting record) said Monday the war in Iraq has been mismanaged for years and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be remembered as one of the worst in history. <BR/><BR/>"We are paying a very heavy price for the mismanagement — that's the kindest word I can give you — of Donald Rumsfeld, of this war," the Arizona senator told an overflow crowd of more than 800 at a retirement community near Hilton Head Island, S.C. "The price is very, very heavy and I regret it enormously."bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-49678188365605484432007-02-19T23:59:00.000+00:002007-02-19T23:59:00.000+00:00...and an angry fool you are. -GJ...and an angry fool you are. -GJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-42680520989001608022007-02-19T23:57:00.001+00:002007-02-19T23:57:00.001+00:00Andrew Johnson was not elected. I'll try one more...Andrew Johnson was not elected. I'll try one more time: Bill Clinton is the only ELECTED President to be impeached. <BR/><BR/>Like I said, I know it hurts you Socialists but stand up and take reponsibility of your own lives. <BR/><BR/>Why would you want to have someone provide you and your family with the wealth, happiness and well-being that is attainable by anyone who lives inside the borders of this great country? <BR/><BR/>You're angry at Bush for your deficiencies? Oh my God, that's so sad. Overcome your weaknesses. Fight like hell and achieve something higher. Waaa... Bush is bad, that's why my life is a mess.<BR/><BR/>Here's another thing: If you want to buy a house, save your money like your parents and grandparents did. It took them years. It sucks but that's the way it goes sometimes. My wife and I lived on canned soup and toast, worked multiple jobs, used aluminum foil as a TV antennae and lived in apartments the size of a box at various points.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a Bush fan but some of you are laughable with your reasoning. Stop trying to save the world from us so-called conservatives and do something instead of talking. -GJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-92172426624118098972007-02-19T23:43:00.000+00:002007-02-19T23:43:00.000+00:00I apologize for not mentioning the obvious in my p...I apologize for not mentioning the obvious in my prior post, but neither Andrew Johnson nor Bill Clinton were impeached, they went through impeachment hearings but neither were impeached (removed) from office.<BR/><BR/>Again, anon, please read up on your history before making your statements.<BR/><BR/>No one looks more the fool than an angry fool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-75275246194655187572007-02-19T23:06:00.000+00:002007-02-19T23:06:00.000+00:00Andrew Johnson was impeached, not convicted (survi...Andrew Johnson was impeached, not convicted (survived by one vote).<BR/><BR/>Nixon had three articles of impeachment drawn up against him by the house judiciary committee, and resigned days after to avoid the trial, and he for sure would have been convicted.<BR/><BR/>and the American education system is again proven to be the pits<BR/><BR/>but then again, I was a poly sci major after all<BR/><BR/>Too bad Clinton got impeached. If he hadn't, the Dems would be drawing up impeachment charges against bush right now (wire tapping, torture, etc). But they can't because it would look tit-for-tat<BR/><BR/>Damn monica.bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.com