Please keep in mind as I write this response that "we" refers to u as a country, not anyone person specifically
The answer to your question is really simple. We are all responsible because we did not and still do not pay attention to the economy of this country. Nor do we pay attention to the actions of our elected leadership until such time as it directly affects us. Our political leadership have been spending money like there's no tomorrow for years across party lines. We have allowed them to becomes corrupt and allowed special interest groups to pressure or bribe them into allowing or insisting that lending institutions make loans to people who clearly could not afford them and then sold those debts throughout the planet. We have bought into the increased, inflated cost of housing and driven housing to a point where it's no longer affordable in some areas. We are a greedy, selfish and lazy bunch (not all but a majority are) and our sloth like behavior has come around to bite us all in the butt.
I thnik in the case of the mortgage buyout you're right. Obama also considered but did not commit to a similar plan. He's now just looking at more control over which mortgages are bought/secured by the government which is pretty smart. It's his tax plan and his health plan that makes him more socialistic in my eyes. That and the fact that neither would have to be concerned with mortgage, wallstreet and bank bailouts to begin with had we not screwed ourselves into this problem to start with.
It was a nice post HL. It's only too bad that the NY Times has made it their business to attempt to smear Mrs. Mccain. Seems they have been in contact with one of McCain's daughter's friends through a face book account and have been attempted to solicit information from this 16 year old about Mrs. McCain and her parenting qualities. There are lines and the NYT has really stepped over the line with this latest attempt of sleeze, one sided and clearly biased journalism.
Nothing. but that's OK, right???? I guess it's only a one way street and the double standard is really sad. Anyway, it is what it is and unlike Mrs. Obama, I have always been and still am proud to be an American. I hope her husband wins so she doesn't become un proud of her country again. I would indeed lose a lot of sleep.
I agree. I start reading them at bed time but unfortunately, rarely make it through more than 2 or thre before sleep takes me. So, as a sleep aid I highly recommend Indy's posts.
I think it's good that McCain supports his son's decision. With his power he could have ensured his son would never have gone to that region yet he did nothing to give his son unfair advantage. That says alot about his character and his belief in our chances for continued success and closure in that area.
I have to agree. Seems a hame when a Presidential nominee wins the majority of the popular vote yet still wins the election. I think the electoral college has outlived it's usfulness.
Maybe we chould just go to cards with thumb or finger print squares next to the candidates name We could use an ink stain that would not wear of for 30 days and scan voting cards thru a fingerprint data base and eliminate any duplicates, felons and illegals. The stain if properly formulated could at least cut down on election day voter fraud.
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RE: John McCain's Sons
Really? I hadn't heard that.