Damn.

That might even make a good TV ad…

he does seem to be the only one up there who seems to know something about anything, and damn can the man create a soundbite

if he softens up his liberal economic tendencies a little, he may be the man to vote for…if there’s no one else, and from the rest of the squawking windbags up there, it may just come to that

Out of the mouth of babes?

Of course, given the number of debates, it would be possible to lift out of context just about any argument a person would want to make. YouTube shows the potential of abuse that is already common in broadcast news.

The ‘problem,’ if that a fair term to use, is that humans sink to the lowest common denominator.

On a partisan note, the Dems do it for trenchant humor, the Cons for lurid vilification.

Merk, you’re at it again. “liberal economic tendencies”. What are you talking about? And, what is wrong with liberal economic tendencies? It certainly seems to work better for the middle class when someone with ‘liberal economic tendencies’, like Bill Clinton, has the office. Otherwise, we’re stuck with tax breaks for the rich, and borrowing to the hilt.

If liberal economic policies are definied by balanced budgets, I’ll take it!!

liberal economic tendencies would inclued heavy taxes, and unwarranted government intrusion in the economy, but the big issue is taxes

one of the few things i agree with bush on is his tax cut policy…every time they have been tried they work (Kennedy, Reagan, Bush)…ideally i would want a flat tax, and a doing away with the IRS…but i want to keep taxes as low as possible. As soon as someone starts talking about seriously reforming government WASTE of money, then come talk about raising taxes. The government is awash in money, yet wastes a great portion of it…so do we really need raise taxes and throw more money at the problem?

in reality i think that foreign policy issues are going to dominate in the future, which is where Biden’s strong points are…the way things are going in the world right now, differences on economic matters may become moot

Really, I just want our taxes out of the hands of some central source that has groups vying for it. There is absolutely no way corrupt fiascos like the big dig and the bridge to nowhere would happen if Massachusetts and Alaska could only spend their own money on the projects. Let people keep their own money, because these are just two tame examples of what is done with it when the federal government gets it instead. Let the people control their own money, and watch the corrupt waste fall. I don’t mind being taxed, I mind the lack of control of how my taxes are spent.

Merk, I agree that foreign policy may dominate the issues, but a smart candidate(who is not unwilling to talk about this corruption) could easily tie it back to economic policies. All those no bid cost plus war profiteers wouldn’t exist if we had localized control of our own money. Most politicians wouldn’t even mention such a thing because they want a part of that pie too, but for the few who are actually decent people, they could easily connect the two issues.