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    Barak Obama was out jogging one morning when he tripped, fell over a bridge railing and landed in the creek below.

    Before the Secret Service guys could get to him, 3 kids who were fishing pulled him out of the water. He was so grateful he offered the kids whatever they wanted.

    The first kid said, 'I want to go to Disneyland.'

    Barak said, 'No problem, I'll take you there on my special airplane.’


    The second kid said, 'I want a new pair of Nike Jordan shoes.’

    Barak said, 'I'll get them for you and even have Michael Jordan sign them!'

    The third kid said, 'I want a motorized wheelchair with a built in TV and stereo headset!'

    Barak was a little perplexed by this and said, 'But you don't look like you're handicapped.'

    The kid said, 'I will be after my dad finds out I saved your ass from drowning.’

    De gustibus non est disputandum

    It's amazing to me how the Kennedy administration was able to avoid a war with a country ninety miles away from the US, with actual, proven visual evidence of weapons of mass destruction, while the Bush administration failed to avoid a war with a country on the other side of the world, with what turned out to be zero weapons of mass destruction.

    Shows what a real leader like JFK could do, even with someone like McNamara in his cabinet.

    The stupidity of Bush and his chickenhawk minions will go down as the very worst in presidential leadership.

    And note to Donald Rumsfeld: When you shuffle off your mortal coil, you'll be remembered--and reviled--just like Robert S. McNamara.

    "Day off?"
    "Off day."

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    In April 2008 my son, who was fed up with the way this country was heading (UK) went to the USA, just outside Sacramento and got married. He was a trained IT bod and after he got his work permit spent ages trying to get work. He eventually got something but not in line with his qualifications.

    Within about 2 months he was made redundant. He got another 'bit' job, and yesterday he got made redundant again. Seems California has the highest unemployment in the USA. Is that right? Arnie needs to do something.

    Seems the 'land of plenty' image is somewhat tarnished. Obama has a tough job ahead of him.

    Bob



    Parts of California have some of the highest unemployment rates in the US. Northern California seems to be being hit a little harder than Southern California. The lawmakers have ran the high tech jobs out of California and they will more than likely never return. Arnie brought a bunch of reforms before the people and the idiots of this State voted them all down, and now they complain that Arnie hasn't done anything... just makes you shake your head...

    You can roll a turd in powdered sugar but that doesn’t make it a doughnut.

    There are Plenty of Jobs here in Northern Arizona that were once Done By Mexicans, but many of Them have gone Back Down Below The Border into Mexico !
    :ohmy:
    But Most of The JOBS, You Might Have To Get Your Hands Dirty !!
    :yeaahh:
    These Job were done By Them Because Nobody else would do them !!!
    :stunned:
    Chilibill
    :cowboy:



    Really sorry to hear about your son's job problems, Bob.

    Our economic downturn started near the end of Bush's watch and has only gotten worse since the Democrats assumed power. With their tax-and-spend policies, things will undoubtedly get worse yet.

    The seeds for this economic crash were planted during Clinton's term, when stringent oversight of certain lending practices, especially mortgage lending, was relaxed at the urging of various interests. In other words, a lot of people began buying houses and otherwise living way beyond their means.

    In some states, the job situation is not as bad as in California. Since your son is a computer expert, he could undoubtedly go online and possibly find work in another state. Texas, where I live, usually manages to do better than other states job-wise because of conservative political leadership with taxes and spending.

    I know how your son feels in not liking the way things are going. I feel exactly the same. Hopefully, things will start turning around in both our countries.
    Jim

    De gustibus non est disputandum

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    Our economic downturn started near the end of Bush's watch and has only gotten worse since the Democrats assumed power. With their tax-and-spend policies, things will undoubtedly get worse yet.

    The seeds for this economic crash were planted during Clinton's term, when stringent oversight of certain lending practices, especially mortgage lending, was relaxed at the urging of various interests. In other words, a lot of people began buying houses and otherwise living way beyond their means.

    Jim



    As opposed to the republicans' "tax cut and spend" tactics, right?

    Please.

    It's a public relations coup that the republicans advertise themselves as the party for the common man, yet at every turn, without fail, they defend and prop up multinational corporations and stick it to the middle class. "Don't punish success!" the conservatives scream. Yet the only success they don't punish with their tax cuts is the top one percent of all Americans. The republicans have let the middle class dangle while their fatcat contributors prosper, though the banks still managed to collapse when left on their own. But God forbid should there be any regulation!

    Also, isn't it ironic as Hell that those same capitalist corporations must depend on socialism in order to get out from under? And guess who ends up footing that bill?

    You guessed it--the middle class! The politicians must serve their corporate masters or else the funding stops.

    And for a group of people who wrap themselves in the flag and the Bible, conservatives certainly don't heed this Biblical passage:

    "For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

    Luke 18:25

    Of course, this country has always served Mammon over God despite its reputed religiosity.

    It's sickening. But that's America, isn't it?

    "Day off?"
    "Off day."