More from the straight bullshit express.

I am not a political whore.
If you doubt me, ask Chuck Keating.
Besos y amor,
John "More Botox" McCain

PS: Who stole the strawberries?

Or: More, straight from the bullshit express.

Yeah, I like yours better.

McLame becomes more and more McSame every single day. The guy has been a whore for decades but will stand in front of the cameras and lie to the masses like the rest of them. The Gray Old Party must be sooooo proud to have a "maverick" like him out there every single day.

McCain '08

Get Off My Lawn! I am trying to nap, dangnabbit!

DAMNIT! Who came up with McSame!

I like it!

The more that things change, the more they stay the same. Not even newsworthy. You can apply this formula to the other candidates too. Nice to hear business as usual.

KERMIT THE FROG FOR PRESIDENT in 2008! at least he would try to do the right thing.

Where's the problem with this?
So-he McLame took lotsa moolah in as Campaign cash..and got the Co a sweet deal.

Question....

Isn't that WHY you "buy" a Senator in the first place?
At least he was "honest" enough to stay bought....

This will blow over just like Dirty Harry's land situation.

Non-story..Nobody believes McCane is clean....

Biden is of the opinion that if he screams loud enough, somebody will listen to him...
Posted by jonryker at 2008-05-16 09:59 AM
Non-story..Nobody believes McCane is clean....
Posted by jonryker at 2008-05-16 10:10 AM


YEAH!

Cause Look How Good "Whistling Past the Graveyard" has worked so far!

Sincerely

jonryker

Redneck,

Well, did you believe McCane is clean? The Messiah role has been claimed by Obomba....

People will not vote for McCane because of who he is. They will vote for him because he is NOT Obomba or Billary....a very low standard, and this means these sweethart deals won't affect his voters the way Obomba's will affect him. Nobody likes McCane....they'll just hold their nose and vote for him...

Right on point, bullshit express!!!!

People will not vote for McCane because of who he is.

Posted by jonryker


It must be so sad to have a candidate like that.

That is just the exact recipe that caused Kerry to lose in 2004.

McCain '08


Get Off My Lawn! I am trying to nap, dangnabbit!

It must be so sad to have a candidate like that.

That is just the exact recipe that caused Kerry to lose in 2004.

Indeed. these guys figured out long ago that a vote while holding your nose is still a vote.

Not the first piece of taxpayer property McBush has sold to friends.
But it does explain why Cindy ain't letting her taxes be released. She's handling the kickbacks for Mr. Maverick.

$80,000 loss of equity for average American homeowner under Bush and McSame wants to continue his economic policies.....don't hold your nose, hold your wallet.
McSame and his wife Cindy are, like Dumbya, part of the elite 1% who make lots of money while the average American has lost money. Don't forget that, these people are against the working class with every molecule of their being.

$80,000 loss of equity for average American homeowner under Bush and McSame wants to continue his economic policies

Where did you get that number Danni? I haven't been around much so I haven't seen anything like that.

McSame and his wife Cindy are, like Dumbya, part of the elite 1% who make lots of money while the average American has lost money. Don't forget that, these people are against the working class with every molecule of their being.

Posted by danni


And Clinton is any different? Obama?

They are all part of the top 1% and this will be the status quo as long as elections are financed with private money.

Most Americans think they live in a Democracy. But they don't. Politicians owe their jobs to the highest bidder.

Take Big Pharma. We are bombarded with prescription drug advertisements, which most people are incapable of making informed decisions about. These used to be illegal, until enough Congressmen were bribed. Besides wasting our time, we pay up to 100 times more for the same medication than people in other countries do.

This will not change until a portion of out TV and radio broadcast bands are set aside for free public access. Every other country in the world has this, except us.

Most Americans think they live in a Democracy. But they don't. Politicians owe their jobs to the highest bidder.

Take Big Pharma. We are bombarded with prescription drug advertisements, which most people are incapable of making informed decisions about. These used to be illegal, until enough Congressmen were bribed. Besides wasting our time, we pay up to 100 times more for the same medication than people in other countries do.

This will not change until a portion of our TV and radio broadcast bands are set aside for free public access. Every other country in the world has this, except us.

This will not change until a portion of out TV and radio broadcast bands are set aside for free public access. Every other country in the world has this, except us.

Posted by nutcase


Reagan did away with the fairness doctrine. You can thank him. Oh wait, you will have to shout pretty loudly for him to hear you in the eternal lake of fire.

this deal was approved all the way up to the democrap gov of az, legislated to death before being approved. print the whole story.

726 you just provoked the unthinking dittoheads. Get ready for their attacks claiming you are a Godless, Communist, Homosexual, Leper or worse.
When you start talking "fairness doctrine" you are attacking Rush and the rest of the corporate liars.

More 'Chicago Way' Politics from Obama
Ed Lasky

ABC News, the only news outlet among the Big 3 of the old network news shows doing commendable work covering Barack Obama, has a report that Barack Obama boasted about steering large amounts of state money to African-American owned investment firms in Chicago.

He neglected to mention that the head of one of these firms has been a key fundraiser for him over the years, that the firm's employees have given quite generously to his campaigns, and has allowed him to use company-owned jets (hasn't the New York Times attacked John McCain for using his wife's company's private jet?).

Obama claimed that the investment firms had excellent investment performances that justified the steering of funds to them. Well, time for a fact-check (Washington Post-time to step up to the plate). In fact, the major beneficiary of Barack Obama's efforts has been the Ariel Fund headed by John Rogers, whose mother is a power broker in Chicago and Illinois politics. The fund's investment performance among its various offerings have been sorrowful for years. The flagship fund-the Ariel Fund (ARGFX)-has a record of underperforming its peers and the market for years.

Morningstar, the premier mutual fund advisory firm, rates its return as being "Below Average". That is an understatement. Yet John Rogers and the firms employees have done quite well over the years regardless of how their investors have fared. He seems to have inherited his mother's power broker status, with a close friend headed towards the Democratic Presidential nomination. Family dynasties are a tradition in Chicago.

The company relies on investments from city and state government and union pension funds who are under a mandate (whether official or not) to boost investments and deals with minority-owned firms. Who suffers? Pensioners, government employees and urban residents. Ironically, a large number of them are African-Americans. To enrich a few lucky and well-connected African-Americans, many others suffer subpar (to say the least) returns on their retirement savings.

As our population ages, the future viability of Social Security and Medicare has come into question. Remedies have been proposed and suffered from endless rounds of political flak. How will Barack Obama fare when he is in the Oval Office, backed by a Congress that will likely be more solidly Democratic and more likely to support his policies. What will those policies be? Will any privatization proposals introduced by him fare better than those of George Bush? Who will be the beneficiaries?

Danni,

Damn. If they only knew there is no God.

Time for me to go to my socialist worker meeting with my gay husband who has leprocy.


McSame 08.

Get off my lawn, I am napping!

Danni,

$80,000. Where did you get that figure?

"this deal was approved all the way up to the democrap gov of az, legislated to death before being approved. print the whole story."

I read the whole story, McCain rewarded a large campaign contributor and that's what the story says.

"Will any privatization proposals introduced by him fare better than those of George Bush?"'

I doubt seriously that he will be privatizing (cronyizing) social security or any part there of.

$80,000 loss of equity for average American homeowner under Bush and McSame wants to continue his economic policies.....don't hold your nose, hold your wallet.
McSame and his wife Cindy are, like Dumbya, part of the elite 1% who make lots of money while the average American has lost money. Don't forget that, these people are against the working class with every molecule of their being.

Posted by danni

where did that 80% figure come from, detroit?

well here in charlotte, home prices are up 3%, equity in mi casa 40% in 5 years!!!!!

and exactly which policy was that, to cause this apacolyptic decline in housing values?

"$80,000. Where did you get that figure?"

Thom Hartman I'm pretty sure.

"and exactly which policy was that, to cause this apacolyptic decline in housing values?"

Alan Greenspan holding interest rates too low for too long is what caused the housing bubble which caused the fall in values when it burst. Deny it if you will but they used the housing bubble to provide equity loan colateral for homeowners which cause the economy to appear healthy when it really wasn't. Inflation with stagnant wages is not a healthy economy.

Most Americans think they live in a Democracy. But they don't. Politicians owe their jobs to the highest bidder.

Take Big Pharma. We are bombarded with prescription drug advertisements, which most people are incapable of making informed decisions about. These used to be illegal, until enough Congressmen were bribed. Besides wasting our time, we pay up to 100 times more for the same medication than people in other countries do.

This will not change until a portion of out TV and radio broadcast bands are set aside for free public access. Every other country in the world has this, except us.



so why isnt there a windfall profits tax law on big drug, big insurance, big finance etc? why just big oil, which has the lowest profit margin than the others?

Now there's no need for that I know exactly what he'll tell you....lies! They were all disloyal, I tried to run the ship properly and by the book but they fought me at every tutn. Ah, but the strawberries, that's where I had them! I could prove by geometric logic that another key to the locker existed, and I would have found that key....

Thom Hartman I'm pretty sure.

Posted by danni

Well I would need more than than. Like Scooter, I have fared quite well as have most people I know.

Can a single person here on the DR say they have lost $80K? One?

If there is one then I would say that for one of these folks who have lost this much then I would bet there are 10 who have gained.

I agree that some homes have declined in value but and average of $80K? The average home value is around $200K so the average home has lost 40% value???

oh it was greenspan, not bush

equity in mi casa 40% in 5 years!!

Equity in my house is 100%.

So?

That does not mean that times are shitty overall for homeoweners in America.

"Well I would need more than than."

Believe whatever you want but obviously you are living in an imaginary alternate universe. Most people in this country have lost thousands in equity, denying it is ridiculous. I won't even bother arguing the point.

BTW,

Just talked to a customer. They refinanced their mortgage with COUNTRYWIDE without providing any tax returns or other corraboration of their income.

Sure is nice to see that COUNTRYWIDE has changed their ways and learned their lesson of the subprime meltdown.

More bonuses and raises for the CEO!

They have to be counting on unending government bailouts for their horrendous business practices.

More corporate welfare all around!

Calling our troops cold-blooded killers
Bob Weir
Not that I want to bring any attention to that loser on MSNBC, but the comments made recently by Keith Olbermann on his "Countdown" show should be addressed, if only to point out how out of control these left-wing Bush haters are.


Olbermann has engaged in vitriolic diatribes against the president before, but this time he was way over the top. Referring to the US Military in Iraq as "merciless mercenaries who shoot unarmed Iraqis and then evade prosecution in any country by hiding behind your skirts, sir," this foul-mouthed commentator, struggling to get ratings for the moribund network, has resorted to calling our soldiers paid killers. Olbermann is one of those rabid radicals who foam at the mouth whenever the subject of war comes up. Not just the Iraq war, but any war. "Terrorism inside Iraq is your creation, Mr. Bush," he snarled, as spittle formed at the side of his mouth.

So, not a fan of Keith O, Scooter?

So, not a fan of Keith O, Scooter?

Ooops. Sorry.

Scooter,
Get your facts straight. He was referring to Blackwater, et al.

Referring to the US Military in Iraq as "merciless mercenaries...

The reference dickhead is to Blackwater and other "private contractors" who can not be prosecuted for any crime because Paul Bremer inserted a waiver in the Iraqi Constitution.

US troops are governed by the UCMJ and can be - and have been - court-marshaled for illegal and unwarranted acts.

As for Bush, no amount of vitriol truly addresses the sins of that loathsome bastard.

"Can a single person here on the DR say they have lost $80K? One?

Posted by eberly at 2008-05-16 11:41 AM"

Aye, sir. And my brother, who lives in Sebastopol, CA, has lost almost $300k. But that does seem like a very high number, for an average loss.

As for Bush, no amount of vitriol truly addresses the sins of that loathsome bastard.

Posted by OzarkAggie at 2008-05-16 12:23 PM

Yet Bush to this day remains unimpeached for his crimes.

Impeach Pelosi and Reid too for not impeaching Bush.

"Can a single person here on the DR say they have lost $80K? One?

My daugher's home has fallen more than that in value. Her best freind is a real estate broker.

I purchased my condo for $70,000 less than my next door neighbor who owns an identical unit. I bought just as the bubble was bursting and the former owner realized it too so she was willing to give me the deal I wanted because she was an investor afraid she'd get stuck with the place.

"But that does seem like a very high number, for an average loss."

Monte, it may well be. I listen to Thom Hartmann and usually he's about as reliable as anyone on the radio but I'd have to do further research about it to really claim it is an accurate figure. Thing is the average homeowner has lost a considerable portion of their equity and that is causing HUGE problems and will cause EVEN HUGER (I know that isn't really a word) problems. That is why they sent us all the $600 bribes. And I agree with Chris about Pelosi and Reid, especially for going along with the $600 bribe. That money will mask the problems a little longer so that Rethugs won't have quite as bad a time in November as they would have without the bribes.

Danni - as you can see, it's actually a low number as far as California. Some here appear to be in denial about the extent of the problem.

Scooter,
Get your facts straight.

The Right is allergic to facts the same way vampires are allergic to sunshine.

Believe whatever you want but obviously you are living in an imaginary alternate universe.

I won't apologize for being a smart home buyer.

I simply said I think $80K is high for the average homeowner.



The state's median home price was $358,000 last month, down from $484,000 in March 2007, when the market peaked

I'm certainly not surprised at those numbers from California. That is where the adjustment was needed the most. Now, more people can afford a decent home because the price is affordable.

"Now, more people can afford a decent home because the price is affordable."

Which is great, no argument but it presents a problem in that Americans have spent their equity over the past seven years and now have a negative value for net worth. Since wages have not risen while expenses have grown millions are finding themselves in serious financial trouble....hence the $600 bribes to keep things from totally falling apart before the election.

?but it presents a problem in that Americans have spent their equity over the past seven years and now have a negative value for net worth.

this argument goes nowhere with you danni. I maintain most people are in trouble because of irresponsible spending followed by an event that triggered financial ruin.

If you don't want to get pushed over a cliff then don't stand near the edge.

I don't remember any statement on my loan application guareenteeing positive equity for the life of the loan - did anyone else see that statement?

Seriously, as much as I can't stand McCain, I doubt he would jeopardize his standing in the Senate and charges of a payoff from special interests only to gain a lousy $224,000 donated by that company since 1998 until now.

McCain's wife Cindy (or, in McCain's terms of endearment for his spouse, his beloved "cunt and trollop") is richer than dirt.

$224,000 to the McCains is like $20 to you and me.