tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669298398569391493.post3468036056610202988..comments2023-10-31T04:40:11.369-07:00Comments on ThreeScorePlusTen: Complain If You Must---don't keep that bottled up insideGary ("Old Dude")http://www.blogger.com/profile/00840287762340872772noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669298398569391493.post-45377871010336367812008-07-18T14:01:00.000-07:002008-07-18T14:01:00.000-07:00Alrighty then....here comes the younger buck with ...Alrighty then....here comes the younger buck with his two cents. <BR/><BR/>I see people getting kickbacks from governments and politicians making money on shady deals with larger corporations. If they were really there for our interests, wouldn't you think we would hear at least one, JUST ONE person in politics stand up and say, "this corporation tried to bribe me, they are no good, and you need to know this"?<BR/><BR/>You will never hear that from anyone in politics, and that is absolutely shameful. They are too worried about their own image for my liking. Not everyone can be everything for everybody, but to not own up to any mistakes one might make without the media dragging it out of them is sad.<BR/><BR/>I've lost faith in our governments ability to do what is right for the good old USA, and every four years I'll cast my vote for someone I really don't think will be good, but is perhaps better than the other option on the table.<BR/><BR/>I want more than that personally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669298398569391493.post-25358095017599149902008-07-18T10:52:00.000-07:002008-07-18T10:52:00.000-07:00Hi GJG. I wanted to add to your story a little bi...Hi GJG. I wanted to add to your story a little bit (about the housing market). My parents bought a house in 1970 and locked in a 20-year mortgage term at a rate of 6.75%. In the very early 70's, this seemed high. By the late 70's and early 80's, my mother (by this time widowed) was thanking her lucky stars to have locked in to such a low rate.<BR/><BR/>The only other observation I'd make is that in 1975, $138,000 for a house was a LOT of money. You must have had a good chunk of change thrown in as equity to end up with a low mortgage payment of $279.00 per month.<BR/><BR/>As to your comments about the US Congress, if I'm reading you correctly, the liberal bent you're ascribing to them is to the Congress you believe will be elected this fall, right? If it isn't, then I agree with Macrum that the current Congress could be described best as centrist, and indeed, they aren't nearly as liberal as the Democratic-controlled congresses of the 1970's through 1994.<BR/><BR/>But y'know, in the centre we find the greatest mediocrity. Congress now has an approval rating under 15%? Wow. It's no surprise - with a few exceptions, neither party has much talent in the House of Representatives.El Cerdo Ignatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646154540141962389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669298398569391493.post-20354527157606512482008-07-18T06:24:00.000-07:002008-07-18T06:24:00.000-07:00GJG - I really like reading your posts. But when ...GJG - I really like reading your posts. But when you complain about one group walking in lock step as they complain about some perceived problem or wrong and then at the end of your post pull out the same tired old lock step rhetoric from the other side to bolster your point, my eyes glaze over.<BR/><BR/>Liberal Congress? Come on. This Congress is hardly even close to what we both know from past Deocratic control. With 48 Blue Dog Democrats in their ranks, calling them a Liberal Congress is misleading and flat out wrong. That will pass anything that does not have bipartisan support is a stretch. I would call this Congress a movement back to the center. Not even close to leaning to the left.<BR/><BR/>Will they make stupid mistakes? You betcha. But that is what both sides do. But I will say what will be a refreshing change for me is the liklihood that debate might begin to center on things that matter to average Americans instead of the single minded special interests that have taken over the Republican party.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669298398569391493.post-26393058046548590282008-07-17T21:15:00.000-07:002008-07-17T21:15:00.000-07:00Okay time for a rant of my own here. Our highway s...Okay time for a rant of my own here. Our highway system was built in the 50s. Our electrical grid was built in the 60s. If you consider rebuilding our infrastructure welfare then I feel sorry for you. If your roof was falling in would you wait until it hit you in the head before calling a roofer? <BR/>Again as for spending I seem to recall we had a balanced budget until Bush went on his drunkin spending spree. What is it 9 trillion now? And what's to show for it. It was all welfare for corporations and the rich. Even Warren Buffet was embarrassed to admit it. He pays less taxes than his receptionist!<BR/>But the real problem was that the neoCONS got in and all the old rules were thrown out the window. It's been checks and balances be damned. Constitution ha it became a piece of toilet paper to the Bush republicans and you know it.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.com