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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:19 PM Original message |
Bush Wants Strong Dollar, to Cut Budget Deficit |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. George is lying. As usual. |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. And just to reply to my own thread... |
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WMliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. must... resist... |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I watched part of the news conference, as much as I could bear. |
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WMliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. yeah, i don't trust people with 5 year plans |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Commie nitpick: I think the one with the 5-year plan was Lenin, not Stalin |
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WMliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. no, his plan was NEP |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. He will blame it on whoever takes over after he leaves office. |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Because... |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. You're right. He may not last another 4 years. |
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stevebreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. But corporate profits are at an all time high. |
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Bush_Eats_Beef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. Three words..."National Sales Tax"...watch the dollar if THAT happens |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. there has got to come a point where |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
39. The "Cognitive Dissonance" crowd... |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 01:59 AM Response to Reply #39 |
48. Bush can count on Democrats to support this plan.. |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. We traveled in France.... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
11. Ha ha! Ha! Ha! |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. They even have *gasp* jobs in Europe! n/t |
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OutsourceBush (860 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
13. Repukes want a devalued dollar..it makes US exports cheaper |
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kostya (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I believe Georgie does it also to punish Europeans whose |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. What exports? Aren't war toys the only thing we export these days? |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:47 AM Response to Reply #34 |
41. I went to my local import shop today |
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MSgt213 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. "my government has a strong dollar dollar policy"? What the fuck does that |
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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Bush's "Strong Dollar Policy" is... |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yes, and it will prove to be "a catastrophic success" |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:52 AM Response to Reply #22 |
43. Amusing description |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
16. He'll reduce the budget alright |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
18. More tax cuts while supposedly cutting the deficit |
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grumpy old fart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
19. Hey *, try not spending like a drunken sailor and... |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. What a coinkydink -- China is ALSO making noises... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 05:36 AM Response to Reply #21 |
50. But Then China's Economy Crashes Too |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
24. To keep my dollar strong I am going to give huge tax cuts to |
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fugue (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
25. I work for an American company that exports good from Japan |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Good point. There's one crucial flaw |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 06:06 AM Response to Reply #25 |
51. The yen has been below 104 before |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
26. Wishing doesn't make it happen moron, it requires HARD WORK.. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. it's the master plan |
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The Zanti Regent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. When it comes between guns and butter, Grover will learn a sad lesson |
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Frumious B (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yeah...and I want world peace, a pony and a guitar lesson from Steve Howe |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
32. Strong Dollar, eh? |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
33. So why don't we have it if that's what his highness demands? |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
35. Yeah, whatever, Chimpazoid. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
36. His main constituency is a gaggle of international business thugs. |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
38. Oh yeah? SO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ASSHOLE!!!!!! |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
40. In Bush's last SOU speech, he said the US had "a strong dollar policy" |
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GHOSTDANCER (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
42. what exactley is "my government has a strong dollar policy," Bush |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
44. Is this that same as we are creating new jobs....give it a rest George! |
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proudbluestater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
45. Gimme a break, liar |
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boi1946 (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
46. I think the Second Coming |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
47. A classic example of having the cake and eating it too. |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
49. Gee...do ya think? |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 06:10 AM Response to Original message |
52. "Cut spending"...except for that PRESIDENTIAL YACHT. |
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