Exactly Sir and all Mr. Gore ever said was that he worked hard to see to it that this fine project was properly funded.

Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — November 28, 2007 @ 7:56 pm

Including the 40 hour work week, paid overtime, the minimum wage and no more child/female/exploited labor….

Unless it’s overseas…then both parties look the other way. Money makes that happen. Money makes fasism happen. Money props up dictatorships. Money corrupts democracy!!

I agree, but let’s not forget the 132 indictments during Reagan or the crushing corruption of the Hoover administration. By sheer coincidence, both Republican administrations.

Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — November 28, 2007 @ 7:33 pm

Right on point Col.

Recent studies have shown that the economy has historically performed better under DemoRats than RePugniScums. If you want to make money for yourself vote for a DemoRat. If you want to make money for your boss and his boss and his boss then vote RePugniScum!!

However, both parties suck at the teets of the super wealthy and screw us all everyday 24/7!!!

It will be with us as long as paid corporate whores in the media pass it and dumb crackers buy it. But, according to Dr. Vint Cerf, the real “Father of the Internet,” no politician did more to facilitate the growth of the internet than Senator Al Gore.

Land o’ goshen, that’s a nice little yarn, pardner! Just one problem. Clinton’s tax increase was in 1993. Among other things, he raised the top marginal rate (you know, the one the most wealthy pay) by 3%. Not only did no Repubs vote for it, but they predicted that it would send us into recession (Gingridge even said it would cause a depression.) The next year, the deficit started to go down, the economy started booming with the “dot-com” run and the economic expansion didn’t end until 2001. If you don’t believe me, check out that liberal rag, Forbes. They rate Clinton’s economic performance among the best in history.

Of all the people running for the highest office in the land, the woman is the only one who wants power. And Bill Clinton? Sure. He had ambitions for power, but not Bob Dole or George HW Bush. And, certainly not W. Why W has never had any ambition to power at all, right southern guy?

I responded with three cogent arguments in response (see#79) and you pretended not to notice that someone had actually honored your challenge with “facts stating why he was not a leader after 9-11.” If you don’t want to be treated like an a-hole around here, why not stop acting like an a-hole?

The problem is that the rest of us DON’T. And I, for one, am sick of government by thugs, for thugs and of thugs!

Comment by Southern Man — November 28, 2007 @ 5:28 pm

You may or may not be a dum bass, but you most certainly are either a liar or a fool. You have lied about Guliani and both clinton’s and you have been fooled by the GOP, the party of Treason, Theft and Mass Murder, so perhaps you’re both liar and fool. that might just make you a dumbass.

Comment by Southern Man

My band is called Mental Note. We play all over Southern California (LA, San Diego, Palm Springs). Even Vegas and Tahoe a few times a year.

1. Clinton did no more in terms of raising funds with visitors to the WH than have other presidents. Does not mean that we condone the conduct. However, I do remember receiving a number of calls from the Republicans telling me that I was being selected as an outstanding business man of the year and that I would serve on a special advisory counsel to the President. Of course, they expected a lot of political contributions in return. The Republicans also had their set fees for political dinners and such to have your photo taken with the President, meet with him and so forth. I like it from neither party. Your point really seems to be senseless.

2. The Bush administration and congressional Republicans had to take it a step further. They just sell government. That was indeed the concept of the K Street Project. Its leader went so far as to keep a book of companies and how much they contributed. The Bush appointments to agencies also show clear favoritism to high rollers in the industries to be regulated. Oh year, their was Jack Ab. Yes, the Republicans just sell the government to the highest business.

3. The number of Republicans caught up in bribery scandals, influence peddling and sex scandals far surpasses any other administration in recent memory, Republican or Democratic.

4. The personal lives of the leading Republican candidates evidence an astounding number of affairs and divorces. Truly candidates of high moral background. Clinton had his problems. At least they were able to work them out and stay married. Julie has the class to tell his second wife that he is leaving her during his news conference. (Kinda like Gingrich rolling his wife on a divorce settlement while she was in the hospital fighting cancer) Julie’s children won’t even talk to him. Sorry, the Clinton saga pales in comparison. (Clinton was accused of a lot of things. They were all investigated by a Republican team and found nothing.)

4. Julie did very little for NY. Every major US city showed lower crimes stats during his period of tenure. Many of “his” innovations actually started under the previous mayor. He was more noted for placing the emergency command center in the trade towers despite being told not to by state and federal agencies. He was the one who surrounded himself with such sterling characters as Kerik. The people of NY City and even conservative upstate NY turned against him when he ran against Hillary. These are the ones who could really judge his performance while you are merely a mindless Republican moron.

5. Clinton did not help the economy? Read Greenspan’s book. He acknowledged that it was Clinton who best understood the economy and the actions necessary to steer it in the direction. But you would know better – idiot. Oh by the way, Southern hypocrite – you change your tune from comment 58 when you conceded that Clinton did have a good economy. I hate scum. You are scum.

Comment by Southern Man — November 28, 2007 @ 5:47 pm

When will this myth be put to rest?

Comment by Southern Man

It’s always fun sparring with someone from the other side – even if we get a little carried away. Cheers to you, sir!

Comment by Southern Man”

How is Hillary any of those things? Why are you defending rudy if you think he’s all those things? Why are you here?