the economy. I'd like to see a strong recovery very soon, since I'm
tired of having so many friends out of work and seeing my friends and
parts of my extended family struggling through this morass.
- Jim
Bill Wheatley wrote:
>LOL ohhh you think he's the best of everyone running for president. My
>bad, I thought we were talking about bizarro land or something.
>If shrub ran against the Brady bunch he might be the most qualified but
>I do not think he is the person for the job. Though I'm hoping the
>economy will stay in the toilet for another 8-12 months just so we can
>get this knuckle head out of office.
>
>
>--
>Bill Wheatley
>Senior Database Developer
>eDiets.com, Inc.
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andy Ousterhout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:23 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Bush resume
>
>
>You know, I hadn't applied that name to the democratic candidates, but
>if you
>think it is appropriate, who am I to argue.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:11 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Bush resume
>
> Hrm best of what bunch?? Maybe the best of the brady bunch but thats
> just a slim win anyway
>
> --
> Bill Wheatley
> Senior Database Developer
> eDiets.com, Inc.
> (OTCBB: EDET)
> 3801 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
> Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
> V: (954) 360-9022 ext. 159
> F: (954) 360-9095
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Ousterhout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:45 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Bush resume
>
> LOL. And probably not too far off.
>
> I clearly don't think that Bush is a great president, he just happens
>to
> be
> the best of the bunch.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 11:25 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Bush resume
>
> I think "thinking big" is a large part of Bush's popularity. I
>don't
> think he has a clue about how to manage the economy (or give the
> impression of managing the economy), but there were a _lot_ of big,
> bold
> "big picture" initiatives that were pushed through after the
>attacks.
> War On Terrorism! (Swoosh!), Department of Homeland Defense!
> (Shazam!),
> PATRIOT Act! (Kerpow!), Operation Enduring Freedom! (Kaboom!). They
> were impressive feats of bureaucratic manipulation, but the economic
> policies seem wan and uncreative.
>
> Here's a check for $300 - have fun. I'm cutting taxes, sort of.
>Oh,
> uh, here's another check for $400, go get yourself something nice,
>ok?
>
> It seems to me that the "Economy" as a whole is sort of rooted in
> large-group psychology. While I don't believe the president himself
> has
> that much *actual* control over the economy, I think his and his
> administration's attitude towards it can play into the general
> perception of how things are going and make people more optimistic
> about
> things.
>
> - Jim
>
> Andy Ousterhout wrote:
>
> >And that is news to who?
> >
> >Presidents need to think big. Short term fixes create a pendulum
> effect,
> long
> >term changes have long term impacts.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:49 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: Bush resume
> >
> >
> > Nobel winners attack Bush economics
> >
> > "Regardless of how one views the specifics of the Bush plan,
>there
> is
> wide
> >agreement that its purpose is a permanent change in the tax
>structure
> and
> not
> >the creation of jobs and growth in the near term," the economists
> said in a
> >statement published by the Economic Policy Institute.
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2735269.stm
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andy Ousterhout
> > To: CF-Community
> > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:05 AM
> > Subject: RE: Bush resume
> >
> > I guess all the economists are wrong too. If it were not for
>that
> damn
> >Bush:
> > 1 All of the world's ills would be cured.
> > 2. All of the excesses of the 90's would have retroactively
> >disappeared,
> > 3. All of those BAD business people who quickly realized
>that
> BUSH
> was
> > lax on businesses would not have been able to implement evil
> business
> > practices SO quickly that it appeared that they had been
>following
> them
> >since
> > the 90's
> > 4. Business would be ignoring the lower cost of labor in
>other
> >countries
> > and would have continued to hire people who provided diminishing
> value
> for
> >the
> > love of country(sorry, God's out)
> > 5. All of those foreigners who think that we suck would not
>be
> risking
> > life and limb to sneak into OUR country voluntarily work for, god
> forbid,
> > below minimum wage, and send huge amounts of their paltry
>earnings
> back
> to
> > their highly advantaged family who stayed home to live a life of
> luxury.
> > 6. Yale's image would have remained untarnished
> >
> > My bad.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:39 PM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: Bush resume
> >
> > Actually the statement that the economy is in a turnaround, is
> more pie
> in
> > the
> > sky. Jobs continue to be lost, prosecutions of those involved
>in
> business
> > fraud, and securities scams are still running at a less than
> enthusiastic
> > rate.
> > Our borders are still insecure. Non-Mexican illegal immigrants
> are
> still
> > released into the streets after capture by the INS. His energy
> and oil
> > patch
> > friends are still not being called to account for their
> mis-deeds. Our
> > reputation internationally has sunk to a historic low. But I
>do
> have
> to
> > credit
> > him for this, he still has a fanatic following, and the big
>bucks
> >
> >
>
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