I, as a Republican, hope the best person WIns in each instance, be they Democrats or Republicans.
I understand that not all Republicans are the best people for the Job, just as all Democrats are not. The trick being that you find the person that best represents those things that you feel strongest about, Politically speaking. For me, that has always been a Republican or an Independent... On Oct 2, 2:29 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gaar, > > And the Republicans DON'T??? > > On Oct 2, 1:03 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I am starting to believe that the Liberals around here don't give a > > shit... > > > All they want is to get the Presidency and both Houses of Congress, no > > matter what. > > > And then we wonder how we get into the shit we do... > > > On Oct 2, 6:30 am, "Keith In Tampa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't know if this helps or not, but to try and clarify or to at least > > > add > > > to the history of how this debacle started; > > > > First, the "Fannie Mae" that was created in 1938 by President Roosevelt is > > > not at all the same Fannie Mae that was created in 1968 by Lyndon Johnson, > > > nor does the 1968 "Fannie Mae" resemble the Fannie Mae that was created > > > in > > > 1996-1999 by the Clinton Administration. Just a quick "Reader's Digest" > > > abridged version; In 1968, President Johnson privatized Fannie Mae in > > > order > > > to remove it from the national budget. At this point, Fannie Mae began > > > operating as a "quasi-governmental" corporation, (called a "government > > > sponsored enterprise") which generated profits for stock holders while > > > enjoying the benefits of exemption from taxation and oversight as well as > > > implied government backing. Freddie Mac was created in 1970 in order to > > > prevent any monopolization of the GSE market. > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Mae > > > > The Fannie Mae that we are talking about in 2008, was in fact a creation > > > of > > > the Clinton Administration, and the 105th and 106th Congress. One of the > > > biggest changes to Fannie Mae, as well as the overall banking industry > > > came > > > in 1996 when Alan Greenspan issued a ruling allowing bank investment > > > affiliates to have up to a quarter of their business in investments. > > > >http://www.nerepublican.com/index.php/2008/09/22/mules-rinos-and-very... > > > > In particular, President Clinton, in essence, repealed the > > > "Glass-Steagall" Act, and as I am sure most group members recall, (as I > > > do) > > > the theory was, that America's financial competitiveness was being > > > hampered > > > in comparison to Europe's and the emerging economies of Russia and China. > > > That we needed the "Gramm-Leach-Bliley" Act, in order to make America's > > > lending institutions viable and competitive. > > > > If you go and look at other posts in this thread, by me, and other > > > members, > > > I think the rest of the history falls into place.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
