PEARL JAM ARE NOT GREAT...

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politics, schmalitics...you haven't a clue what you speak of...stick to musical opinions please

Bravo — Well said.  When it comes to politics, my man Keller is decidedly Klued-in.

You obviously haven't been reading the papers.  Bush's deficit for this year alone is already well north of a trillion.

Most of the $6 trillion in debt that Dubya ran up was in a good economy.  If you studied Economics 20 you would have learned, as Dubya now is, that that is just plain stupid.

So bring on yer comments —- at least the Obama presidency looks like it will be defensible.

And as for all of the obfuscation about blue dogs and neocons, who cares?  They're going to spend a long time in the wilderness now thanks to eight years of Dubya, and it just couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys.

Hardly lattes for them, then ... more like hemlock.

Addendum: If you've decided I'm a latte drinking pinko you'd be wrong, but that's the way it sometimes plays out with ideological hardheads.   Try The Economist, which since 1843 has been regarded as one of the best sources of free market oriented, objective journalism on earth.  The word "disaster' is quite prominent when it comes to describing your boy:

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12931660

Now isn't that the pot calling the keller black...

Feel free to skip posts that get your panties in a bunch.

North Am-Home of the Last of the Rugged Individualists, you are so full of it.  The worst Presidents of the last 30 years in order
are:

#1 Reagan
#2 Bush Jr.
#3 Nixon

Bush Jr. had a surplus when he got in, and left us with a $%^& mess, 4.1 trillion dollars his presidency cost us.  Reagan left us with
8 years of recession, remember supply side ecomonics, that worked really well.  Nixon had to resign from office because he broke the
law.  I just don't get it how working people vote for Republican's, I understand why rich people do, but working people?  Reagan revolution what a joke, just like his acting career.

Just a great song.

People, you're missing the point. It doesn't matter who is in the oval office ...

North Am-Home of the Last of the Rugged Individualists, you are so full of it.  The worst Presidents of the last 30 years in order
are:

#1 Reagan
#2 Bush Jr.
#3 Nixon

Bush Jr. had a surplus when he got in, and left us with a $%^& mess, 4.1 trillion dollars his presidency cost us.  Reagan left us with
8 years of recession, remember supply side ecomonics, that worked really well.  Nixon had to resign from office because he broke the
law.  I just don't get it how working people vote for Republican's, I understand why rich people do, but working people?  Reagan revolution what a joke, just like his acting career.

Guys, this isn't the National Republic. Take it someplace else.

Sick-to-hell-of-politics.

Obama:  $1.2 Trillion deficit (makes bush look small), thank you  to "the government can spend money like no body's business guys"

Future Deficits:  Obama himself are saying it will be over $1 Trillion per year for possibly years to come, thank you to the "big government guys"

Credit for Recession:  most pundits blame Bush but also say that come summer of 2009 it will belong to Obama

Credit for Cause of Recession:  Loosey-Goosey lending policy started under Carter and continued under Clinton, Dodd and Barney Frank.  Even Bill got on TV and said that the democrats deserved more blame than anyone since they had pushed the growth of Fannie and Freddie and had gotten a little to ambitious with the liberalized lending standards.

I could go on forever but suffice it to say once again,  the job is difficult, Bush wasn't the best nor the worst, he's just the target until the 20th of this month, then Obama and Biden will be the targets and I for one will enjoy making comments to guys like you who like to foam like a rabid doggy.

PS:  The term NeoCon is one I really like to see thrown around since most pundits hold the opinion that the NeoCons were/are actually rehabilitated Blue Dog Democrats who crossed the fence during the Reagan revolution and who are now expected for the most part to cross back over and become ..... once again ..... conservative Blue Dogs Democrats.

God I love the irony.

Now lets all sit back and sip our latte's.

EDDIE VEDDER SINGS LIKE MICHAEL STIPE

Guys, this isn't the National Republic. Take it someplace else.

Sick-to-hell-of-politics.

Obama:  $1.2 Trillion deficit (makes bush look small), thank you  to "the government can spend money like no body's business guys"

Future Deficits:  Obama himself are saying it will be over $1 Trillion per year for possibly years to come, thank you to the "big government guys"

Credit for Recession:  most pundits blame Bush but also say that come summer of 2009 it will belong to Obama

Credit for Cause of Recession:  Loosey-Goosey lending policy started under Carter and continued under Clinton, Dodd and Barney Frank.  Even Bill got on TV and said that the democrats deserved more blame than anyone since they had pushed the growth of Fannie and Freddie and had gotten a little to ambitious with the liberalized lending standards.

I could go on forever but suffice it to say once again,  the job is difficult, Bush wasn't the best nor the worst, he's just the target until the 20th of this month, then Obama and Biden will be the targets and I for one will enjoy making comments to guys like you who like to foam like a rabid doggy.

PS:  The term NeoCon is one I really like to see thrown around since most pundits hold the opinion that the NeoCons were/are actually rehabilitated Blue Dog Democrats who crossed the fence during the Reagan revolution and who are now expected for the most part to cross back over and become ..... once again ..... conservative Blue Dogs Democrats.

God I love the irony.

Now lets all sit back and sip our latte's.

Yeah, that is well put.

Maybe annoying, but I'm curious how people would feel if Eddie was a Republican/right wing guy and expressed it as such in his lyrics and music. Would all the Eddie fans still feel the same towards him?

Go read your history books.

Average Prime Lending Rate:  Carter 21.5%   Bush  3.0 to %

Unemployment Rate:  Carter 12.5%   Bush  4.5 to 5%

Gasoline Rationing:  Carter Yes    Bush No

Average APR on credit cards  Carter  65.0%   Bush 16.5%  (I worked in banking during Carter and the APR on credit cards at the height of the  recession really was 65% in some cases)

Carter on foreign affairs:  "The fruits of Carter's history with Iran are even more rotten.  Carter's abandonment of the shah in 1977-78 helped lead to the Islamic revolution (and the murder or imprisonment of many of the Iranian leftists who had supported overthrowing the shah), the emboldening of the Soviet Union to invade Afghanistan and the rise of radical Islam worldwide. His botched approach to the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979 inspired Islamic terrorists all over the world, culminating in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001."  —— Cinnamon Stillwell SF Gate.

Direct Carter Quote regarding Jewish vote:  """....discussing his fading reelection prospects and his sinking approval rating in the Jewish community, snapped, 'If I get back in, I'm going to (blank) the Jews.".........."

It has simply become too easy to lay it all at Bush's feet and then walk away.  Bush isn't the worst nor the best so quit foaming at the mouth everytime someone mentions his name and just there like a nice boy and sip your latte.

Worst President ever. The damage he has done to our economy, environment, national psyche, and credibility world-wide will take years to repair.

Worst president since Warren G.

You obviously aren't old enough to have lived thru' one of the worst recessions in modern history, combined with a gas shortage and gas rationing (buying gasoline on odd or even days based upon the number on your license plate) resulting in a landslide that took Jimmy out of office as a one-termer.

Not to mention the Iran hostage crisis and the disaster in the desert either.

Bush is bad but on a relative basis, not AS bad.

You obviously aren't old enough to have lived thru' one of the worst recessions in modern history, combined with a gas shortage and gas rationing (buying gasoline on odd or even days based upon the number on your license plate) resulting in a landslide that took Jimmy out of office as a one-termer.

Not to mention the Iran hostage crisis and the disaster in the desert either.

Bush is bad but on a relative basis, not AS bad.

Anything specific? Seems that Bush II takes the prize for worst admin to date.

Maybe annoying, but I'm curious how people would feel if Eddie was a Republican/right wing guy and expressed it as such in his lyrics and music. Would all the Eddie fans still feel the same towards him?

You should read up about Jimmy Carter. His administration was just as bad or worse than the current one.

Maybe annoying, but I'm curious how people would feel if Eddie was a Republican/right wing guy and expressed it as such in his lyrics and music. Would all the Eddie fans still feel the same towards him?

Yet another "people who have any sort of creative ability or artistic talent should not express their views on politics and such" comment. How fucking annoying.

You should read up about Jimmy Carter. His administration was just as bad or worse than the current one.

You should read up about Jimmy Carter. His administration was just as bad or worse than the current one.