Comments on: The real message of the Scott Brown victory

By: krishnamurthi ramachandran

krishnamurthi ramachandran — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:30:24 +0000

Dear friend,
After some long spell, i am reading and listening of your thoughtful writings from our famous news provider website.
What you said is just come out of his own shelf.
Just he entered to White House,People had more confidence,man of vision,thats why, Americans, irrespective of many inhibitions, racial mix, some ever long problems on their day today life,they have voted him as a President of America.
Historically,scientifically speaking ,that was a new chapter in American political and to world history by democratic means.
Back to your insight thoughts, you have mentioned what others said about his ruling parties suffer in recent senate election results.
Thats are all common in any democratic systems.
For example, i and we expected some drastic plans will emerge to clear recessionary obstacles, job losses, vast disparity in income,supply, distribution of income,bonuses, banks failure to deliver their goods and services in times to Americans and to boost American economy and bring America to back to mainstream of life in forthcoming months/years.So,American voters,middle classes,some business new tycoons, policy changers, some intelligent sections,some upcoming management gurus had voted to Mr,Obama as a American President.
In the mean while, many industries were closed, banks went to black list, deposit holders, employees,senior citizens were slightly on road.
So,he brought some drastic changes in banking,financial sectors by bail out measures,pumping government money to them to get back their business, some loans modification procedures,and it had produced real economic results.
Side by side, Iran!s nuclear programs, some democratic protests in Iran, mis handling Afghan!s issues from time to time and all related bad,tough matters had made Mr.Obama had sleepless nights for so many days.
Some time,some days have taken to study,organize new systems of governance to his subordinates, and to do some vital things for further halt in bad events.
He had attempted it to correct it,It had produced some minimum results.
As a general welfare, New Health Insurance schemes are much advantages to working class,organized labors,senior citizens and to others.
In the meanwhile, what all news medias,experts and other elite groups had initially supported his new health insurance schemes.Later on wards, lot of comment on his new health care proposals, some strong opposition from Republican senators and from his own party!s senators had started questioning about his latest proposal on health reform.
The above ups and downs events are new to Mr.Obama as a head of A vast country.
This had started back fire and created some ripples,confusions to hold it for some time.
Many Americans thought that, he wanted to bring some new ways of bringing legislations on health care,education, bonus,perks to top management,bank groups ,some new taxes for nations prosperity had a new fear phobia among many strong capitalist thinking persons.
To sum up, peoples expectations are too high.They want to get maximum benefits from government, industrial sectors, for more wealth generations by quick,existing and by easy ways.
That is not possible by any world famous thinker, or head of states of by any well knowledge sects of from any living personality.
Heaven will not fall us like water comes from heavy water falls or from any dams or from any oceans.
We can try to get heavenly ideas and try to implement it by one by one brick like constructing houses,malls,enterprises.
Still, many miles to go to get fruitful results and smiling,contended life from Americans and rest of the world.
But roads are not very far away to get our dreams into reality.

By: Charles R. Williams

Charles R. Williams — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:38:55 +0000

norski2,

Palin is almost as unqualified to be president as Obama. At least her heart and her instincts are in the right place. That’s saying a lot, but it’s not enough.

sea scapes,

Haven’t you noticed? The investment bankers, the rich and the powerful support Obama. They like big government. It is easier for them to dominate than small business and they are well positioned to maintain their power.

By: getplaning

getplaning — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:30:08 +0000

Anyone who refers to progressive minded people as “libs” needs to grow up, not the “libs”.

Anyone who thinks Iraq is “stable” or that “we have not been attacked by terrorists” needs to get away from Fox News and AM radio.

People who blame the CRA for the financial catastrophe brought about by allowing commercial banks and investment banks to merge and then use massive leverage to trade unregulated derivatives on unregulated exchanges REALLY show their “lack of economic understanding”.

Any discussion with these class warriors who think in terms of “wealth distribution” (as if wealth starts and ends with them) is a waste of time.

By: norski2

norski2 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:32:49 +0000

I’m glad to see at least one of you doesn’t see palin as the answer for the GOP’ers next president. She may sell more eye glass frames than anyone else, but it’s ludicrous that she’s even mentioned as a possibility. This last election was the first time ever I voted Democratic and will probably not be the last. Blaming the Dems for GOP created problems is about as logical as picking palin as a candidate.

By: sea scapes

sea scapes — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:27:45 +0000

Pat Duggan, did you read this story?

“A female suicide bomber laden with explosives blew herself up on Monday among Shi’ite pilgrims on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 41 people, security officials said.”

One of several similar stories.

How can you say that Iraq is “stable”?

By: sea scapes

sea scapes — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:22:08 +0000

I’m scared. Some of the world’s ugliest people – the hard line Republicans of the U.S. – as rising to power. These people, in their “our God is bigger than your God” religious extremism, are really no better than the Taliban. In their lack of concern for residents of the countries they economically and militarily invade, they’re no better than the Nazis. The shooting of Freedom Riders in the U.S. is recent history. The Ku Klux Klan is all Republican, still out there. And yet this country, particularly its Republican right, arrogantly claims a moral high ground among world powers.

The obscenely wealthy of the world can’t get richer if the middle class and the poor have no money to spend on the goods and services corporate America produces. Yet these rich folks have no interest in giving up anything, and the Republicans will support them in this to the bitter end – because they ARE the Reublicans!

There is a natural law that will operate here, a tipping point that no policy can circumvent. The economic oligarchy of the world can only squeeze the lower classes for so much, and then their sources of wealth will dry up. If this is what U.S. voters choose, then they deserve the catastrophe that’s bound to follow.

By: Pat Duggan

Pat Duggan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:55:53 +0000

The libs here need to grow up. Your focus on income “distribution” and Bush’s lower tax rates (as if that defines his policy) show your lack of economic understanding. The fact is we had a recession in 2001 and 9/11 but did not get anywhere near the unemployment numbers we now see. Yes, Bush made major mistakes, like the prescription medicare bill and not vetoing multiple spending bills-BUT Iraq is stable and we were not attacked by terrorists. All that said, the economic stats can NOT be correlated with the inaugurations of presidents. There is lag time for policy, there is the role of congress. The biggest budget items remain off the table: entitlements. Any rant about the economic meltdown that does not include discussion on liberal housing fantasies made into the destructive CRA is not worth reading. Any discussion of taxes that does not clarify rates vs. revenue and the Laffer curve is also a waste of time.

By: yr2009

yr2009 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:29:12 +0000

James,

The Scott Brown victory?
Never really happened.
What happened was the Barack Obama and Dem defeat.

People are frustrated and possibly even scared from what’s going on – Even in Massachusetts.

By: KATHRYN OLSON

KATHRYN OLSON — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:02:46 +0000

to Get Planning: AMEN! What can Americans do to convince our DC Politicians to stop their stupid bickering and get to work solving our debt crisis? I’m scared to death.

By: Pete Murphy

Pete Murphy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:01:43 +0000

“His job is to get the country on a path to fiscal sustainability …”

Agreed. And there’s no big mystery here. The only way to accomplish that is by restoring a balance of trade. It’s no mere coincidence that our cumulative trade deficit since 1975, the year of our last trade surplus, at $9.6 trillion closely matches the national debt racked up in the same period. Deficit spending has been the only way to offset the drain on our economy and jobs through the trade deficit.

The only way to restore a balance of trade is by returning to a trade policy that makes sensible use of tariffs to limit imports. The president’s plan to double exports is doomed to failure because the U.S. has virtually no control over exports. Exports are purely a function of foreign demand, and the demand isn’t there.

Tariffs on imports could easily raise an additional $750 billion per year in federal revenue while, at the same time, providing the profit potential needed to restore domestic manufacturing and dramatically cut unemployment.

But I doubt that Obama has the courage to take on the World Trade Organization and the parasitic economies who feed on our market and jobs. Nor do I see anyone on the political landscape with that kind of courage. So I’m sure that all we’ll get is more fiscal bandaids and more kicking the can down the road.