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Re: Election For President
« Reply #60 on Jan 18, 2008, 7:16pm »
This came from the article about rebates and Thompson's thoughts:

We're all concerned about the direction of the economy," said the former Tennessee senator. "We've had a good run, but we can't take growth for granted." He said "we've got to have a potential stimulus package on the table to be discussed if it would make sense to be used in short order, but we're not quite there yet."

And doing nothing might leave the economy stronger, he said.


John, you are correct. Looking at it again, he sort of was on the fence. I think I focused on his observation that, "doing nothing might leave the economy stronger."

I agree with that last part for the reasons mentioned on the previous page.

I'll be out of county tomorrow, so I voted today. I voted for Thompson, though, I liked Duncan Hunter the most. Hunter, like Paul, doesn't have a chance.
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Re: Election For President
« Reply #61 on Jan 18, 2008, 7:55pm »
DR,

If I understand your post, the solution to our problems are in tax relief. I certainly agree the working class pays entirely too much tax.

I am not in favor of giving the oil companies and other large corp. another tax break. Their earnings are at an all time high.

We talk about the Bush tax cuts, but I don't think the real beneficiares of the Bush tax cuts are the ones who are hurting the most now. My tax relief was very modest. This may be my problem for not earning enough.

I can personally tell you that last year the increase increase in my health insurance exceeded my raise by $520. per year. Also like everyone else the cost of gas, groceries, and everything else makes it even harder just to survive.
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Re: Election For President
« Reply #62 on Jan 19, 2008, 9:35am »
I voted for Mitt.
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Re: Election For President
« Reply #63 on Jan 19, 2008, 12:25pm »
I voted for Huckabee and I predict he will win.
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Re: Election For President
« Reply #64 on Jan 19, 2008, 12:40pm »
I voted for Romney. I do not think he will win in SC. Huckabee probably will. Romney is ahead over it all. Huckabee will be crushed on Feb 5.

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Re: Election For President
« Reply #65 on Jan 20, 2008, 4:15pm »
I was wrong about my prediction.
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« Reply #66 on Jan 20, 2008, 5:43pm »
You will all most likely be wrong this coming November, because apart from SC, the ?Democrat has about a 4/1 chance of defeating the ?Republican. Had I voted yesterday, the only 1 among the bunch that I would have considered voting for got a whopping 4%, & the 1 that I plan to vote for this Saturday will probably come in 3rd, but, like that song Paul Anka wrote that Frank Sinatra sang goes, I still have to vote my way. Don't be dissapointed if that 24 year streak in the SC GOP primary goes the way of the Babe's 714 homeruns & the 1972 Miami Dolphins, either. Just a reminder, SC's 8 electoral votes barely scratch the surface in the total 435. If we're lucky, we just might have a less-cloudy front runner after Super Tuesday.
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« Reply #67 on Jan 20, 2008, 7:25pm »
I predict a McCain/Thompson Republican ticket and a Clinton/Obama Democratic ticket. Unless there is then an uprising of conservatives (both Republicans and Democrats) against the thought of another Clinton presidency, we better get prepared for tax increases out the wazoo and a ramp-up in terrorist activity.
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« Reply #68 on Jan 20, 2008, 8:46pm »
The rumor is McCain is going to pick Lindsey Graham for his VP.

I have said a lot of things on this issue. I think the only thing I was correct on was the early states would not decide the winner, and Rudy should not have run in the primary.

An undented Rudy as VP was needed for the Republicans, and in my opinion, their only hope for victory in November.

In a primary, everyone holds the Republicans up to a very conservative yard stick. That measurement magnified Rudy's liberal leanings, turned conservative Republicans against him, and now Rudy has too many dents, and won't add a lot to the ticket if he is tapped as VP in August.

I said early on Rudy needs to be in the VP slot with a conservative at the top of the ticket.

My hope was Thompson would have gotten the nomination and Rudy would have not run in the primary and just stepped in fresh and clean in August -- in the general election the yardstick is moderate and the VP doesn't get such a close examination. And if Rudy did, his liberal leanings on social issues would helped to balance the ticket.

Then Rudy would have gave the Republicans the shot in the arm they are going to need in August.

That's not going to happen now, mainly, because Rudy ran in the primary and the Republican primary process is a bit too conservative.

I can't see a Republican ticket that can win. I hope I'm wrong, but I just don't see it at this point.
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Re: Election For President
« Reply #69 on Jan 21, 2008, 8:10am »
If McCain is the nominee and selects Graham as his running mate, it's as good as over. With as much heat and bad press as Graham received from the "Grahamnesty" thing, they'd be lucky to get 10% of the vote.

I'm sticking with the McCain/Thompson prediction...
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Re: Election For President
« Reply #70 on Jan 21, 2008, 1:51pm »
I don't think rebates are the answer. who's going to benefit? We'll have a one time increase in consumer spending for ... foreign made goods. The retailers will have a good month, but just what has it done to stimulate the economic engine. Sending more money to China isn't going to put the GM or Alice employee to work, well, except maybe a part time worker at Walmart might get in a few more hours. Politicians are afraid people will save or pay off bills, but I'm afraid not enough will. If they pay off bills for the most part people will spend that monthly payment money again, every month, over and over. One time cash will bring out the big glossy ads with easy payments, too many will be enticed to buy that HD big screen and finance the rest, creating a great sales quarter but actually hurting the economy more in the long run as these folks now end up making high interest payments and have even less to spend. Retailers are happy, banks get richer, late payments and defaults eventually increase. A middle class tax cut would give people more money, over a longer period of time, and not so much at once, minimizing the enticement to over spend and take on more debt. Americans have become programmed to consume, bombarded constantly from all directions with gotta have now mentality. I really don't think that too many people saving the money is that much of a concern. Increased debt and reduction of monthly cash flow should be.
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Re: Election For President
« Reply #71 on Jan 22, 2008, 9:49pm »
I voted for Fred.

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson quit the Republican presidential race on Tuesday, after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states.
"Today, I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort," Thompson said in a statement.

Thompson's fate was sealed last Saturday in the South Carolina primary, when he finished third in a state that he had said he needed to win.

In the statement, Thompson did not say whether he would endorse any of his former rivals. He was one of a handful of members of Congress who supported Arizona Sen. John McCain in 2000 in his unsuccessful race against George W. Bush for the party nomination.

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