Comments on: It’s the Stupid Economy http://xrlq.com/2008/11/05/its-the-stupid-economy/ Politische Kommentare mit Snarkenremarken Mon, 14 May 2012 18:16:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DirtCrashr http://xrlq.com/2008/11/05/its-the-stupid-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-459156 DirtCrashr Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:40:16 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4030#comment-459156 The Democrats precipitated the crisis with Fannie-Mae and Freddie Mac goading them into insolvency, Schumer even started a run on a bank that lead to its collapse. Yeh they own it. The Democrats precipitated the crisis with Fannie-Mae and Freddie Mac goading them into insolvency, Schumer even started a run on a bank that lead to its collapse. Yeh they own it.

]]> By: steve sturm http://xrlq.com/2008/11/05/its-the-stupid-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-458894 steve sturm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:47:31 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4030#comment-458894 One, McCain never tried to convince voters that the best thing to do for the economy is 'nothing'. Second, doing nothing is not the right thing to advocate. Yes, doing nothing is better than doing the wrong thing but it's not as good as doing the right thing. And here again, McCain, as well as far too many other Republicans, weren't offering up anything positive (what exactly, if anything, did McCain do once the carnage started in September?) thus, it is no surprise that for voters, the Democrats filled the the vacuum created by GOP silence? One, McCain never tried to convince voters that the best thing to do for the economy is ‘nothing’.

Second, doing nothing is not the right thing to advocate. Yes, doing nothing is better than doing the wrong thing but it’s not as good as doing the right thing. And here again, McCain, as well as far too many other Republicans, weren’t offering up anything positive (what exactly, if anything, did McCain do once the carnage started in September?)

thus, it is no surprise that for voters, the Democrats filled the the vacuum created by GOP silence?

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