I see your still unable to engage in a discussion in this forum without making irrelevant childish comments about other forum members.
It is neither irrelevant nor childish.
When have I complained about the deficit numerous times? Just show us once!
We had several long discussions about debt as a percentage of GDP, Obama and Bush, Clinton and Reagan on the deficit, etc.
You can look up the history as easily as I can.
Not all economist agree with that point of view.
All the major economic research firms have come to the same conclusion I have. The overwhelming consensus is on the view I stated.
Talk to McCain's Advisor, Moody's Mark Zandi.
Perfect evidence here that would rather talk about STRONGBOW than unemployment, Lyndon Johnson, Reagan or Obama. Can't you for once leave this personal crap behind?
Notice you did not quote the parts where I went in depth about unemployment.
You never do.
All I am doing is pointing out why you are in no way credible here.
As a matter of fact, and this is in the posting history as well, I very rarely make any kind of personal attacks.
You still don't understand the difference between "Strongbow is a (fill in the blank)" personal attack and an entirely relevant discussion of your posting history and how you present the issues.
Again, 99% of what I say in FYM is intelligent discussion of the issues. I am as guilty as anyone of saying the odd stupid thing once in a while, and I readily admit that. However, you read these threads, Sting, and you know very well that I don't just parrot the liberals here. I am actually a pretty moderate Democrat.
So one is not allowed to make any such comparison between the Presidents? We can't have a list like this now, a year from now, or two years from now. The reason we can't have such a list comparing the Presidents is that President Obama might be at the bottom or near the bottom.
In fact, for the 2012 election campaign, we should ban any discussion of unemployment because it could unfairly impact Obama's electoral chances.
This is a whopper!
Yes, buddy, U2387 and his band of thought police are coming to your door to stop this discussion from happening.
Shocking.
No one here in this thread has said you cant make these comparisons or that they should be banned or curtailed with each day we get closer to the 2012 election.
We are just pointing out that it is a rather pointless exercise at this point in Obama's Presidency. And we all know why you posted it, it fits right in with your history.
Plus, can anyone without a bias honestly make a case for Obama being responsible for the unemployment situation we have today?
I know of no credible and objective economic source that puts any blame on Obama's policies thus far. I know of none who have suggested that the recovery could have gone faster given the circumstances.
What would McCain have done that would have made it any better than it is now? Want to answer that?
He would probably have done a big stimulus(anyone wouldve, we had to, everyone was saying that in late 2008) and then further jacked up the deficits with more tax cuts that didn't work for the last 8 years.
I assure you, if Bush's name was at the bottom, the reaction to this thread would be entirely different.
I assure everyone if Sting liked the President in office now, this thread would never have existed.
How can you discuss any issue in this forum if your always going to be making personal comments about what you think another forum member did in a thread from the past?
Look at my history again.
There is very little personal commentary when compared to discussion of issues. I wont put my intelligence or wit up against anyone here, but I will put my willingness to discuss in a thoughtful way up against absolutely anyone here, yourself ESPECIALLY in half a second.
You are no one to talk about anyone's record of discussion on issues here, never mind mine. You know I post substance, you are just denying reality yet again.
Basically what your saying is, whether or not the posting of any facts or figures is biased or not, is dependent on who is posting it?
If someone who voted for Obama post this data, then its unbiased. If someone who voted for McCain posts this data, its biased. That seems to be your logic.[
What was your point in posting it?
We all are pretty well aware of the statistics over time.
You are trying to make a political point against Obama, and doing it in an unfair way we all know your rabid bias.
Plus, you are posting it not in response to a question or for the sake of local pub trivia night, you are posting it on a POLITICAL DISCUSSION BOARD.
You are trying to start a discussion. So obviously, more has to be read into it than the numbers, if you want the thread to be successful.