tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post2243905367539652880..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Blog Jam or Blathering in the Military Wind.Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-11274749224158293532008-09-25T17:17:00.000-02:302008-09-25T17:17:00.000-02:30T:There is now talk in some quarters of HRC being ...T:<BR/>There is now talk in some quarters of HRC being introduced as his new Veep once Biden steps down (ostensibly for health reasons).<BR/>This whole meltdown looks awfully serious. McCain calling off the debate has a high smell to it, though. I doubt if he could spell economy.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-56405973693219812062008-09-25T17:15:00.000-02:302008-09-25T17:15:00.000-02:30RJA:Could be. We had all predicted that Dimmer wou...RJA:<BR/>Could be. We had all predicted that Dimmer would find an excuse (or pardon me, his handlers would) to extend his term, but I really believe this whole collapse has happened sooner than intended.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-87403262151596845212008-09-25T16:04:00.000-02:302008-09-25T16:04:00.000-02:30I said the same myself, RJ.I reckon this looks pla...I said the same myself, RJ.<BR/>I reckon this looks planned and timed by the Republicans for their own benefit.<BR/><BR/>WWW - Scary stuff, but if only Obama can win (and I never thought I'd ever type that) there's a slim chance things will improve, albeit slowly.<BR/><BR/>I don't much fancy high-tailin' it out of the USA just as I've become a citizen, but if needs must I have a US passport and a UK one, so could leave for England and then return later (himself in tow) if things were to get really rough. I'd much rather stay<BR/>and help to fix it though - in any tiny way that's available to me.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24072320252670916802008-09-25T14:53:00.000-02:302008-09-25T14:53:00.000-02:30October surprise? Are we seeing the beginnings? Jo...October surprise? Are we seeing the beginnings? John McCain is all for postponing the debates because of the economic crisis. How long before he suggests postponing the election?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-49679043625612189202008-09-25T14:31:00.000-02:302008-09-25T14:31:00.000-02:30To stoke the furnaces of the giant military indust...To stoke the furnaces of the giant military industrial complex, Laura.<BR/>Socialism is looking real good.....<BR/>Finally.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-51936878560442342652008-09-25T14:24:00.000-02:302008-09-25T14:24:00.000-02:30Funny how a government always has money for milita...Funny how a government always has money for military hardware/the odd war no matter how much poverty is pled re running the actual country/looking after its own citizens.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-38449481504321559472008-09-25T11:32:00.000-02:302008-09-25T11:32:00.000-02:30Conor: it will be funded by social security reserv...Conor: it will be funded by social security reserves and pension funds.<BR/>There will be nothing left in the coffers and massive debts of over a trillion dollars. China is holding the biggest bag, I believe.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-3395526521391681642008-09-25T10:41:00.000-02:302008-09-25T10:41:00.000-02:30I have been wondering how the country with the big...I have been wondering how the country with the biggest national debt in the world is able to bail out these finance companies taht are going bust. Don't get it at all...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16629636410991667162008-09-24T23:28:00.000-02:302008-09-24T23:28:00.000-02:30The greatest transfer of wealth in history, Nick. ...The greatest transfer of wealth in history, Nick. All to fuel the corporatocracies controlled by The Masters, Cheney et al. And all under the label of 'freedom' and 'democracy'. It is unbelievable.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-12700830047629647202008-09-24T19:31:00.000-02:302008-09-24T19:31:00.000-02:30Very ironic that so much of that military spending...Very ironic that so much of that military spending is aimed at defending and extending democracy - the same 'democracy' that means American citizens have virtually no say in the massive injection of public funds to pay for private companies' bad debts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com