This can't be good news for Kerry. I wonder how many of the Bush haters are pissed about this? I mean, it should be good news for everyone, but it doesn't help their cause. Wow, conservatives are getting desperate these days. The making up of liberal positions didn't work so well, so now they have to make up liberal feelings too. Sad.
Rapid job growth = higher interest rates = bad news for Bush, as if he needs anymore. The rats are leaving the ship...how long will you guys stay on?
You hit the nail on the head. I've never said Bush is the greatest candidate, just better than the alternative and that's why I support him.
So now rapid job growth is bad for Bush? That's funny, the liberals I've spoken with were complaining about job growth not too long ago. Time for you to latch on to something else. You guys are simply the kings of negativity. How about trying to build up your candidate instead of looking for fault in your opponent? Have fun with that one.
Ok...I'm not so far in the trenches as you guys. Why exactly is good economic news bad news for Kerry??? And assuming he favoured a gas tax (which it appears he doesn't), wouldn't he want lower prices so that there was 'room' for the tax? Very difficult to push a tax on gas when the price is already perceived as too high. And if a massive economic downturn was not necessarily Bush's fault, why is a slight upturn considered representative of the boffo job he's doing?
Rapid job growth is good news for everybody. You, Faos, TJ are the asses who make stupid comments that accuse anybody who doesn't fall in line with GWB as hating America, jobs, growth, properity, peace, freedom, etc. Look at the title of this thread. You want some positive news? Bush trails Kerry in most polls.
But yet we have Kerry previously complaining about the same thing you talk about.....and yet he gripes at the administration for not doing enough to strong-arm OPEC! Hilarious. Bet most of the left here is suffering from a serious case of "buyer's remorse!"
Funny I don't remember you writing a month ago "Higher energy price + job growth = MIXED news for Americans. Bush's ship has stopped taking on water." Let me know when Bush has a net job gain for his presidency.
Easily the most uninformed argument I have ever read on this BBS. This trumps the 3 nukes dropped on Japan argument (pgabs), the Al Queda's membership has increased by negative 2,000 members argument (MacBeth), AND the tax free retirement plan argument that you made.
Are you suggesting that rapid economic growth does not lead to higher interest rates to temper inflation? Please elaborate on this brilliant new theory of yours, greenspan.
Jorge my friend you have been exposed and embarrassed in this thread already. I suggest that you slink off for the weekend and regroup. Maybe you can come back on Monday with a fresh outlook on life and politics.
Ho ho ho! It gets better! Hilarious. Sam, maybe you missed the paradigm shift that happened in recent history. I guess you were in law school then, or possibly undergrad. This would help explain your lack of economic understanding of the time period -- you weren't a wage earner during this time, so naturally your experience (and knowledge base) is thin. The fatal flaw -- FATAL FLAW -- in your argument, friend, is that you link rapid economic growth straight to inflation. You then link interest rate hikes with inflation. The fatal flaw here is that economic growth does not necessarily lead to inflation. Friend, I would like to introduce you to a concept known as productivity. Productivity gains occur when more output is produced with less or equal input. Pretty simple, huh? Productivity gains can mitigate price increases attributable to rising costs. Because of this, you can have rapid economic growth without a corresponding rapid increase in prices (an increase in prices is called inflation, FYI). So Sam, this is why you are wrong. But hey, you are my good close friend! I will go easy on you and be very very kind to my friend. Just don't make such an egregious error again, mmmmmmkay? Gracias, amigo.
LOL!!! mcmark -- I didn't read this until now, but you seemingly do not understand the difference between an environmental record and a look-forward energy plan. Please do not try to step in between knowledgeable people who are exchanging ideas. Your posts in this thread have been completely off topic and simply laughable.
