Brian Westley wrote:

Fred Stone <fstone69@earthling.com> writes:

Brian Westley <westley@visi.com> wrote in
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Fred Stone <fstone69@earthling.com> writes:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/drsanity/howsmart.jpg

Wow, a really dumb cartoon you got there, Fred.

The truth hurts, don't it?

What "truth" is there in cartoonish exaggeration, Fred?
You really think Democrats are planning to blow up
pharmaceutical plants like Wile E. Coyote?

Yes he does. He is just an ignorant tool.

"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"G-Ride" <grideholdthespam42@yahoo.com> wrote in
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"MarkA" <toor@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:13:40 +0000, Fred Stone wrote:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/drsanity/howsmart.jpg

How smart is this:

1) Fight terrorism by start a war with a relatively defenseless
Middle East country when your VP just happens to have been CEO of a
major defense contractor. When an adviser points out that this
will only incite more terrorism, replace him with someone who will
tell you what you want to hear.

2) Achieve energy independence by letting the price of oil
skyrocket, while you have an Energy policy that was written by the
oil company executives, and no serious commitment to developing
alternatives.

And every Democrat in Congress blocking every attempt to develop
those alternatives.

Coincidentally, oil company profits are breaking all previous
records. The war in Iraq, which was to have paid for itself in oil
revenue, is costing hundreds of billions of dollars. The only ones
profiting are the oil companies. Oh yea, I almost forgot: the
President has close ties to the oil industry, having been an "oil
man" himself.

Oh, dear, profits, how EEEEEVUL!

3) Help the poor by shifting the cost of government onto the middle
class, ensuring that the gap between rich and poor-middle class
gets wider than it has ever been in the past. Whatever costs the
middle class can't cover, pass on to future generations for their
middle class to deal with.

As opposed to the Democrats, who would shift the burden to "the rich"
in order to make them all middle class again.

4) Heal the sick by letting the pharmaceutical industry write the
Medicare Prescription Drug benefit program. Specifically outlaw
allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices. Let the
price of drugs skyrocket, while the Pharmaceutical company profits
are breaking all previous records.

Oooh, there's those eeeevul profits again! Damn those drug companies
for being successful!

Make a lame attempt to control costs
by putting more of the cost on the patient, and cutting
reimbursements to providers. Do nothing to reform the insurance
industry, or the legal environment.

5) Wonder why nobody with an IQ in the positive numbers trusts the
current administration to do anything but find new and creative
ways to rape the economy, the environment, the lowest 99% income
bracket, our allies across the world, etc, etc.

Quoted for truth.

Unfortunately, Fredo is impervious to any rational thought when it
comes to his lord & saviour Bush, so I'm sure it will do no good
with him.

I hate to burst your bubble, G-Ride, but Bush isn't God.

I have never claimed that Bush is a god, Fredo. Only that he is your
god.

But if you don't consider him to be your god, then I must ask why you
treat him like one? You display all the characteristics of a fundy
theist in your slavish defense of Bush.

"Fred Stone" <fston...@earthling.com> wrote in message

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"G-Ride" <grideholdthespa...@yahoo.com> wrote in
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"MarkA" <t...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:13:40 +0000, Fred Stone wrote:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/drsanity/howsmart.jpg

How smart is this:

1) Fight terrorism by start a war with a relatively defenseless
Middle East country when your VP just happens to have been CEO of a
major defense contractor. =A0When an adviser points out that this will=
only incite more terrorism, replace him with someone who will tell
you what you want to hear.

2) Achieve energy independence by letting the price of oil skyrocket,
while you have an Energy policy that was written by the oil company
executives, and no serious commitment to developing alternatives.

And every Democrat in Congress blocking every attempt to develop those
alternatives.

Coincidentally, oil company profits are breaking all previous
records. The war in Iraq, which was to have paid for itself in oil
revenue, is costing hundreds of billions of dollars. The only ones
profiting are the oil companies. =A0Oh yea, I almost forgot: the
President has close ties to the oil industry, having been an "oil
man" himself.

Oh, dear, profits, how EEEEEVUL!

3) Help the poor by shifting the cost of government onto the middle
class, ensuring that the gap between rich and poor-middle class gets
wider than it has ever been in the past. =A0Whatever costs the middle
class can't cover, pass on to future generations for their middle
class to deal with.

As opposed to the Democrats, who would shift the burden to "the rich" in=
order to make them all middle class again.

4) Heal the sick by letting the pharmaceutical industry write the
Medicare Prescription Drug benefit program. =A0Specifically outlaw
allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices. =A0Let the price=
of drugs skyrocket, while the Pharmaceutical company profits are
breaking all previous records.

Oooh, there's those eeeevul profits again! Damn those drug companies for=
being successful!

Make a lame attempt to control costs
by putting more of the cost on the patient, and cutting
reimbursements to providers. =A0Do nothing to reform the insurance
industry, or the legal environment.

5) Wonder why nobody with an IQ in the positive numbers trusts the
current administration to do anything but find new and creative ways
to rape the economy, the environment, the lowest 99% income bracket,
our allies across the world, etc, etc.

Quoted for truth.

Unfortunately, Fredo is impervious to any rational thought when it
comes to his lord & saviour Bush, so I'm sure it will do no good with
him.

I hate to burst your bubble, G-Ride, but Bush isn't God.

I have never claimed that Bush is a god, Fredo. =A0Only that he is your go=

But if you don't consider him to be your god, then I must ask why you trea=

him like one? =A0You display all the characteristics of a fundy theist in =

slavish defense of Bush.

--
Aloha, G-Ride

The force that's forcing you to feel like busting up a Starbucks.- Hide qu=

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On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:37:33 +0000, Fred Stone wrote:

"G-Ride" <grideholdthespam42@yahoo.com> wrote in
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"MarkA" <toor@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:13:40 +0000, Fred Stone wrote:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/drsanity/howsmart.jpg

How smart is this:

1) Fight terrorism by start a war with a relatively defenseless
Middle East country when your VP just happens to have been CEO of a
major defense contractor. When an adviser points out that this
will only incite more terrorism, replace him with someone who will
tell you what you want to hear.

2) Achieve energy independence by letting the price of oil
skyrocket, while you have an Energy policy that was written by the
oil company executives, and no serious commitment to developing
alternatives.

And every Democrat in Congress blocking every attempt to develop
those alternatives.

Coincidentally, oil company profits are breaking all previous
records. The war in Iraq, which was to have paid for itself in oil
revenue, is costing hundreds of billions of dollars. The only ones
profiting are the oil companies. Oh yea, I almost forgot: the
President has close ties to the oil industry, having been an "oil
man" himself.

Oh, dear, profits, how EEEEEVUL!

Profits are not evil; profiteering is.

I saw a clip on a financial news show recently. They were
interviewing the CEO of Lamborghini. He was remarking how their
market was not slowing down, as other car makers are seeing. It was a
pretty clear indication that the segment of society that can afford
Lamborghinis is doing just fine; it's the lower 99% that's suffering.

By any measure, the gap between the rich and poor is getting wider.

It is my personal, philosophical belief that one of the jobs of
government is to prevent that from happening.

People and companies
should not be punished for being successful, but the richer they get,
the harder it should be for them to get richer still.

I realize that
is a pipe dream: the more rich and powerful, the more the government
will bend over for you. Politicians and influence are commodities,
just like anything else. What bothers me is that the Republicans are
just so fucking *blatant* about it.