Isn't it interesting that . . .

. . .in 2005 in the midst of a bull market, George Bush asked congress to privatize Social Security. He warned of the Social Security fund running out. He wanted to "rescue" Social Security. Congress ignored his request.

. . .in 2006 still in a bull market George Bush stuck into the federal budget proposal a plan to privatize Social Security. He would divert $700 billion from Social Security tax revenue to pay for the setting up of the private accounts in financial institutions like Goldman Sachs. Congress again said "No."

. . .in 2008 in the midst of a "financial crisis" George Bush asked congress to give Henry Paulson (former CEO of Goldman Sachs) - $700 billion to "rescue" financial institutions and stabilize the stock market. Threatened with another 1929 type crash, and the possibility of martial law . Congress capitulated and gave him the go ahead.

. . . some people think that the "financial crisis" was caused by the poor minorities who defaulted on their mortgages, and not a planned heist of historic proportions.

. . . Christopher Buckley ( columnist of the uber-conservative publication the National Review and son of founder William F. Buckley Jr.) has endorsed senator Obama.

. . . The price of oil has dropped to about $70 a barrel as November 4th grows near.

. . . John McCain says that he's heard the same hateful things said at Obama rallies that his supporters have been shouting. "Terrorist!" and "Kill him!" have gone unchecked at McCain/ Palin rallies, while at the Obama rallies when his supporters merely "boo" John McCain, Obama immediately admonishes the crowd saying, "No no . . .we don't need that . . . we just need to vote.".

. . . There is a plethora of media coverage on a thousand or so fraudulent voter registrations (that will have zero impact on the election because, a voter's ID must match the registration.) while I've yet to see a mention of the purging of hundreds of thousands of voters in the swing states with no end in sight.

. . . oil companies lobby for the drilling rights in Alaska and off shore while they already lease 68 million acres of untapped land on which they're not drilling.

. . . Republicans are considered the party better suited for a strong national defense and the "War on Terror".

. . . in 1993 during the Clinton presidency - with no prior intelligence warning - terrorists set off a bomb in the garage of the World Trade Center . In 1994 four of the conspirators were arrested and convicted and in 1997 two more were arrested and convicted.

. . . in 2001 during the Bush presidency - Bush was warned in the AUG 6, 2001 Presidential Daily Brief entitled, Bin Laden determined to strike in the United States, that " Bin Laden wanted to hijack a U.S. aircraft" and "FBI information since that time indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks" - a month later terrorists flew airliners into the World Trade Center and not one conspirator or mastermind has been arrested.

. . . Republicans are for less government yet the largest government expansion took place during the Reagan and Bush administrations.

. . . Republicans are for reigning in government spending yet our country's largest deficits have been recorded during the Reagan and Bush administrations.

. . . Republican mouth pieces like Hannity and Limbaugh rail against Democrats and their socialist practices, yet Bush just authored and signed into law the nationalizing of several banks and lending institutions.

. . . both Wall Street failures that resulted in a massive losses and ushered in tough economic times for our country, were preceded by years of deregulation, unchecked greed, speculators driving up the price of stocks beyond their true value, and both happened during a Republican presidency.

. . . even though Bush signed H.R. 4986 reinstating Posse Comitatus (a law that prevents the use of the Army and other branches of the military in a law enforcement capacity within the United States) that the John Warner Defense Authorization bill H.R. 5122 suspended in 2006, Bush attached a signing statement which indicated that the Executive Branch did not feel bound by the changes enacted by the repeal.

. . . The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has been called home from Iraq for reassignment here in the states. This marks the first time an active U.S. Army unit will be given a dedicated assignment to NORTHCOM, where it is stated they may be "called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control. NORTHCOM is a joint command center for federal homeland defense and was established to provide military support to civil authorities.

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