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OMG, I didn't even notice that until your post. Good God are some people stupid. And I agree, I can't recall anything more idiotic ever being uttered, or typed.

Nope. What were seeing is the result of Government interfering in private sector economics. Government forcing banks to loan money to people who didn't qualify for loans isn't part of free markets. What were actually seeing is the negative consequences of so-called good intentions, and so-called affordable housing. Thank you Chuck Schumer, thank you Chris Dodd, thank you Barney Frank.

Bush’s Legacy May End Up Better Than You Think: Bush’s popularity is about the lowest on record for postwar presidents. A recent Gallup Poll ranked his 29.4 percent approval rating as the 10th-worst quarterly ranking since 1945. Only Harry Truman and Richard M. Nixon saw lower ratings. Bloomberg

Some more intersting new data. Sea Ice Ends Year at Same Level as 1979 Thanks to a rapid rebound in recent months, global sea ice levels now equal those seen 29 years ago, when the year 1979 also drew to a close. Ice levels had been tracking lower throughout much of 2008, but rapidly recovered in the last quarter. In fact, the rate of increase from September onward is the fastest rate of change on record, either upwards or downwards. Link

Good, we're making progress. And if they are indeed Cabinet positions, in which African-American, Hispanic, and Asian officals were appointed (Powell, Rice, Gonzales, Gutierrez, Chavez, Mineta) then it makes your claim that... ...rather idiotic doesn't it? Anyways, enough with your fixation on race. Whatever happened to Dr. King's 'judge a person on the content of their character, not the colour of their skin? You're all about the skin. Shame on you. When have I EVER considered Obama to be a radical Muslim terrorist? I'm not sure if you know, but he's Christian. And if you're referring to the Clinton years of psuedo-peace and psuedo-prosperity, then no. Sticking your head in the sand, and refusing to tackle diffcult issues for fear of unpopularity, and then leaving said issues for somebody else to have to deal with down the road, doesn't qualify. Enron type firms, and internet companies valued at $70 dollars a share, without a cent of profit didn't equal prosperity. It equalled the dot com bubble burst in 1999 and 2000, and Greenpan's famous insistance of 'irrational exuberance.'

So Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, Secretary of Education, and Secretary of Transportation, and Attorney General aren't cabinet level positions?

It's not technically in the Cabinet. Do you know your US office make up? Anyways, I repeat, so you're counting the appointment of past Administration appointees as ground breaking, but George Bush, who appointed the first African-American Secretary of State, the first female African-American Secretary of State, the first African-American National Security Advisor, and the first Hispanic Attorney General, somehow gets your disdain?Priceless. Consider yourself punked again!

Well, thankfully you didn't overreact.

I see. So you're counting the appointment of past Administration appointees as ground breaking, but George Bush, who appointed the first African-American Secretary of State, the first female African-American Secretary of State, the first African-American National Security Advisor, and the first Hispanic Attorney General, somehow gets your disdain? Priceless. I also see that you included non-cabinet level appointments in your list. Also priceless.

Yeah, the reason a deficit exists is because Canadians just aren't paying enough taxes.

Carlos Gutierrez former Secretary of Commerce (the position Richardson was appointed to), Norman Mineta former Secretary of Transportation, Viet Dinh former Assistant Attorney General. Not to mention that Powell, Rice, and Gonzales were the FIRST African-American and Hispanics appointed to their repsective positions. So thanks Obama, but that type of change has already taken place under George W Bush. Bill Richardson - former Clinton Administration retread Leon Panetta - former Clinton Administration retread Rahm Emanuel - former Clinton Administration retread Eric Holder - former Clinton Administration retread Lawrence Summers - former Clinton Administration retread Peter Orszag - former Clinton Administration retread Carol Browner - former Clinton Administration retread Hillary Clinton - biggest former Clinton Administration retread Yeah, bring on the change!

Yeah, because Alberto Gonzales former Attorney General, and Linda Chavez former Secretary of Labor aren't Hispanic. Not to mention, Colin Powell, Condolezza Rice, and former Secratary of Education Rod Paige, as other minority appointments. You just been punked!

If he's not guilty, why did he withdraw?

It looks as though the truth is finally beginning to set in on all sides of the political spectrum. Mr. Gore: Apology Accepted Mr. Gore has stated, regarding climate change, that "the science is in." Well, he is absolutely right about that, except for one tiny thing. It is the biggest whopper ever sold to the public in the history of humankind. 1. First, the expression "climate change" itself is a redundancy, and contains a lie. Climate has always changed, and always will. There has been no stable period of climate during the Holocene, our own climatic era, which began with the end of the last ice age 12,000 years ago. ... 2. Mr. Gore has gone so far to discourage debate on climate as to refer to those who question his simplistic view of the atmosphere as "flat-Earthers." This, too, is right on target, except for one tiny detail. It is exactly the opposite of the truth. ... 3. What the alarmists now state is that past episodes of warming were not caused by C02 but amplified by it, which is debatable, for many reasons, but, more important, is a far cry from the version of events sold to the public by Mr. Gore. The Huffington Post I'm going to have to start reading The Huffington Post more often!

Nope, just using gambling websites as news sources. So, are you in for the $5 dollar pool?

Rae didn't pay anybody. I'm still not sure what you're referring to. Please explain. And Arnold isn't right wing, his Rae economic plan, along with his ridiculous crusade for so-called man made global warming should illustrate that fact.

One could say the same of Mike Harris. His approach to deficits was thought to be "savage and inhumane", but because of his discipline in the 1990's, Ontario is in a position of strength. Although, Ontario would be in a much stronger position if the current Premier had at least a bit of taxing and spending control. But alas, he's a liberal, and that's what they do best. Paul Martin was definitely a closet conservative.

Rae took more of people's money, while at the same time, mortaging their future, and their children's future. He was a miserable failure as Premier. As for him paying people with money, I'm not sure what you're referring to. Businesses pay people with money. Governments earn no money. They only take money and then redistribute it.

Exactly. Arnold's practicing Rae economics with similar results. He needs to abandon the insanity.

Why? Bob Rae raised taxes, raised spending, and bankrupted the province. Bob Rae should be apologizing to every citizen of Ontario until he dies.

Ok, we need to start a forum pool or something. Who's the next Obama Administration official to be investigated for fraud and abuse? I'm gonna go with AG Eric Holder. I say we each put in $5 dollars, winner takes all. Change, corruption you can believe in!

Even that's a pretty basic level of knowledge. Main Entry: lev·el a position in a scale or rank (as of achievement, significance, or value) Merriam-Webster Main Entry: branch a division of an organization (2): a separate but dependent part of a central organization Merriam-Webster If you don't like the term branch, take it up with the founding fathers!

I would hardly qualify the American constitution and its specified seperation of powers between the equal branches of government as "elementary." But if you want to go there, you failed that test miserably my friend. And we never agreed that Sarah Palin was nearly as stupid as you, but possibly you know, Caroline, you know, Kennedy, you know.

Exactly. He's a moron. Not even Sarah Palin would make that kind of mistake. And no party controls the Supreme Court. One party or another may have more appointments at any given time, but they're not under control of any political party structure. And levels of government implies that one level may be more powerful or important than another, which is not the case. Each branch of government is equal to the other. If he's not aware of that, he really shouldn't be posting in this part of the forum. It's a pretty basic level of knowledge.

As a Canadian, I'd like to apologize to you for some of the less informed posts by my fellow Canadians regarding American politics. He's probably thinking that the American senate and American house of representatives are two seperate levels of government. For the record, and to everyone else posting on this forum, the 3 branches of American government are the executive, legislative, and judicial. The senate and house are both part of the same branch of government, the legislative branch. Thank you.