Respect

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Obama and Reagan, neck and neck for best president of my 37 year old lifetime.

He did an excellent job. You never agree with all of it, no matter which side of the aisle you're on. But he did a terrific job.

I thought you didn't do drugs?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

I thought you didn't do drugs?

Didn't like Obama? If you're intellectually honest, how can you dispute these facts:

- inherited unemployment rate of 7.9%, left it at 4.9%
- reduced the deficit
- inflation stayed under 2.0%
- oversaw the lowest mortgage rates of all time
- longest consecutive period of GDP growth in history, albeit more tempered than typical

I have HUGE problems with his approach to foreign policy. I think Iran, Russia, and Syria are pretty much doing whatever they want. But it's the economy, stupid. The most important issue by far for most American voters and it's really hard to complain given the shit show Bush handed to him.

Keep in mind if you don't argue using facts and figures I will fuck you up. I insist on objectivity or you will come out looking like an ass.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Didn't like Obama? If you're intellectually honest, how can you dispute these facts:

- inherited unemployment rate of 7.9%, left it at 4.9%
- reduced the deficit
- inflation stayed under 2.0%
- oversaw the lowest mortgage rates of all time
- longest consecutive period of GDP growth in history, albeit more tempered than typical

I have HUGE problems with his approach to foreign policy. I think Iran, Russia, and Syria are pretty much doing whatever they want. But it's the economy, stupid. The most important issue by far for most American voters and it's really hard to complain given the shit show Bush handed to him.

Keep in mind if you don't argue using facts and figures I will fuck you up. I insist on objectivity or you will come out looking like an ass.

Schneed,
I am surprised that you weight economic factors so heavily. I know the president influences the economy and gets judged on the economy by pundits, but I am positive you would agree that no president single-handedly controls the economic cycle. The legislature and fed have far more sway over it at any given time.

I will put the caveat that the president does hold sway when it comes to global markets vs protectionist capitalism and Obama certainly was always working for greater global market access and as tradeoffs go global economic health does impact the longer lasting slower growth model we have seen in effect.


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[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

I thought you didn't do drugs?

I found this from the past and could not help wondering if we will ever have two respectable people like this run for office again. We haven't seen class like this from any of our politicians in a while.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrqoSyKsAPw