“It would have helped if President Barack Obama had come forth with a forceful, realistic plan to revive the economy and significantly reduce deficit spending as the economy improves. Instead, he sought to place blame on the tea party, European financial woes, the Japanese earthquake and the competence of S&P.

Certainly, there is blame to share among all of the above. But the huge increase in federal spending, an ineffective stimulus policy, poorly devised banking reforms and a lack of direction from the White House also contributed to a flagging economy.

While the economy is weak, we do not expect nor advocate immediate debt-reduction with massive spending cuts or higher taxes. But we do expect better leadership from the president along with more pragmatism and bipartisan cooperation in Congress.”

http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_18646995?nclick_check=1

Have you ever considered availing yourself of it and getting a life, liar boy?

Yo, @$$hole — first it was @ 24 “I (Truthclubber) have my head up my bunghole”, and now it’s “Sorry about the link.” to someone who proves through repetition just how f’ked and delusional you are — what a jack@$$ you are:

Here’s the original post to refresh your dementia-addled, Alzheimer-riddled mind, you @$$hole and FAUX News Bush-licker:

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Yo, Hellwoody — way to go, jack@$$ — here’s what we get from your wonderous http://tinyurl.com/3lt6rp6 link:

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The hydrogen atmosphere might take a little getting used to but the moons would be lovely.

You’re technically right Elwood. Congress could pass a law tomorrow immediately eliminating all Medicare and Social Security benefits while keeping all the payroll taxes. Heck, they could even cancel the programs and double the payroll taxes. We’ll have a human colony on Jupiter before that ever happens.

And pigs will fly.

Cut, cut, cut, cut. Guess that’s one way of doing it.

You do realize, though, that, by law, Social Security and Medicare Part A are funded exclusively by dedicated revenue from payroll taxes. They have to change to match revenue, because the trust funds will be exhausted in 9 years for Medicare Part A and 25 years for SS. However, they don’t impact the nation’s long-term debt picture at all. Medicare Part B and D and Medicaid, which rely mostly on general tax revenue, are a different matter.

WSJ online is subscription-based too. If you go directly to their site and click on a story, they will show just the first part of the story. However, you can sometimes cheat by Googling the story headline and clicking on that to get in through the back door.

It is to a NYT story. For some reason NYT requires an account w/ a password.

Simple procedure.

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Meanwhile -

U.S. credit downgraded by private institutions, while simultaneously T-bonds are being gobbled up. Seems like the free market has a view that, while U.S. economics are straining, it still represents one of the best securities available. . . . HOW CAN THIS BE??????

So, on one hand we have a privately-run institution telling us our economy sucks – and of course, they’re correct. This is the same privately-run institution that DIDN’T warn us about credit swaps and an impending house of cards that ultimately contributed significantly to our current economic demise. Which was a politically expedient strategy at the time, and which suggests that perhaps this same gaggle of self-appointed credit “analysts” are, like so many others, political in their motives – but never mind that. . . . . (P.S. – these guys have nothing to lose if their de-rating is wrong)

WHile, on the other hand, we have many individuals and institutions seeking to protect their cash investments, and their collective wisdom suggests that, while our economy is, indeed, in the toilet – IT IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST AVAILABLE WITH WHICH TO SAFEGUARD YOUR INVESTMENT. (P.P.S. – these guys have EVERYTHING to lose if they are wrong)

But never mind that . . we have an election we need to gear up for.