en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/321523 Comments by bigtex1 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16875884 Incorrect. Bush tried to get reforms enacted for Freddie and Fannie, and those efforts were killed by the dems, as the Reps, did not have the votes to get is passed on their own. Nice try, but fail nontheless. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:12:35 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16875884 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16874920 The same thing applied prior to 2007 when the dems became the majority in the House and Senate. When the Republicans had a Senate majority, they did not have 60 votes either. So I guess by your logic, that the dems were obstructionist during that time. Where is it written that any party has to agree with the other. The rules of the House and Senate practically guarantee that there will be little bi-partisanship. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:37:31 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16874920 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16874709 And I would probably object to some of the uses for the money in your state. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:30:17 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16874709 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16874639 LMAO. You make wild assertions with no basis in fact. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:28:24 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16874639 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16873771 Yep. And remember, back in August or September, Buffett had bought a large stake in GE. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:59:48 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16873771 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16873644 The rules on mark-to-market can be a double-edged sword, but at least calling for a moratorium on them for a period of time would not have cost any money, and would have been prudent given the seizing up of the credit markets being used at the catalyst for the huge amounts of money that were thrown into the monetary system. The money supply has grown exponentially, and if this money, combined with the other Federal dollars thrown into the economy, hits too fast in too short a period of time, hello inflation. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:55:45 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16873644 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16872993 The assault on the financials had already started in July, through short sales. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:50:02 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16872993 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16872891 Not yet, but rumors are circulating that it is under consideration. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:46:46 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16872891 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16872853 It would be wise to keep up with economic news from around the world. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:45:25 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16872853 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16872742 There are large sums sitting on the sidelines right now. Currently, earnings forecasts are down 10% for this year over last, and GDP is forecast to shrink for the year. The rally this week has been primarily centered on the financials, and I am not willing to recommit to the markets based on this, as this was all caused by the financials. I find is suspicious that so much good news could be coming from the sector, when we keep hearing how bad it is with these companies. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:41:58 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/numbers-and-yes-they-are-good-numbers/#IDComment16872742 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16872378 Then you should have spoken to Obama a few weeks ago about the negativity emanating from him and his toadies. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:29:14 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16872378 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16872259 What a small-minded, petty fool you are. If you think that people would be negative about that, it only speaks to your character, or lack thereof. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:25:56 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16872259 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16871582 Imagine that, an old crow talking with a parrot. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:02:40 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16871582 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16871239 The Senate Banking Committee does not have any pending appointments for Treasury before them. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:52:00 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16871239 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16871030 Thank you for that simplistic market analysis. BTW, computer trading goes on every day, via stop orders and limit orders. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:46:52 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16871030 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16867063 If the Obama administration wanted to come up with the most politically offensive policy it could imagine, within the bounds of reason and reality, what elements would it have to include? Insulting veterans and looking like cheapskates in a time when massive government outlays to private industry would certainly help it along. Comes now Hero of the Anti-War Left, retired General Eric Shinseki, who wants to save a few bucks at the Veterans Administration by making men and women injured in the service of our country pay for their care: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance. … Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:56:50 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16867063 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16865957 Recall, if you will, the rationale provided by the Obama administration for sticking with Tim Geithner when his tax troubles came to light. No one could possibly replace him, a view also oddly adopted by both Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill. Geithner had unique qualifications that no one else could possibly match, and his show of incompetence in tax filings paled in comparison to the disaster that would befall the US and the world if Geithner withdrew. Gee, does that mean that someone else could be Treasury Secretary other than Geithner? Is it possible that we could have found someone else to not come up with a plan and to not hire a staff? Someone who could get their rear end handed to them by the Senate Budget Committee for not doing their homework and failing at math? Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:45:36 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16865957 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16865741 I like to wrap the oysters in bacon, and cook on the grill. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:41:26 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16865741 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16865405 His rheroric is well out of line with business and analysts. Earnings are expected to be down at least 10% this year, and the only roll manufacturing is on is rolling down the doors.. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:28:14 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-692/#IDComment16865405 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-691/#IDComment16863654 And you regularly swim it. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:28:14 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/13/open-thread-691/#IDComment16863654