Well Bev, I've seem to have hit a nerve with you.
You're hallucinating. You know you don't have that much affect on me.
I also see that you have developed somewhat of a hair-trigger now.
Most definitely hallucinating. I've always had a hair trigger.
It use to take at least 2 or 3 replies. What have people been doing to you?
That's a personal matter, but you should be so lucky.
Maybe we need to go out and have some “COFFEE".
Sure thing, as long as it's IRISH COFFEE.”
You posted those numbers didn't you with no back ground proof, right? I'm sorry but that makes it your numbers to me.
Suit yourself. They were probably on the conservative side anyway. It's probably much worse.
I've learned here to show where I get my info on some statements that need backup, such as the average number of miles a person drives in the United States.
Awesome! Next year you'll get tie shoes.
The biggest numbers that were missed were only looking at one year's worth of savings and counting on oil staying steady. I didn't disagree with the numbers you had shown for the one year. They were off just a little due to the miss on the average number of miles driven. The oil was close for today's comparisons. But it's simply unrealistic thinking if anybody were to require a return after one year. It reminds me of today's youth, that "I want it and I want it now" thinking. Just about anything of this magnitude requires much more than 1 year.
You put way too much energy into this one. All of those figures will be moot when the people who ran out and bought a brand-new vehicle (because they wanted it and wanted it now) under the Cash for Clunkers program, are taking the bus because their car was repossessed. I guess they weren't thinking that far down the line. In fact, didn't you tell me you wouldn't have bought your Cash for Clunkers new truck had you known you were going to be laid off? Maybe I was hallucinating.
ManPower? Really, Jeff? ManPower the temporary agency who sells jobs for a living and is working hard to do damage control by exploiting the not-yet discouraged unemployed? Yessiree, that's proof this old world is turning around. Why don't you go to a REAL source, oh...I dunno...say The BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS and see what they have to say about the big turnaround. Here's the link:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
I found this part to be of particular interest: Total nonfarm payroll employment was little changed in February (-36,000). Job losses continued in construction and information, while employment continued to increase in TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, payroll employment has fallen by 8.4 million.
Nowhere did I ever use the words "tremendous job stimulus".
Nor do I recall ever accusing you of using the words “tremendous job stimulous” but I'm glad it gave you a reason to get out your big red crayon.
I said that it would help stabilize and possibly reverse the job loss trend, period. The above links prove that we have at least bottomed out and the trend has actually reversed in the motor city State of Michigan. So I'm actually quite proud of that statement. One of the above links clearly states that Cash For Clunkers did help reverse it. I have at least 25 friends in this state alone that claim this program did save their jobs and 10 more are working overtime for the first time in 2 years. And I bet if you were to look, you'll find some as well. You and I together know of at least 2 AKC judges with this claim.
Sure. I can name several people who are getting more overtime now than they have in years. You know why? Because half of their department has been cut or laid off, and much of middle management has been let go, and they are being asked to pick up the slack. (I really do urge you to read the link I gave you up there.)
Again, nowhere did I say "HE" would be the savior and save our jobs. You're good at spinning, ever thought of a political career?
I have one. I'm Governor of the State of the Beagle Board. Heyyyy, I think I can see Russia from here. Talk about spins.
My favorite statement was "JOHN McCAIN, MORE OF THE SAME", remember? (I liked how it somewhat rhymed.)
Ah yes. I remember your fascination with it because you sang it like a broken record. Rhymes are fun, aren't they Forrest? Would you like a chocolate?
I said Obama was a much better choice than McCain and company. That was it and he ain't done yet. (I now wish McCain would have won the election. He would have been the village idiot...
Instead of Obama being the village idiot? And I do mean village.
Your next paragraph issssszzzzzzzzzzzzz...zzzzzzz... Oh wait. Except for this, which I will address further down:
We need to work together like "United we stand. Divided we fall" and we, on this board, is solid proof we are divided.
Your letter to Lugar? Zzzzzzzzzzzzz. I've known Lugar's politics since I was eleven and he was campaigning for Mayor of Indianapolis. He shook my hand, sat next to me and ate a hot dog at a little league game in the park across the street from me. He explained it to me then like it mattered to a child, and it did. He was the best Mayor we've ever had. He is, and always has been a good servant of the people.
Union allowed me to make enough money during good times to weather this pretty well, thank you. Thanks for your concern.
I'm not too concerned with your well-being as I would someone who was trying to raise a family, buy groceries and school shoes, pay doctor bills, and try to give them a Christmas. Many of them worked for unions too. They don't seem to have the same level of peace as the single person who's only looking after one.
Nothing against you Bev, but I don't believe anything that comes from facebook. I've seen some stuff on there that has been proven false. Enough said there.
Huh? LMAO. There's nothing to prove or disprove. It wasn't a true or false question, Jeff. It was an opinion-based article from a young journalist on the state of things...as he sees them. It was posted as a reminder that not all educated youth live by the "I want it and I want it now" thinking that you are crowing about. Many young educated people haven't bought into the Democratic way of committing the taxpayers' dollars that haven't even been earned yet in government hand-out programs. This young journalist and others like him have realized that if they want a future at all, they'd better take steps to preserve it themselves, because you and people like you don't seem to give a flip about their future, and the trickle down crap they will have to live with resulting from your “buy now, pay later...somehow” politics.
And since you claim I have learned nothing, I guess I shouldn't go to that DNR meeting tomorrow morning you so desperately asked me to go to? I was planning on it and I could've gone since I'm laid off..........you know..........that deep recession and construction thing. I guess I'll make you happy and won't go........
So now we get back to the glaring hypocrisy of your statement above about “united we stand, divided we fall.” Firstly, it wasn't me who desperately asked you to go. It was Don LeCount, and my suggestions were directed to him and copied to those on his list who were planning on attending. You really need to get that tunnel vision checked. It's getting worse. And, that purely out of spite you would turn your back on your fellow beaglers and hunters, and do nothing (when you admit that you can) to preserve their rights...well frankly, speaks volumes.
