mr_genius

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 02:17 PM) Even better...

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 12:03 PM) That's s***ty. I can't think of a single valid reason why they shouldn't run the response. Disappointing to say the least. I can think of a few reasons. They are crappy journalists, they are pro-Obama, they are pro-Democrat in general, they are more of a tabloid than newspaper, ect.

damn

very nice

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 01:05 PM) For all of you writing (or reading about) how much ANWR, OCS and other increased domestic production would affect the price of gas, please note what Sen. Schumer just said on the floor about the impact of increased production in Saudi Arabia. “If they produced half a million barrels more oil a day the price would come down a very significant amount and, at the same time, it would stop the speculation that keeps driving up the price of oil.” Keep in mind, ANWR alone is projected to produce one million barrels a day, every day. In fact, if President Clinton had not vetoed legislation opening up a small portion of ANWR thirteen years ago (1995), a million barrels a day would be flowing from ANWR right now, helping to keep prices down at the pump. So if Sen. Schumer believes that a half million barrels a day from SAUDIA ARABIA would cause the price of oil to “come down a very significant amount,” just think what a million barrels—produced here in AMERICA through AMERICAN jobs—would do to lower the price of gas. Don’t take it from me, take it from the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee. When Schumer gives these speeches there is no real logic or reason besides him getting more face time on tv. He's a complete doofus. Nothing he ever says seems to be thought out. It would never occur to him that we would be better off producing more oil in the US. He just has some idiotic plan to force Saudi Arabia to pump more oil.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 04:13 PM) For all you people that know what this means, educate the less educated, like me. Will prices drop? How long? There is still a congressional ban on offshore drilling, only the executive ban was lifted. Basically the Democrats say there is already enough land dedicated to drilling, but the oil companies and Republicans claim there isn't enough oil in those places to make it worth drilling. Also, the oil from any new drilling will take years to get into the market place, so there would not be an immediate price drop. Of course, additional supplies of oil would lower costs once those resources were producing.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 02:59 PM) You did actually. You were the one assuming that Schumer did nothing when in fact, he did work towards some sort of solution. lol no i didn't. read the thread. i explicitly stated that the GOP holds the most blame in this scandal at least twice. i don't even think you know what posts you are replying to. i was addressing the assertion that we were letting the GOP off the hook and only blaming Schumer on this whole scandal. and he hasn't done anything. but keep up the blind defense of 'your guy'. espcecially the "He said something in 2007!" argument. classic.

learning more about this, it appears they got special treatment and implicit government backing on illegal loans, which basically allowed them to give out money they didn't have. bravo. of course the Dems and Republicnas were bribed. yea bailout!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 11:48 AM) I'm sure it's not only liberals...but it's certainly not the people who were in the major media pieces talking about the economy, and it wasn't the people who were writing that the media was telling people the economy was doing great and it was only those dirty liberals saying it wasn't doing well because they wanted to make sure GWB looked bad. GW doesn't really need anyone to make him look bad, he can do that just fine on his own. looking back it's funny to think about all those "flip this house" type shows. i bet most of those people had subprime mortgages, they didn't care they were going to be millionaires cause the housing bubble would, of course, never burst.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 11:01 AM) I'd actually say a lot of people did...they're just not the people who get jobs on CNBC or interviews and columns in the Washington Post. Half of my writings from that era have vanished, but I was saying this was going to be a mess back in 2003-2004. It was all those crazy liberals who were just trying to make George W's great economy look bad by pointing out that it was built on a housing market of cards. yea right, so now only liberals were on to this? i don't think so. your post needs a government bailout.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 11:30 AM) They already get a couple billion a year. thats hardly enough to cover these hard times they are facing.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 09:01 AM) Oil is now down 15 dollars from its high. Did we see the top, or is this just momentary correction? give it a week and Exxon will demand a government bail out

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 10:55 AM) and so also chuck schumer is the only one to blame for our banking collapse, now, right? Before in here it was the consumers fault for taking on loans they'd never be able to pay back, but now, that a democratic senator can be blamed, it is his fault then, oi? who said that? i mean there are people here defending Schumer or any Democrat on the banking committee as if they didn't do anything wrong. but anyone who knows about this should be blaming the GOP the most.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 09:20 AM) He did actually. Sep 2007 May 2007 So its not like Schumer was suddenly vocal on this issue last week. He's been talking about it and trying to do something about it for 15 months, whether or not his actions are correct is not something I can tell you. in 2007 it was already a crisis. i think just about everyone knew about the problem.

barely safe

game! AL wins haha

uh oh

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 12:05 AM) I'd like to see this end with outfielders on the mound. ^^^ just not Q. don't want a injury

not far enough

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jul 15, 2008 -> 11:55 PM) potential NY Tabs Headline: Uggla Game i was thinking the same thing

QUOTE (soxfan3530 @ Jul 15, 2008 -> 10:36 PM) JD would have already had this run in the first time. stupid voting. totally

nice hat nice K

too much of a slow loopy toss

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 15, 2008 -> 10:20 PM) Damnit. I'm tired. Selig sweating. I can't stand it! lol