[OFB Cafe] Tech Buzz: Who Deserves the Tech Vote?

[Fred A. Miller]

Timothy Butler wrote:
> 
> 	Well, I'll start off with a comment to show I am a bastion of  
> objectiveness and neutrality (ha!). Obama is right on Net Neutrality.  
> McCain's tech specific policy stinks. There, I said it.
> 
> 	(Of course, I don't vote with just one miniature part of policy in  
> mind when others affect it, but that's beside the point.)
> 
> 
>> The dumb republican went on to appoint his even dumber friends to
>> essential positions (he appointed his friend to be the head of FEMA,
>> for instance, who was at least partly responsible for the deaths of
>> thousands in the bungled aftermath of Katrina, it took them a week to
>> get there!)
> 
> 	FEMA did not work well, but honestly, people should not need FEMA.  
> Who in their right mind lives in a city below sea level anyway? But,  
> that's neither here nor there I suppose.
> 
>> whose policies have put America into war after war, caused
> 
> 	Two, both of which Gore likely would have gone into as well, if he  
> followed in the footsteps of his former boss.
> 
>> put the economy in the crapper,
> 
> 	You place far too much weight on the power of the government  
> concerning the economy. Our trade deficit is far more damaging to the  
> economy than anything the Bush administration (or the Clinton  
> administration) has done.
> 
>> made houses worth less than what is owed on them, and tanked our
>> global reputation as a "shining beacon of freedom"...
> 
> 	At least in Europe, I don't think that was hard. Places like France  
> didn't like the United States before. Are we less well liked? Sure,  
> but not dramatically so, I'd suggest. And, the winds of change have  
> put friendly governments in place in France and Germany...
> 
>> The smart democrat went on to teach at Harvard, win an Oscar and later
>> accept a Nobel prize for his work in the Global Warming arena. You can
> 
> 	Yes, for work that has been thoroughly brought to question by those  
> actually in the fields Gore like to talk about. And, the alarmist  
> propaganda so far has come without realistic solutions (that's perhaps  
> the biggest problem of all).
> 
>> bet that had he been allowed to win the election he wouldn't have
>> spent the first 8 months of his first term on vacation, and would
>> likely have read the memos exposing the attacks that Bin Laden was
>> about to make on America.
> 
> 	The ones that were already out during the Clinton administration?
> 
>> Now we are faced with the same scenario - a dumb senator (he graduated
>> 894 out of 899 - fifth from the BOTTOM of his class - from the US
>> Naval Academy at Annapolis) is going to be the republican nominee and
>> a very bright senator is going to be the democratic nominee. The
> 
> 	Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them in the primary.
> 
>> democrat taught law at Harvard, the republican can't remember how many
>> houses he owns or what his position is on issues from hour to hour in
> 
> 	So, Johnny doesn't know how many houses he owns (0) and Barry is to  
> naive to realize he is part of shady real estate dealings when buying  
> a home through his pal the corrupt political powerbroker. Frankly, I'd  
> hardly trust anyone coming out of the Illinois political machine right  
> now, and I'm rather fond of my neighboring state in which I spend a  
> lot of time.
> 
>> any given day. The republican has been caught in lie after lie, was
>> proven to have cheated on his wife (where is this different than John
>> Edwards, who is being lambasted in the press?) and will literally say
>> *anything* to get elected.
> 
> 	Confession helps restore one's reputation. It was also nearly 30  
> years ago.
> 
>> What do you think will happen to America if the dumb republican gets
>> elected this time? I seriously doubt that we will make it through his
>> first term and still be "America". A *republican* economist looked at
>> McCain's economic policies and estimates that at least 3.5 TRILLION
>> MORE DOLLARS will be added to the national debt in his first term
>> alone! McCain has said that he would balance the budget in his first
>> term, the economist said that it is simply NOT POSSIBLE, given his
>> stances on lowering taxes and increased spending for even more wars.
> 
> 
> 	What "more wars" do you know about? Can we guarantee that Obama would  
> not get it to a war? (I doubt -- it's now a prerequisite to becoming  
> president to start at least one war, I believe).
> 
> 	Do tell how Obama is going to pay for all of his government expansion  
> projects, such as his enormous health plan that will surely run over  
> budget...
> 
> 	Of course, the chickens are coming home to roost. Sensible people  
> would have voted for Huckabee and our big discussion right now would  
> be about how to employ all the laid off IRS workers come next year.

Yep, and I'd be a happy camper!!

Fred

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