Large Scale Central

The sinking of the USS Economy

General Discussion
#1

Our local paper’s editorial cartoon is pretty good this morning. It shows a large luxury liner, much like the Titanic, sinking and well down by the bow. The ships name is the “USS Economy”. The crew is looking at the Captain standing high on the stern and ask, “What’s your plan, Captain?” The dark skinned, large eared Captain of the sinking ship replies, " Reduce the greenhouse gasses from the smoke stacks"

Now that’s funny, I don’t care where your from.

The arrogance of the cartoonist thinks we should know is scribbled signature. It may be something like Glenn McCoy, but not worth the trouble of me researching further.

Just thought I’d share - some of you will probably turn this into 5 pages of political methane gas and one guy can’t see it, because he lives a mile to far south of where this paper gets delivered. :wink:

#2

(http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/gm/2009/gm090310.gif)

#3

Of course it was the previous captain who was at full speed ahead and asleep at the wheel when the ship of state hit the iceburgs, blaming the new guy is just more of the typical political shift-the-blame we’ve come to expect from the we-can-do-no-wrong party

(http://www.liberty-news.com/cartoons/BushTitanic.gif)

#4

The cartoon is a good example of the focus of this gang. They are more interested in social re-engineering than doing anything to actually secure out nation and economy.

#5

You could look at the cartoon, or you could look at the Stimulus plan and see what’s in it:

“The package’s current incarnation calls for roughly two-thirds to be in the form of new spending on everything from unemployment aid to construction projects, with the rest consisting of tax cuts for individuals and businesses.”

Here it is as a pdf., if you care to read it.

http://obama.3cdn.net/8335008b3be0e6391e_foi8mve29.pdf

Or you can get your conclusions from the cartoon

#6

Sorry mike, I hadn’t realized you drank the Kool-aid. The devil is in the details, this is ALL about social re-engineering and payoffs to Obama’s supporters and cronies.

Over 8,000 pork-barrel spending projects, from a guy who vowed to “go through the Federal Budget, line by line and strike out any pork barrel spending.” That promise lasted about as long as the one about have the most transparent and honest administration

#7

I haven’t drunk any kool-aid, I’m just pointing out that you have other sources of info available than a cartoon

Theoretically anyway

#8

Man, they deliver that paper to Bruce’s hiouse, but not to mine, go figure…

#9

David,
one day when you get the time to do a little research and not just look at the cartoons, you will see why Bush ‘Jnr’ was so keen to have Cheney and the boys do a number on Iraq. Who did Bush put in charge of rebuilding and administering the decimated country? Who got the plum contracts? Why none other than the cronies who backed his regime (many with no administering experience but obviously happy to jump on the pie waggon), with the sub-pres up there with the big money earning projects. Jobs for the boys, but it only took thousands of coalition and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives to prop up their bank accounts. Lucky the humble dollar does not have a conscience.

#10
Tim Brien said:
David, one day when you get the time to do a little research and not just look at the cartoons, you will see why Bush 'Jnr' was so keen to have Cheney and the boys do a number on Iraq. Who did Bush put in charge of rebuilding and administering the decimated country? Who got the plum contracts? Why none other than the cronies who backed his regime (many with no administering experience but obviously happy to jump on the pie waggon), with the sub-pres up there with the big money earning projects. Jobs for the boys, but it only took thousands of coalition and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives to prop up their bank accounts. Lucky the humble dollar does not have a conscience.
See Tim, we agree. If Iraq, Kosovo, Somalia, Afghanistan, etc. are a problem to the region let them deal with it. No more of America's blood and treasure to police an unappreciative globe.
#11

Obama is pretty hawkish on Afganistan.
You will continue to see the number of troops rise there.
Ralph

#12

David,
I would not emphasise Somalia. That was a poorly organised publicity stunt that backfired severely on the administration. Kosovo only became important because the world stood back and accepted genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda, all under the protection of the United Nations. In Bosnia, U.N. troops were almost prevented from protecting themselves under their mandate and were curtailed in protecting the civilian population. They were there as observers and came under direct fire many times. In the Belgian Congo, U.N. troops were massacred trying to protect the innocent natives that grouped around them for protection.

     Countries need to go to the humanitarian aid of others.  When a country invades to spread its propaganda then no winners.  I am sure that the arms contractors/supliers fully support America's role in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Wait for the Pakistani conflict in a few years,  then they can afford to retire very comfortably (if they have somewhere to retire to).
#13
Tim Brien said:
David, I would not emphasise Somalia. That was a poorly organised publicity stunt that backfired severely on the administration. Kosovo only became important because the world stood back and accepted genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda, all under the protection of the United Nations. In Bosnia, U.N. troops were almost prevented from protecting themselves under their mandate and were curtailed in protecting the civilian population. They were there as observers and came under direct fire many times. In Rwanda, U.N. troops were massacred trying to protect the innocent natives that grouped around them for protection. 
     Countries need to go to the humanitarian aid of others.  When a country invades to spread its propaganda then no winners.  I am sure that the arms contractors/supliers fully support America's role in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Wait for the Pakistani conflict in a few years,  then they can afford to retire very comfortably (if they have somewhere to retire to).</blockquote>

Like I said, not OUR problem.