Ok, now I'm going back to comment on this quote:
"libbies" start with a winning concept, and then write the details to pass legislation. Conservatives start with details, and hope it forms into some kind of concept by vote time. Every great achievement we've made as a nation has been because of "radicals" and liberal philosophy. Our founders were the most radical people in the world in their time. Lincoln was a complete radical by turning the slaves loose. Teddy Roosevelt radically set aside land for national parks that could have been used for development. FDR spent us out of the depression (in 2 phases). Eisenhower spent tons of money to build our highway system. Clinton radically taxed the upper class to balance the budget.
The parties themselves are more suited to different roles. Liberals should be in power making progress, while Conservatives should apply the brakes if we start progressing too quickly for our own good. Right now we're in desperate need of progress.
When we come out of this recession, we'll have to quickly turn our attention to inflation, and we'll probably see interest rates up in the 7-8% range. Hence, apply the brakes.
seen in this post:
http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5893426&postcount=467
First I'd like to point out HOW RIDICULOUS you look to anyone that can think for themselves (by that, I mean someone who discounts the opinions and reporting material of the MSM (main street media))
Every great achievement we've made as a nation has been because of "radicals" and liberal philosophy.
I'll quote something from Dane Cook.
Are you out of your ****ing mind?!
You have to be some kind of insane to think this, even worse to spew it in a public forum. Every great achievement? REALLY?! Sure some great things have been done on both sides, but to say every great achievement and then list 3 by liberal leaders is a loaded response to further your beliefs.
Believe it or no, a great achievement was protecting the American People for 7 years after the latest terrorist attack, done by the ever-so-hates G.W.Bush. Bush has also helped soverign African nations more than ANY one person or organization, ever. Seems you forgot to mention those 2 things of late.
"libbies" winning concepts? You are outside of your mind. You understand what the CRA is? Community Reinvestment Act by Jimmy Carter in 1977. Bill Clinton later started pushing enforcement, and latest, the recent Democratically controlled congress enforced it further.
What did that do to us you might ask?
Well, what it states was to put people who cannot afford to own a house, the right to a public sector financed loan to purchase a home. This was enforced by congress (of the 90's) and of late as well. These are called subprime mortgages, because they are sub-prime, or below a prime mortgage.
Now, congress forced public banks to lend these loans. Multiple times, banks were sued by the Federal Government because the banks were not filling their quota of subprime loans. Guess who one of those lawyers were? Your lovely liberal president.
Guess what caused the housing bubble? An introduction of new buyers into the real estate market that were not there before. Supply/demand economics. More homes are demanded, prices increase and that leaves us with a monumental bubble, which when it popped, gave us this recession we have currently.
Now where in this do you consider the "libbies" winning concepts?