United Socialist States of <s>Russia</s> America

[Johnny Lupara]

well, time to go to work and give my usual 100%.......



..I am taking the Obama approach, I expect each of you to sacrifice/chip in to make up the difference; and don't forget that the government is taking their 35% off the top......

[The Bone]

I guess I dont have to pay for my mortgage now cuz Nobamma is going to have the government pay it for me.

[Johnny Dangerously]

Originally Posted by black vert ss

I can out run a fat guy
Squirrels are a different story

But can you out run the bullets from the fat guy's gun?



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[HSURB]

I'm doing everything in my power to keep my self patriotic at this time.

HSURB

[Orf]

Originally Posted by HSURB

I'm doing everything in my power to keep my self patriotic at this time.

HSURB

Um....

I think I just saluted.

[Johnny Lupara]

political Science for Dummies


DEMOCRAT
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
You push for higher taxes so the government can provide cows for everyone.


REPUBLICAN
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?


SOCIALIST
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.


COMMUNIST

You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.


CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE

You have two cows.
You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.


BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE

You have two cows.
Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk
the other, and then pours the milk down the drain.


AMERICAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are
surprised when one cow drops dead. You sp in an announcement to the analysts
stating
you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.


FRENCH CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.


JAPANESE CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and
produce twenty times the milk.
They learn to travel.
Most are at the top of their class at cow school.


GERMAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent
quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.


ITALIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
You break for lunch.
Life is good.


RUSSIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You have some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You have some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.


TALI BA N CORPORATION

You have all the cows in Afghanistan , which are two.
You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private
parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find
alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.


IRAQI CORPORATION

You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.


POLISH CORPORATION

You have two bulls.
Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.


BELGIAN CORPORATION

You have one cow.
The cow is schizophrenic.
Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish.
The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow.
The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk.
The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
The cow dies happy.


FLORIDA CORPORATION

You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote
for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you
think is the best-looking cow.


CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

You have millions of cows.
They make real California cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegal.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders

[Johnny Lupara]

Originally Posted by HSURB

I'm doing everything in my power to keep my self patriotic at this time.

HSURB

..I suddenly feel like such a dirty old man......thanks.....

[rpretzel]

Look on the bright side...Presidents NEVER keep their campaign promises. We can only hope.

[cheftjpeck]

at 11pm est last night I watched in horror as the park and cameras focused in on people celebrating. I watched as news media who previously lied and said its not a black white thing suddenly embraced that it was and that the black vote came out and spoke up....I watched some of that youth expressing themselves black, white, chinese and it truly made a knot in my stoumach that worried me....I watched melodramatic people drop to their knees and cry at him winning...I watched many news stations show old photos of slavery and racism and symbolized this election as an end to that...I am reminded of those people at a local theme park with the shirts about the white house and we gonna paint this bitch black...I realized as I have billions of times in the past that ignorance does not choose race, yet people choose to be ignorant. I woke up this morning and my 10 year old son asks me who won the presidency Dad...I told him..he was disappointed for reasons that he probably does not truly understand...however it made me fell happy and sad all over again...happy that my 10 year old son is interested enough to ask about it...but sad that he will watch the next 4 years through easily moldable eyes and his views will be tainted by what happens...I hope that this president knows what he got into...I hope he knows what is truly on the table....I hope that this unproven rookie, knows and has what it takes to make tough decisions and lead this great nation over the next 4 years...I hope he realizes that his legacy will have to evolve to more than a bi-racial person being elected as president and into a leader who has to take this country into the next 4 years with more issues than should we just bail out this bank or get out of this country. I hope this president realizes that everything he spoke about and hoped for is here and his...we know that the media will protect him over the next year at least..we know that every short coming that he faces will be covered up and brushed off as W.Bush fault and that it will take more than 1 year and 1 person to fix it...we know this...but is this rookie ready to face the fact that everyone that supported him is expecting more than what he has said...more than his empty promises...more than his swagger and knuckle bumping...no this group of sheep that followed him and supported him...they are expecting him to deliver today...they are expecting him to take everything that is remotely the sign of capitalism and crush it...some of his sheep would expect to see a check in the mail tomorrow...some would expect to see their fair share of our hard earned $$ in their pockets....some would expect him to go up there and not unite this country yet rather (as he did in his acceptance speech last night) tell everyone that he is not Bi-racial, but that he is african american and its their turn now...now I know this sounds racist and believe me when I say this, I am as far from a racist as you can be....but I see a society that has turned on itself and I truly do not see this novice ...this rookie really truly understand what he is in for....he has to do more than just take Oprah Winfreys money and run for office....he is in that office...he is the leader of the free world....the questions I have now for all the Obama supporters is the same one I had before he won....is your candidate ready to truly lead this nation...I have seen this before in the corporate world....it happens everyday...someone gets a job because of how he / she spoke and how they interviewed...then they got the job and just could not do it....most have failed horribly...some were smart enough to surround themselves with talent and done decent....but we are talking the leader of our country...he cant just do decent....well as an american I support our president....as an american I will disagree with my president....I just hope and pray that the next 4 years are not more of the same partisan BS....I hope that racism truly is not put even further to the forefront....I hope that our president knows that this is not just about proving a point and winning an election...this is about taking a country and keeping it safe, protecting our rights........God Bless America....

[Johnny Dangerously]

Amen Brother.


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[rpretzel]

I don't want to bring everyone down even more, but think about this...

Bill Clinton's first year as President: 1st WTC Bombing
George Bush's first year as President: 9/11
Obama's first year as President: ???

Don't know about you, but I'm a bit concerned. Al Qaeda obviously likes making big statements to new Presidents.

[Johnny Dangerously]

Originally Posted by rpretzel

I don't want to bring everyone down even more, but think about this...

Bill Clinton's first year as President: 1st WTC Bombing
George Bush's first year as President: 9/11
Obama's first year as President: ???

Don't know about you, but I'm a bit concerned. Al Qaeda obviously likes making big statements to new Presidents.

I would tend to agree with your statement, but that whole organiziation has been pre-occupied in Iraq & Afghanistan and has lost several key members over the past several years. We still need to remain vigilant though, as always.


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[cheftjpeck]

Originally Posted by Johnny Dangerously

I would tend to agree with your statement, but that whole organiziation has been pre-occupied in Iraq & Afghanistan and has lost several key members over the past several years. We still need to remain vigilant though, as always.


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+1....not saying it could not happen...but it is allot tougher for those idiots to mess with us...now do I think we can possibly see some sort of unfortunate domestic terrorism....that is more my fear with current president elect. i just think that as much as people praise him that he is a healer..I dont see it that way...I hope for all of our sake and my childrens sake that I am 100% wrong...I truly pray that our new president elect is as good as he believes he is in his own mind...

[Alloy Dave]

Originally Posted by Johnny Lupara

....just thought I would open up a small piece of turf where I can voice/scream my frustration whenever the newly elected democratic government screws things up royally, at least from my perspective......

I am still hoping for the democrats to not get 60 in the senate, or there goes the filibuster possibility.......

feel free to jump in and rant and rave a bit whenever you feel the need.....

Liberal Socialist Democrats = LSD, the drug of choice among the demon democrats who have emotional hallucinations instead of factual thoughts and beliefs....

there, I feel a bit better now, like a small belch after a large meal; you know there are more belches to come, but every little bit helps.....

First of all, filibustering should be made "not allowed"...it's childlike.

2nd, I'm willing to give the Dems the benefit of the doubt regarding all this talk about "bringing the country together", but the first time they try to ramrod some legislation by using their power, all bets are off.

3rd - I have written to my Congressmen and asked them to introduct legislation whereby Congress can only vote for pay raises for themselves during a 3-month period before the elections in which a majority of them have terms coming due. I know that won't go anywhere...but if we all demanded it by voting them out (which did not happen yesterday), then we'd have a chance. They vote themselves huge pay raises each time, and always hide the votes in a non-election year.

4th - we should stop talking about the deficit and start talking about the debt.

5th - The next time a politician says the Social Security Trust Fund money really exists, I'll demand $1M from them and give them a hand-written IOU...which is exactly what they've done with it...it's been spent already even though they lie about that.

6th - I'm ashamed of most of our politicians...both parties. The bickering, deceit, extravagant spending, excessive perquisites, bribery, pandering, and all the other garbage is rediculous.

7th - I'm embarrassed how easily they blow with the wind. Remember how 5 months ago it was all about getting us out of Iraq? When was the last time you heard how important that is? They simply look at the polls and see where they can talk the most to get elected, and that's what they do. I say fix the following in order, and quit screwing around:

1) Medicare - a bigger issue than SS
1.5) Energy policy...do it by incentivizing the private sector
2) Social Security
3) Federal debt
4) Improve our international relations -- Find out why so many people hate us and fix it
5) Immigration reform (Although most of the time I'm on the Republican side...I happen to think more like a Dem on this issue)
6) Health care reform - and do NOT allow the government to run it
7) Term limits for Senators/House members. 6 years max. We need fresh ideas....and Ted Kennedy doesn't have any.

Ok, now, can you tell how I really feel?

[Alloy Dave]

Originally Posted by rpretzel

Look on the bright side...Presidents NEVER keep their campaign promises. We can only hope.

+1

I think he'll try...but we've seen before how tough it is to make big changes. Look at both parties...George Bush could not get privatization of SS, and Hillary could not get health care reformed.

[Boston Mike]

Originally Posted by MadMax

You won't get flamed here for expressing an opinion whether or not anyone agrees with it. Anyway, we don't have Dogs. We have Squirrels and Fat Guys (me included).

Who you calling fat???

[Boston Mike]

Originally Posted by cheftjpeck

at 11pm est last night I watched in horror as the park and cameras focused in on people celebrating. I watched as news media who previously lied and said its not a black white thing suddenly embraced that it was and that the black vote came out and spoke up....I watched some of that youth expressing themselves black, white, chinese and it truly made a knot in my stoumach that worried me....I watched melodramatic people drop to their knees and cry at him winning...I watched many news stations show old photos of slavery and racism and symbolized this election as an end to that...I am reminded of those people at a local theme park with the shirts about the white house and we gonna paint this bitch black...I realized as I have billions of times in the past that ignorance does not choose race, yet people choose to be ignorant. I woke up this morning and my 10 year old son asks me who won the presidency Dad...I told him..he was disappointed for reasons that he probably does not truly understand...however it made me fell happy and sad all over again...happy that my 10 year old son is interested enough to ask about it...but sad that he will watch the next 4 years through easily moldable eyes and his views will be tainted by what happens...I hope that this president knows what he got into...I hope he knows what is truly on the table....I hope that this unproven rookie, knows and has what it takes to make tough decisions and lead this great nation over the next 4 years...I hope he realizes that his legacy will have to evolve to more than a bi-racial person being elected as president and into a leader who has to take this country into the next 4 years with more issues than should we just bail out this bank or get out of this country. I hope this president realizes that everything he spoke about and hoped for is here and his...we know that the media will protect him over the next year at least..we know that every short coming that he faces will be covered up and brushed off as W.Bush fault and that it will take more than 1 year and 1 person to fix it...we know this...but is this rookie ready to face the fact that everyone that supported him is expecting more than what he has said...more than his empty promises...more than his swagger and knuckle bumping...no this group of sheep that followed him and supported him...they are expecting him to deliver today...they are expecting him to take everything that is remotely the sign of capitalism and crush it...some of his sheep would expect to see a check in the mail tomorrow...some would expect to see their fair share of our hard earned $$ in their pockets....some would expect him to go up there and not unite this country yet rather (as he did in his acceptance speech last night) tell everyone that he is not Bi-racial, but that he is african american and its their turn now...now I know this sounds racist and believe me when I say this, I am as far from a racist as you can be....but I see a society that has turned on itself and I truly do not see this novice ...this rookie really truly understand what he is in for....he has to do more than just take Oprah Winfreys money and run for office....he is in that office...he is the leader of the free world....the questions I have now for all the Obama supporters is the same one I had before he won....is your candidate ready to truly lead this nation...I have seen this before in the corporate world....it happens everyday...someone gets a job because of how he / she spoke and how they interviewed...then they got the job and just could not do it....most have failed horribly...some were smart enough to surround themselves with talent and done decent....but we are talking the leader of our country...he cant just do decent....well as an american I support our president....as an american I will disagree with my president....I just hope and pray that the next 4 years are not more of the same partisan BS....I hope that racism truly is not put even further to the forefront....I hope that our president knows that this is not just about proving a point and winning an election...this is about taking a country and keeping it safe, protecting our rights........God Bless America....

I think my favorite point (NOT) was how they kept going back to shots of the Reverend Jesse Jackson weeping uncontrollably. Nice. Now that's fair press. I don't believe in guns, never shot one. Stopping at the store on the way home to get one (gotta love Texas......if you're breathing, you can get a gun on site).

Good piece of news..........we had our quarterly employee meeting to officially hear how dire times are (that's the bad news). Good news......there won't be any job losses like other funds/brokers have had.

[Birdman]

[Johnny Lupara]

Originally Posted by Alloy Dave

First of all, filibustering should be made "not allowed"...it's childlike.
.......
Ok, now, can you tell how I really feel?

...at the current time, once Obama takes office, the filibuster is the only legislative process available to keep laws/regulations from being forced through quickly without discussion and true transparency. Without the filibuster, I would be truly afraid for our country right now. Look at the house and senate leadership, would you really want them to get exactly what they want without us really knowing the impacts??? I want legislation to proceed cautiously, in a manner that includes discussion and understanding of what is in the bill (and who will benefit from the less obvious parts). Without this, you have a straight and direct path to absolute corruption.

[Joe G]

Originally Posted by Johnny Lupara

Without this, you have a straight and direct path to absolute corruption.

What's wrong with a little corruption??






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