Quote
Kurt
Well,

The good news from America today is all concert tickets will be affordable, if not free.

The rich will buy the tickets, and the government will simply redistribute them to the "real fans" in the middle class.

that is all...

Quote
DandelionPowderman

Quote
Edith Grove

Quote
Doxa

Quote
DandelionPowderman

Quote
Edith Grove

Quote
Grison
@ EdithGrove:
I do not want to offend you, but to me it seems that there is no other world than the notorious God Bless America. Perhaps you know a little bit more because you are communicating within this forum and yes there are countries accross the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific who have done a much better job since World War II.

Don't get me wrong I travelled accross the US and CAN quite extensively and I love it and my monthly snowboarding in Western Canada is just great. But to see a country and its middle class people going down the drain and as result of these multi billionaire republicats the infrastructure is worse than in most third world country.

It is very hard for a leading country and its citizens to understand that other countries have also very good legal action and democratic systems which surpass the US by far. Look at your voting system which is ancient as the Creek Myth.

I do not want to say that Obama is the best president, but one must admit that he was the least choice to surpass the years to come. What gets me is that the US is getting more and more diveded and left and expecially right wing groups tend to break any democratic rule. This is the most dangerous part.

Anyway I wish all citizens of the US all the best, but stop your homeland security and let Europeans come for visits and don't treat them at customs like criminals.
Once again I do not want to offend anybody, but travelling a lot of countries I take the permission also to judge a little bit the situation of other countres than where I am residing at the moment.

Thanks for posting, Grison.

I agree wholeheartedly with you view of America being divided, and that worries me to no end.
I've said before (mostly on another board) that I'd like to see more cooperation in Washington, but mostly to no avail thanks to party-liners who seem so prevalent these days.

I'll say again that, given the choice we had, Romney was the better man for the job.
I say that not just for Romney's practical experience in the business & political worlds, but mostly for Obama's lack of experience & knowledge, and especially for his outright corruption in office.

Obama is selling out America.
He has ignored pressing issues, he has passed major legislation without promised bi-partisan support, and he has put American (and other's) lives in unnecessary danger while trying to cover-up his doings.

Obama is a dangerous man, not only due to his ineptitude, but due to his radical ideology as well.

Radical ideology?? Are you serious?

The American political vocabulary is sometimes a bit .... call it mildly just senseless rhetorics in this very case...

- Doxa

Depends on how you define "radical."


Passing over-reaching legislation behind closed doors without popular support is radical.

Putting people in harm's way and refusing to protect them AND attempting to cover it up is radical.
Adding to this, the resulting appeasement to terrorists is radical.

Giving arms to Mexican drug gangs is radical.

Refusing to prosecute overt voter intimidation is radical.


The instances I've described here go way beyond the values of fair-minded people of any nationality and that, to me, is radical.

That list makes Obama look like the direct opposite of radical, compared to George Bush, even though most of what you wrote isn't true..

Quote
Lil' Brian
The bright side today is that in 4 years it will be crystal clear that this is the wrong path for America and nobody will ever want it to happen again.

Quote
gimmelittledrink
Heath care reform
Iraq war ended
Afghanistan war winding down
Death of Bin Laden
Brought US economy back from the verge of collapse
Rescued American automobile industry
Tax cuts for middle class
Wall Steet reform
Improved foreign relations
Less reliance on foreign oil

Congratulations Mr. President!

Quote
shortfatfanny

Quote
DandelionPowderman

Quote
Edith Grove

Quote
Doxa

Quote
DandelionPowderman

Quote
Edith Grove

Quote
Grison
@ EdithGrove:
I do not want to offend you, but to me it seems that there is no other world than the notorious God Bless America. Perhaps you know a little bit more because you are communicating within this forum and yes there are countries accross the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific who have done a much better job since World War II.

Don't get me wrong I travelled accross the US and CAN quite extensively and I love it and my monthly snowboarding in Western Canada is just great. But to see a country and its middle class people going down the drain and as result of these multi billionaire republicats the infrastructure is worse than in most third world country.

It is very hard for a leading country and its citizens to understand that other countries have also very good legal action and democratic systems which surpass the US by far. Look at your voting system which is ancient as the Creek Myth.

I do not want to say that Obama is the best president, but one must admit that he was the least choice to surpass the years to come. What gets me is that the US is getting more and more diveded and left and expecially right wing groups tend to break any democratic rule. This is the most dangerous part.

Anyway I wish all citizens of the US all the best, but stop your homeland security and let Europeans come for visits and don't treat them at customs like criminals.
Once again I do not want to offend anybody, but travelling a lot of countries I take the permission also to judge a little bit the situation of other countres than where I am residing at the moment.

Thanks for posting, Grison.

I agree wholeheartedly with you view of America being divided, and that worries me to no end.
I've said before (mostly on another board) that I'd like to see more cooperation in Washington, but mostly to no avail thanks to party-liners who seem so prevalent these days.

I'll say again that, given the choice we had, Romney was the better man for the job.
I say that not just for Romney's practical experience in the business & political worlds, but mostly for Obama's lack of experience & knowledge, and especially for his outright corruption in office.

Obama is selling out America.
He has ignored pressing issues, he has passed major legislation without promised bi-partisan support, and he has put American (and other's) lives in unnecessary danger while trying to cover-up his doings.

Obama is a dangerous man, not only due to his ineptitude, but due to his radical ideology as well.

Radical ideology?? Are you serious?

The American political vocabulary is sometimes a bit .... call it mildly just senseless rhetorics in this very case...

- Doxa

Depends on how you define "radical."


Passing over-reaching legislation behind closed doors without popular support is radical.

Putting people in harm's way and refusing to protect them AND attempting to cover it up is radical.
Adding to this, the resulting appeasement to terrorists is radical.

Giving arms to Mexican drug gangs is radical.

Refusing to prosecute overt voter intimidation is radical.


The instances I've described here go way beyond the values of fair-minded people of any nationality and that, to me, is radical.

That list makes Obama look like the direct opposite of radical, compared to George Bush, even though most of what you wrote isn't true..

Hmmm...dubya having started two wars wasn´t radical enough compared to Obama I guess.
Just hope Obama will not try to keep up.

Quote
Stoneage
To be fair; USA is more of a plutocracy than a democracy. It's about raising money from lobbyists who later will have their pay-back. In a real democracy there should be more than (in fact) two parties to choose from and voters participation should be near 2/3 - not below 50 %.

Quote
Stoneage
In a real democracy there should be more than (in fact) two parties to choose from and voters participation should be near 2/3 - not below 50 %.

Quote
Edith Grove

Quote
shortfatfanny

Quote
DandelionPowderman

Quote
Edith Grove

Quote
Doxa

Quote
DandelionPowderman

Quote
Edith Grove

Quote
Grison
@ EdithGrove:
I do not want to offend you, but to me it seems that there is no other world than the notorious God Bless America. Perhaps you know a little bit more because you are communicating within this forum and yes there are countries accross the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific who have done a much better job since World War II.

Don't get me wrong I travelled accross the US and CAN quite extensively and I love it and my monthly snowboarding in Western Canada is just great. But to see a country and its middle class people going down the drain and as result of these multi billionaire republicats the infrastructure is worse than in most third world country.

It is very hard for a leading country and its citizens to understand that other countries have also very good legal action and democratic systems which surpass the US by far. Look at your voting system which is ancient as the Creek Myth.

I do not want to say that Obama is the best president, but one must admit that he was the least choice to surpass the years to come. What gets me is that the US is getting more and more diveded and left and expecially right wing groups tend to break any democratic rule. This is the most dangerous part.

Anyway I wish all citizens of the US all the best, but stop your homeland security and let Europeans come for visits and don't treat them at customs like criminals.
Once again I do not want to offend anybody, but travelling a lot of countries I take the permission also to judge a little bit the situation of other countres than where I am residing at the moment.

Thanks for posting, Grison.

I agree wholeheartedly with you view of America being divided, and that worries me to no end.
I've said before (mostly on another board) that I'd like to see more cooperation in Washington, but mostly to no avail thanks to party-liners who seem so prevalent these days.

I'll say again that, given the choice we had, Romney was the better man for the job.
I say that not just for Romney's practical experience in the business & political worlds, but mostly for Obama's lack of experience & knowledge, and especially for his outright corruption in office.

Obama is selling out America.
He has ignored pressing issues, he has passed major legislation without promised bi-partisan support, and he has put American (and other's) lives in unnecessary danger while trying to cover-up his doings.

Obama is a dangerous man, not only due to his ineptitude, but due to his radical ideology as well.

Radical ideology?? Are you serious?

The American political vocabulary is sometimes a bit .... call it mildly just senseless rhetorics in this very case...

- Doxa

Depends on how you define "radical."


Passing over-reaching legislation behind closed doors without popular support is radical.

Putting people in harm's way and refusing to protect them AND attempting to cover it up is radical.
Adding to this, the resulting appeasement to terrorists is radical.

Giving arms to Mexican drug gangs is radical.

Refusing to prosecute overt voter intimidation is radical.


The instances I've described here go way beyond the values of fair-minded people of any nationality and that, to me, is radical.

That list makes Obama look like the direct opposite of radical, compared to George Bush, even though most of what you wrote isn't true..

Hmmm...dubya having started two wars wasn´t radical enough compared to Obama I guess.
Just hope Obama will not try to keep up.

I agree with bringing the war on terrorism to the source, wherever that may be.
Waiting around to be attacked rather than taking pre-emptive action makes no sense to me.

Obama's actions have emboldened those who wish to attack us, and we know what appeasement has gotten us in the past.

Quote
GumbootCloggeroo

Quote
Stoneage
In a real democracy there should be more than (in fact) two parties to choose from and voters participation should be near 2/3 - not below 50 %.

There are more than two parties to choose from in the USA.

Quote
GumbootCloggeroo

Quote
Stoneage
In a real democracy there should be more than (in fact) two parties to choose from and voters participation should be near 2/3 - not below 50 %.

There are more than two parties to choose from in the USA.

Quote
Stoneage

Quote
GumbootCloggeroo

Quote
Stoneage
In a real democracy there should be more than (in fact) two parties to choose from and voters participation should be near 2/3 - not below 50 %.

There are more than two parties to choose from in the USA.

Of course, but how many parties are represented in your parliament?

Quote
More Hot Rocks

Quote
cookwazzahoe
The USA is truly doomed now!!

Really; Ive trippled my money in the stock market over the last 3 1/2 years. yeah really doomed.

Quote

But is that the fault of government and failure of democracy or is it voter apathy towards third parties?

Quote
GumbootCloggeroo

Quote
Stoneage

Quote
GumbootCloggeroo

Quote
Stoneage
In a real democracy there should be more than (in fact) two parties to choose from and voters participation should be near 2/3 - not below 50 %.

There are more than two parties to choose from in the USA.

Of course, but how many parties are represented in your parliament?

In my country, four. In America, two. But is that the fault of government and failure of democracy or is it voter apathy towards third parties? It's your right to vote for The Green Party or Socialist Workers Party or whatever. Nobody is stopping you.

Quote
Max'sKansasCity
I dont see how anyone can be way happy with an Obama win, he is not that good... but look at all those happy flag wavers on TV... do they have White House jobs lined up or something?

Quote
Stoneage
To be fair; USA is more of a plutocracy than a democracy. It's about raising money from lobbyists who later will have their pay-back. In a real democracy there should be more than (in fact) two parties to choose from and voters participation should be near 2/3 - not below 50 %.

Quote
gimmelittledrink
Heath care reform
Iraq war ended
Afghanistan war winding down
Death of Bin Laden
Brought US economy back from the verge of collapse
Rescued American automobile industry
Tax cuts for middle class
Wall Steet reform
Improved foreign relations
Less reliance on foreign oil

Congratulations Mr. President!

Quote
cookwazzahoe
The USA is truly doomed now!!