On Obama to Republicans: Game on
Posted on January 26 at 4:19 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Instead of continuing the political blame game on the message board, it would be refreshing to read more posts that were insightful and created a dialog that moved the left and right somewhere in the middle. Not to beat a dead horse, but bipartisan cooperation is the only way the USA is going to correct the problem. Politicians are only going to respond to the wishes of voting constituents, and if the he said, she said, blame game gets them elected then we all lose. For another perspective, what if your house is on fire and two different departments respond. Do you want them arguing about how to put out the fire and which window to access to save your family. At the rate of progress now, the USA will be a heap of charred rubble very soon.
On Obama to Republicans: Game on
Posted on January 26 at 4:05 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Subprime meltdown was created by the commercial and investment banks period. My take, is the banks loaned the money and frankly speaking didn't qualify the applicants. The lenders/commercial banks viewed process as a gold rush of loan processing fees, knowing the risk would be passed down the line. Many commercial lenders didn't even file the proper paperwork, part of the current problem today with foreclosures. Wall Street-(Goldman, JP Morgan, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers), then bundled the loans into AAA Bonds that were sold globally. AIG provided the insurance against the bonds and when the house of cards came a tumbling down, the bonds were marked to market value. Hundreds of billions were lost across the board. AIG couldn't cover the insurance on the bonds, the investment banks were left holding the bag and begged GW and Hank to bail them all out with your tax dollars. Fear frenzy on Wall Street and DC that the mother of economic collapse was at the door and you and I needed to dig deep. Stop the madness people, public policy had a very minor role in this mess. Greed by the banks and investors lead to this situation.
On Obama to Republicans: Game on
Posted on January 25 at 4:27 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
It appears to me most of you need a civics lesson. The President does not create laws it is the Congress that crafts legislation. Only after a law passes both the House and Senate then the President will either sign it or veto it. Congress deserves all the blame for the current state of turmoil our nation is experiencing. This blame is retroactive for every year back to 2000. Don’t forget that a Republican majority spent like drunken sailors on leave during the most of the two terms of GW. GW rarely used the veto pen to keep pet projects like the bridge to nowhere from becoming reality. The economy was on the slide the entire time GW was in office and fell off the cliff in 2008. TARP and the 787 Billion dollar Wall Street Bailout was the brainchild of Hank Paulson. By the time Obama was elected he had no choice but to sign off on the deal. The auto company bailouts were entirely Obama and helped to keep the USA auto industry thriving. With regards to the Stimulus plan that Obama and the Democratic controlled congress developed this was a monumental waste. Our political system is broken. Broken because the days of bipartisan cooperation is passé or unforgivable to the party leaders. Reminds me of Rome burning while Nero played his lyre. Get your fire hose ready folks. The USA is raging.
On Deal with Caterpillar means jobs for Superior
Posted on January 25 at 3:15 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Forecasting new jobs beyond 18-24 months is meaningless! In a global market/economy, it is disingenuous to project sales or growth beyond a year. Even a company like Caterpillar, which has a healthy pipeline of sales, due to the nature of its business, cannot predict global uncertainty. Basically, any reporting of jobs beyond 18-24 months amounts to nothing more than a public relations move, to influence stock pricing and or government policy. So, when you read these jobs forecasts, a person should ask the questions, what the reasoning is and who would benefit most from such a proclamation.
Posted on January 24 at 4:56 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thank you to the Great Pumpkin and Easter Bunny
On State won't get $45 million from feds
Posted on October 31 at 12:18 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Well this looks like a good opportunity for Herr Walker to show the Feds by witholding the disputed amount from the $$$ Wisconsin sends to Washington and plead his case. Wisconsin sends more money to DC then we get back so lets play a little game of chicken.
On Billet families help Janesville Jets players' careers take off
Posted on October 31 at 6:23 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
It's good to see the hockey families sticking together. The city and or taxpayer should not be asked to fund a special interest that benefits at best 10% of the taxpayers. If this special interest wants new ice and they have the revenue to support such a venture then I'm sure they will be able to borrow the money. Maybe they need to offer shares/investment opportunity to people that want to reap the rewards of this idea. My guess is there is not going to be any profit or benefit to anyone but a very select few that use the ice. If you want money from the city then you need to pay it back with interest. Develop a user fee that will return the money and you will get the support of the community.
On Janesville proposes new containers for garbage pickup
Posted on October 25 at 6:03 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
What a bunch of whiny people, OMG the sky is falling according to many of the posts...get over it already and accept a positive improvement for once. At least this board offers comic relief from a long day at work. Let the trolls fire away at my post.
On Janesville proposes new containers for garbage pickup
Posted on October 24 at 6:23 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Change always makes people cranky. Some positive points, no more expense for garbage bags, keeps critters from getting into garbage and dumping it all over the lawn, minimizes the out of control people that dump anything and everything on the curb and the items that don't get picked up but then sit there for weeks because the owner is not happy.
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On Obama to Republicans: Game on
Posted on January 26 at 6:35 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Magical thinking... must be all State and Federal elected officials playing the blame game will correct the problems of the USA. Either they work together or stay divided and we all suffer the same fate as previous world superpowers. You are wrong if you think your way is the only way. Sometimes compromise is the only way to move the ball forward. Even "The Gipper" knew that one. That is the fact JACK.