Comments on: What Will Make Me Happy In 2009 http://www.cheatseekingmissiles.com/2009/01/03/what-will-make-me-happy-in-2009/ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:16:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: J. Ewing http://www.cheatseekingmissiles.com/2009/01/03/what-will-make-me-happy-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 J. Ewing Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:46:34 +0000 http://www.cheatseekingmissiles.com/?p=6248#comment-2045 In hard economic times past, at least during my lifetime, it has always seemed that the American economy succeeded DESPITE our government.  It had its downs, then started up again, then Congress acted, and the economy continued, shortly thereafter, on its original upward rebound.   That's how these socialists keep getting elected.  They induce a downturn, blame it on Republicans, do something to make it worse, and then claim credit when the economy recovers anyway.   That's what I am afraid will happen again.  I find myself hoping that Obamaniacs do something so terrible that the economy will sputter along "un-fixed" into the 2010 elections, just so the people will see what terrible policies he and the Democrats really have.   This presumes the Republicans can do better, of course, which is not, to your point, common knowledge or expectation. In hard economic times past, at least during my lifetime, it has always seemed that the American economy succeeded DESPITE our government.  It had its downs, then started up again, then Congress acted, and the economy continued, shortly thereafter, on its original upward rebound.   That’s how these socialists keep getting elected.  They induce a downturn, blame it on Republicans, do something to make it worse, and then claim credit when the economy recovers anyway.
 
That’s what I am afraid will happen again.  I find myself hoping that Obamaniacs do something so terrible that the economy will sputter along “un-fixed” into the 2010 elections, just so the people will see what terrible policies he and the Democrats really have.   This presumes the Republicans can do better, of course, which is not, to your point, common knowledge or expectation.

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