tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015870.post1058410833470124691..comments2023-11-03T08:29:56.308-07:00Comments on Economic Trends: Left in the Dark AgainErnie Gosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960355803509595037noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015870.post-12626173536439632812009-02-14T12:39:00.000-08:002009-02-14T12:39:00.000-08:00Aaron, the smart comment wasn't the point of my po...Aaron, the smart comment wasn't the point of my post either. <BR/><BR/>Gotta love the unintended consequences, <BR/><BR/>I hoped it helped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015870.post-51620609812017303812009-02-13T17:08:00.000-08:002009-02-13T17:08:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comments everyone, any feedback is ...Thanks for the comments everyone, any feedback is great. Whether or not he or she or they are smarter than I, that doesn't really matter. That isn't the point of my writing. I, like many people, are trying to make sense of an extraordinarily senseless situation. This will all probably make sense in history books 100 years from now, but RIGHT NOW, most are running around like headless chickens. If anything I hope my input can spark creative thought and constructive dialogue. So...thanks.Aaron Konenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564815300522416248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015870.post-54176387353221139592009-02-13T01:52:00.000-08:002009-02-13T01:52:00.000-08:00Great article, and as far as BO being smarter than...Great article, and as far as BO being smarter than us, speak for yourself, friend.Shayne Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065855729653497301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015870.post-60981347295861454732009-02-12T19:19:00.000-08:002009-02-12T19:19:00.000-08:00Obama's political christmas tree to nancyP and man...Obama's political christmas tree to nancyP and many,many friends..Thanks nancy..Thanks obamaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015870.post-80313162890899384142009-02-12T17:10:00.000-08:002009-02-12T17:10:00.000-08:00Sorry, I meant on my above post "...Assume Obama i...Sorry, I meant on my above post "...Assume Obama is smarter than yourself." Not all liberals.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the civil response also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015870.post-59449846392360201992009-02-11T18:23:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:23:00.000-08:00holy crap - "assume for a moment that these people...holy crap - "assume for a moment that these people (liberals) are smarter than you, they are."<BR/><BR/>i'm not sure a bigger load of garbage has ever been written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11015870.post-33816553821298283012009-02-11T15:20:00.000-08:002009-02-11T15:20:00.000-08:00I might just be able to help you.Try to watch the ...I might just be able to help you.<BR/><BR/>Try to watch the liberal wing without a strong bias. Just listen to what they say, reflect, and think deeply. Assume for a moment these people are smarter than yourself, they are. <BR/><BR/>It might help to talk to someone on the other side. Many of my friends are conservative so that's how I understand the "foreign side." I'm liberal, so I get my side but often, like yourself, I don't understand the other. <BR/><BR/>For example, the liberal wing does not view the TARP fund as a fiasco. It prevented banks from becoming Lehman Brothers, Bear Sterns, Wacovia, ect... I thought the treasury secretary was excellent the other day. Obama has earned high marks in my opinion. Again, I'm liberal. <BR/><BR/>Remember this. Liberals speak and listen in a different language. For example, they aren't capitalists. More on that another time. <BR/><BR/>My liberal economic friend grimly told me in the year 2000 to just buckle down and get used to it. He also recommended something I'll pass on to you. Try to understand the other side. Read books, editorials, ect to understand the other side's positions as it is VASTLY different from your own. <BR/><BR/>I've read 5 Friedman books and am still convinced of my positions. But...It has helped me better understand the conservative side, even though I still strongly disagree with it. <BR/><BR/>If you need some liberal books, editorials, ect. Just ask.<BR/><BR/>Now you understand how we felt from 2000 to 2008 and during the Reagan years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com