Sunday, October 21, 2012
Final Debate
How have we gone through 3 debates and no discussion about the Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke.
How has immigration been virtually ignored?
What about Iran/Syria/Israel/Egypt?
What about all of these treaties that Obama wants passed that will decrease our sovereignty?
What about Obama's investments in the Caymen Islands?
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Interesting that they would keep foreign policy for last as that's what the media feels that O is strongest on.
ReplyDeleteA bit orchestrated from start to finish?
Don't both sides agree on the debate topic and other rules? Is Romney being forced to show up and have this debate? At this point, the debate is irrelevant to the majority of voters. Nonetheless, there should be a debate of foreign policy, not that anyone really should be surprised about how each feels. Neither Obama's nor Romney's beliefs here excite me. For a long time now, we have been doing things around the world that are not directly related to protecting our interests and we will continue getting bit in the ass from that attitude.
DeleteFor a long time now, we have been doing things around the world that are not directly related to protecting our interests and we will continue getting bit in the ass from that attitude.
DeleteThat is our foreign policy in a nut shell. To have an embassy in Libya is beyond stupid. To have an embassy in Libya without a seriously armed contingent of Marines is beyond comprehension. But that is and always has been our government.
Until we change our attitude, we are not the savior of the world, we will continue to have the same problems over and over again regardless of which party is in control or out of control as it has been for a number of years.
Why aren't the Republicans up in arms over Romney's statement in the last debate that he wants to expand our free trade agreements (NAFTA) to include all of South America?
ReplyDeleteIn fairness, I did cringe on that one.
DeleteIt is not the need for agreements per se but rather the content therein.
My view is that the more we can open up markets in the developing countries, the better. Brazilians should have a litle bit more cash to spend, so whatver we can get in there would be could, yes? The trick, especially with China and their billion+, of course, is to get them to realize that unless their population spends a little of their money on U. S. goods, they'll run out of us. Symbiosis, pure and simple.
DeleteOpening markets is great as long as people remember to buy American. Until we buy American we will continue to ship jobs overseas. Get it yet? No more Honda's, Toyota's or imported Fords or GM's. But people will not change and will continue to buy cheap at Walmart's and complain that the jobs are all going overseas. Buy that Toyota at a factory that pays 15 bucks and hour and ships the profits home while we complain about the poor paying jobs.
DeleteYou cannot have it both ways!!!
Seems the free trade agreements work out work for everyone but the US.
We won't see the Federal reserve in debates because the majority of people have no idea what it does. While I don't disagree in principle with the criticisms of far right people, I don't see things changing. To generically beat a drum everyday that the Fed is evil will resonate with fringe groups where it will stay contained just like it has for a long time.
ReplyDeleteBernanke keeps the printing presses spinning while we hear questions at debates about such time honored progressive questions about contraception, women's equal pay, binders, unending calls for more teachers, more education, more, more, more spending money we have to borrow from China to fund.
Delete1773-2009 Fiscal Sanity!
The dual mandate of the Federal Reserve to manage the monitary policy and ensure optimal employment is a no win proposition for the Federal Reserve. Now add to that the insurmountable debt and Our governments refusal to deal with it and there is little left for the Federal reserve to do, keep the interest rates at zero so we can afford the interest on the debt and hope Congress and the Prez get their act together.
DeleteHave just watched the debate live on Australian world news program. For the first half hour, where was the Foreign Policy debate? Can someone tell me the time each had the floor/ it appeared Gov Romney had about a 60/40 advantage? On Foreign policy Romney appeared to vacillate and was pushed into responding by the president. Romney’s solution "to change" Pakistan smacked of paternalism. Pres tried valiantly to defend his last 4 years but did not surprisingly cry foul at the tactics of congress. Who won? I think the President but I must reserve judgment until I sort the wheat from the chaff in Romney’s remarks. Perhaps that is why he got extra time; he had more words but fewer facts to relate.
ReplyDeleteCheers from Aussie
Have also posted this on another thread here.