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paraclete · Sep 21, 2011, 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by tomder55

common language ;common culture , common national identity ...there are other things ..
We did not start out that way . But the US changed from 'these' united states to THE UNITED STATES .

Don't get mad with me, Tom, I'm only pointing out the obvious. Yes, the US has some semblence of a common language and the EU hasn't yet had 200 years to acquire an identity so give them time, the east is like that west you had to conquer before it could be integrated.
I have great hopes that Europa will one day be united, it will take more than a common currency. As to my own fair land we have all you have, common language, common currency, common culture, common identity and all forged out of all the nations on Earth so there is hope fpr us all yet. What I like is we don't feel the need to SHOUT!

speechlesstx · Sep 21, 2011, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by paraclete

What I like is we don't feel the need to SHOUT!

You're so far down under we couldn't hear you if you did.

paraclete · Sep 21, 2011, 02:39 PM

Yes we know you are not listening

talaniman · Sep 21, 2011, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by tomder55
Common language ;common culture , common national identity... there are other things..
We did not start that way . But the US changed from 'these' united states to THE UNITED STATES .

Well said Tom. We are still stirring the pot, but we are getting there.

speechlesstx · Sep 22, 2011, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by paraclete

Yes we know you are not listening

What am I supposed to be hearing?

smoothy · Sep 22, 2011, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by speechlesstx

What am I supposed to be hearing?

Can't you hear the Didjeridu?

talaniman · Sep 22, 2011, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by smoothy

Can't you hear the Didjeridu?

Not over all that slurping.

smoothy · Sep 22, 2011, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by talaniman

Not over all that slurping.

Damn Slurpee's

paraclete · Sep 22, 2011, 01:48 PM

Well I hear they are having G'day in the US we came to you because you are a little deaf

tomder55 · Sep 22, 2011, 01:55 PM

Don't worry y'all The Fed is pulling a 50 year trick out of their arse guaranteed to turn our currency into toilet paper.

Exon is a genious.. I could've retired by now if I had taken his gold advice when he first started giving it here.

talaniman · Sep 22, 2011, 02:22 PM

Not to late, the price of everything is falling as we speak. I would invest in toilet paper, or bridge building material.

tomder55 · Sep 22, 2011, 03:16 PM

Yes the President is going to a bridge to speak about bridge builiding jobs that won't begin until 2015 .
I wonder how much bridge building material could've been purchased with the half a trillion dollars he gave to that California solar energy company ?

paraclete · Sep 22, 2011, 03:48 PM

Poli speak, it is wonderful to behold. If it could be bottled and sold the GFC would be over

talaniman · Sep 22, 2011, 04:05 PM

So pass the bill so we can get started.

paraclete · Sep 22, 2011, 04:52 PM

Ah there in lies the rub, more politicians, more poli speak, nothing done

smoothy · Sep 22, 2011, 07:14 PM

Yeah... just what we need... throw MORE money down the drain because what he already threw down the drain wasn't enough already. He won't stop until he brings a total collapse, which incidentally, is exactly what he has been trying to do. There is no other logical reason or proof what he has done so far could or would ever work or accomplish anything else.

excon · Sep 22, 2011, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by smoothy

Yeah.....just what we need...throw MORE money down the drain because what he already threw down the drain wasn't enough already.

Hello again, smoothy:

I don't know.. I see a broken bridge over there, and an unemployed bridge fixer over here. Government is eventually going to spend money to fix the bridge and the longer we wait, the more it's going to cost.

So, I'm for hiring the bridge fixer and let him start fixing bridges... From MY perspective, I don't see fixing bridges as money thrown away... I drive over a bridge that needs fixing. I'll bet you do too. It never worries you, huh? It SHOULD!

I AIN'T SINGING MY NAME UNTIL THEY FIX IT...

smoothy · Sep 22, 2011, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by excon

Hello again, smoothy:

I dunno.. I see a broken bridge over there, and an unemployed bridge fixer over here. Government is eventually going to spend money to fix the bridge and the longer we wait, the more it's going to cost.

So, I'm for hiring the bridge fixer and let him start fixing bridges... From MY perspective, I don't see fixing bridges as money thrown away... I drive over a bridge that needs fixing. I'll bet you do too. It never worries you, huh? It SHOULD!

I AIN'T SINGING MY NAME UNTIL THEY FIX IT....

So... exactly what did the last huge stimulus help? Not a damn thing except cause a HUGE bill that needs to be paid for...

They could have given every man woman and child their taxes back for an entire year and actually accomplished something. It didn't create a single job... it didn't fix anything that needed fixed... in fact it made things far worse.

But then, Obama has never worked a real job. He's never ran a business, in fact he doesn't have a clue... and is so arrogant, he won't even listen to his advisers who might not be the smartest people, but at least they still know more than he does about work, business and jobs..

paraclete · Sep 22, 2011, 09:50 PM

What happened to all those shovel ready jobs? Did you run out of shovels? Now BO wants to invest in more shovel ready jobs, pity he didn't want to invest in shovels.

smoothy · Sep 23, 2011, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by paraclete

What happened to all those shovel ready jobs? did you run out of shovels? Now BO wants to invest in more shovel ready jobs, pity he didn't want to invest in shovels.

"Shovel ready jobs" was just another in a long line of lies from BO.

All that money went on liberal pet projects, NO permanent jobs were ever created, and in fact few people can even point to anything that money actually built.

For that same amount every man and woman with a job could have had their entire tax bill for the entire year fully reimbursed. THAT would have actually done something good for the economy.