RandyLoo's Blog

Great post, RL! Yes, scary times indeed. Hey, I'm only three weeks into a new job. Perhaps the recession that we're now in will be enough to quell demand for oil and we will see prices relax.

RandyLoo - We are finally seeing how the trickle down theory actually works. What isn't being affected by the price of oil?
Many people are scared like your co-worker. Many young people just starting out don't have anything to fall back on. And how about the elderly on fixed incomes? Interest rates down on their CD's, values down on their stock market investments so maybe those withdrawals need to be reduced so the money doesn't run out too soon. But oh yeah, their SS checks increased 2.3% this year because that's what the government claimed the COL increase was (and they didn't even receive the 2.3% because the med insurance went up). You are right, it's certainly not Obama or McCain, it's up to us. That young lady at your job is lucky to have a co-worker like you.

FloydFreak - RandyLoo reminding us that we have been through tragedies before & survived is a little different than a politician trying to use a national tragedy to get elected.

Hey RandyLoo, why do you think HR1955 passed w/only 6 votes against? As S1959, judging from the House votes, sails(?) through this summer it will soon make you a possible enemy combatant and all that that implies to act upon trying to change the status quo. Your above words of a call to action will carry consequences. Sucks don't it? But hey, we'll be safer. Just remember, they hate us cuz of our freedoms....

I agree w/DEOP, it's one thing to remember and another for a politician to use fearmongering to garner votes.

UsefulIdiot

hehehehehehe..... I guess you didn't see the 04 GOP commercial w/the Wolves? All the GOP ads were Be Afraid! Be Very Afraid! Vote for Kerry and be attacked. That pretty much sums it up. Except all those ubl tapes before the election.

Too bad this administration didn't act back in the summer of 2001 when those reports were stacking up that an attack was coming.... Instead of being on vacation most of that year, perhaps September 11th could have been prevented? But, we'll conveniently forget about all that unpleasantness and say this administrations 'handling' after the fact was exemplary.... More like incompetent.

One question for the gallery: Have we been attacked subsequent to 9/11/01?

The defense rests.

Thank you for this post, Loo. We are a country of survivors and in times of trouble have always come together to find a solution or to support each other.
What is that old saying, When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Well, now it's time to start getting tough and to start going. Instead of crying in our beer, it is time to re-evaluate our lives and starting coming up with new ways to deal with what life is handing out. If it means cutting back on luxuries or changing the way we do things, that it what it's going to take.
No one is defenseless in times of trouble but neither is anyone stuck with having to do the same things the same ways we are used to doing it.
It's time to face the challange and do something for ourselves and not rely so much on the things we have been taking for granted.

I see that you cleverly and wryly (not to mention smartassedly) dodged the question, MO.

A question you asked like it negates the fact that intelligence of a coming attack was (gee, what's the appropriate word?) misplaced? Ignored? Miscommunicated? Not taken seriously?

No we haven't been attacked again. Tho, according to Joe Lieberman & John McCain and a couple of other Republicans, another attack would be great for the GOP in November. At least we don't hear the Democraps wishing for another attack to further their political agenda.

Tell me Floyd, if (God Forbid) another attack occurs, would that be considered an impeachable offense? Or is it still lying about an oral sex act w/an intern that gets one impeached?

No, we should never forget. We should also make sure all those 'roadblocks' have been taken down. Which, unfortunately, hasn't occurred. Why that is, I'm not sure.... I think they said something about 'not enough money'. Yet we still have enough to send billions in aid to other countries. What's up w/that? Vets are living on our streets and we send aid to other nations? Our infrastructures are crumbling but we have enough monies to send other nations monies? Hello.......

UsefulIdiot

If it wasn't for the fact that the Clintons at that time were trying to drive a spike between the FBI and the CIA causing them to be foes instead of allies meaning intelligence was a competition instead of a twart towards attacks and Billyboy could not stop playing golf long enough to make ONE phone call to lock up Osama when he was captured the FIRST TIME 9/11/01 would not have happened.When Bush came into office it not was not the first time Osama had been mentioned,so you might want to back up your little history lesson just a few years.

drated typo.... off of. Not of off. duhhhh