Dow 30 Performance Since 7/15

Below we highlight the performance of the 30 Dow stocks both year to date and since the recent low on 7/15.  Bank of America (BAC) is up the most since last Tuesday at 80.5%, followed by General Motors (GM) (48.5%), AIG (AIG) (45.8%), JPMorgan (JPM) (35%), and Home Depot (HD) (16.6%).  The rally back in BAC puts it down just 19% year to date.  GM and AIG, however, are still down more than 40% in 2008. 

Wal-Mart (WMT) continues to be the best performing stock in the index year to date at 22.22%.  WMT is followed closely by IBM (IBM) (19.8%), and the only other stocks in the green year to date are only up 2% or so (DD, MCD, JNJ). 

Merck (MRK) has had a tough time both year to date and since 7/15.  It's down 13% since last Tuesday and 45% in 2008.

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Comments

[GUS100CORRINA]

It is amazing when the lender and buyer of last resort ... the FEDERAL GOV'T OF THE UNITED STATES ... decides to begin buying equities, i.e., FNM, FRE, etc. We are going to look back on this time a era of extremely bad judgement. How can BAC and C show stuning performance when they announced huge losses?? Just boggles the mind.

[iThinkBig]

America has officially entered the 'Age of Insanity'.

[User 26737]

the "bush" league administration is taking our government down more and more. taxes MUST increase with the new President to save the $$$ and save Our Country! Thank God, king george iii will finally leave the throne of ignorance .......... Hurry Jan 20th 2009!

Please hurry...... please!

[gogreenback]

Why can't McDonald's breakout...reports record European profits and it barely moves. This market is STUPID.

[caradiodoc]

Who is the ignorant one? The previous writer. It is proven over and over again that you stifle what you tax. (Cigarette tax is proof). When Reagan cut taxes, tax revenue went up because people had more of their own money to spend, and every time it changed hands, the government took another cut. You can't argue with facts. It has also been proven that "Reaganomics"... worked, and it took ten years, just like he said it would. How did he know? It was done before, only the media didn't give it a name when President Kennedy did it. Eventually every cent of every dollar finds it way back to the government; at issue is how many hands it helps along the way. Also, Bush did not cut taxes; the previous Republican Congress did it, Bush just approved it. And since then, revenue has steadily increased again. Now you want to increase the tax burden, have less money to spend, and have less money in the treasury so we'll have to raise taxes again. Only an idiot would burn his ax handle to stay warm. Only an idiot would propose raising taxes and expect to find more revenue in the treasury. Those idiots are in the majority of Congress now and will probably remain so thanks to the many uneducated voters.

If the previous writer thinks government is the answer to his problems, (since he apparently can't take care of himself), I suggest HE pay more taxes, and leave the rest of us alone. In fact if more taxes are the answer, where should we stop? I already lose 51 percent of my paycheck to the government! Should I pay 60 percent? 70 percent? How about I just give them 100 percent, then get food stamps to buy food, a welfare check to buy clothes, live in government-subsidized housing, get "free" health care like the suckers in England are complaining about, and let some government agency approve money for my every need. Sounds kinda like Communism, doesn't it? Hillary Clinton has been spewing quotes from Karl Marx; I guess that's why she's so popular among the uneducated masses.

Whatever happened to self-reliance? If you think you can't afford health care, get off your lazy butt, get an education, invest in yourself and your future, and get a good-paying job. The Democrats love to play on class envy, pitting the wealthy against the rest of us, the greedy business owners against the lowly workers, the fearful against the risk-takers. So where would the workers be if there weren't people willing to risk starting a business? If a business owner is successful, makes a good living, and provides many jobs, why should he be punished with higher taxes? Why do we reward laziness with government handouts?

If you want to see where we are headed, look where we came from. 1800s: No excessive taxes on every imaginable thing. Hard-working people built this country into the richest one in the world in less than two hundred years. Everyone was responsible for themselves. Handouts came from the church. People worked hard and kept what they worked for. They saved for the time when they were too old to work, and were often a part of large extended families. No one cried about the government not taking care of their every need. How silly! You worked hard in school. Your parents knew that an education was the ticket to a higher standard of living, and teachers were willing to put in the hard work to help you. If you misbehaved, you were punished twice; once at school, and again at home. There was no reporting of "crime rates". There wasn't enough to twist into a news story. Friends and neighbors participated in "barn-raisings&qu... There were no property taxes and you didn't need a permit. The country was built on hard work. Hard work and success were respected. Hard work led to success which led to increased self esteem which would have been laughed at as a topic of intellectual discussion.

2000s: Everyone must have two cars, a boat, a house nicer than their neighbors, new tvs, computers, and 2.3 kids with all their whiny wants. Aging parents are warehoused in nursing homes so we are free to hold down a better job to earn more money to pay for the nursing home. If you prepare for a career in a very practical trade school, work hard, are a good, reliable employee, you will be punished with higher taxes. If you drop out of high school because you are too lazy to apply yourself to the minimal demands of the teachers, you will be rewarded with government handouts. Everything is based on meeting your wants and needs with other people's money. If you spend irresponsibly, you can look to the government to bail you out. When the government spends irresponsibly, you cry the loudest about what idiots they are. (Yet we keep re-electing Ted Kennedy and Dave Obey over and over because they keep promising to give you something they took from someone else). If you do the responsible thing and save for your retirement, you will be punished with taxes on your sad little interest income, punished with taxes and penalties if you want to use your own money before a certain age, and this one just boggles the mind: People like the previous writer chided President Bush for pushing for private retirement accounts! What in the world is wrong with investing your own money where you want to, and keeping what you earn?! Social Security is the biggest joke ever shoved down our throats. Pay and pay and pay all your working life so you will get a tiny percentage back later! Who puts a dollar into a savings account with the hope of withdrawing 40 cents a few years later? And then you're happy when you get a "cost-of-living&q... increase to 42 cents. Teachers are not respected. Any attempt at discipline is thwarted by parents. Children are taught that there are no repercussions for their actions because mommy and daddy will always come to their rescue. There's no need to take responsibility for your actions. Valuable school time is wasted on self esteem, the current popular misconception dreamed up by some over-educated idiot. (I recently ran a class for twelve 12th graders from five different high schools (really good kids). Not one of them could do 12 divided by 6 in their heads! "We need a calculator" was the reply from two of them, . . . but they felt real good about themselves). Self esteem is a result of learning through hard work and accomplishment, but many today would have you believe you will magically learn more if we make you feel good. And people fall for this nonsense, well, at least until the next misguided theory comes along.

So here we are at 2008. Unbelievable medical research has given us much longer life spans, amazing cures, and a better quality of life. But there are some who want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg out of fear they might not be able to afford the cure that didn't even exist a few decades ago. You can not name anything the government manages better than the private sector so why do we expect the health care system to be the first thing the government runs successfully? Hospitals will no longer have sufficient funds to buy new advanced equipment. There will be a reduction and slowing of results from research facilities. How many thousands of people will be needed to track all the paperwork, all funded by the taxpayers so they can have "free" health care. Ask anyone from Great Britain and they will tell you that free health care is just too expensive and of very low quality. We have already been reduced to a second-world nation; how much further do we need to go before we realize how much we've given up? If you think I'm off base, ask yourself how many amazing cures have come out of England, . . . or France, . . . or Spain. All major research has been taking place in the United States where most of it is funded in a responsible manner with private dollars. And this is the system the uneducated want to dismantle!

I'm so tired of people knocking President Bush. He sees a much clearer picture of where we're headed, and is constantly ridiculed for looking to the future by people who don't have any sensible answers, just criticism. Please remember that the President does not make new laws and policies; he only signs what is brought before him. And right now that's your Democrat Congress that takes and takes and takes, and scares you into believing the other fellow isn't giving enough. Well you're that other fellow sucker.

So you got mugged in a dark alley, huh? He took your last $100.00? Don't worry, he has a plan. He's convinced you that since you now have no money, you must rely on him. He gave you $5.00 to buy a burger and Coke. You are so grateful, and you know you'll be needing his help in the future so you stand guard over his alley to prevent the cops from nabbing him. How wonderful to have such a great benefactor. Of course as time goes by, he will mug more people, and you deserve more of his take. You will complain loudly until he gives you $6.00. Now you can get that bigger burger you wanted. Every day he mugs more people, but don't feel guilty; it's "your" money he's giving you!

Final thought: Why is it most young people, (old enough to work and vote, young enough to have no concept of recent history), think the government hands out free money, and will vote for any Democrat who promises more? Why is it most middle-aged people figure out they've been duped, come to their senses, and realize what's good for their employer is good for them, and good for the country? We vote for the responsible Republicans who push self-reliance, hard work, and keeping the results of your hard work.

Democrat: You must fear of what will happen without us.
Republican: Government must get out of the way and let people continue building a great nation.

Democrat: Say and promise whatever you want to hear so we'll get re-elected.
Republican: Say what needs to be said for our own good, even at the risk of not getting re-elected.

Democrat: The other group, (the wealthy, the big business, the entrepreneur) is bad and you need us to fight them for you.
Republican: What looks like a benefit to one group will result in benefits to everyone. The world ain't fair; not everyone gets the same sunshine, but you should be free to move yourself to where there's more sunshine, . . . if that's what you want.




On Jul 25 09:03 AM User 26737 wrote:

> the "bush" league administration is taking our government down more
> and more. taxes MUST increase with the new President to save the
> $$$ and save Our Country! Thank God, king george iii will finally
> leave the throne of ignorance .......... Hurry Jan 20th 2009!

>
>
> Please hurry...... please!

[caradiodoc]

Who is the ignorant one? The previous writer. It is proven over and over again that you stifle what you tax. (Cigarette tax is proof). When Reagan cut taxes, tax revenue went up because people had more of their own money to spend, and every time it changed hands, the government took another cut. You can't argue with facts. It has also been proven that "Reaganomics"... worked, and it took ten years, just like he said it would. How did he know? It was done before, only the media didn't give it a name when President Kennedy did it. Eventually every cent of every dollar finds it way back to the government; at issue is how many hands it helps along the way. Also, Bush did not cut taxes; the previous Republican Congress did it, Bush just approved it. And since then, revenue has steadily increased again. Now you want to increase the tax burden, have less money to spend, and have less money in the treasury so we'll have to raise taxes again. Only an idiot would burn his ax handle to stay warm. Only an idiot would propose raising taxes and expect to find more revenue in the treasury. Those idiots are in the majority of Congress now and will probably remain so thanks to the many uneducated voters.

If the previous writer thinks government is the answer to his problems, (since he apparently can't take care of himself), I suggest HE pay more taxes, and leave the rest of us alone. In fact if more taxes are the answer, where should we stop? I already lose 51 percent of my paycheck to the government! Should I pay 60 percent? 70 percent? How about I just give them 100 percent, then get food stamps to buy food, a welfare check to buy clothes, live in government-subsidized housing, get "free" health care like the suckers in England are complaining about, and let some government agency approve money for my every need. Sounds kinda like Communism, doesn't it? Hillary Clinton has been spewing quotes from Karl Marx; I guess that's why she's so popular among the uneducated masses.

Whatever happened to self-reliance? If you think you can't afford health care, get off your lazy butt, get an education, invest in yourself and your future, and get a good-paying job. The Democrats love to play on class envy, pitting the wealthy against the rest of us, the greedy business owners against the lowly workers, the fearful against the risk-takers. So where would the workers be if there weren't people willing to risk starting a business? If a business owner is successful, makes a good living, and provides many jobs, why should he be punished with higher taxes? Why do we reward laziness with government handouts?

If you want to see where we are headed, look where we came from. 1800s: No excessive taxes on every imaginable thing. Hard-working people built this country into the richest one in the world in less than two hundred years. Everyone was responsible for themselves. Handouts came from the church. People worked hard and kept what they worked for. They saved for the time when they were too old to work, and were often a part of large extended families. No one cried about the government not taking care of their every need. How silly! You worked hard in school. Your parents knew that an education was the ticket to a higher standard of living, and teachers were willing to put in the hard work to help you. If you misbehaved, you were punished twice; once at school, and again at home. There was no reporting of "crime rates". There wasn't enough to twist into a news story. Friends and neighbors participated in "barn-raisings&qu... There were no property taxes and you didn't need a permit. The country was built on hard work. Hard work and success were respected. Hard work led to success which led to increased self esteem which would have been laughed at as a topic of intellectual discussion.

2000s: Everyone must have two cars, a boat, a house nicer than their neighbors, new tvs, computers, and 2.3 kids with all their whiny wants. Aging parents are warehoused in nursing homes so we are free to hold down a better job to earn more money to pay for the nursing home. If you prepare for a career in a very practical trade school, work hard, are a good, reliable employee, you will be punished with higher taxes. If you drop out of high school because you are too lazy to apply yourself to the minimal demands of the teachers, you will be rewarded with government handouts. Everything is based on meeting your wants and needs with other people's money. If you spend irresponsibly, you can look to the government to bail you out. When the government spends irresponsibly, you cry the loudest about what idiots they are. (Yet we keep re-electing Ted Kennedy and Dave Obey over and over because they keep promising to give you something they took from someone else). If you do the responsible thing and save for your retirement, you will be punished with taxes on your sad little interest income, punished with taxes and penalties if you want to use your own money before a certain age, and this one just boggles the mind: People like the previous writer chided President Bush for pushing for private retirement accounts! What in the world is wrong with investing your own money where you want to, and keeping what you earn?! Social Security is the biggest joke ever shoved down our throats. Pay and pay and pay all your working life so you will get a tiny percentage back later! Who puts a dollar into a savings account with the hope of withdrawing 40 cents a few years later? And then you're happy when you get a "cost-of-living&q... increase to 42 cents. Teachers are not respected. Any attempt at discipline is thwarted by parents. Children are taught that there are no repercussions for their actions because mommy and daddy will always come to their rescue. There's no need to take responsibility for your actions. Valuable school time is wasted on self esteem, the current popular misconception dreamed up by some over-educated idiot. (I recently ran a class for twelve 12th graders from five different high schools (really good kids). Not one of them could do 12 divided by 6 in their heads! "We need a calculator" was the reply from two of them, . . . but they felt real good about themselves). Self esteem is a result of learning through hard work and accomplishment, but many today would have you believe you will magically learn more if we make you feel good. And people fall for this nonsense, well, at least until the next misguided theory comes along.

So here we are at 2008. Unbelievable medical research has given us much longer life spans, amazing cures, and a better quality of life. But there are some who want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg out of fear they might not be able to afford the cure that didn't even exist a few decades ago. You can not name anything the government manages better than the private sector so why do we expect the health care system to be the first thing the government runs successfully? Hospitals will no longer have sufficient funds to buy new advanced equipment. There will be a reduction and slowing of results from research facilities. How many thousands of people will be needed to track all the paperwork, all funded by the taxpayers so they can have "free" health care. Ask anyone from Great Britain and they will tell you that free health care is just too expensive and of very low quality. We have already been reduced to a second-world nation; how much further do we need to go before we realize how much we've given up? If you think I'm off base, ask yourself how many amazing cures have come out of England, . . . or France, . . . or Spain. All major research has been taking place in the United States where most of it is funded in a responsible manner with private dollars. And this is the system the uneducated want to dismantle!

I'm so tired of people knocking President Bush. He sees a much clearer picture of where we're headed, and is constantly ridiculed for looking to the future by people who don't have any sensible answers, just criticism. Please remember that the President does not make new laws and policies; he only signs what is brought before him. And right now that's your Democrat Congress that takes and takes and takes, and scares you into believing the other fellow isn't giving enough. Well you're that other fellow sucker.

So you got mugged in a dark alley, huh? He took your last $100.00? Don't worry, he has a plan. He's convinced you that since you now have no money, you must rely on him. He gave you $5.00 to buy a burger and Coke. You are so grateful, and you know you'll be needing his help in the future so you stand guard over his alley to prevent the cops from nabbing him. How wonderful to have such a great benefactor. Of course as time goes by, he will mug more people, and you deserve more of his take. You will complain loudly until he gives you $6.00. Now you can get that bigger burger you wanted. Every day he mugs more people, but don't feel guilty; it's "your" money he's giving you!

Final thought: Why is it most young people, (old enough to work and vote, young enough to have no concept of recent history), think the government hands out free money, and will vote for any Democrat who promises more? Why is it most middle-aged people figure out they've been duped, come to their senses, and realize what's good for their employer is good for them, and good for the country? We vote for the responsible Republicans who push self-reliance, hard work, and keeping the results of your hard work.

Democrat: You must fear of what will happen without us.
Republican: Government must get out of the way and let people continue building a great nation.

Democrat: Say and promise whatever you want to hear so we'll get re-elected.
Republican: Say what needs to be said for our own good, even at the risk of not getting re-elected.

Democrat: The other group, (the wealthy, the big business, the entrepreneur) is bad and you need us to fight them for you.
Republican: What looks like a benefit to one group will result in benefits to everyone. The world ain't fair; not everyone gets the same sunshine, but you should be free to move yourself to where there's more sunshine, . . . if that's what you want.

[Ames Tiedeman]

The bounce that failed.

[mgmc12r]

caradiodoc: Excellent post! You are spot on!

[Socialism cannot compete!]

cardiodoc: Thank you sir! You are a fine American!! Agreed across the board. Wish more folks could think logically and see the light!!

[Wake up]

I am an independent / conservative when it comes to politics. Big business / Unions / Big Government are the are the cause of America's economic downfall that we are witnessing today. A student of history understands that America is following the way of the Romans as corruption from within saps its strength and vitality. It seems to be a cyle that humans repeat over and over again. Apparently, the human race seems to follow leaders who appeal to the worst and not the best of our character traits.

The Republican party lead by Bush and his chronies sought to Control America by using the FEAR TACTIC, a tactic used by Fascist regimes. The Democratic party on the other hand sat idly by not wanting to be considered whimps by challenging the Republicans who were just plain MEAN AND DUMB - M.A.D.. America deserves better and we are not getting better. Our educational system is mediocre to that of developed countries throughout the world. Our manufacturing base has been decimated while our politician - Bush in particular - brags about how resilient our economy when the federal debt has more then doubled in size since he took office and will increase expodentially in the very near future as the baby boom generation retires.

The Comptroller General of the US has been ringing the alarm bell regarding the financial calamity that will befall the USA in the immediate future and Senator McCain goes around the country singing the same song that Bush has been singing for the last 8 years. Bush and McCain are the real life Dumb and Dumber twins. America will know what true pain will be like should Dumber becomes our next President.

Senator Lieberman is in love with McCain because he knows McCain will not hesitate to drop 'THE BOMB" on Iran. Should you be scared if McCain is our next President? DAMN RIGHT YOU SHOULD BE!!!!!




On Jul 27 01:23 AM caradiodoc wrote:

> Who is the ignorant one? The previous writer. It is proven over and
> over again that you stifle what you tax. (Cigarette tax is proof).
> When Reagan cut taxes, tax revenue went up because people had more
> of their own money to spend, and every time it changed hands, the
> government took another cut. You can't argue with facts. It has also
> been proven that "Reaganomics"... worked, and it took ten years,
> just like he said it would. How did he know? It was done before,
> only the media didn't give it a name when President Kennedy did it.
> Eventually every cent of every dollar finds it way back to the government;
> at issue is how many hands it helps along the way. Also, Bush did
> not cut taxes; the previous Republican Congress did it, Bush just
> approved it. And since then, revenue has steadily increased again.
> Now you want to increase the tax burden, have less money to spend,
> and have less money in the treasury so we'll have to raise taxes
> again. Only an idiot would burn his ax handle to stay warm. Only
> an idiot would propose raising taxes and expect to find more revenue
> in the treasury. Those idiots are in the majority of Congress now
> and will probably remain so thanks to the many uneducated voters.
>
>
> If the previous writer thinks government is the answer to his problems,
> (since he apparently can't take care of himself), I suggest HE pay
> more taxes, and leave the rest of us alone. In fact if more taxes
> are the answer, where should we stop? I already lose 51 percent of
> my paycheck to the government! Should I pay 60 percent? 70 percent?
> How about I just give them 100 percent, then get food stamps to buy
> food, a welfare check to buy clothes, live in government-subsidized
> housing, get "free" health care like the suckers in England are complaining
> about, and let some government agency approve money for my every
> need. Sounds kinda like Communism, doesn't it? Hillary Clinton has
> been spewing quotes from Karl Marx; I guess that's why she's so popular
> among the uneducated masses.
>
> Whatever happened to self-reliance? If you think you can't afford
> health care, get off your lazy butt, get an education, invest in
> yourself and your future, and get a good-paying job. The Democrats
> love to play on class envy, pitting the wealthy against the rest
> of us, the greedy business owners against the lowly workers, the
> fearful against the risk-takers. So where would the workers be if
> there weren't people willing to risk starting a business? If a business
> owner is successful, makes a good living, and provides many jobs,
> why should he be punished with higher taxes? Why do we reward laziness
> with government handouts?
>
> If you want to see where we are headed, look where we came from.
> 1800s: No excessive taxes on every imaginable thing. Hard-working
> people built this country into the richest one in the world in less
> than two hundred years. Everyone was responsible for themselves.
> Handouts came from the church. People worked hard and kept what they
> worked for. They saved for the time when they were too old to work,
> and were often a part of large extended families. No one cried about
> the government not taking care of their every need. How silly! You
> worked hard in school. Your parents knew that an education was the
> ticket to a higher standard of living, and teachers were willing
> to put in the hard work to help you. If you misbehaved, you were
> punished twice; once at school, and again at home. There was no reporting
> of "crime rates". There wasn't enough to twist into a news story.
> Friends and neighbors participated in "barn-raisings&am... There
> were no property taxes and you didn't need a permit. The country
> was built on hard work. Hard work and success were respected. Hard
> work led to success which led to increased self esteem which would
> have been laughed at as a topic of intellectual discussion.
>
> 2000s: Everyone must have two cars, a boat, a house nicer than their
> neighbors, new tvs, computers, and 2.3 kids with all their whiny
> wants. Aging parents are warehoused in nursing homes so we are free
> to hold down a better job to earn more money to pay for the nursing
> home. If you prepare for a career in a very practical trade school,
> work hard, are a good, reliable employee, you will be punished with
> higher taxes. If you drop out of high school because you are too
> lazy to apply yourself to the minimal demands of the teachers, you
> will be rewarded with government handouts. Everything is based on
> meeting your wants and needs with other people's money. If you spend
> irresponsibly, you can look to the government to bail you out. When
> the government spends irresponsibly, you cry the loudest about what
> idiots they are. (Yet we keep re-electing Ted Kennedy and Dave Obey
> over and over because they keep promising to give you something they
> took from someone else). If you do the responsible thing and save
> for your retirement, you will be punished with taxes on your sad
> little interest income, punished with taxes and penalties if you
> want to use your own money before a certain age, and this one just
> boggles the mind: People like the previous writer chided President
> Bush for pushing for private retirement accounts! What in the world
> is wrong with investing your own money where you want to, and keeping
> what you earn?! Social Security is the biggest joke ever shoved down
> our throats. Pay and pay and pay all your working life so you will
> get a tiny percentage back later! Who puts a dollar into a savings
> account with the hope of withdrawing 40 cents a few years later?
> And then you're happy when you get a "cost-of-living&a... increase
> to 42 cents. Teachers are not respected. Any attempt at discipline
> is thwarted by parents. Children are taught that there are no repercussions
> for their actions because mommy and daddy will always come to their
> rescue. There's no need to take responsibility for your actions.
> Valuable school time is wasted on self esteem, the current popular
> misconception dreamed up by some over-educated idiot. (I recently
> ran a class for twelve 12th graders from five different high schools
> (really good kids). Not one of them could do 12 divided by 6 in their
> heads! "We need a calculator" was the reply from two of them, . .
> . but they felt real good about themselves). Self esteem is a result
> of learning through hard work and accomplishment, but many today
> would have you believe you will magically learn more if we make you
> feel good. And people fall for this nonsense, well, at least until
> the next misguided theory comes along.
>
> So here we are at 2008. Unbelievable medical research has given us
> much longer life spans, amazing cures, and a better quality of life.
> But there are some who want to kill the goose that laid the golden
> egg out of fear they might not be able to afford the cure that didn't
> even exist a few decades ago. You can not name anything the government
> manages better than the private sector so why do we expect the health
> care system to be the first thing the government runs successfully?
> Hospitals will no longer have sufficient funds to buy new advanced
> equipment. There will be a reduction and slowing of results from
> research facilities. How many thousands of people will be needed
> to track all the paperwork, all funded by the taxpayers so they can
> have "free" health care. Ask anyone from Great Britain and they will
> tell you that free health care is just too expensive and of very
> low quality. We have already been reduced to a second-world nation;
> how much further do we need to go before we realize how much we've
> given up? If you think I'm off base, ask yourself how many amazing
> cures have come out of England, . . . or France, . . . or Spain.
> All major research has been taking place in the United States where
> most of it is funded in a responsible manner with private dollars.
> And this is the system the uneducated want to dismantle!
>
> I'm so tired of people knocking President Bush. He sees a much clearer
> picture of where we're headed, and is constantly ridiculed for looking
> to the future by people who don't have any sensible answers, just
> criticism. Please remember that the President does not make new laws
> and policies; he only signs what is brought before him. And right
> now that's your Democrat Congress that takes and takes and takes,
> and scares you into believing the other fellow isn't giving enough.
> Well you're that other fellow sucker.
>
> So you got mugged in a dark alley, huh? He took your last $100.00?
> Don't worry, he has a plan. He's convinced you that since you now
> have no money, you must rely on him. He gave you $5.00 to buy a burger
> and Coke. You are so grateful, and you know you'll be needing his
> help in the future so you stand guard over his alley to prevent the
> cops from nabbing him. How wonderful to have such a great benefactor.
> Of course as time goes by, he will mug more people, and you deserve
> more of his take. You will complain loudly until he gives you $6.00.
> Now you can get that bigger burger you wanted. Every day he mugs
> more people, but don't feel guilty; it's "your" money he's giving
> you!
>
> Final thought: Why is it most young people, (old enough to work and
> vote, young enough to have no concept of recent history), think the
> government hands out free money, and will vote for any Democrat who
> promises more? Why is it most middle-aged people figure out they've
> been duped, come to their senses, and realize what's good for their
> employer is good for them, and good for the country? We vote for
> the responsible Republicans who push self-reliance, hard work, and
> keeping the results of your hard work.
>
> Democrat: You must fear of what will happen without us.
> Republican: Government must get out of the way and let people continue
> building a great nation.
>
> Democrat: Say and promise whatever you want to hear so we'll get
> re-elected.
> Republican: Say what needs to be said for our own good, even at the
> risk of not getting re-elected.
>
> Democrat: The other group, (the wealthy, the big business, the entrepreneur)
> is bad and you need us to fight them for you.
> Republican: What looks like a benefit to one group will result in
> benefits to everyone. The world ain't fair; not everyone gets the
> same sunshine, but you should be free to move yourself to where there's
> more sunshine, . . . if that's what you want.