tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440079172555246587.post3494840128096055984..comments2023-09-10T04:10:22.561-07:00Comments on Bloggers for John McCain: Are Republicans falling into the hubris trap? Or, pride goeth before a fallBloggers for John McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08613650628644346618noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440079172555246587.post-59864111613746299782008-09-20T21:57:00.000-07:002008-09-20T21:57:00.000-07:00And her faith in God resembles Reagan's as well. W...And her faith in God resembles Reagan's as well. When he was shot, he was praying to survive when he realized that he had to forgive the mixed up young man who had pulled the trigger before he could pray for his own recovery.The Vegas Art Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800692010017718392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440079172555246587.post-19645092258677802342008-09-17T11:19:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:19:00.000-07:00Hey all, yes I've been missing. Medical issues. No...Hey all, yes I've been missing. Medical issues. Not fun, but they are solved now. <BR/><BR/>I fear that the tidal wave of mud hurled at Sarah Palin has left its mark. As they used to say, "throw enough mud and some is bound to stick."<BR/><BR/>Which puts the ball squarely in Big Mac's corner. And so far he has handled the ball extremely well. His comments are pointed; his accusations passionate. More and more he sounds like Harry Truman and / or T. R. And if his comment about the economy being fundamentally sound was easy for B. O. to swat back, we know what he meant: that the troubles in the financial sector are just that: financial sector troubles. Huge but sectorized.<BR/><BR/>Suggestion for reform: have the Fed apply the margin rules governing stock purchases to purchases of mtg-backed securities and other derivatives. The current difficulties arise from an over-reliance on leverage. Capital to debt ratios of 30 to 1, 35 to 1, even 40 to 1 and 45 to 1, are insane. What sort of financial executive would put his company at such level of risk ? Myself, I'd like to see the Fed impose margin rules of AT LEAST 10 %, maybe even 25 %, on purchases of derivatives and credit default swaps. 4 to 1 is leverage enough !TheMassMouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202702152518710073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440079172555246587.post-4014295913716487432008-09-14T02:04:00.000-07:002008-09-14T02:04:00.000-07:00Christianity has the Seven Deadly Sins and Pride i...Christianity has the Seven Deadly Sins and Pride is always listed first. Pride and the idea that one is a above the masses does not go over well in America. One reason that Ronald Reagan was so popular was that his pride was not overweening. He took his ideas very seriously, but not himself and he was the first to make a joke at his own expense. <BR/><BR/>Governor Palin comes across as someone like that. Senator Obama seems humor challenged. Goodness knows his followers do.<BR/><BR/>RatherreadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440079172555246587.post-10937232186325453812008-09-13T19:42:00.000-07:002008-09-13T19:42:00.000-07:00Governor Palin has had approval ratings above 80% ...Governor Palin has had approval ratings above 80% in Alaska for her entire time as governor, two years running, now. She's shown no sign of letting it go to her head.<BR/><BR/>The best of us can always be brought down by pride. No one is immune. It takes strong values to avoid that fate. I continue to think Governor Palin is rock-solid; I think she'll continue to relate to the voters and ramp up their excitement, without letting it go to her head.<BR/><BR/>She'll simply continue to say that she'll head to Washington D.C. with a humble, servant's heart, committed to doing everything in her power to improve the lives of the American people.<BR/><BR/>What won't she say? She won't say that Now Is The Time, with Her Election, when the Oceans Dropped, and the planet healed. Behold His/Her Mighty Power! She won't tell you that a light from above will suddenly appear all about you, and you will experienced an Epiphany From On High, telling you, Yes, You must Vote For Obama/Sarah!<BR/><BR/>No... I think I can guarantee you... she won't go there.<BR/><BR/>~Mike DevxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com