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S & P Downgrade: U.S. Wake-Up Call!

August 8, 2011

Whether or not you view the downgrade by Standard & Poor’s as valid or not, the way that the U.S. does business–and governs, cannot continue. Entitlements are not the sole culprit here; if they were then other countries that have a more socialistic bent to the way they govern such as the  United Kingdom Commonwealth, [...]

Tagged as: energy policy, Entitlements, Federal Reserv, Leadership Failure, list of S&P AAA nations, Obama, Recession of 1937-38, Recovery, Reformed Liberal, S&P Downgrade, socialism, stimulus, unemployment

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For 2012 Democrats Must Ask Themselves ‘Do They Want ObamaTo Run?’

August 2, 2011

The debt ceiling debacle represents another loss for Obama in a long list that shows his presidency rolling  over on liberal ideals and caving in on the promises he made in 2008.  The learning curve for the inexperienced President has been a costly process for his base and for the most vulnerable of our nation. [...]

Tagged as: Challenge to Obama Candidacy, Debt Ceiling Crisis, Democratic Party, Election of 2012, Leadership Failure, Obama and 2012, Obama Losing Base, Reformed Liberal, Renomination of Obama

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A Pox On Both Your Houses!

July 25, 2011

Recent political posturing and game playing by both parties further justifies the necessity for a third, independent political party; one not aligned with the present choices (or lack thereof), but committed to revamping a system that if not totally broke, is in need of serious resuscitation. The present crisis by a duopoly and duplicitous political [...]

Tagged as: 2012 Elections, August 2 2011, bipartisanship, Boehner, corporate greed, deficit, Democrats, entitlement cuts, Eric Cantor, failure of leadership, incumbents, Obama, political compromise, raising debt limit, raising revenue, Reformed Liberal, Republicans, Taxes, Tea Party, Third Party, WhiteHouse v. Congress

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U.S. Foreign Relations Still Marked by Bargains With The Devil (VIDEO)

February 8, 2011

As Condoleezza Rice pointed out the Bush approach to foreign relations with Hosni Mubarak was one of “stability at the expense of democracy.” These so-called devil bargains between the U.S. and dictators, Middle East expert Aaron Miller, explains are ones that fundamentally hold“…that as long as autocrats helped advance U.S. interests by maintaining stable relations with [...]

Tagged as: bargain with devil, Egypt wafd party, Hillary Clinton, Lara Logan, Mounir abdel-nour, Mubarak, Obama, Reformed Liberal, The Charlie Rose Show, U.S. Foreign Policy

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Snowstorm or Slowdown For After Christmas Sales–Weather or Forecast?

December 27, 2010

Many retailers are hoping that the slowdown of After Christmas Sales is due to the recent bad weather.  However, in areas where the weather is usually risky, this year there’s a noticeable lack of lines for returning gifts and a lot of holiday inventory still on the shelves despite the increased control of inventory by [...]

Tagged as: After Christmas Sales, China, China Tightens Belt, China's Burgeoning Middle Class, consumer confidence, Economy, Inflation, Reformed Liberal, Retail Holiday Sales, Retail Sales Slowdown--Weather or Forecast

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Be Careful What You Wish For…

December 21, 2010

Well, the Republicans got their extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for the upper income with passage of the $858 BillionTax Bill, but they may have got more than they bargained for. With the infusion of The Tea Party and the spending spree by the Democrats, they had temporarily shirked the stigma attached to the [...]

Tagged as: Commentary Butasforme, Federal Reserve, GOP and Bush-era tax cuts, GOP leadership, Inflation, Nassim Taleb, Reformed Liberal, Relationship between big government and large corporations, Tea Party, trickle down theory

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Dreaming of A Left Wing Tea Party

November 2, 2010

Since this is Election Day,  the voter is probably in need of some humor.   We found this creative writing post at MarketWatch by Darrell Delamaide that suggested in a parallel universe, this scenario of a Left Tea Party would be unfolding. For those of us Reformed Liberals and others not thrilled with voting this year [...]

Tagged as: Election Day 2010, Left Tea Party, MarketWatch, Parallel Universe for Liberals, Reformed Liberal

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‘None Of The Above’ Is A Valid Vote

November 1, 2010

Rather than throwing away their vote, voters have a difficult choice this election year between the lesser of the two evils.  Not happy with the same old approach to politics as usual, voting for the opposition candidate–usually a Republican–seems the only way to send a message to our elected officials.  Throw the bums out is [...]

Tagged as: butasforme.com, Democrats, Election 2010, Election 2010 Commentary, None Of The Above Vote, Reformed Liberal, Republicans, Vote

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Joke Of The Week

October 27, 2010

Jon Stewart being named the most influential man in the U.S. by AskMen is almost as funny as Barack Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize!

Tagged as: AskMen.com, ButAsForMe, Joke Of The Week, Jon Stewart, Most Influential Man, Obama, Reformed Liberal

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Enough Blame To Go Around…The Case For An Independents’ Party

September 29, 2010

Although the Tea Party has “party” in its’ title, it is a movement within the Republican Party, and not exactly a third party.  Similar to the Anti-War movement that grew out of dissatisfaction of the decisions being made by a Democratic President, it’s main raison d’être is to protest the policies of the current administration. The [...]

Tagged as: Beyond Gridlock, Call for Independent Party, Coalition To Govern, GOP, Independent Party, Obama, Reformed Liberal, Second Revolution, special interests and govenment, Tea Party Movement, Third Party

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Recession Over In June 2009–How Come We Missed It?

September 22, 2010

The National Bureau of Economic Research stated that the 18 months recession that began in December 2007, ended in June 2009 when the economy started growing again. This has been the longest recorded recession since the Great Depression, and any downturn now would represent the beginning of a new recession. However, for most of us [...]

Tagged as: Democrats, Recession Ended June 2009, Reformed Liberal, Republicans, Status of United States In The World, Tea Party, The New Reality

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