Pedro Picasso confused

[franksolich]

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Oh my.

CrisisPapers (219 posts)        Tue Dec-02-08 10:52 AM
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For the GOP, Economic Meltdown May Have Happened a Wee Bit Early

We most likely will never find out what really happened inside the CheneyBush Administration until after January 20, when ethically-motivated insiders feel they can spill some beans without violating their oaths of loyalty, but here's my surmising:

I think key officials inside the Administration knew that the financial system was swirling inside the economic toilet bowl and would undergo a massive meltdown; after all, there were numerous economists, inside and outside the government, who a year ago were warning about the housing bubble getting ready to burst, with disastrous impact on the availability of credit. But, in this scenario, the CheneyBush higher-ups believed that, with luck, denial and a helluva lot of deficit financing, they could delay the inevitable collapse until after the election.

The catastrophe would then happen on Obama's watch, making sure to cripple all his "liberal" plans and programs. Fixated on solving the economic crisis and unable to fulfill much of what he promised, Obama and his Democratic majority in Congress would become highly unpopular and the Republicans would be poised for victory in the 2010 congressional elections and might well be able to take back the White House in 2012.

The problem was that the financial house of cards collapsed in a surprise rush, a bit too early to help McCain. Indeed, the economic crisis (and his inability to deal effectively with it) was the undoing of any hope that McCain could pull off a victory in 2008.

THE PALIN EFFECT

It's important to remember that the presidential race was pretty much even before the financial disaster manifested itself. The polling indicated that only a percentage point or two separated Obama and McCain. Karl Rove was in his element, with a "margin of error" that would permit just enough "tweaking" in the polls and vote numbers to guarantee a Republican victory in the White House.

McCain wanted Lieberman as his running mate, but went along with the HardRight choice of Sarah Palin. Her addition to the ticket solidified the red-meat conservatives and the fundamentalists, guaranteeing that the GOP's base votes would volunteer in large numbers and show up in force on Election Day. This, they believed, would balance ou.....blahblahblahblah.....

Atman  (1000+ posts)        Tue Dec-02-08 10:59 AM
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1. While I tend to agree with the overall premise, this bothers me...

"I think key officials inside the Administration knew that the financial system was swirling inside the economic toilet bowl and would undergo a massive meltdown; after all, there were numerous economists, inside and outside the government, who a year ago were warning about the housing bubble getting ready to burst, with disastrous impact on the availability of credit. But, in this scenario, the CheneyBush higher-ups believed that, with luck, denial and a helluva lot of deficit financing, they could delay the inevitable collapse until after the election.

The catastrophe would then happen on Obama's watch, making sure to cripple all his "liberal" plans and programs. Fixated on solving the economic crisis and unable to fulfill much of what he promised, Obama and his Democratic majority in Congress would become highly unpopular and the Republicans would be poised for victory in the 2010 congressional elections and might well be able to take back the White House in 2012.

The problem was that the financial house of cards collapsed in a surprise rush, a bit too early to help McCain. Indeed, the economic crisis (and his inability to deal effectively with it) was the undoing of any hope that McCain could pull off a victory in 2008."

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So which is it? Did they want it to fail on Obama's watch so they could blame him and help win back control? Or did they want MaCain to win the election? The lead in above says BOTH. I'm confused. Which is it?

Always the conspiracy wighead, Pedro.

[Carl]

It always amazes me how easily DUmmies can believe two opposite things with equal determination.
Give him time...this brief moment of confusion will soon evaporate.

[franksolich]

Well, I'm mystified that Pedro Picasso thinks everything, the whole world, is all planned out, by whatever powers, bad or good, that exist.

Pedro Picasso doesn't believe in random chance or accident.

It's all "planned."

I dunno how many millions, billions, of sperm are released during a sexual act, of which all but one die.  Astronomical odds.

Given Pedro Picasso's line of thinking, someone, some agency, bad or good, "planned" that the lone sperm out of millions and billions of other sperm, that created Pedro Picasso, was to be the one that won.

I'll bet Pedro Picasso believes that the winners of the Powerball lottery are "planned."

Such of course is hyperparanoia, this belief that nothing that happens is by random chance, accident, or luck.