Presidential Campaign: 2012

[roni]

Newt Gingrich has replaced his campaign manager and is laying off a third of his staff, but has vowed to continue his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, a spokesman confirms to CNN.

"The campaign is being redesigned to make it convention ready," spokesman R.C. Hammond said. "Speaker Gingrich is committed to going all the way to Tampa."

Tampa, Florida, hosts the party's national convention in August.

[roni]

Originally Posted by Rissask

That is what all our friends thought when buying properties in Phoenix....four or five years ago....yet today they are worth less than what they paid for them!

Originally Posted by ProfessorPibil

Let's talk about it around 2017. (Phoenix remains the weakest market, no doubt)

Phoenix was the best market in today's Case-Schiller report

The Professor fails to get a passing grade for current events.

City-by-city breakdown of home prices - MarketWatch

Atlanta fares the worst in January while Phoenix comes out on top in S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite released Tuesday.

Phoenix : Prices rose 0.9% to take the year-on-year gain to 1.3%. The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story explaining how that city’s prices have improved.

[Robinhood]

Originally Posted by roni

Phoenix was the best market in today's Case-Schiller report

The Professor fails to get a passing grade for current events.

City-by-city breakdown of home prices - MarketWatch

Well then i guess if PP fails to get a passing grade and taking the fact that home sales and prices are a leading economic indicator then it would be safe to assume according to the report you quoted that BHO would get a failing grade for his economic policy. Correct

[roni]

Originally Posted by Robinhood

Well then i guess if PP fails to get a passing grade and taking the fact that home sales and prices are a leading economic indicator then it would be safe to assume according to the report you quoted that BHO would get a failing grade for his economic policy. Correct

His grade will be delivered in November, correct?

[Robinhood]

Originally Posted by roni

His grade will be delivered in November, correct?

Well Roni if it's the same type of brainwashed people that gave Bush his grade in 2004 i would fail to see your point, Batta bing badda boom

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by roni

Phoenix was the best market in today's Case-Schiller report

The Professor fails to get a passing grade for current events.

City-by-city breakdown of home prices - MarketWatch

What kind of "professor" does not get a passing grade? Something doesn't sound right.

[horizon200]

Originally Posted by melliedee

A preview of Romney's lack of foreign policy chops:



I realize that Mittens is kind of vintage, but come on...too many midnight screenings of Dr. Strangelove?


Romney’s Russia remarks defy reason and ‘smacked of Hollywood,’ Medvedev says - The Globe and Mail

An iconic movie, lost on many!

But, I don't think Mitt is too far off the mark...Russia is a sleeper that bears watching (see what I did there...Russia, Bear, Sleeping). Putin scares the hell outta me too!

[melliedee]

Originally Posted by horizon200

An iconic movie, lost on many!

But, I don't think Mitt is too far off the mark...Russia is a sleeper that bears watching (see what I did there...Russia, Bear, Sleeping). Putin scares the hell outta me too!

Sure, sure. I wasn't suggesting a BFF sleep over at Camp David.

The president still has to be able to enact diplomacy, and Romney's comments undermine that (as well as preview his tone as a leader). Imo, it comes off as childish. Like throwing a rock after the fight is over: how you like me now, Ruskies? You don't score political points by scaring up something even more dusty and old school than Romney himself: the cold war. Come out of your bomb shelter, dude. We've got much bigger "number one foes" than the (admittedly badass) duo of Medvedev and Putin.

[horizon200]

Originally Posted by melliedee

Sure, sure. I wasn't suggesting a BFF sleep over at Camp David.

The president still has to be able to enact diplomacy, and Romney's comments undermine that (as well as preview his tone as a leader). Imo, it comes off as childish. Like throwing a rock after the fight is over: how you like me now, Ruskies? You don't score political points by scaring up something even more dusty and old school than Romney himself: the cold war. Come out of your bomb shelter, dude. We've got much bigger "number one foes" than the (admittedly badass) duo of Medvedev and Putin.

I don't know Mel. When I went on to read the rst of the interview, I tend to agree with him. What country is usually the one to step forward against us or the UN when trying to enforce a sanction? Russia. Romney went on to explain that in a global environment, how do you trust a country that is always the naysayer, always the devil's advocate? It's as if they are using our own cold war playbook against us right now.

As for Obama's remarks. I understand what he claims is a necessity of our election year politics. but, isn't that a sad state of affairs when it takes a year for a new president to settle in and begin to own something and then when the third year of his presidency comes along, he is restrained by election politics (apparently the 4th year is a total write off). So, unless he is on a second term then he only has a year to actually govern. I'm thinking something might be broken!

[roni]

Originally Posted by horizon200

I don't know Mel. When I went on to read the rst of the interview, I tend to agree with him. What country is usually the one to step forward against us or the UN when trying to enforce a sanction? Russia. Romney went on to explain that in a global environment, how do you trust a country that is always the naysayer, always the devil's advocate? It's as if they are using our own cold war playbook against us right now.

As for Obama's remarks. I understand what he claims is a necessity of our election year politics. but, isn't that a sad state of affairs when it takes a year for a new president to settle in and begin to own something and then when the third year of his presidency comes along, he is restrained by election politics (apparently the 4th year is a total write off). So, unless he is on a second term then he only has a year to actually govern. I'm thinking something might be broken!

We could go with one 6 year term like Mexico does

[bearcat]

Originally Posted by roni

Newt Gingrich has replaced his campaign manager and is laying off a third of his staff, but has vowed to continue his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, a spokesman confirms to CNN.

"The campaign is being redesigned to make it convention ready," spokesman R.C. Hammond said. "Speaker Gingrich is committed to going all the way to Tampa."

Tampa, Florida, hosts the party's national convention in August.

It is all about Newt selling his books and boosting his appearance fees at this point. He is building his brand. Not a bad gig for Newt, he has his Vegas Super PAC paying all his costs to run around the country and boosting his ego and future business.

[melliedee]

Originally Posted by horizon200

I don't know Mel. When I went on to read the rst of the interview, I tend to agree with him. What country is usually the one to step forward against us or the UN when trying to enforce a sanction? Russia. Romney went on to explain that in a global environment, how do you trust a country that is always the naysayer, always the devil's advocate? It's as if they are using our own cold war playbook against us right now.

As for Obama's remarks. I understand what he claims is a necessity of our election year politics. but, isn't that a sad state of affairs when it takes a year for a new president to settle in and begin to own something and then when the third year of his presidency comes along, he is restrained by election politics (apparently the 4th year is a total write off). So, unless he is on a second term then he only has a year to actually govern. I'm thinking something might be broken!

I agree with your concerns in the second paragraph.

As far as Romney's Russia comments, there is a legit concern over their willingness put an obstructionist shoulder to the UN wheel. But, number one? Come on. I can think of a half a dozen countries Russia would need to stand in line behind for that dubious honor. And to make such a statement when the current president is abroad meeting with them? I'm sure the Alex P. Keaton's of the world who never took down their Reagan posters appreciated the red meat and immediately went home and played their VHS copies of Red Dawn, but I thought it reeked of amateur hour.

[bearcat]

Originally Posted by melliedee

I agree with your concerns in the second paragraph.

As far as Romney's Russia comments, there is a legit concern over their willingness put an obstructionist shoulder to the UN wheel. But, number one? Come on. I can think of a half a dozen countries Russia would need to stand in line behind for that dubious honor. And to make such a statement when the current president is abroad meeting with them? I'm sure the Alex P. Keaton's of the world who never took down their Reagan posters appreciated the red meat and immediately went home and played their VHS copies of Red Dawn, but I thought it reeked of amateur hour.

I have a feeling that if Obama was in China, Romney would have called the Chinese our number one enemy. It is campaign politics, attack whatever the sitting President says.

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by roni

Phoenix was the best market in today's Case-Schiller report

The Professor fails to get a passing grade for current events.

City-by-city breakdown of home prices - MarketWatch

just because prices rose in the last year, doesn't mean they are good....it only means they are better than a year ago.

Yes, Phoenix prices are rising now, but they are still lower than they were before the crash...cappice?

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by Mnbruce

At least they thought they did.

I'd like to think my recent purchase in Florida was a steal, and that the next one will be the same, but only time will tell for sure.

135 grand for a really nice vacation home you can pay cold hard cash for and then get income from renting out regularly, and has fairly low property taxes and condo fees- is a 'steal' no matter how you slice it, IMO. Even if it falls below it's current worth, it might still be a wise investment for them.

But yeah- you never know for sure about property prices, this is true. WE don't KNOW that building a house right now is the best idea for us either, house prices here might not rise more in future, might actually be inflated right now (although my city is not one that the experts are saying has inflated housing, knock on wood.) But the economic future here looks pretty rosy, and we think it is a good investmest, so we will take that chance. Plus, we just want it.