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....how would you grade...A+ thru F...the overall performance of this president....and WHY???....what were his strengths and weaknesses???....his accomplishments and failures???....also, how do you believe he and his presidency will be viewed in historical perspective....in other words....what will be his legacy???....

....While i am NOT an economist, i DO have a business background and degree....BUT MOST OF ALL, I HAVE COMMON SENSE....

....In my opinion, this economic crisis is NOWHERE NEAR completion....and i am speaking in terms of YEARS....NOT MONTHS....

....Before it ends....the stock market will be significantly LOWER (possibly near DOW 6,300....currently 8,800)....interest rates will be LOWER (the FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD "could" bring interest rates down to 0%....currently at 1%)....the bond market will be HIGHER....the unemployment rate will be significantly HIGHER (currently 6.5% nationally....possibly to 10.2%)....consumer confidence will be significantly LOWER....retail sales will be LOWER....and on and on....

....BUCKLE UP....could be a rough ride....

....and FORD following on GM's heels towards bankruptcy, as well....DO YOU FEEL THAT THIS IS SYMPTOMATIC OF PROBLEMS IN THE U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY, SPECIFICALLY.....OR.....SYMPTOMATIC OF AN OVERALL DECLINE IN U.S. MANUFACTURING ABILITY, IN GENERAL???

....Whereas, most women seem to co-mingle "LOVE" and "SEX"....(topic suggested by "Rampart Dog"....thanx).

....WHAT "DOES" AND "DOES NOT" REPRESENT "PORNOGRAPHY" TO YOU???....AND "WHY"....

....WHAT TOPICS WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS, NOW???....I WOULD LUV YOU TO HEAR YOUR SUGGESTIONS....

....NO TIME FOR US OBAMA SUPPORTERS TO GLOAT, AS THERE IS A MONUMENTAL AMOUNT OF WORK TO DO, NATIONALLY....AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY....WHERE DO YOU FEEL THE NEW PRESIDENT SHOULD BEGIN???....

....WOULDN'T YOU AGREE THAT $12 BILLION A MONTH COULD BE PUT TO BETTER USE???....and please tell me....WHAT HAS THE IRAQ WAR ACCOMPLISHED IN 6 YEARS....other than increased employment for casket makers and Veterans' Hospital personnel???....

...We were "lied" into this war at a time when America's psyche was wounded, as a result of 9/11....we felt "vulnerable" so we trusted our leader....Now, where-oh-where could Saddam have hidden those "elusive" WMD's???....anyone have a clue???....

....WHICH DO YOU PREFER....AND WHY???....

....For many years, i favored CNN....however, i do not care for many of CNN's "NEW" news anchors, some of whom appear to be "illiterate" in their presentations of the news....I used to also watch FOXXX SNOOZ CHANNEL, until approximately 2 years ago, as they were STILL defending the President's decision to invade Iraq, in spite of the reality that was apparent...also, O'REILLY and HANNITY made me want to vomit, literally....and that "robotic" BRIT HUME....just horrible....

....SOOOO, lately i find myself watching MSNBC....not that i enjoy it to any great extent, but it clearly is preferable....

....MY ULTIMATE NEWS "PLEASURE" IS READING "THE NEW YORK TIMES"....nearly "orgasmic"....oops, may i say that???....

SOOOO "INNOCENT"

....If i were to rate this girl's "sexiness" on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being a "goddess"....i could see myself rating her a "3"....AND a "10"....sometimes i view this pic and consider her quite "plain"....other times, i view this pic and she really turns me on....it has to do with her "virginal" innocence....her "naive" stare....and her "inquisitive" expression....

....I would luv to know your opinion regarding this "innocent angel"....btw....i luv her hair....

My friends and I were discussing this topic last night....I'm curious about YOUR feelings....In your OWN mind, how do you determine what defines a "LESBIAN" versus a female "BISEXUAL" who strongly favors female sexual partners???....would a female bisexual who sleeps with a man "once-a-year" still be considered a lesbian???....how about every OTHER year???....how about once every 5 years???....OR....is there a completely DIFFERENT CRITERIA which should be considered when determining LESBIANISM....

....In other words, what is YOUR PERSONAL CRITERIA that differentiates "lesbian" from "bisexual"???....

It's funny how we do some of our best thinking while in the bathroom...in this case, the shower....when economic times were GOOD, criticism of "WAL*MART" abounded....movies, documentaries, books, magazine articles, etc....(almost) everyone seemed to jump on the "CRITICIZE WAL*MART" bandwagon....BUT...now that economic hard-times have hit, many of these SAME people are depending on WAL*MART's low prices to help them survive, economically....

I have always felt that if a company can be run SOOOO EFFICIENTLY, that it is able to sell it's products for less than the next guy....then that was a GOOD THING, and it SHOULD BE admired......AND I STILL BELIEVE IT....DO YOU???

....As a Democrat, i am PRO-CHOICE....BUT, i respect the position of PRO-LIFERS, even though i believe stem-cell research is the MOST IMPORTANT scientific research that we, as a society, can presently undertake....HOWEVER, I FIND IT TOTALLY INDEFENSIBLE, that ANYONE, INCLUDING SARAH PALIN, COULD DENY A SAFE and LEGAL ABORTION TO A VICTIM OF RAPE and / or INCEST....THAT ABORTION STANCE JUST MAKES ME WANT TO VOMIT....IN OTHER WORDS...."LET'S RE-VICTIMIZE the VICTIM"....AND YOU CONSERVATIVES CONSIDER YOURSELVES TO BE THE "COMPASSIONATE" ONES???....

Just a simple topic....we don't want to think TOO much, today....how do you feel about credit card companies being able to LEGALLY CHARGE upwards of 20 percent interest....when the US PRIME RATE....the rate banks charge their most credit-worthy corporate clients....stands at 4 percent???....this has always bothered me....ALOT....even tho i pay off my balance in-full each month....