That is if we all live past December 2012!

Not sure what that meant Uvah, but your right about one thing.. The status quo.. most def. sucks.

anyways, lets hear all the positive hopeful, changed success stories from all of you waving the banner 3 years ago.

Better healthcare? Nope, More money in the bank? Nope, Houses worth more now? Nope, Gitmo gone? Nope, more racial equality? Nope

are your children better off? Nope, less anxiety about your futures? Nope, More faith in the Govt? Nope, Nation less divided? Nope. is ur 401K healthier? Nope....and oh yes.. Gas prices?

Truth is, all of these, and these are just a few off the top of my head, are worse now, than 3 years ago, for me, and everyone I know, friends, family, colleagues.... and If i remember correctly, 3 years.. ago, It's just what I said, right here. It doesn't make me smart... just right.

Bring on 2012!

ya know John, you could always move back from where you came from if you're so disenchanted.

I think this post is really more to the liking of the JU forums. that's where you can whine and complain how the faults of everything is the fault of the present administration, which is pure BS.

The important thing to remember (well I think it's important) is that when a discussion is started about elections or anything political is that the persons we associate with the discussions, those in office or those seeking to replace them are all Politicians.  They all belong to the 'Good Old Boys Club'.  I find it hard to believe that any one of them is willing to make any real changes.  The voters may think they are voting for a person they feel can and will make a change but that person will always do what their 'party' dictates to them.

Just my opinion. 

John, I 100% agree with what you said...you had the guts to say it here...and I laud you for that.  I will add this to your comments:

I am so disappointed with the current administration in our country...in all of my 65 years of being on this planet, I cannot remember a time that our country's people have been hurting so much...me included.  For the first time in my life, I have been severely by our failing economy.  I have to decide whether to eat or whether to get my meds filled...most months, I don't have enough for both. 

I apologize if I have offended anyone...that was not my intent.  I am just venting my frustrations...

when you try to feed them BS and call it chocolate pudding, well....

John, you've made an inference that a conservative sweep will cure all our ills. Where the conservatives are the ones that have lead us to the current state of our country. like I mentioned, so much BS.

YES, we are better off than we were three years ago, I'm sorry that you're not (seriously) but I don't know what an administration change would actually do for you, same-o, same-o.

what pisses me off more than anything is how special interests control way too many aspects of out lives. I don't get any benefits from special interests, do you?

You're correct this is a an open community forum but along Southwest policy lines. when it becomes less family oriented the post gets locked and people start getting PM's from mods.

Then Greg, vote against special interests. Can anyone say Solyndra? FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS squandered... gone... at your expense... by this admin.

.. and.. how are we better off... this is the dialog I wanted to start.. jazzy certainly isnt.. I am not, nor anyone I know..

how are you\we better off?

Show me some concrete numbers..

No reason for anyone to close this thread unless, it's an open and honest discussion about the state of our own lives. Completely family oriented and relevant imo.

All depends on who is voted in.. now doesn't it. ANYONE who will cut spending, reduce the size of Govt. and get out of the way of the private sector (in a sensible way) will do LOTS for me.

do we really have so much short term memory loss. the financial meltdown occurred at the end of the previous administrations watch when "those" guys got caught with the hands in the cookie jar.

anywho, I'm voting for the current administration next round again. It may not be the best but he sure beats the other team's entries hands down.

guys like chris dodd and barney frank u mean? 

Annnnyway.. lets see some figures about how any sector of this countries economy is any better off due to this Admin's policies. The time for blaming an ancient administration is over.. this is Obama's economy now.. he owns it.

terrible, these guys should go to jail but then again so should the investment brokers/bankers that tanked the economy.

how are we better off? well, I got a hip replaced last year so I'm getting around much better, I started drawing SS and now have an income, my son (age 10) gets a SS monthly stipend until he's 18 hopefully to pay for a college education, my wife just got a 5% raise, we changed from att to t-mobile saving $10/mo and our property taxes only went up $5.00 this year. Better off is a relative term and based on perspective.

you have no opinion based on any of the rhetoric, that doesn't sound like you.

I love it when people pull out statistics to suit their arguments. do you have some statistics showing these numbers at the end of the Clinton and Bush era administrations.

The Country is worse off than at ANY time in our past except for the Civil War and the Great Depression. Anyone who believes otherwise is smoking too much hope.

sorry to hear that MJ. I hope that that will change when these politicians stop being politicians and start being human beings, doing what is right for ALL of us. absolutely no offense taken, best thoughts to you.