Comments on: Arithmophobia http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/11/14/arithmophobia/ If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen. — Samuel Adams Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:13:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doug Gibson http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/11/14/arithmophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-36375 Doug Gibson Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:31:32 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=9571#comment-36375 RHS, Not nearly as fed up as I am with lectures on fiscal responsibility from conservative Democrats. And now President Obama is <a href="http://www.openleft.com/diary/16026/as-obama-administration-focuses-on-deficits-instead-of-jobs-democratic-majority-circles-the-drain" rel="nofollow">getting into the act . . .</a> RHS,

Not nearly as fed up as I am with lectures on fiscal responsibility from conservative Democrats. And now President Obama is getting into the act . . .

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]]> By: RHS http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/11/14/arithmophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-36373 RHS Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:59:14 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=9571#comment-36373 I don't know about the rest of you, but personally I'm fed up with Republican lectures on fiscal responsibility from a party that turned at 2.7 billion surplus into a trillion dollar deficit. I don’t know about the rest of you, but personally I’m fed up with Republican lectures on fiscal responsibility from a party that turned at 2.7 billion surplus into a trillion dollar deficit.

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]]> By: Bobby Coggins http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/11/14/arithmophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-36372 Bobby Coggins Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:25:39 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=9571#comment-36372 Gordon is right that employment is a lagging indicator. I just don't know what he wanted to achieve by trying to point that out to Mittan or most of his facebook groupies. Matt doesn't want dialogue, only controversy or make it about him. If everyone ignored him, the world (and most certainly Buncombe County) would be a better place. It worked out fine for the Democratic candidates for Buncombe County Commissioner...they did not show up for a radio debate with their Republican challengers, and they all won seats on the Board. Not one Republican won. He doesn't have as much influence as he pretends. Gordon is right that employment is a lagging indicator. I just don’t know what he wanted to achieve by trying to point that out to Mittan or most of his facebook groupies. Matt doesn’t want dialogue, only controversy or make it about him. If everyone ignored him, the world (and most certainly Buncombe County) would be a better place.

It worked out fine for the Democratic candidates for Buncombe County Commissioner…they did not show up for a radio debate with their Republican challengers, and they all won seats on the Board. Not one Republican won. He doesn’t have as much influence as he pretends.

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]]> By: Gordon Smith http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/11/14/arithmophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-36371 Gordon Smith Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:10:24 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=9571#comment-36371 Not quite, Watcher. I commented at Matt Mittan's Facebook page. You can read the exchange <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=lf#/profile.php?v=feed&story_fbid=167087602771&id=1050532069" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Things certainly aren't rosy, but it's true that employment is a historically lagging indicator. Let's not forget that a little over a year ago the talk was about how to prevent a global economic meltdown of unprecedented proportions. Not quite, Watcher. I commented at Matt Mittan’s Facebook page. You can read the exchange here. Things certainly aren’t rosy, but it’s true that employment is a historically lagging indicator. Let’s not forget that a little over a year ago the talk was about how to prevent a global economic meltdown of unprecedented proportions.

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]]> By: The Watcher http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/11/14/arithmophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-36368 The Watcher Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:47:45 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=9571#comment-36368 "I’m still waiting to meet someone unemployed who is more worried about federal deficits than his or her own family’s." Gordon Smith took the time to email in to "Take a Stand" on WWNC last week to opine that the rising unemployment rate is "just a lagging indicator" of an otherwise rosy economy. So, worry not!!!! “I’m still waiting to meet someone unemployed who is more worried about federal deficits than his or her own family’s.”

Gordon Smith took the time to email in to “Take a Stand” on WWNC last week to opine that the rising unemployment rate is “just a lagging indicator” of an otherwise rosy economy. So, worry not!!!!

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