Quote Originally Posted by gypski
I beg to differ in one respect. When Carter was president, and IF he had gotten an second term honestly (no Iran hostage, Iran/contra bullshit) he would have followed the recommendation of the Schaffer report and cannabis would not be treated today as it has been by GOP presidents. Nixon, Reagan, Bush I and Bush II. And since the so-called 1994 GOP Revolution, things have gotten far worse then during Carter.

True, a good government is less government but making that happen is nearly impossible today. It has become too intrenched an has become an occupation. The founders intended to have representatives and senators have their real occupations as shopkeepers and the like, not lawyers and career politicians. :twocents:
The issue that Carter had during his presidency that ultimately cost him a second term was that he had a democrat controlled congresss to contend with, extremely high inflation rates, a recession that had been fueled eartler in the 70's, and his administration could grasp control of an economy. I remember people with excellent credit only being able to attain 21 percent interest rates on housing and cars. Things have gotten far worse since Carter because of the Congress and who controls it, an increasingly socialistic/communistic group of elitists who can stop spending and think you should do what they say, and they're exempt.

Ronald Reagan, did exactly what classical economic theory (3000-5000 years plus of existence, dating back to the Egyptians and the peoples of the Near East); he cut taxes, cut governemnt spending, and even with the recession that occurred because of a congress that could let go of pork projects, his presidency had the greatest growth of any presidential administration ever.

During his term as governor of California, he was the ONLY governor to actually operate the state in the black AND provide tax cuts and rebates to citizens of that state.

Bush 1 was not so effective.

Clinton had a democrat controlled congress for the first part of his administration during which he floundered with our country and economy experiencing steady growth. His administration was held to the test when the Republican revolution of 1994 took place and the second largest period of economic growth occurred.

Bush 2 had an increasingly left leaning congress that refused ot pass bills upward, reducing his effectiveness, with 9/11 being a huge problem. That attack was aimed directly at the economy of our country. I think that he did as wel as any other president could have done all things considered, but during the last three years he was increasingly weak and unable to lead because of the congress he had to deal with. He was not a great president but he beats the hell out of Carter, who is considered by many political researchers and economists to be the worst President ever elected.

Obama is a different story. He is without a doubt a socialist who brought absolutely zer experience and qualification to the table, campaigned on change (which EVERY candidate does when challenging that office) and he voted for out of emotion, not issue.

He has spent more money that we don't have than every other administration combined, and with a socialist and elitist congress, is intent on increasing government control and intervention into every aspect of our lives.

We are about to experience an anomoly that will include hyperinflation, a depression, and that coupled with a true national unemployment rate of closer to 17-18 percent when all true unemployed persons are included, will damage the nation so badly that it will takes decades to overcome.

Think Russia during the 70's and 80's, when people were standing in line for whatever was available. You and I are about to experience a true command economy with very little market or traditional economic properties. Our true enemy is our current congress, who has never met a crisis they couldn't stretch as "if we don't do something now...." only to expand pork projects and increase government dependency while removing constitutional rights. This is making the Patriot Act look like a boy scout badge.

On the cannibus issue, not one president has ever looked upon the plant favorably since it was made illegal in 1938, when it the depression was so bad that mexicans were shipped out of the country because they were taking white peoples jobs. Marijuana was but one of the things thay blamed upon them, along with crime, etc...

Yep I totally agree, no one should be in jail for mj, I personally think jail or prison is for those who have broken laws and acted against society so badly they cannot be trusted or our safety is at risk as citizens.

I believe its the congress we have to fear, not the President. They are our biggest enemy. Just my opinion. For what its worth, for a living I study and research economics and the influence of the government upon market economies. I spent years in the entertainment industry and if you want to see some real winners to throw rocks at, look at people like Sean Penn and Madonna, there are some examples of sperm who should not have won that swimming race.