Global cooling

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

Bard, it sounds to me that you have it in for small businesses that don't follow your politics. Al Gore is a perfect example of the small business entrepreneur with a mind for the future. I'm surprised that you don't see the picture.

MalibuGuru · Joined: 11 Nov 1993 Posts: 9300

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

A small business is about the number of employees in it, not the amount of money they make. As a Republican, you should know that.

GURGLETROUSERS · Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 2643

The point is being obscured yet again.

Those who preach the looming dangers of global warming because they sincerely BELIEVE it, need to be seen to set an example by their ACTIONS, not just by throwing their surplus money about, which they can clearly afford to do.

Do the Gores and Kennedy clans do that? Do they cycle or walk (as a gesture) instead of continually and grandly driving about in gas guzzling limos? Have they been seen to have adjusted their life-style in any way, as an example to those of us such as myself, societies 'useful idiots'?

I don't see anything of the kind from such 'leaders of society' so I ask the obvious question, Why should I? After all, in the scheme of things, my 'useful idiot' life-style is modest enough, as a member of an advanced western industrial society.

In short, I object to being preached at by the 'do as we say, not as we do' political and ruling classes of society. (And no, I'm not a socialist - their regulatory and controlling vision of life is even worse!)

KGB-NP · Joined: 25 Jul 2001 Posts: 2856

keycocker · Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 3598

I am surprised Gore would be considered in control of that large a part of the Bush government.He made much of his money in those years.
I would assume he is part of the army of 100s of thousands with gov. connections who benefit in some way.
As Bard says, this is how big business works.
All of big business. Lots of "small" businesses.
Why do you guys object so strongly to one guy doing the same as every single other?
And encouraging us all to make the same investments?

KGB-NP · Joined: 25 Jul 2001 Posts: 2856

So are you saying it's OK to pull those string for financial gain?

$1.3 in perks on one's personal property by pulling those strings, that's OK?

Manipulation of others (businesses / grants / tax incentives / legislation.) utilizing political connections and power in those examples, that's how it works or should / could work?

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

MalibuGuru · Joined: 11 Nov 1993 Posts: 9300

KC, Crony Capitalism, Insider Trading, and No Bid Contracts should generally be frowned upon.....by all party's.

PS, Bush was the worst of all worlds, a social conservative, and a progressive. He was not an Eisenhower conservative by any definition.