any new rumors of furloughs at any of the fracs?

[AvroJockey]

Politicians, especially, the republican kind; thrive on willful ignorance. People like B.O. and coulter know this and exploit it to the max.

Dear sir,
Bill O'Reilly is not a Republican or Conservative.

 

[Hung Start]

Our problems were our own doing, not that of Bush, Clinton, Greenspan or Frank. The only thing I fault them for is not spanking us when we got out of line. They just led us on the same paths of greed, envy, and entitlement until good ol' fashion capitalism swooped down and kick our a$$es straight.

When are you people going start doing something for yourself? Because the sooner we stop looking at government for the answer the sooner we'll get out of this freakin' mess.

Amen, Brother!

Hung

 

[CL300Pilot]

You beat me to it Hung...

Avro,

That is by far the most intelligent thing I have read on this thread yet. Well put.

Amen, Brother!

Hung

 

[DAS at 10/250]

First of all you're trying to blame something on Republicans that was implemented by BOTH parties in 1999, and Glass-Steagall wasn't enforced years before 1999. That's like the FO saying the Captain caused the accident even though he/she was there and could have easily prevented it. This blaming is simply moronic!

Second...The White House and Greenspan, on several occations in 2003 and 2004, warned of the housing bubble and sub-prime lending. Let me ask you this...Why was a republican asking for more regulation and larger government? The answer lies with my previous statement: they were worried, but Barney Frank wasn't because he was in bed (literally and figuratively) with your man Herb Moses at the Fannie Mae. No one, dem or rep, did anything short of a speech to prevent this.

Whatever your political persuasion you need to know that the government is never the answer. They have consistently failed the people yet you lemmings are looking to them to save you.

OBAMA IS NOT OUR SAVIOR!!!! BUSH WASN'T OUR SAVIOR!!!!

Look in the mirror and you'll find the answer to your problems and American's problems.

Our problems were our own doing, not that of Bush, Clinton, Greenspan or Frank. The only thing I fault them for is not spanking us when we got out of line. They just led us on the same paths of greed, envy, and entitlement until good ol' fashion capitalism swooped down and kick our a$$es straight.

When are you people going start doing something for yourself? Because the sooner we stop looking at government for the answer the sooner we'll get out of this freakin' mess.

I'll second that!

 

[F/O]

Square miles of land won by: Democrats: 580,000 Republicans: 2,427,000

Some 570,000 sq miles of that is in Alaska. I'm kinda thinking the moose and grizzlies don't give a rat's a$$ about the above stat though.

Now...Caribou Barbie and her redneck "first dude" running their state into the ground? THAT is priceless...

 

[captain dad]

First of all you're trying to blame something on Republicans that was implemented by BOTH parties in 1999, and Glass-Steagall wasn't enforced years before 1999. That's like the FO saying the Captain caused the accident even though he/she was there and could have easily prevented it. This blaming is simply moronic!

Second...The White House and Greenspan, on several occations in 2003 and 2004, warned of the housing bubble and sub-prime lending. Let me ask you this...Why was a republican asking for more regulation and larger government? The answer lies with my previous statement: they were worried, but Barney Frank wasn't because he was in bed (literally and figuratively) with your man Herb Moses at the Fannie Mae. No one, dem or rep, did anything short of a speech to prevent this.

Whatever your political persuasion you need to know that the government is never the answer. They have consistently failed the people yet you lemmings are looking to them to save you.

OBAMA IS NOT OUR SAVIOR!!!! BUSH WASN'T OUR SAVIOR!!!!

Look in the mirror and you'll find the answer to your problems and American's problems.

Our problems were our own doing, not that of Bush, Clinton, Greenspan or Frank. The only thing I fault them for is not spanking us when we got out of line. They just led us on the same paths of greed, envy, and entitlement until good ol' fashion capitalism swooped down and kick our a$$es straight.

When are you people going start doing something for yourself? Because the sooner we stop looking at government for the answer the sooner we'll get out of this freakin' mess.

I agree with you, for the most part, that everyone has skin in the game and that both sides are to blame. (writing and voting in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley, the housing crisis, failed Bush stimulus, etc...)
Also pointing the finger in hind sight doesn't really help anything and history will be the ultimate judge. A given.

That being said, what do you suggest? I guess I don't understand what you are asking me to do.

The Dems have control of the White House, Senate and Congress. It is the rare trifecta that gives the ruling party control and power to really get things done and move swiftly. We put them there and they are going to have their go at it.

I am sorry but some of the stuff that Bush and the Republicans did makes my skin crawl. But if you have read any of my other threads you already know that.

 

[illinipilot]

Captn' Dad:

I think the trifecta to which you are referring is the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives. The Senate and the House together make up Congress.

IP

 

[captain dad]

Captn' Dad:

I think the trifecta to which you are referring is the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives. The Senate and the House together make up Congress.

IP

You are right. I think everyone realized what I meant to say.

 

[glasspilot]

According to Sandra Day O'Connor, as a guest on the Daily show with Jon Stewart who was quoting the Annenberg poll, only a third of Americans polled can name the three branches of government.

But I knew what you meant...

 

[gunfyter]

Only 40 percent of a certain high school class could identify the Pacific ocean on a map of the US.



The high school was in Oakland ,CA.

 

[glasspilot]

That would make sense as the Pacific ocean is not part of the US.

 

[Hung Start]

Ahhh, hell. Get it over with. Bring on Ebonics.

Hung

 

[Flex-ible]

That would make sense as the Pacific ocean is not part of the US.

Tell that to the Hawaiians, Alaskans, and the surfer dudes in the PRC (People's Republic of California).

 

[GooseHZ]

....

Glass,

It is for 12 miles.....

 

[whymeworry?]

Glass-Steagall was a bad law and it's repeal had very little to do with the current mess.

You don't read the financial press, do you? Gutting of the Glass-Steagall act allowed banks to become investment banks (and vice-versa), who then leveraged themselves upwards of 40:1. That is, they borrowed $40 for speculative investments for every dollar they had on deposit.

JP Morgan, for example have over $97 TRILLION in derivatives exposure. Citibank more than $40 TRILLION.

But yeah, you're right, it's all the fault of the subprime borrower.

 

[gunfyter]

But yeah, you're right, it's all the fault of the subprime borrower.

No. its the fault of Barney Frank and the Dems who forced banks to lend to the uncreditworthy...

Saturday Night Live -- very funny
THE FORBIDDEN Saturday Night Live SKIT

SNL did a "Bailout" skit, which has created some rather awkward problems for NBC. They spiked the video and tried to shut it down on the Internet. But aha, there's still some sites that have it.

http://msunderestimated.com/SNLBailoutSkit.wmv

 

[Nolife]

Funny ass skit.

Now back to the thread title. I hear more reductions at Flex. Anyone else have a take?

 

[exagony]

where'd u hear that?

 

[Nolife]

Word around the camp fire is anywhere from 20-70 more pilots. Hope it is all rumor but seeing how much red was bled before the first round I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen.

I hope for a speedy economic recovery but like my Grandma always said, "hope in one hand and crap in the other and see which fills up first."

 

[ArtVandalay]

Word around the camp fire is anywhere from 20-70 more pilots. Hope it is all rumor but seeing how much red was bled before the first round I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen.

I hope for a speedy economic recovery but like my Grandma always said, "hope in one hand and crap in the other and see which fills up first."

What "red" are you referring to? Flex is making profit right now.