FYI, one of the comment guidelines here in the Parlor is that commenters are asked to stick to one name in a comment thread. Thanks.

THe reason our economy is in bad shape rests on the people and lending institutions. Deregulation gave people the power to borrow more than they could afford, and while real estate was increasaing in vaulue , no problem.

NOT THE GOVERNMENTS FAULT.

Also, people in the country live beyond their means. Is a wonder with 4 out of 5 people in debt and a savings rate of less that 1%, THAT THE CITIZENS of this country bear the most blame? Not the governments fault as well.

You may or may not know this, but the DEMs didn’t really balance a budget as they didn’t really do anything. It was a lame duck government. Clinton downsized the military (JUst like Bobby Bright will), would not engage in conflicts (just like the Dems could have prevented 9-11 by catching Obama/ Osama) and passed no major legislative action. What an accomplishment.

Then on the way out..rob the white house, lie under oath, and cheat on your wife. That is why voters had a change of heart and soon will again. Vote Republican in 2008.

And you are STUPID to think the Repubs didn’t put our US economy in the most God aweful position it has EVER been. You know its the truth so don’t go blaming that on the DEMS! The DEMS had the budget balanced when the Repubs took office. And yes the Dems are finally back in control, Thank God. Who the heck do you think led Congress when the deficit once again was created? You probably guessed it, the REPUBS again. In excess of a TRILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT????…. Start counting now and add all the zeros to it!
Our only hope is to keep putting the Dems back in charge to promote a first step process needed to work on ending wars, gone on entirely to long and the borrow\free spend, non accountable for tax dollar tactic. Face it, changes are essential to our very existence and DEMS must gain seats and remain in the majority in an effort to get us out of this mess.

People need to learn to save as well. If you are struggling in today’s economy, chances are it is your fault, not the government’s. Don’t buy more than you can afford, put money in the bank. Don’t look to the government for rebate checks, handouts, or other gifts.

I am glad to do what I can to raise the level of discussion. On the other hand, if I am going to err, I prefer to err on the side of leaving a comment that should be removed rather than removing a comment that should stay. It’s not a precise science.

Clearly commenters use the board as a campaign tool. But there is no obligation for the blog to serve that purpose that trumps the bounds of taste that I will tolerate. This is not a partisan issue. The other comments that you liken to the one removed cut both ways politically, though none of them to my thinking are as offensive as the one removed.

Again, I am all for raising the level of discussion, and if you would like to help us think about how to make that happen, I’m all for it. I do believe that community standards are maintained particularly well by members of the actual community who encourage newcomers to rise to expectations.

FWIW, if I took down everything that had no merit, quite a few comments and a good many of my posts would have to go.

Let’s start by getting rid of all of the posts that call Jay Love a liar or take a poke at Troy King. These comments are offensive and are without a solid foundation..pure mean spirited speculation. Anyone reading them might take them at face value without remedy for a correction.

Two lines or less from the post was someone stating that it was meant to be commentary, as was it written in the post that the information was not true.

If you really stand by your commitment to make this blog a discussion board, and not a campaign tool you will take down the following posts that have no merit:
33,63,65,66,70, 78.

I am glad for us to have candid discussions about campaigns, strategies, tactics, etc… including about this sign. (And commenters here have an abundance of candor.) If you believe that the sign is misleading and that turnabout is fair play, that’s fine, but it is not the blog’s responsibility to be a campaign tool for someone to even a score.

Plus, as has already been pointed out, anyone misled by the sign as to Bright’s party affiliation would be set straight by the ballot. A misleading (or misunderstood) comment here would have no such built-in opportunity to be corrected.

Plus, the lack of taste in the comment crossed a line for me. If it didn’t for you, so be it.

For the record, if you see other comments that cross a line, I am glad to have them called to my attention.

Thanks,

Danny

I don’t see “vote against all Democrats regardless, even when the GOP nominee is blatantly dishonest” in Lincoln’s quotes . . . .I think Nixon might have said that, though . . .

That sounds more like communist Russia than anything the Founding Fathers envisioned, actually . . . .