not bad for his first comment!!! you've been here how long, and you've amassed a whopping total like that on a liberal site!!!

Continued from mmsuki reply below...

Liberals elites are always so ready to entrust YOUR money to the government. "Raise our taxes!" the Matt Damon's of the world continue to say. WHY??? So the government can squander it on interest free loans to billionaire bankers and expanding outdated, antiquated entitlement programs which have NEVER been destined to work as a long-term solution.

I've got an idea Mr. Damon. How about YOU push for the government to actually lower taxes, which will benefit everyone in these demanding times; and YOU insist that people like YOU (and your elite ilk) make a solemn pledge to donate ALL of you money to needy causes. You can even determine the causes. You don't need Obama or Barney Frank's input at all.

But this continued facade of well-meaning executed by the Elites (in Hollywood and elsewhere) whereby they are perfectly comfortable giving away YOUR money to a bunch of fools beholden to various special interest (none of whom are YOU) is just sheer folly.

I'm glad Meryl Streep donated about 1-4% of her total net worth to charity.

Call me when she give's away 50% or more. That's how much her beloved Liberal leaders want to take away from the true entrepreneurs of this country who are our only hope for a return to long-term propsperity.

Hello mmsuki. I took the opportunity to read about Ms. Streep's generous donations to the efforts in Haiti. Thank you for posting that so I may cure my ignorance. I truthfully don't have anything against Meryl Streep. My problem is with Liberalism as a whole. I will never subscribe to the belief that governments are better than individuals at creativity, accomplishment, work ethic and the proper execution of the entrepreneurial spirit upon which America was allegedly founded.

Ms. Streep gave $2M to humanitarian causes which benefited the people of Haiti. Great! I applaud her for it. Meanwhile, we have millions of people right here in America who suffer every single day from poverty, starvation and more; and all our government leaders are worried about is implementing a power grab which will transfer even more leverage into their hands.

Liberalism isn't about compassion and hope. It is about power. A power based on the belief that THEY are smarter (and therefore better equipped to make the decisions) than WE are. It's that simple.

Ms. Streep donated $2M to international causes. Once again I say, "thank you."

You know when I'll be impressed?

When she somehow manages to budget herself to live on a mere pittance of $2M per year, pays cash for a nice, reasonable, safe and secure home (maybe $650,000) and donates every other dollar she make's every single year to both domestic and international causes.

you eventually run out of other peoples money - Margaret Thatcher!!!

Ha ha. Oh no the thought police! Fascist.

I wonder if you even understand these terms you use. Like rational, are you arguing our economics are rational? If so, you have lost YOUR sense. Can you tell me what a Communist is though?

I do know and that is what bothers you.

She crushed unions, and ushered in the era of deregulation and fiance. Britain now has almost zero manufacturing base, and a industry that is basically paper pushing that took a massive blow in 2007 that only recovered through massive government intervention. Britain has also isolated themselves from the EU thinking themselves above it, sadly for Britain, they are an island with nothing to offer the world economy. The empire is on it's last breath as a "World" power, thanks to the stupidity of Margaret Thatcher.

Morrissey was right, we;d all love to see her on a guillotine.

true

It's the end of this stupid system, we are watching it unrevel. There is no free land in America like in the past, nor are any world wars on the horizon to save the the sputtering economies of the world.

GAME OVER.

True. But did you ever hear of anyone running away back then?

Thanks for the assessments/predictions about me; do you regularly make these kinds of diagnoses about people you do not know? Shouldn't you be charging a fee for your analyses? My comments about Obama obviously upset you--fortunately your response does not have the same affect on me. Anyone who announces, more or less, that he/she is more intelligent than those of us who have a different view is not too bright. I and many others watched Obama make bold statements and back away as soon he confronted resistance on numerous issues--you apparently were not watching. You on the other hand, have no evidence to support your comments regarding me or the other people you think you know. I "cringe in terror" when confronted with adversity? By the way, aren't you behind a keyboard? Maybe I have underestimated the scope of your expertise--you seem to know me and others like me, as well as what "most of the rest of the world" wants--so maybe you don't need a keyboard. NOTE: Your name "listentome" screams that people typically don't--I wonder why. They must be busy "crying" and "cringing" and comtemplating how "uneducated" they are as they fumble through the Constitution in collective confusion. Obama was the first politician I ever donated money to--I voted for him with emphasis! I think (I'll double check) the Constitution gives me the right to be dissappointed with him.

Here, let me help you understand my comment--Obama surrenders to the right wing politicians when he is confronted by them--he caves in every time; it's flat out embarrassing. Just look at his hyped up signature legislation--affordable health care. What a collapse. Single-payer was scrapped by Obama the instant the republicans started yelling at him. What we got is something that will never be affordable. How could it be when this legislation mandates that on the way to pay the providers, the premiums stop off at insurance company first. Insurance is one of the more lucrative businesses in the country and so we are left with virtually no way to prevent premium escalations from one of the greediest industries in existence. That bogus legislation was just the beginning. Obama crumbled on closing Guantanamo, ending the Patriot Act (or at least reducing it's bs in scope) and every environmental issue that has come up. He has maintained many of W's policies and failed to stand up to Wall Street. The insurance industry helped craft Obama's health care plan and the bankers deigned the bailout and the refinancing debacles he has timidly put forth.

My comment was intended to point out how badly the media fails us all when they assess Obama as they did. There isn't anything occasional about his being "wishy-washy." If anything he is only "occasionally" not "wishy-washy" as in the example you gave.

Do you still disagree?

I'll join in :)

The Soviets destroyed themselves not the U.S. or Britain.

The Soviet Union was collapsing already and under capitalism things have gotten worse over there. BTW I notice you tried to ignore the destruction they did in their own countries. I guess you also want to thank Nixon for opening up China so they could outsource jobs.