Reality Gap

**USA-1** · 19th July 2010 01:14 PM

Reality gap: U.S. struggles while D.C. booms | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

America is struggling with a sputtering economy and high unemployment — but times are booming for Washington’s governing class.
The massive expansion of government under President Barack Obama has basically guaranteed a robust job market for policy professionals, regulators and contractors for years to come. The housing market, boosted by the large number of high-income earners in the area, many working in politics and government, is easily outpacing the markets in most of the country. And there are few signs of economic distress in hotels, restaurants or stores in the D.C. metro area.

Socialist policy and I do mean right out of the Socialist Bible.

Roughly 45 percent of “Washington elites” said the country and the economy are headed in the right direction, while roughly 25 percent of the general population said they felt that way.

If we're smart, we launch this into campaign 2010. Great testament to liberal immoralty.

This is our auto industry, or financial services, or entertainment,” said Stephen Fuller, director of George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis, alluding, respectively, to the economic foundations of the Detroit, New York and Los Angeles metropolitan areas. “The federal government is our business. And on top of that, we have an administration that’s clearly expanding the role of the federal government in the context of the national economy — as a manager and as a provider of funds. That hasn’t been the case in the past, except in the case of wars.”

A socialist wasn't President in the past.

**Dr.Knuckles** · 19th July 2010 02:43 PM

The massive expansion of government under President Barack Obama has basically guaranteed a robust job market for policy professionals, regulators and contractors for years to come.

You're ridiculous.

**anonnymous** · 19th July 2010 03:33 PM

Socialist policy and I do mean right out of the Socialist Bible.

Where can I get a copy of that there, Socialist Bible? Oh, when Bush created the Dept. of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy since the pentagon, was that out of this Socialist Bible?

**Divine Wind** · 19th July 2010 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by anonnymous

Where can I get a copy of that there, Socialist Bible? Oh, when Bush created the Dept. of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy since the pentagon, was that out of this Socialist Bible?

Yes, the Stalinist version.

**JayGatz** · 19th July 2010 03:41 PM

What's a "Washington elite"?

**TennesseeRain** · 19th July 2010 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by anonnymous

Where can I get a copy of that there, Socialist Bible? Oh, when Bush created the Dept. of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy since the pentagon, was that out of this Socialist Bible?

Yes...the Book of Dalmations.

**Divine Wind** · 19th July 2010 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Jardines

What's a "Washington elite"?

Washington politicians, regardless of flavor, who think they are better than everyone else. These are the people who tell Americans they need to buckle up and hang tight then vote themselves a pay raise. These are the people who raise taxes, then include tax loop holes which they can use to dodge the tax. These are the people who pass laws about harassment, hiring practices and the like but exempt themselves from those same rules.

**Dr.Knuckles** · 19th July 2010 04:20 PM

They were born in Kenya but they are Chinese. Obama hired them.

**USA-1** · 20th July 2010 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by anonnymous

Where can I get a copy of that there, Socialist Bible?

1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

**USA-1** · 20th July 2010 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by Inspector Gently

You're ridiculous.

I'm sure you meant my argument is ridiculous but:

Since the most recent recession began in December 2007, metropolitan Washington has shed about 71,000 employees on nonfarm payrolls, the fewest number among the nation’s 15 largest metropolitan areas.

Reality proves me correct as it does quite often in here, in fact, I believe most of your arguments struggle with denial. It ain't no river in Egypt.....Gentlemen. You too Inspector.