Bush: America is "absolutely" better off today than it was four years ago

Please prove your "facts", and we'll bow to you.

You're misinformed.

Purely on energy exports alone, 17% of your entire oil consumption and a whopping 87% of natural gas comes from Canada. We ship more oil to you than Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela or anyone else.

There's nothing that the US ships to Canada that we can't get somewhere else. Your primary exports to us are heavy machinery and processes metals (ie: raw steel) which, coincidentally, the majority of raw materials to make come from Canada (like our nickel to make that steel).

While our economy may be tied a little more tightly to US fortunes than we'd like, Canada would be completely capable of self-sustained commerce if the US should suddenly vanish off the planet. It would hurt, of course, but we'd continue trucking along nicely after undergoing adjustments in what our focus would be for exports and cutting deals with new consumers. I wonder if the US would continue to blithely go along with 1/6th of it's oil supplies gone... I seem to recall a massive recession in the 70s/80s when the arabs tightened the taps only a margin compared to the quantities received from Canada today.

Again, you're misinformed.

Acccording to the latest census information I've seen, roughly 10k per year emigrate from here to the US. That number has been dropping over the years too, so it may not even be that high today.

UCSIS document - Check page 8

And something you obviously haven't considered, a large number of americans emigrate to Canada, at the rate of about 6k per year.

Statistics Canada

Of course, if you took the time to actually look at the numbers, you'd realize this. It's not like data is difficult to find. It's all available online from official sources. Get over your jingoism and get informed from some place more authoritative than Faux News.

Oh great ... Don't you understand that logic and truth have NO place in GFY arguments. Come on man, get with it.

Just make some shit up, it's a lot of fun.

I guess I'm just not imaginative enough.

yep we are doing great

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit widened much more than expected in June, hitting a record $55.8 billion as the biggest drop in exports in nearly three years combined with record imports, the government said on Friday.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5694670/

The increased deficit for imports isn't surprising. As the old saying goes, "An Army marches on its stomach"... nowadays, a mechanized army marches on its oil (and oil products, ie. gasoline). The exports thing is a little more enigmatic.

From a purely economic basis, it's a little counter-intuitive. The USD has lost serious ground against pretty much every major world currency (Japanese Yen, GB Pound, Euro, Indian Rinminbi and of course the Canadian Dollar). Traditionally, currency devaluation means increased trade because your products are now cheaper to procure on the world market.

I wish the article went into more detail as to if specific sectors are down, or if its a general depression of exports. Perhaps increased energy prices have offset the currency slump to the point where the price per unit is actually increased. Perhaps the problems are more political, or tied to nervousness about global instability. We may never know.

one word for that statement:

BULLSHIT

Amen.

Absolutely - totally agree - not!

Bush is absolutely the worst President the US ever had - and I'm absolutely convinced he is the worst leader of any western nation in the last three decades.

This "thing" is an absolute idiot!

LOL .... It is true he really doesn't take a firm and clear stand on issues...

But US citizens must choose the better of the worst....

Has anyone noticed now much these "pimproll" icons on the left side look like condom wrappers?

They aren't ???? I've been using them all day! Oh shit....

lately though kerry has started to turn into bush
i just hope he doesnt say he agrees with the war and would of done the same thing near election

bringer:

I think this shit about Bush far exceeds anything to do with politics and sure as hell has little to do with John Kerry or *anyone* on the planet.

Bush is not a competitent man and sure as hell has no clue about the real world. He is also a dishonorable man who can not be trusted on his word - he has nada credibility. Bush has done *absolutely* nothing for the US people and just brought the US into a league of rogue states. That is not the type of person who should be anywhere near *any* government office, nevermind the White House.

So... Whether you are told this and that about John Kerry being a "flip flopper" or anyone else - the fact remains that we currently have a total incompetitent in the White House - whoever is elected can only do better - even if it's your family dog.

what are you talking about? every negative you said about bush could be said about kerry x10. is it honorable to come home from the war and denouce it and admit to commiting war crimes and then campain with vets? the same people he once called evil now pose for photo ops with him.

OMG you are a fucking idiot.

How old are you 12. I remember the vietnam era.
There were a lot of vets who came back and said the war was wrong. And as we all know now it was.

Just like the current war. Wrong on so many levels.We should be going after Osama and quit fucking around in Iraq.

Christ you are a dumbass. I have more trust in someone who comes back from Vietnam and has the balls to speak the truth about it than some motherfucker who got orgasms from killing other people.

And quit this fucking lie that he admitted to commiting war crimes, his problem with the war was that he witnessed war crimes. You are nothing more than a tool for the right propaganda machine.

The bottom line is he served in Vietnam, you didnt nor did Bush. I guess if anyone has the right to speak their mind about that war it would be him.

Better grab a mop.

i commend him for speaking out against the war and standing up for what he believes in. but the fact is he cant have it both ways. he cant say that soldiers were commiting atroicities and then when he needs them for his campain shake their hand like they are great.

lie? ive seen the video of him listing atroicities that he witnessed and then admit he commited them himself. he admitting to violating the geneva convention. how many civilians did he kill when he took part in free firezones? if non, it wouldnt of even been an issue raised.

SuckOnThis pretty much summed things up into full perspective.

Kudos for writing the reply.

Matt

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