debbieandroo
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What an upside down world we're living in -- Putin is warning LTEC not to turn our country into a socialist nation because it didn't work for them...go figure!
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/02/putin_warns_us_to_eschew_socia.html
In another article, the Chinese said the same thing....
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/02/putin_warns_us_to_eschew_socia.html
Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin has said the US should take a lesson from the pages of Russian history and not exercise excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the states omnipotence.
In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the states role absolute, Putin said during a speech at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This lesson cost us dearly. I am sure nobody wants to see it repeated.[Snip.]
Sounding more like Barry Goldwater than the former head of the KGB, Putin said, Nor should we turn a blind eye to the fact that the spirit of free enterprise, including the principle of personal responsibility of businesspeople, investors, and shareholders for their decisions, is being eroded in the last few months. There is no reason to believe that we can achieve better results by shifting responsibility onto the state.
Putin also echoed the words of conservative maverick Ron Paul when he said, we must assess the real situation and write off all hopeless debts and bad assets. True, this will be an extremely painful and unpleasant process. Far from everyone can accept such measures, fearing for their capitalization, bonuses, or reputation. However, we would conserve and prolong the crisis, unless we clean up our balance sheets.
In another article, the Chinese said the same thing....


The dems all worship those in foreign countries, now maybe they'll listen to them. Or is it Europe only that they worship? Maybe if some Germans warned them about socialism? 
Stay here for awhile. Maybe Breezy could whip us up some comfort food.
I think I'm just ready to head back to FL.
SERIOUSLY. Ugh... My boyfriend has his job because of the war. He'll keep it even if they pull out, but his company will put a freeze on hiring. Yep. Like that helps.
