Blah, blah, blah. You don't answer the question...where's the push to get more men into teaching and nursing.

And for the record, I've personally hired more women then men for the last several years. Sometimes for the right reason...they were more qualified, but more often than not, it's only to meet the quota. Not only that, they're given larger pay raises, and more are promoted to meet this politically correct agenda at my company. So don't start your bullshit about whining.

Guess I'm a bank then.

Bought a home in '85, sold in '91. Made money, even through the housing decline of the late 80s.

Bought a home in 96, sold in 02. Made money...early housing bubble days.

Bought a home in '02, and based on the Zillow estimate, we've added 65% equity above the purchase price (current valuation minus purchase price...not including the equity we've gained paying the mortgage...that adds another 15-20%), and are roughly back to within 15% of the bubble valuation. We'll be selling this in a few years to retire, and purchase our final smaller place outright in a lower cost area.

Only an idiot pays 6% now.

I haven't read the linked article, but from my own experience, having purchased my first townhouse in '85, then another in '96, and finally a single family in '00, I've pulled gained value over renting in each case. And that's even in a down housing market (late 80s), I got a traditional 30yr fixed mortgage each time, no debt consolidation, or second mortgages. The single exception is the HELOC I have on our current home, which I've used to help pay my daughter's college, and a new vehicle...that' is debt is nearly zero now. The point being with the mortgage interest tax write off, you're not only building equity, you're paying less in income tax.

Maybe your average ex-con anus. Mine is a bit tighter.

Yeah, I guess that recession were were in when he entered office disappeared by itself. Were you not around back then? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...

I didn't pull the numbers above out of my anus.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...

I guess I'll just live with the facts that were presented then, and you can ignore them and cite an imaginary equivalency...Squirrel!!!

Yeah, I'm well aware of the Kansas situation. It's not the same. It's an extreme case, and doesn't compare.

You've clearly never worn those shoes.

So, you're saying he won because of gerrymandering? Is that even possible in a gubernatorial election? Isn't it a straight up numerical statewide vote? I could see your point if you were talking about a representative, but governor?

I provided facts. You provided propaganda.

Really? Counter the facts I produced. He spent billions on the military (I'm well aware, as I served during this time), and ended the Cold War.

You've drunk the Kool-aid.

I just posted this above, but here's a link to the results the one time it was tried. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...

Please note the parts about economic expansion, 21 million net jobs, and the decline of the misery index.

You mean the one time it was tried? The phrase was coined specifically as a pejorative against Reagan's economics. And how did that turn out? Well, it was the second longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history. It had a net increase of 21 million jobs. And, the misery index, defined as the inflation rate added to the unemployment rate, shrunk from 19.33 when he began his administration to 9.72.

So, please tell us again what's broken in that?

I guess his election was an accident then? Or are the majority of voters also out of touch with their own state?

I'm glad I read your response before posting my own version of basically the same. While Stewart can play to both sides of the political spectrum (even though he clearly leans toward the left...and please don't start down that BS road of none of American politics being left...it's left from an American viewpoint), Oliver completely abandoned even the moderate right. Stewart often has guests with opposing viewpoints, and I don't recall Oliver doing that once during his fill in period. That's great for those of you who want to have a left wing circle jerk. I, on the other hand, would prefer someone who lets us laugh at all the idiocy in politics, not just one side.

Yeah, that works...fucking get a clue.