@ Fractured

Is it not clear that if I said public sector jobs that I meant private sector jobs? Everyone knows you guys added a 2000 public sector jobs at a time when the economy was ailing.

@ Fractured BLP | November 7, 2012 at 1:44 PM |

Now that DavidB has corrected his typing error tell us how many public sector workers were on the payroll at 31 December 2007and how many are on the payroll as at 31 October, 2012.

The dossier on Arthur won’t mount up to a hill of beans in the eyes of the electorate. January 2008 all over again with cheque and hardwood housing scandal to boot.
The only thing that would move the electorate in the direction of the DLP is if the Police charge OSA. And there is no integrity legislation to nail any politician. The existing legislation can only nail accounting officers who are civil servants. If you use the anti-money laundering legislation then Mr. Lashes who planted much stone and wood around Barbados would also be in the same fishnet.

OSA would have to be the ultimate fool to know that Freundel has such damaging and incriminating evidence against him and then turn around to collude with the same Freundel to denigrate the Nation newspaper by dismissing the invitation to the talkback session. This of course is what the man Freundel claimed to have happened unless he is vying to “out-lie” Sinckliar.

It would serve OSA right if he allows himself to be put in any corner since he should have nailed Darcy Boyce to the Pierhead marina mast for the sea gulls to eat at his corrupt flesh.

We would advise you, Fractured BLP, not to get between politicians from both sides of the political divide. You will be used, abused, and refused like an old yardfowl with a broken foot that not even a hungry mangy dog would look at for food.

@Fractured
You are grasping at straws: St.Lucia, Jamaica, Bahamas!!

@enuff

You are more intelligent than your last comment. Was it not Arthur who warned the DLP of the economic challenge? Let us discuss the issues if we can without the obfuscation. Yes the DLP made mistakes but the question must be in the global context what was the best performance that could have been achieved. When the dust settles it is speculative there is no fact here. Both parties need to show rationale for decisions taken and those to come, the people will decide.

@ac

The people voted for a Republican Congress and over 30 Republican governors, it was not a slam dunk.

David look at the message ! in this election just look! the President was givingt a mandate and the congress have no choice but to follow most major legislation to help like jobs that the repiblican snub would be passed.

@ac

How so the President was given a mandate when the popular vote was split 50:50?

Romney and the Republicans got tricked at their own game. They went into the sea and still wanted a bath
With all the antics of suppression, fraud, negative advertising, misleading comments and lies by he and his party, it backfired on them – they outsmart themselves.
With the billions of dollars they spent, they wouldn’t have much of value to show for it all, unless they sell pictures and videos to certain media houses.

small contractors CANNOT afford to pay Lashley the $8,000+ per house that he is asking for that’s why the big contractors are getting the contracts….we will never change. even when that thief is kicked out of office, some other crook will take his place

@Sargeant
so would you say that Bush was given a mandate in 2000???

@ac
“the congress have no choice but to follow most major legislation ”

I think followers of American politics know differently. Intrinsically and extrinsically.

@David
Obama will have to shift more center than left to get legislation passed. Though the combined minority vote (blacks, latinos, etc.) gave him their mandate, overall the “white” class still controls what happens when and how fast.

Just Observing

The comment above is so much foolishness , it is a shame

O.K. let me set the record straight 79% of whites voted for Obama Lie that and further more one cannot dismiss the attitude of congesss as being just that and the disrepect that Romney showed towards the President in the debates a

SORRY WRONG BLOG

No disagre iobserving the ball is in+;ama ciourt unlike the first electionwhere he had to be lord and master to the majorty in control in this election the wheat have been separated from the chaffe and now obama can clearly see who is for him and against him and the congress has no option than to follow suit

@ac
“now obama can clearly see whose interest he must serve and the congress has no option than to follow suit”

If you genuinely believe this then I accept your naivete.

Next elections, 2014. Planning has already started. Agendas have already been set.

Just observing

mr money brain you sound very bitter ! are you upset that minorities defeated the wheel oiled powerhouse machine of the REpublicans which cost them over 1billion dollars shame on you for bringing race to the table. .

RFLMAO ……..LOLLLLL

http://youtu.be/ht8PmEjxUfg

@AC
What is a real pity is that you continue to focus on the racial angle instead of considering that there are many reasons why white people might not vote for BO besides race. I have done a good job educating you but you obviously WENT TO SCHOOL on SATURDAY NIGHT in JULY—AUGUST!

ireally don’t think i have an appetite for engaging you with your torrid desire for hate .go talk to bill oreilly and that ilke ! PEACE! OBAMA IS PRESIDENT AND THATS THAT> for four more years and minorities blacks and gave him that right .so mr money brain get off your high horse and ride out into the sunset for four years cause the face of the presidency is a black man and not a damn thing you can do about it. acceptance is good for the soul.do yourself a favour bitter soul and leave me out of the racist loop at which you so try to get me involved, better yet go find something to do with your time like watch foxnews or some them videos posted here them right up your alley, OBAMA RULES whites could as well get used to it . BTW when last you heard any black person asking any past presidents who were white for proof of BIRTH or birth certificate

@AC
Your head harder than ROCKSTONE, HOPELESS! There is no way any intelligent person could arrive at your conclusion with regards to me or what I have written.

I dont have to care a RODENTS RECTUM as regardless of what BO or anyone does the US is headed for DEEP FINANCIAL PAIN and the US$ will crumble while I make profit OWNING GOLD! What is your plan for buying very expensive necessities???? Oh yes BO is going to send you $$$$$$$ right!! You are in deep shit and sinking fast my friend regardless of who
occupies the White House. I will adapt and out think the markets regardless!

Observing
so would you say that Bush was given a mandate in 2000???
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What do you consider a mandate? Of course he was given a mandate, even if Katherine Harris (remember her?) aided and abetted by the Supreme Court helped. Everybody focuses on Florida but people forgot that Gore couldn’t win his home State (Tennessee) if he wins there Florida is moot.
If Gore wins chances are that Barack Obama would be a household word only within his own home. Gore’s loss propels Kerry’s nomination who then choses State Senator Obama to deliver the keynote speech at the 2004 Democrat Convention and the rest is serendipity. (State Senator is pretty low on the political totem pole)

Obama would have to “shift to the Centre”? Where do you think he has been all along? I think the Republicans will be much more accommodating in his second term since he will not be running again and remember Senator Mitch McConnell the Republican Leader of the Senate said “The Republican goal is to make Barack Obama a one term President”

Could you explain the following “Though the combined minority vote (blacks, latinos, etc.) gave him their mandate”? I thought it was one man one vote no matter the colour, Obama still had to get a lot of White votes to become President, he is the President of the USA not the President of Black America or Latino America.

BTW the majority of Asian Americans also voted for Obama

@Sarge
Why should Romney release his Tax Returns while BO has not released the details of his education??? For all we know BO applied for scholarships as a Foreign Student in order to get a good deal?? Maybe BO had certain legal issues while on the Campus??? He must have had a good reason for not releasing. What is good for the goose is good for the gander! Although we did not get “a gander” at their details.

Without reading other posts only subject: I do not think that Romney deserves a chance and I thought within myself that Obama would have won resoundingly. 7 out of 9 sealed it for him and the other states were icing on the cake. Still awaiting the College …

My thoughts on US elections are that people of other ethnic groups have outnumbered the white bureaucracy having no limitations to number of children they can adequately raise and care for. The US model of family was two children minimum and the white supremacy toed the line. However with the migration throughout the ages the policies and admiration for whites was suppressed with great indignation.

Education was top priority even Condeleeza Rice accorded her success to a fight and struggle as a Republican to reach high office in the US wherein once upon a time you would never see a black person in congress.

Mitt Romney does not see black, Asian, Haitian as of value or worth and he clearly showed it throughout his campaign. We are but nothing in his eyes. AND, his supporters and advertising campaign did not even recognize the plight and struggle of a growing ethnic group of citizens that are building America – his campaign was poised for ‘tea party’ supporters. Yet, he was stunned that the growing population of non-whites did not support him.

Their philosophy ‘believe it, achieve it’ should be a message to all seeking election. Faith without works is dead. Romney’s work was only in believing without working by extending a hand to the student, middle and low income, immigrant.

In addition, the international leaders thought if Romney won there would be war until next elections. Romney spoke of Obama being soft when dealing with international leaders with dictatorial philosophies as Obama’s approach is ‘come let us reason together’ and US’s approach (republican) is shoot to kill – talk later.

God bless Obama and God bless America,

Hopefully Michelle Obama would pursue presidency after this term with Obama and wins.

God bless America with Michelle Obama as President of the USA first black woman President of America – “Yes we can.’

“All the Kings (president”s) horses and all the king’s men, could not put Humptey Dumptey together again”

Irrespective of all the pundits, racists, agnostics, haters, seditionists weighing in on the election of the President of the United States of one thing you can be sure President Obama will be in the White House for another four years.

You all know where i stand on his election to the white house again and while all the spin doctors fudge up the reasons various that he won or Romney lost and all of that, (including the “alter ego” of BU, Harry Halligan, who i believe is a certified lunatic, an individual who periodically when the antipsychotic drugs have worn off, and the patient care specialist at his home are not watching, turns on the computer to his book-marked sites and pens out the most inane statements to incite 95% of the Bajan populace to do something. I clearly see the face of neo-nazitism creeping into the landscape of Bajan culture when the veiled threat of assassination can be so blatantly inserted in one’s writings. But i leave David BU to take care of that and the US Secret Service to insert their bots to keep tabs on Harry Halligan and his ilk. Once you become really prolific with your assassination rant you can be assured that wherever you are “a positive” is raised on your IP address.

Mr. Halligan i encourage you and other assassination espousing bloggers to to continue along this road and watch how quietly the Head of the Political & Economic Affairs unit at the US Embassy (CIA) will sit and do nothing

Moving “Forward” Ever, Backward Never….i would wish to give a little “prophecy” here.

There are a few things that will show their head in the coming months and years.

Watch how the face of the Senate is going to change over the coming years for Class II Senators and, while a little further down the street, Class III in 2017.

Unlike the docile Bajan public upon whom (incompetent) representation is foisted, and enforced, through out-of-touch political parties, the US exercises the power of recall very vigilantly for mayors, council members, governors, state legislators, attorneys general.

When people get tired and are under threat of life, limb, shelter, food, liberty (and in the US that is held very dearly) they react in the ways that are available to them.

I put this to you that we are going to see a different animal roaming in the political hallways that comes from the hands of the electorate (aided by specific interest) that will shape the existing gridlock and will fashion what the people want.

Well done US of A unfortunately we in BIM saddled with the likes of Patrick Todd, A. Brathwaite, Tannis, Husbands, Gill (in measurement, unit of volume in the British Imperial Measurement System as in a gill of rum for the constantly drunk) do not have equal options available or, February 2013 withstanding, do we?

The things is that we are “damned if we do or damned if we don’t”, both sides fielding 75% incompetents.

It took this batch of incompetents 5 years to get started and to understand the working of government (and for some to line their pockets in the process)

Now, in the heyday of economic recession, we are going to replace one group of donkeys with another group of jackasses and expect them to get a grip (sorry almost said “implement a trick”) and implement a recovery plan from day one after election!!

We cant wait for BLP incompetents to take 2-3 years to get up to speed to run our country’s affairs.

Barrow come back!! At least you had a plan, albeit one for 1966, which served to advance us for 20 years!! We going wid Owen and Fumble the Sleeping Giant and their band of merry men, barring changing the ministries and one tekking responsibility for Town and Country Planning, doan seem to have none