Jim Morin for February 24, 2011

Cartoon is wacky. No business did better because of the recession, and no CEO would call anything “great” when it damages his business. The question is, “Why did we get to where we are, and how do we get out of the hole we are in?”. And no, it is not because anyone of either party “hates America”. Different views and different policies have different consequences, and we are seeing the consequences of what used to be a dominant view.

A view that hasn’t been around since 1981 is only taking effect NOW?

Riiiiiiight

I’m beginning to think the new Republican theme song should be, “Let’s Do The Time Warp Again.”

And Joe CEO’s business may not have done well, but HE personallly made out like a bandit.

“No business did better because of the recession”

Do you not call record profits “doing better?” What, then, is the metric?

Unions get in the way of CEOs taking all of the money. They both can have elements of greed. But only one’s being targeted.

Why oh Why is Jim treating these sweet old men unfairly? Give them a break, they need more money that You or I. If we have to starve to keep them gloating then so be it!!

Congress should adopt a Continued Resolution to raise the debt sealing, to only provide funds for the national defense.

^Biggest honey pot, stupidest spending, biggest frauds, and the only thing BOTH parties refuse to touch!! Well, they could re-regulate Wall Street and friends, but the fact that “markets” are what took us all to the cleaners, and continue to, goes right over folks’ heads, especially those on the right.

Yeah, right, peter, that would just mean ALL the pork would go for the military-industrial complex instead of a third of it.

Jade, fair initial point. The metric would be the comparison to profits from the recession years as compared to the previous year. If they did better, especially dramatically above standard profit increases over the previous 5 years. Also, comparing the initial year where the original expectations/projections were as compared to the results.

I don’t know that any did exceptionally well because of the downturn. But of the few which did well, or better than most others in the downturn, would be the companies that received bailouts.

Your second point was already adequately refuted.

But I am with beenthere on this toon.

^ Um… “record” tends to imply “doing better in comparison to previous measurements.” http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/11/24/corporate-profits-set-a-record-in-the-third-quarter/

Voters/taxpayers Spoke loudly in the national GOP capture of the US House and in the States now busy with New Governors’ Reforms…..chosen by the Voters!

but the losers are in Deep, Deep, and inexplicable DENIAL. Democrats and Liberals are trying to Derail the Will of the People.