Comments on: Defeat Of Al Qaeda Close, Iraqi PM Says

Optimistic Comment Follows Day Of Bombings That Killed Nearly 60 People

[j-whitman]

Don,,,,, McCain has no economic policy that''s good for our country in time of war or peace ---- It results in higher costs & less US revenue.

[scottyusa]

Nouri al-Maliki should be careful. He does not have bragging rights yet. This kind of talk always seems to be met with some kind of proof that they are still around.

[j-whitman]

Don,,,, Nice try, but where would our government come up with enough money to buy 5 million used SUV''s with a less tax policy & no industry regulation ???

Then with rising costs & shrinking dollar it would be a boom for the loan industries to invent more loan scams that American''s can''t afford to purchase the new vehicles.

[donbl1]

J, all politicians promise to get elected.

McCain is slowly rolling out his economic plan and it is one I agree with so far: Immediately freeze most spending, elminate the millions of government projects who have outlived their usefulness, simplify taxes and do not increase taxes. That is his start point.

[j-whitman]

Don,,, American car manufactures will be persuing 30 mpg designs, they allready are --- It''s evolution

[j-whitman]

And again, What''s McCain''s policy ?? ---- More of the Same

[donbl1]

J, I hypothesized once that the better recession stimulus was to buy 5,000,000 old SUV''s if their owners agree to purchase "American made" 23mpg cars.

About the same cost and it would have been good for fuel consumption and jobs.

[j-whitman]

Agreed, Corn ethanol is a problem, but, it''s only one of many effecting the global problem. ---- But, fuel use could be simply cut by reducing the speed limit 10 MPH on our nations highways, if we had an administration or a party in charge that was serious.

[donbl1]

Floyd, the high gas prices are certainly painful but they may have an unexpected consequence of forcing us to make some tough decisions on domestic oil sources and alternative energy such as nuclear.

We must get over the idealism of energy and make some tough decisions or we will decline as a world power.

I agree that shale becomes viable at these prices and could be the solution if we can figure out the water issue.

[donbl1]

J, some companies should close and some should be merged/bought as they are no longer viable.

The American economy requires these periodic purges of inefficient companies to remain the most vibrant economy in the world.

The danger during recession is if government does harm which they do from time to time. I am hoping for the best but worry that we are in an election year which makes politicians lick their chops.