Quote from: Aubrey on August 13, 2009, 12:22:12 PMAt the time when he was pumping money into the banks, there were a few of those shock jocks who said they wanted him to fail, which would presumably have meant the banks and the country would fail.the problem is the word-'presumably'- just like the word 'assume'they NEVER said they wanted the country to fail, they disagreed with Obamas policies, which they believe are not good for the country, and they hope they fail, which they clarified over and over again. I think there are too many people on both sides of this fence using bits and bytes to make a point, when things are looked at in the context from which they were said a very different picture emerges, and that goes for both Rep. and Dems.
At the time when he was pumping money into the banks, there were a few of those shock jocks who said they wanted him to fail, which would presumably have meant the banks and the country would fail.
Quote from: glitter on August 13, 2009, 12:58:41 PMQuote from: Aubrey on August 13, 2009, 12:22:12 PMAt the time when he was pumping money into the banks, there were a few of those shock jocks who said they wanted him to fail, which would presumably have meant the banks and the country would fail.the problem is the word-'presumably'- just like the word 'assume'they NEVER said they wanted the country to fail, they disagreed with Obamas policies, which they believe are not good for the country, and they hope they fail, which they clarified over and over again. I think there are too many people on both sides of this fence using bits and bytes to make a point, when things are looked at in the context from which they were said a very different picture emerges, and that goes for both Rep. and Dems."Presumably" was polite: what else do you think would have happened. A lot of banks would have failed, millions of people would have been bankrupted, there would have been a long depression. Possibly people like Rush Limburg wouldn't mind that - he's rich enough to ride it out - but a lot of other people would.What is happening now is not good, but its a hell of a lot better than it might have been.
pre·sum·a·ble (pr-zm-bl)adj.That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------pre·suma·bly adv. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------presumably Adverbone supposes or guesses; probably: he emerged from what was presumably the kitchen carrying a tray