SodaHead - Curious E's Answers & Comments

Do you think Hillary should be Secretary of State, or stay in the Senate?

2008-11-20T02:49:27Z

Do you think Hillary should be Secretary of State, or stay in the Senate?
(United States)

3628 answers, +55 raves

Curious E answered
Hillary should stay in the Senate
and said : Too many conflicts because of Bill.

How would you grade President George W. Bush on his job as president?

2008-11-20T02:48:08Z

How would you grade President George W. Bush on his job as president?
(Other)

11608 answers, +172 raves

Curious E answered
F

Which celeb would you vote for if he/she ran for president?

2008-11-20T02:47:53Z

Which celeb would you vote for if he/she ran for president?
(United States)

4089 answers, +25 raves

Curious E answered
None of the above

Should "In God We Trust" be taken off of US money?

2008-11-20T02:47:29Z

Should "In God We Trust" be taken off of US money?
(Other)

9172 answers, +134 raves

Curious E answered
No

Are you registered to vote?

2008-11-20T02:47:20Z

Are you registered to vote?
(United States)

4148 answers, +28 raves

Curious E answered
Yes

Barack Obama & John McCain: Who is more likely to cheat on their spouse?

2008-11-20T02:47:14Z

Barack Obama & John McCain: Who is more likely to cheat on their spouse?
(Other)

18027 answers, +53 raves

Curious E answered
John McCain is more likely to cheat on Cindy McCain.

Politics aside, does Barack Obama's race make him a more or less attractive candidate to you?

2008-11-20T02:46:57Z

Politics aside, does Barack Obama's race make him a more or less attractive candidate to you?
(United States)

6062 answers, +28 raves

Curious E answered
Barack Obama's race is irrelevant in my view of him as a presidential candidate.

September 11, 2001. Conspiracy or Terrorists?

2008-11-20T02:46:37Z

September 11, 2001. Conspiracy or Terrorists?
(United States)

8160 answers, +88 raves

Curious E answered
Terrorists, because....

Who's more trustworthy Obama or McCain?

2008-11-20T02:46:17Z

Who's more trustworthy Obama or McCain?
(United States)

31476 answers, +212 raves

Curious E answered
Obama

What worries you most about an Obama administration?

2008-11-20T02:43:53Z

What worries you most about an Obama administration?
(United States)

583 answers, +45 raves

Curious E answered
Higher taxes

Should the US Gov't extend a bailout package to the Big 3 auto makers?

2008-11-20T02:40:42Z

Should the US Gov't extend a bailout package to the Big 3 auto makers?
(Economy)

7 answers, +2 raves

Curious E answered
No (please explain yourself)
and said : Bailout to Nowhere By DAVID BROOKS Not so long ago, corporate giants with names like PanAm, ITT and Montgomery Ward roamed the earth. They faded and were replaced by new companies with names like Microsoft, Southwest Airlines and Target. The U.S. became famous for this pattern of decay and new growth. Over time, American government built a bigger safety net so workers could survive the vicissitudes of this creative destruction — with unemployment insurance and soon, one hopes, health care security. But the government has generally not interfered in the dynamic process itself, which is the source of the country’s prosperity. But this, apparently, is about to change. Democrats from Barack Obama to Nancy Pelosi want to grant immortality to General Motors, Chrysler and Ford. They have decided to follow an earlier $25 billion loan with a $50 billion bailout, which would inevitably be followed by more billions later, because if these companies are not permitted to go bankrupt now, they never will be. This is a different sort of endeavor than the $750 billion bailout of Wall Street. That money was used to save the financial system itself. It was used to save the capital markets on which the process of creative destruction depends. Granting immortality to Detroit’s Big Three does not enhance creative destruction. It retards it. It crosses a line, a bright line. It is not about saving a system; there will still be cars made and sold in America. It is about saving politically powerful corporations. A Detroit bailout would set a precedent for every single politically connected corporation in America. There already is a long line of lobbyists bidding for federal money. If Detroit gets money, then everyone would have a case. After all, are the employees of Circuit City or the newspaper industry inferior to the employees of Chrysler? It is all a reminder that the biggest threat to a healthy economy is not the socialists of campaign lore. It’s C.E.O.’s. It’s politically powerful crony capitalists who use their influence to create a stagnant corporate welfare state. If ever the market has rendered a just verdict, it is the one rendered on G.M. and Chrysler. These companies are not innocent victims of this crisis. To read the expert literature on these companies is to read a long litany of miscalculation. Some experts mention the management blunders, some the union contracts and the legacy costs, some the years of poor car design and some the entrenched corporate cultures. There seems to be no one who believes the companies are viable without radical change. A federal cash infusion will not infuse wisdom into management. It will not reduce labor costs. It will not attract talented new employees. As Megan McArdle of The Atlantic wittily put it, “Working for the Big Three magically combines vast corporate bureaucracy and job insecurity in one completely unattractive package.” In short, a bailout will not solve anything — just postpone things. If this goes through, Big Three executives will make decisions knowing that whatever happens, Uncle Sam will bail them out — just like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In the meantime, capital that could have gone to successful companies and programs will be directed toward companies with a history of using it badly. The second part of Obama’s plan is the creation of an auto czar with vague duties. Other smart people have called for such a czar to reorganize the companies and force the companies to fully embrace green technology and other good things. That would be great, but if Obama was such a fervent believer in the Chinese model of all-powerful technocrats, he should have mentioned it during the campaign. Are we really to believe there exists a czar omniscient, omnipotent and beneficent enough to know how to fix the Big Three? Who is this deity? Are we to believe that political influence will miraculously disappear, that the czar would have absolute power over unions, management, Congress and the White House? Please. This is an excruciatingly hard call. A case could be made for keeping the Big Three afloat as a jobs program until the economy gets better and then letting them go bankrupt. But the most persuasive experts argue that bankruptcy is the least horrible option. Airline, steel and retail companies have gone through bankruptcy proceedings and adjusted. It would be a less politically tainted process. Government could use that $50 billion — and more — to help the workers who are going to be displaced no matter what. But the larger principle is over the nature of America’s political system. Is this country going to slide into progressive corporatism, a merger of corporate and federal power that will inevitably stifle competition, empower corporate and federal bureaucrats and protect entrenched interests? Or is the U.S. going to stick with its historic model: Helping workers weather the storms of a dynamic economy, but preserving the dynamism that is the core of the country’s success.

If you see someone drop a bag full of money will you return it?

2008-11-17T18:44:44Z

If you see someone drop a bag full of money will you return it?
(What's Bubbling in Your Head?)

278 answers, +28 raves

Curious E answered
heck no

Do you believe that a person has the right to defend their home from an invader with deadly force?

2008-11-16T16:21:58Z

Do you believe that a person has the right to defend their home from an invader with deadly force?
(Other)

1201 answers, +72 raves

Curious E answered
Shoot to kill!

TIME Person of the Year: Who do you think should get the cover?

2008-11-09T21:04:49Z

TIME Person of the Year: Who do you think should get the cover?
(Other)

297 answers, +17 raves

Curious E answered
Barack Obama - U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate

Is Now a Good Time to Buy a Home?

2008-09-27T03:19:36Z

Is Now a Good Time to Buy a Home?
(Investments)

15 answers, +2 raves

Curious E answered
Not yet --- you'll be rewarded by being a bit more patient.
and said : Far from bottoming out.

Sex or Sleep???

2008-09-27T03:09:47Z

Sex or Sleep???
(Other)

347 answers, +31 raves

Curious E answered
Sex then sleep!!!

Who won the first Presidential debate between McCain and Obama?

2008-09-27T02:58:29Z

Who won the first Presidential debate between McCain and Obama?
(United States)

12 answers, +1 raves

Curious E answered
Obama

should sodahead have a mobile version???

2008-09-26T21:28:41Z

should sodahead have a mobile version???
(General Computers & Electronics)

10 answers, +5 raves

Curious E answered
definitly..

Will Sarah Palin accept this offer? Hugh Hefner has asked Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin to pose naked for Playboy Magazine, if she and John McCain fail to win the November 2008 election.

2008-09-26T21:09:46Z

Will Sarah Palin accept this offer? Hugh Hefner has asked Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin to pose naked for Playboy Magazine, if she and John McCain fail to win the November 2008 election.
(United States)

11 answers, +3 raves

Curious E answered
No
and said : But she may do an interview w/ the magazine.

Do you support or oppose a federal bailout of Wall Street?

2008-09-26T20:27:56Z

Do you support or oppose a federal bailout of Wall Street?
(Economy)

578 answers, +39 raves

Curious E answered
Opposed
and said : But it may be an unnecessary evil.