tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post5383761408258050243..comments2024-01-12T04:58:49.069-05:00Comments on Kyrie, Eleison!: Presidential DebateAnastasia Theodoridishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-73696682487913697942012-01-25T20:37:26.346-05:002012-01-25T20:37:26.346-05:00Indeed. Very well said.Indeed. Very well said.David Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868519827605827991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-38120221494145924642012-01-25T16:18:09.109-05:002012-01-25T16:18:09.109-05:00I don't know of anybody at all who thinks the ...I don't know of anybody at all who thinks the downturn of 2008 wasa caused by a spike in oil prices. It may have been a contributing factor (although I, for one, never heard it mentioned until now) but it wasn't the cause; the misbehavior in Wall street and Washington was. And this seems to be quite well documented, not just opinion.Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-62442695904103150042012-01-25T13:35:19.161-05:002012-01-25T13:35:19.161-05:00I'm not a student of economics, but I don'...I'm not a student of economics, but I don't think the economic downturn can be attributed to any one thing. It was rather a perfect storm of various problems.<br /><br />Having said that, isn't it possible that while one person might say it was the housing crisis another might say it was the spike in oil prices that made it difficult for some to pay both their mortgages and buy gas to get to work or to heat homes or cook?<br /><br />Sometimes I think I know the proper answer, but it turns out that there are other possible reasons for something. Could that be the case here?<br /><br />In other words, might you and Rick Santorum disagree about the "cause" of the economic downturn while another person posits a different cause? Which of you is correct? If you each believes yours is the reason for the downturn can you say someone is lying?Anam Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960986859370967282noreply@blogger.com